Several Registered Student Organizations can look forward to funding for their events during the fall semester.

The Undergraduate Student Government voted on 16 RSO funding requests and appointed eight senators at its second meeting of the semester Tuesday in the Student Health Center Auditorium.

RSOs requested more than $28,900 for events occurring Oct. 16 through Dec. 31. The senate allocated roughly $15,600.

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Treasurer Nick Roberts said at the current rate, a projected surplus of $15,000 would remain at the end of the year.

“Right now, fiscal responsibility and ensuring equal opportunity for all RSOs is our top priority on the student funding board,” he said. “I’m looking forward to the rest of the year to see what more we can do.”

There are still 20 open seats on the senate and Chief of Staff Shantel Franklin said in her two years in USG, there has never been a full senate.

“There is a total 42 seats but we have 22 senators who have petitioned and some of them are still waiting to get sworn in at the next meeting,” she said. “But we’re halfway full already, and I’m extremely excited about that.”

A new call to order was added to the agenda to address constituency and public concerns. President Cameron Shulak said the order was added to ensure the USG would be up to date with student concerns.

“In an effort to make sure that I hear everything that is going on, I want to make sure at every USG meeting that we give all the senators and the public an opportunity to voice any concerns they might have,” Shulak said.

The senate unanimously passed the official USG seal and the Student Health Initiative proposals, both of which were tabled at the last meeting.

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