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Daniel Webster College, NH
Type: private
Enrollment: 880
Name of SG: Student Government Association
SG's annual budget: $1,000
Compensation:
     "Nothing. All SGA members receive nothing in the way of compensation at all."
Source: James Torrey, SGA president, responded by mail on 10/24/97 and by e-mail on 11/8/97
     "Yes, granted you are on elected official. However, if you got paid for the position, this may free up more time for you instead of working at an outside job.
     "No, we all have to make a living. We all know that the time involved grossly outweighs the pay that we get."

Davis College, OH
Type: private
Enrollment: 450
Name of SG: Student Advisory Board
SG's annual budget: $3,000
Compensation: none
     "They get the honor of being part of the SAB. They have a professional photo taken and displayed in our student hallway. They get their own mailbox — marked as SAB member (the other students just look for their papers in an alphabetical section). They have name tags identifying who they are and SAB, they are given planners, etc., throughout the year. They are taken out for lunches and dinners several times during the year, and are honored at graduation."
Source: Mary Ryan, dean of student services, responded by fax on 8/13/97
     "No, because in our situation (small, private college) we would have a hard time coming up with the additional funds. They get paid in many other ways: helping students, meeting people, involvement, resume points.
     "I don't think it's wrong if it is affordable. I do feel that if they volunteer their time, they will put their all into what they are doing. I have found this in working with student workers — just because you pay them doesn't mean they are going to do a better job. Our students have never complained or approached us about getting paid. We have great students here and they do it for the benefit of the other students."

De Anza College, CA
Type: community college
Enrollment: 24,000
Name of SG: De Anza Associated Student Body
SG's annual budget: $1.2 million
Compensation:
     Officers receive a scholarship if they accomplish or are in progress (meaning have learned something) from their goal that they submitted to the advisors
—Senators receive $500 scholarship
—Executive positions receive $700 scholarship
—Staff parking for executives and priority register for all senators
     It’s not taxed. We receive our checks on a quarterly system depending if we did enough to accomplish our goal
Source: Survey completed by web on 12/12/00 by James Harris-Williams, Inter-Club Counsel Chair
     "No, I feel a person should do it for their free will. Because if people feel limited to their paycheck, they won’t do anything outside of their admiration for students."

DeKalb College, South Campus, GA
Type: community college
Enrollment: 15,976
Name of SG: Student Government Association
SGA annual budget: $20,000 (for SGA use)
Compensation:
SGA officers earn between $400 and $450 per academic quarter
president — $450
vice president — $425
secretary/treasurer — $425
secretary of state — $400
six senators — $350 each
student life chairs (entertainment, interclub council, lyceum, wellness) — $200 each
     "Stipends are paid by check."
Source: Calandra Moore, 1996-97 SGA secretary of state, responded by fax on 6/11/97 and by phone on 10/1/97
     "SG officers should be paid cash salaries to afford them the opportunity to manage their funds as they see fit and to prevent them from having to acquire special waivers, book vouchers, etc., to pay for educational expenses in an already hectic schedule of SGA, class, and work responsibility for many leaders."
     "As far as I'm concerned, SGA members already volunteer much of their time in the form of committees they serv on and the many tasks that SGA members take on that go beyond their respective job descriptions. As an incentive/reward for work that is already difficult as well as time consuming, at bet I think that they should be compensated. SGA handles many of the same issues being dealt with by politicians at the city and state level and there seems to be no question a to whether they on the other hand should be paid (although we might want to review how much). Yes, Yes, and three times yes. SGA members should be paid as opposed to volunteering their time (how many politicians would we have in government if there was no compensation?)

Delaware State University, DE
Type: public
Enrollment: 3,500
Name of SG: Student Government Association
SG's annual budget: $320,000
Compensation:
"SGA officers do get paychecks, however hourly wages are based on work put forth by the individual. We do have certain perks, but the president is the one who makes off like a bandit. I do not feel that is fair, because the president is not the only one on SGA. No, we do not have our own parking spaces."
Source: Survey completed by web on 4/13/00 by Mabel S. Stoll, SGA president
     "I don’t know if getting a salary is necessary. However, I do feel that SGA officers should receive some form of funding, due to the fact that SGA takes up so much of their time that could be used working at a paid position. Also, when factors involving spending large sums of money, in addition to governmental issues, I feel SGA officers should get paid.
     "No, I do not think it is wrong to pay officers. However, their work should come from the heart and not by how much they are getting paid. All too often, individuals get into positions such as SGA for all of the wrong reasons. I do feel that time cards and payroll should be monitored by a higher administrator, so there aren’t any misconceptions."

Delta College, MI
Type: community college
Enrollment: 9,000
Name of SG: Student Senate
SG's annual budget: $500
Compensation: None
     "This is in the planning stages. It is planned to begin in 1997. A three-credit hour stipend."
Source: Angela Radlinksi, student activities director, returned survey by mail on 9/3/97, and by e-mail on 10/10/97
     "Yes. They have very little free time and it helps to support that time away from part-time work."
     "No, it's not wrong. Students have very little time and their non-class time is generally at a job site."

DePauw University, IN
Type: private
Enrollment: 2,307
Name of SG: DePauw Student Congress
SG's annual budget: $53,000
Compensation:
     "The SG positions at DePauw receive no compensation of any kind."
Source: Forrest S. Morgan, DSC treasurer, responded by web on 11/3/97
     "As the treasurer, I feel that a person's main motivation behind running for an office should not be tainted by the fact that they might receive some sort of compensation. I ran for my position because I felt that the experiences I would receive far outweigh the amount of time I put into my position.
     "I do not think it is wrong to pay SG officers, but I do not think that it should be expected. many SG officers know what they are getting into when they run for an office. If they feel that their office is too time consuming, then the Sgs should restructure and add another position."

Des Moines Area Community College, IA
Type: community college
Enrollment: 600
Name of SG: Student Action Board
SGA annual budget: $9,000
Compensation: Elected officers are eligible for one credit (free) of political science credit for each semester that they are in office
Source: JoAnn Morlan, activities coordinator, completed survey by mail on 9/2/97, and by phone on 9/15/97
     "This is a learning experience with the fringe benefit of making future contacts. Most schools offer free college credit if serving on student government. Where would money come from? Student activities fund? How does that benefit the most students? I don't see that it does."
     "Many leadership opportunities within community are voluntary. We are preparing future community leaders. To pay them teaches them to expect payments always. It's wrong."

DeVry Institute of Technology, IL
Type: private
Enrollment: 3,200
Name of SG: Student Government Association
SG's annual budget: $4,500 (SA budget around $80,000 which funds 18 student groups)
Compensation: None
     "All students with certain GPA's and faculty recommendations can receive a scholarship (open to all students), but none of them receive a paycheck or tuition waiver."
Source: LaMont Evans, SGA president, returned survey via the web on 7/8/97
     "Getting paid would stimulate competitiveness, and without it, why would they want to join SG?"
     "SGA officers on certain campuses have large tasks to accomplish and their official capacity should not have worries of how they are going to carry out their duties. Also, work outside of SGA can detour real work from being done.
     "I don't feel it's wrong. As a matter of fact, we have been contemplating as to which officers should receive pay and which should not."

DeVry Institute of Technology, Long Beach, CA
Type: private
Enrollment: 1,500
Name of SG: Associated Student Body
SG's annual budget: $3,000 to $5,000
Compensation:
president — $200
vice president — $175
treasurer — $75
secretary — $125
     "This is money that is paid as compensation (honorarium) for performing our duties."
Source: Miriam Morales, SG president, responded via website on 9/18/97, via e-mail on 9/19/97
     "I believe SG officers should get paid salaries. Being an officer requires time and expertise. I consider my office position a job. I maintain office hours and those are always not enough. I enjoy what I'm doing very much, but it would be nice to be paid for the effort I put in trying to maintain a positive atmosphere at schools. Officers have the duty to address students ideas and concerns. There is time and effort involved in trying to have changes made with so any restrictions from the administration.
     "I don't feel it's wrong to pay. City officials get paid to make sure that their city is taken care of properly. Administrators get paid to do their jobs. The concerns of students aren't going to be top priority with administrators unless there are pressures. That is where SG officers come in."

DLSU-College of Saint Benilde, Manila, The Phillipines
Type: community college
Enrollment: not answered
Name of SG: not answered
SG's annual budget: not answered
SG’s web address: not answered
SG’s e-mail address: isdn@compass.com
Compensation:
     ”Nothing. Actually, though there is a specific budget for the student government which could be used like if they are meeting they could order food and charge it to that budget.”
Other perks:
not answered
Source: Joanne R. Raquel, COMELEC chairperson, responded by web on 10/27/01
     “I don’t think they should be paid. This is because we are supposed to serve without getting anything in return. The mere fact that one wanted to run for office is because of service for the students."

Douglas College of Rutgers University, NJ
Type: public university
Enrollment: 12,000
Name of SG: Douglas College Government Association (DCGA)
SG’s annual budget: ?
Compensation:
     "Nothing monetary. We get perks but usually they are open to everyone. No special treatment with parking or housing, but we are fed often. These functions are usually open.
Source: Edna Ishayik, president, responded by mail on 3/8/00
     "I see both sides. Yes, it is wrong because then students are interested only in $ and not in the job and will decrease the quality.
     "No, because then those who can’t participate because of a job can. Plus, it may create competition so only extremely qualified students will get the ‘job.’"

Dowling College, NY
Type: private
Enrollment: 6,000
Name of SG: Students’ Government Association
Web Address: not provided
Phone: 631-244-3068
E-mail: ring4912@dowling.edu
Advisor: not provided
Advisor’s phone: not provided
Advisor’s e-mail: not provided
SG's annual budget: $250,000-$300,000 based on enrollment
Compensation:
     “The executive board of the SGA receive up to 3 credits (1 free class) per semester based on evaluations by fellow Executive Board members, as well as up to 20 hours per week work study (min. wage) based on office hours. The president, vice president of administration, vice president of finance, and vice president of activities receive the same opportunities for compensation. Actual compensation is based upon hours volunteered and peer evaluations as stated above. The actual cash is considered work-study, the credits are tuition subsidies.”
Other perks:
     “We receive free housing only during the summer and winter sessions, not during regular semester, free admission to all events, two free spots on all trips, private office, travel to conferences, expense money for all overnight trips and conferences ($50 per day), all of these perks except the non-semester housing is paid for out of the SGA budget.”
Source: Survey completed by web on 10/8/02 by David M. Ring, SGA vice president of activities
     “It all depends on the demands of the SGA at the school you go to. Here it demands at least 30 or more hours per week, making cash a necessary tool to keep people in the SGA.”

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