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Nassau Community College, NY
Type: community college
Enrollment: 22,000
Name of SG: Student Government Association
SG annual budget: $2.5 to 3 million
Compensation:
     “All executive board members (president, vice president, treasurer, secretaries, and student trustee) and our academic senate chairperson all receive a stipend of $1,250 per semester. This amount is equal to that of our tuition. Our executive board has an office with computers—all E-board and senate members get parking permits as well as preferential registration. We also go on one conference per semester.”
Source: Kevin Myers, SGA secretary, responded by web on 4/18/01
     “I believe that SG officers should be compensated in some fashion. At my school, a community college, most students (including student leaders) go to school full-time in addition to working part-time. I also believe that due to the amount of time put into student government, that we should be compensated. This compensation will also aid to more make the student government more like any other real-life governing body.
     “I believe that the best form of compensation is either a stipend or a salary. This is better than a tuition waiver or a scholarship because a student can spend the money on whatever they like, rather than for tuition. In my opinion, this would make for a harder worker.”

New Mexico State University, NM
Type: public
Enrollment: (15,067-Salazar); (15,067-Torres);
Name of SG: ASNMSU (Associated Students of New Mexico State University)
SG’s annual budget: $700,000 (Each full-time student pays $31.00 which goes into the student fees and each par-time students pays $15.50. Our budget is responsible for funding intramurals, special events, escort service, Round Up (student newspaper), KRUX (student radio station), etc.)-Salazar; $200,000-Torres
Compensation:
     McCamley: "I make $490 a month as president, and our vice president receives $450 per month. The other members of our executive staff receive $309 per month. Senators receive a scholarship that amounts to ¾ of their tuition if they are elected and have above a 3.0 GPA. Appointed members receive no reimbursement. The money for the executive staff is considered a salary. The money for the senate is considered a scholarship. All money comes from a $31 per semester per student student fee.
     Salazar:
President — $485 per month. Compared to other universities, he only earns a salary and there are no other incentives like tuition, meal plans, or room and board.
Vice president — $445
13 Directors — $350 each
"There are no perks — only the satisfaction of representing our students. Our motto is 'students serving students.'"
     Torres: "We are paid a salary on a bi-weekly basis."
Source: Bill McCamley, president ASNMSU, responded by e-mail on 11/16/00; Bobby Torres, director of activities, responded by web on 11/14/00; and Cy Salazar, ASNMSU President, responded by web on 10/11/98
     Torres: "Yes. We’re worth it and deserve it. No, it isn’t wrong to pay us. We volunteer our time after we’re paid because we never earn what we work.
     Salazar: "Student Government officers deserve the right to earn a salary because they represent their university, the students, and the office of student government. Moreover, compensating the officers is an incentive. No only do they represent the university and their constituents, but they also lobby for the university and represent issues on higher education.
     "I do not think it's wrong to pay SG officers. We consider our organization a learning lab and it is treated in that fashion. We do not make a great deal of money and many of our SG officers have other jobs. In order to recruit excellent leaders, we must compensate for them because other organizations offer greater benefits. We pay them for their contributions and they deserve every penny they earn. Our SG officers are required to work at least 20 hours per week. However, most of us work additional hours. I am the SG president and I work at least 40 hours per week. My schedule is intense because I am on many committees, I attend many meetings, and I lobby our legislature for our students. Therefore, in between classes, I am busy representing our students."

New York City Technical College, NY
Type: community college
Enrollment: 10,700
Name of SG: Student Government Association
SG’s annual budget: $110,000
Compensation:
     "A $1,400 per semester stipend. They receive a paycheck twice each semester (unless tuition is due the institution, which case check is made payable to the college). The seven members of the executive board receive the $1,400 stipend. These are the president, vice president, secretary, social director, chief justice, treasurer, and part-time/evening student representative. The money for the stipends is part of the SGA operating budget, which in turn is allocated from SAFs. They are not considered employees of the college.
     "No extra perks, but they are included on every invitation list for presidential lecturers, luncheons, dinners, foundation events, etc."
Source: Dorie B Clay, executive director, office of student life and development, responded at the 20th annual National Leadership Conference on Student Government, 10/30-11/1/98 and by e-mail on 11/19/98
     "It is not wrong. While volunteer/community service is an essential element to appropriate student development experience, the time the students on our campus (a commuter school) devote to SGA activities has to be considered a major sacrifice. I believe it important that the time that might otherwise be spent in paying job be compensated. Our student leaders are required to be involved in SGA work and available to the study body for 15 hours each week in order to receive their stipend."

New York University, College of Arts & Sciences, NY
Type: private
Enrollment: 10,000
Name of SG: CAS Student Council
SG annual budget: $70,000
Compensation:
     “Yearbook editor receives a $3,000 check, but the workload is more than a job. The IRHC orientation leaders get free summer housing, which is approximately $1,500. Get the check at the end of the semester. As of now, CAS student council gets really no perks except for the end of the year dinners and an office space.”
Source: Julie Sussman, vice president, responded by web on 5/4/01
     “I think there should be minimal compensation, but I don’t know if being paid should be a part of that.”
     “I believe perhaps tuition deductions or registration preferences is best.”

North Carolina State University, NC
Type: public university
Enrollment: 27,000
Name of SG: Student Government
SG’s annual budget: SG- $185,000, Union Activities Board-- $285,000, Inter-Residence Council-- $160,000
Compensation:
     Student body president-- $3,600
     Senate president-- $3,300
     Chief justice-- $3,300
     Student body treasurer-- $3,300
     3 paid executive staff positions-- $800 each
     3 paid legislative positions (senator-filled)-- $800 each
     Student Center president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer-- $2,000 each
     All Activities Board chairpersons-- $2,000 each
     Inter-Residence Council president is paid as well as the executive board. All receive paychecks. Tuition waivers are being investigated
Perks:
     Roughly 30 student leaders receive a special parking permit. The permits costs the same to the student, but the cost to make an SG spot is paid for by the organization. Organizations include SG, student media, UAB. Complimentary tickets to events held in the student center are given to members of the student center board of directors. This includes the student body president, student senate president, Student Center president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer, student media reps, Greek rep, arts reps, at large members, UAB rep, faculty, and at large members. The Campus Life committee of the Student Senate is responsible for ticket distribution and campouts. To remove the appearance of partiality, those working campout are not entered into the lottery for tickets but are given (good) seats which are not part of the student ticket pool."
Source: Mark Aldrich, secretary of the Student Union, responded by web on 12/16/99
     "Yes. In order to allow all students to be able to run for the position, it must be a paid position. If there is no compensation, then SG officer positions can not be filled by those who must work to pay for their education and expense. This leads to SG becoming elitist and unrepresentative of the student population.
     "No. The job demands much time and effort. To allow an officers to fulfill his duty, one must compensate him. This helps alleviate the need for a part-time job to cover expenses. As stated previously, without compensation, only those who can afford to pay for the cost of education without needing to work will be able to fulfill the responsibilities of the job."

North Central University, MN
Type: private
Enrollment: 1,020
Name of SG: North Central Student Association
SG's annual budget: $40,000 per year (excess carries over)
Compensation:
President—$1,000 per year
Vice President—$750 per year
Director of Activities—$750 per year
Director of Ministries—$750 per year
Director of Leadership—$750 per year
Internal Director—$750 per year
     "They all get a biweekly check."
Source: Survey completed by web on 2/24/99 by Joseph Fehlen, assistant dean of students
     "Yes. They work just as hard as resident advisors, and they get paid.
     "Even if they are paid, it normally is so little that I still would consider them to be volunteering the majority of their time."

North Idaho College, ID
Type: community college
Enrollment: 3,600
Name of SG: Associated Students of North Idaho College (ASNIC)
SG's annual budget: $120,000 (includes all clubs, some of campus recreation)
Compensation:
president — $200
vice president — $190
six senators $160 — for all senators (6)
publicity director — $160
activities director — $180
August through May, monthly checks
(in the summer, they have $2,000 budgeted for summer work, anyone who's there over the summer can get it)
monitored through officer hours and absences at meetings
(they do get to travel to conventions, have had a parking spot for the president, but right now the union is being remodeled, so they don't have it)
Source: Dean Bennett, assistant director, Student Union/Activities, responded by fax on 8/12/97
     "This depends upon the amount of time and responsibilities placed upon the students. Yes, in our case."
     "I would like to think students would volunteer to be in SG programs, but I don't think students will participate at our institution without pay."

North Park University, IL
Type: private
Enrollment: 1,200
Name of SG: Student Association
SG's annual budget: $140,000 ($8,000 executive fund
Compensation:
president—$2,100
executive vice president—$1,800
not elected
executive secretary—$1,500
executive treasurer—$1,500
     "The best perk is that they have their own office spaces for their exclusive use."
Source: Aaron Olson, coordinator of student involvement, responded by mail on 8/19/97 and by phone on 9/22/97

Northeastern Oklahoma State University, OK
Type: state university
Enrollment: 7,500
Name of SG: (NSGA)
SG’s annual budget: about $30,000
Compensation:
10 hours a week, paycheck (only the president, vice president, speaker of the student senate, and the administrative assistant receive reimbursement for their leadership).
Source: Ward Curtin, NSGA president, responded by the web on 4/19/98
     “Yes. SG officers are expected to initiate student activities which can be costly when combined with the burden of attending and excelling in classes. Couple this with a student officer who is forced to seek employment outside the school, and the SG, the student’s grades, and the student’s job will suffer.
     “Absolutely not. Students should be encouraged in every possible way to participate in leadership. Many students simply cannot participate without financial compensation (sad but true).

Northeastern State University, OK
Type: public
Enrollment: 10,000
Name of SG: NSGA
SG's annual budget: $5,000 annually
Compensation:
"Nothing."
Source: Survey completed by web on 7/7/99 by Kendra Madison, freshman senator
     "Yes. I was elected freshman senator last year. Our school has no idea what we do for them, or how much time we put in. Also, it probably would motivate the body to elect better leaders.

Northeastern University, MA
Type: private, 4-quarters
Enrollment: 13,783 (Dayharsh); 12,000 full-time undergrads (13,000 as of 10/00-Driscoll, 11,957 as of 6/99-Mitchell)
Name of SG: Student Government Association
SG's annual budget:
     Dayharsh: $27,199.00 (2001-2002)
     Driscoll: $35,000 operating budget
     Simon: $360,000 which is generated by $14 per quarter hour paid by all full-time undergrads ($25,000 is budgeted to SGA for its daily operating expenses)
     Mitchell: Approximately $28,000, with $10,800 set aside within that amount to cover the presidential and vice presidential stipends
SG’s e-mail: sga@lynx.neu.edu
SG’s web address: http://www.dac.neu.edu/sga/
SG’s phone: 617-373-2651
SG’s fax: 617-373-8992
Compensation:
     Dayharsh—“SGA consists of: president, executive vice president/vice president for student affairs, vice president for academic affairs, vice president for financial affairs, vice president for administration, vice president for student services. The officers serve from July 1-June 30.
     “All six officers receive:
     1. Tuition for 8 credit hours, $4,312.50 per quarter. The officers are in classes for four(4) quarters.
     2. Food vouchers for 15 meals in the residence halls. The six members are given 15 meal coupons a quarter which total $109.74. When you multiply that number by 4 quarters the total amount for food is $438.96. The coupons are good for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and are valued between $5 and $10, dinner being the most expensive.
     President: Is expected to work 40 hours a week for one year. The president receives $600.00 a month, for 12 months).
     Executive Vice President/Vice President for Student Affairs: Is expect to work 30 hours a week for one year. The EVP receives $300 a month for 12 months.
     The Vice Presidents for Administration, Academic Affairs, Student Services, and Financial Affairs: Are expect to work 20 hours a week and are eligible for a leadership award of $250 a quarter.
     “There are no on-campus housing benefits. Housing was never provided as part of the SGA president’s compensation package. I currently live off campus. I cannot comment on my predecessor.”
     “When I add $17,250 (tuition for 4 quarters), $7,200 (stipend for 12 months) and $438.96 for food (4 quarters), the total package is $24,888.95.”
     Driscoll—"Full tuition, meal plan, guaranteed housing, and monthly stipends. The university approximates the value at $35,000 between everything we get. Tuition is $22,000 roughly for quarters. Includes summer—Northeastern is a co-op school. You're in classes two quarters, and then out for two co-ops.
     If you're in SGA, you're required to be in all four quarters. Instead of taking four classes for two quarters, you take two classes for four
quarters. And one quarter is three classes.
     president—free tuition and meal plan, plus $600 per month
     executive vice president for student affairs—free tuition and meal plan, plus $350 per month
     vice president for administration—free tuition and meal plan, plus $500 per semester
     vice president for student services—free tuition and meal plan, plus $500 per semester
     vice president for financial affairs—free tuition and meal plan, plus $500 per semester
     vice president for academic affairs—free tuition and meal plan, plus $500 per semester
     1. We can get housing that is available even if we don't have a lottery number, we fill out a petition and explain our situations.  Its not guaranteed but it has worked in the past.  This year I live in the best housing that is available and I have a single, this is not the case though for my entire e-board, its all based on availability and the case we make in our petitions.
     2. Housing cost is not included. We're in downtown Boston. There's a less than one percent availability for housing. It's worth more to get housing than the cost of the housing.
     3. We get 30 meal tickets per quarter that are valued at approximately $3,640. All we get is 30 per quarter. I don't believe we have ever asked for more. So I can't say that there is "no limit on them" We get meal tickets instead of meal plans so that we can take our committees to dinner if we would like, since our senators do not receive any compensation. The Dean of Student Life gives us the tickets.
     4. I get a $600 stipend per month, executive vice president gets $300 per month, which comes out of student activities fee.  $600 x 12=$7,200. The entire e-board also gets a $500 grant from student activities that we receive at the end of the quarter in the form of a check. It doesn't go into our tuition. It's money for us. It's to pay for our books. There isn't any stipulation on it, it's called an achievement award.
     5. We have approximately at $35,000 budget for just SGA we disburse another approximately $400,000 (not 800,000) through the Budget Review Committee that also manages another $1,000,000 endowment (its not for scholarships though its just an endowment...kinda a rainy day account because in the
early 90's NU had some major decreases in enrollment, it’s to safe guard against things like that.)
     “We also have four part-time employees in our office who do administrative work. They're work-study students. $35.000 just operating budget, but there is another $800,00 that we disburse through the budget review committee. We also manage a $1,000,000 endowment for scholarships. We do have a member of our board who is an ELL Scholar. She gets 100 percent to her housing paid for, plus she gets Husky money that is put on our ID card. She also gets $1,000 in Husky money. She bought $500 worth of gift certificates at our campus grocery store. She sold them to people. You can withdraw on that money.
     “We have every position contested. We're elected by senators, not by the student body vote. There are 50 senators. It's hard to do an all-campus voting because every six months, all students aren't around. When you're on co-op, you have no connections to the university. You're out working, maybe in a different state or even country. Every six months, half of the university is missing. Senators are nominated from their college. Each college nominates students and then there's a vote. Senators are not compensated."
     Simon—"The 6 executive board members each receive 8 classes (32 quarter hours) of tuition as compensation for a minimum of 20 hours per week or work. The president receives an additional $600 per month for an additional 20 hours per week commitment (total of 40 hours per week), and the executive vice president receives a stipend of $300 per month for an additional 10 hours per week (total of 30 hours per week).
     “The tuition award we receive can be priced in two ways. First, because we are only taking two classes per quarter, the classes can be priced as part-time courses which cost about $2,400 each this year, giving a total value of $19,200. The other method by which we calculate the value is to treat the courses as two quarters' worth of full tuition. We do this because of federal financial aid guidelines that stipulate we must be full-time students to be eligible for any loans or grants. One quarter's tuition (four classes) is $7,425, for an annual total of $14,850. It would be best to use the smaller total, as this is what the school report to the various federal agencies which require scholarship information."
     Mitchell—“All six SGA executive board members take a reduced course load for one year and forgo cooperative education. The University provides for a full tuition scholarship for these six officers. Additionally, the president gets a stipend of $600 per month, the executive vice president (VP Student Affairs) gets $300 per month, and the four remaining VP's get $500 in January and $500 in June. The above mentioned value are paid by check to the students holding the officer positions."
Sources: Erin Dayharsh, SGA president, responded by e-mail on 11/5/01 and 10/18/01; Todd Shaver, director of student activities, responded by e-mail on 10/19/01 and on 10/19/01; Robert Devaney, editor in chief, The Northeastern News (see www.nu-news.com, and articles about the “SG Salary Survey”at http://www.nunews.neu.edu/nu-news/Issues/050201/Main1.htm, http://www.nunews.neu.edu/nu-news/Issues/050901/n7.html, http://www.nunews.neu.edu/nu-news/Issues/050901/n8.html ), responded by phone on 10/8/0; Kerryann Driscoll, SGA president, responded by web on 9/25/00, by e-mail on 5/1/01, 4/30/01, and by phone on 5/1/01 at 2:10 p.m., by e-mail on 9/25/00 and 9/26/00, and by phone on 9/26/00; Scott J. Simon, SGA president, responded by web on 1/19/99 and by e-mail on 3/29/99; Courteney Mitchell, SGA VP Administration, responded by web on 11/21/99
    Shaver (responded by e-mail to questions posed by Student Leader editor Butch Oxendine)
    Q: The NU News coverage obviously suggested that this compensation is inappropriate (too high, too generous). Do you concur? Why or why not?
     A: “The NU News is entitled to their opinion. The editor of the newspaper gets very similar compensation. The expectations for the editor are similar to the SGA president when it comes to hours and substituting this experience for their co-op job. I think that the culture of this institution has created a system where students in key positions, like newspaper editor or student government president, need to be compensated due to the extraordinary time commitment in relation to maintaining a job to help pay for school expenses. Many schools provide tuition and a stipend. Boston is one of the most expensive places to live in the country. None of these people have ever done the job for the money. The compensation package allows them to serve the students without financial hardship and meets their co-op requirement. Have you compensated in your story for the cost of tuition at private vs. public when you looked at compensation or have you only added up dollar amounts to get the ‘highest-compensated?’ Also, did you take into account cost of living for different areas and university expectations (i.e. co-op?).
    Q: What do you think should be the compensation of elected leaders there?
    A: “Compensation is an institutional decision and not the choice of one person.
    Q: When Ms. Driscoll completed the survey by web and by phone, she justified the compensation by explaining your unique co-op structure. Knowing that many students can co-op and earn comparable salaries, does this mean that you must pay students to make sure some stay involved in traditional campus activities and student government?
     A: “Students can go on coo-op and more money than serving on SGA or The News. The difference is that they are paid a stipend and REQUIRED to be in classes at the same time. NU is a unique institution and has created a system that reflects this uniqueness.
    Q: From my review of the NU News’ web site archives, it appears that a number (dozens, actually) of students were upset by her remarks listed in our study. Do you think these students were upset because they just weren’t aware that elected leaders are compensated?
     A: “I do not subscribe to bulletin board comments as a source of student opinion. Their bulletin board system is anonymous and there is no way of telling if dozens of people commented or just a few people changing their screen names. I also think it is inappropriate to base a story on bulletin board comments.
     Q: Have any changes to the compensation structure occurred since those NU News articles came out? Have there been repercussions (administrative changes, review of compensation policies)? If yes, please specify.
     A: “I am not aware of any changes in compensation. If anything, it placed a spotlight on SGA when there are other groups also receiving forms of compensation.
     Q: How did the discussion through The NU News articles and its web bulletin board impact the perception of student government there? Did it help or hurt their image (exactly how)?
     A: “Student Government perception has always been based on the actions of its leadership. The newspaper, when reporting accurately in an objective fashion, can impact the image in a postive way. I don’t think the articles hurt SGA in any way.
     Q: Some argue that paying students is not appropriate, that they should be volunteering their services. But at a school such as yours, without compensation you just wouldn’t get participation. Do you agree with that statement? Why or why not?
     A: “I think that it would be harder to maintain student leaders in some demanding positions, like newspaper editor or student government president, without some form of compensation due to the demands of the position in relation to the cost of living in Boston and attending NU. None of these people do it for the money. Compensation allows them to focus on doing their jobs well.
     Devaney—“A lot of people don’t even know what SGA stands for. This is according to our study last year. Do people even know there is a SGA? I would venture to say that most didn’t know that position is compensating just because there’s such little knowledge that there is a SGA on campus.
     “The message boards are for people who follow the news. Maybe more people know about them now, because on the attention they got.
     “They can’t do co-op, so the compensation is supposed the take the place of when they would. It’s the same thing for me.
     “The regular student is not going to be that upset that the president gets some free classes. In the long run, maybe it affects the tuition they pay, but it doesn’t have a direct impact. Housing is such a serious issue—when an average student hears that the president of the SGA was quoted that she gets free housing and is able to skip around the lottery, all of the people who didn’t get housing get upset. ‘She might have taken a spot that I should have had.’ I doubt that people care that she gets a meal plan. There’s a lot of sore feelings from those who got left out of housing. When they hear that that so and so got to skip the lottery system and got a free pass. The whole thing with the housing irked everyone.”
     “We knew people would be upset if she was going around bragging. We’re compensated, but to be the highest in the land? Somebody has to be highest, but when it’s your school you can’t ignore that.
     “No one wants be associated with them anymore because their image is so tarnished. The new president wants to improve on the image of last year.
     “For the cost of a full-year tuition, stipends, and meal plan—this exceeds the amount of money you could make at a co-op job.
     “When I was running for editor of the paper, it was because I wanted to do it, not because ‘wow, I’m going to get some free classes.’ Most of them would do be serving regardless. Moving up the ranks, they have to show the commitment then before they realize that they would be compensated if they became president. There are definitely some students who are qualified, but because it’s such a time commitment, would say I really can’t financially do this. It’s not like there were many that ran for president.”
     Driscoll—"Yes. The amount of time required to be an effective leader is equivalent to a full-time job. For the demand of work that's required for this position, nobody could afford to go to school full time and do SG full-time. Co-op positions paid between $15 and $20 per hour. I'm giving up six months of co-op paychecks.
     Simon—"I feel that some monetary compensation is necessary for SGA officers because of the added time and responsibility that is required of them. There needs to be an incentive to adding that much more work to an already full plate.
     "With the amount of time students already spend on classes and other work, I don't think it's possible for many of them to volunteer their time to such an important position. The SGA would run the risk of a student leader giving up because other needs become more powerful. With some sort of 'pay' it is easier for a student leader to justify the sacrifice he makes to other things. I personally would not have been able to take my position if there were not compensation because I can't afford to pay rent and living expenses with the little amount of time I have left after classes and SGA work."
     Mitchell—"Yes. Being an officer is a full-time job requiring a lot of time and dedication. The SG officers are essentially University employees. Our SG offers numerous services to students, as well as acts in an advisory capacity to the administration on the students'
behalf."

Northern Illinois University, IL
Type: public university
Enrollment: 24,000 (Miller); 2,000 (Himpelmann)
Name of SG: Student Association
SG's annual budget: “The Student Association oversees a $1.32 million budget, a $2.8 million transportation budget, and has a $160,000 administrative budget (Miller); $1.5 million (Himpelmann)
SG’s web site: www.sa.niu.edu
SG’s phone: (815) 753-9919
SG’s e-mail: kmiller@niu.edu
SG advisor: Bertrand Simpson
SG advisor’s phone: (815) 753-1421
SG advisor’s e-mail: bsimpson@niu.edu
Compensation:
     Miller
     “Some of our Student Association officers and staff receive a salary. The pay is considered a salary. We each pay taxes. All paid members receive a paycheck on the first and fifteenth of the month.
     “The President, Vice President, and Treasurer: $7.00 per hour for 20 hours each week for approximately 48 weeks.
     “The 11 executive cabinet members each receive $6.00 per hour for 20 hours each week for approximately 48 weeks.
     “The Speaker of the Student Senate receives $6.15 per hour for 20 hours each week for approximately 48 weeks.
     “The Clerk of the Student Senate and the Student Senate President Pro Tempore each receive $40.00 a meeting for approximately 25 Student Senate meetings throughout the year.
     Himplemann
     "The president, vice president, and treasurer receive $8.50 hourly for 20 hours per week. The executive staff members receive $6.50 an hour for 20 hours per week. We decided that to separate ourselves from the administration and not be at their will, no Student Association members would accept tuition waivers. We are paid out of the total SA budget for the year. The money is also disbursed to all the SA recognized organizations. We are considered student employees and our paychecks are most certainly taxed. Like most jobs, we are paid on the first and 15^th of each monthly, roughly biweekly pay periods."
Other Perks:
     Miller
     “Our SA executives and staff (including the Senate Speaker) have a private office in the SA suite. Each office has fully outfitted computers and phones.”
Sources: Kevin Miller, speaker of the student senate, responded by web on 4/6/02; Survey completed by web on 11/11/99 and by e-mail on 11/12/99 by Joey Himpelmann, SA director of student life
     Miller
     “Student Government officers should be paid salaries based upon the work the officers are expected to complete. I believe that the cash salary is the best way to pay student leaders.”
     Himplemann
     "Yes. The cost of higher education is extremely high. In order to ensure the best student leaders run for office, the positions must provide the salary to make it a viable option for someone who needs to work while at school.
     "No, it’s necessary to compensate student leaders for the work they do."

Nova Southeastern University, FL
Type: private
Enrollment: 7,000
Name of SG: NSUSGA
SG's annual budget: $80,000
SG’s web address: not provided
SG’s phone: (954) 262-6461
SG’s e-mail: nsusga@list.nova.edu
SG’s advisor: Terry Weech
SG advisor’s phone: (954) 262-7293
SG advisor’s e-mail: weechtd@nova.edu
Compensation:
     “Only the president of NSUSGA gets compensation. The NSUSGA president gets either $5,000 for tuition. Or, free room and board in the residence halls as well as a meal plan choice.
Other perks:
     “Yes, we give a $500 chartering grant to all clubs and organizations who meet the requirements based on the NSUSGA constitution and the Inner Organizational Council’s voting members. We also give monetary rewards to clubs/organizations for programming events that further student involvement and campus community. Any given club can receive up to $500 for an event. All of this money comes from the NSUSGA budget.”
Source: Cynthia Given, senator, Circle K, responded by web on 4/11/02
     “Yes, student leaders are student leaders, and in the real world leaders of any kind, especially those involved in service, i.e. mayor, city commissioners, etc. get paid for their services. It takes a special kind of person to give of herself/himself and if student athletes can get compensated for outstanding performance in athletics, then why shouldn’t student leaders get compensated for demonstrating outstanding leadership. After all, the universities should recognize that student leaders, making a difference, help to foster student development, a university community, retention, a willing alumnae that give back. It is considered a stipend. It is automatically credited to my NSU account.
     “I feel that the best compensation is a scholarship, tuition waiver, or any other form that can only be applied directly for educational purposes/needs.”

Notre Dame de Namur University, CA
Type: private four-year university
Enrollment: 1,700
Name of SG: Associated Students of Notre Dame de Namur University
SG's annual budget: $16,000
SG’s web address: www.ndnu.edu\
SG’s e-mail: kckyle02@yahoo.com
SG’s phone: 650-508-3489
SG’s advisor: Rich Watters
SG advisor’s phone: 650-508-3725
Compensation:
     President/Vice president-- $1,000 each for the year
     Treasurer/Secretary-- $750 each for the year
     The pay is coded as “student worker.” Money is paid out of AS funds. Check are cut bi-monthly with payroll.”
Other Perks:
     “Private office, use of computer and phones, travel to conferences, use of school vans.”
Source: Casey Porter, AS president, responded by web on 11/26/01
     “Yes. The work that students leaders do should have a value to it.
     “Paying cash from the AS budget is what works best at NDNU.”

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