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University College Utrecht, THE NETHERLANDS
Type: public
Enrollment: 600
Name of SG: University College Student Association
SG's annual budget: “changes”
SG’s web address: www.ucsa.nl
SG’s phone: +316471166050
SG’s e-mail: jbuckens@ucu.uu.nl
SG’s advisor: not provided
SG advisor’s phone: not provided
SG advisor’s e-mail: not provided
Compensation:
     “The board of directors UCSA Board receives four courses compensation allowing them to spend more time on their studies. The UCSA consists of 3 CAOs (committee affairs officers), a chairperson, secretary and treasurer. It’s a scholarship.
Other perks: not provided
Source: JPW Buckens, Chairman Barcommittee 2002, responded by web on 5/12/02
     “No, but they should be compensated for their time, for example by being compensated for an extra semester, less classes, and so on.
     “Scholarship or tuition waiver. No cash!”

University of Akron, OH
Type: public
Enrollment: 25,000
Name of SG: Associated Student Government (ASG)
SGA annual budget: $14,000 operating budget
Compensation:
president — gets $4,788 annually (stipend paid in five installments through term of office)
vice president — get $1,596
senate chair — $1,596
senate vice chair — $798 at least
15 senators — $798 each
"no early registration, no first dibs on housing, don't get comp tickets, get in free to athletic events, travel budget, ASG applies for funding, one of the line-items is travel, they'll apply for funds to travel, whether that budget is approved, not as if we give them any special travel budget — no parking" — there is a review twice a semester with each student who is being compensated that they're doing what they need to be "
Source: Ron McDonald, assistant dean of students, responded by phone;Bret Fox, Ohio District Governor, Circle K International, who completed survey via web site on 8/28/97
     FOX: "Many student organizations run on large budgets also. Their leaders are not compensated and they have no problem finding good leaders. Many Circle K leaders have to travel almost every weekend and spend countless hours to help the organization continue to grow.
     "I think it is wrong to pay SG officers. First of all, you'll get students in there who are there for the money. If it is voluntary, the leaders are more dedicated to the school and the student body. Second, if it's illegal to "pay" student athletes who produce income for the school, why should SG officers be paid just to handle the money?"

University of Alabama, AL
Type: public
Enrollment: 19,407
Name of SG: Student Government Association
SG's annual budget: $260,000 ($115,000 funds student programs, additional $25,000 funds research programs)
Compensation: "SGA officers receive monthly salaries (ranging from 50 to $250), depending on their position."
president — $250 (salary paid monthly, paid for 11 months, paid during summer only if they work)
five vice presidents — $200 each
executive secretary — $150
     "President gets two tickets to every home football game. They get no other incentives other than an office area to work in. The student fees pay for the salaries. The seven elected officers, as well as some of the appointed officers, receive stipends."
Source: Rick Funk, associate director of student life/SGA advisor, returned survey via mail on 9/12/97, and by phone on 10/1/97
     "Many SGA officers are unaware that they earn stipends until after the election. So I don't view the salaries as an incentive for pursuing the position. If stipends provide the chance for a person who could not otherwise serve to serve, I feel that is good. SGA needs to have process so that folks getting the cash have actually earned it."
     "Philosophically, I am opposed to paying student officers, but feel that the decision is bet made by students, staff, and faculty exploring all options and ramifications. The decision to pay salaries should not be entered into lightly or quickly."

University of Alabama Birmingham, AL
Type: public university
Enrollment: 16,000
Name of SG: Undergraduate Student Government Association of UAB
SG’s annual budget: “10 percent of student-service fees”
Compensation:
     “SGA officers receive a scholarship that is awarded quarterly. Students must meet certain requirements to receive this scholarship, but it may be applied to what the student wants.”
President— $700 (quarterly)
Vice president— $600
Secretary/Treasurer— $500
Standing Committee Chairs— $350
Source: Veronica Merritt, UAB USGA vice president, responded by mail on 5/6/98
     “Yes. The responsibilities of a student government officer entail responsibilities with university funding. These responsibilities consume valuable time and the requirement added with a full-time schedule make it nearly impossible to hold a job.
     “No. These officers must meet the necessary criteria to receive their money so that there are no officers that just collect checks.”

University of Alaska Anchorage, AK
Type: public university
Enrollment: 16,000
Name of SG: Union of Students of the University of Alaska Anchorage (USUAA)
SG's annual budget: $810,000
SG’s web address: www.uaa.alaska.edu/usuaa
SG’s e-mail: president@uaa.alaska.edu
SG’s phone: 907-786-1205
SG’s advisor: Jim Mohr
SG advisor’s phone: 907-786-1371
SG advisor’s e-mail: anjmm1@uaa.alaska.edu
Compensation:
     “The president receives a $1,500 a semester stipend and the vice president and speaker of the assembly both get $500 a semester. It’s a semester-end check.”
Other Perks:
     “The president shares an office with the vice president and his government relations director and has a private computer. Travel to Board of Regents meetings.
Source: Jose Oliva, ASO president, responded by web on 11/19/01
     “Yes. Student Government leaders should receive a small amount of compensation for the amount of work that they do.
     “A stipend, a SMALL stipend, is most appropriate in my opinion.”

University of Alaska Fairbanks, AK
Type: public university
Enrollment: 6,500
Name of SG: Associated Students of the University of Alaska Fairbanks (ASUAF)
SG's annual budget: $369,000
SG’s web address: www.as.uaf.edu
SG’s e-mail: fypres@uaf.edu
SG’s phone: 907-474-6031
SG’s advisor: Sabra Phillips, student leadership coordinator
SG advisor’s phone: not answered
Compensation:
     “Some get $7.75 per hour or $9.25 per hour for 10 to 20 hours per week. Residence Hall Association reps get a $500/semester room scholarship.. There are no perks. President, vice president, senate chair, senate clerk—all paid
     recycling, campus relations, IT, legislative, tutoring, ombudsman—all paid.”
Other Perks:
     not answered
Source: Britt Arnesoen, senator, Residence Hall Association rep, responded at the NW Student Leadership Conference on 11/10/01 (britt.arnesen@uaf.edu)
     “For some positions, pay is appropriate (for directors of special programs and executive assistants). For representatives, they should be volunteers.”

University of Arizona, AZ
Type: public
Enrollment: 36,000
Name of SG: ??
SG's annual budget: $700,000
Compensation:
president gets $5,000 (salary paid for one year, paid every two weeks)
vice presidents get $3,500 each
treasurer gets $2,500
all 10 senators are paid — about $1,100
     "They get 10 pair of tickets for football games and 10 to basketball games, president gets them."
Source: Jim Drnek, assistant dean of students, responded by phone on 6/23/97

University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, AR
Type: public
Enrollment: 14,734
Name of SG: Associated Student Government (Goins); Student Government Association (O’Neal)
SG's annual budget: “Somewhere around $150,000 (ASG), we designate money to over 250 registered student organizations. We get 20 percent off of that $150,000.” (Goins)
SG’s e-mail: asgpres@uark.edu
SG’s phone: 501-575-5206
Compensation:
     Goins—“I get a stipend of $2,500 per year—it’s supposed to come monthly, but I haven’t seen the first one yet. It comes out of our ASG budget, which is from student fees.
Vice president receives $1,700
Treasurer—$1,500
Secretary—$1,500
President pro-temp—$1,000
Auditor—$500 (is also elected by the senate)
Senators are not paid.
     “I’m required to work 25 hours per week, but in all actuality, it’s 40-plus. Our constitution has our stipend stated, it would have to be amended to change it. I’ve beem here since 1997, that’s as far back as it goes. There’s no provision for a cost of living increase.”
     O’Neal—president—full tuition (?), fees, room and board
vice president—fees, room and board, no tuition
secretary—fees, room and board, no tuition
Other Perks:
     Goins—“I get a private office, but no personal secretary. I get use of a computer, all of the officers have their own, plus own office. Beeper, cell phone—no. Parking no. No concerts.
Sources: Trent Goins, ASG president, responded by phone on 10/16/01; Ethel O'Neal, administrative assistant to vice chancellor for student affairs (Dr. Bobbie Irvins)
     Goins—“Our advisor sent us a list of the stipends across the state. It undermines us when schools or 5,000 are making twice what we are when we have 15,000 students. Our administration is looking into raising these stipends for the people who come after us. $2,500 is a lot, but you can’t have a side job with the amount of work we have and full course load.
     “I have office hours posted, I walk straight here after class. I’m here at least 35-plus hours per week. I make about 37 to 40 cents per hour.
     “You have to make it worth the students’ while. It’s still worth my while. Nine ran for president this year and eight ran for vice president—the most in university history. When you’re running against nine people, your campaign costs a lot of money. I spent $8,000 running for office.
     “I think you would have to get it to minimum wage, plus number of hours they would work—code states 20 hours, but they’re going to work at least 30. That’s one way to go about it. Maybe you have to make it worth their while, it should be prestigious and maybe you should get paid a little more.
     “Some schools in Arkansas offer tuition waiver on top of their stipend.
     “Some of these people who get elected might be scholars and are alerady getting their school paid for—what advantage would it be for them?
     “Even if you are compensated, my running mate and I decided a year ago that this is something we wanted to do. We started a letter-writing campaign explaining what we’re going to do with a goal in mind of the amount of money we wanted to raise. People were trying to call us out on how much money were spending. We didn’t feel bad about it because we worked hard to raise it. If they were as serious as we were. I don’t think that could hinder someone from running.
     “If you were totally on your own, $2,500 doesn’t even pay for tuition. People running for this office have to have some other income, a job in the summer or with help from their parents.
     “You’re going to have people who are going to be leaders at no cost. There are students on this campus who may think we’re getting paid too much. At some point I can agree with that, but I also can disagree. I work at nights at a restaurant. Some students in this position might not be able to make it. I don’t think it buys leadership by any means. People are going to be the leaders anyway, whether it’s $2,500 or $25,000. I don’t think you’re going to motivate them any more by what they’re getting paid.
     “I didn’t realize I was getting paid either, but it didn’t stick out and I didn’t think about it. It wasn’t a focus.”
     O’Neal—"They should be paid because it's an extra responsibility in addition to their classes.
     "Some receive a stipend which is directly credited to their accounts. No other perks."
     9/14/97, 9/19/97, 10/1/97—called to confirm answers

University of California-Berkeley, CA
Type: public
Enrollment: 30,622 (Campbell—31,000)
Name of SG: Associated Student of the University of California at Berkeley (ASUC)
SG's annual budget: $19 million, $45,000 for ASUC (Campbell-- $1.2 million)
Compensation:
     Huang: five executive officers and 20 senators
     executive officers — $200 per month, free home football tickets, and a 10-percent discount at our own student store
     Because they sit on the board, they are regarded as employees and receive this discount. The 20 senators receive the football tickets and discount at the store, but are not paid. This is everything."
     Campbell:
     "Five executive officers (president, executive vice president, external vice president, ACAD vice president, and SAO) get $4,000 per year. It is considered a stipend…and somehow that does not get taxed by the state or the federal government. It has to do with the idea that stipends are not proof of employment. We are not allowed to have any employees. Our stipends do come from the $1.2 million budget, more specifically the line item allocated to each of our offices. Last year, the office of the president was allocated $13,000 ($3K for the stipend). Next year, the office is allocated $18,000 ($4k for the stipend)."
Source: Peter Huang, ASUC finance officer, responded by e-mail on 8/7/97; Patrick Campbell, ASUC president, responded by mail on 4/27/00 and by e-mail on 5/9/00
     Huang:
     "Here at UC Berkeley, SG officers are responsible for much more than must organizing social events. The ASUC officers make up the board that runs a $19 million business. While only the executive officers get paid, and even then it's only $200 per month and no other perks, the job still demands that they put in at least 20 hours a week. While running the business takes a lot of time, the ASUC officers are also responsible for putting on projects and providing services for Berkeley students. If you break down the money that the ASUC president Sharon Yuan makes from the ASUC ($200 per month) and you divide it by the number of hours she works a week (40), you would find that she would be making around $2.50 an hour, well below minimum wage. Of the fees that students pay toward the AUSC, approximately 0.0003 cents from every student pays Sharon's salary. In my opinion, Berkeley students are getting a bargain for their fractions of a penny.
     "I definitely do not think it's wrong to pay student government officers or club/organization officers. I know that the student groups that we fund do not pay their offices. The student initiated service groups that we fund, such as the Health and Medical Apprenticeship Program or the Black Recruitment and Retention Center pay their organizers monthly stipends because the jobs they perform demand well over 30 hours a week. Keep in mind that these stipends they receive are nowhere near the money these students would get getting if they were to be working at jobs off-campus. Also, if these students were asked to volunteer their time, they wouldn't be able to put in nearly as much time to the organization as the organization would demand of them. I believe that all told, the amount of stipends that go out to students from student fees comes to around a dollar or two from every student on campus. The rest of the money goes towards the student groups, which provide invaluable service to the student population."
     Campbell:
     "No! Paying officers builds professionalism and most importantly provides access to students who work to put themselves through college. I, as student body president, would not be able to work as hard as I am currently, because I would have to be working to support myself.

University of California-Los Angeles, CA
Type: public
Enrollment: 32,429
Name of SG: Undergraduate Student Government
SG's annual budget: $2 million
Compensation:
Graduate officers
president — $550 per month, $450 during the summer
two vice president — $450 per month
commissioners and directors — $1,000 per quarter
Undergraduate
president $275 per month, $175 during the summer
     "Payment for both governments is in the form of a paycheck, although the university does issue tuition waivers for students serving on university committees."
     "SG officials do receive access to parking permits, though they must pay the going rate, which are generally hard to come by for the average student on campus."
     "SG members do attend seminars, conventions, and conferences on behalf of SG. Usually, only a portion of their travel expense is paid for by student government"
Source: Jerry Mann, student union/student support services director, interviewed by phone 7/97, via web on 9/19/97
     "The school encourages SG participation using money as an incentive for students who would otherwise have to spend SG time working to support themselves. SG officials are considered employees."
     "Officers are paid by check. No scholarships/stipend. Perks: 20 percent discount in a retail store operated by SG.
     "Although the concept of volunteer officers is an admirable one, the harsh reality of life in school for most students is finding ways to make ends meet. SG should not be viewed as a job for which you receive an hourly wage, but receiving a stipend to offset some of your related expense and as compensation for your assumption of the responsibilities of your office does seem reasonable."

University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
Type: public
Enrollment: 16,700
Name of SG: Associated Students
SG's annual budget: $2 million
SG’s web address: http://www.as.ucsb.edu
SG’s phone: (805) 893-2566
SG’s e-mail: shainaw@as.ucsb.edu
SG’s advisor: not provided
SG advisor’s phone: not provided
SG advisor’s e-mail: not provided
Compensation:
     “Executive officers receive full payment of (resident) tuition and a quarterly honorarium. Other elected and appointed officers receive a quarterly honorarium. It’s honoraria (stipend). It is reported to the IRS, but taxes are not taken out of the checks. Tuition payments are submitted directly to the university. Honoraria checks are issued at the end of each quarter.
     President, Internal Vice President, External Vice President for Statewide Affairs, and External Vice President for Local Affairs—(resident) tuition and $400 per quarter
     Legislative Council members (student senate)-- $350 per quarter
     Appointed board and committee chairs-- $300 per quarter
     Board and committee vice chairs-- $250 per quarter
     Other appointed committee positions receive up to $200 per quarter
Other perks:
     “Executive officers receive private office with computer and a couch, eligibility to purchase a staff parking permit, access to free concert tickets (up to two per event, whichever officers asks first gets them). External vice president for statewide affairs travels to conferences. The 24 Legislative Council members have 2 shared offices, access to up to 8 concert tickets (first come, first serve), access to computers.
Source: Shaina Walter, internal vice president, responded by web on 3/31/02
     “Yes. Student Government officers should receive some form of monetary compensation because it allows those students who have lower incomes to participate. Without this compensation, students may not be able to give their time to student government because they need that time to work.
     “I believe that a tuition waiver (either partial or full) would be the best way to compensate student government officers for their service.”

University of Central Arkansas, AR
Type: public
Enrollment:
Name of SG: Student Government Association
SG’s annual budget: "$25,860 with $860 of that reserved in a ‘contingency’ fund for organizations to apply for."
Compensation:
     Hill:
     "I have an update on our situation. The President has agreed to pay us half tuition and full room and board for the fall semester only. In the spring, we will receive half tuition and half room and board unless we can come up with a convincing proposal for him and the Board of Trustees to consider. I talked with our SGA President concerning the budget and below are some figures that she gave me. Here is what I found out so far about our fees. Here is the breakdown:

This past fall 1999 and spring 2000: Student Activity Fee $20.00
Each student pays $20.00 per semester.
75% of this goes to SAFA (RSO"S)
5% of this goes to Emergency Funding
20% of this is SGA's general operating budget

For the year 1998-1999, the total enrollment was 7724 undergraduate students
and 1015 graduate students. Total= 8739.
Full time students=7268
Part time students=1471
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Total students=8739

Full time students in fall and spring (8 hours or >)=$20.00/term
Part time students in fall and spring (7 hours or <)=$10.00/term
Full time students in the summer (4 hours or >)=$7.00/term
Part time students in the summer (3 hours or <)=$3.50/term

#1 7268 full time students X $20.00 = $145,360
#2 1471 part time students x $10.00= $14,710
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Total for one semester approximately $160,070

$160,070 x 2= $320,140 ( total for fall and spring considering if the
number of students stayed the same, but you know as well as I do
the numbers usually drop). SOOOOO this number would be
smaller.
$160,070 (For one semester approximately)
75% =$120,052.50
05% =$8,003.50
20% =$32,014

University of Central Florida, FL
Type: public
Enrollment: 30,000
Name of SG: Student Government Association
SG’s annual budget: $5.2 million
Compensation:
     "Yes, they receive a paycheck."
Source: Richard Maxwell, student body vice president, responded at the 20th annual National Leadership Conference on Student Government, 10/30-11/1/98
     "No, I think that SG officers need to be paid."

University of Charleston, WV
Type: private
Enrollment: 1,500 full-time
Name of SG: Student Government Association
SG's annual budget: $17,000 last year, is $10,000 this year (*goes down every year. Is something wrong with this picture?)
Compensation:
president—$750
Vice presidents—$500 each
     "SG officers at our school do not receive any kind of tuition, scholarship, perks, parking spaces, tickets, etc."
Source: survey completed by Jeremy Burnside, SGA president, by web on 1/19/99
     "Yes. I understand the argument that you should do it strictly for the love of leadership BUT if can be taking away from a job, class time, or sport team that offers scholarship money.
     "Goes back to the first question. At NCSS in Washington this year, we discussed this round and round at the presidents forum. I love doing what I do and I would still probably do it without a stipend. BUT the little money I do receive goes a long way."

University of Cincinnati, OH
Type: public
Enrollment: 36,000
Name of SG: University of Cincinnati Student Government Association
SG's annual budget: $50,000
SG’s e-mail: konflict@collegeclub.com
SG’s phone:  513-556-6107
Compensation:
     Richardson—Summer quarter $3,873 (tuition and room and board)
Fall quarter—$4,077
Winter Quarter—$4,077
Spring Quarter—$4,077
Total $16,104 (tuition and room and board).
     Mahajan—"The president of the student body receives a tuition waiver plus room and board. I believe that position receives the check after tuition bill is paid.
     “Vice President and Speaker of Senate receive tuition waivers but no checks.
     “All three receive complimentary reserved parking passes for garages."
Sources: Robert E. Richardson, Jr., SGA president, responded by phone on 10/10/01; Tony Mahajan, speaker of the student senate, responded by fax on 3/23/99
     Richardson—“They pay a certain amount up front and the erset the seventh week of the quarter. Just being paid, a lot of people run because of the prestige, it’s a resume builder.
     “Accountability has come up—some past presidents haven’t been visible or held to their promises. The newspapers has given them flak about that (News Record).
    “It’s a job. We work 30 hours per week. We’re almost like an employee. You’re the spokesman everywhere.”
     Mahajan—"No, I don’t think it is wrong to ‘pay’ SG offices because these positions are of great responsibility and very time consuming. Holding positions in SG sometimes does not allow individuals to have enough time to hold other jobs where they could earn money and pay for their schooling, etc."

University of Colorado-Boulder, CO
Type: public
Enrollment: 25,000
Name of SG: University of Colorado Student Union (UCSU)
SGA annual budget: $23 million (operating budget of executive branch, which covers stipends, phones, travel, three administrative staff, is $365,905)
Compensation:
$600 a month stipend — for each of three "co-executives"
Source: Jeremy A. Hoffman, chief of staff, returned survey by mail on 9/5/97
     "Yes. it's an issue of economic access. Lower income students that must have a paying job to help finance their education should have the opportunity to work at SG. If it's not paid, then they don't have that opportunity."
     "Sadly, it allows them to work on campus, and drop one of those three off-campus jobs. A lot of people who work in the executive branch also work elsewhere. If you're under financial pressure, why can't we pay students to make a contribution to campus."
     "We have set up our executive branch as work-study positions."

University of Connecticut, Stamford Campus, CT
Type: public
Enrollment: 900
Name of SG: Student Government Association
SG's annual budget: $5,700 per semester
Compensation:
President—nothing
vice president—nothing
secretary—$300 per semester by SGA check
treasurer—$300 per semester by SGA check
Source: Cindy Tolin, student activities director, returned via fax on 9/12/97, via e-mail on 9/18/97
     "Preferably not, but it seems that it's necessary in order to get quality students in key positions. Too many students are working to put themselves through school, so even if the interest in extracurricular activities is there, the need for money is a great priority.
     "No. This day and age, although, I would prefer they volunteer their time. A small commuter branch campus just doesn't seem to be able to pull this off."

University of Connecticut-Storrs
Type: public university
Enrollment: 12,000
Name of SG: Undergraduate Student Government
SG's annual budget: $380,000 per year—Heffernan; "We have a budget of $170,000 per semester."--Burkitt
Compensation:
Heffernan
     “Student Government leaders do not receive any compensation. The president, vice president, comptroller, and parliamentarian all have personal offices. The president has a faculty lot parking sticker. The president and vice president have small complimentary meal plans.”
Burkitt
     "SG leaders do not really receive any special perks. The executive committee receives Area two parking permits that we have to pay for. These let us park in certain staff lots. But other than that, we do not receive anything. We do attend COSGA, but not all of the exec goes. Usually, we send four or the younger senators, so that they can take the experience and will have more time to apply it to the organization. But other than that, we have not attended conventions or conferences."
Source: Susan Heffernan, president, responded by web on 4/3/01; Tiffny Burkitt, USG comptroller, responded by web on 11/15/99 and by e-mail on 11/16/99
Heffernan
     “I think SG officers should be paid minimal salaries. Providing compensation will often times enable student leaders to dedicate more time to their organization because they won’t have to work. Therefoer, students will benefit in the long run.
     “I don’t really think it matters. Money can just be shifted from one area of need to another.”
Burkitt
     "I don’t necessarily think that SG officers should get paid, but I do think that they should be compensated in some way for the jobs that they do. I know that I am unable to have a job because I spend 40 hours of my week in the office doing things related to my job as comptroller as well as my work for the 15 credits that I am holding. The only thing with a salary is it might encourage people to go after a position because of the reward not because they think that they would do a good job. I think that they deserve some sort of compensation (i.e., room and board) but I am not in favor of paying them a salary. I personally work hard over the summer and Christmas break so that I can financially support myself over the school year. Some people do work, balance school, and student government, though. Their hours in the office just aren’t regular business hours, they extend until about 12 a.m. Some of them also work within the university, so their boss tends to be more understanding when it comes to time off or rescheduling their hours."

University of the District of Columbia, DC
Type: public university
Enrollment: 5,000
Name of SG: Undergraduate Student Government Association
SG's annual budget: $175,000
SG’s web address: not available yet
SG’s e-mail address: mdohal@aol.com
SG’s phone number: 202-274-5336
SG’s fax number: not answered
SG’s advisor: Beverly Gurley
SG advisor’s e-mail: not answered
SG advisor’s phone #: 202-274-6198
Compensation:
     “None.”
Other perks:
     “None.”
Source: Madhuker Ohal, Senior Director, Student Life, responded by web on 10/20/01
     “Yes, because they spend too much of their free time to do SA related work.
     “A tuition waiver especially for our students because our tuition is quite low.”

University of Evanville, IN
Type: private
Enrollment: 2,300
Name of SG: University of Evansville Student Government Association
SG’s annual budget: "$439,423.00 operating (reserves are in addition to this)"
Compensation:
President—$1,400 per year
Vice President—$1,000 per year
Executive Budget Director—$200 per year
     It is in a paycheck format. Perks include attending special dinners honoring dignitaries and attending trustee events."
Source: Corey L. Murphy, president, responded by web on 7/26/00
     "Salaries are a method to attract quality leaders that would not be able to sacrifice the time it takes to manage SGA effectively. However, the salary line-item in the budget should not have a negative impact on the programming and service budget. The programming budget allows the student body to see their activity dollars at work.
     "No, it is not wrong. The salaries should not impact other parts of the budget. Salaries should be given the lowest priority in the budget-making process."

University of Florida, FL
Type: state university
Enrollment: 40,000
Name of SG: Student Government
SGA annual budget: $7 million
Compensation:
President — $6,000
Vice president — $4,500
Treasurer — $5,000
four others gets a minimal sum
Senate president — $35 a week
     "Officers also get a parking pass to park in faculty spots but only for official business (it doesn't help much). We still buy the student parking decals ($65)"
     "SG president get four tickets every football game (as a member UAA board)"
Source: Eric Lasso, student body vice president, returned survey via fax on 8/28/97 and by phone on 9/25/97
     "Yes, I normally put in at least 30 hours per week in my office and without the pay, I would have to work elsewhere. The other job would be sacrificing my work in SG.
     "We don't get any other perks that a dean of a college or its equivalent would get.
     "We always get invited to university's functions, there might be food, luncheon.
     "It wouldn't be that I couldn't serve--you can make the job as much work as you want it be. Some people have gotten away with not doing much. Before I got elected, I had a job on campus, worked minimum wage on about 15 hours a week.
     "Now I have to spend more on dry-cleaning, buy a suit — wear and tear on my car, I can't wear shorts and a t-shirts to meetings anymore."

University of Georgia, GA
Type: public
Enrollment: 30,000
Name of SG: Student Government Association
SG's annual budget: "It’s low—about $16,000"
Compensation:
"The president and vice president each receive a $2,000 stipend."
Source: Survey completed by web on 8/12/99 by Chris Hoofnagle, president pro-tempore
     "SG officers should be paid. At the University of Georgia, SGA officers dedicate a significant amount of their time to serving the student body. Often, this dedication results in lower grades!
     "No. Paying SGA officers is consistent with the real world of leadership! Paying officers helps with accountability as well."

University of Hartford, CT
Type: private
Enrollment: 4,000
Name of SG: Student Government Association (SGA)
SG's annual budget: $400,000
Compensation:
two student regents — get $500 annually each ($25 to $30 every two weeks)
president — $1,700 annually ($100 stipend every two weeks, required 10 hours minimum per week)
executive vice president — $1,600
finance vice president — $1,600
student affairs vice president — $1,450
public relations vice president — $1,175
academic vice president — $1,175
     "Anyone who is involved as an officer of an organization can register early, a day early."
     "No tuition reimbursement — we're working for free, no housing priority either. There's a cafeteria in our student union, but we're allowed to use meal card when typically students aren't allowed two-hour faculty time" We have a budget stipulation for conferences for student groups, go on conference a year."
Source: Lon Seidman, president of SGA, responded by e-mail on 5/23/97 and by phone on 10/1/97
     "Yes, they should be paid. When looking at a SG budget, a leadership stipend is not a substantial chunk of that budget. Secondly, it acts as a motivator. If a person is getting paid for their services, they are more likely to follow through with the job. If it's only a volunteer position, they are less likely to devote their full time to the position. Finally, it adds more accountability. If a SG officer is not completing their duties, the senate and students can demand to have that person removed. Since the official is being paid, there are higher expectations in place.
     "They are volunteering their even if they are being paid. We're expected to give 10 hours a week. The reality is closer to 50 to 60 hours. The pay turns out to be less than minimum wage. That time could be devoted to a job, where the money is "much" better. I see nothing wrong giving leadership stipends to people who are dedicated. I do feel there is a need for further monitoring to ensure the students are getting their money's worth."
     "I put in anywhere from 40 to 50 hours a week. They ought to put a shower and a bed in here.
     I used to have jobs on campus, I'll admit the money was much better doing that than this. I was making a couple hundred bucks a week. In many cases, I can say this confidently, many officers couldn't devote the time they want to if they weren't paid. A lot of students are struggling.

University of Hawaii at Manoa, HI
Type: public university
Enrollment: 17,000
Name of SG: There are two student governments here at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The undergraduate student government is called the Associated Students, while the graduate student government is named the Graduate Student Organization (GSO). The Campus Center Board is not one of the student governments. The Campus Center Board is an organization composed of students, faculty, and staff who are appointed by the university administration. The Board is charged with overseeing the usage and maintenance of the Campus Center. The ASUH, however, is the elected student government which is charged with looking out for the general welfare of the undergraduate students.”” (Kaupalolo); Campus Center Board (Schmidt)
SG’s annual budget: "Out total annual budget, including our activities budget, is close to $2 million."
SG’s web address: not provided
SG’s e-mail: asuh@hawaii.edu
SG’s phone: (808) 956-4822
Compensation:
     Schmidt
     "Student board members receive monthly stipends of $250. The president earns the same amount as all board members. Also, we attend conferences (2 a year, sometimes 3), have our own offices with access to our own new computers, and have frequent trainings and retreats. At UH, there are actually six chartered student organization (cso’s) and of those there are two that are elected bodies. One is the ASUH and the other is the GSO (Graduate Student Association). My cso is the Campus Center Board, which oversees the operation of our two student centers on campus. Our board is made up of appointed students, faculty, and staff. The screening process is rather extensive with each applicant facing a five-member screening committee. The president of ASUH is Pi’ilani Smith and the president of GSO is Mamo Kim."
Sources: Kristopher Kaupalolo, vice president, responded by mail on 1/23/02; Daniel Schmidt, president, responded by web on 12/16/99 and by e-mail on 12/21/99
     Schmidt
     "It has been our experience that by offering student leaders stipends, they tend to do more for the center. Also, the stipends serve two other capacities as well. One being a great tool to attract new leaders, and the other is to hold the current leaders accountable to what they are supposed to be doing. I believe that students should receive a small reward for taking the time to give their time and effort to the school. But I do not think that they should be receiving a salary. Any monies earned by student leaders should be subject to evaluations to see if in fact the leader is doing his job. No salaries, but rather evaluated stipends.
     "At UH, student leaders receive stipends, not a salary, so they are technically volunteering their time. Therefore, the university doesn’t consider these stipends payment for service like one would get from a regular job, but rather the monies receive by board members are to cover expenses incurred while performing their respective duties. However, I do believe that it isn’t right to ‘pay’ student leaders."

University of Houston-Clear Lake, TX
Type: public
Enrollment: 8,000 (Petry); 7,000 (Herhold)
Name of SG: Student Government Association
Web Address: not provided
Phone: not provided
E-mail: sga@cl.uh.edu
Advisor: not provided
Advisor’s phone: not provided
Advisor’s e-mail: not provided
SG’s annual budget: $23,000 for student org funding, $500 for SGA operating budget, cannot carry forward (Petry); $22,500 (Herhold)
Compensation:
     Petry: “Reserved parking (amounts to about $75), office space, use of office equipment, and most of all OPPORTUNITY!”
     Herhold: "Nothing. There is no budget for SGA. We got to go to the conference this year because our dean of students had some extra money left over that she needed to spend or she would lose it because it was FY98 money. We are hoping to create an account specifically for SGA so that future officers will also get to attend conferences and SGA will have some extra money to reward student leaders for outstanding work."
Other Perks:
     Petry: “Reimbursed reserved parking, one t-shirt (SGA), one polo shirt (SGA).”
Sources: Jeffrey Petry, SGA president 2002-2003, responded by web on 10/6/02 and by e-mail on 10/9/02; Kim Herhold, vice president, committee coordinator, responded at the 20th annual National Leadership Conference on Student Government, 10/30-11/1/98 and by e-mail on 11/24/98
     Petry: “Salary? No, but I do believe that other benefits are appropriate. A salary would be paid by the institution who may want to impact the outcome of certain activities that may not be in the best interest of the students.
     “If it is appropriate for the given situation, I would have to say scholarship or tuition waiver.”
     Herhold: "No. I don't think that it is wrong for students leaders to get a salary for their positions because other administrators within the university are getting paid for performing the same type of duties that the studnets are. All of our committees on campus have to have a student, faculty, and staff member in attendance in order to make decisions. The student is the only person who is not paid."

University of Houston-Downtown, TX
Type: public
Enrollment: 9,000—Rameriz; 8,000--Corti
Name of SG: Student Government Association
SG's annual budget: $30,000—Rameriz; $68,000--Corti
Compensation:
Rameriz
President-- $300 per month
Vice president-- $250 per month
Treasurer-- $250 per month
Executive Secretary-- $200 per month
     All 12 month tersm. Paid once a month. President gets free reserved parking space. Must report paycheck as taxable.
Corti
president — $300 per month (12-month paid stipends)
vice president — $200/month
treasurer — $250/month
executive secretary — $200/month
budget allocations chairperson — $100/month (9-month paid stipend)
     "The `perks', so to speak, are that the SGA president receives a reserved parking spot in the `gold' parking area of the parking garage. The space is reserved at no cost to him/her or SGA. The SGA president does not receive any complimentary tickets to sporting events or concerts."
Source: Ernest Rameriz, president, responded at COSGA on 2/25/01; Dr. Tom Corti, director of student activities/SGA advisor, responded via web on 9/29/97
Rameriz
     “Not wrong! Do we pay mayors, congressmen, and other representative officials? Yes! Why not pay SGA members too?”

University of Houston-University Park, TX
Type: public university
Enrollment: 32,000
Name of SG: Student’s Association (SA)
SG's annual budget: $150,000
Compensation:
     "All SA leaders are compensated as part of a pay plan that includes the residence halls leaders and other campus leaders. They are on payroll because it is currently the opinion of the state attorney general that vouchers or scholarships for public school leaders violates current Texas employment law.
     SA president-- $725 per month
     SA vice president/RHA president/Important Organization
            president-- $625 per month
     SA student regent/other vice presidents-- $450 per month
     SA Speaker/Directors/Other officers of RHA and Student
            Organization-- $250 to $350 per month
Source: Survey completed by web on 10/22/99 by Adam E. Miller, former senator and Student Leadership Compensation Task Force
     "It encourages people who would not otherwise get involved because of outside work necessities. It is for the same reason we pay our Congressman $136,000 per year. No, we compensated our public officials, who do almost as much work as our elected student officers. They are putting in time and effort to better our student lives."

University of Iowa, IA
Type: public
Enrollment: 28,145
Name of SG: University of Iowa Student Government (UISG)
SG's annual budget: $1 million ($153,000 of which is for UISG's programming/office/internal expenses)
Compensation:
     "Salaries for the seven executives and two 20-hour week student secretaries equals $40,434. Every executive receives a monthly paycheck. We do not receive any tuition waivers or any other extra perks."
Source: Allison Miller, UISG president, responded by fax on 8/4/97
     "Yes, I do think that SG officers should get paid if they are required to hold officer hours just like at any other job. With the amount of time we are required to be in the office, in addition to the hours each week we spend in meetings, SG officers put in enough time to often equal two work-study positions. The amount we receive in salary is not enough to encourage an unqualified candidate to run for a position just to receive the salary."
     "Yes, I think that SG officers should be paid. Currently, almost every officer here has to work another job in addition to UISG work and with no pay at all even I would not have the time or the money to keep this position no matter how much I love working here."

University of Kansas, KS
Type: public
Enrollment: 26,465
Name of SG: Student Senate
SG's annual budget: $9 to $10 million (office budget $84,000)
Compensation:
President — $480 per month for 12 months (paid every two weeks)
Vice President — $460
Treasurer — $480
Source: Danny Keiser, director of organizations, responded by phone on 7/9/97
9/24/97 — called for Scott Sullivan, president, Student Senate, who was referred to web site. He also received the survey via fax on 9/25/97

University of La Verne, CA
Type: private
Enrollment: 1,100
Name of SG: The Associated Students Federation
SG's annual budget: $95,000
Compensation:
     "Officers have the opportunity to receive a leadership scholarship. In order to receive the scholarship, however, one must first sign an agreement to participate in the Leadership Education and Development program that the university sponsors. We do not receive any perks unless you consider getting high from poster paints a perk. But seriously, we have a small office and basic office equipment."
Source: Dan Lougheed, ASF president, responded by web on 10/2/97
     "Something should be done about the senseless exploitation of student leaders. Monetary compensation is the answer. Afterall, student at
     "In a perfect world, SG officers would be volunteering their time."

University of Maine, ME
Type: public
Enrollment: 8,705 (undergraduates 2002)
Name of SG: University of Maine Student Government, Inc.
SG's annual budget: $620,000
SG’s web address: http://www.ume.maine.edu/~sgov/sg_welcome.html
SG’s phone: (207) 866-4484
SG’s e-mail: matthew.o.gagnon@umit.maine.edu
SG’s advisor: Sheri Cousins
SG advisor’s phone: not provided
SG advisor’s e-mail: not provided
Compensation:
     “Stipend of a certain amount broken down in a “per week” basis. UMaine is incorporated so we pay ourselves the money—the  university has nothing to do with it.
     “It’s a stipend. Again, I’m working on securing other areas of compensation for the officers and senators. It’s a bi-weekly check.
     President-- $3,000 per year
     Vice President-- $3,000 per year
     VP for Financial Affairs-- $3,000 per year
     VP for Student Entertainment-- $3,000 per year
     Then those that serve on boards (such as IFC, Panhellenic, Residents on Campus and Off Campus Board) receive $1,5500 per year. High level clubs also get paid. Senators do not, but a proposal is in the works to secure academic credits for the senators.
Other perks:
     “Nothing much from the university. However, in events that we sponsor we allow ourselves a certain number of free seats or places to get our officers (such as a comedy show) seated. Most of it is student entertainment oriented. However, I have been asked to speak and plan many university-sponsored activities.
Source: Matthew Gagnon, vice president, UMSG, Present, General Student Senate, responded by web on 4/18/02
     “Absolutely. They should be paid a salary so that they don’t have to work outside SG work. They shold also get preferential treatment (ie parking close to the office, free credits, etc.). It is important to foster a sense of leadership, and compensation is definitely a contributing factor.
     “A mix of monetary compensation, academic credit, and preferential treatment is the best course.”

University of Maine at Farmington, ME
Type: public
Enrollment: 2,000
Name of SG: UMF Student Senate
SG's annual budget: $250,000
SG’s web address: http://studentorgs.umf.maine.edu/~senate/
SG’s phone: (207) 778-7340
SG’s e-mail: umfstudentsenate@yahoo.com
SG’s advisor: Richard Robinson
SG advisor’s phone: not provided
SG advisor’s e-mail: not provided
Compensation:
     “There is absolutely no compensation.”
Other perks:
     “We receive no perks. There is a computer in our general senate office that is used by all senators.”
Source: Renee, president, responded by web on 4/5/02
     “I believe that it is hard for someone to be able to dedicate the time needed for these positions. If the officers receive money, it would allow them to put more time towards their jobs and not have to worry so much about working.
     “I think that a stipend is the best form of compensation.”

University of Maine at Presque Isle, ME
Type: public university
Enrollment: 1,400
Name of SG: Student Senate
SG annual budget: “unknown”
Compensation:
     “The president gets $400 a semester, and all other officers get $300 a semester.
President-- $400/semester
Vice-Pres-- $300/semester
Treasurer-- $300/semester
Secretary-- $300/semester
     ”The pay is considered a stipend. No, the pay is not taxed. The pay is sent out twice a semester, half each time. Wow, we get no other perks for serving as officers other than the slight recognition by students.”
Source: Monica Gilbert, president, responded by web on 5/4/01
     ”I think that SG officers should be paid. They put in a lot of work, and it is good incentive to be more motivated to get involved in what is going on on campus.
     “I think that cash salaries are best, they come in handy during the semester to help out with books, supplies, and general spending money.”

University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Type: public university
Enrollment: 36,000
Name of SG: Student Government Association
SG's annual budget: "$30,000 per academic year to cover the costs of honorarium, office managers, elections, a retreat, and supplies."
Compensation:
     Executive board members receive $1,000 per term, legislators receive about $500 per term. It is in the form of an honorarium, meaning that it is based on their performance under which an ethics committee keeps a close eye on all executives and legislators."
Source: Survey completed by web on 11/13/99 by Richard Jaucian, academic legislator of the School of CMPS
     "I don’t believe that Student Government officers should get paid a ‘salary,’ but rather, an honorarium based upon the goals and expectations they have accomplished. Dealing with a campus of over 36,000 students, with over 300 student organizations and allocating about $1.1 million per year is a very, very demanding ‘voluntary’ job. That is why we have an honorarium for SG officers because it’s equivalent to working full-time on top of classes and (for some people) work."

University of Maryland, Graduate School of Social Work, MD
Type: public
Enrollment: 1,000
Name of SG: School of Social Work SGA
SG’s annual budget: $32,000
Compensation:
     "Nothing."
Source: Maria Giorgakis, SGA vice president, responded at the 20th annual National Leadership Conference on Student Government, 10/30-11/1/98
     "No."

University of Memphis, TN
Type: public
Enrollment: 19,700
Name of SG: Student Government Association
SGA annual budget: $153,000, strictly for SGA's use
Compensation:
president — $250 in cash per month paid last day of every month
plus full tuition ($1,200) each semester (for two semester). The president also gets a reserved parking space near the university center.
vice president — gets full scholarship, plus a $150 stipend monthly
chief justice (is appointed) — gets full scholarship, $150 monthly stipend
speaker of senate — gets full scholarship, $150 monthly stipend
Source: Kate Rose, SGA president, responded by mail on 9/2/97
     "I feel that if your SGA budgets allows, it is OK to pay officers. At my school, we only have an SGA president, not a student body president, so SGA president is a full-time job. I know that I put in over 30 hours a week and am working all the time doing SGA "stuff." I couldn't financially afford to volunteer 30 hours a week if I didn't get a small free.
     "On the other hand, if an SGA is not as active at a certain school and the requirements are not as high for the SGA president, I feel it should be a volunteer basis."

University of Michigan, MI
Type: public
Enrollment: 38,000 (Nolan); 36,000 (Nagrant)
Name of SG: Michigan Student Assembly
SG's annual budget: $439,000
SG’s web address: www.umich.edu/~msa
SG’s e-mail: mjnolan@umich.edu
SG’s phone: 734-763-3241
SG advisor: Jackie Simpson
SG advisor’s e-mail: jdsimps@umich.edu
SG advisor’s phone: 734-763-3549
Compensation:
Nolan
     “I receive a parking pass, as does my vice president, but that’s it. It’s used primarily so we can come into the office. I can park more or less any lot on campus.
Nagrant
     "No salaries—only a parking pass."
Other Perks:
Nolan
     "One office that four executives share.  For the Assembly, we have a full-time administrative coordinator, and six part-time employees. I’m not invited to sports. I pay $105 for season tickets, but didn’t buy basketball."
Sources: Matt Nolan, MSA president, responded by phone on 10/14/01 and by web on 10/15/01; Michael Nagrant, MSA president, responded by web on 10/8/97
Nolan
     “Yes. 40-hour weeks, even if as students, should be compensated. Tuition waiver would seem to make the most sense.
     “Salaries have not been institutionally done. To jump from nothing to a salary, waiver or fringe benefit. I wouldn’t feel comfortable proposing it. We would get flak. Salaries would be a hotly contested issue. There are other groups on campus that don’t get paid. There’s a history here of people thinking it would be wrong for student leaders to be compensated. The anti-pay sentiment is particularly strong from The Michigan Daily, even though the publication’s editors are paid.
     “Personally, I think we should be compensated. A tuition waiver would be wonderful and very appropriate. I would say executive officers, definitely president and vice president. Representatives, I’m not sure. I have two papers I haven’t even started. I spend three hours on e-mail just sifting through it.
     “We probably do miss out on some people getting involved in SG because there’s no compensation. We get people who want to serve, who want to be involved. But it’s hard to retain people. Sometimes they have to have a job and have to leave during meetings. I had to quit my job at the law library earlier this semester. I could see why it’s tough to keep people involved in SG.
Nagrant
     "No, I think that the position of leadership in the student body should not be a paid position, especially since many students on campus are struggling to pay their way through college. It really should be a position of altruism and volunteerism. Although I put in 20 to 30 hours a week, I knew that the position would be difficult and full of hard work."

University of Minnesota, MN
Type: public university
Enrollment: 30,000
Name of SG: Minnesota Student Association
SG's annual budget: $135,000
SG’s web address: www.msa.umn.edu
SG’s e-mail address: msaforum@hotmail.com
Compensation:
     "Our officers receive stipends.
President—$4,900 (a weekly stipend of $163.33 or about $6.50 hourly)
Vice president—$4,400
Committee chairs (5)—$750
Other perks:
     “Conference attendance”
Source: Dan Kelly, president, responded by web on 9/26/01 and by phone on 10/1/01
     “Yes. Accessibility: students who pay for their own education and could make a real difference may not be able to hold a position without pay.
     “Quality: students who pay for their own education would need to work without stipends, making them less available to serve students.”
     “I can’t not be our student body president. I went out to a campus bar last night, and there wasn’t a moment when somebody didn’t stop by and talk with me. Even the time in class, at least once in every class, I’ve been asked about my position. It’s hard to separate that out. The last four weeks, I’ve put in an average of 40 hours a week, not counting getting quizzed in class, on weekends, and on social time.”
     “I’m a first-generation college student. I’m paying all of my own college expenses. For me to take on a 25 to 30 hour position like this eliminates me working. Financially, I couldn’t afford it. A couple of our other officers are in the same position.
     “Those schools that don’t pay are losing out on qualified students who want to serve, but can’t because financially they have to be working. Students are less involved if they have to work. I bet there are students at some schools who aren’t pursuing the opportunity, who would if they were compensated for it.”
      As a freshman, Kelly says he received a stipend as an Inter-Fraternity Council officer, but he also held a work-study job. “It really drained on me. I remember running to class, to IFC, then to work in our admissions office, and felt pulled in three or four different directions. I was less accessible than other members were.”
     “I also know that if I had the type of jobs I would be applying for outside of campus, I’d be making $10 per hour. I’d be making $350 per week instead $163.33 total that I get [about $6.00 hourly],” he says.
     “Each year, we apply to the fees committee for our operating budget. We have to convince 13 rather critical people of the value of our pay. Every week, I log the amount of phone calls I get, e-mails, how many people stop by, a quick report of how many meetings, any projects that I’ve done. I file it away for the next time we apply for fees—‘Here’s what I’m doing to earn that money. Last week, I had about 65 phone calls, 15 meetings, and 195 e-mails-- I’m documenting and documenting consistently. The amount of work that I have to do constitutes the level of stipend that I’m at. I owe it to the students. These students paid my stipend through student service fees. I don’t do this for the money. You’ll make more money if you do something else. SG should have stipends because they can attract people who might not be able to do the job for free.”

University of Minnesota-Duluth, MN
Type: public
Enrollment: 9,500
Name of SG: UMD Student Association
SG's annual budget: $32,000
SG’s web address: http://www.d.umn.edu/~umdsa
SG’s phone: (218) 726-7178
SG’s e-mail: slavelle@d.umn.edu
SG’s advisor: Paula Knudson
SG advisor’s phone: not provided
SG advisor’s e-mail: pknudso@d.umn.edu
Compensation:
     President-- $1,500
     VP Legislative Affairs-- $1,200
     VP Student Affairs-- $1,200
     VP Academic Affairs-- $1,200
     VP Administration and Finance-- $1,200
     Public Relations Director-- $600
     Campus Outreach Director-- $500
     Legal Aid Director-- $500
     Representative to the Regents-- $500
     SSCC Representative-- $500
     “They’re semesterly checks. It’s a stipend.
Other perks:
     “Desk in our SA office, use of computer and office equipment.”
Source: Shawn M. Lavelle, public relations director, responded by web on 3/31/02
     “Yes, to compensate for their lost time and to recognize their devotion to the students.
     “I think the stipend is the best solution because it is not taxed and allows the recipient to choose how to spend his or her compensation.”

University of Mississippi, MS
Type: public
Enrollment: 11,849
Name of SG: ASB
SG's annual budget: $49,800
SG’s web address: http://www.olemiss.edu/orgs/asb
SG’s phone: (662) 915-7395
SG’s e-mail: dlsnyder@olemiss.edu
SG’s advisor: Sparky Reardon
SG advisor’s phone: not provided
SG advisor’s e-mail: sparky@olemiss.edu
Compensation:
     “Five elected officers receive monthly salaries, and several cabinet members receive a small stipend during specific months. One class each summer term is provided to the president, secretary, treasurer, and judicial chairperson. The president receives a campus wide parking pass, the other officers and several major cabinet members receive a limited parking pass.”
     President-- $300 per month
     Vice President-- $250 per month
     Secretary-- $250 per month
     Treasurer-- $250 per month
     Judicial Council Chair-- $275 per month
     Election Co-Commissioners-- $100 per year
Other perks: not provided
Source: Drew Snyder, president, responded by web on 5/13/02

University of Missouri-Columbia, MO
Type: public university
Enrollment: over 20,000
Name of SG: Missouri Students Association
SG annual budget:
Friel
     $940,921.00
Milligan
     “Unknown. Student organizations can petition for additional funds to operate awaiting MSA or SOGA’s approval.”
SG’s web site: http://students.missouri.edu/~msa
Compensation:
Friel
     The top leaders of each branch of government receive compensation. It’s a stipend and is paid through bi-weekly paycheck. It comes from the operating budget from student fees.
     President—$5,500
     Vice president—$5,000
     Chief of Staff—$500
     Director of student activities—$4,000
     Director of student services—$4,000
     Director of publicity & promotions—$4,000
     Speaker of the senate—$4,250
     Clerk of senate—$1,200
     Assistant clerk—$1,200
     Student Court chief justice—$2,500
     Board of Election commissioners chair—$500
Milligan
     “It varies greatly from free tuition for a year to a semester free of housing to a small stipend for expenditures. The stipend is delivered in any increment the officer so desires.”
Other Perks:
Friel
     “Comp tickets. President, vice president, speaker have offices, all officers have use of computers, travel to conferences comes out of operating budget.”
Source: Joshua Friel, assistant director of student services, responded by web on 9/24/01; Wes Milligan, publisher of The Greek Chronicle, responded by web on 4/6/01
Friel
     “Absolutely, especially at a large state school where the population is comparable to a small city, the student government offers a wide-range of services and program that take considerable time to plan and administer.
     “Since the fees are coming from student fees and not from the university, a stipend which isn’t calculated into the financial aid packet is most appropriate.”
Milligan
     “Yes. I think they should to some degree because they use so much of their time to help us, when they could have been using this time for say a job. For their dedication, they deserve some compensation.
     “Give a stipend, so they can control it as their leisure. They’ve got enough to worry about already.”

University of Missouri-St. Louis, MO
Type: state university
Enrollment: 14,500
Name of SG: Student Government Association
SG’s annual budget: $50,000 for the 1998-99 school year (only for SGA events)
Compensation:
     “President and vice president both get about $5,000 a year. It is considered pay. It does come out of my budget. The comptroller gets about $1,500 a year. We all have our own offices and share a student secretary who makes $6.00 per hour. We do get perks such as travel. Last year, I went to two different conventions. One in D.C. and I went to COSGA (Texas A&M).”
Source: James Avery, Jr., SGA president, responded by web on 4/17/98, and by email on 4/30/98
     “Yes, they should get paid because many officers can not hold a job due to time restrictions of holding office. Most people on our campus work and go to school, therefore if you are one of the executive members, you lose out on this opportunity.
     “No, it’s not wrong to pay, especially in an urban area like St. Louis, where everyone lives off campus and works part-time.”

University of Mobile, AL
Type: private
Enrollment: 1,713
Name of SG: Student Government Association
SG's annual budget: $70,000
Compensation:
$500 per exec per semester
perks should start this year: parking, bookstore, priority registration...
Source: Jennifer Sheppard, class president/executive secretary, returned survey at NACA convention on 6/24/97
     "Some $ is great because their gas and expenses are compensated for. This total wouldn't come to a significant amount of money.
     "Clubs at our school don't participate and do as much as execs. Therefore, the need for cash compensation is not a demand."

University of Montana, MT
Type: public
Enrollment: 11,600
Name of SG: Associated Students of the University of Montana
SG's annual budget: $800,000
SG’s web address: www.umt.edu/asum
SG’s phone: (406) 243-2038
SG’s e-mail: asumpres@mso.umt.edu
SG’s advisor: not provided
SG advisor’s phone: not provided
SG advisor’s e-mail: not provided
Compensation:
     “President-- $5.25 for 84.5 hours monthly and an instate tuition waiver (approximately $1,300)
     VP and Business Manager—same except only paid 80 hours monthly
     It’s a stipend and tuition waiver.
Other perks:
     “Tickets to concerts/sporting events, office, computer, cell phone, office assistants, travel to conferences.”
Source: Christopher Peterson, president, responded by web on 12/19/01
     “Students who need to work to put themselves through school should not be excluded, if in fact a student government is truly representative.
     “I think that the compensation should be based on an amount that is reasonable for living expenses while attending college. The executives should be able to devote as much time as possible to their constituents. These positions should not be seen as an elite boys/girls club position, but one of advocacy and fairness to all.”

University of New Hampshire, NH
Type: public university
Enrollment: 11,000
Name of SG: Student Senate
SG's annual budget: $1.2 million
SG’s web address: www.unh.edu/student-senate
Compensation:
     “All officers in Senate receive stipends that vary depending on the amount of time that is required for the position. Furthermore, the club presidents and officers that have significant responsibility also get stipends at my school. Some students refuse to accept their stipends, which is find, but for others, it is the only way they can serve.”
     The President receives $850 per semester.
     The Vice President receives $650 per semester.
     Most chair positions receive $150 per semester.
Other perks:
     “Also, conferences are budgeted for the president and vice president, which adds up to $2,500 per year.
Source: Ken Kruger, student body president, responded by web on 7/4/01
     “Stipends, yes! As student body president, I work at least 40 hours a week on issues which takes up most of my time available to work. I pay $24,000 a year for school with no help from mom and dad. I need all the help I can get to stay in school so that I can serve the student body.”

University of New Haven, CT
Type: private
Enrollment: approximately 3,000 full-time undergraduate students
Name of SG: Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA)
SG annual budget: “$328,000 (increases at the same percentage rate of tuition)
Compensation:
     “The President of SG receives full tuition.
The Treasurer of SG receives three-quarters of tuition.
The Radio Station Manager receives full tuition.
The Newspaper Editor, Yearbook Editor, Assistant Radio Station Manager and Activity Planning Committee Chair receives one-half tuition.
The Assistant Newspaper Editor receives one-quarter.
Total = approx. $70,000 in paid Student Leader positions (almost 1/3) of our operating budget.
RA's receive room and board. (RA's are compensated through the housings budget)
Source: Andrew Dinkel, president, responded by web on 2/8/01
     “As a paid student leader I feel that as long as the intentions of those seeking student leader positions are clear, then a salary may be incurred.  However, I didn't always feel this way, and in fact, wanted to forfeit my stipend when I was elected to my position.
     “Stipend works well, however I do believe that our school must re-consider each position and reevaluate the compensation that is allocated.”

University of New Orleans, LA
Type: public
Enrollment: 16,000
Name of SG: Student Government
SG’s annual budget: $330,000 (1% of student tuition goes to SG)
Compensation:
     Rault:
President—$500 per month
Vice president—$450 per month
Treasurer—$450 per month
Secretary of state—$250 per month
     "The president gets a reserved parking spot. No officers get tuition waivers, presently. No other perks."
     Acosta: "I get paid $6,000 per year. I receive a paycheck like a regular student worker. They figure out a rate of pay and pay me for 10 hours per week. I do get a reserved parking space and other perks such as tickets to concerts, etc."
Source: Tomy J. Acosta, president, responded by web on 7/18/00; Richard A. Rault, SG president, responded by web on 3/13/98
     Acosta: "Yes…if they do the job right. I’m president of SG and put in more than 30 hours a week. By putting in this much time, I don’t have the time for another job. Being SG president is a full-time job.
     "No, it is not wrong. If they do the job right, it’s a full-time job."
     Rault: "If they work, they should. I get paid $500 per month regardless of what I do, but an incentive program would be a very advantageous way of keeping the officers honest.
     "It is hard to meet the college expenses by volunteering your time and the position should not be limited to the independently wealthy or those who cannot perform their job because of the costs of education."

University of North Dakota, ND
Type: public
Enrollment: 12,438
Name of SG: Student Government
SG's annual budget: $290,000
Compensation:
president — $2,600, plus "A parking"
vice president — $2,100 plus parking
treasurer — $2,000 plus parking
     "Plus tuition waiver, presidential scholarship"
     "Public and state affairs coordinator both get paid by hour for 10 hours per week"
Source: Annie Claesson, 1997 SG president, responded by phone on 5/23/97, by mail on 10/20/97, and by e-mail on 10/24/97
     "Absolutely. The SG executive team I work with puts in many hours. They work to make a great place even better for the students. We put in close to 40 hours every week, along with being a full-time college student. These two jobs leave little time for an after college job, and everyone needs some income to survive."
     "It would be great if all the team members of SG could volunteer all of their time without pay. However, the simple fact of the matter is SG for most executive members is a full-time job, and they are carrying a full credit load. Therefore, we need to get paid. Afterall, there is only so much time in a day, and fitting in a part-time job between classes, homework, class projects, and being SG president is just not possible. Yet, I need money to lead a normal college life. So, either I need to get paid or I can not put in as much time at the office.
     "I work at SG 40 ours a week. I get paid $109.33 every two weeks. This is equal to $1.35 an hour. I certainly hope I deserve that much. I am lucky I will make enough money throughout my term to pay for the campaign that got the present SG team in office."

University of Notre Dame, IN
Type: private
Enrollment: 7,800 undergraduates
Name of SG: University of Notre Dame Student Government
SG's annual budget: $520,000
Compensation:
     "Officers receive a limited number of privileges, which include:
A) summer school tuition waiver (up to six credits) and a summer on-campus housing waiver. This is done for two main reasons. First, this keeps key campus positions on-campus in the summer to represent their constituents at all times. An example of this is this past summer I helped to rewrite the dulac, the student handbook. Second, the waiver is given to leaders so that their course load can be lightened for their year of office. So, rather than taking the usual five course (15 credits) a semester, you would be able to take 4 courses (12 credits). Five positions receive this waiver:
student body president
vice president
treasurer
programming board manager
programming board controller
     "The student body president and vice president also receive a parking pass that gives them access to campus at any time, for up to an hour. Notre Dame is a closed campus to vehicular traffic, especially to student vehicles."
Source: Matthew Griffin, student body president, responded by fax on October 23, 1997
     "No, student leaders should not get paid cash salaries. Although, being a high-ranking student leader is often more time consuming than a full-time job, a leader's motives for running for office should be to simply best represent their student bodies. If leaders are compensated with cash salaries, I feel that this will open the window for students not genuinely interested in the position to run.
     "When I hear that many of Notre Dame's peer institution's leaders get paid, I do often wish that we receive a stipend as well. On average, I spend about 50 hours a week on official student government business. Obviously, this rules out having any sort of job, for myself. However, when I ran for office, I knew what I was getting into and what sacrifices I was going to have to make. Besides, I go to so many free dinners and luncheons that I save all that money that I would ordinarily be spending on food!

University of Oklahoma, OK
Type: public
Enrollment: 21,000
Name of SG: University of Oklahoma Student Association
SG annual budget: “$470,000”
Compensation:
     Varies. President receives $400 per month, vice president receives $325 per month, and other officers receive $250 per month. It’s a stipend. They are monthly checks. We also get a private office with computer.
Source: Brandon Brooks, president, responded by web on 5/4/01
     “Yes. It depends on the total amount of compensation.”

University of Oregon, OR
Type: public
Enrollment: 17,000—Oliver; 17,200--Miner
Name of SG: Associated Students of the University of Oregon (ASUO)
SG’s annual budget: $7,500,000—Oliver; approximately $700,000--Miner
Compensation:
Oliver
President & Vice President: $400 per month
Student Senators: $70 per month
Student Executive Staff: $150 to $200 per month
     “Monthly stipends and that’s all. It’s a monthly check. We can check our e-mail on our office computers and that’s about it. Oh yea—the president and vice president get a free trip to the football team’s bowl game. Next year, that will be a trip to see the Ducks play for the national championship in the Rose Bowl!”
Miner
President — $400 per month ($4,800 per year)
Vice president — $450/per month
     Others — $50 to $150 per month
Source: Jeff Oliver, ASUO Executive Staff—Housing Advocate, responded by web on 5/3/01; William Miner III, ASUO president, responded by web on 8/10/98
Oliver
     “A tuition waiver in addition to a monthly salary/stipend would be nice.”
Miner
     "Admittedly, acting as a student government officer takes up an incredible amount of time. However, it does not take more than the leadership positions in many other clubs and organizations who do not get paid. If one aspect of student life is going to have financial rewards, all the others should as well. This is especially true when, like on our campus, approximately 10 percent of the student body votes on the student government members. Any student government officer that is appointed and not voted into office should not be paid, as they did not even get the extremely small voter population to endorse them.
     "It is wrong to pay them at the expense of other student groups, especially when they represent such a small portion of the school population."

University of Pennsylvania, PA
Type: private university
Enrollment: 9,600 undergraduates
Name of SG: Undergraduate Assembly
SG's annual budget: $1.05 million. "That covers the UA, Student Activities Council (clubs and groups), the Nominations and Elections Committee (run elections, nominate undergrads to university committees), the Student Committee on Undergraduate Education (Academic policy group), the Social Planning and Events Committee (concerts, speakers), and the class board (class unity events). The UA’s portion of that is about $65,000."
Compensation:
     "Nothing. Nothing at all. Maybe a free ticket to a concert we sponsor, and a lot of free pizza, but nothing else. Very, very little. For instance, last year we co-sponsored loveline and our chair received a single ticket worth $5. In terms of pizza, I’d be surprise if we racked up any more than $75 to $100 in an entire year. We don’t travel as elected officials. There is a leadership retreat every semester, but it is open by application to all students. Also, we had a one day UA retreat at the beginning of the year. The money for this came out of our budget, not members wallets."
Source: Survey completed by web on 10/26/99 by Theo LeCompte, communications committee chair
     "No, because students are supposed to be students first, and leaders second. I would be concerned that salaried leaders would begin placing leadership above academics and compromising their learning experience at college. Yes, I feel that money is better spent on student activities."

University of Portland, OR
Type: private university
Enrollment: 2,300
Name of SG: Associated Students of the University of Portland (ASUP)
SG's annual budget: $230,000
SG’s web address: http://lewis.up.edu/asup/
SG’s e-mail: asup@up.edu
SG’s phone: 503-943-7471
SG’s advisor: Lois Geib, director of student activities
SG advisor’s phone: 503-943-7470
SG advisor’s e-mail: stuact@up.edu
Compensation:
     “$2,500 scholarship per semester paid directly into our student account (untaxed, two semester per year). It’s paid at the beginning of each semester.”
Other Perks:
     not answered
Source: Sarah Lynch, ASUP treasurer, responded at the NW Student Leadership Conference on 11/10/01
     “Only pay them to an extent. The SG is not exclusive.”

University of Puget Sound, WA
Type: private
Enrollment: 2,600
Name of SG: Associated Students of the University of Puget Sound
Web Address: http://asups.ups.edu
Phone: 253-879-3600
E-mail: asupsvp@ups.edu
Advisor: Kristine M. Bartanen
Advisor’s phone: not provided
Advisor’s e-mail: dos@ups.edu
SG's annual budget: $490,000
Compensation:
     “Our officers receive a 12-month stipend, free summer housing, and two free summer classes, across the board.”
President-- $500/month
Vice President-- $500/month
Director of Business Services-- $400/month
Director of Public Relations-- $400/month
     “All stipends are given for 12 months. It’s considered a stipend. It counts as taxable money, yes, but there is no W4 deduction. It’s a monthly check. It comes out of our operating budget. We spend an estimated $22,000 a year on total executive compensation.
Other perks:
     “We receive free summer housing and two free summer classes (valued at $2,000 each). We also get privte offices and computers, plus 24-hour access to the building (we have keys to the SUB’s front doors). We have an administrative assistant, although I would not term her a ‘personal secretary.’ Finally, we usually get comp tickets to most concerts and events on campus (excluding large popular entertainment concerts and music department performances.)”
Source: Survey completed by web on 6/25/02 by Chris Abbott
     “Yes, for three reasons. One, we tend to work 20-50 hours a week in addition to our class schedule during the school year. Our stipends are still smaller than we could earn by having a job for the same amount of time, so running for president still involves some civic-mindedness and not greed. Two, compensation is basically compensation for scholarships we can’t pursue (music, performance, athletics, etc.) and jobs we can’t have because of our duties. Three, it allows students of modest means to be able to mitigate expenses due to taking on the position, and thus makes the system more participatory and more democratic.
     “Stipends are useful to compensate us for jobs that we could have had we not chosen to participate in student government. Stipends allows us to choose to use the money in a way that we feel is most beneficial.”

University of Richmond, VA
Type: private
Enrollment: 3,200
Name of SG: Richmond College Student Government Association
SG's annual budget: $200,000 (between the two governments)
Compensation:
     "We have a coordinate system with two governments. Richmond College student government president gets a salary of $800, a laptop, a parking pass, and an office."
Source: Erich J. Radlmann, RCSGA president, responded by web on 11/19/97

University of Rochester, NY
Type: private university
Enrollment: 3,600
Name of SG: Students’ Association
SG’s annual budget: $650,000
Compensation: "Nothing!!!"
Source: Daryl DuLong, senator, responded by web on 3/22/00
     "Yes, but only the leaders of a particular branch. I think, for instance, the speaker and deputy speaker of the senate and the president should get salaries. Yes, that may be exclusive, but it’s also an incentive for people to work their hardest to achieve those positions.
     "Like I said, pay the executives. The rest of the people should be volunteering their time."

University of St. Thomas, MN
Type: private
Enrollment: 5,000
Name of SG: University of St. Thomas All College Council
SG's annual budget: $110,000 to $115,000 per semester
Compensation:
$2,000 per year — $125 every two weeks ($250 per month)
     "This is a pay check not put toward tuition. Ths is only for the six executive board members. No other extra perks."
Source: Jennifer Lyndsey Bonine, All College Council public relations chair, responded by mail on 11/20/97
     "Yes, either cash salaries or tuition compensation. The time commitment involves leaves less room for jobs outside of school. The student leaders shoudl not be penalized financially for choosing to give back to the university.
     "No. Student Government is a huge investment of time and energy for the student involved and they deserve some form of copensation. Volunteering is something where you can control the number of hours you want to allocate towards it. With Student Government, projects would not be accomplished without giving up huge amounts of time whenever necessary. Student Government is demanding of a person's time even when it is inconvenien. Because of that a student needs adequate compensation."

University of San Francisco, CA
Type: private
Enrollment: 3,500 undergrad (8,000 total)
Name of SG: Associated Students
SG’s annual budget: "$400,000 in fees; $1 million with revenue (each club gets $200 per year for limited uses. Major groups get allocated funds by the finance committee and the Senate eventually approves the budget. A superfund committee (with no elected officials voting) approves money for events."
Compensation:
—President—$3,000 stipend, own office, shared computer, travel to conferences, use of front office secretaries, lots of free meals and nice receptions, free admission to games with five friends
—Three Vice Presidents (Internal Affairs, Business Administration, and Public Relations)—$2,500 stipend, own office, shared computer, travel to conferences, use of front office secretaries, free admission to games with five friends
—Newspaper (Foghorn) editor—$3,000 stipend, 3 units, shared office
—Programming Chair—$2,000 stipend, own office
—Electoral Governing Board Chair—$600
—Literary Magazine Editor—$500
     We are taxed 1/3 of the cost. I think it’s ridiculous since we already receive less money than actual hours worked. It comes in a regular check—bimonthly with the rest of the payroll system.
Source: Holly Hogan, president, responded by e-mail on 12/16/00
     "Yes—many people presume that students are apathetic because they are not involved. Some of the reason why they are not involved is because they cannot afford the expense of lost earnings when they need to pay high costs for tuition. Another good idea is to offer some sort of course credit in conjunction with a leadership class that can teach one about management, etc.

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, PA
Type: private
Enrollment: 2,200
Name of SG: Student Government Association
SG’s annual budget: $80,000 approximately
Compensation:
     "We get nothing at our school except for a dinner at the end of the year."
Source: Kevin M.Bisch, SGA president, responded by web on 9/11/00
     "Yes. SG officers should be paid because they perform tasks that would otherwise need to be performed by paid staff from the university or college.
     "No. SG officers put in 30, 40 or more hours per week, and should be compensated accordingly."

University of South Alabama, AL
Type: public
Enrollment: 12,506
Name of SG: Student Government Association
SG's annual budget: $300,000
Compensation:
based on completion of office hours, everything in one check
president — 20 hours at minimum wage, supplemented by monthly pro rata share of 12 hours worth of tuition ($55 per quarter hour) $572.18, paid monthly
vice president — only get eight hours rather than 12 ($390.17 gross per month, not)
treasurer — 10 office hours and eight scholarship hours (364.17)
chief justice — $227.58
attorney general — $227.58
senators get $50 per quarter, 27 senators currently
Source: Matt Hancock, SGA president, responded by mail on 6/24/97, and by phone on 9/24/97
     "Yes. If I were not paid, I wouldn't be able to serve. Our officers keep office hours. I was working until I was elected. At our school quite a few students work, my parents are assisting me, but I'm doing loans and putting myself through. I had to have some sort of income, if it wasn't for the stipend. My first three years of school, I worked.
     "Student Government officers and senators should be paid for their efforts. Special interest organizations should not. Special interest should not be inherently funded by the school.
     "We have 180 registered campus organizations, we usually have

University of South Carolina-Aiken, SC
Type: public
Enrollment: 3,209
Name of SG: Student Government Association
SG's annual budget: $7,000 (operating budget)
Compensation:
president — $100 monthly for nine months
vice president — $75 per month
secretary — $75 per month
treasurer — $75 per month
Source: Ahmed Samah, director of student activities, responded by phone on 8/6/97

University of South Carolina in Union, SC
Type: public
Enrollment: 400
Name of SG: Student Government Association
SG's annual budget: $??
Compensation:
vice president — $400 scholarship
Source: Jackie Courtney, SGA vice president, responded by web on 11/6/97
     "No, because it is a student activity that you should be proud to do with no cash incentive.
     "I don't think it is wrong to give them scholarships to help out with school."

University of South Dakota, SD
Type: public
Enrollment: 7,000
Name of SG: USD Student Association
SG's annual budget: $36,000 (total SA budget is $176,000
Compensation:
President and business manager — $300 per month
vice president and office manager — $275 per month
"No other perks."
Source: John Walker, USD Student Association business manager, responded by web on 11/24/97
     "Yes. It is just as if we have a full-time job. We can't volunteer 25 to 35 hours each week and be able to support ourselves.
     "No, it is not wrong to pay SG officers. There is a lot of work involved in being an SG officer."

University of South Florida, FL
Type: public
Enrollment: 28,315 on Tampa campus (35,000 total)
Name of SG: University of South Florida Student Government (SG)
SG's annual budget: $4.5 million in A&S fees ($113,000)
SG’s web site: ?
Compensation:
     President—$10,937 (is paid $6.25 per hour, can work up to 35 hours per week, must account for time, bi-weekly, viewed as student employees)
     Vice president—$10,937
     Senate president—$10,937
     Senate vice president—$10,937
no tuition assistance, no perks, no tickets to games
Martin:
     “Our university pays SG officers minimum wage. To be on payroll, you have to be least on the executive cabinet or higher—everyone receives the same amount of pay. Pay is considered to be a job, in that you receive pay on an hourly basis, regular check every two weeks. ‘Pay day Friday’ in the state of Florida. All cabinet officers and higher receives an office and the use of a computer.”
Source: Shelli Martin, retired senator, responded on 9/7/01; Joe Synovec, SG business manager, responded by mail on 8/11/97, and by phone on 9/25/97; Edwin Narain, SG president, responded via fax on 12/16/97
Martin:
     “Yes, SG leaders work very hard and often long hours. I believe that SG officers should either receive a stipend or remain on a payroll, per hour.”
Synovec:
     "Key officers should be paid because they are managing service-oriented operations which benefit the university, such as computer labs, SAFE team, Sober Ride, information service, legal aid, business office. Not all positions should be compensated because some fall under a "volunteer" or "personal growth" umbrella."
     "Clubs and organizations should not be compensated. This is a purely volunteer issue."
     "They're in that club, it's more of a social need, we have a 130 clubs funded, 300 total, and not enough money in Dodge to pay for everything. I love to ski, so I'm in the ski club, it's a personal desire and issue and shouldn't be an A&S funded issue."
Narain:
     "Student Government officers should be paid for the work that they do. Unique to any other position on campus the Student Leader is always a student leader. No matter where they are or what they may be doing, they are always perceived as people in the know by their peers. Student leaders are public figures who rarely find time for themselves. It is impossible to say to someone 'I can't talk about this now,' or 'I can't make this meeting.' It is our job to do so. Therefore, the position is who you become and it requires all of your time.
     "If you didn't pay student leaders it would be impossible for the average-income student or those with jobs or families to support to be able to hold an office. It would create a system in which only the rich could afford the position. Would these student leaders be truly representative to the average working-class student? How would their positions on issues differ from those of the student population?
     "Also consider the amount of time spent traveling and away from family and friends. Some may say travel presents opportunities to network that other students are not afforded. I beg to differ. These trips are periods of work in which the student leader is representing their constituents. Time away from class, family and other personal time is being sacrificed.
     "Finally when taking into account the numerous jobs done, meetings attended, and time sacrificed, the amount of any paycheck will not ever suffice for the amount of time poured into the organization. You become your position and probably spend most of your time thinking about it and how you are perceived by those you represent. Students in other departments make more money in less challenging occupations. Why should a student representative work more but be paid less?"

University of Southern California, CA
Type: private
Enrollment: 27,734
Name of SG: Student Senate
SG's annual budget: $1.6 million
Compensation:
president — 5 units per semester (@ $676.00) — $676 x 5 ($6,700 stipend annually for two semesters) get hourly wage of roughly $6 an hour in summer, not more than 20 hours weekly, 12 summer weeks)
vice president — 4 units
treasurer — 3 units (not elected)
secretary — 1 unit (appointed)
nine elected senators — no compensation
committee directors — 2 units (appointed)
     "Officers receive a monthly check. No perks are accepted, to do so is a constitutional violation."
Source: Steven Orchard, USC student body president, responded by fax on 8/29/97 and by phone on 10/3/97
     "Yes. Paid positions draw more qualified applicants. Student leaders at major universities have a significant impact on student life. It is important that those positions be filled by the most competent people available. Many promising leaders could not afford to serve without pay."
     "At some level, student organizations officers cannot be paid. There should be emphasis on volunteer positions at the lower levels of government and activities."
9/4/97 — his chief of staff called, I told her to call me tomorrow, only need about 10 minutes , 3:58 10/1/97 — CALLED 213-740-5620, put on hold, left message on machine
     "There's not the work load to support it. Part of the student experience, should be volunteer and community spirit, without being compensated. The president shouldn't be compensated for the total effort that I put in. I get paid for about 20 hours a week, but I work about 30. The purpose of pay is to make it feasible so that people who'd have to have a full-time job can participate in student life."
     "I see the reality of the time investment. I'm here for my education, but I can't sacrifice enough, to put in the time, unless I'm getting something for it — because that feeds me. If I didn't get paid, I'd be having to work."
     "We're often invited to events as student representatives, but we don't get football tickets, but it's part of the job rather than a perk. We do the PAC-10 president's conference, pay to fly students to that. Send some senators to lobby or to leadership retreats, but it's very limited. We have a fund in student senate, to fund any student to go to a leadership seminar."

University of Southern Indiana, IN
Type: public
Enrollment: 9,300 (Hudson); 7,430 (Pauley)
Name of SG: Student Government Association
SG's annual budget: $18,000
SG’s web address: www.usi.edu/sga
SG’s phone: (812) 464-1873
SG’s e-mail: sga@usi.edu
SG advisor: Barry Schonberger
SG advisor’s phone: (812) 464-1109
SG advisor’s e-mail: sga@usi.edu
Compensation:
     Hudson
     “Stipends, travel, a few meals. We receive payment every two weeks during the school year.”
     President, executive vice president, and chief justic of the University Court each receive $2,000 stipends per year. The executive clerk and university court clerk are paid hourly at a minimum wage. Some travel and meal expenses are included.”
     Pauley
     "President and vice president get $1,000 each. They get no extra perks. At or school, I feel that the work of SG leaders and the support staff helping them goes much underappreciated."
Other Perks:
     Hudson
     “We have offices in the University Center that are equipped with computers and other office needs. All members of SGA are allowed to pre-register on the earliest date possible. SGA travels to conferences and to the Indiana State House for lobbying purposes. All travel on behalf of SGA is paid for by the university.”
Sources: Rick Hudson, president, responded by web on 12/21/01; Brian Pauley, SGA president, responded by mail on 9/22/97
     Hudson
     “Yes. I feel the time commitment and work involved with being a SG officer is significant and I believe officers should receive compensation.
     “Since I have not have experiences with other methods of payment, I am not informed to make a judgment.”
     Pauley
     "College is hard work. When you combine academics, jobs, and organizations, it is difficult. So many administrators think that students should DONATE their time. While this is OK to a small extent, some organizations take much time. These people who think that they shouldn't get paid should try to foot the students schools bill for them. Colleges are wealthy business and should commend the work of student leaders."
     "If you have a full-time job and a career, then volunteering time is OK. But when you pay $10,000 a year for college expenses, you are in no position to give for you have bills to pay."
9/22/97 called; 10/1/97 sent e-mail and called; 10/1/97 sent e-mail again

University of Southern Maine, ME
Type: public
Enrollment: 12,000
Name of SG: Student Senate
SG’s annual budget: $500,000
Compensation:
     "The SG officers receive a stipend. The chairperson receives $4,000 per year. The vice chair, treasurer, secretary, and parliamentarian also receive stipends."
Source: Anthony Pereira, Student Senate vice president, responded at the 20th annual National Leadership Conference on Student Government, 10/30-11/1/98
     "Most SG officers should be volunteering their time. Only the chief financial officer should receive some kind of stipend. The student activity fee is for student activities, not SG member salaries."

University of Tampa, FL
Type: private
Enrollment: nearly 3,000 (Johnson); 1,800 (Virgilio)
Name of SG: Student Government Association
SG's annual budget: “not sure” (Johnson); $300,000 (Virgilio)
Compensation:
     Johnson
     President-- $5,000 per year stipend
     Vice President-- $3,000 per year stipend
     All other officers-- $1,000 per year stipend
     “I believe it is in a regular check at the beginning of each semester, but you might want to contact bob Ruday, dean of students, above to clarify.
     Virgilio
     president — $6,000 stipend
     vice president — $3,000
     secretary — $1,000
     treasurer — $1,000
     Senators — $1,000 stipends each
     (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior)
Other Perks:
     Virgilio
       "Occasionally, SG receive free tickets to events such as homecoming. However, these perks are also given to many other contributing organizations."
Sources: Rob Johnson, IFC president, SG representative, responded by web on 2/3/02; David Virgilio, SG president, responded by mail on 9/17/97
     Johnson
     “My opinion on this issue is mixed. I personally do not believe that SG officers should be paid for their service because it is a volunteer position you take up. I know of many individuals who run for office and win, but the only reason for running is for the money. They will do the bare minimum required of them so there will not be controversy. However, the money does get people to run. The past few elections people running for office have run against no one. So I am unsure if we would even get anyone to run if there was not a stipend.”
     Virgilio
     "I believe officers should get compensated, but in the form of a stipend. The stipend is applied to the general tuition.
     "I feel it's right, because SG officers (the majority) put a lot of time and effort into conducting office hours, attending meetings, investigating student concerns, etc. On average, I, as president, put in approximately 20 hours a week."

University of Tennessee, TN
Type: public
Enrollment: 26,579
Name of SG: Student Government Association
SG's annual budget: $44,000
Compensation:
president — $220 per month
vice president — $1,900 to $2,000 per year
     "We do not receive any other special items as compensation for our jobs. We have parking permits for campus, but that is a necessity, not compensatory. No tickets, no special retreats, etc. We attend the events as others do. Our graduate association (GSA) goes to a seminar, but I wouldn't call it compensation."
Source: James Kirkland, SGA president, responded by phone on 7/97, and by e-mail on 10/1/97
     "Some officers are paid and are considered employees of the school.
     "Officers receive monthly checks directly — no stipends or scholarships. SGA receives five paid parking permits to be disbursed among the officers. The president receives a class ring paid for by the university. Officers on particular committees may receive other perks relative to the concerns of their work."
     "Salary takes up 31 percent of SG budget (this include the salary of a full-time secretary working in the sg office). SG receives $0.84 per student per year from the A&S fee."

University of Texas-Arlington, TX
Type: public
Enrollment: 20,000
Name of SG: UTA Student Congress
SG’s annual budget: $50,000
Compensation:
     "President and vice president have faculty parking. Resolution right now for all six execs to have faculty parking.
     Scholarships are available for reps, execs, and committee chairs. Conferences paid for and $ given for food, hotel, airfare, cabs. Office hours salaries for execs-- $5.75 per hour (4 execs get 9 to 12 hours per week).
     President and Vice president get 15 to 25 hours per week."
Source: Sharon Smith, Student Congress parliamentarian. responded at the 20th annual National Leadership Conference on Student Government, 10/30-11/1/98
     "Not at all. We work hard like any job and deserve it. It makes us more willing to put forth the time and it provides motivation and dedication. If we were not paid, we simply couldn't afford to spend as much time on SGO as we do, and we wouldn't have such a powerful, organized, solid Student Congress."

University of Texas Pan American, TX
Type: public university
Enrollment: 14,000 (Munoz); 12,000 (Garcia)
Name of SG: Student Government Association
SG’s web site: not provided
SG’s phone: 956-381-2517
SG’s e-mail: sga@panam.edu
SG advisor: Christine Carruthers
SG advisor’s phone: 956-318-5375
SG advisor’s e-mail: carruthers@panam.edu
SG's annual budget: "$46,907 (Munoz); “Our total budget is about $30,000." (Garcia)
Compensation:
     Munoz
President-- $860 per semester
Vice President-- $860 per semester
All other senators-- $100 per semester
     "Our pay is considered a scholarship. We are not taxed. We receive a check by semester. Our student fees pay for our scholarships.”
     Garcia
"Our SGA is funded by student service fees. From that allowance, we have allocated funds for the payment to our SGA members. President receives $1,660 per term and the vice president receives $1,330. Each senator receives $200, but if they are chairs of a committee they earn $250. It is not taxed. Our pay comes directly from our direct. The president and the vice president are paid half during half of their term, and the rest t the end of it. The term of office is for an entire year that begins in April after elections. It is from April to April. The same applies to all SGA members. After elections, the new students will assume their new positions. The pay is considered a stipend only. Senators are paid at the end of the term. Senators who come in between terms are pro-rated for their pay period. At this time, they are the only members that get paid. The president and vice president also get special parking permit to park in front of our SGA offices. The parking stickers are $16 each. The president and vice president have them and we bought them out of our pockets, but the tags we get as a special privilege are for visitor parking in the parking lot in front of our SG offices, where parking is limited. The spots are visitor parking spots. Our special tags let us park there when we can’t find a parking spot in the regular student parking area. Of course, we do not always use the parking spot due that their availability is scarce. In the end, the tag comes in handy when you just need to run up to the office to get something then leave right away, instead of swarming around looking for a parking spot elsewhere. Right now, we are working on increasing the pay for SGA members overall, but this is the first year that our SGA members will be getting paid. We have a payment committee (made up of SGA members and our advisors) that handles all appeals and concerns regarding payments."
Other Perks
     Munoz
“We do not receive ANYTHING!”
Sources: Survey completed by web on 12/5/02 by Alyssa Munoz, SGA president; and by web on 10/29/00 and by e-mail twice on 10/30/00 by Benigna E. Garcia, SGA president
     Munoz
“Yes. Student Government officials should be paid salaries for the simple fact that Student Goverment is one of the busiest organizations on campus.”
     Garcia
"Yes, I believe SG offices should get paid. These individuals are students, who aside from getting an education, are also choosing to enrich their lives further by being students leaders in their University’s SG. The benefits they receive are priceless in the long run, because they learn things that will aid them wherever they go, but as students they are giving up time that could be spent working for income elsewhere. Thus, getting paid for their dedication seems only fair compared to the countless hours these students spend making their universities a better place for everyone. Being in SGA is a full-time, 24-hour job, that is something many people do not realize. Hopefully, more universities will understand and compensate their officers accordingly.
     "I can understand the cons of the situation where people feel that these students should not be paid because they are choosing to participate in their Student Governments. Thus, many believe they should volunteer themselves and not get paid. Unfortunately, many people do not realize how much time these students are actually giving up for the benefits of others. These student leaders are working hard for their university and they do not keep regular hours. They work around the clock. That surpasses the term volunteering, that’s old fashioned work, it never stops. Ultimately, the student leaders are working for the students in general, not themselves."

University of Texas at Brownsville, TX
Type: public
Enrollment: 9,000
Name of SG: The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College Student Government Association
SG’s annual budget: “It is enough to get the important things done here on campus”
Compensation:
     “We do not earn any kind of paycheck but we do gain a lot of leadership skills that can be used in the future. We are regular students like everyone else and there is no reason why we should be treated differently. It is out of the goodness of our own hearts that we go out and help students.”
     "Most of the students here either receive financial aid or work part-time to pay for their classes. As far as being compensated for SGA, we don't feel it is necessary because of the fact that we are doing it out of our own will. We want to give back to the students and the only compensation we ask for is appreciation."
Source: Sandra Longoria, SGA president, responded by web on 5/8/98; Adolfo M. Garcia, SGA representative, responded by web on 6/24/98
Longoria: “I definitely don’t think officers should get paid. I think that one should help out the student from the heart and not expect any compensation. I think the best compensation you can actually get is a student’s support and appreciation.
     “Most definitely! Volunteer their time is the best thing to do. Like I said before, the money will last you a while but eventually it will be gone but not the appreciation of the students for all the help that was given to them."
Garcia: "I really don't think that an SGA officer should get paid. Why, because SGA positions are for individuals that desire to hold a position like this to see what they can give to their campus not what their campus can give to them. I read in one of the reply's where pres. said that if he didn't get paid he wouldn't be able to do his job as well. I think that is the wrong mentality for an SGA officer to have, because did they run for the position cause they wanted to make a difference or just get paid? And for those that say that the paycheck helps that way they don't have to have an outside job thats just an excuse. I work, pay my own tuition and still have time to do stuff with SGA and be in several other organizations."

University of Texas at Tyler, TX
Type: public university
Enrollment: 3,600
Name of SG: SGA
SG’s annual budget: $15,000
Compensation:
President-- $800.00 per semester
All other officers $400.00 per semester
Source: Aimee, SGA vice president, responded by web on 11/15/00
     "I think that officers should get paid. SGA officers are expected to put in a large amount of hours in the office a week and work hard.
     No, most students are required to work during college and those students cannot be on SGA unless you offer some compensation for their work time lost."

University of Toledo, OH
Type: public
Enrollment: 21,000
Name of SG: Student Government
SG's annual budget: $56,334
Compensation:
President and vice president — tuition ($3,997) and general fee waiver ($780), plus $200 book stipend. We pay for a parking pass and receive an upgrade. We also allocate 30 additional upgrades to student leaders in other organizations. We also receive a paycheck stipend equal to the cost of living on campus and board (it works out to around $4,300 annually. Figures are based on what the University charges for on-campus housing.")
Source: Brad Windbigler, SG president, responded by web on 10/13/97
     "Yes, at our university, the SG executives are expected to service full-time (ie-40 hours). While the money is certainly not a true incentive, I believe that no stipend would create a disincentive."
     "The issue has been debated every year in Student Senate, but the same conclusion has been reached. That is, SG officials should be paid for their work. In addition, the Board of Trustees at our university has passed measures that ensure student leaders including SG, Black Student Union, Student Union Board, and our campus newspaper and radio station, are paid."

University of Tulsa, OK
Type: private
Enrollment: 4,300
Name of SG: Student Association
SG's annual budget: $500,000 per year
Compensation:
     "Our officers are paid a cash salary based on minimum wage and a certain number of hours per week depending on the position. Cabinet members receive pay for 8 hours per week, executive officers are paid for between 20 and 30 hours per week, with the secretary receiving the least and the president receiving the most. Senators are not paid. (Yes, this has caused problems).
Cabinet—approximately $40 per week
President—approx. $150/week
Vice president—approx. $140/week
Executive Manager—approx. $125/week
Secretary & Treasurer—approx. $100/week
     "These amounts can vary slightly from year to year depending on what the president budgets for payroll."
Source: Survey completed by Jamie Hammers, SA vice president, by web on 2/10/99 and by e-mail on 3/30/99
     "SG officers should get paid because in order to do a good job, you have to devote a lot of time. Many students have part-time or even full-time jobs and would be unable to serve in an unpaid position.
     "In a perfect world, SG officers would be able to volunteer. However, college is expensive and very few students can afford to not have a job. It would not be possible to hold an executive position and a job at the same time."

University of Washington, WA
Type: public
Enrollment: 35,000
Name of SG: Residence Hall Student Association
SG's annual budget: $50,000 (including fundraising, 6 hall councils, general council)
SG’s web address: www.students.Washington.edu/rhsaweb
SG’s phone: (206) 543-5251
SG’s e-mail: keun1230@u.washington.edu
SG’s advisor: Leslie Barber-Howard
SG advisor’s phone: (206) 543-5620
SG advisor’s e-mail: ljbh@u..washington.edu
Compensation:
     “As Residence Hall Student Leaders, our six executive board members all receive a double room, double occupancy, room stipend. It comes to about $3,100 for the whole year.
     “President, vice president, administrative manager, national communications coordinator, treasury director, and programming director all receive the same stipend.
     “The stipend is added directly to our quarterly housing bill. The leftover balance is what we have to pay for our respective meal plans.
     “Our stipend comes directly from the Housing and Food Services Department, the administrative body of housing and food on campus.
Other perks:
     “All six of us share an office. We also share a $1,000 administrative budget and all conference attendances are free, including airfare and lodging.”
Source: K. Glenn Park, RHSA National Communications Coordinator, responded by web on 1/18/02
     “Yes. Student leaders often have no time to hold a job and to be an effective leader on campus. Taking  myself as an example, I have had to give up a research position in order to fulfill my duties as a student leader.
     Currently, I do receive a stipend, but I would recommend cash. Many student leaders already have scholarships and tuition waivers, so cash can be a lot more valuable than getting another scholarship or tuition break.”

University of West Florida, FL
Type: state university
Enrollment: 9,300
Name of SG: Student Government Association
Web Address: http://uwf.edu/sga
Phone: 850-474-2393
E-mail: sga@uwf.edu
Advisor: Dr. Douglas Pearson
Advisor’s phone: 850-474-2384
Advisor’s e-mail: dpearson@uwf.edu
SG's annual budget: $1.8 million
Compensation:
     “We receive a stipend that is divided into three semester payments. In the summer, we receive a check and in the fall and spring the stipend is divided into three checks:
President-- $5,000
Vice President-- $2,500
Director of Student Lobbying-- $2,250
Speaker of the Senate-- $1,500
Academic Chair-- $2,200
Finance Chair-- $2,200
Student Relations Chair-- $2,250
Other perks:
Not provided
Source: Survey completed by web on 12/2/02 by Jason Crawford, president
     “Yes. Those student leaders are giving their time and energy back to the university and most treat their position like a job and should be compensated for their work.
     “It should be like working any other job. You should receive a taxed paycheck not tied to financial aid.”

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, WI
Type: public
Enrollment: 8,362
Name of SG: Student Association
SG's annual budget: $35,969 operating budget (not the student fee budget)
Compensation:
president — $4,030 annually (paid bi-weekly, "more of an honorarium than a salary"
vice president — $3,484 per year
chairs of various committees (student fee committee, organizations, cultural affairs) get $200 per semester
Source: Larry Ringgenberg, director of student activities, responded by fax on 8/27/97, and by phone on 9/25/97
     "Yes, some form of compensation is needed because of the time involved.
     "I believe SG should be paid — clubs or programming organizations should be staffed by volunteers."
     "I have this philosophical orientation that once you start paying volunteers, you lose some of the educational benefits."

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, WI
Type: public
Enrollment: 10,000
Name of SG: Oshkosh Student Association
SG’s annual budget: "I don’t know. It comes from a segregated fee included in each student’s tuition."
Compensation:
     "The president and vice president of the Oshkosh Student Association get full tuition paid, and I believe that they receive some sort of monthly stipend. They do not receive special perks like a private parking spot, but they are guaranteed a parking permit. Other than that, they have a private office and computers and that sort of thing."
Source: Wendy Rightler, Leadership Development Specialist, responded by web on 7/11/00
     "I do not think that they should be working for a salary position. The officers are representing the students, and as soon as the student body finds out that the officers are being paid a salary, they will feel as though their elected student leaders are being tools of the University system.
     "I believe that they should receive some sort of Honorarium, but I think that full tuition or level-one payroll status is excessive."

University of Wisconsin-Parkside, WI
Type: public
Enrollment: ?
Name of SG: Student Government
SG annual budget: “$81,000 for SG alone”
Compensation:
     $1,000 per senator and a higher amount for president and vice president. All of them receive payment ranging upwards to $5,000
Source: Brandon Brooks, president, responded by web on 5/4/01
     “I believe that our student government should not be paid because they do not represent the majority of the school. Less than 9 percent of the student body votes and there are no checks and balances on the student government. They are paid by the experience they get.”

University of Wyoming, WY
Type: public
Enrollment: 10,000
Name of SG: Associated Students of the University of Wyoming (ASUW)
SG's annual budget: $482,909 (plus $282,970 reserve account)
Compensation:
president — during school year, gets $380 per month, required to serve a summer internship after election for which they are paid $250 week for 10 weeks
For their service during the school year, they each receive $380 per month for 9 months
four executive assistants receive $200 per month during the school year, from August through May
vice president
do receive a paycheck, are required to put in an established amount of office hours
Source: Angie Eicke, ASUW vice president, responded by phone on 7/16/97, and by e-mail on 7/25/97
     "I know that it's a concern to some students, but I don't think it's excessive. And in a way, it holds us accountable. We really work hard to earn that. Sometimes we put in 80-hour weeks so, it ends up being not that much. She said it also prevents her from having to take a "real job," as a waitress or cashier to make ends meet. If she did that, she'd have to "drop the ball."
     "I don't think it's wrong to pay. It would be idealistic if they could volunteer their time, but I feel this is an unreasonable demand on officers of such organizations. Many officers have a somewhat limited scope of responsibilities. Often, they are simply presiding officers. While college student governments are relatively small and limited, many are quite large and have many services and responsibilities. Our ASUW serves 10,000 students. Aside from presiding over a student representative body, we are asked to attend countless meetings and serve as student representatives on nearly every University committee. Beyond this, we spend many, many hours pursuing projects and tasks in the interest of students. With all of this, I have found that I easily put in more than 40 hours a week this summer and far more than is required of me. It's a tremendous responsibility and demands a great deal of time, effort, stamina, dedication, and skill. I know that there are many people that are paid more to do a job that requires less than that.
      "As a personal perspective, receiving a salary paid by student fees holds me accountable to my constituents. I feel that much more accountable to them and I know that I consciously work daily to earn my pay from them. As a dedicated and admired leader, I would definitely like to be able to volunteer my time, but realistically, if I wasn't receiving some sort of support, I would honestly find myself leveling off my service and often losing motivation or being forced to reprioritize.
      Speaking for my own student government, we honestly work hard to minimize the amount of student fee dollars that are used to subsidize salaries of any kind. Our senate holds our officers and executive assistants very accountable for the work they are hired to do. Money is only spent where it is deemed necessary and we try very hard to appropriate the majority of our budget to outside student organizations."

U.S. International University, CA
Type: private
Enrollment: 1,400
Name of SG: Student Body Association Council
SG annual budget: “$40,000 to $45,000 approximately”—Marsh; $120,000--Pizano
Compensation:
Marsh
     “Our executives receive a quarterly book stipend of $225.00 Non-executives receive a stipend of $175 per quarter. With the size of our Council (12 members at present), that amounts to $2,100 per quarter or $6,300 per year. The stipend is paid by the Council directly to our bookstore, so members can purchase as many books under the stipend limit. If the amount of books exceeds the limit, the member must pay for the rest. If not all of the stipend is used, the money does not carry over to the next quarter.”
Pizano
     “SG officers do not have to purchase any books needed for their classes. Although our treasurer is paid $9.00 an hour for up to 10 hours a week.”
Source: John Marsh, correspondence secretary, responded at COSGA on 2/24/01; Erica Pizano, College of Business Administration representative, responded at COSGA on 2/24/01
Marsh
     “Up until this year, SG members did not receive compensation. Our members were working hard and receiving nothing. It was bad for morale, and people were not running in elections for SG. Our SG chairperson decided that we needed compensation, so our Council approved a book stipend for members. After that, our Council has become larger and more productive.”
Pizano
     “I see no problem with SG officers being paid for the time they dedicate in an effort to improve their university. If SG officers are committed to their work and if they get their job done, well then we should be compensated.”