SGA Finance Committee Meeting MinutesDate: Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026, 5:45-6:45pmLocation: Shriver Board RoomPresent AbsentAmy XuPeter TarpleyLuke HolmesOluwanifemi AjayiMamadou ThiamAndrew GaoOmotola AlaofinAarshi LamichhaneSrika PopuriKai MartinKevin WuExcusedRoyce WillisUnexcusedAgenda Items
- Claw backs
a. Ask Crystal about BSU, transfer student union spent more than allocated
- Review event grants – reminder to allocate and click the allocated check mark in
the excel
- SAAC Funding Bill (tabled two weeks ago)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D-u4OBUkLSSKot9AXDWhUNbo0kHACCbEOpBgfxtPq6s/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.ri79ypnnr3uz
- Weed Warriors Funding Bill (fast-forward finance)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18c5AoDBKbdGNnwLfc3sAU2jnIBQ_5f5BLiCYuOKTNyI/edit?tab=t.0
- Continuing Greek life funding discussion
a. What would new audit/financial data requirements look likeb. Vote between no restrictions/financial audit/moratoriumc. Funding charity/philanthropic causes vs. On-campus student engagement
- AX — Arts initiative https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cJmBcBu-
GBvB32NAL1BqYcVsllN3wPvhhFc1trYhuvo/edit?usp=sharing
- Amy — update on HopVans and DAR/Philanthropy discussion, moving large
academic competition groups to academic department/officesa. TODO: clarify funding bill asks so that HopkinsGroups input is easier,streamline process
b.
Meeting Notes:
- Claw back questions asked to Crystal before the meeting
- All event grants approved according to member suggestions and committee
discussions
- Tabled for two weeks due to no changes
- Passed with positive recommendation
- Members preferred to impose to financial transparency requirements on FSL and
athletic funding bills, wished to make it an internal committee rulea. Mamadou mentioned that charity events sometimes don't break evenwithout SGA supportb. RC shared he thinks large events are important to support even if moneygoes toward charity
- Amy presented on the ceramics bill
- Amy presented what she learned from her discussion with admin