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NUGSS|

Apr 1 2002

Finance Report
Summary

The Northern Undergradu-
-ate Student Society is an
organization, which provides
resources and services for the
undergraduate students of
UNBC. NUGSS provides infor-
mation to the undergraduate
student population about
numerous school activities,
clubs, and resources avail-
able. NUGSS is a resource for
the students to pursue, in an
attempt to help them with the
day-to-day challenges of their
academic careers. NUGSS,
with an elected board of direc-
tors, tries to serve and repre-
sent the student population.

The following is a summary
of key points from the report:

eNUGSS provides a fax ser-
vice, free local telephone calls,
lockers for rent, ping-pong
paddles, and the ability to
book rooms and tables.

eNUGSS generates rev-
enue through a number of
ways. All students pay an
undergraduate student fee of
thirty dollars that goes to fund-
ing the operations of NUGSS
and the program which it pro-
vides to help students in their
day-to-day lives. These fees
account for approximately
$170,000. Lockers and corpo-
rate donation account for
$15,000.

elIn order to increase the
amount of services offered to
students, NUGSS is working
on the construction of a
Student Union Building (SUB).
NUGSS’s goals were to
receive land, save money, and
secure a loan for the SUB.

*NUGSS holds two pro-

grams to start the year, name-
ly the Backyard Barbecue, a
concert, and Shinerama, a
fund-raising event to raise
awareness of cystic fibrosis.

eApril Williams, General
Manager, continues to be a
valuable asset.

eNUGSS is in overall good
financial position, having no
debt or liabilities, and close to
$750,000 in capital to finance
the SUB.

eThe flat rate of thirty dol-
lars per student per semester
will be increased to $32 per
student effective September
2002.

eNUGSS wishes to
increase aware and use of its
website, www.nugss.com.

eA possible initiative to
increase awareness would be
to have representatives speak
at lectures or sit in tables in
the agora.

eAnother initiative would be
to make the website more
effective, both as a medium of
information and as a revenue
generating item.

eOr more annual events
hosted by NUGSS in addition
to the Battle of the Bands,
Frostbite, and UNBC day.

eNUGSS is conducting a
food-drive campaign as an
additional service to students.

*Both the staff (including
the administrative assistant
and the speaker of the board)
and board of directors at
NUGSS are excellent informa-
tion resources for addressing
student concerns.

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