Finance

Leadership
Finance Commission Responsibilites
Finance Commission Members
Finance Commission Minutes
Student Activity Fee
Employer Identification Number
Finance Documents

Leadership

Executive Commissioner of Finance
Paul Gunderson

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Assistant Finance Commissioner
Andrew Brown

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Mailing Address
Student Government
Attn: Finance
NDSU Dept. 5360
PO Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050

Finance Commission Responsibilities

Prepare, administer, and supervise the Student Activity Fee distribution.
Have the power to audit the financial dealings of any recipient of Student Activity Fee and to recommend any action deemed necessary to the appropriate body.
1. Have the power to conduct, with any auditing agency, an audit of the financial records of any recipient of Student Activity Fee.
2. Recommend to the Senate any action deemed necessary as the result of an audit.
Receive Senate approval of the Finance Guidelines prior to budget hearings.
Present the Student Activity Fee budget, as a Senate Bill, to the Senate for final approval by the first Sunday in April.
Make recommendations on Contingency Requests (or any requests made outside the normal spring budgeting term) to the Senate for approval.
Establish and implement the Funding Eligibility Criteria. The Funding Eligibility Criteria shall specify the requirements that student organizations must meet to receive Student Activity Fee funds.
Requests for changes to the Funding Eligibility Criteria shall be dealt with by the Commission.

Finance Commission Members
Paul Gunderson (Executive Finance Commissioner)
Andrew Brown (Assistant Finance Commissioner)
Jeb Lockwood (Senate Appointed Member)
Kevin Black (Senate Appointed Member)
Chris Marohl (Student at Large)
Chelsey Swanson (Student at Large)
Melissa Brown (Student at Large)
Tony Clowe (Student at Large)
Zach Peterson (Student at Large)
Chris McEwen (Student at Large)

Finance Commission Minutes
Click here to access the minutes to all the Finance Commission Minutes

The Student Activity Fee

Employer Identification Number

The Employer Identification Number (EIN) is a federal identification number, similar to a Social Security Number. It is used by student groups to obtain their own bank accounts. If your group already has an EIN but has misplaced it, please contact your bank to obtain it.

Click here to apply for an EIN

Finance Documents

Finance Commission Guidelines
2009-2010 Competitive Budget Template
2009-2010 Non-Competitive Budget Template
Contingency Request Sample
Contingency Request Template
Reallocation Request
Reimbursement Request (Individual)
Reimbursement Request (Organization)
Sample Reimbursement Request (Individual)
Sample Reimbursement Request (Organization)
Special Project Request Sample
Special Project Request Template
Temporary Organization Request for Funding (TORFF)
Auditing Form