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Rafaele DiMaggio (left) and Sean Sun (right) present the finalized changes to the Community Service Fee at the Boston University Student Government meeting Monday. StuGov approved Senate Resolution 36 to adjust the cost of the Community Service Fee and Senate Resolution 37 to endorse the new student organization BU Prevent. SIENA GLEASON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

StuGov welcomes new president, endorses preventative care organization, adjusts Community Service Fee

Siena Gleason April 8, 2025
The Boston University Student Government heard a final address from the 2024-2025 StuGov president, endorsed a preventative care organization and accepted a bill to adjust the BU Community Service Fee during its Monday night meeting.
Boston University Duan Family Center for Computing and Data Sciences. CDS Student Government senators will begin holding weekly meetings to determine how the Community Service Fee is distributed. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

CDS senators provide Community Service Fee allocation update

Sangmin Song February 26, 2025
Undergraduates' community service fund allocation is currently being negotiated in CDS student government.
Student Government President Akwasi Antwi speaking during President Melissa Gilliam’s inauguration. The Student Activities Office Allocations Board changed its guidelines for the Boston University student organizations' funding requests, causing groups to request funding from the BU Student Government. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Student clubs, organizations go to StuGov for funding following Allocations Board guideline shifts

Emma Clement November 15, 2024
Student clubs and organizations have been seeking funding from StuGov due to Allocations Board changing their guidelines for funding requests.
Student Body President Dhruv Kapadia gives a president’s address at a Student Government meeting on Jan. 29. In a meeting on Monday, StuGov unanimously passed a bill to redistribute funds from the Community Service Fee to the Allocations Board and club sports. MOLLY POTTER/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

StuGov passed a bill about funds for Community Service Fee, gives funding

Michael Rodriguez April 24, 2024
On Monday night, Boston University Student Government unanimously passed a bill to redistribute funds from the Community Service Fee for the 2024-2025 school year. 
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Student Government passes Community Service Fee budget for 2023-24

Yoko Zhu March 28, 2023
BU StuGov reallocated the Community Service Fee budget of $2.3 million dollars on Monday night, changing distributions of funds.
Nick Kulda, Chair of the Rules Committee, talking to students. BU StuGov Senate met for their first meeting of the year Monday. ISABELLE MEGOSH/DFP STAFF

BU StuGov Opens First Meeting of Year With Budget Discussion

Anna Vidergar September 27, 2022
Boston University Student Government shared updates on a transportation bill approved last semester, confirmed the yearly budget, and created a new finance committee during their first Senate meeting of the year.
East to West: Sept 19. 2022

East to West: Sept 19. 2022

Ellen Maloney September 19, 2022

ARRGGG, matey! Happy International Talk like a pirate day! Today on East to West we cover Starbucks demanding union strikers to move off property, a $500,000 increase in funding for BU student organizations,...

Fees for the Fall 2020 semester listed under the “Student Account Inquiry” tab on the Boston University Student Link. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

What’s included in Fall 2020 tuition bill

Allison Pirog July 24, 2020
Fall 2020 will be unlike anything BU has experienced prior. One constant, however, is that students must pay tuition and fees before the semester begins. As the Aug. 5 payment deadline approaches, The Daily Free Press has broken down what fees students will need to pay, where the money will go and how this year’s bill compares to last year’s.
Student Government President Devin Harvin and President-elect Hafzat Akanni present proposed changes to Boston University’s budget for student groups in the GSU Conference Auditorium Tuesday night. SERENA YU/ DFP STAFF

Changes proposed to student group funding allocations process

Sofia Saric May 1, 2019
SG President Devin Harvin presented proposed changes to BU’s budget allocation process for student groups Tuesday night.
The Allocations Board that determines the financing of student groups on campus is said to be having difficulty finding sufficient funds for student group initiatives. PHOTO BY MAE DAVIS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

AB set funding request deadline due to budget decrease

Brianne Garrett March 17, 2016

The Boston University Allocations Board will not accept student activity funding requests filed after Feb. 29 due to budgeting challenges, AB Chair Gurvir Dhaliwal confirmed in an email Wednesday following...

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