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...more crucial to the success of groups on campus than in the upcoming year. It is vital that student groups share the best practices—what works and what does not–in order to avoid duplicate efforts and ultimately save groups money. As a member of FiCom for five semesters, I’ve reviewed roughly 2,500 grants. The best events (in terms of impact and attendance) are often those that utilize the strengths of multiple groups with overlapping interests through co-sponsorships to produce and promote a single event. We live in an environment where...
...student group endorsement can simply lend weight to a candidate’s pitch. “When I’m going door-to-door explaining my platform, saying that this and that student group has endorsed me adds legitimacy,” Flores said. While chairing FiCom, Flores interacted with student groups seeking funding on a regular basis—a relationship that seems to have benefited her in the competition for endorsements. Following the Dems’ endorsement meeting, Lam cited Flores’ efficiency as leader of the committee as one of the key factors informing...
...Someone who comes from FiCom should be taken seriously. It is the single most powerful student group on campus,” former UC representative and member of FiCom Jay W. Anderson ’09 says...
...Flores also worked to make the UC grants process more accessible to students groups, says Sean C. Robinson ’09, also a former FiCom member...
...inherited a unique situation,” Anderson says. “She was a sophomore when she became chair and FiCom was a junior/senior committee...It was a little bit challenging to get everyone on board because people had ideas of how things should be run, because people were used to a very organized, disciplined committee under Randall [Sarafa...