Brooklyn College Association

Overview

The Brooklyn College Association is responsible for the supervision and review of college student activity fee supported budgets. The BCA meets once a month and its subcommittee, the Budget Committee, meets twice a month. The BCA is comprised of thirteen members, namely:

• The College President or his/her designee as Chairperson
• Three administrative members appointed by the College President
• Three faculty members appointed by the College President from a list of nominees submitted by the Faculty Council
• Six student members
• Three of whom shall be the three student government presidents
• Three of whom shall be elected by the student governments from among the elected members of the student governments.  

NOTE: The Coordinator of Central Depository shall serve as an ex-officio member of BCA, with voice but no vote.

The budget committee is comprised of the three student government presidents and two other governing BCA members appointed by the President. The following are reviewed by the budget committee and recommended to the BCA for approval:

• Student Government approved club budget modifications
• Referendum budget modifications
• Increases in salaries and stipends
• Trips out of the City of New York
• There are also three kinds of budgetary requests that are made directly to the BCA (for approval or denial)
• Referenda budgets including budgets of allocating bodies (ACA, CLAS, GSO, SGS)
• Central Depository budget

BCA meetings are posted in the Student Activities Central/Central Depository, room 302 of the Student Center. You should speak with the Coordinator of Central Depository prior to any BCA Budget Committee Meeting for more information.

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