Student Senate
About Student Senate
Meeting Time and Location
Officers
Senate FAQS
Contact Us
Minutes
Allocations
Funding Requests
Creative & Innovative (C&I) Project Grants
Download sample Porter Senate Funding Request Form (PDF)
Constitution (PDF)
By-Laws (PDF)
About Student Senate
Porter Senate is a group of community members that represent you! We are responsible for making sure that the voices of every Porter student are heard. And we take great care to stay tuned in to the latest Porter happenings and turn your ideas into action through collaboration and funding.
Porter Students - we want to hear from you! Come join us at an upcoming Senate meeting or meet with an officer or representative during Open Office Hours. Here are some Porter Senate FAQS that explain more about our function.
Meeting Time and Location
Fall Quarter: Weekly each Thursday, 7:30PM, Porter Fireside Lounge
Officers
Chair: Tim Lindvall
Vice Chair: Anthony LeRoy
Treasurer: Philip Baker
Secretary: Marie Wittenkamp
Public Relations: Devin Arnold
Parliamentarian: Eddie Sanchez
Porter Representatives to Student Union Assembly:
- Taylor Stephens
- Anthony LeRoy
- Natan Teitz
Senate FAQS
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (PDF)
Contact Us
General Inquiries: portersenatechair@ucsc.edu
Funding Inquiries: portersenatetreasurer@ucsc.edu
Or stop by the Porter Activities Office, located by the Koi Pond in D-143.
Minutes
Allocations
Funding Requests
Pickup a Porter Senate Discretionary Budget Request Form from the Porter College Activities Office, Room D143. Funding requests are due Tuesday afternoon by 4:00PM in order to be heard at that week's Senate Meeting. There are guidelines for requesting funding for student events and projects. A representative from the organization must attend that evening's Senate meeting and present the request.
Please include with your request:
- Budget breakdown of your program
- Detailed list of your other funding sources and amount requested.
SOAR or Student Media sponsored organizations must attach their FUNDING AWARD form to the proposal. Proposals submitted without funding forms will be considered incomplete and not to be considered by the Senate.
Creative & Innovative (C&I) Project Grants
Support for creative and innovative Porter sudent projects. Funding is provided by the Porter Provost and awarded by the Porter Senate. Only Porter students are eligible to apply.
Porter students should be the primary (but not necessarily the exclusive) beneficiaries of the project. Grants must be highly rated according to some (but not all) of the criteria below:
Does the project facilitate Porter students' work as creative artists and innovators (in any and all fields)?
Does the project involve Porter students as makers of art and proponents of cultural or societal or scientific change (rather than only as audience members)?
How many students will directly benefit from this grant? How many Porter students? How will these students benefit?
How will this project have a positive affect on the Porter community as a whole?
Grant proposals must include a detailed breakdown of expenditures. Late or incomplete applications will not be funded.
Deadlines are 5PM on the 2nd Thursday of Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters. Application forms and further information can be obtained from the Porter Student Activities office.