Student Services Finance Committee (SSFC)

The Student Services Finance Committee (SSFC) makes funding decisions on the following:

Allocable (meaning direct amendments to budgets):

• General Student Services Funded Student Organizations
• ASM Internal Budget

Non-Allocable (meaning giving recommendations to budgets):

• ASM Bus Pass Program
• Child Care Tuition Assistance Program (CCTAP)
• Greater University Tutoring Services (GUTS)
• Recreation and Wellbeing
• University Health Services
• Wisconsin Unions
• WSUM 91.7 Campus Radio

The Student Services Finance Committee (SSFC) is a committee of 15 students:

• 4 appointed directly from the Student Council
• 5 appointed from the Nominations Board
• 6 generally elected from the student body

There are different ways to get involved with the SSFC or ASM in general, but keep an eye out for student election-based emails sent to the student body!

Build Skills:

• Critical Thinking
• Articulating Thoughts and Opinions
• Debate and Discussion Skills
• Reading and Interpreting Budgets
• Networking with Campus Leadership

The SSFC is a paid position within the student government, averaging about 5-10 hours per week.

There are three leadership positions within the SSFC:

• SSFC Chair
• SSFC Vice Chair
• SSFC Secretary

There are also additional opportunities to sit on various Shared Governed committees as an SSFC representative that include:

• University Health Services Advisory Board
• RecWell Board
• Union Council
• Student Transportation Board

Each spring, the SSFC Chair prepares closed meeting report and presentation to the current Chancellor documenting the year of segregated fee disbursement in the Associated Students of Madison.

Electronically, we have copies of these reports dating back to 2018 for the student body to review.
These summarize the happenings of that year as well as important assessments and accomplishments of the committee.

The Chancellor keeps earlier copies of these reports in the Chancellor’s office.

View Current and Past SSFC Chair Chancellor Reports

At the beginning of every SSFC meeting has Open Forum, which is a time when any UW student may speak for up to 3 minutes. During this time, the floor is yours to share your voice, opinions, and help us make decisions. To sign up, click here and fill in your name and the topic you want to talk about. Signing up beforehand is not required but encouraged.