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positions, came under scrutiny last
summer after University President
Dave Frohnmayer raised questions
about the use of stipends. In his annu
al letter to the ASUO about the up
coming year’s budget, Frohnmayer
noted stipends made up as much as
70 percent of some groups’ budgets,
leaving less money for programs.
In response, PFC Chairwoman Per
sis Pohowalla and a panel of other
ASUO officials reviewed the model
over winter break and drafted a new
version, which the Senate ratified in
a 13-2 vote.
The model features scaled-back
pay for top stipend positions and
more detailed instructions about un
der what circumstances stipends
should be awarded, replacing an old
version from 2003.
The new model lowers the month
ly pay for all group presidents and co
directors by $25 to be consistent with
the rest of the pay scale, which
awards $25 increases for each higher
level of responsibility. It also includes
more specific ranges of hours stu
dents must work per week to qualify
for certain stipends.
Pohowalla said it is unclear
whether the new model will decrease
the number of stipends issued, not
ing that is up to the PFC.
She said other key changes to the
document include updates to the
general information section empha
sizing that the stipend is meant to
compensate students for the expens
es they occur while on the job, not as
a wage for time they spend working,
as some students view it.
Pohowalla also said the new
model will help ASUO advisers
better determine what pay category
a position falls under. Advisers
must now look at how much train
ing is involved in the position,
whether the role is elected or
appointed, what group by-laws
state about the position and what
makes the position different
from others.
The old model was developed “af
ter severe inequities in stipends be
came apparent to members of the
PFC and Senate,” according to the
Lauren Wimer | Senior photographer
Programs Finance Committee Chair
woman Persis Pohowalla and Senator
Kevin Day explain changes to the stipend
model at Wednesday's senate meeting.
ASUO Stipend Mode! manual.
Senator Kevin Day, who helped
make the changes, said the stipend
model is an ongoing process. He
said he was confident the PFC could
use the revised model for at least
this year.
“This is the best one we have so
far,” he said.
He said it is hard for the PFC,
which has only two returning mem
bers, to predict potential problems
with the stipend model before they
go through the process. Any new
problems that arise can be addressed
in the future, he said.
“This is something to get them
through the year,” he said.
Pohowalla agreed.
“There’s tons of problems with the
model,” she said. “We won’t know if
it works until we use it. Once we use
it, we’ll see what’s most effective.”
During the Senate meeting, Sena
tor Sol Hart questioned whether the
panel had done research into the ex
penses stipend holders incur to see
whether stipends could be reduced
across the board.
“I’m torn about this, but if it’s only
for expenses occurred, it seems high
to me,” Hart said.
ASUO Vice President Mena Ravas
sipour said although Pohowalla and
the panel hadn’t done specific re
search, panel members have experi
ence with stipends from past involve
ment in student groups.
“I think that her experience is re
search,” Ravassipour said.
Hart said even those who receive
the lowest possible pay of $50-$75
may not use all of that money.
Pohowalla said $50 is the lowest
amount a person can receive because
the Senate approved a $25 increase
per stipend position two years ago.
“If I could start at $25,1 probably
would have,” she said.
Day said the Senate could vote for
a $25 decrease for all positions.
Hart also suggested that the PFC
require students who receive
stipends to record their expenses to
gain a better idea of how much mon
ey is required.
“By your own admission, you
don’t have any idea what people are
spending,” he said.
Senator Toby Hill-Meyer opposes
keeping records of expenses, saying
“documenting every sandwich you
buy and coin you put into a parking
meter would double the amount of
time” stipend holders spend fulfilling
the duties of their positions.
Hill-Meyer added that calling
stipend positions a “job” is mislead
ing because a job involves receiving
at least minimum-wage pay. Many
stipend holders view their positions
as poorly paying jobs, suggesting that
current pay levels are already some
times too low, Hill-Meyer said.
Hill-Meyer said it is “almost impos
sible” for some students to be leaders
in student groups without some com
pensation for their time.
“In reality, there are people who
can’t take stipend positions because
they can’t pay money for rent or to
have food to eat,” Hill-Meyer said.
“This is an institutional bias we need
to be aware of when discussing this
kind of stuff.”
Pohowalla said some groups with
out stipends still put on programs.
Senator Stephanie Stoll said she
was concerned that reducing the
hours needed for the smallest
stipends to three to six hours per
week would cause more groups to
seek stipends, compounding the
problem Frohnmayer identified.
Pohowalla said it shouldn’t matter.
“You’re going to have groups
come in and tell you what you want
to hear no matter what your model
is,” she said.
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