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University of Central Florida Student Government Association Records, 1983-2002

 

Summary

Creator:
University of Central Florida. Student Government Association
Abstract:
This collection contains the records from UCF's Student Government Association from 1983 through 2002. Many areas of student government are covered, including planning the student union, senate retreats, and monthly reports, but the bulk of files are forms completed by campus clubs and organizations requesting funds. These forms summarize the clubs aims, activities and membership numbers.
Extent:
5 boxes 3.6 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

University of Central Florida Student Government Records, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.

Background

Scope and content:

Most of the records were created by the Senate except for the monthly reports and memoranda that document the work of all branches of SGA.

Series I: Activity and Service Fee Binders, 1984-2002 contains forms submitted by clubs and organizations requesting funds from the Activity and Service Fee budget.

Series II: Monthly Reports, 1992-1993 holds monthly reports prepared by Student Government to summarize their activities for the Vice President of Student Affairs.

Series III: Student Union Planning Binder, 1991 contains documents and correspondence related to the planning and construction of the student union.

Series IV: Correspondence Binders, 1983-1994 holds memoranda documenting all aspects of Student Government's work.

Series V: Florida Legislative Financial Binder, 1987 contains documents related to the legislature's hearings on tuition and related topics.

Series VI: Senate Retreat Binder, 1993-1995 includes meeting minutes, agendas, handouts, brochures and attendance lists from the Student Senate retreats.

Series VII: Club and Organizations Binders, 1993-1999 holds forms filled out by campus clubs and organizations requesting funds from sources other than the Activity and Service Fee budget.

Biographical / historical:

The Student Government Association at UCF has existed since the university opened to students in 1968. It is divided into three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. The Executive Branch is composed of student leaders appointed by the Student Body President each year. The Senate is composed of fifty-two student leaders who are elected by students each Fall. The Senate works solely with students and the many Registered Student Organizations to allocate them the funds from the Activity and Service Fee, which all students pay, for travel, conference registration, and event planning. The Judicial Branch protects students' rights through the interpretation of the Constitution.

Acquisition information:
Student Government transferred these materials to the University of Central Florida Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives in 2008.
Processing information:

Collection processed by and finding aid prepared by Anna Bjornsson in 2008. Materials were removed from binders and placed in archival quality folders and boxes; duplicates were removed.The finding aid was updated for consistency among all collections by Mary Rubin in 2012, resulting in edition 2. The finding aid was placed into Archon, with adjustments made for Archon and resulting in edition 3, by Mary Rubin in 2015.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged in seven series by type of files.

Accruals:

Collection Identifier: CFU2008_06

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The entire collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

Preferred citation:

University of Central Florida Student Government Records, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.

Location of this collection:
John C. Hitt Library
12701 Pegasus Drive, Building 2
Orlando
FL
32816-8030
USA