Student Life Board - Hennepin Technical College

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Student Life Board

The Student Life Board is made up of students and staff members from the college.

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The function of the Board is to support educational clubs and groups on campus. Upon receiving requests, the Student Life Board is responsible for disbursing student life fees to campus organizations for their activities. Student members of the board are selected by the campus Student Senate.

Student clubs and organizations are expected to report their activities to the Student Senate each month by completing the form below. If there is no activity, clubs are still expected to report.

Meetings

Meetings are held via Zoom on Wednesdays at 1:15 pm on the following dates. Funding Requests are due at noon the Wednesday before the next scheduled meeting.

2026-27 Student Life Board Meeting Schedule

Meeting DateFunding Request DueAgenda
October 21, 202610/14/26
November 18, 202611/11/26
December 16, 202612/09/26
January 20, 202701/13/27
February 17, 202702/10/27
March 17, 202703/10/27
April 14 & 21, 2027
Review of FY28 Funding Requests
April 1, 2027
May 12, 2027 (if needed)05/05/27

Funding Requests

To request funding from the Student Life Board, complete the Funding Request Form. Clubs must complete this form to be considered for funding.

  • Current Academic Year: Requests are due before noon on the Wednesday before the next scheduled meeting.
  • Next Academic Year: Requests are due by April 1 for the following academic year.

Funding Request Directions

  • Review the Student Life Board By-Laws for allowed expenditures.
  • Be detailed in your request by anticipating questions the board may have about your request. It is recommended to be thorough with the information on the form as this helps the board in their decision making process.
  • Limit your club funding request to $1,000 or less per semester. The following organizations are exempt from this stipulation: Student Senate, SkillsUSA, and Phi Theta Kappa
  • Do not include printing costs. No cost printing for clubs is available in the Student Life and Career Center.
  • Travel expenditures will not be funded by the Student Life Board with the exception of student organizations; Phi Theta Kappa, SkillsUSA, and Student Senate. Clubs may use their fundraising accounts for 100% of travel expenditures.

Attachments must be submitted at the time of submission of the form so copies can be made available to the Student Life Board members before the meeting.

  • Advisor and/or club member(s) should plan to attend the scheduled club presentation date/time. The club advisor will be notified of the date and time the club can present their funding request to the Board.
  • Each club will have 5 minutes to present their request and 5 minutes to answer questions from the Board members.
  • Clubs are scheduled according to when their submission is received.
  • Participation in this process from the student members and club advisor are considered in the decision making process. Be sure to attend when you are scheduled.

  • Final funding decisions are posted in the Student Life Board minutes.
  • Approved funding is deposited into the club cost center. Allow 10 business days for processing.
  • For next academic year requests, approved funding will be allocated at the beginning of the fiscal year (July 1).

Past Student Life Board Meeting Minutes

  • Current year minutes will be posted as meetings are held.