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​The Student Financial System

The Student Financial System consists of the Student Finance Committee (SFC) and the Office of the Student Treasurer (OST). The SFC and the OST work together to distribute and manage the Student Activity Fund (SAF) for over 200 student organizations. The SAF comes from a line item on each student term bill. The current fee  is $556 per student, totaling approximately $1.4 million. The SAF serves to increase the quality of life of the campus community at Oberlin through support of student organizations, residence hall councils, and other campus projects.
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 The SFC is an organization of members appointed by Student Senate, and the Office of the Student Treasurer is managed by a paid student staff. The SFC allocates through three different processes: fall and spring semester budgeting, appeals, and weekly ad hoc sessions.

Student Finance Committee
The Student Finance Committee is established by the Constitution of the Association of Students of Oberlin College and governed by the Student Financial Charter and the Committee Bylaws. The SFC consists of seven members: six members chosen by Student Senate  and one senator. The senator serves as the VP of Student Finance and as a general of the SFC; the remaining six members of SFC are selected from the student body at large, with a minimum of one first-year student. Each Committee member serves a one-year term and may be reappointed at the end of the year. The SFC elects Co-Chairs and Officers at the beginning of each semester.

Office of the Student Treasurer
The Office of the Student Treasurer manages all paperwork required for the administration of the SAF to student organizations including approval of all expenditures, recording day-to-day transactions in the OST database, signing timecards for student organization employees, recording SFC allocation decisions, training organization treasurers, and serving as a resource for both the SFC and student organization treasurers. The OST consists of the Student Treasurer, the Assistant Student Treasurer, the Student Controller, up to two Assistant Student Controllers, the Committee Coordinator, and the Office Assistant. 

Location

WHAT IS THE STUDENT FINANCE COMMITTEE?

The SFC, 7 senate-appointed student representatives, works for the student body in allocating the Student Activity Fund to all Oberlin student organizations and individual student projects. SFC members meet multiple times a week to review budgets, vote on allocations, and vote and discuss policy, lead working groups with student organizations, and hold office hours to serve as a counselor for students seeking guidance about funding and student government.

Contact Us

​Office of the Student Treasurer
Wilder 316
Wilder Box 85
ost@oberlin.edu
Student Finance Committee
Wilder 316
Wilder Box 85
sfc@oberlin.edu
  • Home
  • About
    • Current Financial Status
    • COVID-19 Guidelines
    • Documentation >
      • Ad Hoc FY21
      • Policy Meetings FY21
      • Archives
    • Frequently Asked Questions
  • SFC
    • What is Ad Hoc
    • Ad Hoc Request Form
    • Reallocation Request Form
    • Council System & Assignments >
      • Collaborations
  • OST
    • Forms
    • Chartered F.O.A.P
    • Quick Facts
  • Budgets, Pricing, & Policy
    • Budget Template
    • Budgeting Policies >
      • Honorarium Policy
      • Off-Campus Policy
      • Pricing Guide
      • Spring Budgeting and Appeals
      • Spending Policies
      • Student Compensation
    • Club Council Policies >
      • Hall Council Policy
      • Religious Policy
    • Income and Ticketing Restriction >
      • Income Donation Policy
      • Ticketing Policy
    • Winter Term Policy
  • Other
    • Fall Budgeting Allocations & Org Codes
    • Chartering & Renewal Process
    • Student Finance System Charter
    • The Bylaws of the Student Finance Committee
  • Event Submission