Good morning everyone, we got two more policy updates pushed out this past week.
(6) Tour Funding: UFB will provide funding support for acapella group tours only if they are domestic and accessible by a rented car. Tours requiring other forms of transportation (e.g., flights or trains) will be considered on case-by-case bases.
(7) Album Recordings: Beginning Academic Year 2024-2025, UFB will be unable to fund album recording projects for acapella groups. This policy reflects two main considerations:
Historical Precedent: UFB has consistently rejected these requests, including those submitted during periods of budget surplus, due to their retroactive nature.
Monetization Restriction: Albums produced with UFB funding may be monetized, which conflicts with UFB's policy prohibiting the use of its funds for profit-making ventures. Therefore, funding for album recordings is not permitted.
For (6), although we are open to funding trains/planes, we wanted to write into our policy that we have historically been more open to funding Zipcar/gas. These distinctions stem from the fallout after the 2022 funding surplus, as we are still facing limited funding capability.
For (7), we wanted to standardize our treatment of all Acapella groups; while some groups request album coverage and some don’t, the biggest issue that we have with funding them is that they can be monetized, which is strictly against the University and UFB policy. Given that the Student Activity Fund is built off of the tuition of students, we discovered that monetization off of that Fund is fair grounds for legal issues…
Thanks for reading our newest update!
Naomi