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The Student Fee Advisory Committee is a student committee appointed by the Student Committee on Committees (SCOC). This committee reviews all student fee funded programs, units, and activities and makes annual recommendations for funding to the Chancellor and the Vice Chancellor.

General Introduction

The Student Fee Advisory Committee (SFAC) is perhaps the most influential committee at UCSC. Not only is it one of the only commitees whose student members receive a stipend, but since SFAC members are appointed for a two year term, they are given enough time to develop a significant level of expertise and at the same time remain effectively shielded from external political pressures. Furthermore, the Committee has gained recognition from Santa Cruz Campus Administration as well as from staff, faculty and students due to the sheer enormity of the task before it. The Committee makes direct funding recommendations to the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor, and the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs on the Registration Fee budgets. Historically the SFAC has maintained a positive and comfortable working relationship with the campus administration. However, the Committee has always voiced its views strongly even when they were contrary to administrative sentiment. The Committee has demonstrated effective campus leadership, professionalism, and a high sense of responsibility to ensure the appropriate use of student fees. In order to continue these traditions, all SFAC members must be thoroughly briefed and comfortable with vast amounts of information regarding not only the Registration Fee funded departments and the associated budget language, but also the organization of the campus, the University of California and the various entities and mechanisms that affect student fees.