The SUFAC is currently undergoing the rollback process by reallocating money back to student organizations for the organizations that had money remaining from last fiscal year. Student groups have until Nov. 1 to apply for a rollback.

Lauren Lehr, UW-Platteville student and vice president of SUFAC, explained how this process works.

“UW-P student groups with money left over from last year may apply for rollbacks by submitting a letter to SUFAC requesting a rollback,” Lehr said. After the letter of request is sent in, SUFAC reviews it and the board decides whether or not to allocate it back to the student organization. “The process is simple and very beneficial to student organizations,” Lehr said.

The job of the Segregated University Fee Allocation Commission is to distribute funds from the segregated fees of each student at UW-P. These funds go to various student organizations, under the review of the SUFAC board. Michael Viney, SUFAC adviser, encourages the student groups to apply for rollbacks.

“The rollback process encourages positive stewardship of student dollars,” Viney said. “When student groups have money left over, the rollback process ensures that the student groups do not spend segregated fee money frivolously.”

So far, the Bowling Club and the Criminal Justice Association are the only two organizations that have applied for rollbacks because of money left over from last year. The Bowling Club will be using the money gained after rollbacks toward new uniforms, as their competitions require uniforms to compete. The Criminal Justice Association requested a rollback to cover the technical services fee for Criminal Justice Career Day.

Andy Rankin, the SUFAC representative for the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science, justified the reason student organizations have money left over.
“Plans often change for student groups through the course of a school year; they don’t always know how much to budget for their organization,” Rankin said. “Any student group interested may apply for a rollback.”

Lehr stressed another important factor regarding the rollback process.

“Student groups should be prepared and organized while requesting a rollback,” Lehr said.