The Students’ Association granted an additional $710 to student groups Wednesday as part of its continued conference request funding.

The conference request fund is a line item in the SA budget set aside to help finance student groups taking trips this semester. The amount provided for the fund was $6,500; however, SA had $48,882 in requests. SA began the meeting having granted $4,942, with $1,558 remaining.

On Wednesday, Congress heard presentations from three student groups. At the end of the meeting, Congress had granted $5,652 of the total $6,500. Congress has $848 left to spend, but $16,791 worth of requests remain.

After lengthy argument, Congress granted the Chinese Christian Fellowship $375 of its requested $690 for a weekend retreat at Butman Methodist Camp in Merkel on March 29-30.

Subsiding in debate, Congress granted the Family Studies Association $285 of its requested $1,995 for the Texas Council on Family Relations in Austin on April 4-5.

The American Marketing Association was granted $50 of its requested $250 for the AMA 35th Annual International Collegiate Conference in New Orleans, La., on March 21-23.

SA meetings  are conducted Wednesdays at 5:15 p.m. in the Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building Room 114. Meetings are public and anyone is welcome to attend. However, Congress will not meet next week due to spring break.

Absent members:

Simon Jowett, senior class president

Brady Kile, junior class president

Maria Martinez, Sikes Hall representative

Maddie Pickle, Morris Hall representative

JP Festa, Barrett Hall representative

Elizabeth Cansino, Rec Center representative

Chris Singleton, off campus representative

Emily Schuster, Hardin representative

Andrew Saucedo, BSB representative

JP Ralston, COBA representative