The Student Fee Board passed all eleven proposed allocations for the upcoming year — which included approving allocation increases for the LGBTQA Resource Center and Student Legal Services.

Shortly after the meeting was called at 8:15 a.m. Monday, the board quickly got to work.

The LGBTQA Student Resource Center's allocation request was approved for a $65,000 increase. A large portion of the funding will go to wages, while another major portion will be utilized for the program budget.

In addition, a $20,000 increase allocation request by Student Legal Services passed unanimously, totaling the budget to approximately $490,000.

Further, the board also recommended funding for other projects that are anticipated to begin in the summer. Funding for the summer projects will come from the student-initiated fee account.

Of the student-initiated fee account, $565,000 is expected to be granted for the Robeson Gallery renovation, as the LGBTQA Student Resource Center will move into that space.

The Gender Equity Center, Center for Performing Arts, Campus Recreation and Bryce Jordan Center all received the approval for flat funding, and no further summer allocation funds.

The OmniCharge system funding recommendation was also approved. According to its website, OmniCharge systems are now available at over 50 universities, including Penn State. Funding for the expansion is approximately $47,000.

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