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Occidental College, CA
Type: private
Enrollment: 1,649
Name of SG: Associate Student of Occidental College (ASOC)
SG's annual budget: $300,000 (which funds all 55 clubs and organizations)
Compensation:
"They are paid by hour, can use work-study, $5.00 an hour — up to 20 hours
(president, three vice presidents)
(executive board)
Source: Karen Boss, program coordinator for student activities, responded by phone on 8/7/97
     "At a place like Occidental that's private and expensive, many of our students work. It makes sense here to pay, and it doesn't attract students who are doing it for the money either. For one, it's not a significant amount of money. It's sort of an added bonus, it'll help, but it's not their reason for doing it. I worked it out once — my stipend was like 2 cents an hour. I was spending upwards of 40 hours a week as an undergrad — so I wasn't doing it for the money."

Okaloosa-Walton community College, FL
Type: community college
Enrollment: ?
Name of SG: ?
SG annual budget: “I do not know.”
Compensation:
     “I do not know.”
Source: Candace Jansen responded by web on 3/14/01
     “No. Student Government is an extra activity, just like participation in other activities it should not pay.”

Oklahoma State University, OK
Type: public
Enrollment: 19,477
Name of SG: Student Government
SG's annual budget: $60,000 to $90,000
Compensation:
president — $2,400
vice president — $1,000
treasurer — $650
senate chair — $900
fee committee chair — $250
fee committee vice chair — $100
Source: Dr. Jan Carlson, manager of student activities/SG advisor, responded by phone on 9/18/97 and mail on 9/14/97
     "They're paid volunteers. They should be paid because they provide a service to the students."
     "They get a paycheck and stipend. No tuition waiver or scholarship. They do get free garage parking, paid for by SG."

Old Dominion University, VA
Type: public
Enrollment: 19,000 (Dinio); 8,800 (Arendall)
Name of SG: Student Senate
SG’s annual budget: "$36,000 (Dinio); $25,860 with $860 of that reserved in a ‘contingency’ fund for organizations to apply for." (Arendall)
SG’s web address: www.odu.edu/ao.studentsenate
SG’s phone: (757) 683-3438
SG’s e-mail: senate@odu.edu
SG advisor: Don Stansberry
SG advisor’s phone: (757) 683-3446
SG advisor’s e-mail: dstansbe@odu.edu
Compensation:
     Dinio
     “The student body president ($5,000), executive vice president and administrative vice president ($2,500), committee chairpersons ($800), secretary ($1,000). These are stipends that are not taxed.”
     Arendall
     "The student body president earns $4,000 per year, paid in a check every two weeks during the academic year. The two student body vice presidents each receive $2,000 paid in the same fashion. Committee Chairs receive $125 in a lump cash sum each semester. Our secretary, who is not an officer or member of the senate, receives $1,000 per year paid in the same fashion as the president and vice presidents. Each of these are cash payments (via check from the university) and are NOT sent via tuition credits or scholarship. As of now, officers do not receive any additional perks, however reserved parking is being pursued."
Sources: Duane Dinio, executive vice president, responded at COSGA on 3/4/02; Mike Arendall, Student body president, responded by web on 7/11/00
     Dinio
     “No. Student leaders should be compensated for their assistance in helping the development of their campus. They work just as many hours, if not more, than the average person/student on campus that works at another job.”
     Arendall
     "Student Government officers should be paid salaries, or compensated in some fashion, for the services they offer to their constituents and the campus. Often times, student government officers bypass traditional part-time or full-time jobs in lieu of serving in their offices, and financial compensation allows these leaders to maintain their financial obligations (i.e. books, rent, meals, transportation, dry-cleaning bills), etc. While few student government officers (and I would hope none would) serve FOR the financial compensation, it is an appropriate way to repay their hard work and dedication.
     "I do not believe that is wrong for student government officers to be paid for their work. Please see my answer to question #1. In many cases, officers incur expenses that other student leaders may not, such as dry-cleaning bills, greater transportation costs (to campus or school events), and the like. It is only appropriate that officers be compensated not only for their time, but also for these expenses that many other leaders may not face."

Olympic College
Type: community college
Enrollment: 4,100
Name of SG: Associated Student of Olympic college (ASOC)
SG's annual budget: $800,000
SG’s web address: Http://oc.ctc.edu/services/asoc.shtml
Compensation:
All presidents receive comp:
     President—15 hours/week at $9.25 per hour
     Vice president—14 hours/week at $9 per hour
     Vice President Student Affairs—14 hours/week at $9 per hour
     Legislative Liaison—10 hours/week at $8.75 per hour
     Treasurer—13 hours/week at $8.75 per hour
     Secretary—13 hours/week a $8 per hour
     Student Rep—10 hours/week at $8.50 per hour
     Satellite Campus Rep—12 hours/week at $9 per hour
Other perks:
     “Private office, use of computer, travel to conferences
Source: Mark D. Jacobsen, executive vice president, responded by web on 9/7/01
     “Yes, because we are performing necessary work. I would work for tuition waivers, book waivers, and food waivers?”

Oral Roberts University, OK
Type: private
Enrollment: 5100 total enrollment (undergrad and grad students) for academic year '98-'99
Name of SG: Student Government Association
SG's annual budget: Each year, the ORU Student Association's budget varies. Due to that, all of the line items are subject to vary from academic year to academic year (dependent upon what each year's team of officers and university administrators deem appropriate).
Compensation:
"This year's officers are receiving scholarship money, but the other line items you list vary from academic year to academic year."
Source: Molly O'Connor, former student activities director, responded by phone on 5/21/97; called 10/1/97 to confirm information — Paul Yura, director of student activities; T. Ann Doty, director of student activities, responded by web on 12/1/98
     Doty: (Please be advised. The following response is the opinion of the ORU director of student activities and does not necessarily represent the views of Oral Roberts University). "I think that's it's a good idea to compensate Student Government Officers with an hourly wage if they are required to hold office hours. So many times, especially at private or more costly schools (which, nowadays, what college or university ISN'T "more costly"?), the majority of students hold some type of on- or off-campus job.
     "The students who elected their SG officers expect these officers to serve to the best of their own ability and of their SG team ability. Any (and usually all) of the officer's time not spent in class or studying is then taken up with SG duties and the extra-curricular activities which help them to be well-rounded and connected with the student body. In that regard, an additional on- or off-campus job to earn money is extremely difficult to fit into the picture.
     "If it does fit, the student is more likely to sacrifice quality in one or another area (or areas) of their life (physical, mental or spiritual). As well, the other activities they are responsible for tend to suffer. It is important for officers to hold a minimum required number of office hours so that there is a definite time for students to have access to their officers and it supplies a quantitative account for compensation purposes. I think that, as well as wages, scholarship money is also appropriate.
     "Scholarship money is not compensation for the work, but it is a way for the university to show its appreciation for what the SG officers do. As a show of appreciation, it also helps to meet some of the needs of the SG officers. I realize, though, that it takes additional funds to fulfill compensation and scholarship needs. Also, there are many students on every university campus who serve the university and its student body in some leadership capacity whether or not it's a SA office that they hold. They are just as important and deserve appreciation and compensation as well, but that requires even MORE funds. It's not always possible to supply both, but I think that most students are very appreciative of anything they receive. I am thankful that the majority of SG officers, which I know, and have known, are and were not in it for the money!"

Oregon State University, OR
Type: public
Enrollment: 14,000 (16,000--Spraggins)
Name of SG: Associated Students
SGA annual budget: $360,000 ($530,000—Spraggins)
SG’s e-mail: Asosu.pres@mu.orst.edu
SG’s phone: 541-737-6344
Compensation:
     Goins—“It’s still $12,000, paid through student fees. It’s monthly. It’s a stipend during the school year. It’s budgeted Summer we go on hourly. it’s considered a stipend, it’s kind of like, reimbursement for work you’ve done, same every month. I get paid for 30 hours per week You’re required to put in 30 hours a  week. I keep a schedule of hours, office hours, meetings, out of office.
     Devore—"OSU student government leaders are paid through a monthly stipend, called an activity grant."
     president (12 months) — $12,425
     vice president (9 months) — $3,632
     Spraggins—"Paycheck for all. President and vice president get staff parking."
     President: $12,000 per year
     Vice President: $9,000
     Executive Directors: $5,000
     Task Force Directors: $3,000
Source: Trent Goins, AS president, responded by phone on 10/10/01; Melanie Spraggins, ASOSU president, responded by fax on 3/6/00; Matt DeVore, AS president, responded by web on 12/4/97
     Goins—“We have a very, large SG, one of the largest in the country. Two law offices, 20 people on my staff, assist in graduate and undergraduate senators. Safe Rides,  $670,000 budget—that’s running all of our employees, two law offices, senates. Money that comes from incidental fee that students pay, $670,000 is ASOSU’s budget. The student fee and educational fees—that’s not part of our organization. It’s a separate student group. Student Fees Chair and Ed Act Chair.
     “On average, I do 40 to 50 hours, meetings, you name it.
     “Any student that is involved in SG, doesn’t do it for the pay. They don’t even look at the pay. This job is not one of stature in terms of how much money you make. There’s no way a student could sustain my education. I couldn’t have another job. I couldn’t have any other way to pay for housing and schooling.
     “There are going to be some students who say I’ve got to pay the bills. I can’t be more involved.
     DeVore—"In order for a student to put her/his full effort into any job, they must have the ability to put their time into it. With the rising costs of a college education, a student's time is very valuable.
     "With a campus the size of Oregon State University, the duties of the student government require well over 20 hours per week and as much as 40 hours per week for some positions. In order for a quality student to spend their time and energy on a worthwhile project, they must be compensated. As OSU, we'd be asking too much of any student if we asked for 20 hours of volunteer work per week. We would turn the SG into a monoculture of smart & rich students, or an inefficient organization that lacks any accountability to the students we serve.
     "One of the major complaints I hear of students and student government is the claim that students are 'flaky' and don't follow through. If our students were expected to volunteer every hour they work, we would never overcome that misperception. We would have a very tough time in accomplishing anything!"
     Spraggins—"No. It allows all students to participate in student government regardless of their socioeconomic background."

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