2008 Woodie Awards
Student treasurer asks ASG executive member to resign
Austin R. Fast
Issue date: 4/18/08 Section: Campus
Citing a complete breakdown in communication, junior Andrew Goldie called for the resignation of Associated Student Government (ASG) vice president of student organizations Brian Wood at the group's Tuesday meeting.
As vice president of management, Wood is responsible for doling out the $600,000 in funding that Miami University allocates to student organizations.
Goldie serves as treasurer for several student organizations including the Miami chapters of the Music Educators National Conference (MENC) and International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE). He claims that Wood failed to respond to several e-mails inquiring about funding hearings for his organizations.
"I'm a firm believer in giving people second chances and a fairly patient person," Goldie said.
Goldie claims he eventually spoke personally with Wood, who promised that his organizations would receive the funding they requested. With this assurance, Goldie allowed his organizations to fall into debt with the expectation that the funding would soon come through.
Wood said that Goldie originally failed to meet a funding request deadline during the first funding cycle last semester. Later, when Goldie met with the funding committee during the current cycle, the committee granted the group nearly $9,000.
However, Wood said a wrench was thrown in the gears of the funding committee when it was found that Zeta Phi Beta, a National Panhellenic Council sorority, an organization that did meet the first funding cycle guidelines never received funding. Precedence went to the sorority, and the promised funds to IAJE and MENC weren't given out immediately.
As of Tuesday, Goldie's organizations still had not received the promised funding. Goldie said he feels that Wood's actions reflect poorly on ASG as a whole.
"He is completely dragging down the credibility and the stature of the group," Goldie said. "I know I'm not the only one who has had these problems. In February, they had this problem with several organizations that have slipped through the cracks for whatever reason."
As vice president of management, Wood is responsible for doling out the $600,000 in funding that Miami University allocates to student organizations.
Goldie serves as treasurer for several student organizations including the Miami chapters of the Music Educators National Conference (MENC) and International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE). He claims that Wood failed to respond to several e-mails inquiring about funding hearings for his organizations.
"I'm a firm believer in giving people second chances and a fairly patient person," Goldie said.
Goldie claims he eventually spoke personally with Wood, who promised that his organizations would receive the funding they requested. With this assurance, Goldie allowed his organizations to fall into debt with the expectation that the funding would soon come through.
Wood said that Goldie originally failed to meet a funding request deadline during the first funding cycle last semester. Later, when Goldie met with the funding committee during the current cycle, the committee granted the group nearly $9,000.
However, Wood said a wrench was thrown in the gears of the funding committee when it was found that Zeta Phi Beta, a National Panhellenic Council sorority, an organization that did meet the first funding cycle guidelines never received funding. Precedence went to the sorority, and the promised funds to IAJE and MENC weren't given out immediately.
As of Tuesday, Goldie's organizations still had not received the promised funding. Goldie said he feels that Wood's actions reflect poorly on ASG as a whole.
"He is completely dragging down the credibility and the stature of the group," Goldie said. "I know I'm not the only one who has had these problems. In February, they had this problem with several organizations that have slipped through the cracks for whatever reason."
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