First Reading: September 23, 2014 Second Reading: September 30, 2014 Passed/Failed: Pass Bill 6-14-F Funding for Study Away Scholarships PURPOSE: For the Student Government Association of Western Kentucky University to allocate $1200.00 from Academic Affairs Committee funding to assist interested students in funding their Study Away experiences. WHEREAS: The Study Away office provides students with learning opportunities throughout the United States, and WHEREAS: Western Kentucky University’s Study Away program serves the community by engaging students, faculty, and staff in educational and cultural experiences beyond the campus borders, and WHEREAS: This funding will be allocated to the Study Away office to be used to create whatever combination of scholarships that they need over the course of the academic year and will only be awarded to Western Kentucky University students, and WHEREAS: This funding will be granted to students participating in Study Away courses during the 2014-2015 academic school year. THEREFORE: Be it resolved that the Student Government Association of Western Kentucky University allocate $1200.00 from Academic Affairs Committee funding to the Study Away office to facilitate the creation of scholarships to assist Study Away applicants. AUTHORS: Joshua Knight SPONSOR: Academic Affairs CONTACTS: Jerry Barnaby Stephanie Scott Barrett Greenwell