Joint Finance
Harshin Vijay
Joint Vice President of Finance
The Joint Vice President of Finance (JVPF) is the chief financial advisor to both the Undergraduate and Graduate Student Government Associations. The JVPF is responsible for the allocation and distribution of SGA funding from the Student Activity Fee. The JVPF oversees the SGA bills and budgets request process for student organizations by interpreting the Student Activity Fee policy. The JVPF acts as Chair of the Joint Finance Committee, collaborating closely with committee members to support student organizations and make informed financial decisions for SGA.
Krishiv Aggarwal
Deputy Joint Vice President of Finance
The Deputy Joint Vice President of Finance (DJVPF) is the principal deputy to the Joint Vice President of Finance. The DJVPF assists in the allocation and oversight of SGA funding from the Student Activity Fee, supporting the bills and budgets request process for student organizations and ensuring compliance with the Student Activity Fee policy. The DJVPF works closely with the JVPF to advance student organization funding initiatives and maintain the financial integrity of SGA. The DJVPF acts as Chair of the Joint Finance Committee in the absence or at the direction of the JVPF, ensuring continuity of leadership and decision-making within SGA financial operations.
FY26 Budget Orientation Info TBA. Please check back later.
For Fall ’25 and Spring ’26, JFC will host bill hearings on Fridays 2-4pm Hybrid and Sunday’s 8-10pm Virtually. RSOs that have been requested to attend a bill hearing must be present. If a bill request is straightforward (as defined in the Funding Allocations Policy) then the submitting RSO will not need to attend a bill hearing and just needs to wait for approval to start spending funds.
RSOs will be notified if they need to attend a Bill Hearing to discuss items requested. Attending RSO Representatives are advised to look at the request on Engage to see comments left by JFC that will be discussed during the meeting.
Summer JFC shall be organized during July and only when bill hearings are necessary. If no bill hearings are required for requests, than there will be no need for meetings over the summer.
To start spending funds, it is advised that the RSO contacts their SOFO accountant and access the SOFO website to spend their funds or request reimbursements.
Committees
Joint Finance Committee
Committee Chair: Harshin Vijay
SGA’s Joint Finance Committee is a financial allocation body, chaired by the Joint Vice President of Finance, that is responsible for determining allocations of the Student Activity Fee. Other major responsibilities include but are not limited to, the preparation of a budget for over 600 student organizations, reviewing of bills, developing close relationships with student organizations, and ensuring the fair usage of allocated funds from the Student Activity Fee.
The Joint Finance Committee is often the main point of contact between SGA and student organizations. It is also responsible for ~$3 million of fellow students’ money. This places tremendous responsibility on the committee. The main goal is to foster the growth of diverse interests and communities on campus. JFC is a tightly knit team of students who are all committed to progress and service. Supplementary meetings may occur as well.
Duties of the committee include meeting with representatives from student organizations to help them with receiving financial allocations, hosting budget sessions, drafting policy proposals, contributing to joint efforts between Communications, Information Technology, and any other branch in SGA.