MHCC TO LOSE TWO CO-CURRICULARS NEXT YEAR

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Since most everyone is working and learning from a distance these days, it is easy to overlook what is going on behind the scenes. But important budget and program planning continues at Mt. Hood.

In a process that has been ongoing since October 2019, MHCC’s student government leaders have completed the process of composing a budget for the college’s co-curricular activities in the 2020-21 academic year.

The end result of this process is a 7% decrease in funding for all co-curricular programs, and complete elimination of funding for Forensics (Mt. Hood’s speech and debate team) and KMHD, the streaming radio station for Mt. Hood.

At a meeting on Feb. 27, the Associated Student Government (ASG) held a meeting to allow representatives from each co-curricular program to pitch their preferred budget for next year. Following some additional meetings, the proposed budget – which includes money from MHCC student fees – was included in the final MHCC operating budget plan approved by the District board on April 15.

Formal approval of the MHCC budget is expected in June.