What is the Programming Committee?
The Programming Committee is a standing committee that exists to provide funding for student organizations and campus departments planning extracurricular campus activities, programs, and resources for the students of Moorpark College.
Funding offered by the Programming Committee is made possible through the collection of an optional Student Activity Fee, as well as funding received from the Moorpark College Bookstore. The ASMC Director of Budget and Finance chairs the Programming Committee. This committee operates in accordance with California's open meeting law (the Brown Act).
What does the committee prioritize when considering applications?
The Committee prioritizes events or activities that build leadership, encourage academic success, and/or enhance campus life at Moorpark College. The committee also prioritizes club requests that align with the club's mission and goals. Please view the Programming Committee Funding Allocation Guidelines for more information.
Is there anything that the committee will not fund?
The Programming Committee distributes optional student fees, which cannot be used toward expenses that the college should cover (such as class supplies or field trips that are part of the curriculum). Student fees must be used toward current students and cannot be used to pay for expenditures benefitting faculty or staff, with the exception of funding for extracurricular field trips as a college employee is required to go and therefore a funding request could include the price of covering the employee's travel.
Please contact ASMCFinance@vcccd.edu or krobinson@vcccd.edu for a more comprehensive list of things that can and cannot be funded by the ASMC Programming Committee.
How to apply for funding
MC clubs, organizations, and departments may request funding to support student life by completing the Programming Committee's Application for Funding. Completed applications may be emailed to ASMCFinance@vcccd.edu and krobinson@vcccd.edu
How do I submit my funding application?
Please email the ASMC Programming Committee Chair to submit your funding application, to ask a funding-related question, or to request an agenda item to be added on your behalf: ASMCFinance@vcccd.edu.
When are applications due?
The ASMC Programming Committee accepts applications on a rolling basis throughout the year until funds are exhausted or district spending deadlines have passed, whichever occurs first.
Student clubs and organizations and academic and student service units requesting funding from the ASMC Programming Committee are encouraged to submit their applications as early as possible and no fewer than 2 weeks before spending must take place in order to ensure their request in considered in a timely manner.
What are the next steps after I apply for funding?
Clubs, organizations, or departments that apply for financial support from the ASMC Programming Committee will receive an email invitation to present their request to the Committee.
This email invitation will come from the Committee Chair (ASMCFinance@vcccd.edu) and will outline what the expect during the meeting and how to best prepare.
When do Programming Committee meetings occur?
Fall 2024 meetings will take place on Wednesdays at 5:00 p.m. in the Campus Center Conference Room or via Zoom. Please check back or visit the VCCCD BoardDocs platform for the most current meeting agenda and location details.
Club and department representatives, along with MC students and members of the community, are invited to attend regularly scheduled Programming Committee meetings, as they are open to the public.
Who do I contact for more information?
Questions can be directed to the Programming Committee Chair Bouchra Alioua at ASMCFinance@vcccd.edu or to the ASMC Advisor at krobinson@vcccd.edu.
