+1 to the the amount of money being really high relative to other clubs (and—importantly—other on campus jobs).
At my college (Haverford College, small liberal arts in the US) the only “club” that was paid (to my knowledge) was the environmental committee, and this was because 1) it was a committee which liaised with the other offices on campus (e.g. president’s office, arboretum, faculty) and it existed because 2) it was funded by an independent donor.
Only the org leaders were compensated and this was at the college-wide student rate of between $9-10 (depending on your work experience).
I don’t think $10/hour is a reasonable wage to pay anyone and other unis probably have a higher wages ($15, possibly higher?), but it gives you a sense of the discrepancy in pay for on-campus jobs and student organizers.
I think it’s reasonable to pay students higher wages during the summer where some students may have competitive offers from for-profit companies. I’d weight it higher if they are needs based (e.g. some schools like Haverford have a mandatory co-pay of ~$2500 a year, which many students earn during the summer).
+1 to the the amount of money being really high relative to other clubs (and—importantly—other on campus jobs).
At my college (Haverford College, small liberal arts in the US) the only “club” that was paid (to my knowledge) was the environmental committee, and this was because 1) it was a committee which liaised with the other offices on campus (e.g. president’s office, arboretum, faculty) and it existed because 2) it was funded by an independent donor.
Only the org leaders were compensated and this was at the college-wide student rate of between $9-10 (depending on your work experience).
I don’t think $10/hour is a reasonable wage to pay anyone and other unis probably have a higher wages ($15, possibly higher?), but it gives you a sense of the discrepancy in pay for on-campus jobs and student organizers.
I think it’s reasonable to pay students higher wages during the summer where some students may have competitive offers from for-profit companies. I’d weight it higher if they are needs based (e.g. some schools like Haverford have a mandatory co-pay of ~$2500 a year, which many students earn during the summer).