WRASAlbum88AppealSubmitted23February2015Signed:WRASStationRepresentative______________________________signature___________________________________________________________printedname title_______________________________________email

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1. Introduction1.1. WRASisaStudentOrganization.1.2. WRASisaStudentOrganizationFundedbyMandatoryStudentActivityFees.1.3. WRASisaStudentOrganizationFundedThroughFeesandHasaBudget

ControlledbySpecificPolicy.1.4. ImplementationofTheIntergovernmentalRadioAgreementdirectlyimpactsthe

operationalmissionofWRASAlbum88.1.5. PriortoImplementationandDuringtheProcessofImplementingThe

IntergovernmentalRadioAgreement(TheAgreement)betweenGSUandGPBtheGSUAdministrationRepurposedFeesinSupportofTheAgreement.

1.6. TheAdministrationCircumventedPoliciesControllingtheApportioningofFeesandInDoingSo,ViolatedtheSAFCCounselandAdviceProcessintheUsageofStudentFeesExpendedfortheExecutionofTheAgreement.

1.7. AtNoPointDuringtheCreationorExecutionoftheAgreementDidtheAdministrationApproachtheCSCorWRASManagementtoConsultThemonMitigatingFinancialRiskFromFCCFines.

1.8. DocumentationofTheGrievance

1.1WRASisaStudentOrganization.WRAS,Album88(WRASAlbum88)astudentorganization(SO)runbystudentsof

GeorgiaStateUniversity(GSU),isopentoanystudentwhowishestoparticipateandservesasaterrestrialradiostationforstudentsandthesurroundingAtlantacommunity.ThestudentsofWRASAlbum88havebeenresponsibleforprogrammingandoperatingtheterrestrialFMstationWRAS88.5FM(WRASFM)Atlantasinceitsfounding44yearsago.ThisorganizationrepresentsamediaentityandisaSOwithaseatontheCouncilonStudentCommunications(CSC).MembersoftheCSCboard,TheSignal,NewSouth,WRASAlbum88,andGeorgiaStateTelevision(GSTV)aregovernedbytheCSCbylawsasthestudentmediaorganizations. The1

positionontheCSCboardestablishesthatWRASAlbum88isastudentorganization.

1.2WRASisaStudentOrganizationFundedbyMandatoryStudentActivityFees.AsamemberoftheCSCandastudentmediaorganization,WRASAlbum88isresponsible

foroverseeingandadministeringtheappropriationoffundstostudentmediaorganization(SMO)WRASAlbum88,makingiteligibletoreceivefundsapportionedbytheStudentActivityFeeCommittee(SAFC)formedia.WRASAlbum88isanSMOandisthereforeeligibleforreceiptof

1CouncilonStudentCommunicationsByLawssectionII

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mandatorystudentactivityfees(fees)incompliancewithSAFCgoverningdocumentsandtheBoardofRegentsPolicyManual(BoRPolicyManual).

1.3WRASisaStudentOrganizationFundedThroughFeesandHasaBudgetControlledbySpecificPolicy.

AccordingtoGSUandBoardofRegentspoliciesandprocedures,WRASAlbum88isanestablishedSOandSMO.ThepoliciesforthegovernanceandoversightoffeesarewelldocumentedingoverningdocumentsfortheCSC1,theUniversity andtheBoardofRegents .2 3

PolicyclearlyestablishesthatSOandSMOfundingandtherepurposingoffundsintendedforaspecificSOaresubjecttoanadvisoryprocessoverseenbytheSAFCanditssubordinatefeecommittees.

1.4ImplementationofTheIntergovernmentalRadioAgreementdirectlyimpactstheoperationalmissionofWRASAlbum88.

InMay2014GSUannouncedthroughapressreleaseapartnershipbetweenitselfandGeorgiaPublicBroadcasting(GPB).ThisagreementwouldprovideGPBwith14hoursadayofbroadcasttimeontheterrestrialWRASFMsignalforwhichGSUisthelicenseholder.ThislicensehasbeenutilizedbyGSUthroughthestudentorganizationWRASAlbum88forthepast44yearswithequipmentandfeesfortheoperationofthestationpaidforthroughtheexpenditureofstudentactivityfeemoney.

Thisagreementwasmadebehindcloseddoorswithnoinputfromanyoftheoversightcommitteesthatoverseeeitherstudentcommunications,theCouncilonStudentCommunicationsorthecommitteesthatmakeuptheSAFC.ThisdealwasstruckinordertoprovideGPBwithaccesstotheAtlantaregionalradiomarketwiththeexpressinterestoffundraisingforGPBontheterrestrialbroadcastsignal.TheAgreementcreatesanewmissionforWRASAlbum88andthestudentsofWRASAlbum88wereinnowayinformedorgivenanopportunitytocommentonthischangeinmissionandtheredirectionoffeesthatwouldfollow.Whenimplemented,studentfeesandfacilitiesoriginallyallocatedforWRASAlbum88wereusedtopurchaseequipment,payforemployeetimealongwithotherexpensesforthesupportofGPB.ThemissionofWRASAlbum88forthepast44yearsatnotimehasincludedsupportofthefundraisingorbroadcastofGPB,oranyotherthirdparty,norhasatanypointintimethemissionbeentoprovidematerialforbroadcastonGPB,oranyotherthirdparty.GSUadministratorshavesimplyalteredthemissionofthisstudentorganizationwithoutanyinputfromthosestudentsaffectedortheCSCandspentfundsintendedforsupportofWRASAlbum88inawaythatisinconsistentwiththeestablishedmissionofprovidingaterrestrialradiostationoperatedandprogramedbystudentsthathasbeeninplaceforthepast44years.

2StudentActivityFeeGuidelines,revised2012sectionII3BoardofRegentsPolicyManual7.3.2.1

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1.5PriortoImplementationandDuringtheProcessofImplementingTheIntergovernmentalRadioAgreement(TheAgreement)betweenGSUandGPB,theGSUAdministrationRepurposedFeesinSupportofTheAgreement.

Since2013,theAdministrationofGSUhasbeenusingfeesallocatedfortheoperationofWRASAlbum88,anestablishedSO,insupportofTheAgreement.WithoutSAFCapprovalorknowledge,feeshavebeenusedforthepurchaseofanewtransmitter,otherengineeringpurchases,employeehoursforthestationengineer,andnumerousothercosts.Theexpenditureofthesefundsinthismannerrepresentsasignificantchangeinthepurposeofstudentactivityfundsfromsupportingtheterrestrialstudentbroadcasttosupportingthebroadcastofaprivatestatewidegovernmentbroadcaster,GeorgiaPublicBroadcasting.

1.6TheAdministrationCircumventedPoliciesControllingtheApportioningofFeesandInDoingSo,ViolatedtheSAFCCounselandAdviceProcessintheUsageofStudentFeesExpendedfortheExecutionofTheAgreement.

ManyofthecontrolandoversightpoliciesinvolvingstudentfeeswereviolatedbytheadministratorsofGSU.TheAdministrationofGSUengagedinwithholdinginformationfromtheSAFCandCSC,intheCSCsroleastheMediaFeeCommittee(MFC),thatiscriticaltoeachcommitteesabilitytoserveintheoversightandadvisoryrolethatisrequiredbythepoliciesandproceduresgoverningthehandlingofstudentactivityfees.ThepoliciesthatgoverntheseprocessesareveryclearlyestablishedintheBoardofRegentsPolicyManual(BoRPolicyManual)insection7.3,specifically7.3.2.1,theBoardofRegentsBusinessandProceduresManual(BoRBusinessManual)section24.2and24.3,GSUStudentActivityFeeGuidelinesrevised2012(2012SAFG)sectionsIIandIV,andCSCbylawsI,IIandV.

ThisviolationofpolicyandprocessclearlycompromisedtheabilityoftheSAFCandtheCSCtoexecutetheiradviceandcounselroleandmakerecommendationstotheAdministrationontheproperallocationandpurposingoffeesforWRASAlbum88.BecausetheAdministrationofGSUdidnotrevealthatthesefundswouldbedivertedtowardTheAgreement,theSAFCandCSCraisednoconcernsorquestionsabouttheallocationoffeesforWRASAlbum88.ItisclearfromthebehaviorandcommunicationsoftheadministratorsinvolvedinimplementingTheAgreementthatthiswithholdingofinformationfromtheSAFCandtheCSCwasundertakeninordertoinfluencetherecommendationoftheSAFCintheapprovaloffees .Theactionsofthe4

Administrationappeartointentionallycircumventthiswelldefinedprocess,andthislackoftransparencyandviolationofprotocolrepresentsaseriousbreachoftrustbetweenstudentsandtheGSUAdministration.

Furthermore,byallocatingstudentfeesforthesupportofTheAgreement,theGSUAdministrationhasimplicitlyencumberedstudentfeestopaypotentialFederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)finesresultingfromtheimplementationofTheAgreementinthatthe

4AddendumIitem2:EMailfromMr.JeffWalkertoDr.DouglasCoveyonconcernsabouttheagreementandonfundingtheWRASFMtransmitterpurchaseforGPB,January2013

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AdministrationhasassignedthefeesallocatedtoWRASAlbum88forthesupportofGPBbroadcastsonWRASFM.ThishasexposedtheUniversity,astheFCClicenseholder,tosignificantfiscalliabilitieswhich,basedonthestudentfeestructure,itisreasonabletoexpectwouldbemetthroughpaymentofstudentfees.

1.7AtNoPointDuringtheCreationorExecutionoftheAgreementDidtheAdministrationApproachtheCSCorWRASManagementtoConsultThemonMitigatingFinancialRiskFromFCCFines.

ThebylawsthatgoverntheCSCstatethatTheCSCendorsesandsupportstheauthorityofeachmediaheadtosetandenforceoperationalpolicies .Additionally,theCSChasa5

responsibilitytoensurethatWRASAlbum88operationalpolicyisinaccordancewithFCCregulation .ThisimpliesthatitistheroleoftheCSCtoensurethattheoperationalpoliciesadopted6

byanypartyoperatingWRASFMarecompliantwithFCCregulation.GPBhasfounditselfoutsideofFCCcomplianceseveraltimessincehavingcomeonairin

June2014.Forexample,GPBhadmultipleinstancesofgoingoffairforhoursatatimeinJulythroughAugust2014.Additionally,WRASFM(GSU)wasissuedawarningbytheFCCinAugust2014duetoGPBsfailuretocomplywithhourlystationidentificationregulations.TheAgreementexposestheuniversitytoFCCpenaltiesshouldGPBfailtoremainincompliancewithFCCdirectivesgoverninghowbroadcastoutletsmustoperate.AsnotedinSection1.6,theseinstancesofnoncomplianceplaceGSUatfinancialriskand,basedonthepoliciesgoverningstudentfees,placestudentactivityfeesatrisk.TheAdministrationsfailuretoinvolvethecounseloftheWRASAlbum88GeneralManagerwhilesettingoperationalpolicyforthestationendangersthegoodstandingofthestationandplacesstudentfeesatriskwithoutinputfromstudentsonhowtheymaybebestprotected.TheGSUadministrationhasprovidednopolicy,processdirectives,ormanualstoWRASAlbum88managementaboutexpectationsofGPBbroadcastduringthedaytoensureFCCcomplianceandbroadcastprofessionalismorwhatstudentsofWRASAlbum88shoulddoshouldGPBbefoundviolatingFCCpolicy.GPBhasbeenallowedtouseWRASFMairwavesfortheirownbroadcastcontentwithoutconsultationoroversightbythebroadcastholder(GSU)orstudentsprovidingfundingfortowerandequipment,onwhichGPBisbroadcasting.

1.8DocumentationoftheGrievanceContainedinthisdocumentissignificantdocumentationofGSUadministrators

circumventingorignoringpoliciessetinplacetoprotectmandatorystudentfeesfrommisappropriation.Section2willoutlineallrelevantpoliciesandprovidesomecontextforthewaythatwetheappealingpartyunderstandthesepoliciestobeineffect.Section3providesspecific

5CSCByLawssectionV.36CSCByLawssectionV.5

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violationsanddemonstrateshowthesepolicieswereviolated.Section4givesanoverviewofthedamagescausedbyTheAgreementtoWRASAlbum88studentsandthestudentbodyofGSUingeneralwithsection5providingspecificrequestsforredress.Additionaladdendumshavebeenprovidedwhennecessarytoincludespecificdocumentation.TheseclaimsshowablatantdisregardoracompletelackofunderstandingbyhighrankingmembersoftheGSUadministrationfortheroleoftheSAFCandthepoliciesandproperproceduresoftheGeorgiaBoardofRegentsandimportanceofoversightofstudentmandatoryfeemoney.ThisbehaviorisunethicalandviolatesmanypoliciesputinplacebytheBoardofRegents(BoR)andtheUniversityitselfinordertoprotectthesefundsandthestudentswhopayandbenefitfromthemfromthiskindofunregulatedunilateralofbehavior.

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2. ReviewandInterpretationofApplicablePolicies2.1. BoRPolicyManualSection7.3.2.12.2. BoRBusinessProceduresManual24.22.3. BoRBusinessProceduresManual24.3.12.4. CouncilonStudentCommunications(CSC)ByLawsSectionI,II,andV2.5. 2012StudentActivityFeeGuidelines(SAFG)SectionsII,III,andIV

2.1BoardofRegentsPolicyManualSection7.3.2.1MandatoryStudentFees

2.1.1VerbatimPolicy

MandatorystudentfeesaredefinedasfeesthatarepaidbyallstudentsasrequiredbytheBoardofRegentsorasrequiredbytheinstitutionsubjecttoapprovalbytheBoardofRegents.Whenthereisachangeinthepurposeofthemandatoryfee,itshallbesubjecttoapprovalbytheBoardofRegents(BoRMinutesMay2010).Mandatoryfeesshallinclude,butnotbelimitedto:

1. Intercollegiateathleticfees2. Studenthealthservicefees3. Transportationorparkingfees(ifthelatterarechargedtoall

students)4. Studentactivityfees5. Technologyfeesand6. Facilityfees.(BoRMinutes,January2010)

AllmandatoryfeesshallbeapprovedbytheBoardofRegentsatitsmeetinginApriltobecomeeffectivethefollowingfallsemester.ExceptionstothisrequirementmaybegranteduponrecommendationoftheChancellorandtheapprovaloftheBoardofRegents.Aninstitutionmaywaivemandatoryfeesforstudentswhoareenrolledforfewerthansix(6)credithours.Alternatively,institutionsmayproratemandatoryfeesonapercredithourbasisforstudentstakingfewerthantwelve(12)credithours.InstitutionsmayelecttoreduceBoardapprovedmandatoryfeesforstudentsenrolledinsummercourses.Proposalssubmittedbyaninstitutiontoincreasemandatorystudentfees,proposalstocreatenewmandatorystudentfees,orachangeinthepurposeofamandatoryfee,shallfirstbepresentedforadvice

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andcounseltoacommitteeateachinstitutioncomposedofatleastfiftypercent(50%)students,exceptinspecialcircumstanceswhenageneralpurposefeeisinstitutedsystemwidebytheBoardofRegents(BoRMinutes,June2009,revisedMay2010).Thecommitteeshallincludeatleastfourstudents,whoshallbeappointedbytheinstitutionsstudentgovernmentassociation.Institutionsandstudentgovernmentassociationsshouldmakeaconcertedefforttoincludebroadrepresentationamongthestudentsappointedtothecommittee(BoRMinutes,January2010).Allmandatorystudentfeescollectedbyaninstitutionshallbebudgetedandadministeredbythepresidentusingproperadministrativeprocedures,whichshallincludetheadviceandcounselofanadvisorycommitteecomposedatleastfiftypercent(50%)students,exceptinspecialcircumstanceswhenageneralpurposefeeisinstitutedsystemwidebytheBoardofRegents(BoRMinutes,June2009).Thecommitteeshallincludeatleastfourstudents,whoshallbeappointedbytheinstitutionsstudentgovernmentassociation.Institutionsandstudentgovernmentassociationsshouldmakeaconcertedefforttoincludebroadrepresentationamongthestudentsappointedtothecommittee(BoRMinutes,January2010).Mandatorystudentfeesshallbeusedexclusivelytosupporttheinstitutionsmissiontoenrichtheeducational,institutional,andculturalexperienceofstudents(BoRMinutes,January2010).Allpaymentsfromfundssupportedbystudentmandatoryfeesshallbemadeaccordingtoapprovedbusinessproceduresandtheappropriatebusinesspracticesoftheinstitution(BoRMinutes,19992000,p.364).

2.1.2InterpretationofBoRPolicyManual7.3.2.1Thispolicystatesthattheuniversitymaycollectmandatoryfeesfromstudentsenrolledat

theinstitutionandoutlinestheguidelinesunderwhichthesemaybecollected.Thispolicyclearlylaysouttheguidelinesforincreasingorchangingthepurposeofamandatoryfee.Thesefeesaretobeusedexclusivelytosupporttheinstitutionsmissionandtoenrichthestudentexperience.Shouldtheadministrationseektoincreaseorchangeamandatoryfeetheuniversitymustpresentthefeeforadviceandcounseltoacommitteethatiscomprisedof50%students.Thisadvicemustbetakenintoconsiderationbythepresidentwhenadministeringthefees.

Iffeesaretoberepurposedthentheinstitutionmustseektheadviceofamajoritystudentcommitteebeforeproceeding.SincetheWRASAlbum88engineeringforoperationofWRASFMbudgetisfundedthroughstudentfeesthatwerereallocatedfromterrestrial,studentrun

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broadcastingeducationatGSUtoterrestrialbroadcastingfromanexternal,stateruncorporation(GPB),theAdministrationviolatedthisproceduregoverningreallocationofmandatorystudentfees.

2.2BoardofRegentsBusinessProceduresManual24.2BudgetingofFees

2.2.1VerbatimPolicy

InstitutionalbudgetingiscoveredinSection8oftheBusinessProceduresManual(BPM).BudgetingformandatoryandelectivestudentfeesisspecificallyaddressedinSection8.3oftheBPM.Formandatoryfees(excludingthespecialinstitutionalfee),anadvisorycommitteeasdescribedinBoRPolicy7.3.2.1shouldreviewtheannualbudgetandmakerecommendationstotheinstitutionpresidentregardingtheadoptionofthebudget.Itisrecommendedthatanysignificantmidyearamendmentsorchangestothebudgetthatareassociatedwithactivitiesnotincludedintheoriginalpurposeofthefeebesharedwiththeadvisorycommittee.Thefinancialinformationpresentedtotheadvisorycommittee(forboththeoriginalbudgetandanyamendments)shouldincludethebeginningfundbalanceamount(lesscommittedreserves)andprojectedcurrentyearrevenueanddisbursements.Whenreviewingbudgets,itisnottheadvisorycommitteesresponsibilitytodeterminethesalaryamountforanyposition,however,totalsalariesandthepositionsfundedshouldbedisclosedonthebudgetreportspresentedtotheadvisorycommittee.Itisacceptabletopresenttheseamountscombinedononelineforsalaryandbenefitswithadisclosureindicatingthepositions.Ingeneral,theBoardwillapprovethetotalbudgetatanoverallsummarylevelinaccordancewithstatebudgetarylawsandregulations.Studentfeesaregenerallyincludedinoneofthreerevenuecategories:othergeneral,auxiliary,orstudentactivities,dependingonthenatureofthefee.Thespecificexpenditures,(e.g.travel,salaries,training)includedintheapprovedbudgetarerecommendationstothePresidentwhohasdiscretioninspendingthefundsaslongastheexpendituresareusedfortheintendedpurposeofthefees.

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2.2.2InterpretationThispolicyagainlaysouttherequirementforandtheroleofanadvisorycommitteethat

mustreviewandprovidecounseltothepresidentinmakingpolicydecisions.Thiscommittee,whichisformedinamannerconsistentwithBoRPolicyManual7.3.2.1,mustbegiventheopportunitytoreviewprojectedbudgetsanddisbursements.Thisistoensurethatstudentfundsarebeingissuedinamannerthatisconsistentwiththeintendedpurposeofthefunds.TheSAFCanditssubordinatecommitteesprovidethepresidentwithadviceonhowtoproperlyallocatethesefundsthepresidentthenhasdiscretioninhowthosefundsarespent,solongasthatuseisconsistentwiththeoriginalintendedpurposeofthosefees.ThusfeesallocatedfororganizationAcannotgotosupportfeesallocatedfororganizationB,unlessbothAandBareoverlappingentities.FundswereintendedforWRASAlbum88,buttheAgreementrepurposesthefundstosupportthedevelopmentofinterestsintheDepartmentofCommunications.TheAgreementprovidesfortimeonatelevisionchannelownedbyGPB,butthecontrolofthischannelisnotleftinthecontrolofWRASAlbum88.Therefore,thesefundshavenotbeenusedinaccordancewiththispolicy.

2.3BoardofRegentsBusinessProceduresManual24.3.1MandatoryStudentFees

2.3.1VerbatimPolicy

Studentactivityfees,Technologyfees,andtheSpecialInstitutionalFeearethethreebasicmandatoryfeeschargedbyallteachinginstitutions.TheBoRCentralOfficeandtheSkidawayInstituteofOceanographydonotchargestudentfees.Otherstudentservicerelatedmandatoryfeeschargedbymostinstitutionsincludehealthfees,athleticfeesandtransportationfees.Manyinstitutionsalsochargefacilityfeeswhichareusedtosupportrental/leasepaymentsonPublicPrivateVenture(PPV)projects.Intheeventthatanysuchfeeiselectiveratherthanmandatory,theprocessinSection24.2relatedtomandatoryfeesshallnotapply.InstitutionsshouldrefertoSection7.3.4.2oftheBoRPolicyManualforguidanceonwaiversofmandatoryfees.

StudentActivityFeesStudentactivityfeesarecollectedforthepurposeofsupportingprogramsandservicesaffectingallaspectsofstudentlife.Correspondingly,theexpenditureofthesefeesshouldbestudentcenteredwiththestudentsbeingtheprimaryparticipantsorbeneficiaries.

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Aswithallinstitutionalfunds,USGpoliciesandproceduresmustbeconsideredwhenexpendituresaremadefromstudentactivityfunds.Budgetsallocatedtostudentorganizationsandexpendedundertheauthorityofthestudentgrouprepresentasharedresponsibilitybetweeninstitutionalofficers,therespectivestudentgroupandthestudentfeecommittee.Thus,itistheresponsibilityofthesegroupstoensurethatexpendituresmadeareanappropriateuseofstudentactivityfundsinlinewithapplicableUSGpoliciesandprocedures.Studentactivityfeerevenuesmaybeusedtosupportabroadspectrumofstudentrelatedservices,mostcommonlyintheareasofsocialandentertainmentactivities,intramuralsports,studentpublications,andstudentgovernmentassociations.WhileitisnottheintentofthissectiontoprovideanexhaustivelistofUSGrulesandregulationsforexpenditures,thefollowingguidanceisprovidedonexpendituresofstudentactivityfees.IfaspecificPublicPrivateVentureprojectisfundedwithastudentactivityfee,thosefeesshouldbedesignatedtosupportprojectcosts,suchasleasepaymentsandexpensesforprojectoperations.SeesectiononFacilityFeesbelow.AppropriateexpendituresofStudentActivityfeeswouldinclude:

HiringandpayingtravelforperformersMealsandtravelexpensesaresubjecttoperdiemandnonemployeetravelregulations(Section19.9).Ifallcostsofperforminggroup,includingtravelexpenses,areincludedaspartofalumpsumcontract,travelregulationswouldnotapply.

Consultantexpenses Prizes/awardsfromrafflesParticipationinrafflemustbeavailable

toallstudents.Raffles/lotteriesmaybelawfullyconductedwithoutalicenseifparticipantsareallowedtoenteratnocost.Fortheseevents,individualprizesmustbedeminimisinvalue(nottoexceed$100).Iflicensesareobtainedandraffleticketsaresold,giftsarelimitedtofundscollectedinraffle.

FoodandrefreshmentsforstudentgroupeventsAppropriateifeventisopentoallstudentswithinspecificidentifiablegroup.

PromotionalItemsAssociatedwithpromotionaleventsforstudents,suchasstudentrecruitment.AcceptableitemswouldbeTshirts,mugs,plaques,clickdrives,etc.Individualvalueshouldnotexceed$50.Cashawardsarestronglydiscouraged.Theinstitutionmaybesubjecttoadditionalprohibitionsonpromotionalitemsresultingfromathleticconferenceregulations.

PerformanceBasedAwardsConsideredacceptableifstudenthasprovidedsomeserviceand/orperformedsomefunctiontoreceive

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award(e.g.,writingcontests,dancecontests,andvariousstudentskillscompetitions).Awardamountsmayvarybasedonvalueofservice/performance,nottoexceed$500.

StaffsalariesandbenefitsAppropriateifincludedinbudgetasreviewedbystudentfeeadvisorycommittee.

Employeetravel(includingstudentemployees)Appropriate,butsubjecttoStatetravelregulations(Section4).Forstudentemployees,theinstitutionwillhavetodetermineifstudentemployeetravelisrelatedtowhetherthestudentinquestionistravelingasastudentoranemployeetodeterminewhichsectionoftravelregulationsapply.

EventcostsAppropriatetostageevents(e.g.,decoratingeventarea,printingprograms,advertising).

Furniture,fixtures,equipment LeasepaymentsforPublicPrivateVenturesiffeewasassessedto

fundservicerentalpayments.SeesectiononFacilityfees. OtheroperatingcostsNormalsupply,maintenanceandutility

costs.StudentActivityfeesshouldnotbeexpendedonthefollowing:

DonationsExceptwhereproceedsoffundraisergodirectlyforthatpurpose.

ScholarshipsProhibitedunlessbasedonsomeperformancemeasureorservicerequirement.Performancemeasureswouldrequiresomeacademicorstudentactivityskilltobedisplayed(e.g.,athletics,music,literary,math,etc.).Simplybeinganenrolledstudentwouldnotqualifyasaperformancemeasure.

TipsUnlesscoveredbyStatetravelguidelinesorservicecontract. FacultysalariesandbenefitsStudentactivityfeesshouldnotbe

usedtodirectlyfundinstructionalcostsofcredithourcourses. IntercollegiateAthleticprogramcostsNormallythesecostsshould

bepaidfromAthleticfees.Possibleexceptionscouldbeforsupportgroups,suchasdanceteams,clubsportsorcheerleaders,ifincludedinthebudgetasreviewedbythestudentfeeadvisorycommittee.

Studentemployeerecognitionluncheons/mealsNotallowableifprovidedforanindividualoraspecificgroup.Studentemployeesmayreceivefoodifpartakinginaneventopentoallstudentsandstudentemployeesareatfunctionasastudent.Seebulletitem4underAllowableUses.

ProspectiveStudenttravelNotallowableunlesscertainconditionsaremetasoutlinedinSection19.9.

Alcoholicbeveragesoranyillegalsubstances.

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Individualorclubmembershipsincivicorganizations Politicalcampaignsorevents

2.3.2InterpretationThispolicyclearlylaysouttheusageoffunds.Itindicatesthatthereisanexplicitshared

responsibilityforbudgetsthataredirectedforstudentorganizationsandthatthesefundsmustbeusedtothebenefitofthegroupforwhichtheyareintended.Additionallythispolicylaysouthowpublic/privateventuresaretobeenteredintowherestudentorganizationsareinvolvedandhowfundsgeneratedinthiswayaretobehandled.

ManyoftheitemsnecessarytoimplementtheAgreementdonotincludestudentsasprimarybeneficiaries.Examplesarepurchaseconstruction,maintenanceofastudiotieline,GPBairtimeontheWRASFMtransmitter,andcostsrelatedtothetimeofstationengineerMr.TomTaylorsroleintheimplementation.Useoffundsinthismannershowsalackofconsiderationorunderstandingandaclearviolationofthispolicy.

2.4CouncilonStudentCommunications(CSC)ByLawsSectionI,II,andV

2.4.1VerbatimPolicy

II.StudentMediaStudentmediainclude:GeorgiaStateTelevision(GSTV),NewSouth,TheSignal,andWRASAlbum88.

III.MembershipoftheCSCA.MembersoftheCSCareappointedbytheDirectoroftheStudentCenter.AppointmentsaremadeannuallyinMayforatermofoneyear.Membersmaybeappointedforunlimitedsuccessiveterms.

B.TheVicePresidentofStudentAffairsappointstheChairoftheCommittee,theDirectoroftheStudentCenter.TheChairisappointedatthesametimeannuallyastherestofthecommitteeandservesaoneyearterm.TheChairmaybereappointedforunlimitedsuccessiveterms.

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C.ThemembershipoftheCSCiscomprisedof:thefollowingtwelvemembers:

1.ManagingDirector,GSTV2.EditorinChief,NewSouth3.EditorinChief,TheSignal4.GeneralManager,WRASAlbum885.FacultyMember,DepartmentofCommunication6.FacultyMember,atlarge7.GraduateStudent,DepartmentofCommunication8.UndergraduateStudent,DepartmentofCommunication9.Studentatlarge10.Studentatlarge11.AssistantDirectorforStudentMedia12.UnitSupervisorforMedia,DivisionofStudent Affairs

TheVicePresidentofStudentAffairs,aStaffmemberfromtheDepartmentofUniversityRelationsandtheAssociate/AssistantLegalAdvisorfromtheOfficeofLegalAffairsserveasstandingexofficiomembersasdeemednecessaryfromtheranksoffaculty,alumniorstudents.

V.Policies

A.Authority1.TheCSCisauthorizedbytheVicePresidentofStudentAffairstoreviewoperationsandadviseallcampusmedia.Inthatcapacity,theCommitteeasawholeorindividualcommitteemembersmaybecalledontoworkdirectlywithstudentmediaheadsregardingoperatingguidelinesforeachmediaorganization.2.TheCSCisauthorizedbytheVicePresidentofStudentAffairstoapproveandallocatebudgetsforeachmediaorganization.3.TheCSCendorsesandsupportstheauthorityofeachmediaheadtosetandenforceoperationalpolicies,editorialpoliciesandproceduresforthedisbursementofallocatedfundsforeachparticularmedia.organization.TheCSCreservestherighttoreviewandmakerecommendationsregardingsaidpolicies.

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4.TheCSCfullysubscribestothetenetssetforthintheUSConstitutionandtheBillofRightswithregardtofreedomofspeechandfreedomofthepress.WhiletheCSCmaybeaforumforthediscussionofissuesrelatingtonewsandeditorialcontentofstudentmediaorganizations,theCommitteeneitherseekstorecommendoradvisemediaorganizationsregardingthecontentofpublishedorbroadcastmaterial.5.WRASAlbum88isadditionallygovernedbythelawsoftheFederalCommunicationsCommission.Asamatterofpolicy,theCSCupholdsFCCregulations.

B.AppointmentofMediaEditors,Directors,GeneralManagersandStaffTheCSCisauthorizedtoseekapplicantsforandrecommendtheappointmentoftheGeneralManager,WRASAlbum88bytheDeanofStudents.AllmembersoftheCSCmayparticipateintheinterviewingofapplicantsandselectionofacandidatetorecommendfortheposition.Forallothermediaorganizations,theCSCisauthorizedtoseekapplicantsforandtomakefinaldecisionsconcerningtheappointmentofMediaHeads.ForallmediagroupsexceptWRASAlbum88,onlyStudentmembersofCSCmayactivelyinterview,deliberateandvoteonwhatcandidatesshouldbeappointedasMediaHeads.UniversityStaffandFacultymembersofCSCmay,however,participateinpreinterviewactivitiessuchasformulatingstandardinterviewquestionsandprocedures.Asamatterofpolicy,theCSCmaygivepreferencetoapplicantstothesepositionswhohavepriorexperiencewiththestudentmediaorganizationthattheyseektomanage.Onceappointed,MediaHeadsselecttheirrespectivestaffmemberswithnoneedforapprovalfromtheCSC.Ifanincumbentisapplyingforaconsecutiveterminhis/herposition,thens/hemaynotbepresentduringtheinterviewsofhis/hercompetitorsnormays/hevoteontheappointmentoftheinvolvedMediaHeadposition.

C.SanctionofMediaEditors,Directors,GeneralManagersandStaffAllmediaeditors,generalmanagersandstaffarerequiredtocomplywiththelaws,rulesandregulationsoftheUnitedStates,

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StateofGeorgia,theBoardofRegentsoftheUniversitySystemofGeorgiaandGeorgiaStateUniversity.Violationsofsaidlaws,rulesandregulationsareprohibitedandwillsubjecttheviolatortosanctionswhichmayinclude,butarenotlimitedto,removalfromthepositionofmediaheadorstaffmember.SeeGeorgiaStateUniversityStudentCodeofConduct(http://codeofconduct.gsu.edu/).

1.TheCSCisauthorizedbytheVicePresidentofStudentAffairstohearandresolvegrievancesanddisputesexceptfor:

GrievancesanddisputesconcerningsanctionsimposedinaccordancewithParagraphV.C.ortheappointmentoftheGeneralManagerofWRAS.AllmattersthataregovernedbytheStudentCodeofConduct(http://codeofconduct.gsu.edu/).Allsuchgrievances,disputesorreferencesareimmediatelyreferredtotheofficeoftheDeanofStudents.AreasonableefforttoresolvethegrievanceordisputemustfirstbemadewiththeMediaHeadoftheinvolvedmediagroupandifthedisputeisnotresolvedatthatlevel,thewiththeadvisoroftherespectivemediaorganization.IfthereisnosatisfactoryresolutionofthegrievanceordisputewiththeMediaHeadortheadvisor,thenarequestmaybemadetotheChairpersonoftheCSCtoconveneahearingonthematter.Thisrequestmustbeinwriting,mustspecificallydescribethenatureofthegrievanceordispute,mustbesignedbytheindividualororganizationalrepresentativebringthegrievanceordispute,andmustbemadewithinthirty(30)daysoftheincidentoutofwhichthegrievanceordisputearises.AhearingbytheCSCisnotamatterofright,butitiswithinthesolediscretionoftheCSC.Thus,withoutgrantingahearing,theCSCmay,initsdiscretion,recommend

thatthedecisionofthemediaheadandadvisorbeupheld.IfahearingisheldbytheCSC,aquorumofallvotingCommitteemembers,bothstudentandfaculty/staffalike,mustbepresentofthoseCSCmemberseligibletoparticipateinthehearing.Followingthehearing,theCSC

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willforwardarecommendationforfinaldeterminationonthematterbytheVicePresidentofStudentAffairs.TheVicePresidentofStudentAffairsshallnotbepresentnorvoteduringtheCSC'shearingorreviewofgrievancesanddisputes.2.AmemberoftheCSCwhoisamediaheadshallnotparticipateintheprocessregardingagrievanceordisputerelatedtohis/herrespectivemediaorganizationincluding,butnotlimited,tothedecisiontoholdahearingandvotingonanyrecommendations.However,themediaheadmay,asstatedabove,initiallyattempttoresolvethegrievanceordisputeinconjunctionwiththerespectiveMediaadvisor,maysubsequentlyattempttoresolvethegrievanceordisputeatthedirectionoftheCSC,andmayrespondtoCSCinquiresforinformationregardingtheallegedgrievanceordispute.3.TheCSCendorsestheroleofmediationasafirstefforttoresolvegrievancesanddisputesbetweenindividualsconcerningstudentmediarelatedmatters.

2.4.2InterpretationsSectionsIIandIIIdefinemembershipoftheCSC.Thisboardistheofficialinstitutional

bodythatoverseestheoperationandbudgetingofstudentmediaorganizationsaslaidoutinsectionV.WhiletheCSChasseveralotherroles,suchasconflictresolution,theoversightofbudgetandoperationarethetwomostimportantrolesandareveryclearlydefined.ThisgroupisresponsibleforreportingtotheSAFCitsfindingsconcerningthebudgetforvariousmediaorganizations.ThispolicywasviolatedinbypassingtheCSCsauthoritytooverseetheallocationandpurposeoffundsintendedfortheuseofstudentmediaorganizations,specificallyWRASAlbum88.

Thiscouncilisalsoresponsibleforoversightoftheoperationofeachoftheseorganizations.Whilethecouncilisresponsible,itdefersthedecisionmakingprocessandestablishmentofoperationalauthoritytotheseniormostmanagementpositionateachorganization,inthecaseofWRASAlbum88theGeneralManager.Thisperson,alongwiththeCSC,isresponsibleforensuringthatthestationisoperatedinawaythatisconsistentwithFCCpolicy.ThisgroupanditsadministrativepartnersareresponsibleforcreatingpolicythatensuresthestationremainsinFCCcompliance.InbypassingtheCSCsresponsibilitytoensureFCCcompliancetheadministrationhasleftthestation,theinstitution,andstudentmandatoryfeesvulnerabletoFCCfines.ThisalsoendangerstheabilityofGSUortheBoRtomaintainthelicenseingoodstandingwiththeFCC.

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2.5StudentActivityFeeGuidelines(SAFG)Revised,2012SectionsII,andIV

2.5.1VerbatimPolicy

II.RESPONSIBILITIESOFTHESTUDENTACTIVITYFEECOMMITTEEThechargeoftheStudentActivityFeeCommitteeisasfollows:

TomakerecommendationstotheDeanofStudentsregardingtheallocationofstudentactivityfeefundsfairlytoalleligiblecharteredstudentorganizations,andsupportofficesthatcreate,enhanceandpromotestudentlifeatGeorgiaStateUniversity.

Develop,implementandenforcepoliciesthatensurecompliancewithapplicableuniversity,BoardofRegents,stateandfederallaws.

Toreviewstipendsforstudentleadersatleasteverythreeyearsandmakerecommendationsregardingthepayscaleinforceatthattime.

AsdirectedbytheDeanofStudents,reviewandmakerecommendationstotheDeanofStudentsregardingallegationsoffeemisappropriationbyvariousgroupsreceivingSAfundsmakerecommendationstotheVicePresidentforStudentAffairs(withDeanofStudentsoversight)forfairdisciplinaryactionsofthosegroupsviolatingSAFeepoliciesaswrittenintheSAFeeGuide.

MakerecommendationstotheDeanofStudentsregardingproposalsto:1)increasethestudentactivityfeeor,2)makeasubstantivechangeinpurposeoftheStudentActivityFee.(BoardofRegentsPolicyManualSection7.3.2.1.MandatoryStudentFees).TheStudentActivityFeeCommitteeisresponsibleforholdingatleasttwocampuswideopenhearingsontheproposedfeeincreaseinordertoaccumulatestudentfeedback.Uponcompletionofthehearings,theStudentActivityFeeCommitteeshallmakeaformalrecommendationtotheStudentMandatoryFeeCommittee,whowillreviewtherequestandforwardtotheFiscalAdvisoryCommitteetothePresident(FACP).Uponreview,FACPwillforwardtheirrecommendationtothepresidentforfinalaction.

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AdministersthegeneralContingencyaccountthroughtheDeanofStudentsOffice.

IV.ALLOCATIONPROCESS&FUNDINGCRITERIAOFTHESTUDENTACTIVITYFEECOMMITTEEFEEALLOCATIONPROCESS&FEECOUNCIL/COLLEGERESPONSIBILITIES**TheStudentActivityFeeCommitteeallocateslumpsumstofeecouncilsandcolleges.TheFeeCouncils,whichincludeArts,Diversity,Media,SGA,StudentBarAssociation,InternationalStudentAssociationCouncil(ISAC),AcademicTeamCouncil,HonorsCollege,UniversityWide,andSustainabilityInitiativesFeeCouncil,musthaveastudentmajoritymembership.TheStudentActivityFeeCommitteeshallserveastheUniversityWideFeeCouncilandtheSustainabilityInitiativesFeeCouncil.FeecouncilsreporttotheStudentActivityFeeCommittee.**CollegesreceivelumpsumallocationsbasedonpercentageofenrollmentofmajorsintheprecedingFallsemester.EachcollegereceivingfundsshallhaveastudentmajoritycommitteeequivalenttotheFeeCouncilstoallocatetheirfunds.**TheStudentActivityFeeCommitteeprovidessomegeneralproceduralandphilosophicalguidelinestotheFeeCouncilsandcolleges,howevertheFeeCouncilsandcollegeswillhavewidelatitudeintheirallocationdecisionmaking.ItisexpectedthatthesefeecouncilswillholdbudgetaryhearingsduringSpringSemester.**TheFeeCouncilsandcollegesshallattendajointtrainingsessionwiththeStudentActivityFeeCommitteepriortotheannualbudgethearingprocess.FeeCouncilsandcollegeswillbebriefedonStudentActivityFeeCommitteeregulationsanduniversityaccountingmeasures.Eachcouncilwillberequiredtodevelopagoalstatementandestablishmeetingprotocols.FeecouncilsaretosubmitcopiesofanyallocationdeterminationstotheStudentActivityFeeCommitteewithinoneweekoftheirpreviousmeeting.**FeeCouncilsandcollegesmustnotifytherequestorsoftheirallocationswithinoneweekofmakingtheirdecisions.Organizationsmayappealfeecouncilorcollegedecisionsregardingallocationamountstothe

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allocatingfeecouncilorcollegewithinoneweekofnotificationoftheallocationordenial.**OrganizationsmayappealFeeCouncildecisionstotheStudentActivityFeeCommitteeonlyafteraninitialappealtothefeecouncil.AppealstotheStudentActivityFeeCommitteemustdealonlywithpolicyandprocedureissues,notallocationamounts.AppealstotheStudentActivityFeeCommitteemustbesubmittedpriortothefinalannualmeetingoftheCommittee.**FeecouncilsandcollegesshallpresenttheirannualbudgetallocationproposalstotheStudentActivityFeeCommitteeonadatedeterminedbytheCommittee.TheStudentActivityFeeCommitteewillapprovetheannualbudgetallocationsofeachfeecouncilpriortoMay1eachyear. ALLOCATIONFUNDINGCRITERIA**Certainessentialservicesandsalary/benefitobligationsmustbemetfirst.Otherprograms/serviceswhicharedesignedtobeutilizedbyallwillbegivenfirstconsideration.TheDeanofStudentsshallmakeanannualpresentationtotheStudentActivityFeeCommitteeregardingtheEssentialServicesportionofthebudget.**Secondpriorityinfundingisgiventoprogramsthataredesignedforallstudents.**Thirdpriorityisgiventoprogramsofspecialinterestgroups.**Then,innonpriorityorder,budgetrequestswillbereviewedbasedonthefollowingcriteria:

Pastperformanceandbudgetmanagementoftheorganizationsrequestingfunds.

Programsorserviceswithbroadappealtovariousconstituents. Programsandservicesthatservethegreatestnumberofstudents. Programsandservicesthatcrossorganizationsandencourage

cosponsorshipandsharedresponsibilities. Programsandservicesthatsupportthedevelopmentofcommunity

oncampusandmaximizetherichlegacyofculturaldiversityoftheinstitution.

Programsandservicesthatcomplementtheacademicmissionoftheinstitution.

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**TheStudentActivityFeeCommitteemustwithholdaminimumof5%ofthetotalbudgetforcontingency,anddecidewhattodowiththatmoney.

2.5.2InterpretationThispolicydefinesthemakeupandroleoftheSAFCandthegroupsthatrepresentfee

councils.TheroleofthemediafeecouncilisfulfilledbytheCSC,whosebylawscanbefoundin2.4.ThegoverningdocumentfortheSAFCisveryexplicitabouttheroleoftheSAFCanditsfeecouncils.ThisroleistoprovideadvicetotheDeanofStudentsandtheAdministrationoniftheappropriation,repurposinganduseoffeesisconsistentwithuniversitypolicy.Onesuchpolicyisensuringthat,duringtheprocessofallottingfunds,thatfundsaredistributedinamannerthatisconsistentwiththeoutlinedlistofpriorities.TerrestrialbroadcastonWRASFM,beingopentoallstudentsthroughWRASAlbum88,thereforeclassifiesasasecondpriorityundertheallocationfundingcriteria.TheAgreementrepresentsalowerfundingprioritythanstudentterrestrialbroadcastonWRASFM.

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3. OversightandManagementofStudentFeesExpendedinSupportofTheAgreement3.1. FeesExpendedinSupportofTheAgreement

3.1.1. Transmitter3.1.2. TieLineCosts3.1.3. EmployeeTime

3.2. FeesareBeingUsedinthe2014/2015AcademicYearinSupportofGPBandTheAgreement

3.3. FeesIntendedFortheSoleBenefitofWRASAlbum88areBeingUsedtoSupportTheGPBRadioAgreementandtheDevelopmentofaDepartmentofCommunicationsTelevisionProject

3.1FeesExpendedInSupportofTheAgreementTherearemanyinstancesinwhichtheadministrationchosetoexpendstudentactivityfees

insupportofimplementingTheAgreement.TheserangefrompayingGSUpersonnelfortimedirectlyrelatedtosupportingGPBsbroadcastonWRASFMtothepurchaseandinstallationofnewequipment.Whilesomecosts,suchaspowerforequipment,equipmentpurchases,andthestationengineerssalary,aredesignatedasEssentialServicesforWRASAlbum88,thisfundwasstillapprovedbytheSAFCandthefundingforessentialservicesisdrawnfromstudentsfunds.Becauseofthisfact,regardlessofiftheseexpensescountasapartoftheessentialservicesbudget,itiswithinthepurviewoftheSAFCandMFCtooverseeandmanagethisbudgetandprovidecounselthatthesefundsarebeingexpendedinaccordancewithBoRandUniversitypolicy.Ifthepurposeofthesefundsistoberedirectedinpartorinwholetowardssupportofadifferentgroup(inthiscaseGPB)thetheAdministrationmustseekproperoversightofthesefundsandindoingsocompletelydisclosewhotheseexpenditureswillsupportsothatproperrecommendationmaybemadebytheoversightcommittees.

ThissectionfocusononlythreeinstancesofexpendituresthatwereintendedforWRASAlbum88,astudentorganization,thatwerethenredirectedtosupportofGPB.ThesearethepurchaseofanewandmoremoderntransmitterforWRASFM,engineeringpurchases(includingthepurchaseandinstallationofatielineanddigitallinebetweenstudios),andemployeetime.

3.1.1Transmitter 7

InApril2013,TheAdministrationrepresentativesDr.DouglasCovey,vicepresidentofstudentaffairs,andMr.JeffWalker,WRASAlbum88facultyadvisor,approachedtheSAFCtorequestfundstopurchaseanewtransmittertocarrytheWRASFMterrestrialsignal .When8

7SAFC12April2013SAFCMeetingMinutespages1,56http://deanofstudents.gsu.edu/files/2013/03/SAFCMinutes41213.pdf8SAFC12April2013SAFCMeetingMinutespages1,56http://deanofstudents.gsu.edu/files/2013/03/SAFCMinutes41213.pdf

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approachingtheSAFCwiththisrequestDr.CoveyandMr.Walkerpointedtoseveralreasonsforthepurchaserequest.(1)Thecurrenttransmitterwasinstalledin1985andneededtobereplacedduetoage,(2)increasedsignalstrengthwouldincreaseaccessbystudentsoncampusaswellasincreaseavailabilityinsidebuildings,suchastheGeorgiaDomeandtheGSUArenawhereGSUfootballandbasketballgamesarerespectivelyheld,(3)improvedmarketpenetrationintonorthernGAservingtoincreasetheexposureoftheuniversityandwouldasaresulthavepromotedstudentrecruitment,(4)protecttheterrestrialWRASFMsignalagainstotherstationsencroachingonitsbandwidth.

WhenmakingthisrequesttotheSAFCtheAdministrationrepresentativesfailedtodivulgethattheAdministrationwaswellintonegotiationswithGPBovertheuseoftheterrestrialWRASFMsignal.GSUandGPBhadanexecutabledraftofthecontractasearlyasAugust2013andafirstdraftofthiscontractthatcontainsmuchofwhatwouldbethefinallanguagewasavailablepriortotheApril2013request .ItwasdiscoveredthroughOpenRecordsRequeststhatin9

January2013,seniorGSUadministrators andGPBrepresentatives hadalreadybegandiscussion10 11

aboutthefundingandoperationofanewWRASFMtransmitter.GiventhisinformationitisreasonabletoassumethatGSUandGPBhadfullintentiontoenterintothiscontractandindoingsoGPBwouldbecometheprimarybeneficiaryofthisnewtransmitterpurchase.TheAdministrationrepresentativeshadaresponsibilitytodisclosethatthistransmitterpurchase,whichwasestimatedtototal$676,000 ,wouldnotgotosolelysupportingstudentorganizations.Itisalso12

worthnotingthatthepurchaseofthenewtransmitterwouldprovidetheuniversitywithHDradiocapabilitywasacapabilitycrucialtoexecutionoftheagreement,afactthatwasnotdivulgedtotheSAFCandlikelyplayedaroleinthetimingoftherequesttopurchasethenewtransmitter.TheAdministrationhadfullintentionatthistimeofallowingGPBon14hoursofdaytimeterrestrialanalogWRASFMbroadcasttimewhichencroachesonpoints(2),(3)and(4)asgivenbyTheAdministration.ThereforewhentheSAFCwastaskedbytheAdministrationwithapprovingtherequestitcouldnotmakeaninformeddecisionontheimpactTheAgreementwouldhaveonstudents,studentorganizations,ortheUniversityandifthisrequestfellwithinthepolicieslaidoutbytheUniversityandtheBoR.TheAdministrationfailedtoprovidecompleteinformationthatwouldhaveallowedtheSAFCtomakeaninformeddecisionandindoingsorendersthedecisionvoid.

3.1.2EngineeringPurchasesEngineeringpurchasesmadebyGSUfortheimplementationofTheAgreementincluded

constructionofahighspeedconnectionbetweenWRASAlbum88andGPBstudios.ThisconnectiononlyservestocarrydataforbroadcastfromtheGPBstudiototheGSUbasedstudiowheretheremotecontrolandotherbroadcasthardwarefortheWRASFMtransmitterislocated.A

9AddendumIitem6:KerryHeywarddeliveringdraftcontractfromGPB,January201310AddendumIitem2:EMailfromMr.JeffWalkertoDr.DouglasCoveyonconcernsabouttheagreementandonfundingtheWRASFMtransmitterpurchaseforGPB11AddendumIitem1:EmailexchangebetweenMarkBecker,PresidentofGSUandTeyaRyan,CEOofGPBdiscussbondingtofundWRASFMtransmitterpurchase12SAFC12April2013SAFCMeetingMinutespages1,56http://deanofstudents.gsu.edu/files/2013/03/SAFCMinutes41213.pdf

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substantialpartofthisandauxiliaryengineeringpurchaseswerepaidforbyGSU.Itisunknownwherethesefundswereallocatedfrom,thoughitiswellwithinreasontoexpectthatthesewereeitherspentfrom(1)theWRASFMengineeringbudget,(2)theWRASFMessentialservicesbudget,or(3)theIS&Tbudget .13

3.1.3EmployeeTimeDuringtheengineeringimplementationover20132014,TomTaylor,stationengineer,had

tobeinvolvedintheprocessofconnectingthestudiosalongwithothertasks.Mr.TaylorstimeispaidforasanessentialservicefortheoperationofWRASFM.EssentialservicespaidforwithstudentactivityfeesareoverseenbytheSAFC.SpendingMr.Taylorstimeinthiswayrepresentsaredirectionofstudentfundstowardsanonstudententity(GPB)andneithercommitteeresponsibleforoverseeingstudentfundswasinformedoftheexistenceofTheAgreementorhowtherequirementsofitsimplementationwouldaffecttheexpenditureofstudentfees.

3.2FeesareBeingUsedinthe2014/2015AcademicYearinSupportofGPBandTheAgreement

Ashasbeenshowninsection3.1,GSUhasexpendedstudentfeesinsupportofTheAgreementandGPB.Theseexpendituresdonotsolelybenefitthestudentbodyorthestudentorganization.Inonecase,thetieline,thefeeswereexpendedsolelyforthebenefitofGPBandstudentswillnotinanywaymakeuseofthispieceoftechnology.Additionally,fundscontinuetobespentinanunregulatedwayinthe2014/2015academicyear.

StudentstaffatWRASAlbum88,whoreceiveastipendpaidfromWRASAlbum88soperationalbudget,havebeenaskedtocreatecontentforairingonGPB.TherearemanymoreexamplesofstudentfundsbeingredirectedawayfromWRASAlbum88,theintendedrecipient,andexpendedonbehalfofGPB,suchascontinuingtopayforoperationofthetieline.AlloftheseexpensescontinuetobecommittedtotheAgreement,yetdonotsolelybenefitthestudentsofWRASAlbum88.

SinceTheAgreementhasbeenimplemented,therehasbeenacontinuedabsenceofstudentrepresentationandapprovalinthemannerinwhichfundsarebeingspentinsupportofGPB.Thefeespaidbystudentsaremandatory,andfailuretoseektheopinionofstudentrepresentationrepresentsafailureofgovernanceofthesefunds.HadtheMFCandSAFCtimetoreviewcompleteinformationaboutTheAgreementandprovideadvicebacktotheadministrationasisrequiredbythe2012SAFCGuidelines ,thentheseissuesmayhavebeenidentifiedpriortoimplementationof14

TheAgreement.TheadministrationhasaresponsibilitytosharetheoversightwiththeSAFCandMFC 15

whichshouldincludedisclosingallintentionsofenteringintopublic/privatepartnerships.Infact,

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Dr.DouglasCovey,vicepresidentofstudentaffairs,statedon25October2014inapublicmeetingbetweenGPBandWRASAlbum88,thatstudentswerenotinformedbecausetheuniversitydoesnotmakeapracticeofdiscussingdealsuntiltheyareasurethingandthat[TheAgreement]wasnotasurethinguntilMay[2014].ThefactthattheuniversityembarkedonspendinglargequantitiesofstudentfundsonsecuringanewtransmitterforGPBbroadcastuse,engineeringpurchases,andthetimeofMr.TaylorpointtoclearintentionthatTheAgreementwasinfactasurethingwithfullexpectationonbothsidestoexecutethecontractpriortoMay2014.SinceafirstdraftcontractisavailableasearlyasJanuary2013 andanexecutableformasearlyasAugust16

2013,thisinformationshouldhavebeensharedwiththeSAFC,theMFCanditsstudentrepresentativespriortotheexpenditureofanyfundsinsupportofimplementationofTheAgreement.ThisiscriticalsincetheBoRrequiresthattheexpenditureofthesefeesshouldbestudentcenteredwiththestudentsbeingtheprimaryparticipantsorbeneficiaries. Sinceinatleast17

thespecificcaseofengineeringpurchasesrelatedtothestudiotieline,studentsarenottheprimaryparticipantsorbeneficiaries,thisexpendituredirectlysupportsGPBandthestudentsofWRASAlbum88gainnobenefitfromthisitem.ThisviolatesBoRBusinessandProceduresManualPolicy24.3.1.UptothetimewhenTheAgreementwasimplemented,allexpendituresfromtheWRASFMessentialservicesandotherfundssuppliedfortheuseofWRASFMhaveservedthestudentsofWRASAlbum88.SincetheonlypurposeofthistielineistocarrythebroadcastfromGPBtoGSUforbroadcast,thisrepresentsaclearviolationofsection24.3.1andthatthisinvalidatesanyallocationofthesefunds.

3.3FeesIntendedFortheSoleBenefitofWRASAlbum88AreBeingUsedtoSupportTheGPBRadioAgreementandtheDevelopmentofaDepartmentofCommunicationsTelevisionProject.

Oneimpliedstipulationoffundsaswasmentionedinsection2.2.2isthatfundsallocatedforonestudentorganizationmustbespentinsupportofthatorganizationandnotanother.TheAgreement,byproxy,createsaccesstoatelevisionstationundertheIntergovernmentalTelevisionAgreementwhichisbeingtakenadvantageofbytheGSUDepartmentofCommunications.ThetelevisionagreementcallsforGSUtoprovideandair12hoursofcontentperday7daysaweekbetweenthehoursof6:00p.m.to6:00a.m.daily.TheplanistoprovidecontentthroughthecreationofanewprogramintheDepartmentofCommunications.ThiswouldbeanewinitiativeseparatefromWRASAlbum88/WRASFM.

WhiletheTelevisionandRadioagreementsmaybetwoseparatecontracts,GPBswillingnesstoprovideaccesstoeducationalexperiencesandservicesrelatedtoTVisperceivedascontingentupontheradiocontract.Shouldthetelevisionagreementbecanceledforanyreason,GSUwouldhavenoreasontocontinuetheradioagreementastheywouldbeextractingnofurthervaluefromturningoveroperationsofWRASFMtoanoutsideentity.ThereforeitisunderstoodthatfundsspentonWRASFMarenolongergoingtosolelytosupportWRASAlbum88as

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intendedforstudentterrestrialbroadcasting.Instead,fundsspenttowardsWRASAlbum88,whichwasnotconsultedaboutfeerepurposingforTheAgreement,arenowbeingexchangedtoindirectlysupporttheDepartmentofCommunications,whosetelevisioninitiativeisnotoverseenbytheMFCandisinnowayaccountabletoWRASAlbum88.ItisnowthecasethatfundsallocatedtoWRASAlbum88arebeingusedtosupportadifferentorganization.

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4. OutcomesofPolicyViolations4.1. DeclineinListenership

4.1.1. FMratingsdeclineandshiftinlisteningdemographics4.1.2. Lossofaccessstudentsportsprogramming4.1.3. Lossofinstitutionalrecruitingtool

4.2. DeclineinStationInfluence4.2.1. DeclineinnetworkingopportunitiesforWRASAlbum88students4.2.2. Lossofjobrecruitmentandplacementtool

4.3. DeclineinStationMoraleandStudentParticipation4.3.1. Lossofstudentengagement4.3.2. Reducedoncampusawareness

4.1DeclineinListenership

4.1.1FMratingsDeclineSinceTheAgreementwasimplementedWRASFMhasseenadeclineinlistenershipboth

numericallyandinshareascanbeseeninthemonthtomonthratingsnumbers.GPBsnewprogramminghasplateauedinrecentmonthsatalevellowerthanterrestrialstudentoperationandshowsnosignsofrecovering .ThestudentsofWRASAlbum88whooperateWRASFMhave18

shownanabilitytomaintainandgrowadevotedlistenership.TheCollegeMediaJournal(CMJ)listedWRASAlbum88asatoptier,tier6,stationupuntilTheAgreementwentintoeffect.Thesestationsareratedbyinfluence,whichisheavilyinformedbylistenershipandterrestrialreach.ThisputWRASAlbum88inauniqueplaceamongcollegestations.SinceGPBtooktheairwavesinJune2014thisrankinghasdroppedfromtier6totier3,indicatingamajorreductioninbothlistenershipandreach.

ThematerialbeingbroadcastbyGPBhaslittlerelevancetoGSUstudentsasdatacollectedinJuly2014shows.Thisdatashowsanunprecedenteddemographicshiftawayfromthetraditionalagerangesofcollegestudents(1834)towardsanolderdemographic .InJuly2014afterThe19

Agreementwentintoeffect,audiencelistenershipfor4554yearoldsskyrocketedto66.3%,whilebetweenFebruary2014throughJune2014itaveragedbetween1025%.Additionally,listenershipdroppedamongthefiveseparategroupsthatmostrepresentcollegeandorprospectivecollegestudents,agesbetween644.TheweeklycumulativelistenershipalsodroppedinJulyto47,100,versusanaverageof67,800andhascontinuedtostrugglesince.

TheGSUstudentbodygainslittlebenefitfortuninginduringthedaytimehours,hoursthatstudentsaretraditionallyoncampus,anylonger.WhenstudentoperatedWRASAlbum88,providesinformationaboutstudentorganizations,sports,campusservices,andupcomingeventsforstudentsGPBcarriesnoneofthisinformationduringtheirbroadcasthours.BecauseGPBscontentprimarilyserversanolderdemographic,isnotrelevanttoGSUstudents,andiseasilyfound

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elsewhere,WRASFMoperationunderGPBdoesnotuniquelyservetheuniversityorthestudentpopulation.

4.1.2LossofstudentaccesstostudentsportsprogrammingUpuntiltheimplementationofTheAgreementWRASAlbum88allowedtheathletics

departmentofGSUaccesstoitsstudioandsignaltobroadcastGSUsportingeventsincludingbaseball,mensandwomensbasketball,andinrecentyears,GSUsfootballgames.InthetermsofTheAgreementGPBwillonlyallowasmallnumberofhomefootballgamestobeairedonWRASFMandisairingnoothersportsontheterrestrialWRASFMsignal.ThismeansthatthemensandwomensbasketballteamsalongwiththemensbaseballteamarenolongerprovidedaccesstotheWRASFMterrestrialsignaltoairtheirgamesandreachtheirstudentandalumnifans.ThisremovestheabilityforstudentsinterestedinfollowingthosesportsfrombeingabletofollowthemwithoutaccesstoburdensomelyexpensiveHDradiohardware.TheSAFCwasnotprovidedwithinformationconcerningthedramaticlossinaccesstosportsprogramming,shouldTheAgreementhavecomeintoeffect,duetomarginallevelofmarketpenetrationofHDradiocapabledevices.ThishasdramaticallyreducedthevalueofGSUssportingdepartmentsandharmstheabilityoftheUniversitytocontinuetogrowthenewlycreatedfootballteam.TheAdministrationhadcitedincreasedaccesstoandavailabilityofsportsprogrammingasreasoningforthepurchaseofthenewtransmitter,asdiscussedin3.1.1,withfullknowledgethatTheAgreementwoulddramaticallyreduceaccessforstudents,theirfamily,friendsandGSUfanstointeractwiththeschoolanditssportsteams.

4.1.3LossofinstitutionalrecruitingtoolThedeclineinlistenershipespeciallyaffectsagegroupscriticaltocollegerecruitment.As

wasshownin4.1.1listenershipinagebracketsmostlikelytocontaincollegestudentsisnowseverelyunderrepresented.Beyondthisdeclineinlocallistenership,thedeclineinoverallrelevanceinthecollegeradiomarketdiminishesthedrawofGSUtostudentsthroughoutthecountryandtheworldinterestedinparticipatingincollegeradio.WRASAlbum88hasbroughtstudentsofdiversemajorsfromandbackgroundstoGSUtobecomeapartofthemostwidelybroadcastandinfluentialstudentoperatedstationintheUnitedStates.UnliketheGPBtelevisionagreement,whichservesonlyaspecificsubsetofstudentsinthecommunicationdepartment,participationinWRASAlbum88isopentoanystudentwhoattendstrainingandlegalsessions.

4.2DeclineinStationInfluence

4.2.1DeclineinnetworkingopportunitiesforWRASAlbum88studentsTheinfluentialstatusofthestationasaCMJtier6stationbroughttheattentionof

promoters,musicians,localvenues,companiesandrecordlabelsfromaroundtheworld.The

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accesstotheseorganizationsgavestudentswhotookpartinWRASAlbum88awiderangeofaccesstoopportunitiesthatwouldnotbetraditionallyavailabletootherstudents.

Thelossoftheinfluentialtier6statushasmeantanalmostimmediatedeclineininterestfrommanymusicorientedbusinessesinworkingwithstudents.Therelationships,fosteredovera44yearhistory,arediminishing,asreportedbystudentrepresentativeswhoattendedCMJinNewYorkandthemusicdepartment,whichrepresentsthestationtothemediaandpubliconatleastaweeklybasis.ThestudentsatWRASAlbum88nowareseeingareductioninopportunitiesavailabletothem.

WhileGPBandGSUhavepromisedincreasedinternshipopportunitiesforstudents,itwasclearatameetingon25October2014,afull4monthsafterGPBcameonair,thatGPBhadnoplansinplaceforcreatingtheseinternshipsandwasunabletodefinethenatureofanyinternshipsthatwouldbecreated.Duringthesamemeeting,GPBdidnotprovideanyindicationthattheyhadanyintentionofcreatingsaidpositions,orhadbeguntheworkofevaluatingwhatinternshipswouldbeavailabletostudents.InsteadseniorGPBrepresentativesplacedtheonusofdefiningandcreatingtheseinternshipsonthestudentrepresentationofWRASAlbum88.Additionally,ashasbeenstatedbystudents,theopportunitiesavailableatGPBdonotparallelthoseavailablethroughWRASAlbum88anddonotgeneratethesamelevelofstudentinterest.

ThereductioninreachsinceGPBbeganbroadcastinginMay2014,especiallyreachandlistenershipespeciallytoagebracketstraditionallycontainingcollegestudents,hasresultedinthelossofaculturalinstitutionfortheUniversity,theonandoffcampusstudentpopulations,andalumnicommunitythroughoutAtlanta.AllofthishasleadtothelossofamajoroutreachplatformforstudentmusicianstoreachawideraudiencealongwithareducedabilityforGSUtointerfacewiththerestofGeorgiaandtherestoftheworld.

4.2.2LossofjobrecruitmentandplacementtoolThedecisiontoenterintoandimplementthisagreementwithoutstudentinputhasmeant

thelossofapowerfultoolforstudentnetworkingandpostgraduationjobplacement.WRASAlbum88hasalongtraditionofitsstudentsmovingontocompanieslikeTurnerBroadcastingorNationalPublicRadio.Itcouldtakeyears,orevendecadestorebuildWRASAlbum88svisibilityandrecreatethetypesofpracticalstudentexperiencesthattheoperationofaninfluentialterrestrialradiovoiceprovides.Thesetypesofexperiencesarehighlyvaluedamongmediaentities,distinguishingforWRASAlbum88staff,andarethegatewaytomanymediaorientedopportunitiesforstudents.

RecentalumniwhobenefittedfromtheterrestrialsignalincludeFrayDeVore,Album88MusicDirectorfrom20112013,whowasnoticedontheradioaftermentioninghisartexperienceatGSUduringhisfinalgraduationshift.FraywasofferedafulltimepositionbyalistenerasagraphicdesignerforSafeSystems,Inc.inAlpharetta.MattMaher,aDJandspecialtyshowhostatthestationsince2009,wasnoticedforhisdistinctvoice,humor,andpresentationbyaCartoonNetworkemployeeduringafternoondrivetime.Sincethen,Matthasgoneontovoiceseveralcommercialsonthechannel.NewsdirectorsJohnAsanteandBeckyParisgraduatedfromWRASAlbum88in2009and2010,respectively,andhavegoneontohavesuccessfulcareersat

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NPR.ManyotherstudentshavemovedonfromWRASAlbum88topositionsatnationalandlocalmediaorganizations.

4.3DeclineinStationMorale

4.3.1LossofstudentengagementTheAgreementhascausedalargedropinmoraleandtheengagementofstudents

continuingtoworkatWRASAlbum88.Thelargelossincallerfeedbackandcommunitysupportcausedbythesharpdeclineinlistenershiptothestationhascausedfewerstudentstobewillingtoparticipate.Onegroupofstudentsthathasbeenhitparticularlyhardbythischangeisthestudentsthatoperatethestationsmusicdepartment.FrequentlythesestudentsputinlonghourscuratingthestationsRegularRotationcontent(whichconsistedofthemajorityofthestationssoundandisnowrelegatedtoalimitednumberofovernighthoursand78pmonweekdays).Thisprocessisdrivenbycallerfeedbackandthestudentsthatperformfillthemusicdirectorrolesarehavingmoreandmoredifficultyreachingmeaningfulnumbersofcallers.Whilethestationrecentlyreached76,300listenerspriortotheagreement ,thestreamstudentsaredelegatedtoduringthedaylimits20

themto250concurrentlisteners.Thishassignificantlylimitedtheinputthatthemusicdepartmentreliesfrom.

TheinvestmentbytheSAFCandMFCinthecontinuedoperationofWRASAlbum88istocreateanplacethatstudentscancreateacommunitywhileparticipatinginanactiveandoperatingexperimentalmedialab.Thedeclineinlistenershipandthesubsequentdeclineinstudentengagementmeansthatcontinuedinvestmenthasreducedimpact.

4.3.2ReducedcampusawarenessWRASAlbum88servesmanystudentsbothonandoffofcampusinprovidinginformation

aboutstudentorganizations,eventsoncampus,andsports.TheAgreement,byremovingWRASAlbum88sdaytimehoursontheterrestrialWRASFMsignal,haslargelystrippedthisserviceawayfromthestudents.ThishashadtheeffectofreducingthenumberthenumberofstudentsthatcompletetheWRASAlbum88applicationprocess.Additionally,manystudentsaroundcampushavesimplyassumedthatthedealhasmeantthatWRASAlbum88isnolongerpresentoncampusandwasshutdown.Althoughthatisnotthecase,itcontinuestodeterpotentialstudentinvolvement.

TheAgreementhasseverelyimpactedthestationsabilityandmissiontoservethecampuscommunityasitnolongerhasareliableaccessibleinterface(terrestrialFMbroadcast)withthestudentbody.Furthermore,GPBsbroadcastsonWRASFMactivelyadvertiseunderwritingfromcompetinguniversities,whichdiminishesthefactthatthestationisaffiliatedwithGSUandleadstothestudentassumptionthatWRASFMisnolongerstudentoperatedatanytime.TheAdministrationsargumentthatonlineradioisasuitablereplacementshowsalackofunderstanding

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ofmediamarkets,asFMmarketsarelocalandconsistofabout4050competingstations,whilemillionsofcompetitorscanexistamonginternetradiostations.

HadTheAdministrationapproachedeithertheCSCorthestudentmanagementofWRASAlbum88,itcouldhavebeeninformedoftheseoutcomesandtakenactionstopreventthem.RatherthanseektheadviceandcounselofstudentsasisrequiredbyBoRandinstitutionalpolicy,TheAdministrationinsteadchosetoactunilaterallyandignorestudentinputonthistopic.Indoingso,TheAdministrationhascausedsignificantdamagetotheuniqueeducationalmissionanddaytodayoperationofWRASAlbum88,whichGSUstudentshaveproudlyoperatedfor44years.

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5. RequestforRedress5.1. GroundsforRedress5.2. TermsofRedress

5.1GroundsforRedressThemultiplecitedandwelldocumentedviolations,describedinsections1through3,and

thedamages,citedinsection4,causedbytheseviolationsofpolicyrepresentsignificantinstitutionalmismanagementoftheUniversityanditsassetsbyGSUadministrators.TheactionstakenbyTheAdministrationofGSUhaveharmedanddevaluedGSUstudentorganizationsandsportsteams.ContinuedoperationofTheAgreementperpetuatesaregulatoryliabilityonstudentmandatoryfeescollectedinthefutureshouldGPB,anonstudententitynotsubjecttoanystudentoversight,incuranyFCCregulatoryfines.ItisforthesereasonsthatwethethestudentstaffandmanagementofWRASAlbum88requestthattheGeorgiaBoardofRegentsascustodianoftheUniversitySystemofGeorgiaprovideimmediateredressasoutlinedinthissection.

5.2TermsofRedressTheappealingpartyisseekingredressinthefollowingways:

1. DuetotheAdministrationsintentionalomissionoftheirintenttorepurposestudentmandatoryfeestosupportTheAgreementandGPBwhenpresentingtheWRASFMtransmitterfundingtofeecouncils,fulluseoftheWRASFMtransmitterandtheWRASFMterrestrialsignalmustbereturnedtoitsintendeduseatthetimeoftheproposal(April2013)tobroadcastGSUstudentandsportsorientedprogramming.

2. The(1)improperlyauthorizedrepurposingofmandatorystudentactivityfeesintendedforWRASAlbum88fortheoperationoftheterrestrialWRASFMsignaltoinsteadsupporttheactivitiesofGPBandtheDepartmentofCommunicationstelevisionprogramand(2)therepurposingofWRASFMfromanassetprimarilyservingstudentstoanassetbenefittingGPBduring58.33%ofitsairtime(asexecutedbyTheAgreement)mustberemediedbyexecutingtheexitclauseofTheAgreement.Anyattempttoreconcile,asallowedforbyTheAgreement,betweenGSUandGPBmust(1)includerepresentationfromWRASAlbum88asaprimarynegotiatingpartyindependentfromTheAdministration,(2)thetermsofreconciliationmustbeapprovedboththeMFCandStudentGovernmentAssociationand(3)anyfundscommittedorrepurposedtoanyproposedreconciliationmustbeapprovedbytheSAFCandtheadministrationmustagreetoabidebytherecommendationoftheSAFCinthiscase.

3. TheadministrationmustingoodfaithenterintomediatednegotiationswiththestudentstaffandmanagementofWRASAlbum88andtheirrepresentativesconcerningthecreationofabindingoperatingagreementorcharterfortheorganizationtogovernfutureoperationsandinteractionsbetweentheUniversityandWRASAlbum88.

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4. TheadministrationshouldenterintoacomprehensiveindependentoutsidereviewoftheprocessesinplaceatGSUfortheoversightofmandatorystudentfees.Uponcompletionofthisreview,andinpartnershipwithstudentrepresentationoftheSGA,SAFC,MFCandotherfeecouncils,TheAdministrationwillupdatepolicytoinsureproperandconsistentoversightofstudentmandatoryfees.

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AddendumI:AdditionalDocumentation

1. EmailexchangebetweenMarkBecker,PresidentofGSUandTeyaRyan,CEOofGPBdiscussingbondingtofundWRASFMtransmitterpurchase,January2013

2. EMailfromMr.JeffWalkertoDr.DouglasCoveyonconcernsabouttheagreementandonfundingtheWRASFMtransmitterpurchaseforGPB,January2013

3. IndepthWRASNielsenratingsJuly20144. ArbitroncumeratingsJanuary20155. ArbitroncumeratingsSeptember20146. KerryHeywarddeliveringdraftcontractfromGPB,January2013

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Vital Signs Report

WRAS-FM Atlanta-METROP 6+ AVG Daily Pop: 4,953,000Monday-Sunday 6A-12M AVG Weekly Pop: 4,953,000

Daily Panel Estimates FEB. 2014 MAR. 2014 APR. 2014 MAY. 2014 JUN. 2014 JUL. 2014 6 Month AvgAQH Share 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2AQH Rating 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

AQH Persons 700 600 600 800 500 1,000 700Avg Daily Cume 17,100 16,700 18,000 19,400 12,300 13,500 16,167

Avg Daily Cume Rating 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3Avg Daily Intab 1,452 1,625 1,622 1,604 1,636 1,653 1,599

Avg Time Exposed (ATE) 0:45 0:45 0:45 0:45 0:45 1:15 0:50Weekly Panel Estimates FEB. 2014 MAR. 2014 APR. 2014 MAY. 2014 JUN. 2014 JUL. 2014 6 Month Avg

Avg Weekly Cume 65,100 69,700 73,100 76,300 49,800 47,100 63,517Avg Weekly Intab 1,208 1,360 1,373 1,348 1,359 1,383 1,339

Avg Wkly Time Exposed(AWTE) 1:15 0:45 1:00 1:15 1:00 1:45 1:10 P1 Estimates FEB. 2014 MAR. 2014 APR. 2014 MAY. 2014 JUN. 2014 JUL. 2014 6 Month Avg

AQH Persons 100 0 100 100 100 600 80Avg Weekly Cume 6,400 6,800 3,000 6,700 6,200 8,300 5,820

AQH Composition % 9.2 6.2 14.3 17.7 22.5 62.9 11.4Avg Wkly Cume Composition% 9.8 9.8 4.1 8.8 12.4 17.6 9.2Time Period (AQH Share) FEB. 2014 MAR. 2014 APR. 2014 MAY. 2014 JUN. 2014 JUL. 2014 6 Month Avg

Mo-Fr 6A-10A 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1Mo-Fr 10A-3P 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.2

Mo-Fr 3P-7P 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.2Mo-Fr 7P-12M 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2Sa-Su 6A-12M 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.4

Gender Composition (AQH) FEB. 2014 MAR. 2014 APR. 2014 MAY. 2014 JUN. 2014 JUL. 2014 6 Month AvgMale 63.4% 63.4% 67.3% 69.1% 69.4% 64.6% 66.2%

Female 36.6% 36.6% 32.7% 30.9% 30.6% 35.4% 33.8%Age Cell Composition (AQH) FEB. 2014 MAR. 2014 APR. 2014 MAY. 2014 JUN. 2014 JUL. 2014 6 Month Avg

6-11 0.2% 3.9% 3.1% 1.5% 0.9% 0.1% 1.6%12-17 1.6% 0.9% 0.7% 1.2% 1.4% 0.3% 1.0%18-24 7.1% 19.1% 24.2% 19.5% 25.4% 17.1% 18.8%25-34 9.0% 15.3% 12.6% 11.6% 10.1% 2.0% 10.1%35-44 17.0% 9.0% 13.9% 15.9% 14.7% 6.9% 12.9%45-54 16.2% 10.0% 16.1% 19.8% 24.2% 66.3% 25.4%55-64 38.6% 19.5% 13.0% 14.1% 12.9% 2.7% 16.8%65-74 9.3% 15.4% 6.5% 8.8% 5.7% 0.3% 7.7%

75+ 1.1% 6.9% 9.9% 7.6% 4.7% 4.4% 5.7%Ethnic Composition (AQH) FEB. 2014 MAR. 2014 APR. 2014 MAY. 2014 JUN. 2014 JUL. 2014 6 Month Avg

Black 8.5% 24.8% 26.1% 26.6% 17.1% 59.4% 27.1%Hispanic 4.0% 1.2% 0.5% 2.8% 2.0% 2.8% 2.2%

Other 87.5% 74.0% 73.5% 70.6% 81.0% 37.8% 70.7%Location(AQH) FEB. 2014 MAR. 2014 APR. 2014 MAY. 2014 JUN. 2014 JUL. 2014 6 Month Avg

Out of Home 53.0% 54.0% 44.6% 50.9% 71.1% 54.9% 54.7%In Home 47.0% 46.0% 55.4% 49.1% 28.9% 45.1% 45.3%

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#9 Atlanta, GA Station Cume

Station Format Sep 14 Oct 14 Nov 14 Dec 14 Hol 14 Jan 15 WSB-FM AC 1,282,500 1,301,600 1,228,100 1,231,600 1,316,100 1,165,900

WWPW-FM Top 40/M 948,700 948,500 944,300 1,045,500 1,045,200 988,400 WVEE-FM Urban 999,500 1,004,400 1,025,200 987,500 1,015,300 954,600

WWWQ-FM Top 40/M 915,900 997,400 945,100 925,300 936,200 932,900 WSTR-FM Hot AC 887,100 966,300 1,009,600 881,200 910,500 894,100 WSRV-FM Classic Hits 956,100 903,700 964,600 848,900 881,400 828,000 WALR-FM Urban AC 820,700 779,700 846,100 799,300 803,600 776,700 WHTA-FM Urban 825,800 839,500 841,500 802,000 772,600 773,900 WAMJ-FM Urban AC 769,400 759,200 756,100 755,500 705,600 732,100 WSB-AM Talk 818,700 897,500 869,500 829,600 724,900 694,600 WUBL-FM Country 802,000 806,700 785,900 673,700 725,700 642,100 WKHX-FM Country 683,500 729,800 723,800 683,100 632,400 623,400 WFSH-FM Christian Cont. 589,800 617,900 583,000 605,600 899,800 595,500 WPZE-FM Gospel 448,100 500,600 487,800 456,600 457,800 511,300 WNNX-FM Rock 467,000 453,600 438,800 476,700 469,700 479,200 WRDA-FM Alternative 469,100 529,300 511,100 548,200 534,800 471,100 WZGC-FM Sports 251,100 358,000 376,400 341,900 343,000 379,500 WABE-FM N/T 376,300 431,600 389,900 377,400 340,200 352,900 WYAY-FM News 320,200 304,800 310,700 267,500 277,100 264,800

WWWQ-FM HD3

Top 40/M 226,800 256,400 229,700 227,200 271,100 249,000

WVFJ-FM Christian Cont. 174,100 211,300 210,700 223,000 278,400 199,600 WBZY-FM Regional

Mexican 228,000 214,400 200,100 181,100 192,100 183,200

WAMJ-FM HD2 Urban Oldies -- -- -- 110,000 151,000 169,200 WTSH-FM Alternative 169,600 206,100 206,300 174,100 158,100 162,100 WCLK-FM Jazz 174,800 167,200 166,100 157,100 165,900 140,500 WQXI-AM Sports 85,800 124,300 133,700 124,000 120,900 88,200 WGST-AM Talk 56,700 77,300 84,100 77,200 78,300 64,400

WWWQ-FM HD2

Classic Hits 83,200 91,400 69,900 83,300 129,400 63,700

WRAS-FM Alternative 60,500 60,100 69,100 54,400 58,600 56,700 WAOK-AM N/T 37,000 38,000 31,100 31,500 31,400 40,400 WGKA-AM Talk 57,000 66,400 60,500 47,300 48,700 33,600

#9 Atlanta, GA Station Share

Station Format Owner Sep 14 Oct 14 Nov 14 Dec 14 Hol 14 Jan 15 WSB-AM Talk Cox Radio 7.2 7.6 7.9 7.6 5.8 7.4 WVEE-FM Urban CBS Radio 7.0 7.1 7.8 8.1 7.6 7.3 WALR-FM Urban AC Cox Radio 6.1 5.9 6.1 6.0 6.7 6.1 WFSH-FM Christian

Cont. Salem 5.3 5.6 5.0 5.4 7.6 5.5

WSB-FM AC Cox Radio 6.4 6.6 5.6 6.0 6.5 5.4 WUBL-FM Country iHeartMedia 6.0 5.3 5.5 5.1 4.8 5.2

WWPW-FM Top 40/M iHeartMedia 3.7 3.9 3.8 4.2 4.9 5.0 WSRV-FM Classic Hits Cox Radio 5.5 4.7 5.2 4.6 4.8 4.9 WAMJ-FM Urban AC Radio One 5.2 4.9 5.0 5.1 4.8 4.8

WWWQ-FM Top 40/M Cumulus 4.2 4.1 4.2 3.9 3.8 4.5 WPZE-FM Gospel Radio One 3.5 4.1 4.0 3.0 3.3 4.2 WHTA-FM Urban Radio One 4.5 4.1 4.5 4.3 3.5 3.9 WKHX-FM Country Cumulus 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.6 WABE-FM N/T City Of Atlanta

BOE 3.4 3.7 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.2

WSTR-FM Hot AC Lincoln 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.2 WZGC-FM Sports CBS Radio 1.7 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.3 3.0 WRDA-FM Alternative iHeartMedia 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.6 2.5 WNNX-FM Rock Cumulus 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.2 2.0 2.1 WBZY-FM Regional

Mexican iHeartMedia 1.8 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.7

WYAY-FM News Cumulus 1.6 1.5 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.7 WCLK-FM Jazz Clark Atlanta U 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 WVFJ-FM Christian

Cont. RTN 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.4 1.1

WWWQ-FM HD3 Top 40/M Cumulus 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.2 1.0 WAMJ-FM HD2 Urban Oldies Radio One -- -- -- 0.8 0.5 0.8

WTSH-FM Alternative Cox Radio 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.7 WGST-AM Talk iHeartMedia 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 WRAS-FM Alternative Ga St University 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.4 WQXI-AM Sports Lincoln 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3

Station Format Owner Sep 14 Oct 14 Nov 14 Dec 14 Hol 14 Jan 15 WAOK-AM N/T CBS Radio 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 WGKA-AM Talk Salem 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2

WWWQ-FM HD2 Classic Hits Cumulus 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.2

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#9 Atlanta, GA Station Cume

Station Format Apr 14 May 14 Jun 14 Jul 14 Aug 14 Sep 14

WSB-FM AC 1,258,100 1,303,200 1,250,900 1,274,800 1,354,800 1,282,500

WVEE-FM Urban 1,050,100 1,057,100 1,010,000 979,100 946,500 999,500

WSRV-FM Classic Hits 946,700 938,500 925,900 922,500 873,800 956,100

WWPW-FM Top 40/M 1,027,100 1,034,100 1,021,800 979,300 1,023,500 948,700

WWWQ-FM Top 40/M 1,067,800 1,021,000 997,700 985,100 993,200 915,900 WSTR-FM Hot AC 909,900 939,000 924,300 874,500 987,800 887,100

WHTA-FM Urban 730,500 759,800 805,700 812,700 803,100 825,800

WALR-FM Urban AC 852,600 890,200 815,900 836,000 801,600 820,700

WSB-AM Talk 820,700 853,700 824,300 752,300 807,200 818,700

WUBL-FM Country 685,900 700,600 786,100 813,400 841,600 802,000

WAMJ-FM Urban AC 803,000 850,500 798,800 720,800 766,100 769,400

WKHX-FM Country 686,600 713,600 740,900 704,200 734,000 683,500

WFSH-FM Christian Cont. 654,200 665,400 632,400 597,000 595,800 589,800

WRDA-FM Alternative 553,000 506,000 446,000 521,000 512,300 469,100

WNNX-FM Rock 457,000 440,100 418,600 482,100 465,200 467,000

WPZE-FM Gospel 543,800 536,100 516,000 461,700 522,100 448,100

WABE-FM N/T 402,500 379,700 387,700 384,000 398,400 376,300

WYAY-FM News 449,100 440,200 360,900 325,200 319,600 320,200

WZGC-FM Sports 189,400 184,200 152,700 153,400 158,400 251,100

WBZY-FM Regional Mexican

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WWWQ-FM HD3

Top 40/M 229,900 245,600 230,400 185,700 193,000 226,800

WCLK-FM Jazz 169,200 198,700 152,200 144,300 168,900 174,800

WVFJ-FM Christian Cont. 221,300 187,200 168,100 177,500 188,100 174,100

WQXI-AM Sports 80,500 84,500 63,500 104,700 60,800 85,800 WWWQ-FM HD2

Classic Hits 150,100 147,300 120,700 120,800 158,500 83,200

WRAS-FM Alternative 73,100 76,300 49,800 47,100 69,900 60,500

WGKA-AM Talk 52,200 39,200 56,100 37,600 57,400 57,000

WGST-AM Talk 48,100 64,200 77,400 46,700 60,100 56,700

WAOK-AM N/T 42,400 56,900 39,800 44,100 38,400 37,000

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#9 Atlanta, GA Last updated: Sep 29, 2014

Station Format Owner Apr 14 May 14 Jun 14 Jul 14 Aug 14 Sep 14

WSB-AM Talk Cox Radio 7.3 7.4 7.0 6.6 6.4 7.2

WVEE-FM Urban CBS Radio 6.4 6.0 6.5 6.5 6.3 7.0

WSB-FM AC Cox Radio 5.9 6.0 6.2 7.0 6.4 6.4

WALR-FM Urban AC Cox Radio 6.7 7.0 6.5 6.3 6.8 6.1

WUBL-FM Country iHeartMedia 4.9 4.9 5.7 6.3 6.5 6.0

WSRV-FM Classic Hits Cox Radio 4.9 5.0 5.5 5.8 5.2 5.5

WFSH-FM Christian Cont. Salem 5.2 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.7 5.3

WAMJ-FM Urban AC Radio One 5.9 6.0 5.2 4.4 4.3 5.2

WHTA-FM Urban Radio One 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.7 4.2 4.5

WWWQ-FM Top 40/M Cumulus 4.1 4.5 5.0 5.0 4.6 4.2 WWPW-FM Top 40/M iHeartMedia 4.5 3.8 4.6 4.0 3.9 3.7

WPZE-FM Gospel Radio One 3.8 4.1 3.9 3.5 3.8 3.5

WABE-FM N/T City Of Atlanta BOE 3.4 3.1 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.4

WSTR-FM Hot AC Lincoln 3.3 3.5 3.7 3.4 3.7 3.3

WKHX-FM Country Cumulus 3.6 3.9 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.2

WRDA-FM Alternative iHeartMedia 3.0 2.6 2.5 3.3 3.1 2.6

WNNX-FM Rock Cumulus 1.9 1.9 1.6 2.0 2.1 2.1

WBZY-FM Regional Mexican iHeartMedia 1.9 2.1 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.8

WZGC-FM Sports CBS Radio 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.7

WYAY-FM News Cumulus 2.0 2.1 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6

WCLK-FM Jazz Clark Atlanta U 1.0 1.3 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1

WVFJ-FM Christian Cont. RTN 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8

WWWQ-FM HD3 Top 40/M Cumulus 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 WGST-AM Talk iHeartMedia 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4

WQXI-AM Sports Lincoln 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 WAOK-AM N/T CBS Radio 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

WGKA-AM Talk Salem 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3

WRAS-FM Alternative Ga St University 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.3

WWWQ-FM HD2 Classic Hits Cumulus 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.2