Student Services Fee Allocations
SSF Fall 2025 Allocations
Fall 2025 Student Services Fee Breakdown
EFC / Athletics – $27,907
This pays for the Eagle Fitness Center and associated costs, including student and professional staffing and equipment maintenance. It also allows students to get into athletic events free of charge.
Student Center Maintenance – $400
This cost originated when students asked for extended hours for Pecota.
Bad Debt – $873
Bad debt is created when students neglect to pay the service fee. This is accounted for in the budget.
Student Leadership Scholarship – $55,013
This includes ASNU, SAB, MOSAIC, Welcome Weekend assistants, and Campus Ministries student leader scholarships. NU values student leadership and provides scholarships to those involved as a sign of gratitude and encouragement for students to participate.
Campus Ministries – $5,000
Campus Ministries uses these funds to provide supplies for the worship team and associated groups, run events like Chic Chat and Fellaship, and provide pastoral care to students. They also put on local and global missions events. Additionally, these funds are also used for events like One Night and The Way. Part of this budget is also used to provide honorariums, travel, and lodging for guest speakers.
Student Life Office- $1,000
These funds are used primarily for general Student Life Office supplies, events, and onboarding/hiring expenses when staff transitions occur.
Campus Ministries/Chapel Media Student Workers – $16,000
These funds help to pay for administrative and chapel media student workers for our Campus Ministries department. This allows for chapel services, The Way, and some SAB events to have A/V support. Additionally, this funding allows the Campus Ministries front office to be staffed for students to get help with their Spiritual Life Credit issues.
Multicultural Life – $8,400
These funds are used to host events that encourage students to engage in other cultures and broaden their worldview. A majority of funding is used by MOSAIC with another part of this funding used for Act Six events. Additionally, a large piece of this funding goes towards paying for a staff MOSAIC Advisor.
Res Life – $4,000
These funds are used for campus-wide Res Life events and Res Life training expenses.
GPC – $1,700
These funds are used for GPC events, Wolfpack/Jungle events, floor events, supplies, and GPC RA retreat and staff meetings.
Gray-Beatty – $1,700
These funds are used for Gray-Beatty events, Hive/Ducks and Chicks/Den events, floor events, supplies, and Gray-Beatty RA retreat and staff meetings.
Student Apartments – $1,400
These funds are used for FOA events, supplies, and Student Apartments RA retreat and staff meetings.
Student Leadership Training – $9,500
These funds are used to fund the beginning of the year student leader retreat and other student leader trainings throughout the year. This money also pays for onboarding and hiring expenses related to the student leader selection process.
Student Activities Board (SAB) – $21,000
These funds are used to create events that allow students to actively engage with each other in the NU community, including Welcome Back Bash, Screaming Eagles Week, and NW Fest. Having a variety of events throughout the year allows all students to participate and find belonging.
Evening – $7,000
This allocation goes towards Evening, which is NU’s end-of-the-year off-site Spring formal.
ASNU Miscellaneous – $1,100
These funds are used for events, office supplies, team development, and other necessary expenses.
ASNU Senate – $1,510
This is used to supply funding for Senate projects and other student-initiated proposals to enhance campus life and the student experience.
ASNU Clubs – $1,800
This funds the initial $100/semester allocation for clubs as well as funding for larger proposed club events.
Vice President of Student Development Discretionary Funds – $677
This funding allows Dr. Rick Engstrom to buy gifts for student leaders or back various student development-related projects and initiatives as he sees fit.
Family Weekend – $2,500
This funding is used for Fall Fest and other elements of Family Weekend, so that this weekend can be free for families to attend.
FAQs
Why is there a fee?
Students are rarely charged for services or events, even including athletics. Having this fee allows students to access events and services all year for no additional charge.
Why does it cost this much?
The Student Services Fee covers a broad range of different student activities, events, and programs, in addition to scholarships for student leaders, which necessitates this cost. Compared to universities similar to NU, $520/year is low. George Fox charges $720/year, Vanguard charges $900/year, and Whitman charges $560/year.
I don’t participate in anything. Why do I have to pay?
Students all have a fair opportunity to participate in any programs and receive any services that funding is provided for. All students have access, so all students are required to pay.
I’m a commuter, why do I pay for residence life?
The funding here is programming-specific. Examples of events that have used this funding are GPC Late Nights, Gray-Beatty or Student Apartments events, and living area Christmas parties, which have been popular among a wide range of students and are open to everyone, including commuters.
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