The Wichita State Student Government Association passed two funding requests for $3,517.50 on Wednesday.

The first funding bill allocated $1,000 for a student to attend a conference in China and present his research. The money will help with his traveling costs.

The second funding bill was an organizational funding request that allocated $2,517.50 to two organizations.

The Student American Dental Hygiene Association received $1,167.50 to attend a conference in Las Vegas.

The other $1,350 will pay for representatives from the Society of Human Resource Management to travel to Florida for a national conference.

Both funding requests passed without debate.

SGA also saw three unallocated Student Fees funding requests totaling $96,400.

Requests for money came from the School of Social Work, the Ulrich Museum and from SGA.

The School of Social Work requested $16,400 to host the annual Pride of Wichita Empowerment Rally Conference, which is a conference that brings together Social Work community members to promote the awareness of social work and its practices.

The Ulrich Museum requested $70,000 to assist in buying a minimum of 120 photographs by internationally known photographer Gordon Parks.

Due to the amount of individual funding requests so far this semester, the Individual Funding account has reached a balance of $2,663.50. Because of that, the SGA funding request was to allocate $10,000 from Student Fees to the Individual Funding account.

SGA Treasurer Matt Conklin said the resolution will help “fund future individual requests.”

“With the individual funding bills that have been approved recently, the amount has dropped so low,” Conklin said. “This $10,000 would, if approved, add to that amount that individuals could access.”

Sen. Brandon James asked if this would be “the final amount” that SGA will add to the Individual Student Funding account.

Conklin said that question would be addressed by the Senate and the Executive committee, and that he could not make the final decision himself.

Those three funding requests are up for vote and debate next week.

SGA also approved a new organization on campus called the Robotic Implementation Group (RIG). The purpose of the organization is to introduce students into the complexity of robotic engineering and give them experience in the business world with knowledge on how to implement their ideas.

Two freshmen, Taylor Tracy and Sarah Nelson, were appointed to two-year terms on the WSU Supreme court.

Both the senators and SGA President Darren Beckman spoke candidly of the two candidates’ qualifications and previous experience.

Tracy said he was excited to become part of the organization.

“I’m looking forward to being able to work with our Senate and the student body and all of the parties involved,” Tracy said. “Basically, resolving the conflicts, establishing a strong sense of transparency and becoming an open door for students to come and address their concerns.”