Service & Activity Fees
The Services and Activity Fees (S&A Fees) are one component of the total tuition and fees that students pay. S&A Fees may be used only to support non-academic student activities, events, facilities/equipment, and projects at WSU Spokane.
How are S&A Fees determined?
Each year, the student-led S&A Fee Committee hears requests and proposals from campus groups, determines allocations, and sends a fee recommendation to the WSU Board of Regents, which gives final approval. The committee’s functions include:
- Recommend allocation distributions for the student services and activities fees at WSU Spokane.
- Review and approve the S&A fee percentage annually.
- Determine whether allocated fee expenditures comply with state law and University policy.
The S&A Fee process is a key part of WSU’s shared governance model, which fosters partnership, equity, and accountability by engaging students as leaders and representatives on committees and advisory boards.
All committee meetings are open to the public. Meeting agendas, times, and locations are published in advance to ensure transparency, informing the public about the topics and business to be discussed at each meeting.
What can S&A Fee funds be used for?
All recognized Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) are eligible to request funds. Nonacademic departments and facilities may also request funding.
Funds requested through the S&A Fee process must be used to support non-academic student activities, programs, and projects on the WSU Spokane campus. State law requires that, if funded programs are devoted to political or economic philosophies, a spectrum of ideas be presented. Other criteria for awarding funds are:
- Providing a student environment that contributes to cultural and social growth;
- Providing services/activities and facilities that are otherwise unavailable; and,
- A reasonable balance between events aimed at attracting the highest student attendance and events aimed at specific community and/or cultural events.
This document provides an overview of the more important rules that apply to S&A Fee expenditures.
Spokane S&A Fee Allocations
Detailed information on current and historical S&A Fee allocations is available in the tables below.
Fiscal Year 2027 S&A Fee Requests and Allocations
| Name | FY27 Request | FY27 Allocation | % Total Allocation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access & Wellness | $4,000.00 | $2,500.00 | 12.4% |
| ASWSUS Administration | $104,428.00 | $86,014.00 | 12.9% |
| ASWSUS Facilities Fund | $64,500.00 | $6,200.00 | 0.9% |
| ASWSUS Programs | $103,000.00 | $55,650.00 | 8.4% |
| HUB (See Note 1) | $296,827.00 | $254,612.50 | 38.3% |
| Interprofessional Learning Commons | $194,436.00 | $116,025.00 | 17.5% |
| New Student Experience | $87,432.00 | $82,282.00 | 12.4% |
| Riverpoint Café | $3,000.00 | $750.00 | .01% |
| RSO Base Funding | $30,000.00 | $33,450.00 | 5% |
| Spokane Campus Pantry | $28,660.00 | $26,850.00 | 4% |
| Yakima AINS (See Note 2) | $20,300.00 | $0 | 0% |
| Yakima Campus Pantry (See Note 2) | $1,500.00 | $0 | 0% |
| Total | $938,083.00 | $664,333.50 |
Note 1: For FY27, the committee determined that all activities managed by the HUB be supported through a singular allocation. These activities include Community Engagement & Service Learning, the Fitness Center, the Student Entertainment Board, Student Leadership and Involvement, and the Veteran Center.
Note 2: Unfunded due to the closure of the Yakima education site.
Historical S&A Fee Allocations
| Name | FY26 | FY25 | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access & Wellness | $12,233.00 | $21,600.00 | – | – | – |
| ASWSUS Administration | $70,000.00 | $99,691.00 | $103,004.00 | $93,552.00 | $104,408.50 |
| ASWSUS Facilities Fund | – | $33,957.00 | $37,100.00 | $51,780.00 | $55,404.00 |
| ASWSUS Programs | $53,900.00 | $102,750.00 | $123,700.00 | $140,450.00 | $153,700.00 |
| Community Engagement & Service Lrn | $63,000.00 | $96,776.00 | $86,527.00 | $84,531.00 | $90,659.00 |
| Fitness Center | $15,000.00 | $45,900.00 | $57,920.00 | $42,200.00 | $37,400.00 |
| Intercollegiate Athletics | – | – | – | $5,000.00 | $3,750.00 |
| Interprofessional Learning Commons | $153,131.00 | $ 49,605.00 | – | – | – |
| New Student Experience | $ 11,445.00 | – | – | – | – |
| RSO Base Funding | $ 20,000.00 | $ 20,000.00 | $ 20,000.00 | $ 35,000.00 | $ 35,000.00 |
| Spokane Campus Pantry | $28,000.00 | $48,304.00 | $48,304.00 | $44,355.00 | $48,365.00 |
| Student ELC | $ 64,421.00 | $183,170.00 | $161,771.00 | $159,570.00 | $170,520.00 |
| Student Entertainment Board | $32,200.00 | $61,743.00 | $67,343.00 | $53,143.00 | $57,218.00 |
| Student Leadership & Involvement | $49,000.00 | $66,424.00 | $49,771.00 | $57,670.00 | $49,771.00 |
| Student Success Center | – | – | $184,3331.00 | $180,381.00 | $172,553.00 |
| Veteran Center | $ 1,400.00 | $ 4,000.00 | – | – | – |
| Yakima AINS | $14,000.00 | $14,500.00 | $11,000.00 | $16,700.00 | $13,019.00 |
| Yakima Campus Pantry | $ 3,815.00 | $ 5,515.00 | $ 6,025.00 | – | – |
| Yakima SPA | $10,500.00 | $14,500.00 | $18,500.00 | $17,450.00 | $14,525.00 |
| Yakima Student Affairs | $5,950.00 | $10,114.00 | $11,050.00 | $46,656.00 | $51,090.00 |
| Total | $642,995.00 | $996,360.00 | $1,114,315.00 | $1,143,538.00 | $1,174,912.50 |
