Students chosen by Vice President for Student Affairs Vicky Triponey presented the tentative structure for the future of programming at Penn State in an open forum last night at the HUB Auditorium, which 12 students attended.

Their tentative plans include a Fee Allocation Board (FAB) made up of seven students and five faculty members who will meet annually to allot the student activity fee money to three areas under its jurisdiction: the University Park Allocation Committee (UPAC), a Student Programming Association (SPA) and programs deemed "large allocations."

The "large allocations" for which the board would provide money include ticket subsidies for events at the Bryce Jordan Center, events organized by the Center for the Performing Arts and child care for children of students.

UPAC currently funds ticket subsidies for the center, so annually allotting a set amount of money to those events would shift some of the burden from UPAC, said Shaira Morales (senior-health policy and administration), who has been working on planning the board.

"This board is going to hold UPAC accountable for the money that is being allocated," she said.

The SPA would seek to serve the student body by providing programming assistance, according to PowerPoint slides presented at the forum.

The students and administrators naming the new programming structure had settled on FAB after much discussion, said Aaron Wright (junior-secondary education), another student involved in the planning.

"Just think FAB -- fabulous," he said.

No decision has been reached on how the tentative programming structure will affect the student activity fee.

Every March, the fee board, through Triponey, makes a recommendation to Penn State President Graham Spanier regarding the activity-fee level at all campuses for next year, said Stan Latta, director of unions and student activities.

An open meeting will be held at 3:30 p.m. today in 233 HUB-Robeson Center to discuss next year's student activity fee.

After the meeting, a recommendation will be made to Triponey about what the student activity fee should be.

The Penn State Board of Trustees will vote on a budget, which includes the proposed student activity fee, at its meeting in July.