Eastern Oregon University

Tech-Fee Committee Minutes

November 9 , 2005

Members Present:  Frederick Pratter, Anna Cavinato, Linda Fratzke, Steffany Long, Jessica Zimmerer, Bob Larison Bryan Pearson

Resource Members Present:  Anna Maria Dill,  Paul Rowan, Shirley Roberts

Guest Present:  Rob Kreps

Tech Fee Committee met on this date at 7:00 am in Pierce Library.

Minutes from the November 1, 2005 and November 2, 2005 meetings were distributed and approved as amended.

Rob Kreps offered additional information on the Schwartz Theater Sound Upgrade and the McKenzie Theatre Sound Upgrade proposal.  The Schwartz Theater proposal had been approved for funding at the November 2, 2005 meeting, and at the same meeting it was recommended that the McKenzie Theatre proposal be resubmitted next year.  

Proposals were discussed and approved / not approved to recommend funding as shown below:

• Rob Kreps/April Curtis “Upgraded Sound System for McKenzie Theatre”

  After hearing the additional information provided by Rob Kreps, the committee recommended that the proposal be funded.  Approved as submitted - $21,163.10

• Karen Antell “Microscopes for Botany Lab”

  Approved $10,000 “seed” money for the purchase of microscopes with the hope that the funds could serve as matching funds required for funding from other sources.  Two stipulations were included:  the microscopes purchased with Tech Fee funds should be of good quality and Tech Fee would not pay for future maintenance of the microscopes.  Approved as amended - $10,000.00

• Noel Peden “Pierce Library Laptops for Checkout”

  Approved as submitted - $3,724.00

Next meeting scheduled for 7:00am, Thursday, November 10, 2005.

Minutes submitted by Helen Moore.