Eastern Oregon University

Tech-Fee Committee Meeting

February 22, 2007

Members Present:   Steffany Long, Carolyn Bloyed, Linda Fratztke, Janet Hume-Schwarz, Anna Cavinato, Brian Sather, Frederick Pratter

Resource Members Present:  Anna Maria Dill, Paul Rowan, Karen Clay, Helen Moore, Michael Sirrine

Minutes from the February 15, 2007 meeting were approved as submitted.

Linda thanked the committee members for their diligence throughout the proposal process.  She also thanked Janet for her perseverance on the Business Testing/Simulation Lab proposal.

Janet explained the revisions to her proposal.  The options have been removed.  Michael Jaeger has agreed to obtain funding for wiring, pay for student lab assistants and provide for scheduling of the room.  Identifying a room is the problem still to be resolved. 

Business Testing/Simulation Lab.  Recommended for funding as revised with the stipulation that a suitable room be found and the University agrees to provide for maintenance, upgrades, and replacement as needed.  The purchase of the equipment will occur at the end of this fiscal year and the beginning on next fiscal year with as much purchased out of this fiscal year as available budget will allow.  Room should be operational by the beginning of Fall Term 2007.  Approved as Amended - $48,800.00

Linda will prepare a document outlining the committee’s recommendations of the proposals and will send it back to the committee for review before she forwards it on to the Provost.

Paul and Michael will proceed with revamping the proposal submission process and report on the results of their work at the next Tech Fee Committee meeting, scheduled for 7:00am, Thursday April 26th at 7:00am in the Library Conference Room (Lib 114).

Minutes submitted by Helen Moore