Eastern Oregon University

Tech-Fee Committee Minutes

January 31, 2002

 

 

Members Present:  Cavinato, Hart, Larison, Setiadji, Baisden, Salviander, Negulescu. 

Resource members present: Cutright, Dill, Taylor

Guest:  Jef Waibel

 

Minutes:

 

Tech Fee Committee met on this date at 3:00pm in Inlow Hall 203 to review this year’s proposals.

 

Minutes from last meeting approved as submitted.

 

Anna notified committee that all final reports from 2000-2001 proposals have been received and forwarded to the Provost.

 

Committee members were informed of an issue regarding Tech Fee equipment being used in a manner that prevents student use of the equipment.  It was decided that the co-chairs would draft a memo to the parties involved instructing that the equipment should be returned to its original location.  It was agreed that all new equipment purchased with Tech Fee funds should be permanently labeled “Tech Fee” and an effort will be made to label all existing Tech Fee equipment, as well.

 

Copies of the Tech Fee budget were distributed to members.  Bob Larison noted the original intent for any carryover money was that it should be added to the Equipment Replacement account.  There was discussion regarding the feasibility of actually carrying money from one year to another.  Further discussion of the issue was postponed till a later meeting, however the current year’s budget will be changed to reflect moving the carryover money to the replacement account.

 

Maintenance contract for the Microform equipment in the library (purchased with Tech Fee funds) will be paid for out of the Equipment/Lab Maintenance account.

 

This year’s proposals were discussed and it was decided that the proposal submitted by Jeff Johnson for window coverings did not fall under the Tech Fee mandate.  Co-chairs will send a memo notifying Dr. Johnson.

 

Students are planning to set up a student informational forum for the Tech Fee.  The goal is to better inform students about the Tech Fee proposals and to get feedback from them.

 

Meetings are scheduled for 7:00am in PL 114 on February 5th, 7th, 12th, 13th and 14th to hear explanations of each proposal from the principle investigators.  Anna will send out schedules before each meeting.

 

Meeting Adjourned at 4:30pm.

 

Minutes Submitted by Helen Moore