Eastern Oregon University

Tech-Fee Committee Minutes

October 28, 2003

Members Present: Pratter, Cavinato, Delaney, Pearson, Gregg, King,

Resource Members Present: Cutright, Dill

Minutes:

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

Minutes from the 10/14/03 meeting were approved as submitted.

The proposals for the current year’s funding were distributed. The total amount requested this year is $575,978.34. This year’s budget has not been finalized, but (based on last year’s budget) there is approximately $212,000.00 available for funding current proposals. There is an additional $90,000.00 available in the Equipment Replacement Account.

Professor Pratter explained the procedure to the new members for ranking and selecting proposals. He stressed that the Tech Fee Committee makes recommendations, but the Provost has the final approval.

The student committee members were encouraged to select a student co-chair. Melissa King indicated that she was interest in serving in that capacity. The students will discuss the issue and inform the committee of their decision at the next Tech Fee Committee meeting.

Professor Pratter explained the use of the “ranking spreadsheet” used last year to rank proposals as High, Medium or Low, based on the number of students affected. Helen will prepare the spreadsheet and send it to the committee. The ranked spreadsheets should be returned to Helen by Tuesday, November 4^th. She will compile the results and bring them to the next meeting.

Melissa King suggested having all proposals submitted via a form on the web. This would insure that all proposals use the same format and that all are submitted in the same way. The committee will revisit the idea later in the year.

The next meeting is scheduled for 7:00am, Thursday November 7, 2003.

Minutes Submitted by Helen Moore