Introductions
- New Member - Craig Ross, Associate Director Residential Life/EMSA
Subsequent Information/Follow-up Information
- T. Major shared where on the online student bill reference information is provided for fees under the “Important Information Concerning Your Student Bill” section.
Fee Assessment and Waiver Criteria
- Reviewed BSG Fee
- Conversation related to
- Graduate Students and BSG allocation
- Campus based versus MetoCenter based activities
- Commuter focused activities
- Conversation related to
- Invite Jill Wesley (Career Services Fee) and someone from Advancement (A Gift to the Fund for Brockport) to the next meeting
- Reviewed the Commencement Fee
- The Fee supports holding the ceremony
- The Fee supports part of a position in Registration & Records
- Conversations related to
- Could the fee include the cost of the cap and gown?
- Could the fee be a smaller semesterly fee, such as $5?
- Continued conversations regarding programs delivered via Distance Learning and considerations for assessement/non-assessment criteria.
- Discuss Athletic and BSG Fee at next meeting
- Need to also review Alumni, Career Services, and Graduation Fee
Continued: Annual Broad Based Fee Review & Approval Process Discussion
Joint Planning & Budget Committee (JPBC) Timeline Items
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- December 14, 2017 - Campus Based Fee Workgroup Report
- January 25, 2018 - Student Fee Educational Session
- February 1 & February 15, 2018 - Divisional Plans *Student Fees to be covered*
- March 1, 2018 - JPBC Student Fee vote/approval - Broad based plus Parking & Career Services
- Pre-Spring Break - President’s Cabinet approval of proposed Broad-based Fees
- Mid-March - Campus Formal Request submitted to SUNY
- Call Letter
- C. Hallenbeck, S. Haines and E. Hart to draft new call letter
- HEPI – Higher Education Price Index – the allowable percentage our fees can increase
- What will be our local process in determining the distribution of the allowable increase across our fees?
- Presentations
- Concerns that the process may be less transparent if presentations are not given to JPBC
- Two presentations
- One for the Fee Subcommittee – JPBC members plus all students, faculty and staff are invited to attend.
- Brockport Student Government Fee Forum - 4-6pm, Friday afternoon
- JPBC will be updated as to the presentations
- JPBC’s vote/approval for President’s Cabinet
Course Related Fees
- The request to campus is sent out in January to the Provost & the Deans with and end of February due date to the Budget Office
- Comment: In the past, it is not certain that Department Chairs received the request
- E. Daniel requested that she be added to the request distribution
- Need to determine the Subcommittee’s role in reviewing Course Related Fee Requests
Future Meeting Items
- Report to JPBC
- Administrative Fees - Drop/Add, Credit by Exam
Next meeting - Tuesday, 10/4, 8:30am