CBFRC Agenda: February 7, 2025

Friday, February 7, 2025, 9:00-9:45am, Teams

Charge (per President)

Campus-Based Fee Review Committee

A sub-committee to the JPBC to be chaired by the AVP of Finance and Management and the Brockport University Senate President Elect and consisting of appropriate staff members and student representation. The primary function of the committee will be to review annually Broad-Based Fee requests and to recommend changes in fee levels and fee policy to the JPBC.


Committee’s Responsibilities: FY24/25 Action Year

In addition, every two years the committee will be charged with providing the Joint Planning and Budget Committee a report:

  1. Evaluating current campus fee assessment, waiver, and exemption guidelines;
  2. Recommending appropriate fee assessment, waiver, and exemption guidelines for online courses and programs; and
  3. Reviewing and recommending revisions to the Campus Policy on the Assessment of Campus-Based Fees.

2024-2025 Committee Members

  • Crystal Hallenbeck-McPhall, AVP for Finance & Management (Co-Chair)
  • Logan Rath, Brockport University Senate President-elect (Co-Chair)
  • Lorraine Acker, Vice President for Student Affairs
  • Qudus Bawa-Allah, Undergraduate Student Representative
  • Eileen Daniel, Senior Vice Provost
  • Peter Dowe, University Registrar
  • Michael Harrison, Director of the Center for Graduate Studies
  • Rachael Killion, Director of Budgeting
  • Susan Lowey, Director of Special Sessions and Programs
  • Teresa Major, Director of Student Accounts & Accounting
  • Lisa Robusto-Mack, Brockport Downtown Representative
  • Nicole Parkison, Graduate Student Representative
  • Rongkun Shen, Faculty Representative

Staff to the Committee

TBD

Campus Based Fee Review Committee


Agenda

Welcome and Introductions

  • Welcome back and welcome to Seth!
  • Review of calendar

November 8, 2024 Meeting Summary

  • Feedback due to Crystal by Friday, February 14th

Updates to the Committee

  • Hardship waiver updates
  • BB Fees – Proposed Rates
  • JPBC – BB Fee Working Group
  • JPBC – Dates for Presentations
  • JPBC – Course Fee Feedback
  • JPBC – DIFR/BSG/BASC – slated for 4/24/25
  • Pooled Offset – Changes Coming

Course Fees – Summer 2025

  • None Received

Current Fee Assessment

  • Discussion – how does it work currently?
  • Q&A
  • Proposed changes or items to explore?
    • Ongoing item for next meeting

Upcoming Projects for this Committee – Heavy Year

  • Discussion and review of Fee Assessment exemptions
  • Discussion of the hardship waiver
    • Process
    • Communication of Waiver
  • Review of online program fee assessment – Spring term
  • Assignment of next Fee to Review
    • International Insurance?
  • Membership Roster Review
    • Correct Membership?
    • Rotating seats?
  • CBFRC Calendar – See below
  • Actions on the charge:
    • Evaluating current campus fee assessment, waiver, and exemption guidelines – Can include work on summer/winter fees
    • Recommending appropriate fee assessment, waiver, and exemption guidelines for online courses and programs
    • Reviewing and recommending revisions to the Campus Policy on the Assessment of Campus-Based Fees.
  • Fall/Spring Course Fees – next meeting
  • Anything else at this point?

Additional Items from the Committee

N/A

Next Meeting: Friday, March 7, 2025; 9:00-9:45am., Microsoft Teams


Calendar - Working Draft

September Meeting

  • Welcome & Review of Charge
  • Close the Loop Activities from Prior Year
  • Outline Upcoming Projects

October Meeting

  • Plan for Fall Student Fee Forum (every other year) – last completed FY23/24
  • Draft, Review, and Finalize JPBC Biennial Report
    • During off-years, still provide an update to JPBC
  • Discussion of Fee Assessment Rules and Structure
    • Initial discussion on proposed changes

November Meeting

  • Broad-Based Fee Call Letter Draft
  • Determine BSG Student Fee Forum Date & Schedule

December Meeting

  • Finalize Broad-Based Fee Call Letter
  • Review and Approve the Course Fee Call

February Meeting

  • Welcome back and review of meeting schedule
  • Summer Course Fee Review

March Meeting

• Fall/Spring/Winter Course Fee Review

April Meeting

  • Course Fee vote
  • Broad-Based Fee vote

Ongoing Items

  • Course Fee Reviews

JPBC Reporting

  • November 2023 – presented the biennial report of FY22/23 actions related to committee charge
  • October 2024 – to present a general update on FY23/24 committee activities
  • TBD 2025 – next biennial report of FY24/25 committee activities