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The University Daily Kansan
Tuesday, January 27, 1998
--potential for moving the University forward in its research and instructional mission," Givens said.
By Aaron Knopf
aknopf@kanson.com
Kansan staff writer
Students may benefit from technology fee
The University of Kansas would receive $1.45 million in a one-time disbursement from the state for instructional equipment if the Kansas Legislature approves Gov. Bill Graves' 1999 budget.
The $1.45 million would be a share of the $-5 million allocation to Board of Regents institutions, which Graves proposed during his State of the State address this month.
The University would receive another $1.9 million through a new program where KU students would pay a $1-per-credit-hour technology fee that the state would match with an additional $2-per-credit-hour.
Assistant Provost Richard Givens was optimistic about the potential long-term benefits of the new technology-fee plan.
"One advantage of having a fee is that it becomes a budget item, a line item, for instructional equipment, and it's there every year," Givens said. "By putting a line item that's dedicated to instructional equipment and technology, it gives some permanency to replenish those areas," he said. Givens said the money could be used for a variety of purposes. The University could create more classrooms with multimedia instructional technology similar to what is used in Hoch Auditoria, but on a smaller scale, he said. There are now 10 such classrooms on campus.
Other possibilities include creating additional computer network connections on campus, updating old lab equipment and funding projects that use highly technical equipment such as global positioning systems in geological research.
The University could use the new funds for technology that affects the most members of the community or helps multiple academic units to collaborate in research, Givens said.
"That would have the greatest
Student Senate legislative director Samantha Bowman, Wichita senior, said she was estatic the governor included the technology fee plan in the 1999 budget. She said it was important students had a voice in determining how funds were used.
"I am concerned that we make sure the students are involved in deciding what this money goes for, since they're paying for a large chunk of it," she said.
Vice Chancellor William Crowe stressed the need to keep university resources competitive with those at other institutions.
"If we don't have the latest journals, books and technology, students won't be prepared and employers and graduate schools will know this." Crowe said.
Keeping its students competitive was the driving force behind the School of Engineering's decision to independently institute its own technology fee.
"We were falling behind and became an inferior School of Engineering. Technology is changing so rapidly that you have to have a constant source of funding," said Tom Mulinazzi, associate dean of the School of Engineering.
For the last five years, the school has charged a $15-per-credit hour fee for all engineering classes that has brought $500,000 back to the school for technology on a yearly basis. The money is used to keep hardware and soft ware up to date.
One-third of the money supports the school's four computer labs. The other two-thirds is proportionally distributed to the departments within the school based on credit-hour enrollments.
Mulinazzi said the technology fee had improved the school's quality and reputation. Mulinazzi was skeptical the University would see the same type of benefits from its proposed technoloqy fee
"The $3-per-credit-hour will help. But it's still not enough to keep up with changes in technology."
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