Ed. Tech. Fee Projects Announced

Two percent of the tuition paid by UWM students supports the Educational Technology Program and is referred to as the Educational Technology Fee. The Educational Technology Program serves to enhance student access to educational technologies, i.e., applications and solutions that enable students to access information for learning.

Each year, the Student Association and the Provost appoint the Advisory Committee on Educational Technology Fees (ACETF). ACETF is comprised of five students, two representatives from technology governance groups and non-voting ex officio members as appropriate. The ACETF establishes priorities for the fund, solicits and reviews proposed projects and makes allocation recommendations to the Provost. Since all students pay the Educational Technology Fee, the highest priority is given to the development of projects that will directly benefit the entire student body.

The Educational Technology Program received $1,553,800 for the current fiscal year. Funding was allocated based on the recommendations of the ACETF in support of the following projects:

• Electronic Reserve - Continuing support plus enhancements (additional scanner and staff time) - $88,500
• Digitizing Art and Music - UWM Libraries & Peck School of the Arts collaborative project (add digital audio to Electronic Reserve; digitize art slide collection) - $28,100
• Volunteer Center (computer program to aid student volunteerism) - $4,000
• Tutoring & Academic Resource Center - Continuing support - $17,550
• Campus Computer Labs and UWM Help Desk- Continuing Support - $846,200
• Campus Computer Labs - Additional staffing and training - $75,000
• UWM Modem Pool Upgrade (install new 56kbps modems) - $117,000
• PantherPrint Subsidy (partially fund student printing costs to keep PantherPrint fees to a minimum) - $65,000
• UWM expanded modem pool – continuing support - $79,788
• OASIS Implementation (partial funding for the implementation of PeopleSoft student information system) - $232,662

For more information regarding the Educational Technology Committee’s policies and procedures, visit http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/Acad_Aff/policy/.

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