1. Technology Fee Advisory Committee Fee Request

3. How We Serve Students Core technologies for all students, including:
Lab computing
Instrumented classrooms
Active learning spaces

4. How We Serve Students (Cont.)
Core technologies for all students (Cont.):
Advanced classroom tools
Learning management
Residential technologies

5. How We Serve Students (Cont.)
Core technologies for all students (Cont.):
Real time help
Equipment checkout
Training and workshops
Student Technology Services

6. State of the IT Division
Have continued to grow
Meeting current needs with staff losses
Shifting of NDUS costs to NDSU
Functional Consolidation

7. IT Division’s Future Impact on Students
Continued growth in network resources
Continued growth in support and training services
Classroom technology needs continue to grow
Expanding possibilities integrating between classroom and outside of class services

8. Current Technology Fee Funding
Fee per credit - $8.44
Fee per semester - $101.28
Fee per year - $202.56
Estimated collections - $2.6m
Overall percentage of Student Fee – 16%

9. Current Technology Fee Funding (Cont.)

10. Current Technology Fee Funding (Cont.)
Install base:
172 classrooms (155 general purpose)
33 computer labs in 22 buildings (26)
41 student collab and general use locations
1,123 classroom and lab computers
57 GoPrint pay stations and 61 student printers

11. Technology Fee Increase Request
Proposal One – Detail to $.91 Credit Request
Item
Amount per 12 Credits
A. Glenn Hill Center (STEM)
$7.56 ($.63)
30 Additional Classrooms
$0 ($.00)
Student Salary Increase
$3.36 ($.28)
Total
$10.92 ($.91)

12. Technology Fee Increase Request (Cont.)
Proposal One – Request Calculations
Calculation
Current
Request
Total
Credit
$8.44
$.91
$9.35
12-Credit
$101.22
$10.92
$112.14
Year
$202.44
$21.84
$224.28

13. Technology Fee Increase Request (Cont.)
Fee per credit - $9.35 ($.91 increase)
Fee per semester - $ ($10.92)
Fee per year - $ ($21.72)
Estimated collections - $2.8m
Percentage increase from last year’s fee – 11%
Overall percentage of Student Fee stays – 16%

14. Reasons for Fee Increase Request
No provision for STEM project refresh:
30 general purpose classrooms
Advanced classrooms – SCALE-UP, wet labs, etc.
48-person computer lab
Many general use computers, print station, and huddle room systems

15. Reasons for Fee Increase Request (Cont.)
Full instrumented classrooms:

16. Reasons for Fee Increase Request (Cont.)
Retain IT student workers:
IT needs tech-savvy students
Lost good student workers
Walmart starts at $10
Schedule flexibility matched off-campus

17. Reasons for Fee Increase Request (Cont.)
Funding hasn’t kept pace:
Expenses are over 50% higher than collections
Central University resources bolster until FY2019
Maintenance cost increase by ~5% annually
Starting 7/18, funding is in deficit
NDUS service agreements dramatically reduced

18. Reasons for Fee Increase Request (Cont.)

19. External Factors A. Glenn Hill Center premised on technology
Market realities for entry level worker rates
Shifting of NDUS costs to NDSU
Functional Consolidation
Maintenance cost increase by ~5% annually

20. Impact of Technology Fee
Technology Fee is essential for IT Division:
40% of budget which can support student technologies
100% of student worker funding
Has allowed requests such as wireless to permeate more quickly

21. Impact of Technology Fee
Other revenue sources and Tech Fee impact:
Appropriated funds – diminishing and not intended to replace Technology Fee
NDUS service agreements – diminished rapidly
Local funds – cannot be used for anything other than intended purposes

22. Historical Context of Technology Fee
Year
Credit
Semester
Pre-2004
$4.58
$55
$110
2004 – 2007 approved staged increase
$6.88
$61
$165
2012 approved increase
$8.12
$97
$195
2013 approved increase
$8.44
$101
$203
2016 increase not approved
$9.61
$115
$230
2017 request (proposal one)
$9.35
$112
$224

23. Historical Context of Technology Fee
Current performance and student response:
Continued to adjust to drastic budget changes
Increased wireless performance and coverage
Classroom technology is now consistently high and expanded
Consistent refreshes and staff growth

24. Historical Context of Technology Fee
2015 rates in North Dakota:

25. Contingency Plan Proposal Two Item Amount per 12 Credits
A. Glenn Hill Center (STEM)
$7.57 ($.63)
30 Additional Classrooms
$0 ($.00)
Student Salary Increase
Total
$7.57 ($.63)

26. Contingency Plan (Cont.)
No additional Technology Fee funds:
Continue to explore alternative funding sources
Prioritize refreshes as funds available
Move to break/fix model
Lower standard of classroom technology

27. How We Plan to Improve Streamlined resources More focus on service
People extenders
New account management system
Continued virtualization pilot
Piloting emerging technology

28. Questions and Feedback