1. Microsoft Office for Students
UTFAB Presentation
21 February, 2017
UTFAB Proposal 21 March, 2017

2. Microsoft Office for Students
Since July, 2014 CSU students can download up to 5 copies MS Office Professional
No direct charge to students
Less expensive and more convenient than previous student purchase options
Thanks to a one-time funding decision made by ASCSU President and UTFAB Chair in July, 2014
$15K ASCSU, $35K UTFAB
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3. Other Student Options for MS Office
MS Office (Home & Student 2016) - $115
Valid to install on only 1 device (computer)
Word, Excel, PPT and OneNote (PC only)
X 5,000 copies => $750,000!
MS Office 365 University - $79.99
4-year subscription– up to 2 devices
Must be enrolled, and may renew only once
Word, Excel, PPT, OneNote, Publisher & Access
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4. Office 365
When all faculty/staff “information workers” are licensed for MS Office (via Office 365)…
ALL Faculty, Staff & Students may download up to 5 copies of MS Office Professional
Students have an average of 3.7 WiFi enabled devices, including laptop, tablet and smart phone
Many students have desktop computers as well
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5. Summer ‘14 Funding Challenge:
Campus ready to contribute $350k/yr.
Budget neutral at the campus level
Additional funding needed from students
$1/student-semester = $2/student-year
Assuming 27K students, $54k/year
Agreed to 1-time split: $15K ASCSU, $39K UTFAB
ASCSU and UTFAB leadership viewed this as clear benefit to students
Forced to make a rare funding request outside of academic year
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7. Student Benefit Every student can benefit from this
Latest version of Office on multiple devices  
Fits within existing fee structure
Student eligibility persists at least 1 year after date of graduation/withdraw
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8. Acad. Year ‘17 Student Downloads
5385 students to date, 8474 activations
At $80/each this would cost $430,800!!
Up 57% from same period last year
Since 2014: 13,158 students have downloaded at least one copy of MS Office Professional
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9. Student Platforms for Office (FY17)
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10. Increasing Awareness RAMtech posters and info campaign Ramweb Facebook
Includes Preview CSU and other opportunities
Reach many students this way
Ramweb
Facebook
Collegian articles
Other ideas?
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11. FY 18 Funding Request Continue student support at the current rate
Current Student Headcount: 28,297
At $2/Student FTE/Academic Year => $55,112
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12. UTFAB Funding Criteria
1. Benefit as many students as possible
All CSU students can benefit
2. Ability to effectively utilize the fee
Your decision
3. Not funded by CFT
Correct
4. Adherence to budget and accountability
5. Potential for direct student use
6. Effort, thought & clarity in the plan
7. Quantitative usage data
8. Financial co-sponsorship
86.4% Central, 13.6% UTFAB
9. Central/distributed balance
10. Not part of other UTFAB projects
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13. Discussion and Questions
Are most welcome
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