[CAUT] Student fees

[Alan McCoy]

So Eric what were your magic words that made the Dean willing to consider
the proposal?

Alan


> From: "Wolfley, Eric (wolfleel)" <WOLFLEEL@UCMAIL.UC.EDU>
> Reply-To: "College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org>" <caut@ptg.org>
> Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 16:31:48 -0500
> To: 'College and University Technicians' <caut@ptg.org>
> Subject: RE: [CAUT] Student fees
> 
> I've been trying to get them to do this here for the last 5 years and the
> Dean is finally willing to utter the words "student fees" now and is
> actually considering it as an option. The state has cut our budget every
> year for at least 15 years and we are down to the bone. Since we already
> have an adequate maintenance budget, my suggestion has been to establish a
> line in the budget (there is no such thing now) to apply the new funds
> towards a program of purchases. This way we will actually be able to set a
> PLAN into place and not just react to emergencies. The Dean wants to assess
> piano majors only but I think everybody should be required to chip in. We
> have approx. 1,500 students here in counting all departments, graduate and
> undergraduate. If we have them each pay $25/quarter ($2.50 per week), that
> will amount to $37,500 per quarter for three quarters and less for summer
> quarter. This is nothing to sneeze at. My rationale for charging everybody
> is that everybody uses the pianos here be they drama majors, e-media majors,
> oboists, pianists or singers. Even if they use a piano just once a quarter,
> the cost to have that piano there in good working order is the same as if
> they were using it every day. You can't have part-time pianos.
> 
> I have yet to talk to anybody whose institution has a line item in the
> budget for piano purchases and it just boggles my mind. Why is it this way?
> It seems to be universal...if you want to get new pianos you have to find
> somebody to donate them or create an endowment. It's been that way here
> since the Conservatory was founded and it sure is hard to add a new budget
> line. Of course, they did do just that a few years back so they can buy
> everybody here a new computer every 3 years or so. They call it the
> "technology fund" and is funded by student fees. I got a good laugh from the
> dean when I asked for some money from that fund for my "digitally-activated
> tone generating devices". I guess 19th century technology doesn't count.
> 
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Eric Wolfley
> Head Piano Technician
> Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
> University of Cincinnati
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 
>  -----Original Message-----
> From:  Alan McCoy [mailto:amccoy@mail.ewu.edu]
> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 3:34 PM
> To: CAUTlist
> Subject: [CAUT] Student fees
> 
> Hey folks,
> 
> I want to make the case to the powers that be here that it would be a good
> idea to institute a student fee to fund piano maintenance and purchase. I'd
> like to hear from others who have experience with this.
> 
> If you have student fees for these purposes:
> 
> 1. How much is the fee? How much is allocated for piano maintenance? Piano
> purchases?
> 
> 2. Who pays the fee? Music majors only? Minors too? Ed majors?
> 
> 
> Do you have any advice for me as I put my case together?  What other
> questions should I be researching?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Alan
> 
> 
> 
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