September 21-22, 2000
ITEM 108-2004-R0999 Authorization to Expend Equipment
Fees; Montana State University-Bozeman
THAT: The
Board of Regents of Higher Education hereby authorizes Montana State
University-Bozeman to expend Student Equipment Fee funds for upgrading
University equipment. Total cost of the
equipment purchases is $199,496.
EXPLANATION: In
accordance with Board of Regents Equipment Fee Policy 940.26 expenditure of
Equipment Fees for projects in excess of $25,000 requires authorization by the
Board of Regents. The proposed
purchases include the following:
|
College/Dept. |
Project |
Amount |
|
Animal/Range
Sci. |
Equip.
for Meats Lab |
$22,650 |
|
Land
Res/Env. Sci. |
Environ.
Monitoring |
14,800 |
|
Art |
Sculpt.
& Ceramics Equip. |
19,918 |
|
Architecture |
LCD Projectors |
10,220 |
|
Business |
Smart
Podiums |
23,000 |
|
Health/Human
Dev. |
Bicycle
Ergometers |
11,905 |
|
Education |
Cameras
& Projectors |
13,473 |
|
Health/Human
Dev. |
Centrifuge
& Accessories |
10,890 |
|
Elec./Comp.
Eng. |
Tektronix
Equip. Match |
24,850 |
|
Elec./Comp.
Eng. |
Microprocessor
Lab |
23,990 |
|
Microbiology |
LCD Unit |
11,800 |
|
Libraries |
Color
Photocopier |
12,000 |
|
TOTAL |
|
$199,496 |
Allocations were based on unanimous
recommendations by the Equipment Allocation Committee. The committee is comprised of faculty,
students, and administrators.