Nevertheless, providing the intangibles of education requires dealing with many budget issues. There are four general categories of university money. ICR is the money paid to the university by the federal government to reimburse the university for the cost of housing federal research. Auxil-iaries generally offer necessary services. For example, student housing and the bookstore are auxiliary operations.
Auxiliaries are self-supporting, thereby earning the costs of their operations.
Others include parking, health services, telecommunications, athletics, the Recreation Center and the student union. Student fees are included in the auxiliary revenues that support these activities. This is money that comes from grants and contracts, and many of the gift funds received through fund raising. The money can only be used for the projects or programs that have been specifically designated. The campus couldn't, for example, take the money sent from Washington, D.C., to fund cell biology research and use it for student scholarships.