Baccari discussed the three options that the President has proposed for distributing this increase. None of these options is contingent on tuition increases or enrollment. This issue will be on the agenda for the next Board of Trustees meeting in January. The EPO has been in operation since February 2000 and is available for use by anyone who is planning an on-campus event. The EPO is a one-stop option that will coordinate space reservations, billing, contract and risk management issues, and distribution of information to suppliers.
Events aimed at student recruitment are exempt from charges.
The EPO also maintains a calendar of events on campus. The initial focus for this budget was to improve the mid-management infrastructure, including hiring a Denver recruiting manager and a Native American recruiting and retention officer. Future projects will include improving retention of transfer students and recruitment of international students. They will be contacting the instructors of 40 randomly selected classes to ask for their cooperation in allowing the survey to be administered during class times. UW will receive its individualized data and the aggregate report, which should include data from 60 or more institutions.