Given the current availability of land, it would seem reasonable to put off building large parking garages at this time. The potential for crowding out academic programs is limited by state law. Parking, by law, must be financed from the budget auxiliary fund. Auxiliary fund revenues are derived from auxiliary fees. Athletics and the bookstore are other auxiliary fund budget items.
Information technology continues to be a rapidly growing area of the economy.
The university has an obligation to provide IT training to students. The administration commitment to information technology has significantly increased in the last year. Here are the priority areas. IT Personnel IT is in the process of hiring about 50 new IT personnel, about half of the new personnel will be allocated to the colleges as consultants. The college consultant allocations will start in NSM and Engineering, and then, on a lessor scale, move to Social Science, Technology, Law, and Hotel and Restaurant Management.