At the Chair s suggestion, Lou presented a brief history on the PRG process and how it ties in to the regular budget process. She stated that the PRG process started about twelve years ago in an attempt to organize the way in which Student Fee funded units and miscellaneous units requested minor remodeling, refurbishing or repair. After many discussions it was decided to combine the two groups of funding instead of having two separate processes. All space on campus is surveyed and listed in a space inventory list. One of the ways each space is coded is by the way it is funded.
Space occupied by academic units is state funded.
Space that is student occupied is Student Fee funded. Sites like the residence halls, the Medical Center and parking are Extramural funded and are all coded separately. There is some space, however, that does not fit into any of the above categories. For example, performance space in Royce Hall, or the Wadsworth Theatre are both considered miscellaneous space because their ratio of funding varies and falls across several divisions. Over the years, the APB has refined which program areas fall into the miscellaneous space category.