Central Washington University Board of Trustees February 16, 2024
ACTION – Mandatory Fee Increase: Summer Recreation Fee and Orientation Fee
The following mandatory and/or voluntary fees have been proposed effective summer term 2024 and require Trustee approval prior to implementation: Summer Recreation Fee The Summer Recreation Fee supports the operations and maintenance of the Recreation Center and contributes to the annual debt service related to the SURC. This proposed change is to align the Summer session fee with that of the academic year. The BOT previously approved an increase to the Recreation Fee in 2019, from $102 to $117. The proposed summer increase matches that, setting the summer fee at $117 for the 9 week and $78 for the 6 week sessions. Orientation Fee CWU has an existing Orientation Fee, set at $200 per participant. In Fall 2021, the fee was temporarily modified, coming out of the pandemic and we are planning to re-instate the Orientation fee this with this cycle of orientations with an increase the fee from $200 to $225. For comparison, this fee puts CWU near the low end of a similar fee at other Washington institutions. We are returning to a required new student orientation model for Fall 2024. All first-year incoming students will be required to attend New Student Orientation sessions offered in April, July, and September. Offering multiples dates allows us to reach early, traditional and late admitted students. Having a student and their support network come to campus for New Student Orientation helps confirm a student’s intent to return in Fall when they will begin their college career at Week of Welcome. Re-implementing this fee will be a return to a pre-pandemic fee model and will fully support orientation programming. First Year, First Year Transfer and Transfer Freshmen would be charged $225.00 and be required to attend New Student Orientation and Week of Welcome. Transfer students would be charged $100.00 and be required to attend Week of Welcome. The fee would be posted to each students Fall Quarter student account which allows Financial Aid and Scholarships to help cover the cost. Currently the Orientation department is unfunded.
We recommend the following motion:
The Board of Trustees of Central Washington University hereby approves the Summer Recreation Center Fee increase of $15 for the 9-week summer session ($117) and $10 for the 6-week session ($78) to match the academic year fee amount, and a $25 increase to the Orientation Fee for incoming students ($225). Submitted: Approved for Submittal to the Board:
Joel Klucking
Jim Wohlpart
Sr. Vice President, Finance and Administration
President
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