We do not have any outside funding in the facility accounts, at this time. Revenue for other units can be broken into the following:
- Approximately 57% of room utilization is by OSU Department, 42% by student groups, and 1% non-OSU.
- More than 83 percent of the customers at MU Retail Food (MURFS) locations are students or about 20% of the student population. MURFS is very sensitive to increasing price because of the impact it has on a large number of students.
- Some programs such as Basement Bowling and Billiards and the Craft Center are self-supporting with students paying to use them.
- Student Media receives revenue from advertising placed in campus directory
- Student Media will begin assessing a lab fee for all classes taught in SM facilities (See budget). 100 New Media Communications (Liberal Arts Department) classes are currently being taught in Student Media without cost to NMC.
- The Cultural Meals Program has income of approximately $13,000, most of which is derived from student organizations that receive Student Fees.
- MUPC gains approximately $190,00 annually from ticket sales and merchandise sales mainly around Mom’s and Dad’s and Family Weekends.
- The Center for Civic Engagement offsets costs at about 85% for all alternative break trips through a cost recovery model where students pay the cost of the trip (food, travel, lodging, etc.). In the future we would like to see a grant program that would allow students who cannot afford this cost to apply and receive funding to cover this expense to allow a wider accessibility to alternative break programs.
- Reference any federal funding for program positions here: Student Leadership and Involvement and the Center for Civic Engagement have received an AmeriCorps VISTA grant that allows us to house a full-time AmeriCorps employee at a cost of approximately $8000.00, with the reminder of the employee’s salary and benefits being paid through the AmeriCorps grant program. We will have the AmeriCorps volunteer on our campus for the AY2012/13 year and will reassess the continuation of that program at year-end.
