CBFRC Agenda: March 7, 2025

Friday, March 7, 2025, 9:00-9:45am, Teams

Charge (per President):

Campus-Based Fee Review Committee:

A sub-committee to the JPBC to be chaired by the AVP of Finance and Management and the Brockport University Senate President Elect and consisting of appropriate staff members and student representation. The primary function of the committee will be to review annually Broad-Based Fee requests and to recommend changes in fee levels and fee policy to the JPBC.

Committee’s Responsibilities: FY24/25 Action Year

In addition, every two years the committee will be charged with providing the Joint Planning and Budget Committee a report:

  1. Evaluating current campus fee assessment, waiver, and exemption guidelines;
  2. Recommending appropriate fee assessment, waiver, and exemption guidelines for online courses and programs; and
  3. Reviewing and recommending revisions to the Campus Policy on the Assessment of Campus-Based Fees.

2024-2025 Committee Members:

  • Crystal Hallenbeck-McPhall, AVP for Finance & Management (Co-Chair)
  • Logan Rath, Brockport University Senate President-elect (Co-Chair)
  • Lorraine Acker, Vice President for Student Affairs
  • Qudus Bawa-Allah, Undergraduate Student Representative
  • Eileen Daniel, Senior Vice Provost
  • Michael Harrison, Director of the Center for Graduate Studies
  • Seth Johnston, University Registrar
  • Rachael Killion, Director of Budgeting
  • Susan Lowey, Director of Special Sessions and Programs
  • Teresa Major, Director of Student Accounts & Accounting
  • Nicole Parkison, Graduate Student Representative
  • Lisa Robusto-Mack, Brockport Downtown Representative
  • Rongkun Shen, Faculty Representative

Staff to the Committee:

TBD

Campus Based Fee Review Committee


2025 Meeting Schedule – 9:00-9:45am via Microsoft Teams**:

Spring 2025

  • Friday, February 7
  • Friday, March 7
  • JPBC Broad Based Fee Presentations, 8-10:30am on 3/27/25
  • JPBC BSG Presentations, 4-5:30pm on 3/28/25
  • Friday, April 4
  • Friday, May 2

**Meetings are subject to change.


Agenda

Welcome & Reminders

  • JPBC – Dates for Presentations – Please attend
  • JPBC – DIFR/BSG/BASC – slated for 4/24/25

February 7, 2025 Meeting Summary

  • Feedback due to Crystal by Friday, March 14th

Updates to the Committee

  • JPBC – BB Fee Working Group
  • BSG – Possible Increase

Course Fee Financial Hardship Waiver Review

(Course Fee Financial Hardship Waiver Application)

  • Finalize
  • Next Steps
    • Move Form
    • Update Nursing Fee Pages

International Insurance – Fee/Account Review

  • Discussion on Account Balance & Process

Current Fee Policy

(Assessment of Campus-Based Fees Policy: SUNY Brockport)

  • Proposed Changes?

Membership Roster Review

  • Correct Membership?
  • Rotating Seats?

Upcoming Projects for this Committee – Heavy Year:

  • Assignment of next Fee to Review
  • CBFRC Calendar – See below
  • Actions on the charge:
    • Evaluating current campus fee assessment, waiver, and exemption guidelines – Can include work on summer/winter fees
    • Recommending appropriate fee assessment, waiver, and exemption guidelines for online courses and programs
    • Reviewing and recommending revisions to the Campus Policy on the Assessment of Campus-Based Fees.
  • Fall/Spring Course Fees – next meeting, 4/4/25
  • Anything else at this point?

Additional Items from the Committee

N/A

Next Meeting: Friday, March 7, 2025; 9:00-9:45am., Microsoft Teams


Calendar – Working Draft:

September Meeting 

  • Welcome & Review of Charge
  • Close the Loop Activities from Prior Year
  • Outline Upcoming Projects

October Meeting 

  • Plan for Fall Student Fee Forum (every other year) – last completed FY23/24
  • Draft, Review, and Finalize JPBC Biennial Report
    • During off-years, still provide an update to JPBC
  • Discussion of Fee Assessment Rules and Structure
    • Initial discussion on proposed changes

November Meeting 

  • Broad-Based Fee Call Letter Draft
  • Determine BSG Student Fee Forum Date & Schedule

December Meeting

  • Finalize Broad-Based Fee Call Letter
  • Review and Approve the Course Fee Call

February Meeting

  • Welcome back and review of meeting schedule
  • Summer Course Fee Review

March Meeting

N/A

April Meeting 

  • Fall/Spring/Winter Course Fee Review
  • Course Fee vote
  • Broad-Based Fee vote
  • Summary Report of Fiscal Year’s Work

Ongoing Items:

  • Course Fee Reviews

JPBC Reporting

  • November 2023 – presented the biennial report of FY22/23 actions related to committee charge
  • October 2024 – to present a general update on FY23/24 committee activities
  • TBD 2025 – next biennial report of FY24/25 committee activities