Type:
University Policy
Division:
Business Affairs
Classification:
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
Contact Phone Number:
503-838-8201
Contact Email Address:
BusinessOffice@wou.edu
| TITLE | |
| Education-Related Business Activities | |
| POLICY NUMBER | |
| FA-06-009 | |
| RESPONSIBLE OFFICER | UNIVERSITY CONTACT |
| Vice President for Finance and Administration | The Business Office |
| SUMMARY | |
| APPLICABLE TO | |
| The WOU Community | |
| DEFINITIONS | |
| AUTHORITY | |
| FULL STATEMENT OF AUTHORITY | |
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POLICY STATEMENT The primary mission of the institutions within the Oregon University System is the creation and dissemination of knowledge. To carry out this mission, institutions do engage in education-related business activities, i.e., activities which enhance, promote, or support instruction, research, public service, or other education-related activities where goods or services being sold or rented are directly and substantially related to an educational or research program. The Board affirms that all institution education-related business activities shall meet the following conditions: A. The activity is deemed to be an integral part of, and directly and substantially related to, the fulfillment of an institution’s instructional, research, public service, and other education-related mission. B. The activity is operated for the Primary benefit of the students, staff, and faculty associated with and served by the institution or its affiliated units. The activity is needed to provide goods or services at a reasonable price, on reasonable terms, and at a convenient time and location. Sales or rental of services and products to on-campus visitors and campus conference participants are considered incidental to the purpose of these activities.
In furtherance of education-related business activities, institutions shall provide for the following: (1) When determining whether any particular education-related business activity should be provided by an institution, institutional presidents or their designees shall consider whether the activity is currently and adequately provided by private businesses. If the service of private businesses are considered adequate but the activity is nevertheless deemed important to be provided by the institution/ the institution president or designee shall state in writing its justifications for providing the activity. A copy of the statement shall be submitted for review to the selected education-related business activities. (2) To ensure recovery of direct costs of engaging in the education-related business activities, institutions shall charge students, faculty, staff, campus conference participants, and the public to participate in the institutional events, for the purchase of the goods or services, and for the rental of these facilities. An institution president may waive charges for selected education-related business activities. (3) An institution may make its services and facilities available to nonprofit or community without recovering all direct costs, provided this is sufficient inventory or capacity. An institution may also make its services and facilities available to for-profit community businesses and organizations provided there is sufficient capacity and availability. Charges to profit-making organizations shall cover the direct and indirect costs of the use of facilities and services provided. Services, products, and facilities may similarly be provided to federal, state, and political subdivisions, subject to negotiated charges, terms, and conditions. (4) An institution may promote and market in off-campus public media only those services and events which are of interest to the general public, such as cultural presentations, intercollegiate athletics contests, and educational programs. (5) Following approval by the institution president to provide goods, services, and facilities referenced above, the institution shall adopt a fee schedule or, in cases where prices fluctuate, a pricing markup policy for those services, products, and facilities. | |
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APPROVAL DATE:
EFFECTIVE DATE: LAST UPDATED: 08/11/2016 HISTORICAL DETAIL NOTES: N/A SOURCE: Previously Referred to as: OUS IMD 6.500 |
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| FOR POLICY WEBSITE INPUT (public audience keyword search) | |
| knowledge, business activities, education-related | |
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