SectionsDepartment to ask for student fee money
Kevin Agee
Issue date: 11/10/09 Section: News
The Missouri State University Environmental Health and Safety Department plans to ask for student sustainability fee money to increase recycling projects on campus.
Part of the money would go toward creating part-time jobs for students.
"These jobs would help run the recycling program," sustainability coordinator Jeff Brown said. "As it is, our department has two full-time staff members and one student worker.
"It would be very difficult for us to maintain our other job requirements and duties as well as take up all the recycling on campus."
The student sustainability fund budget is about $50,000 per semester, Brown said. About $40,000 comes from student fees, while $10,000 comes from a grant from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
The grant will be used to purchase recycling stations that will be placed in buildings around campus, he said.
The university has agreed to match the sustainability fund up to $75,000 per year, Brown said.
The department is considering adding three to six student jobs at about 20 hours per week, he said. The minimum student wage is $7.25 per hour, said Tina McManus, financial services director of accounting and budgeting.
The department is looking to fund the jobs with money out of the sustainability fund because the university has made a commitment to the recycling program, Brown said.
"We believe the school has demonstrated that we're willing to do our part," he said. "We're willing to purchase the containers and set up the program.
"We're hoping [the students] are willing to step up and give us a little assistance on this."
According to a sustainability fund guidelines document obtained from missouristate.edu, 45 percent of the fund is to be used for one-time costs. Another 45 percent is to be used for ongoing costs, while 10 percent will be held in reserve.
Student jobs would be part of the ongoing costs, Brown said.
Creating the part-time jobs would mean the money would go right back to the students, he said.
Part of the money would go toward creating part-time jobs for students.
"These jobs would help run the recycling program," sustainability coordinator Jeff Brown said. "As it is, our department has two full-time staff members and one student worker.
"It would be very difficult for us to maintain our other job requirements and duties as well as take up all the recycling on campus."
The student sustainability fund budget is about $50,000 per semester, Brown said. About $40,000 comes from student fees, while $10,000 comes from a grant from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
The grant will be used to purchase recycling stations that will be placed in buildings around campus, he said.
The university has agreed to match the sustainability fund up to $75,000 per year, Brown said.
The department is considering adding three to six student jobs at about 20 hours per week, he said. The minimum student wage is $7.25 per hour, said Tina McManus, financial services director of accounting and budgeting.
The department is looking to fund the jobs with money out of the sustainability fund because the university has made a commitment to the recycling program, Brown said.
"We believe the school has demonstrated that we're willing to do our part," he said. "We're willing to purchase the containers and set up the program.
"We're hoping [the students] are willing to step up and give us a little assistance on this."
According to a sustainability fund guidelines document obtained from missouristate.edu, 45 percent of the fund is to be used for one-time costs. Another 45 percent is to be used for ongoing costs, while 10 percent will be held in reserve.
Student jobs would be part of the ongoing costs, Brown said.
Creating the part-time jobs would mean the money would go right back to the students, he said.
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posted 12/17/09 @ 10:22 AM CST
I think that it is rather controversial.
Jacob
posted 12/18/09 @ 9:24 PM CST
Recycling will give you aids
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