STUDENT SERVICE FEE SURVEY

FEBRUARY 2000

1. How many credits are you registered in at UMC for spring semester 2000?

Choice Texts	Count	Percent
A- 1-5 credits	0	0.00
B- 6 or more credits	236	100.00
Total	236	100.00

2. What is your status at UMC?

Choice Texts	Count	Percent
A- Enrolled as a Post Secondary Options student	0	0.00
B- Regularly enrolled (not PSEO)	236	100.00
Total	236	100.00

3. INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS ($54.00). Fee provides partial funding of equipment, referees, travel and supplies for athletic teams. Fee paying students are admitted free to all UMC regular season athletic events.

Choice Texts	Count	Percent
A- Important	96	40.68
B- Neutral	72	30.51
C- Not Important	68	28.81
Total	236	100.00

Choice Texts	Count	Percent
A- Satisfied	65	27.90
B- Neutral	121	51.93
C- Dissatisfied	47	20.17
Total	233	100.00

COMMENTS?

· All of the athletic teams get so much assistance from the school, will the rodeo team every get any money or assistance

· Although I am not participating in any of the sports, I feel alright contributing to the fund. I understand that there are necessary expences in order to have these sports at UMC.

· As a commuting student who lives farther than 60 miles away, I do not take advantage of this service.

· Coaches should not lie about scholorship dollars to athletes. Gym time is not efficient. If non athletes are paying $54 they should have substantial open gym time year round because this money is a yearly fee.

· Division 2 athletics need funding to make the teams competitive with scholarships. We have come far, but we still need a lot.

· Don't attend many sporting events

· Don't care about sports!!!!!!!!!!!!!

· Funding for most sports is Extremely inadequate. Some sports (spring Sports) are getting absolutly nothing for equipment, because football and other fall and winter sports are getting the majority of the money.

· I am a non-traditional student that only attends classes at UMC and am not involved in sports. I feel I should not have to pay for those who are involved in sports. I am not opposed to sports but $54 is a large amount.

· I am disappointed in the unsportsman like behavior of many of the men's basketball players as well as the coach. A few specific players are exceptionally great sportsmen.

· I am dissatisfied with this because I am an Equine student who competes at a collegiate level against other colleges for IHSA show team. Even though we are competing at an athletic competition and promoting UMC we don't get any money for travel expenses. Yet we still pay this money so other athletic teams at UMC can recieve money.

· I am not an athlete on this campus and I have not gone to any of the athletic events the whole 4 years I have been here. I would rather pay at each event if I choose to go.

· I am not invovled in athletics, why should i have to pay for the teams to travel

· I believe athletics are very important, and we needfunding to support them. And i beieve that hypocritical &%$@*, such as xxxxxxx, should keep their tainted fingers off of our athletic funds.

· I believe some thing is wrong. I am a baseball play and I have to pay for my own uniform and the basketball gets a coach bus for there eleven players.

· I believe that athletics are important and they influence the students to work harder to keep their grades up.

· I do not particapate in these why should I pay for this?

· I don't attend the games but I think that a minimal fee to students is not a bad idea. I am not aware of the costs to athletes so I could not comment on that.

· I don't believe that ALL UMC students should be REQUIRED to fund sports. I am not in sports, do not attend any sports activities and feel I should not be REQUIRED to fund their programs.

· I don't go to too many games - so it doesn't make much sense for me.

· I live 100 miles from campus. I have never attended a sporting event. When I get done with classes, I want to get home to my family. I think it's insane to charge nontraditional students the same as everyone else.

· I live in Grand Forks and haven't attended a game in the 2.5 school years I have attended due to travel. I am also an older than average student and have many other activities which take up my time.

· I rarely attend athletic events and would rather pay the fee to be admitted than to have to support something that does not affect me.

· I really feel some of the money for athletic fees should go towards other purposes. Because the trend I have seen is it's the same people using the facilites (which is a small percentag of the campus). Take some of this money to hire a professional yearbook committee. To me, that would be money better spent.

· I think having a quality athletic program is very important to the University.

· I think it is good to have student in Free, but what about the students that don't go to the athletic events?

· I think it is totally unfair that we have no choice in supporting the atheletics. this is an agricultural college and I would rather pay that money to something such as NACTA where our true emphasis and abilities lie. Let's be honest, how many students from UMC go on to be professional atheletes and for the couple that do, is it something that we should all be paying for?

· I think that is why we get such great fan support at the athletic events.

· I think that non sport students should not have to pay as much

· I think the Football team get treated better than any other sport that Crookston has to offer. I don't think that is fair

· I think this is a lot of money for each student to pay..

· i think you should include the Intercollegiate horse show team in the UMC athletics.

· I usually don't attend athletic events

· I'll comment once regarding the fees in general versus individually. I do not like the fact that every student is basically forced to subsidize the activities of others. Why, for example,should I be forced to pay for someone's child care needs?

· If students want to play sports they should cover their own expenses. Other students shouldn't have to pay for them to have fun. Judging teams don't receive any money. We have to pay our own expenses for every judging trip we go on. How many people graduate and go on to play professionally? We are here to learn not play sports. If students want to go to games let them pay to get in. If we don't attend games why should we have to pay a fee, pay at the door.

· If we did not have athletics at this college our enollerment of full time students would decrease 30-60 percent

· It is not a fair fee for those of us that don't participate with the sports programs and or go to the games.

· It's a good cause, but is it really worth that much per student? I can't imagine.

· Like I give a %$#^&% about sports!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

· Need better equipment in the weight room. The nautilius machines are in dire need of replacement. There should be a lot better equipment in there.

· None at this time.

· Sports at UMC are a crucial part to the University. UMC athletes make up nearly half the students of this university. I think this fee should increase a little bit.

· The athlets can raise there own money. Clubs have to!!!

· The fee is to high, why is it so with the amount of students on campus?

· The Football feilds and Basketball Courts are great. I like are uniforms. I think our weight room for a University is kind of sad...I've seen many a highschool with nicer facilities. BUt I would also argue our weight room has everything you need to be successful in your training.

· the price is a little high

· the Teams never win - why? do they need better coaching? or more school support? There seems to be no school spirit here - I think this would help the teams to have fellow students supporting them

· The weight room looks like we could get tetnus. more money to them would mean a better facility. Inturmural is a great way to have fun, but people take winning there seriously and sometimes a person might not know anyone on a team, and they don't get to participate.

· There should be an increase in the cost a couple of dollars per student in order to improve athletic facilities. Need to modernize the facilities in order to compete in the recruiting of students and student athlete's. This University has to push to spend more money, which in return will generate more money from more students enrolling.

· This fee seems a little high for me, the only part that I use is the swimming at the public pool and I don't like paying $54 for just that.

· This is great, most colleges pay to get into their sporting events. The main U and UMD all have to pay to go to the hockey games so we have it good.

· USe some mosey to get a seated row machine in the weight room. Or fix the one that is there.

· We should not have to pay for this fee. Some students don't have anything to do with sports. The atheletes should have to pay this %$&#$ if they want it.

· Why should I have to help pay for athletic equipment? Do the athletes help pay for things needed by ag. students?

· why should we pay for them. They get all the scholarships and non athletes get nothing.

· With the increase in student enrollment, was there an increase in funding for the teams?

4. STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE ($24.75). Fee provides total funding for this service including nurse's salary, medical services and supplies, and contract for physician.

Choice Texts	Count	Percent
A- Important	145	62.23
B- Neutral	67	28.76
C- Not Important	21	9.01
Total	233	100.00

Choice Texts	Count	Percent
A- Satisfied	111	48.05
B- Neutral	98	42.42
C- Dissatisfied	22	9.52
Total	231	100.00

COMMENTS?

· that is the only one i have used at all

· Doctor times would be better on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Many of the classes are on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays.

· Don't use these services enough to get $24.75 out of it.

· Everyone gets sick one time or another.

· foods expensive at morsels, food is sometimes under par in the cafeteria

· Haven't even spoken with the school nurse. I also pay for my own health insurance from BC/BS of ND.

· Here again, I do not feel that EVERY student should be charged a fee for the nurse. I pay my own medical bills from the clinic and do not feel that I should have to pay for a service I have never used or intend to use.

· I beleive that this service is a great benefit. I use it all the time.

· I don't need the nurse because I have a full coverage health insurance plan and I access it at the clinic in Crooston

· I feel this should be optional, not everyone needs this service.

· I have already used this service twice this year and have been extremly satified.

· I have never gone to the nurse so i can't really say I like it or not.

· I have never neede the nurses services but I think it is important to have available.

· I haven't ever gone to the nurses office, and if anything was ever wrong, I would go to the hospital, no offense to the nurses here at UMC

· I haven't used the services yet, but I may need to someday. Therefore, I have no problem contributing because this is a necessity.

· I live off campus and out of town, so if I am in need of any medical care I will go see my regular physician, so paying this does not benefit me.

· I rarely use these services

· I really like to be able to go to the nurse and get some medication when I need it. I think that our nurse does a good job and she has been quite helpful to me in the past.

· I think that is great. You never know what will happen sometimes. It is refreshing to know someone is there for you.

· I think that you should pay for it if you need it only.. We all have nurses and doctors that we can go to back home.

· i think this deserves more money. less money for int. athletics and more for this

· I want to know why we HAVE to have health insurance!

· I've haven't used this service much, but it's good to know it's there

· It has been wonderful to be able to go the the nurse and get medicine and other things when I have been sick.

· It is beneficial to have a nurse on campus but perhaps more advertising is needed as there are some students who don't know where the office is located.

· It would be nice to have a doctor on campus all the time. Not just once a week.

· It's much cheaper to see a physician here than acutally going to the hospital to see one.

· more information about

· Most of the time when you go to the nurses office she can't do anything but get you an appointment at the Crookston clinic.

· Never have seen the nurse, but I am guessing she is nice to have around when you are not from Crookston area

· Never used this service

· Never used.

· None at this time.

· Not enough people use this service to warrant its funding/

· Should provide more frequent visits by the doctor during the winter.

· Stacy does a wonderful job

· student health at this campus is a joke compared to other campuses why should we pay for this service when all it is good for is keeping trak of our immunization records so we can register

· Students need to be healthy to do good in their classes! One thing that would help me is if the Physician that comes to campus could come for a longer time or different times on different days - not always the same time. I have class during the time that the doctor comes to campus now. So, if I need to see him, I have to skip class.

· The nurce benafits everyone, she does a good job

· The nurse really dosn't do anything. She tells us to go to the doctor. We could have done that.

· There is no way I get my money out of the health services.

· this fall when the flu shots where being offered it would have been nice to recieve an email or two or three to remind us. it also would have been a good idea to offer it at more than one time in case some students couldn't make it.

· This is a good service.

· This is a very good service.

· what do we need this for. what dowe pay health insurancefor?

· What type of medical services do we get with this money?

5. STUDENT ACTIVITIES ($18.00). Sponsors special events such as Homecoming, Snow Daze, & Johnny Holm. Also sponsors week night, weekend & noon programming such as comedians, hypnotists & musicians, as well as various other specialty acts. These programs are free to UMC students registered for 6 or more credits.

Choice Texts	Count	Percent
A- Important	135	57.94
B- Neutral	70	30.04
C- Not Important	28	12.02
Total	233	100.00

Choice Texts	Count	Percent
A- Satisfied	119	51.29
B- Neutral	82	35.34
C- Dissatisfied	31	13.36
Total	232	100.00

COMMENTS?

· I wish we can get more students too attend these events , they don't know what they are missing!!!!

· All the students should not have to ay for these things. Some students don't go to these things.

· Choose more program selections

· FUN STUFF

· Good choice of hypnotists, comedians and musicians.

· Have not participated.

· Haven't been involved in this area

· I am here to get an education, not to waste valuable studying time

· I believe these programs are important and should continue to be funded.

· I dislike paying for things that I don't use.

· I don't attend these events

· I feel some of these activities are well attended while others are not. Maybe the students should vote on an activity before it is scheduled.

· I have been disappointed with some of the acts I have gone to see. The comedians have been terribly perverted.

· I haven't attended one of these events yet because I would have to hang around until they start or drive back to attend.

· I live off campus and only go to these events when there is nothing bettter to do

· I think that there could be more activities to keep students on campus for the weekends...JOHNNY HOLMS!!!

· I think that umc needs to hold more dances.

· I think that we get a lot of entertainment coming to the campus. I don't think that too many students are interested in all the events. It's nice to have some culture but maybe decreasing the number of events but making the ones we do have bigger. I would not be against paying a small charge to attend.

· I would rather it be in Lysaker gym because it is easier to access for the students.

· It gives students something to do when they are bored.

· Make them more convienient times? Conflicts with sports schedules suck!

· might actually be nice to actually see some of these things, and not talking about anchient music instrument demonstrations...

· more dances

· More money would help get bigger and better things.

· None at this time.

· On the weekends there's nothing to do. and sometimes we would go on for months without a dance, and have ag- arama and snow days right after another. really need more to do

· Same thing. I imagine these are important and worthwhile to students who live on campus, but the rest of us shouldn't have to fund them.

· Should be more

· So, in other words I am paying to attend these events, even if I don't attend. I disagree with that. Wouldn't you?

· some activities ae boring we like more of johny holms and dances like that

· The only of these I am interested in is johnny I would rathe pay at the door for these then pay. that way i only pay for what i attended

· The student activities have improved since I first got here. I think it is very important to have activities for students. The committee has done a great job with things like Homecoming & Snow Daze.

· There are many wonderful performances and activities, but attendence is dissapointing.

· There are way too many activities goign on during the week. Narrow it down. How can people study and play sports and go to all these events?

· There need to be some more events that are UMC sponsored. Could try to get a bigger band in here at least once a year, such as tool, or another bigger name.

· There should be more dances with Johnny Holm, because he is a big hit.

· This cause entertains far more people than intercolligate atheletics yet recieves piddly for money. I don't get it.

· This is a realativly low amount for the amount of services provided.

· This is a very inportant part on our campus. This year has been one of the best. Student Activities will just keep growing. It give students some thing to do.

· We need all the excitement around Crookston that is possible.

· We need more activities on this campus to help bring together the students more. Ditch the whole Ag theme!

· what noon programming?

· Why do we have to pay for the dances, if the fees is already paid for.

6. BEDE STUDENT CENTER ($6.75). Pays salaries for Bede student workers, purchases gameroom and lounge equipment and furniture, TV cable service, outdoor rental equipment, newspaper subscriptions, events held in Bede, and for the Stress Free zone during final exams.

Choice Texts	Count	Percent
A- Important	124	52.77
B- Neutral	83	35.32
C- Not Important	28	11.91
Total	235	100.00

Choice Texts	Count	Percent
A- Satisfied	106	45.30
B- Neutral	102	43.59
C- Dissatisfied	26	11.11
Total	234	100.00

COMMENTS?