This Committee has been discontinued because the work has been fully integrated into the work of the Colleges, the Libraries, and the Center for eLearning. Projects Arising from the Textbook Affordability Committee Context:
Across the country, students have been strongly
impacted by the rising costs of textbooks and other required materials for
their courses. Numerous studies at the national, state, and individual
institutional level document that a significant percentage of students forego
purchasing course materials because of cost and that this adversely affects
both their academic success in those courses as well as their overall
graduation rates. Many state legislatures and institutions of higher education
have adopted mandates to reduce the costs of course materials. Within the
state of Florida, HB 7019 requires each
FCS institution and state university to make lists of required and recommended
texts at least 45 days before the first day of class for each term. It also
requires a variety of reports documenting the costs of course materials and
efforts to reduce those costs. Additionally, within the State University System
of Florida, the Board of Governors has implemented a Performance-Based Funding Model that determines
the funding allocated to each university based on their Excellence or
Improvement for each metric. PBF Metric 3 deals with the Average Cost to the
Student (Net Tuition per 120 Credit Hours). At
FAU, textbook affordability was addressed by two committees. The Textbook Adoption
Compliance Committee is focused on meeting the requirements of HB7019. The
Textbook Affordability Committee was focused on improving the university’s
performance. Charge: Reporting to the Vice Provost, the Textbook Affordability Committee was charged to:
As needed, Working Groups were established to focus on specific projects to facilitate rapid implementation of programs to reduce costs to students. Membership Representatives from the Campus Bookstore and other groups were brought in to specific discussions, as needed.
2018-2019 Members
Textbook Costs Background Materials Free to FAU Students Working Group: https://sites.google.com/a/faulibs.com/committees/university-committees/textbook-affordability-committee-fau/oer-working-group-fau
Library Reserves and Services Working Group: https://sites.google.com/a/faulibs.com/committees/university-committees/textbook-affordability-committee-fau/library-rserves-services-working-group
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