> Division Planning & Coordination
> TIP - To Improve Productivity
Good Ideas 
Across campus, the free
exchange of ideas has been flowing. TIP submissions continue to come
in. Many of these are informal proposals, but are ideas that should be
shared with the university community.
Reducing Mail Costs
Send certified letters without using the return
receipt postcard. With the new electronic services available, you can
look up the certified mail number and see where and when the item was
delivered, then do a screen print for your records. Total savings: $1.75
per letter.
Also, some items which are currently sent with
certified mail may be able to be sent 1st class. There is also an
optional Certificate of Mailing that only costs $0.90.
~Submitted
by Wendy McCarty~
Open Up TIP Program
Include the other campuses in the TIP Program.
~Submitted
by Tom Phillips~
Use E-mail
There is no need to send duplicate information in an
e-mail and a mailing when one would suffice. Sending just the e-mail
would reduce time taken from sorting and distribution as well as save
paper.
University as an Applied Laboratory
Horticulture and landscape design students could work
on designing and maintaining native plant landscaping on campus as a
lab, thus reducing water usage and maintenance costs. They could also
sell any excess greenhouse grown plants.
Engineering students could work with Environmental Design students on
ideas for making Wilson (or any) Hall energy efficient as senior design
projects.
Business
and Industrial Engineering students could study the work flow of the
university as their senior research projects.
These
experiences would benefit everyone - students involved in the hands-on
experiences would feel more connected to the university (and may make
lasting impressions), while visitors and other students at the
university would enjoy seeing the student's work in action.
Community Goodwill and Building Use
Every
senior student should be required to complete at least 16 hours of
community service to obtain their degree. This would promote goodwill
within the Bozeman community.
Offer more classes during summers and evenings taught
by graduate students as part of their requirements for an advanced
degree. Empty classrooms don't make "cents".
Require students in the College of Engineering to do
an energy audit of MSU buildings in conjunction with Northwestern
Energy. Implement suggestions for savings. Turning computers off instead
of using screen savers can cut energy consumption.
Require students in the College of Business to do a
comparison study of various suppliers to MSU to determine if any savings
are available in that area. For example, Negotiations with certain
companies can bring down costs for MSU.
Lower room temperatures in all buildings 3°
~Submitted by Charlene Knaak~
Recycle Printer Cartridges
Take advantage of the Office Max and Office
Depot program in which you receive a ream of paper in exchange for your
empty cartridges.
~Submitted by Betty Mullette (MSU-Billings)~
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