{"id":7,"date":"2018-05-21T13:41:27","date_gmt":"2018-05-21T19:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/operations\/estc\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-03-11T16:08:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T22:08:55","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/operations\/estc\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7\" class=\"elementor elementor-7\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ec271b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ec271b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1274afc\" data-id=\"1274afc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8858235 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-align-center elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"8858235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#faq\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/operations\/estc\/policies\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">POLICIES<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c795f1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c795f1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Engineering Student Technology Committee (ESTC) is charged with the management and distribution of the Charge for Technology (CFT) paid by students in the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering. It reports to the Dean of Engineering and is governed by the CSU Charges for Technology Manual. The ESTC sends representatives to the University Charges for Technology Committee, the governing body for the CFT process at Colorado State University.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30172d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30172d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e1dab9\" data-id=\"5e1dab9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6873837 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6873837\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>All About This Year (2025-2026)<\/h2><ul><li><strong>Academic Year Budget<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/operations\/estc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/FY26-Budget-Table-1.pdf\">table<\/a> \u00a0or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/operations\/estc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/FY26-Budget-Pie-Chart.pdf\">pie chart<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Special Projects<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/operations\/estc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/Proposals-Fall-2025.pdf\">Proposals PDF<\/a><\/li><li>MECH Undergraduate Teaching Labs Upgrades<\/li><li>I2P Lab Upgrades<\/li><li>ECE Creator Space Upgrades<\/li><li>Ram Racing IC Improvements<\/li><li>Ram Racing EV Improvements<\/li><li>Rotorcraft Modeling &amp; Control Lab<\/li><li>CubeSat Open Orbit Satellite Radio Antenna<\/li><li>Concrete Canoe Team Cement Mixer<\/li><li>AI Low-Cost Robotics<\/li><li>SBCE Spray Dryer<\/li><li>HAAS HA-5C CNC Attachment<\/li><li>ATS Multimedia Production Room<\/li><li>GPU Server for AI Classes<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Meeting Minutes<\/strong> (posted when approved )<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/operations\/estc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/ESTCMinutes20251002.pdf\">October 2<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/operations\/estc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/ESTCMinutes20251106.pdf\">November 6<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/operations\/estc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/ESTCMinutes20251113.pdf\">November 13<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/operations\/estc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/ESTCMinutes20260210.pdf\">February 10<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/operations\/estc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/ESTCMinutes20260217.pdf\">February 17<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/operations\/estc\/membership\/\">Committee Membership<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><h2>Historical Data<\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/operations\/estc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Student-Charges-for-Technology-Historical-Charge-per-Semester.pdf\">Student Historical Technology Charge by Year<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Annual Comparisons:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Budgets: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/operations\/estc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/FY25-Annual-Budgets-Table.pdf\">table<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/operations\/estc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/FY25-Annual-Budget-Comparisons-Chart.pdf\">chart<\/a>s<\/li><li>Expenses: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/operations\/estc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/FY25-Annual-Expense-Comparisons-Table.pdf\">table<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/operations\/estc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/FY25-Annual-Expense-Comparisons-Chart.pdf\">chart<\/a>s<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf3d433 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bf3d433\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9c1b80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9c1b80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>All about the Charge for Technology (CFT):<\/h3><ul><li><strong>SEMESTER CHARGE FOR TECHNOLOGY IS $187.40<\/strong><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/operations\/estc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/UCFT-Manual-April-2025.pdf\">Charges for Technology Manual updated April 2025<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/colostate.sharepoint.com\/sites\/UCFT\/SitePages\/Home.aspx\">University Charges for Technology Committee<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9630871 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9630871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74c0263 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74c0263\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Do you have ideas on how to spend your technology charge funds?<br \/>Like to see some changes made in the labs?<br \/>Contact your\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/operations\/estc\/membership\/\">department representatives<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fadd0e9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fadd0e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb22f50\" data-id=\"cb22f50\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dbc581 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sidebar\" data-id=\"6dbc581\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sidebar.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"block-2\" class=\"widget widget_block\"><h3>Previous Years<\/h3>\n<div class=\"center\">\n<a href=\"\/operations\/estc\/AY25\/\">2024-2025<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"\/operations\/estc\/AY24\/\">2023-2024<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"\/operations\/estc\/AY23\/\">2022-2023<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"\/operations\/estc\/AY22\/\">2021-2022<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"\/operations\/estc\/AY21\/\">2020-2021<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"\/operations\/estc\/AY20\/\">2019-2020<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"\/operations\/estc\/AY19\/\">2018-2019<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"\/operations\/estc\/AY18\/\">2017-2018<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"\/operations\/estc\/AY17\/\">2016-2017<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"\/operations\/estc\/AY16\/\">2015-2016<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"\/operations\/estc\/AY15\/\">2014-2015<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"\/operations\/estc\/AY14\/\">2013-2014<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"\/operations\/estc\/AY13\/\">2012-2013<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"\/operations\/estc\/AY12\/\">2011-2012<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"\/operations\/estc\/AY11\/\">2010-2011<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"\/operations\/estc\/AY10\/\">2009-2010<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"\/operations\/estc\/AY09\/\">2008-2009<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"\/operations\/estc\/AY08\/\">2007-2008<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"\/operations\/estc\/AY07\/\">2006-2007<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"\/operations\/estc\/AY06\/\">2005-2006<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"\/operations\/estc\/AY05\/\">2004-2005<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"\/operations\/estc\/AY04\/\">2003-2004<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"\/operations\/estc\/AY03\/\">2002-2003<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"\/operations\/estc\/AY02\/\">2001-2002<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"\/operations\/estc\/AY01\/\">2000-2001<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"\/operations\/estc\/AY00\/\">1999-2000<\/a>\n<\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f2e02c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f2e02c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2117632 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2117632\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3452b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3452b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"faq\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af52b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"1af52b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2820\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2820\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Explain these acronyms: CFT, ESTC, UCFT, UTF, UTFAB, UFF, UFFAB <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2820\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c1d394b-c442-46f4-ad0c-41e8f6459692 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c1d394b-c442-46f4-ad0c-41e8f6459692\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffe6ab55-82f0-44bd-aba3-d38657d6d417 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffe6ab55-82f0-44bd-aba3-d38657d6d417\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>CFT<\/strong>: Charge for Technology \u2013 the charge collected by individual colleges just for technology related equipment in that college. the actual charge varies by college ( see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acns.colostate.edu\/committees\/ucft\/\">UCFT<\/a> web page)<\/li><li><strong>ESTC<\/strong>: Engineering Student Technology Committee \u2013 the committee that oversees the CFT for the College of Engineering<\/li><li><strong>UCFT<\/strong>: University Charges for Technology Committee \u2013 oversees the CFT process at CSU and maintains the CFT manual. The manual outlines the oversight and use of the funds collected from the charge.<\/li><li><strong>UTF<\/strong>: University Technology Fee \u2013 the \u201ctech fee\u201d collected by ASCSU and managed by UTFAB<\/li><li><strong>UTFAB<\/strong>: University Technology Fee Advisory Board \u2013 manages the university \u201ctech fee\u201d (see the committee web page for details)<\/li><li><strong>UFF<\/strong>: University Facilities Fee \u2013 the facilities fee collected by ASCSU and managed by UFFAB<\/li><li><strong>UFFAB<\/strong>: University Facilities Fee Advisory Board \u2013 manages the university tech fee<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Note: all three of these fees have a different set of valid expenses, but may be leveraged together when a project warrants.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2821\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2821\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is the ESTC? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2821\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aad11198-8d6f-41e9-af26-c30e1908f19c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aad11198-8d6f-41e9-af26-c30e1908f19c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8aa4e29-5694-4637-b319-954e5e6e8310 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8aa4e29-5694-4637-b319-954e5e6e8310\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Engineering Student Technology Committee (ESTC) is charged with the management and distribution of the Charge for Technology (CFT) paid by students in the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering. It reports to the Dean of Engineering and is governed by the CSU Charges for Technology Manual. The ESTC sends representatives to the University Charges for Technology Committee, the governing body for the CFT process at Colorado State University.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2822\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2822\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How do I contact the ESTC? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2822\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b07cea7-71e7-41ad-bd88-0f66310df747 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b07cea7-71e7-41ad-bd88-0f66310df747\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed1fe92-8cee-4a43-b2fe-26492b786f6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ed1fe92-8cee-4a43-b2fe-26492b786f6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please contact one of your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/operations\/estc\/membership\/\">departmental representatives<\/a>. If your department has no representatives, please contact the head of your department. If you are a member of the college\u2019s administrative staff, please contact one of the ex officio members.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2823\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2823\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is the current charge for technology for Engineering students? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2823\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afdce91a-1777-490a-a619-bc26738154eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"afdce91a-1777-490a-a619-bc26738154eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2d6878e-9dcd-4d5e-8ded-c51a9c168fd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2d6878e-9dcd-4d5e-8ded-c51a9c168fd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Each full time student, graduate and undergraduate, is assessed a charge of $187.40 per semester.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2824\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2824\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is the \u201ctech fee\u201d? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2824\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb3fff46-c931-4222-9914-24e5c787d0e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb3fff46-c931-4222-9914-24e5c787d0e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e071c35-a38c-4a06-8d88-fbd27e436d2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e071c35-a38c-4a06-8d88-fbd27e436d2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The \u201ctech fee\u201d refers to the university technology fee that is managed by the <a href=\"http:\/\/utfab.colostate.edu\/\">University Technology Fee Advisory Board (UTFAB)<\/a>. The ESTC has no involvement with the tech fee and only manages the charge for technology (CFT) for the College of Engineering. Folks who\u2019ve been around awhile will occassionally erroneously refer to the CFT as the \u201ctech fee\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2825\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2825\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How is the ESTC membership determined? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2825\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-575e47a4-ca24-4526-8420-eb2987735edb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"575e47a4-ca24-4526-8420-eb2987735edb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70f6d08b-3871-4993-8e08-ef5f8ec748ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70f6d08b-3871-4993-8e08-ef5f8ec748ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Students and faculty members are appointed by the chair of their department. There are two <i>ex officio<\/i> members, meaning that they are on the committee by virtue of their position. The two ex officio members are the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and the Director of Engineering Technology Services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2826\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"7\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2826\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How is the Charge for Technology fund spent? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2826\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb37d31c-b0f4-4e7c-a9d3-47ef781f5301 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb37d31c-b0f4-4e7c-a9d3-47ef781f5301\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dc1e9f7-5764-4b87-b4cc-05333745502f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dc1e9f7-5764-4b87-b4cc-05333745502f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ESTC develops a budget for the next year at the end of each academic year. 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