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The '''''Engineering Undergraduate Equipment Fund (EUGE)''''' is a fund composed of fees paid by Engineering undergraduate students and of other contributions, whose purpose is to provide those students with additional laboratory equipment.  
The '''''Engineering Undergraduate Equipment Fund (EUGE)''''' is a fund composed of fees paid by Engineering undergraduate students and of other contributions, whose purpose is to provide those students with additional laboratory equipment.  


Only equipment that benefits the undergraduate students of the Faculty of Engineering in their academic environment is eligible through this fund. Any questions can be directed to the EUS [[VP Academic]] or [[Directory|your departmental VP Academic]].
Only equipment that benefits the undergraduate students of the Faculty of Engineering in their academic environment is eligible through this fund. Any changes to the EUGE must be validated via [[referendum]]. Any questions can be directed to the EUS [[VP Academic]] or [[Directory|your departmental VP Academic]].
 
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==About the Fund==
==About the Fund==
Every student registered in an Undergraduate Engineering program and taking nine credits or more, contributes [[Student Fees|''fifty dollars per semester'']] to the Engineering Undergraduate Equipment Fund. If you are taking less than nine credits, you pay half the amount per semester.
This fee, initiated in 1987, is comprised of student fees. Every student in an Undergraduate Engineering program and taking nine credits or more, contributes [[Student Fees|''fifty dollars per semester'']] to the Engineering Undergraduate Equipment Fund. If you are taking less than nine credits, you pay half the amount per semester.


The allocation of the funds are as follows:  
The allocation of the funds are as follows:  
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:*The net amount remaining is allotted to each department proportional to the [[Departmental Statistics|total number of students in that department]] with respect to the faculty of engineering
:*The net amount remaining is allotted to each department proportional to the [[Departmental Statistics|total number of students in that department]] with respect to the faculty of engineering
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In the event of a '''surplus''' less than 10% of the departmental allotment, it shall be carried forward into the department's allotment for the following year. Otherwise the surplus shall be redistributed among all departments.


==Equipment Fund Committee==
==Equipment Fund Committee==
The '''''Equipment Fund Committee (EFC​)''''' is a committee of the EUS that normally
The '''''Equipment Fund Committee (EFC​)''''' is a committee of the EUS that is tasked with administering the Equipment Fund. The EFC shall meet on a date set by the EUS VP Academic, generally once a year.
administers the Equipment Fund.
 
===Voting Procedure===
===Voting Procedure===
*[[EFC#Membership|Each member]] of the EFC has one vote.  
*[[EFC#Membership|Each member]] of the EFC has one vote.