Who made the decision to require the fee?
The Board of Trustees approved the fee for full-time undergraduate students beginning Fall 2001 after a recommendation from the campus based upon significant student input, including two referenda. After a referendum for graduate students, the Board of Trustees approved the fee beginning Fall 2002 for full-time graduate students in the Graduate College, College of Pharmacy and School of Public Health. After taking students’ overwhelming support of the U-PASS into account, the University Of Illinois Board Of Trustees approved a five year contract for the U-PASS at their July 13, 2005 meeting. The U-PASS student referendum passed with strong support. Of the 4941 total votes cast, 86% percent voted in favor of the U-PASS, while only 14% percent voted against the U-PASS. The College of Medicine students voted in favor (72%) of having all classes eligible for the U-PASS beginning summer 2007.
