Resolution 17-30: FREE OR NOT FREE, THAT IS THE QUESTION

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Number	17-30
Description	UTA promote the use of free online textbooks to academic departments.
Authored by	Roman Vasquez
Sponsored by	Daniela Garcia Nishant Bhaskar Brandon Berens Alexander Nervo Cristian Villegas
Date Submitted	Monday, October 16, 2017
Date Considered	Wednesday, January 1, 1000
General Body Vote	Thursday, January 1, 1970
Committee	Academic Affairs
Result	n/a
Remarks	The Student Senate felt that this resolution should be implemented as other schools showcase OER much more effectively. With that being said, more professors at those universities tend to use more OER resources, saving students money.
Whereas	Textbook costs have skyrocketed throughout the years, further raising the cost of higher education; and
Whereas	Some students are unable to afford materials necessary for their classroom success, thus prompting them to either illegally download necessary materials, or chose to forego their textbook purchases, hurting themselves in the long run; and
Whereas	Open Educational Resources provide an avenue to lowering textbook costs and providing more accessibility to students without negatively impacting quality of education; and
Whereas	Open Educational Resources have been implemented in some departments across the University of Texas at Arlington, and the History Department alone has saved students hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Be It Further Resolved That	The University of Texas at Arlington inform all academic departments of the value of Open Educational Resources, and implement where ever applicable.