I have a question on which I could use some advice on how other institutions
deal with this issue.  At UMASS Boston we have an Office of Student Services
that brings in about $2M in direct funds and about $150,000 in indirect
costs,  These projects include The College Preparatory Program, The Math
Science Initiative, The McNair Program, The Veterans Upward Bound Program and
the DOE-funded PREP Program, among others.  The issue that arises is how
much should this office get back.  The "policy" on our campus is to generally
return 30% of overhead to the unit that generates it.  However, Trustee
policy notes that overhead should be used for "research and scholarly projects
not directly funded by a grant".  I wonder if Student Services fits under
this rubic.  In the past, it has received some portion of its generated
indirect costs.  I wonder if it should.

How does your institution deal with this kind of situation?  All and any
advice, experience on this matter would be appreciated.

Paul Benson
Vice Provost of Sponsored Projects
UMASS Boston
xxxxxx@umbsky.cc.umb.edu