Text of Memorandum from Emmet Dennis, Vice President for Student Affairs, to Kenneth Swalagin, dated March 19, 2003, regarding Knight Express Card Committee Report:

Please find attached the final report prepared by the Knight Express Card Committee.

Upon its review of the advantages, disadvantages, legal and administrative issues, and the financial risk associated with the proposal, the committee found that an extension of the program to include off-campus vendors would represent a change in the original mission of the program.  It also determined that there would be a significant financial risk associated with this undertaking.

Therefore, the committee recommends that the "expansion of Knight Express on-campus should take priority over the expansion of Knight Express off-campus..."  When Knight Express expansion on-campus has reached its goals, the university shall "re-examine the feasibility of expanding Knight Express to off-campus merchants..."

Please review the report and, if you have any questions, contact me at 2-7737.

Thank you.