Inventory Links

• President's Administrative Area
• Academic and Student Affairs Division
• Finance and Administration Division
• Information Technology Services Division
• Strategic Business, Education and Regional Partnerships Division
• University Advancement Division

Asset Status and Location

With the use of a new web-based interactive department asset listings, academic departments and administrative service units will be in a much better position to know where their assests are currently located, if they have been surplused, or if they should be dropped from the active lists.

Ground Rules - What to Track

Statewide Rules: MnSCU System Procedures for Chapter 7 General Finance Provision & Procedure 7.3.6 Capital Assets. Part 3 Definitions. Subpart A. Capital Asset Categories

6. Equipment

Tangible property complete in itself that is used in the operation of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities activities for two or more years with a value of $10,000 or more. Equipment is property that does not lose its identity when removed from its location and is not changed materially or expended in use. In addition to equipment with a value greater than $10,000, all computers must be recorded in the Equipment/Capital Asset Module regardless of price and or age.

7. Sensitive Items and Capital Assets purchased with Federal Funds

All sensitive items [&] weapons will be entered on the Equipment/Capital Asset Module. Examples of weapons sensitive items are weapons (firearms, swords, crossbows, etc.), electronic equipment (computers, projectors etc.) etc.

All capital assets purchased with federal funds with a cost of $5,000 or more will be entered on the Equipment/Capital Asset Module, and inventoried, at a minimum, on a two year cycle (see Physical Inventory section below).

Local Rules: MSU Definitions of Items to be Tracked.

In addition to the MnSCU requirements, MSU has the following required items to be tracked.

• Items with a value of $10,000 or more.
• Federally funded items with a value of $5,000 or more.
• Sensitive Electronics:
  • Computers (Desktop, Laptop, Tablet, iPad, Netbooks, PDA) - Though not a substitute for routinely updating the Department's formal inventory list (see links below), you may use this Inventory Control Spreadsheet to keep track of who has been assigned a computer and other theft sensitive items. Once you fill out the form, click "Save" button to download the file on your computer.
  • Printers or Copiers containing a hard drive to store data.
  • Weapons
• The status must be reported of items surplused, stolen or not found.

Who Is Responsible?

In order to increase the accuracy and speed with which the inventory can be completed, University departments have the primary responsibility for tracking and updating their own inventories.

When Inventory Updates are Required:

• Annually - $10,000 and Above Items
• Every 3 Years - All Asset Tagged Inventory on each Department's Fixed Asset List.

Conducting an Inventory of University Assets:

Each department is repsponsible to assign one or more individuals to verify that all assets assigned to the department have been seen and are accounted for.  Any changes to the status of an asset should be noted on the records used to conduct the inventory, and provided to the Facilities Management department at the completion of an inventory.

Examples of Changes in Status are:

    - Location of Asset (Building and Room Number)

    - Name of University employee responsible for item

    - Other Status Changes:

          Surplused (Date)

          Transferred to another department (Who and Date)

          Lost/Stolen (Date and University Security Report Number)

          Recycled (Date)

          Sold  (Date)

          Not Found during current Inventory

After the inventory has been completed, forward the documents to:

          David Cowan   WC 358 or (electronically to david.cowan@mnsu.edu)