Getting to Yes: Partnering with Students on Tuition at a Public University Dr. Brian Levin-Stankevich Chancellor Dr. Patricia A. Kleine Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Dylan Jambrek Study Body President Mark Morgan Academic Affairs Director, Student Senate Dr. Brian Levin-Stankevich Chancellor Dr. Patricia A. Kleine Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Dylan Jambrek Study Body President Mark Morgan Academic Affairs Director, Student Senate
The Eau Claire Advantage
Relative Reliance on State Support
Participation Gap Students Planning to Participate and Students Who Did Participate
Differential Tuition
W Centennial Plan Vision “We will be the premier undergraduate learning community in the Upper Midwest, noted for rigorous, integrated, globally infused, undergraduate liberal education and distinctive, select graduate programs.”
Peer Tuition Comparison INSTITUTION Tuition & Fees 2009/10 Room & Board 2009/10Total2009/10 UM-Twin Cities $11,466$7,392$18,858 UM-Duluth$11,004$6,176$17,180 Eastern Illinois University $9,131$7,768$16,899 Western Michigan University $8,382$7,751$ UW-Madison*$8,310$7,157$15,467 University of Northern Iowa $6,636$6,980$13,616 UW-Eau Claire (w/ Blugold Commitment) $7,649$5,630$13,279 UW-Stout**$7,820$5,336$13,156 UW-La Crosse $7,329$5,630$12,959 UW-Oshkosh $6, 349 $5,864$12,213 UW-Eau Claire (w/o Blugold Commitment) $6,449$5,630$12,079 Figures based on published residential or Minnesota reciprocity tuition and fee rates. *Includes $250 of a projected four-year $1,000 increase in differential tuition. **Tuition is charged per credit, based on 15 credits per semester.
Student Leadership Tuition Increase Financial Aid Funding Categories Student Oversight
Initial Blugold Commitment High-ImpactExperiences $900 (60%) FinancialAssistance $600 (40%) Chancellor’s Office
Blugold Commitment Campaign
Blugold Commitment Approved $1,200 differential tuition 40% financial assistance 60% high-impact practices and provost initiatives UW System Board of Regents
The Results
ProvostInitiatives
Student Oversight Student/faculty/staff committees review all proposals Student/administration committee recommends funding Recommendations endorsed by Student Senate Student Senate oversees accountability for outcomes
Key Features of the Blugold Commitment Success
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