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STUDENT FORUM Fee Referendum for Fall 2015 Entering Freshmen and Graduate Students
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Tuition Increase At the November 6 th meeting, the Board of Regents approved a 1.93% CPI (Consumer Price Index) tuition increase effective Fall 2015 for students not currently on Guaranteed Tuition Plan.
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Impact on YOUR Fees & Tuition NONE—all current students have guaranteed tuition and fees The proposed fee increases would affect only students enrolling in fall 2015 as first-time freshmen or graduate students.
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Student Referendum Process for Proposed Fee Increases SGA Resolution calling for Student Referendum unanimously passed October 21, 2014 Resolution calls for students to vote on November 19 & 20, 2014 regarding proposed increases in Recreational Sports Fee and Athletic Fee
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What are the proposed fee increases? Recreational Sports Fee Proposal Increase the Recreational Sports Fee from $25 per semester ($12.50 for summer semesters) to $100 per semester ($50.00 per summer semester) Athletic Fee Proposal Increase the Athletic Fee by 10% per credit hour from $9 to $9.90 with a cap at 12 semester credit hours. This would result in a maximum of an additional $10.80/semester.
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Why are fee increases proposed? Provide a vibrant campus life and enhance student engagement by Creating a Student Recreation Center to provide space for student recreation, campus events, student meetings, and athletic events/amenities Continuing to develop a viable and competitive varsity athletic program for the university
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Impact on YOUR Fees & Tuition NONE—all current students have guaranteed tuition and fees The proposed fee increases would affect only students enrolling in fall 2015 as first-time freshmen or graduate students.
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Other System Members Proposing Recreational Sports Fee Increases System MemberAssessedCurrentProposed Per Fee Fee Galveston Fall and SpringSEM $20.00 $105.00 SummerSEM $10.00 $52.50 Commerce Fall and SpringSEM $65.00 $150.00 SummerSEM $32.50 $75.00 Corpus ChristiSCH $10.00 $18.00 Fall and Spring MaxSEM $90.00 $175.00 Summer MaxSEM $50.00 $87.50 Texarkana Fall and Spring SEM $25.00 $100.00 SummerSEM $12.50 $50.00
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Other System Members Proposing Athletic Fee Increases System MemberAssessedCurrentProposed Per Fee Fee International SCH $21.00 $23.05 Fall, Spring & Summer MaxSEM$315.00 $345.75 CommerceSCH $10.00 $10.99 Fall & Spring MaxSEM$130.00 $142.87 Summer MaxSEM $60.00 $142.87 TexarkanaSCH $9.00 $9.90 Fall, Spring & Summer Max SEM$108.00 $118.80 (set at 12 SCH)
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Comparison of Fees at Neighboring Universities School Assessed Fall/SpringSummer Per Fee Fee Henderson State University Athletic FeeSCH $16.25 $16.25 Rec Center FeeSEM $125.00 $31.25 Southern Arkansas University Athletic FeeSCH $17.00 $17.00 Recreation Fee SEM $60.00 $60.00 UT Tyler Athletic Fee SCH $12.00 $72/SEM Recreation FeeSEM $40.00 $40.00 A&M-Texarkana (proposed) Athletic FeeSCH $9.90 $9.90 Recreational Sports FeeSEM $100.00 $50.00
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Proposed Student Recreation Center Construction and furnishing through community support Ongoing operations and maintenancethrough Recreational Sports Fee
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Rendering of Potential Interior Design
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What does the future hold for Eagle Athletics? Athletic Director Michael Galvan
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Questions and Answers
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The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit. Nelson Henderson
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