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Board meets to hear Student Fee Proposals
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In a hearing Feb. 17, several Boise State groups presented proposals hoping to receive additional funds next year. Although this would require student fees to increase, the organizations claim they are much-needed funds.
Vice President of Student Affairs Michael Laliberte started the meeting. He described the process in which the meeting would take place.
Each proposal, he said, would have 10 minutes to speak. The board could then ask any question about the proposal. Last, people from the Boise State community could each have three minutes to testify and show support or concerns for proposals.
General Education
(tuition)
Provost Sona Andrews presented the general tuition proposal. She said the amount in tuition increase requested is appropriate in order for the school to keep faculty, increase class sizes and number of sections and allow faculty to teach more classes. If an increase wasn’t approved she said, faculty positions could decrease.
Strategic Facilities
This money provides the campus with the various buildings going up around campus.
“The enrollment continues to grow and the buildings are needed to accommodate all the students,” Vice President of Finance and Administration Stacy Pearson said.
Collegiate Athletics
Executive Director of Athletics Gene Bleymaier said that if this increase is not made, “we could be looking at reductions in programs, travel and staff.”
Additionally, he said that because the Boise State population is growing, more women’s sports are needed, requiring more funding.
Scholarships
Mara Affre, executive director of Enrollment Services; David Tolman, director of Financial Aid and Scholarships; and Renee Rehder, Scholarships program manager, said a fee increase is essential for continuing to provide scholarships to students.
They provided the amount a student needed to work in 1968, which was 18 hours per week, compared to that of now, which is 55 hours per week.
“One-hundred percent of the student fee goes to scholarships, not to other costs,” Affre said.
The Arbiter
The Arbiter asked for two fees. One is a general fee needed to maintain regular operations, the other a temporary fee needed to convert office space currently occupied by the Women’s Center to meet the needs of a media outlet.
General Manager Brad Arendt, Editor-in-Chief Shannon Morgan and Business Manager Lindsey Wright presented The Arbiter’s fee proposals.
Arendt explained the need for The Arbiter’s main fee increase.
“The fee is for continuing ongoing operations, not a fee to expand,”Arendt said.
Without the fee increase, Arendt estimated The Arbiter would continue to exist for one year.
Proposals will be deliberated by the board Monday, Feb. 23 in a closed-door meeting. The board will make recommendations to President Bob Kustra, who will make recommendations to the State Board of Education. Fee decisions will be finalized by the state board in April.
MICHAEL KUNZ
Arbiter Journalist