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Show WEDNESDAY. APRIL 27, 2016 DIXIESUNNEWS.COM "uition 9 ilrnQ JLO compensation, student services programs and faculty EmilyJHavens rank advancements. The tuition increases determined by DSU adminThe Utah Board of Regents istration begin with a list tuition hikes earlier of needs. Morris said the approved this month that boast of the university council, which is lowest in the nation. made up of about 40 adminannuThe current 2015-1- 6 istrators, assesses the list ' al tuition amount for a Dixie and determines which needs State University student is have the most priority and $3,908. At a 5 percent, $195 which will receive the extra increase for each student, funding. tuition amount the 2016-1- 7 The needs always way approved by the board is outweigh the funding we $4,103. have, Moms said. DSU is within the top four DSU had the lowest rate of universities that experienced compensation in Utah for ad-- 1 the highest increase statejunct faculty two years ago, wide; however, its overall President Biff Williams said. 2016-1- 7 tuition amount also Williams said some DSU falls within the top three staff were being paid 60 per- least expensive in the state, cent of the national average trailing Snow College and of other university workers Salt Lake Community Colltwo years ago, so he is alloege. cating $550,000 of funds to Paul Morris, vice president DSU staff members budget of administrative services, pools so most of them can said DSU is still a great be above 90 percent of the alue for its students. national average. About Our goal is to keep the $260,000 of the funds going tuition as low as we can, to faculty compensation will Morris said. come from tuiton, while the With this increase, based rest will come from the state off flat enrollment, DSU will legislature. profit $1.3 million in tuition Faculty members salaries for the upcoming year. The should increase from a 93 extra funds have already percent of the national averbeen allocated for faculty age to 98 percent next year, NOTE continued from page 1 in history: Curiosity doesnt kill all cats; it just kills the ineffective ones. DSUs new identity boasts of a community thats made of individuals who set the precedent for change. Trailblazers arent idioms afraid 10 SUI ervi Tufe 0 ; ; ; I Williams said. We know, if the adjuncts aren't happy, our students arent going to be happy, and they wont get the education they want," Williams said. Morris said DSU implemented a four-yeplan to increase adjunct faculty compensation, and this tuition increase is working toward achieving that goal. Budget Director Bryant Flake said the university has received a small amount of state funding for this effort, but tuition has been the pri ar Earth Day observed at DSU with petition mary funding source. Six out the eight universities in the Utah System of Higher Education also allocated large portions of their tuition increases toward faculty compensation. When we hire a professor, it costs us the same as it does other schools because we compete in a national market, Morris said. Our costs arent lower. We will lose our buying power to provide quality programs, and thats not a sustainable model. S' When DSU administrators assess an allocation plan for the tuition increase, they always base their figures on flat enrollment, and they typically budget one year behind, Morris said. If administrators overestimate enrollment, departmental budget cuts and depletion of reserve funds may occur if the university isnt conservative enough, Flake said. Other universities in the state have made it a habit to cycle through laying off one year and hiring the next because A , O t trait Si IT fact gathering, especially concerning campus-relate- d issues. is undergoing an interesting era in its growth cycle, and everyone whos here to experience it needs to pay attention to every little detail. Im confident in Dixie Sun News and its future staff, who will be led hy next events on and r I ' t I - If If rug. Stay curious, 1. ' r 1 IF Jt li4 1, . J F ' Tt 3 W i. - The Dixie State University Sustainability Club looks for students Thursday to sign a petition for more funding to go toward recycling, solar panels and other sustainability projects on campus The petition has received almost 900 signatures so far Terrorism spotlighted at DSU lecture series c 'T ; - :y Wi-'!- fdtt- - FREE TUhGSTEM F.INu WITH A CUSTOM KING ORDER t Shadman Bashir, a visiting professor of business and political science from Pakistan, speaks about Islamic terrorism during lecture series April 20 Bashir focused on the events a U toward that took place after 91 and attitudes in the S full Muslims because of terrorism across the world Read the com DixieSunNews article about Bashirs lecture series at C A .. ,j two-pa- rt 1 Trailblazers. si 5 surrounding area. Leaving Dixie Sun News, the organization I poured myself into for the past three years during the most taniultuous time in my life, lhind is bittersweet. Coop-at- e with Ricks and Dixie an News staff members to help them uncover issues the iw .i 1 DSUs campus anywhere notable by remaining silent 0r brushing things under z. SMlht ef specifically impacting you. 0 one ever went iliGria A l) i year's Spencer Ricks, that t will continue to bring helpful insight to issues and Editor-in-Chi- ,i y ess of temporary unfavorable repercussions. Do ; our due diligence before yoi. make assumptions about anything or anyone. Don't piggyback your beliefs on someone else's, but formulate your own opinions based on your own D8U they overestimated their growth, Morris said. Weve always been about consistency and stability, Monis said. Flake said prioritizing the budget is both enjoyable and challenging. Since the identified needs invariably exceed available resources, it can be quite difficult to determine the top priorities that will actually be funded from the tuition increase, Flake said. 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