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Show Page 8 University Journal Journal Almanac March 10 - Tuesday, March 25, 2008 12, 2000 TUESDAY Forecast HIGH: 67 LOW: 40 Softball vs. UMKC, 1 pm, Kathryn Berg Field. Active Minds weekly meeting, 8 p.m., Great Basin Room. SUNNY By MATTHEW MONTGOMERY mmontgomerysuujournal.com The SUU Board of Trustees and the Utah Stale Board of Regents the approved recommended universitys second-tie- r tuition increase during the trustees meeting March 14 and the regents meeting that took place nt Friday. WEDNESDAY The tuition increase is in the same range as those made at other Forecast Resume Writing Workshop, 3 p.m., Career Services Center. State & Federal Job Search, 3 p.m., Career Services Center. Campus Christian Fellowship, 7 p.m., General Classroom Building room 110. R.E.A.L. Peers, 8 p.m. higher education institutions HIGH: 65 LOW: 33 SUNNY WINDY & Forecast THURSDAY H1GH: 55 LOW- 26 for Flope in AIDS-Ravage- Africa, 11:30 d PARTLY CLOUDY am, ecr- - ' fund further compensation of faculty and staff. Benson said he plans to continue the increase in compensation through his administration. The principal object of my administration will be to take care of our faculty and staff, Benson said. Students have been supportive of the increase going toward compensation of faculty and staff, SUUSA President Jesse SUUSA President The constitutional amendments voted on in the 2008 SUUSA General Election will be voted on in the next meeting of the SUU Board of Trustees, Holt said. Randall Jones Theatre. Meditation Class, noon, Eccles Building A Conference Room, Free. Baseball vs. CS Dominquez Hills, 2 p.m., Thunderbird Park. Art Insights - Joe Shoopack: art director for online games, 7 p.m., Sorenson PE. Building. Honors Vaudeville Night, 10 p.m., The Grind. To place an announcement of an event or a university-sponsore- d event off campus. Submit the information to the Journal by calling send it to the SUU post office marked Journal Almanac; bring it to ST 176C; or send an message tojoumalsuu.edu. The tuition Increasing second-tie- r is not something he is excited about, but there has been a great deal of thought given to it, Benson said. Nearly 50 percent of the second-tie- r tuition revenue will Holt said. - Resume Writing Workshop, 11 a. m., Career Services Center. Interview Skills Workshop, noon, Career Services Center. Convocations - Race Against Time: Searching in Utah, Benson said. The 2008-20- 09 SUUSA will include graduate students, Holt said. Now they can have a voice and benefit the same way as undergraduates, he said. The inauguration of Jon McNaughtan, SUUSA Presidentelect, will take place April 7, Holt said. Senate Journal bears no responsibility for omissions. Deadline for receipt of information for Monday issues is noon Fridays. For Thursday issues, the deadline is noon Tuesdays. Weather is provided courtesy of the National Weather Service, which makes no guarantees relative to its prognostication. SUU President The announcement of a new provost will take place Wednesday, Benson said. is The Future Rising fundraising campaign is being encouraged internally through donations by faculty and staff, UzzrJ cf trustsss meetings highlights March 14, 19 O- Tuition increase approved by SUU Board of Trustees and Utah Board of Regents Course fees lowered after evaluation by SUU college deans, which will affect 20,000 total students enrolled, and will decrease revenue at just less than $1 50,000. O Possible $3 surcharge added to Utah Shakespearean Festival Tickets; awaiting approval by USF Board of Governors. Source: SUU Board of Trustees meetings Benson said requested trustee approval of a S3 surcharge on tickets to Utah Shakespearean Festival performances. The would surcharge compensate for the funds not passed by the Utah State Legislature, specifically in million economic $5 development funding that would have gone to the construction of a new Shakespeare theatre. The funds would go to bond repayment, which would not be dependent on net income or profit. The bond would be used in the construction of a new theatre. In response to concern that the festival has not been profitable in recent years, Stauffer said the concern was a consideration in the proposal. The request was tabled pending response and recommendation of the Utah Shakespearean Festival Board of Governors, and will be discussed at the next meeting of the board of trustees. SUU Faculty Senate Christine Frezza, SUU Faculty Senate president, said Denise Woodbury, associate professor of finance, will be assuming the position of president at an April 24 meeting of the faculty senate Frezza said she recommended that serving on the laculty senate be made mandatory tor every faculty member. The faculty senate has been examining outdated policies and have looked at moie than half of the policies that are older than 10 years, she said Student evaluations are an ongoing concern for the faculty senate, Frezza said. We are down to a very low number of students complying with evaluations, she said. It is important to have a good, solid evaluative measurement. Requests for use of WebCT by professors, made by the SUUSA Executive Council and SUUSA Senate, will be presented to the faculty senate, Frezza said, though she anticipates some resistance to the proposal. Proper training may allay such resistance, Frezza said. The strongly request encourages the use of WebCT, Frezza said after the meeting. Course fees Interim Provost Rodney Decker said course fees have been reevaluated by the deans. There will be a decrease in fees, with a decrease in revenue anticipated at just less than $150,000. The decrease will affect 20,000 total student enrollments. Utah Shakespearean Festival SUU vice Greg Stauffer, president and chief of staff. For more on this story, check out suunews.com. y i' fr V i 4 T 1 1 :it CASUAL SHOES C STARTING AT 30 INSTOCK OFF STOREWIDE SAVINGS ON ALL WINTER Oil nr ITEMS, TEAM SPORT PRODUCTS IN STOCK ALSO INCLUDED. and Team Elocdios jVL n nn I O'L auuu (Proceeds go to Beaver Dam High School Football Field) March 29th r Hi- l- tll.i 111 1 1 I4l ;1 & 30th (Camping included in ticket price! Kids 12 1- Rock under free) Rock More ! Blues Rock Country Music starts d 12N on Saturday 4irJnnviii vsu tiiai aw & & Sunday! 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