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Show Page 4 CampusHews Monday, Nov. 12, 2007 Tuition: Costs to go up again in 2008 \M continued from page 1 Get your cap & gown at the Grad Fair Nov Everything for your graduation in one place Call 1.800.662.3950 by 12:00 on Nov 13 if you are unable to attend the Grad Fair Bachelor Pack $29.99* (cap,gown, & tassel) Master Pack $36.99* (cap, gown,tassel, & hood) PHD/Doctorate Pack $46.99* (cap, gown,tassel, & hood) •prices subject to change after Nov 13th, 2007 UtahState UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE -¥ <£- show people that I'm a graduate from (USU), that credibility will be established too, where it will indeed benefit me." At the heart of establishing this brand is the differential tuition that was put in effect starting this fall, where undergraduate students registered for any upper division COB course - 3000 level or above - were charged an additional $35 per credit hour, and graduate students paid out $75 per credit hour. These added costs will increase again in 2008 as undergraduate students will pay an additional $15 to the current differential tuition, paying $50 in all per credit hour. Differential tuition will also increase for graduate students over the next two years, rising to $125 per credit hour in 2008 and resting at $185 per credit hour in 2009. The COB is currently the only college at USU to employ differential tuition, but it is not the only business school in the country or even in the state to implement the program, Anderson said. "We are actually following a trend, not creating a trend," Anderson said. "We are following a trend that has occurred throughout the United States and in the West where public institutions are starting to charge differential tuition for professional education in the university." Anderson said USU's differential tuition was modeled after the University of Utah's, which was approved by the Board of Regents a year before USU petitioned for differential tuition. Though the differential tuition arrangements are similar, Anderson said USU's is a better bang for the buck. "We're trying to stay in proximity with the University of Utah but at a lower number than the University of Utah," Anderson said. "We're still price comparative against the U. It is absolutely essential for the support and growth of the college." Even with a lower differential tuition, COB students are still looking at $35 per credit hour, a hefty price for some students. Norton said when he first heard . of differential tuition it was hard to swallow the price tag, but he knew CT5 O N*W*C Detox with Actors TSC Auditorium 112:30-2pm E Stir-Fry Seminar presenting Lee Mun Wah . , Eccles Conference Center | rra 205 Workshops 1-2:30 pm "Unlearning Racism" 2:30-4:00 pm "Unlearning Racism" . c o 4-5 pm Conversation with Lee Mun Wah Eccles Conference Center | Refreshments served 7-9:30 pm International Film Festival -TSC Auditorium "Cape of Good Hope" tfroun South Africa) 10am-2pm Study Abroad Photo Display Contest | TSC 2nd Floor ,S 10:30-1:00 World Sampler $3/plate - TSC Patio i» P>.. Sample the USU Multicultural clubs' cuisine [•? «? 7-9:30 pm International FUm Festival -TSC Auditorium "Paradise Now" (from Palestine) 12:304:30pm Countries & Ctdt 12-2pm Religious Diversity Panel - Sunburst Lounge 5 Sat Nov 17 Sham-Rock! - Sunburst Lounge $5 6pm-9pm | Benefit Concert - Prevent Child Abuse America cd in it was going to be in his best interest in the long run. "Obviously any college student is searching for more money and cheaper things, no matter what they're looking into," Norton said. "But one thing that I know the dean's done and also the Business Council this year has done, is provide more scholarship opportunities for the students to help eliminate as much as possible those financial concerns." Anderson said the COB has tried to alleviate the raise in differential tuition through scholarships, particularly through the generosity of one Cache Valley couple, DeLoy and Lynette Hansen, who have donated $90,000 this year to provide 100 scholarships "specifically designed to help offset the impact of the differential tuition." Anderson said the Hansens will continue to offer these scholarships and will pay out $100,000 next year. Jordan Davis, senior double majoring in international business and Asian studies, is a recipient of one of the Hansen scholarships. "Obviously as students, any increase is a scary thing," Davis said. "I was able to get a scholarship for $200 to cover that rate." In all, 240 students have received scholarships or some form of financial assistance to help pay for tuition, differential or not. Even with the increased tuition, Anderson said the COB has lost "virtually no students." At a rate of $35 per credit hour, the differential tuition quickly adds up to provide significant dollars to the COB. If all 897 full-time undergraduate COB students at the junior or senior level - those students most likely to take upper division courses - were to take at least two upper division courses, $188,370 would be added to the COB per semester. There are also 353 part-time undergraduate students at the junior or senior level that will contribute to that as well. Anderson said the COB has already put this money to use. Seven new teachers were hired that are primarily focused on undergraduate teaching, providing a ,: benefit to the students paying differential tuition, Anderson said. "These are some of the very : best. These are top teachers," ! Anderson said. "Nobody can remember when we had such a great recruiting class and young new faculty, both in terms of numbers and in terms of quality." While USU may have recruited some quality teachers, continuing to recruit and retain teachers comes with a heavy price tag, a problem that is plaguing the entire country, Anderson said. "We know that we simply have to do it to attract and retain the professors that we're after " Anderson said. "What we try to do is, we try to recruit at the median level in terms of salaries for new PhDs. We're not going at the very top. We want to stay at the median because we feel that makes us competitive." But while USU recruits between the 75lh and 80th percentile, Anderson said it is difficult to retain teachers because "of salary compression and salary inversion that we're struggling with and trying to address." Anderson said fixing this problem will require increased assistance from the state Legislature. Another area which differential tuition has been put to use is in improvements to the aging Business building, Anderson said. ASUSU approved $10,000, and an additional $190,000 were contributed - partly from differential tuition - to remodel the auditorium on the main floor of the Business building, which Anderson said is the second-most used classroom space on campus. Anderson also said a significant S2 million renovation to the first three floors of the Business building will begin next summer. "Students are seeing immediate impact for the impact they're making in the College of Business," Anderson said. "We're getting tremendous support. Everybody's pulling in the same direction, and there's a real sense of momentum around the college. Great things are happening." ... s -seth.h@aggiemail. usujzdu |