Show Tuition fees Benefits for school and students Andrew Marshall Contributing Writer Financially it doesn't get much cheaper than education at Even with the schools school's growth in students and locations and its prestigious pres- pres prestigious prestigious professors sors the price is 1 Additional Additional Fees r j still reasonable I II i for most anyone Athletics 2175 desiring to Building Bond Bond attend I Community Service The average I student taking j Technology Computers 12 to 18 credit hours pays I Fine Arts and Lectures- Lectures per semester for II 4 0 I regular tuition Medical Health When the fees I Insurance I are added the I ID Cards price rises to Publications Media 1156 Though j Council students are Recreation aware that Student Activities- Activities tuition pays for 1 2225 c. c i th their ir courses L Student Center Alumni Center AI they may not P J 2700 4 iW Si know what I Student 1550 Services Services Services- 1550 other fees I UTA Passi Pass entail and what i II Transportation r benefits await 1 them Total Fees For instance there is a UTA Amounts are based on fee which costs 18 12 credit hour students five dollars I r for the period of one one This offers free semester public transportation transportation transportation trans trans- to all students enrolled at the college This fee applies to as well as the UTA bus tem A free pass can be obtained for and the UTA bus system at the Student Center Tuition Fees Cont Conf on Page 10 Tuition Fees Cont from front Also included in tuition fees is an activities fee The cost of this fee per student is 2225 This fee is broken down into about 20 budgets Activities club sports and the student senate senate senate sen sen- ate are some of the ways in which this fee is put to use All AU student leaders are also compensated compensated compensated com com- for the time they put in Its all aU about providing student student student stu stu- stu- stu dent life and student representation tion on campus said Director of Student Life and Leadership Gordon Wilson In addition there is a seven dollar fee charged for Health and Medical purposes The services services services ser ser- ser ser- vices brought about through this fee include free nurse consultation consultation consultation con con- four free counseling appointments per semester ten free massages per semester free smoking cessation classes free healthy lifestyle advising and free condoms and band College students love free yet few know about all of these ser ser- ser ser- vices Even if you use one service you recoup your seven bucks right there In a private sector one counseling session is 60 here its it's free said Jackie Farnsworth Director of Health and Wellness at A visit to the nurse is 75 here its it's free A massage in a private sector sector sector sec sec- tor is 15 here you get 10 free per semester Each student contributes 75 cents to the Thayne Center in intuition intuition intuition tuition fees wl which ch produces all student-lead student and student direct ed projects This money helps with projects such as the alternative alternative alternative alter alter- native spring break project where students working within n the Thayne center are traveling to Colorado for a week to do service for Habitat for Humanity Its a trick tricky balance to keep this place financially solvent said Thayne Center Director Betsy Ward Getting involved in service is important for stu stu- stu- stu dents It gives them connections for future employment and direction for the future in addition addition addition addi addi- tion to the fact that service feels really good Ward expressed appreciation for the support currently given to the Thayne Center and mentioned mentioned mentioned men men- that with more money more service to those in need could be done If we had more funding we could expand our outreach and involve more students Ward said The Fine Arts and Lectures fee is four dollars Each spring different clubs students or groups relating to fine arts such as dance choirs graphic designers etc propose what they need money for and how they will use it The money is divided to the different groups as deemed appropriate by the Board and then monitored to keep track of the money spent The programs proposed in spring arc implemented in the fall Students can attending a hearing held on Feb 28 at noon in the Student Event Center Redwood campus |