There is no major restructuring of the tuition structuring institution for the upcoming year. It will probably start spring semester and carry through to a recommendation at a later date for a proposal. Some of the needs are an increase in health insurance, needs in support budgets, and additional revenue is needed in maintenance. The University is 20 percentile, which means 80 percent of other institutions have higher tuition than the University. The University would have to have a 6 percent increase in order to hold the 20-percentile rank, but 3.57 percent for undergraduates is more realistic.
Enrollment needs to be maintained.
The question was asked about the time line on this proposal. Discussions will be held this month on 3.57 percentage increase A presentation will be made to the Board in January whether or not Fall '99 will be used for making the adjustment on the tuition structure for FY2000. ASUW's role in this issue is what type of recommendation does ASUW have if the increase should be or not, and other issues. The question of tuition per credit hour was brought up and Dr. Harris said this structure is not on the table for discussion at this time. Dr. Hurst told the Senate the Trustees do listen to what ASUW has to say concerning various issues.