The policy is to raise fees in small increments year by year. One of the trustees asked about this. Kelly invited Faculty Senators to visit Student Senate when Student Senate passes their fees. We need to convince students that a tuition increase is needed, and we have to do it in Student Senate. We need to appreciate the Springfield politics of raising tuition.
Students have some control over what they pay for.
If we let the students know about tuition in Student Senate, VP Hencken does a fabulous job of working with the Senate, and I am sure they would support an increase. When tuition was changed to per credit hour, the students voted that any increase would go to infrastructure. In a timeline discussion, the Council of Chairs' comments were almost exactly the same as the Senate's. We were heard in that area. We need to nail down specifics in the next week or so.