Mesa Stat,e • College• April 27, 2005 Th e v o i c e o f st u de n t s s in c e 1 9 3 1 Volume 74 • Issue 27 Campus and Fast in Fruita community cal·endar Event: "Elemental Explorations;' Senior art • show Date: Today-May 6, 9 a.m. to4p.m. Place: Johnson Art Gallery, College Center Cost: Free More jnfo: 248-1833 Event: Fruita Fat Tire Festival Dates:Today-May 7 Place: Fruita Cost: Mostly free More info: www. fruitamountainbike.com Event: Physics seminar Date: Tomorrow, noon Place: Room 277, Wubben Hall Keith Kitchen/Criterion Cost; Free Cyclists make ~he turn during the Fruita Loops Criterium Race Sunday. The third ranked Division ll Mesa State cyclinig team competed this weekend and qualified for national competition. Fornnore information see page 1 5. More jnfo: N/A Event: Choir and orchestra concert 14 percent tuition jump Oat~ Friday, 7:30 p.m. Place: Robinson Theatre, Moss Performing Arts Mesa State Board of Trustees will finalize increase in May Center !David Goe college because the amount of funding it crease in tuition, but the increase rnse to Cost: $8 for adults, $5 for Reporter receives from the state is going down and over 12 percent after the college charnged seniors, $3 for students mandatory costs, like utilities and wages, the tuition structure. With the change to, the More info: 248--1822 Students who return to Mesa State Col­ are going up. tuition structure, students will have to pay lege in the fall will likely be greeted with a ASG has tried to work with the board to for credit hours 1 thru 12. Currently, :stu­ surprise: a larger tuition hill. keep tuition increases as low as possible. dents pay for credit hours 1 thru 11. Full-time students, those who are en­ "At this point, ASG has cooperated with The recommendation Patriok Doyle, vice ASG Spring rolled in 12 or more credit hours in a semes­ the board and President Foster in trying to president of finance, made to the board at Elections ter, will see a 14.3 percent increase in their balance college needs and how we pay for last week's meeting was a tuition increase tuition if the increase recommended by the it,'' Wright said. "We sent a joint letter to the of 4.8 percent plus the change to the tui1tion Today: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mesa State Board of Trustees last week is ap­ board requesting that the hoard follows Gov. structure. in the Academic Quad proved by the governor. If the increase is ap­ Owens and the CCHE's policy that they laid There is not much students can do al:Dout at the main campus; proved, full-time students will pay $98.29 out." the increase. per credit hour for their first 12 credit hours, According to the board's agenda, "the ''ASG can only request that student tu­ 4 to 6 p.m. at the up from the $85.97 per credit hour they pay Joint Iludget Committee (of the Colorado ition stays low," Wright said. Montrose campus now. If a student enrolls in 15 credit hours, Lebrislature) has approwtl a tuition wvenuc The tuition increase will likely be fi:nal­ the cost per credit hour will be $78.63, up increase submitled by the Colorado Com­ ized at next month's board meeting, wlhich Tomorrow: 10 a.m. to from $68. 78. mission for Higher Education {CCHE) for will be after school is out for the sumnner. "This has been scheduled for a Jong time," Mesa State College of an average of 12 per­ Wright said even though most students will 6 p.m. in the College Associated Student Government Prnsidcnt cent." not be on campus then, he and the newly Center at the main Jared Wright said. The college's administration original­ elected student president and student trust­ campus; 2 to 5 p.m. at The increa'ie is being requested by the ly planned to recommend a 5.5 percent in- ee will take students' concerns to the ho,ard. the UTEC campus "It's not the voting that's demoGracy, Friday: 9 a.m. to 3 2005 it's the countjng:' - Tom Stoppard p.m. in Houston Hall How much do you care about student fees? Parking? Election Guide See page 9 for our election guide. · What do you think about a 14°/otuition increase? "lt1s so wa-d ''lt sue;ks. "l'irY,rik it's ,for !;tudents I lhope tht: stupid they t:otp~yfo-r ~fhool keeps keep traj sing what we 1paying for studentfree:s atread~ do. mine:' and such. 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I -+PLUS-+ : ------J11IIJl1~~ttL I 2 Criterion April 27, 2005 It's not easy being green Mesa State Board of Trustees debate changes to personnel handbook, revision process .Erik Lincoln • Changing the handbook's e-mail policy so it is in the Trust ee Jane North was concerned about guaranteeing Managing Editor general section of the handhook and the language is more raises with promotions. in line with similar language in the Mesa State College Dui:ing discussion, North was c..onfused by the color­ ~rhe April meeting of the Mesa State College Board of Trustees Policy Manual ing of highlighted sections included with the suggested Trustees started quietly, but quickly turned into a disqui­ • Clarifying language related to the non-renewal of changes. et scene. tenured faculty "I'm still confused on this chart," North said. 'Tm just After beginning the meeting planning a "hoedown" • Changing the minimum qualifications for faculty, re­ trying to know what the wording is going to be. I don't un­ for this fall and receiving maroon pullovers embroidered moving instructors from academic rank and requiring all derstaud the graph_ Is the wording what is highlighted with Mesa State logos, board members became confused in yellow? Is that what is going to go into the hook? Or is as they considered suggested changes to the Mesa State what's in green? I don't understand even why we've even Professional Pecsonuel EmploymeutHandbook. "WltYat ,committee brought got the green." The suggested changes came from an ad hoc commit­ Mesa State President Tim Foster clarifi ed the yellow tee of faculty, administrators and trusiees who reviewed (the changes ·1n February) section was the curreut text of the handhJlok anti the the handbook last summer with an eye for possible green was for the suggested changes. changes the committee could recommend to the hoard. to us?Wa.siit1thesame Chairwoman Lena Elliott was confused as to from what That committee passed along its recommendations to the committee the recommendations were corning. board in September oflast year, and the board voted to re­ commitlte-enr. a new "What committee brought (the changes in February) vise the handbook wilh the suggested changes. to us? Was it the same committee or a new committee'?" However, after the handbook was revised last fall, committee 1" Elliott asked. some faculty still felt there were changes that needed to r:lliolt also said she did not understand why the pro­ be made to the handbook, so the -summer committee, -Lena Elliott, Mesa State Board ofTrustees cess for revising the handboo~. which wa<; changed by the with a few additions, formed a standing committee that Chairwoman board during its meeting in February, was not being fol­ would suggest changes to the handbook on an annual ba­ lowed. sis, according to Carol Futhey, vice president for academic According to the current handbook, petitions for and student affairs. faculty with academic rauk to have at least a master's de­ handbook changes must be submitted before Dec. L"The At last week's board meeting, the handbook commit­ gree handhnok committee reviews petitions in January and tee recommeuded the board take formal action an five • Guaranteeing raises accompany promotions February. Suggested changes are finalized in March and items: The trustees dehated the suggested changes to mini­ approved by counsel before sent 10 the board in April. • Creating a system for informing the campus of chang­ mum faculty qualifications and guaranteeing raises with The board , tlltimar.ti1y approved all the suggested es to tbe handb_ook promotions for over an hour_ ---- c:h-urrge.s Lo the haudh nok. i[Po·d. IACCOMMODATE f!Elffi!I Trade Text for Tunes. ON GLOBAL ~t$,. 111 1CAN . I i 5Bll y.owr ~books duning B,l!JY Badk at yourr M..,~~c Badk:stere fmr a dhance ta win a free i Flrai£' Price 3rld ava1lability subject to change without not1Ce. Number of songs depends on model purchased. AU righh reserved. II Apple Authorized Campus Reseller I ~pril 2~. 2005 Criterion 3 , 1, ,. • >.. t !- ... Opinions Letters to the • Editor Letters to the editor are encouraged. The editorial Push in g air staff reserves the right to reject any submission. 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