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January 17, 1994 WEATHER INSIDE TODAY: SnowW NEWS 3 M0C27 Low:12 FOCUS IB OPINION J.6 TUESDAY: partly cloudy Wtf»:28 Low: 14 STYLE 21 SPORTS 27 HUMOR 33 CLASSIFIEDS 35 JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY MONDAY JANUARY 17,1994 VOL 71, NO. 27 State hikes JMU funding in proposal Council finally by Cyndy Liedtke state students, tuition increases are one of the positions will be for faculty and senior writer restricted to 7.5 percent per year. staff in CISAT. The remaining 79 will be kills Freshman It is now up to the Virginia General dispersed throughout the university. JMU may receive almost 10 percent Assembly and Gov. George Allen to Hilton said it is up to the vice presidents Seminar, 15-1 more in funding under former Gov. L. revjew and amend or approve the budget and deans of the university to decide Douglas Wilder's proposed budget, while in the next few months. where the other positions will be located by Drew van Esselstyn other Virginia schools may be cut by 10 JMU President Ronald Carrier said, and if they will be faculty or support staff. news editor percent or more. "Relative to the total budget for higher While most of the positions are being Although Wilder asked all state education, JMU did well with a positive created to meet enrollment growth, The University Council dealt the colleges and universities last September to increase. The budget the [former] additional or smaller classes are always a final, fatal blow to Freshman Seminar prepare for a possible 10 to 15 percent cut, governor recommended allows us to meet possibility, he said. "All of this translates in a near-unanimous vote Thursday. JMU was one of a few schools to receive our enrollment increases and fund CISAT, to better opportunities for students," During the meeting, Dr. Jack an increase in the proposed budget. construction and salary increases." Hilton said. Armistead, dean of the College of According to the budget for the 1994- Fred Hilton, JMU director of media The proposed budget allows JMU to Letters and Sciences, reported that he 96 biennium, JMU could receive a $2.9 relations, said JMU's fortune has a lot to spend $1.2 million to plan Phase II of the had rallied enough staffing support million increase in its base budget for the do with the development of the College of CISAT campus. This money comes from for "98 or 99 sections" of the class per 1994-95 academic year and an additional Integrated Science and Technology and the Virginia General Fund. year, which would have been $2.1 million for the 1995-96 year, making recent restructuring of the university. The former governor's budget also sufficient to support the program. an overall $5 million increase for the "This budget allows us to make some authorizes JMU to use more than $25 But JMU President Ronald Carrier upcoming biennium. good progress," Hilton said. million from its budget for construction said there was "not enough Also according to the budget plan, The budget increase will most likely projects, including residence halls, parking involvement of the JMU faculty in the tuition at JMU cannot increase more than fund new positions at JMU. According to facilities and equipment for the CISAT teaching of the First-Year Seminar to five percent in 1994-95 and four percent in Hilton, up to 120 positions could be adequately sustain the Seminar on a 1995-96 for in-state students. For out-of- created with the additional money. Forty- BUDGET page 2 continuing basis." Carrier, who did not attend the meeting because he was testifying before the Virginia General Assembly Graduation minimum on higher education, sent a statement of recommendations for the seminar. drops to 120 hours; The motion to kill the seminar had been tabled at the Nov. 18 University Council meeting. After that the some seniors affected president charged Armistead to find the faculty and money to keep the by Mike Leedom seminar alive. The financial support staff writer would have to come from the College of Letters and Sciences, Carrier said. Some students can breathe a little easier now that But the office of the president JMU's graduation requirements have been reduced. found that the 52 instructors signed up In November, the University Council voted to lower to teach the class did not reflect JMU's graduation requirements from 128 to 120 credits, enough university-wide commitment the same number as most other universities in Virginia — to continue the program. Thirty University of Virginia and the College of William and professors were from inside the Mary. The motion was then passed unanimously by the College of Letters and Sciences and JMU Board of Visitors on Dec. 17. 20 were from outside. And five Students who have completed their major and liberal departments inside the College of studies requirements can graduate with the 120 credit Letters and Sciences did not hour minimum, which subsequently will be applied to all contribute any instructors, according students. However, students can take more than the 120 to Jeff Nobel, assistant to the credit hours. president. The lack of substantial "It gives students a better chance to graduate in four faculty support was cited as an years," said Dr. Jack Armistead, dean of the College of "instrumental factor" in Carrier's Letters and Sciences. recommendation, Nobel said. Because the new rule has not been formally Armistead fell $20,000 short of established for each curriculum, the requirements for being able to financially support the seniors planning to graduate this May will be seminar for the first year and $5,000 "determined on a case by case" basis, said Dr. William each of the additional two years, and Hall, associate vice president for Academic Affairs. he said that the funds would have to Senior Jacqueline Wind said, "It's made it so I only come from somewhere outside the have to take nine credits [this semester]. It's given me an College of Letters and Sciences. opportunity to do things I didn't have time for, like Carrier termed the goals of the volunteer at the hospital." course "certainly worthwhile and Senior Renae Mitchell had planned to graduate in essential to the education of our August before the new requirements. Now, she will students," but still recommended the complete her degree in May. MELISSA CAMPBELL University Council dissolve it. "It saves a lot of money to be able to graduate early," Dr. John Palmer, professor of hotel she said. Splash down and restaurant management and Senior Jeremy Starkey was not so charmed by the member of the council, raised concern reduction. Freshman Alicia Jaynes competes during Saturday's swim meet against Old Dominion University. See story p.28. COUNCIL page 2 CREDITS page 2 2 THE BREEZE Monday, Jan. 17, 1994 Budget continued from page 1 decreased by 11.5 percent and George Mason University was campus, renovation of bluestone cut by 10 percent, although GMU residence halls and several small had agreed to increase construction projects. enrollment. These projects will be funded McDowell said separating the through non-tax sources, which budgets of different schools is a include any money the university new approach. The higher produces, such as student tuition education budget is usually cut or and fees, Hilton said. increased as a whole. This year Carrier said JMU is working to Wilder rewarded some schools get funds for additional salary for demonstrating a willingness increases, the infrastructure of to change, McDowell said. CISAT, and to keep tuition Between 1990 and 1993, increases under five percent. higher education was cut by 22 According to Mike McDowell, percent, but this budget calls for spokesman for the State Council an overall decrease of one of Higher Education for Virginia, percent. cuts were made at schools that "It's a very strong, very good had not agreed to increase their budget," McDowell said. "A one- enrollments and had not made an percent cut is a welcome relief. CRAIG NEWMAN effort to prepare for changes in This biennium is definitely Nightscape the future of higher education. encouraging." JMU, Old Dominion In an Associated Press article, Downtown Main Street sleeps In this time exposure photo during a January cold flash. University and Radford UVa president John Casteen HI University had their base budgets said he was concerned that increased. This is because these "political competition for dollars" Credits. schools have been taking would be created by cutting some continued from page 1 initiatives in technology in order schools' budgets while increasing and the composition of the 120 from the Federal Insurance to meet the needs of the 21st other schools' budgets. century, McDowell said. credit hours are still being Compensation Act tax. Seniors McDowel} said he hoped this "How can it be good when you evaluated and may further who drop to part-time status McDowell said CISAT is a budget would not make higher leader in meeting "U-21" reduce the opportunity for change. because of the reduction remain education divisive and that learning and compromise the Eventually, the number of exempt because they are still initiatives set forth by the everyone would work together to Commission on the University of high standards of the greatest liberal studies courses required actively pursuing a degree, improve higher education, but the will fluctuate from college to according to Martin. the 21st Century, and this helped presidents of William & Mary, university in the country?" he the university obtain funding. He UVa and George Mason are asked. college, Hilton said. "What we'll Tax authorities are more said university restructuring also Fred Hilton, JMU director of have is a core of courses that are concerned with the fact that angered by cuts facing their students are finishing played a part in JMU receiving schools.
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