Chancellor Debunks Tuition Cap Rumors

Thursday, January 29, 2009 Volume 103, Issue 16 the university E.D.G.E. global warming seminar approaches in news 5MiW Indie Film Series returns the student newspaper of the to Bijou University of Tennessee Women's tennis wins at home at Chattanooga in features in sports 6 Chancellor debunks tuition cap rumors Bv RACHEL SAULS of increasing the size of the Brown said, "From class sections being offered. STAFF REPORTER incoming freshman class. what I'm reading and what Craig Hawkins, a Brown said, "We'll focus I'm hearing, I don't think Chattanooga sophomore, is Chancellor Roger Brown on making sure that the class uncapping tuition is going to concerned about larger class dispelled rumors regarding coming in the fall is made upof be approved anywhere this sizes. He prefers classes with enrollment and tuition caps the right number of freshmen, year." 20-25 students, no more than being implemented at UTC in and the right number of According to Brown, the 30. Hawkins said: "Smaller the near future. transfers so that everybody actual budget cuts at UTC classes in college are more "The talk about enrollment gets the classes they need and will be much more visible lo conducive to a better learning caps is out there," Brown said. has a seat." faculty and staff than students. environment. The larger the "But what we've learned is Brown also explained Faculty and professional size gets, the more restricted we're not there yet. We're not a tuition cap of 15 hours is staff have been asked to cut you get." at the point where we have to only an idea under study by professional travel and hold Victoria Burge.a Memphis freeze everything where we UT system president, John off on buying printers, copy freshman, is more concerned are." D. Petersen, and nothing has machines, and computers about scholarships and music The current enrollment moved forward on that idea. unless absolutely necessary. programs being cut. at UTC is just under 10.000 Brown said, "My guess is Hiring has also been postponed Burge said,"I think they're students. According to Brown, that we will continue the cap unless necessary. Brown said, in a time of crisis and arc the number being discussed as on tuition at 12 hours with "What's happening I hope handling it the best ways they a "soft target" for an enrollment all additional hours being no will not be all that visible to can figure out. as long as they cap is 12.500 students. He additional cost." you as a student." don't raise tuition a lot or cut estimates at UTC's current The process for any Brown said: "We are not scholarships" growth rate, it will take UTC public Tennessee University going to cut quality. We are According to Brown, the Photo by Ashton Peek approximately five years to to institute a tuition or going to continue to provide squeeze will be temporary. Fine art: The Arts Implementation Committee is evaluating reach that benchmark. enrollment cap requires two the very best education that "We are being asked to trim students and their contributions to the fine arts programs at Unlike the University steps. First the University we can." and to hold our costs down, the university. ol Tennessee at Knoxville, must have the cap approved According to Brown, the but we still have tremendous which has in fact capped by the Tennessee Commission main way budget cuts will assets here, tremendous enrollment, UTC has room for Higher Education. If the impact students is through resources here," Brown said. Committee gauges to grow at the upper division. cap is approved there, it must slightly larger classes. A few "When all is said and done, we The administration is trying to be approved by the Tennessee extra students will be added still believe it [UTC| is going recruit students into junior and state legislature and ultimately per class section in order to cut to be a great value and a great influence of fine senior level classes, instead the governor. down on the total number of place to study for families." arts on campus, in community BY MOKCAN LOKTIN objectives for assessing what SI \ll RI-.PORTF.R the fine arts departments are accomplishing. The tine arts programs at "We are bringing to the UTC have joined to create table a heightened awareness a committee, which will of what is happening in these catalogue the contributions departments," Greenwell those departments make said. at the university and in "The strategic plan is the broader Chattanooga heavily focused on UTC's community. influence on the region. The Arts Implementation and the way we teach our Committee was created • mis." he said. after UTC's strategic plan The committee has begun called for the departments organizing and cataloging to discuss and organize the performances, galleries Photo by Tara Jacek their contributions and and other programs in which Underdog in training: Most guide dogs are thought to be German Shepherds, but Labradors and Golden Retrievers, like the accomplishments on a the fine arts departments are one pictured above, are also used. regional scale. taking part. Lee Harris, head of Greenwell said the UTC's music department and list does not include the Guide dog manners matter co-chair of the committee, intangible aspects of the said the committee includes departments' participation, BY SANNAII PAKKKR Seeing Eye dog, Jones said. dogs to feed them." Kleusner owner is to be mature and the art, music and theatre such as contributions STAFF REPORTER "For a long time it was said "I know he was trying to considerate, Kleusner said. departmeati, extended to the community just German Shepherds be nice, but that messes up the "I he other day I was in the It also includes the on an individual level. Two students and one |being trained], but then they dog's digestive system." UC with a blind student, and Chattanooga Conservatory, Harris said, "...what we staff member at UTC have started using Labs and Golden Jones said one of her other students literally pointed the Patten series, Cadck would like to do is to make guide dogs, and other Retrievers," Jones said. concerns is some people are and laughed," Kleusner said. Conservatory and several people more aware of a lot of students need to know how to Jones and Kleusner said actuaiK afraid of her dog. Chattanooga sophomore other contributors to UTC's the events that are offered on behave around them, Bryon there is a particular etiquette "I was at Coolidge Park Brandon Terrill said. "I think tine arts departments. campus. Kleusner, adaptive technology to observe around guide dogs. one day and this man jumped it's pathetic that college "The committee was "It's pretty astounding coordinator for the Office of Jones said: "You shouldn't up out of his seat because he students actually make fun of charged with organizing when you realize the contacts Students with Disabilities, pet |a guide dog) unless you was scared," she said. other students with disabilities, the arts events that arc and quality of what's offered said. ask lirst. Guide dogs like Jones said there is no reason and I am honestlv ashamed lo sponsored at UTC and how here at UTC," Harris said. Senior April Jones of Havana are very social and to be afraid of her guide dog, call them mv peers. they are connected with the Tara Harris,a Chattanooga Chattanooga has a four-year- if you pet her or show her but she does think Havana, as "I think it's remarkable cultural resources here in senior, said that as an art old German Shepard Seeing any attention she gets really well as other guide dogs, may that people are able to train Chattanooga," Harris said. major, she feels connected to Eye dog named Havana. excited." have instincts about people an animal to help someone in Harris said the goal of the community. "A lot of people don't According to Kleusner, that could be harmful to their such a way." Terrill said. the committee has been to She said she feels that know that there are different "Another blind student who owners. Jones said having a guide first identify what the fine UTC's fine art departments kinds of service dogs, but you has | guide dog was almost "Havana is vary friendly, dog is much easier than using arts departments are doing, are enriching the lives of the are only supposed to call them taken into a ditch because a but there have been a few a cane. "With a cane you use and then determine how students who come through Seeing Eye dogs if they're student excited her dog." instances where she just Hat | landscape | to tell where you to further improve what is the program. from Seeing Eye," Jones said. Another rule students out growled at people," Jones arc. but with Havana she takes already being done. Greenwell said the "If not, you can just call them should abide by is not to feed said. "Once we ran into a girl me around objects and in a Matt Greenwell, head committee is working guide dogs" the animals, Kleusner said. that I really didn't like from straight line," she said. of the art department and a toward capturing the rich Seeing Eye is a training "| April and l| were high school, and Havana "It's made me a lot more co-chair of the committee, contributions the departments facility in Morristown, N.J. downtown with two other growled at her too." Independent, self confident said the job set forth by arc making, both on campus where people who are blind people who had guide dogs, One of the most important and empowered," Jones said.

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