Lanthorn, Vol. 51, No. 43, February 16, 2017 Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley State University ScholarWorks@GVSU Volume 51, July 11, 2016 - June 5, 2017 Lanthorn, 1968-2001 2-16-2017 Lanthorn, vol. 51, no. 43, February 16, 2017 Grand Valley State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol51 Part of the Archival Science Commons, Education Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation Grand Valley State University, "Lanthorn, vol. 51, no. 43, February 16, 2017" (2017). Volume 51, July 11, 2016 - June 5, 2017. 43. https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol51/43 This Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Lanthorn, 1968-2001 at ScholarWorks@GVSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Volume 51, July 11, 2016 - June 5, 2017 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ALLENDALE & GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN STUDENT-RUN PUBLICATIONS // PRINT • ONLINE • MOBILE // LANTHORN.COM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16 // VOL. 51 NO. 43 Building the budg GV recommended for 3.4 percent increase in state funding for 2018 Recommended by governor JL Actual increase W BY JESS HODGE © [email protected] ear after year, Grand Val 2.0% ley State University puts out performance met • rics that rank amongst © theY top three in public universi 4.0% ties in the state of Michigan. Year 14.5% Ln after year, however, GVSU does not receive near as much funding 6 .0% as other institutions do. Last week, Gov. Rick Snyder re jo leased his proposed budget for the fiscal year 2018. In it was an across- 8.0% the-board increase for higher edu cation by 2.5 percent. Each school, however, received individual per cent increases; GVSU was recom 10.0% mended for a 3.4 percent increase in state funding, the highest increase among all the universities. Now that the governor has pro recommended to get a 6.8 percent “The state did not have in place it comes to this type of recognition.” and the posed his budget, Michigan’s House increase, again the highest in the any formulaic approach to allo Performance metrics are based rest, almost of Representatives and the Senate state. The House of Representatives cating its dollars and I still find on six categories: undergradu 82 percent, comes will make their recommendations and Senate knocked down that per that they’re only allocating half of ate degree and completions in from students and and the finalized budget will be centage to 4.5 percent. the amount of this year to perfor critical skills areas, research and their families.” confirmed in the first weeks of June. “One of the unfortunate as mance, the other half given across development expenditures, six- Haas reiterat The FY 2018 budget will begin Oct. pects of the way the state handles the board,” Haas said. “In all reality, year graduation rate, total degree ed that while the 1,2017 and will end Sept. 30,2018. the appropriations is that not very only about 10 percent of the entire completions, institutional sup increase shows Although the percent is the much of it is tested for perfor budget for the state of Michigan for port expenditures as a percent GVSU is being highest this year, it is not the high mance,” said Matt McLogan, vice higher education has been subject age of total core expendituresand recognized, as it est increase GVSU has been rec president for university relations ed to performance review.” number of Pell grant students. has in the past, it ommended for, nor does that per at GVSU. “Instead it’s handed out Haas does appreciate seeing And GVSU ranked first among all is a disappointment more funding is centage equate to a large sum of the way it has been over the last 30 GVSU as getting the highest in universities in the 2016-17 year. not coming in. He also said the ap money. That 3.4 percent increase or 40 years. So the universities that crease, though. The funding increase from propriation process doesn’t take into GVSU has been recommended for are older and larger and have more “Its very rewarding to see that the state would equate to ap account enrollment of universities. comes out to $2340.20, which is grad programs and more research our performance metrics are giv proximately $2.3 million. “I’m also disappointed to some still lower than four other schools. do better and the newer universi ing us this typeof support from the “Now that’s on a total budget of extent that the state isn’t recogniz In the 2016-17 school year, the state ties, like Grand Valley, tend to do state with some of their new money nearly $400 million (so) remember ing all of the tax payer dollars used average for appropriation per stu not as well in that model. that they’re allocating,” he said.“I its a 3.4 percentage increase on 18 to support higher education as it dent was $5,345. GVSU was below GVSU President Thomas Haas applaud the governor for staying percent of our revenue not 100 per should from a policy standpoint average, receiving only $3,040, the agreed, explaining the state has yet the course on this type of approach cent of our revenue,” McLogan said. second lowest in the state. to adopt a funding process based on recognizing performance and “The state provides 18 percent of the Additionally, last year GVSU was more aroundperformance. we’re, in essence, best in class when money needed to run the university SEE BUDGET | A2 SHOWCASE COLLABORATION Registration open for Student Scholars Day Event to highlight undergraduate, graduate research presentations BY DYLAN GROSSER [email protected] Registration is now open to sign up for Student Scholars Day, an an nual event where students showcase their scholarly or creative works to the community. The final day to register is Friday, Feb. 24. Undergraduate and graduate stu dents can submit their work to the event and have it showcased in mul tiple exhibits at Grand Valley State UniversityWednesday, April 12. Fosters, films, oral presentations, LEADERS: GVSU President Thomas Haas (left) and Wayne State University President Roy Wilson (right) shake hands after signing a partnership agreement panels, discussions, live perfor Friday, Feb. 10. The "Early Assurance” program allows five GVSU students reserved spots in the Wayne State School of Medicine COURTESY | ELIZABETH LINEAU mances, music and art exhibits are all part of Student Scholars Day. Al most all work submitted is shown at the event, as long as a student has a GV, Wayne State School of Medicine sign partnership faculty member to sign off on it. A step ahead to provide early admission opportunities for students “It’s a wonderful way to remind everyone to look at all this great major benefits of this program to work people did this year,” said BY HANNAH LENTZ Wayne State School of Medicine fol how that influenced me throughout Shelley Sickrey, assistant in the EDITORIAL@LAN THORN. COM lowing the completion of an under the rest of my life,” Wilson said. “My the students themselves.” Office of Undergraduate Research graduate degree. Students will know senior year I was able to take courses The partnership plays off the and Scholarship. “It’s a celebration It was no accident that Roy Wil if they have been accepted by their ju that I wanted to take rather than those strong undergraduate programs provided at GVSU and the nu of our students and of GVSU.” son, president of Wayne State Uni nior academic year. The idea behind courses that I thought I need to take. ” Alice Chapman, associate profes versity, picked out a Laker Blue tie this initiative is to allow students to Wilson said that the early ac merous advanced graduate pro grams available at Wayne State sor of history at GVSU, sits on the the morning of Friday, Feb. 10. Gath explore other educational disciplines ceptance program allowed him University (WSU) Wilson said. committee for StudentScholars Day. ered in the Grand Valley State Uni senior year to become well-rounded to gain a greater appreciation for disciplines outside of the school “I think the state of Michigan “Its a really wonderful time for versity Detroit Center for the Board professionals Wilson said. of medicinewhich helped to make is blessed to have very Fine sys students to showcase their academic of Trustees meeting, leaders from This program is more than just him a better physician. tems of public education with research that they undertake with a GVSU and Wayne State’s School of a partnership to Wilson who per “I don’t know that I would have universities that are different professor or mentor,” Chapman said. Medicine signed documentation sonally took advantage of a simi lar early admission process his developed a kind of appreciation for from each other and serve dif “It’s a terrific opportunity that most Friday to put the “Early Assurance” the arts, music and philosophy had ferent purposes, ” Wilson said. undergraduates don’t get." partnership program into action. junior year in college. I continued to take physics, organic Under the new partnership, stu- While only students are allowed to With the new partnership, up to “I was able to know that I was in five medical spots for qualified GVSU medical school at the end of my ju chemistry and qualitative chemis students will be reserved in the nior year in college and I can’t tell you try,” Wilson said. “That is one of the SEE SCHOLARS I A2 SEE PARTNER | A2 FEBRUARY 16, 2017 GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN A2 | NEWS aGVLNEWS & NEWS BRIEFS to why our appropriations the higher education budget “It (the increase) is an en HIIIIIMIHIHIIIIIIMIIIIIIIHIIIHIIHIIimilllllimillHIIIIIIimilHIHMHmtIlllliniMIIIIHIMIIIIIIIIII BUDGET continues to be where it is." by 22 percent, that was then dorsement of the university’s CONTINUED FROM A1 Haas said with the money mitigated to 15 percent.

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