Annual art crawl exhibit Sweets and eats are opens as precursor to Owls sweep burning a hole in main event Saint Rose students’ wallets PAGE 9 PAGE 8 PAGE 4 WWW.THESOUTHERNNEWS.ORG APRIL 5, 2017 VOL. 54— ISSUE 22 Tuition to Southern hosts Career and Internship Fair increase for the next academic school year By Alex Palmieri Plans call for a 4 percent tuition increase to take place for the 2017-18 school year for Connect- icut schools. Lewis DeLuca, coordinator of Student Financial Literacy and Advising, said this can have a big impact on students because there is an increase in tuition, he said students can be looking at hundreds of more dollars in tuition fees for the fall. “Right now,” said DeLuca, “we are looking at $10,054 a year. If we go up four percent, it will be $10,456. This is over a $400 increase.” DeLuca talked about students who are living on campus as well. As of now, a student who lives on campus for the 2016-17 year is paying $12,025. Once the increase of the tuition goes up, DeLuca said he is not sure if it will affect room and board as well but if it does, the cost would PHOTO | PALMER PIANA jump just over $600, costing a Stephanie Hadden, representing Lindamood-Bell at the Career and Internship Fair in the Adanti Student Center Ballroom. total of $12,626 a year. A 4 percent increase might not seem like much to people but By Josh LaBella nications and marketing right in my comfort zone.” “I think this is a great oppor- DeLuca said any sort of increase major, said he was looking for The ballroom was filled with tunity for students like myself will impact students. opportunities to better himself. tables of manned by different who are graduating soon,” said “If the increase comes out four He said Target was one of the companies looking for students Oquendo. “Honestly I wish it percent,” said DeLuca, “it will go Southern Connecticut State businesses with a table at the to hire. One such table was run was organized a little better, up about $400.” University hosted a Career and fair and he thought that was by Stephanie Hadden. She said maybe by major or field.” Lorenzo Burgos, a freshman Internship fair on Wednesday cool. she works for Lindamood-Bell, Megan McDevitt, a recent psychology major, said he does March 29. It was organized “I used to work for Target, an educational company graduate and interdisciplinary not think this increase will have by the academic and career it’s good to see them here,” that works with students at a studies major with concen- that much of an affect on students. advising center. said Tejada. “I came here to cognitive level. tration in marketing and But for those who need financial In the Adanti Student Center, better myself and Southern is “We have learning centers psychology, said she had good aid, Burgos said it might pose a Francois Dominique, a recent providing great opportunities across the world,” said luck at the fair. problem to them. If this were the graduate and business manage- for its students. I even got an Hadden. “We come to places “I hit it off great with a case, Burgos said that may be a ment major, said he already has offer from Bridgestone Tires.” like Southern because they person from SECS,” said big deal to students in need of a job but he wants to find better Eva Christensen, an inter- are educationally minded. We McDevitt. “She told me that she support. job opportunities. disciplinary studies major with find many students who like had been looking for someone “Maybe a community college “I came to look for more focuses in nutrition, exercise working with people and that’s like me for a long time. I was would be the best option first,” professional opportunities,” science and psychology, said exactly what we’re looking for.” excited because I had been said Burgos. said Dominique. “I’ve seen she is graduating in May and Jodeci Oquendo, a senior looking for a company like For students who have to pay a couple companies that I’m was looking for a job so she psychology and mental health them for a long time.” for tuition out of pocket, Burgos interested in so far.” could hit the ground running. major, said she came to look McDevitt said she needed an said the best alternative would be Tabish Syea, a junior “I thought this would be for case management positions. event like this. for them to apply for scholarships management and information a good place to start,” said She said she wants a social “I need a job,” said McDevitt. and get money that way. He said systems major, said he was Christensen. “I just talked to a work job before she applies for “I’m happy Southern had a it can be challenging for students looking for an internship. representative from Oak Hill. graduate school. According to career fair. I wanted to meet to work, go to school and pay for “I’ve already found several They run a summer camp for Oquendo, she was happy that people face to face. It’s hard to tuition on their own. companies that have good individuals with disabilities and Southern organized the event just send out resumes because paying positions,” said Syea. they are actually right next to but wished it was easier to they don’t really get to know Aaron Tejada, a commu- my house. That type of job is navigate. you.” SEE TUITION PAGE 2 SEE CAREER FAIR PHOTOS ON PAGE 3 Faculty Senate seeks to renovate academic advising center appointments. The primary place for can take about the topic. Tracy Tyree, vice staff.” advising is within students’ majors with president of student affairs, said that the Bertolino said all faculty members have By Alex Palmieri faculty serving essential advising roles. students’ input has helped the process been consistent. He said he is happy with Teams of the faculty and professional along the way. the path that Southern is going on, but he advisors are needed to provide intensive “What I would like to add is we took a wants the enrollment program and the advising to subgroups of students to lot of student voice and input on advising graduate program to be better. The Advising Model Team wants to support them toward academic success before we started,” said Tyree. “So all the “My own role as an administrator for renovate the Academic Advising Center at since some students are unsure about data that we collected and all the surveys the past 30 years,” said Bertolino, “I would Southern to make it more convenient for their major. that we’ve done provide the voices say the governmental bureaucracy has all its students. “This is not just about registration,” that we’ve heard. They’ve informed the shifted significantly. So the question for “We want students to be better said Sean Grace, member of the campus- process along the way.” me is: What is the work we need to get informed on requirements,” said Elizabeth wide advising team. “We must address the Also in the meeting, Joe Bertolino, done? And how is that work distributed Keenan, co-chair of the campus wide issues. Advising should be at a depart- president of Southern, said Southern’s right now?” advising team. “Academic advising should ment level. Put the students on a path to tuition increase would increase four Bertolino said he is deeply concerned be a focal point with students.” graduate on time.” percent for the next two years. He talked about Southern’s graduate program. He During the Faculty Senate meeting, Keenan said the committee wants about students and faculty sending their said the highlight of Southern should be there was a discussion about the to transform the building to make it thoughts about subjects to “Joe wants to the strength of the graduate programs. proposed advising model. On the exec- more convenient for all students on the know” on Southern’s webpage. Bertolino “What separates us from the other utive summary advising revitalization campus. She said she wants to make all is always welcoming of any voices or three institutions in the CSU system are and renewal initiative advising model students better informed about require- concerns that people have about the our graduate programs,” said Bertolino. proposal, it says there are three main ments. She added that academic advising university as a whole. “Our graduate programs here at Southern, principles that the committee will follow. should be a focal point with students. “One of the conversations we will be are now, for the first time in a long time, The proposed advising model is built “The remodel would better address looking at are the current vacancies,” said under 2,000 students.” upon three principles: Advising should students,” said Keenan. Bertolino. “There are 40 or so of them not be limited to registration advising There is an online survey that people across the university, both faculty and PAGE 2 News APRIL 5, 2017 Interfaith dialogue addresses religious connections By Lynandro Simmons As part of their effort to promote 64 Days of Nonvi- olence, Southern hosted an Interfaith dialogue on Wednesday March, 29. Rosayln Amenta, assistant to the dean of Student Affairs and moderator of the event, said the theme of the panel was to show unity. “We are all one, interlocked in faith,” said Amenta. The Interfaith dialogue – which had speakers for Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, and Christianity – was created to find similarities in the religions instead of focusing on differences, she said.