STUDENT FORUM

1. STUDENT FORUM Fee Referendum for Fall 2015 Entering Freshmen and Graduate Students

2. Tuition Increase • At the November 6th meeting, the Board of Regents approved a 1.93% CPI (Consumer Price Index) tuition increase effective Fall 2015 for students not currently on Guaranteed Tuition Plan.

3. Impact on YOUR Fees & Tuition • NONE—all current students have guaranteed tuition and fees • The proposed fee increases would affect only students enrolling in fall 2015 as first-time freshmen or graduate students.

4. Student Referendum Process for Proposed Fee Increases • SGA Resolution calling for Student Referendum unanimously passed October 21, 2014 • Resolution calls for students to vote on November 19 & 20, 2014 regarding proposed increases in Recreational Sports Fee and Athletic Fee

5. What are the proposed fee increases? Recreational Sports Fee Proposal Increase the Recreational Sports Fee from $25 per semester ($12.50 for summer semesters) to $100 per semester($50.00 per summer semester) Athletic Fee Proposal Increase the Athletic Fee by 10% per credit hour from $9 to $9.90 with a cap at 12 semester credit hours. This would result in a maximum of an additional $10.80/semester.

6. Why are fee increases proposed? Provide a vibrant campus life and enhance student engagement by Creating a Student Recreation Center to provide space for student recreation, campus events, student meetings, and athletic events/amenities Continuing to develop a viable and competitive varsity athletic program for the university

7. Impact on YOUR Fees & Tuition • NONE—all current students have guaranteed tuition and fees • The proposed fee increases would affect only students enrolling in fall 2015 as first-time freshmen or graduate students.

8. Other System Members Proposing Recreational Sports Fee Increases System Member Assessed Current Proposed Per Fee Fee Galveston Fall and Spring SEM $20.00 $105.00 Summer SEM $10.00 $52.50 Commerce Fall and Spring SEM $65.00 $150.00 Summer SEM $32.50 $75.00 Corpus Christi SCH $10.00 $18.00 Fall and Spring Max SEM $90.00 $175.00 Summer Max SEM $50.00 $87.50 Texarkana Fall and Spring SEM $25.00 $100.00 Summer SEM $12.50 $50.00

9. Other System MembersProposing Athletic Fee Increases System Member Assessed Current Proposed Per Fee Fee InternationalSCH $21.00 $23.05 Fall, Spring & Summer Max SEM $315.00 $345.75 Commerce SCH $10.00$10.99 Fall & Spring Max SEM $130.00$142.87 Summer Max SEM $60.00$142.87 Texarkana SCH $9.00 $9.90 Fall, Spring & Summer Max SEM $108.00$118.80 (set at 12 SCH)

10. Comparison of Feesat Neighboring Universities School Assessed Fall/Spring Summer Per Fee Fee Henderson State University Athletic Fee SCH $16.25 $16.25 Rec Center Fee SEM $125.00$31.25 Southern Arkansas University Athletic Fee SCH $17.00 $17.00 Recreation Fee SEM $60.00 $60.00 UT Tyler Athletic Fee SCH $12.00 $72/SEM Recreation Fee SEM $40.00 $40.00 A&M-Texarkana (proposed) Athletic Fee SCH $9.90 $9.90 Recreational Sports FeeSEM $100.00 $50.00

11. Proposed Student Recreation Center Construction and furnishing through community support Ongoing operations and maintenancethrough Recreational Sports Fee

12. Rendering of Potential Interior Design

13. What does the future hold for Eagle Athletics? Athletic Director Michael Galvan

14. Questions and Answers

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