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UMW proposing midyear tuition increase Date published: 11/18/2009
BY JEFF BRANSCOME
For the first time since 2002, the University of Mary Washington is proposing a midyear $100 tuition increase to help offset state budget cuts. UMW also plans to trim its 2009-10 spending plan by almost $2 million in the wake of Gov. Tim Kaine's state budget reductions announced in September. Yesterday, state legislators announced a $2.7 billion deficit over the next two years. For now, UMW will save about $1 million by not filling vacancies, including seven professors and eight support staff positions (groundskeepers, accountants, etc.). Other reductions involve funding for campus clubs and administrative departments. So far, UMW is the state's only public four-year institution to seriously consider a midyear tuition increase, according to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. UMW students would have $100 added to their bills starting the spring semester if the university's board of visitors approves the proposal at a meeting Friday. The increase would be prorated for part-time students. The additional revenue would amount to $435,000 and be used in the spring for one-time expenses, such as computers, said Executive Vice President Rick Hurley. "We have decimated our equipment budget as we have been reeling from the state budget cuts," he said. He noted that some employees are using 6-year-old computers. UMW has received $6.6 million in state budget cuts over the last three years. Gov. Kaine announced a 15 percent reduction to its budget in September. But the university's net loss ended up at 8 percent, or $1.6 million, because of stimulus money. In addition to those federal dollars, UMW received $2.4 million in stimulus funds this year to mitigate tuition increases. It will collect the same amount next year, but the money expires after that. Hurley said administrators didn't want to raise tuition too much after receiving federal money to keep costs down. UMW approved a $255 midyear tuition increase in 2002 after state budget cuts. In-state tuition and fees for full-time students who live off campus are currently $7,112, up $338 from last academic year. Students would pay $7,212 in annual tuition and fees as of January, or 6.5 percent more than last academic year, based on the proposed increase. Larger bills wouldn't be the only noticeable changes on campus.
Date published: 11/18/2009
What she does not say is how much she has cut the budget in the police department, as well as safety. The Governor has stated that no cuts should be made for the safety of students, watch out, we are in trouble here at UMW..
If UMW needs to raise some cash, why don't they sell all of those big houses that it's bought up in College Heights?
The students will just tack that extra $100 on to their student loan balances which they won't pay after they graduate anyway. lol.
gotta pay for that new shopping center somehow.
Pay, we must, the bloated salary of our President.
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