SGA maps out new plan for appeal
Christina Poe
Issue date: 2/10/05 Section: pageone
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Youngstown State University's recent tuition increase was the main agenda at Monday's Student Government Association meeting.
SGA members discussed their efforts in appealing to state legislators for more higher education funding. They also made plans for meeting with other universities about dealing with the state's current economic situation.
SGA President Angela Mavrikis said she and SGA Executive Vice President J.T. Holt recently met with YSU officials to discuss next year's 9 percent tuition increase. The two were informed the university administration was sending students an explanation through university CUE-mail.
Holt added the pair will also be attending the Inter-University Council, a gathering of all student government leaders from Ohio state universities, in Columbus to further discuss the issue with other Ohio university student representatives.
Vice President for Financial Affairs Bob McGovern updated the body on the ad hoc committee SGA created to lobby in Columbus for more higher education funding.
McGovern said he discussed the possibility of a student testifying for higher education funding with State Sen. Bob Hagan (D-33), who McGovern said gave the "green light" for the idea.
At the ad hoc meeting McGovern said he gave each committee member an Ohio university to research, including Kent State University and Miami University. Each member will investigate figures from 1999 to 2005 for each university, including their budgets, tuition costs and total enrollment.
McGovern said using these numbers, the committee will be able to assess an exact amount of state funding needed during the next two years to keep tuition increases at a minimum.
"We don't want to go to the state blind and say 'hey, we need this much money,'" McGovern said.
Also discussed at the meeting was the upcoming month-long Tsunami Relief Campaign that will begin Feb. 14.
Jaymin Patel, secretary of student services, said flyers for the event had been posted around campus and student organizations were finalizing their fundraising plans. He reminded the body the campaign was not totally aimed at students, but instead is a campus-wide effort that includes faculty and staff as well.
"We want to try to get every facet of the university involved in this," Patel said.
Patel added students will be able to make donations at spots around campus, such as the YSU Bookstore, or they can deposit their money into the university's relief account at Home Savings and Loan Banks.
Call Christina Poe at (330) 941-1913
SGA members discussed their efforts in appealing to state legislators for more higher education funding. They also made plans for meeting with other universities about dealing with the state's current economic situation.
SGA President Angela Mavrikis said she and SGA Executive Vice President J.T. Holt recently met with YSU officials to discuss next year's 9 percent tuition increase. The two were informed the university administration was sending students an explanation through university CUE-mail.
Holt added the pair will also be attending the Inter-University Council, a gathering of all student government leaders from Ohio state universities, in Columbus to further discuss the issue with other Ohio university student representatives.
Vice President for Financial Affairs Bob McGovern updated the body on the ad hoc committee SGA created to lobby in Columbus for more higher education funding.
McGovern said he discussed the possibility of a student testifying for higher education funding with State Sen. Bob Hagan (D-33), who McGovern said gave the "green light" for the idea.
At the ad hoc meeting McGovern said he gave each committee member an Ohio university to research, including Kent State University and Miami University. Each member will investigate figures from 1999 to 2005 for each university, including their budgets, tuition costs and total enrollment.
McGovern said using these numbers, the committee will be able to assess an exact amount of state funding needed during the next two years to keep tuition increases at a minimum.
"We don't want to go to the state blind and say 'hey, we need this much money,'" McGovern said.
Also discussed at the meeting was the upcoming month-long Tsunami Relief Campaign that will begin Feb. 14.
Jaymin Patel, secretary of student services, said flyers for the event had been posted around campus and student organizations were finalizing their fundraising plans. He reminded the body the campaign was not totally aimed at students, but instead is a campus-wide effort that includes faculty and staff as well.
"We want to try to get every facet of the university involved in this," Patel said.
Patel added students will be able to make donations at spots around campus, such as the YSU Bookstore, or they can deposit their money into the university's relief account at Home Savings and Loan Banks.
Call Christina Poe at (330) 941-1913