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Graduate student fee tabled until next week
Kayleigh Zyskowski / Staff Reporter
Issue date: 3/26/09 Section: News
As part of Student Senate's meeting, it hosted the Student Relations Student Government Forum Wednesday. The senate hoped for a higher student turnout, but fewer than 10 students attended the meeting.
A bill for the increase of the Graduate Student Fee was presented at the meeting.
Peter Salvadori, president of Graduate Student Advisory Council, and council adviser Rodney Ranes, stated this bill is necessary for the graduate student program to become self-sufficient.
Currently, the organization's budget expenditures are around $6,000, but they only receive funding of about $4,000 to $4,500. The council has worked on the bill's proposal since the beginning of the fall semester and has come up with a solution to push the graduate student program out of the red.
The bill would include a 50-cent increase over the next two years, raising the fee from $2 to $2.50 for fiscal year 2010, and from $2.50 to $3 for fiscal year 2011.
Salvadori said compared to other universities, this fee is small because some universities charge $10 or more.
In other business, Eric Wilber, student executive vice president, said the Renewable Energy Center bill was passed in Springfield through committee by consent, as a "shell bill."
"There was an amendment that stripped the bill of all of its language," Wilber said. "Originally, all public universities would be able to do construction. We struck that out, and tomorrow they will discuss what will be put in place of that."
This leaves the possibility open for a pilot project, the Renewable Energy Center, on campus to be all that is on the bill.
Wilber said the bill could supply $40 million to $60 million for the center. He said the bill needs to be passed by April 3.
The seniors of the women's basketball team were recognized at the meeting as they received a plaque from the Student Government, commending the team for their accomplishments this past season.
"After everything that we have done, and all of the time and effort you feel you put into it, it's really great to be recognized by an organization that is completely outside of the athletic department," said Lindsey Kluempers, a senior member of the women's basketball team.
The Student Government debate will take place at 7 p.m. today in the Buzzard Lecture Hall.
Kayleigh Zyskowski can be reached at 581-7942 or at kzyskowski@eiu.edu.
A bill for the increase of the Graduate Student Fee was presented at the meeting.
Peter Salvadori, president of Graduate Student Advisory Council, and council adviser Rodney Ranes, stated this bill is necessary for the graduate student program to become self-sufficient.
Currently, the organization's budget expenditures are around $6,000, but they only receive funding of about $4,000 to $4,500. The council has worked on the bill's proposal since the beginning of the fall semester and has come up with a solution to push the graduate student program out of the red.
The bill would include a 50-cent increase over the next two years, raising the fee from $2 to $2.50 for fiscal year 2010, and from $2.50 to $3 for fiscal year 2011.
Salvadori said compared to other universities, this fee is small because some universities charge $10 or more.
In other business, Eric Wilber, student executive vice president, said the Renewable Energy Center bill was passed in Springfield through committee by consent, as a "shell bill."
"There was an amendment that stripped the bill of all of its language," Wilber said. "Originally, all public universities would be able to do construction. We struck that out, and tomorrow they will discuss what will be put in place of that."
This leaves the possibility open for a pilot project, the Renewable Energy Center, on campus to be all that is on the bill.
Wilber said the bill could supply $40 million to $60 million for the center. He said the bill needs to be passed by April 3.
The seniors of the women's basketball team were recognized at the meeting as they received a plaque from the Student Government, commending the team for their accomplishments this past season.
"After everything that we have done, and all of the time and effort you feel you put into it, it's really great to be recognized by an organization that is completely outside of the athletic department," said Lindsey Kluempers, a senior member of the women's basketball team.
The Student Government debate will take place at 7 p.m. today in the Buzzard Lecture Hall.
Kayleigh Zyskowski can be reached at 581-7942 or at kzyskowski@eiu.edu.
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