The University of Alabama
Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda

17 April 2001
3:30 p.m. --- Ferguson Forum

·      Role Call and Quorum Check (Keith Woodbury)

·        Approval/Corrections to the Minutes for March 20 (Keith Woodbury)

·        Introduction of the new Senators 

·        Action Items

¨      Parliamentarian for the new term—Bob Sigler nominated by Steering Committee

¨      Vote on whether the Parliamentarian has Senate floor privileges

¨      Resolution Supporting a Tuition Increase (see below)

¨      Resolution Supporting Constitutional Reform (see below)

 Note: To allow adequate time for new committees to meet, let’s all aim for completion of reports by 4:45.

 ·        President’s Report (Norm Baldwin)

¨      Concern over who doesn’t receive email attachments

¨      Explanation of Committee Assignments

·        Vice President’s Report (Steve Miller)

 ·        Secretary’s Report (Keith Woodbury)

 ·        Reports from Senate Committees

¨      Academic Affairs (Desmet and Miller)

¨      Faculty Life (Holt and Ingram)

¨      Financial Affairs (Woodbury)

¨      Planning and Operations (Barrett and Keel)

¨      Research and Service (Blewitt)

¨      Student Affairs (Gordon and Ingram; special report from Pat Hermann )

¨      Senate Operations (Baldwin)

·        Reports from University Standing and Other Committees

¨      Legislative Affairs (Margaret Garner)

¨      Legislative Breakfast and other events

¨      Strategic Initiative Ad Hoc Committee (Margaret Garner)

 

·        New Business

¨      Break into new committees to determine co-chairs, review carry-over issues, and begin a new agenda

 ·        Old Business

·        Announcements


University of Alabama Faculty Senate Resolution for Increased Tuition

Financial Affairs Committee

9 April 2001

 

WHEREAS The University of Alabama sets and maintains high academic standards for its diverse programs, and

WHEREAS these high standards require, among other things, recruiting and retaining quality faculty, developing and maintaining a technological infrastructure, providing strong library and information resources, and providing modern research facilities, and

WHEREAS University budgeting problems, such as the current crisis resulting from proration of the current fiscal year’s state education budget and reduction in the next fiscal year’s state education budget, are recurring, chronic, systemic problems, and

WHEREAS, the funding stream for the state education budget is tied to the erratic and unpredictable swings in the state economy through income and sales taxes, and

WHEREAS the University should increase its independence from these unpredictable economic swings and increase its ability to weather such budget crises by decreasing its dependence on political decisions and tax revenues,

WHEREAS tuition at The University of Alabama is the lowest in the University of Alabama System and ranked 21st in the Southern University Group (SUG)(see attached ranked list), and

WHEREAS a 10% annual increase in tuition in each of the next three years will move The University of Alabama above the SUG average but still below the national average (see attached graph),

NOW THEREFORE be it resolved that The University of Alabama Faculty Senate recommends that the Board of Trustees increase student tuition by at least 10% per year for the next three years, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that The University of Alabama Faculty Senate recommends that a commensurate portion of this increased tuition revenue be earmarked for increased financial aid.

Tuition of SUG Schools in Descending Rank Order

(Undergraduate Resident Tuition)

Institution

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1999-2000

2000-2001

Descending Rank

% SUG

University of Maryland

$3,794

$4,169

$4,460

$4,699

$4,939

$5,136

1

154%

University of Delaware

$4,286

$4,430

$4,574

$4,716

$4,858

$5,004

2

150%

University of Virginia

$4,614

$4,648

$4,786

$4,866

$4,305

$4,335

3

130%

University of South Carolina

$3,280

$3,362

$3,434

$3,530

$3,640

$3,868

4

116%

Virginia Tech

$4,087

$4,131

$4,147

$4,305

$3,620

$3,640

5

109%

Clemson University

$3,112

$3,112

$3,252

$3,344

$3,470

$3,590

6

108%

University of Arkansas

$2,708

$2,787

$2,887

$3,119

$3,334

$3,575

7

107%

University of Texas at Austin

$2,208

$2,612

$2,866

$3,004

$3,128

$3,575

7

107%

University of Kentucky

$2,594

$2,676

$2,736

$3,016

$3,296

$3,446

9

104%

Texas Tech University

$2,200

$2,496

$2,747

$2,971

$3,107

$3,444

10

104%

Louisiana State University

$2,663

$2,687

$2,711

$2,871

$2,881

$3,395

11

102%

Texas A & M University

$2,191

$2,361

$2,805

$2,899

$3,167

$3,374

12

101%

University of Alabama - Birmingham

$2,604

$2,700

$2,970

$3,060

$3,240

$3,363

13

101%

University of Tennessee

$2,164

$2,220

$2,576

$2,744

$3,104

$3,362

14

101%

SUG Average

$2,594

$2,750

$2,910

$3,061

$3,150

$3,326

0

100%

Georgia Institute of Technology

$2,457

$2,686

$2,901

$2,991

$3,108

$3,308

15

99%

University of Georgia

$2,540

$2,694

$2,838

$2,930

$3,034

$3,276

16

98%

University of Mississippi

$2,546

$2,631

$2,731

$3,053

$3,053

$3,153

17

95%

Georgia State University

$2,249

$2,385

$2,673

$2,778

$2,886

$3,132

18

94%

Mississippi State University

$2,591

$2,631

$2,731

$3,017

$3,017

$3,117

19

94%

Auburn University

$2,250

$2,355

$2,565

$2,760

$2,895

$3,050

20

92%

University of Alabama

$2,374

$2,470

$2,594

$2,684

$2,872

$3,014

21

91%

University of Southern Mississippi

$2,468

$2,518

$2,591

$2,870

$2,870

$2,970

22

89%

West Virginia University

$2,192

$2,262

$2,336

$2,662

$2,748

$2,836

23

85%

North Carolina State University

$1,732

$2,200

$2,270

$2,364

$2,414

$2,814

24

85%

University of North Carolina

$1,686

$2,161

$2,224

$2,263

$2,365

$2,768

25

83%

Oklahoma State University

$2,148

$2,161

$2,356

$2,356

$2,518

$2,647

26

80%

University of Oklahoma

$2,024

$2,178

$2,309

$2,313

$2,456

$2,581

27

78%

Florida State University

$1,798

$1,882

$1,988

$2,085

$2,196

$2,378

28

71%

University of Houston

$1,666

$2,135

$2,329

$2,489

$2,830

 

N/A

 

Source: UA Office of Institutional Research

Note:  Bolded figures indicate tuition increases of 10% or more over the previous year