Associated Students
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Resolution in Opposition of the Governor’s Proposed 10 % CSU Student Fee Increase for 2007-2008 Adopted February 19th, 2007
WHEREAS, the Associated Students of Humboldt State University is the official recognized voice of over 7,000 students in the California State University (CSU) system and assists in the protection of rights and interests of the student body as well as the student body; and
WHEREAS, the California Master Plan guarantees access to affordable, quality higher education; and
WHEREAS, according to the California Post Secondary Education Commission special report in Keeping College Affordable, “support for higher education has slipped from 17% of the state general fund budget in 1976 to 11% in 2006, resulting in students paying greater share of higher education costs, causing an increase in student related debt”; and
WHEREAS, federal and state financial aid do not meet the need of the increasing college student population; and
WHEREAS, student services have been the first to be cut causing limited access to the CSU system for first generation students as well as state residents; and
WHEREAS, Academic Preparation and Outreach Programs, such as Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), have assisted 1 in 5 first generation college students with a successful plan for graduation; and
WHEREAS, this fee increase will be the sixth since 2001 and student fees have been raised 76% for undergraduate and 100% for graduate students since that time; and be it
WHEREAS, this fee increase would cost students and families $202.5 million of which $97.8 million is in the CSU and $104.7 million is in the UC
RESOLVED, the Associated Students of Humboldt State University calls on the California Board of Trustees to take a formal opposing stance on the Governor’s proposed student fee increase and advocate with students of the CSU; and be it further
RESOLVED, the Associated Students of Humboldt State University strongly urge the Legislature and the Governor to make higher education a priority and fund the $65 million dollars needed to safeguard the accessibility and affordability of the CSU; and be it further
RESOLVED, the Associated Students of Humboldt State University requests the Governor and the Legislature to rollback student fees; and be it finally
RESOLVED, that copies be distributed to but not limited to; President Rollin Richmond, The Lumberjack Newspaper, the Times Standard, University Announcements, California Faculty Association, Assemblywomen Patty Berg, Senator Patricia Wiggins, HSU Academic Senate, CSU Academic Senate, CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed, CSU Associated Students, CSU Budget Advisory Committee, and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Authored by: Amrit Dhadli
__________________________________ ___________________________________ Tyler Smith, Representative Lladira Baez, Representative College of Natural Resources and Sciences College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
__________________________________ ___________________________________ Alan Chesbro Crystal Chaney Legislative Vice President Associated Students President |