Resolution In Recognition of the Value of HSU’s SCUBA Program for Current and Future HSU Student Enrollment

Adopted April 30^th, 2007

Whereas,          the HSU SCUBA Program is renown throughout the world-wide dive                           community and is responsible for contributing high caliber divers to the                              dive industry, and

Whereas,          a SCUBA certification achieved at HSU enhances the probability of                              working in the dive industry within the first year of graduation, and

Whereas,          HSU SCUBA attracts students from around the country to come here                           based on the reputation of the HSU SCUBA Program, and

Whereas,          the HSU SCUBA Program is recognized as the highest caliber training in                                   comparison to other dive training facilities, and

Whereas,          the HSU SCUBA Program impacts multiple majors; currently this                                              semester alone, twenty-four plus majors are represented by over 70                                enrolled students, and

Whereas,          HSU SCUBA Program brings together a diverse group of students who                                    strive to achieve a collective goal of safe diving, which requires trust                                confidence and self-esteem, and

Whereas,          501 enrolled students at HSU signed a petition in support of the                                                 preservation of the HSU SCUBA Program, and

Whereas,          35 Students participating in the HSU SCUBA Program have documented                                  the importance of the program to their major and their future career paths,                           and

Whereas,          the leadership certification within the HSU SCUBA Program is an                                             integral part of program dynamics and allows for its standard of                                            excellence to be maintained, and

Whereas,          the HSU SCUBA program is currently being considered for budget cuts                                    that will negatively impact the opportunities the program offers, such as;                          reduction of leadership and recreation minors and relocating several                             SCUBA courses to extended education which makes them much more                         expensive and less attractive for future students, and let it be

Resolved,         that HSU AS supports the continued integrity of the HSU SCUBA                                            Program and recognizes that each class is a vital part of the program’s                             overall excellence, and further recognizes that removing the leadership                              minor would discourage new and continuing students from joining the                             SCUBA Program, and let it be further

Resolved,         that the AS strongly urges the College of Professional Studies to seek out                                  and implement strategies for coping with the budget cuts that do not                                     diminish the integrity of the HSU SCUBA Program, and let it be finally

Resolved,         that copies of this resolution be sent to the following parties: all HSU                              college Deans, the University Budget Committee, HSU President Rollin                              Richmond, all HSU Vice Presidents, the HSU Academic Senate, and local                              media.

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Tyler Smith                                                                   Lladira Baez

College of Natural Resources and                                 College of Arts, Humanities, and

Sciences                                                                       Social Sciences

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Alan Chesbro                                                               Crystal Chaney

A.S. Legislative Vice President                         A.S. President