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Your analysis is very astute. I hope that "mandatory" is
interpreted in the narrow sense -- i.e., as fees paid by EVERYONE
(undergrad and grad, international and domestic). <br>
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Our fees are high. A graduate student taking a full load (which is
6 hours in our quarter calendar) pays $961 in mandatory fees per
term (~$2,900 per academic year). So, the financial impact is
going to be high. There are some other fees that are
non-mandatory, i.e., not charged to all students. Our
international student fees ($40/quarter) and college-specific fees
may be interpreted as "non-mandatory" if that interpretation is
allowed.<br>
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Our international students pay for health insurance separately. It
is not part of the fees. Sadly, we do not cover it, so it is an
out-of-pocket expense for them.<br>
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Our GA/TA/RAs all get the out-of-state tuition waived. The
in-state tuition scholarships (not waivers) cover the actual
in-state tuition and are worth $1,600/quarter for 6 hours or
$4,800 per academic year. These are offered only to TA's
(instructors of record -- lecture or lab) and some RA's (graduate
students included in start-up packages). RA's supported on grants
usually get tuition AND fees paid from the grant budget. Some
grants do not allow tuition to be budgeted, and they get tuition
scholarships.<br>
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Our GA's are a separate category -- they may assist with grading,
monitoring labs (without being instructors of record). These are
typically MA/MBA/MS students and we typically don't cover their
in-state tuition at present.<br>
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Best,<br>
Ramu<br>
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I'm still thinking through my take on the bill, Ramu. <br>
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My initial thinking is that it'd be good, particularly when
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From what I've learned in my research, our tuition and fee
waiver is pretty generous. Per semester fees are around $200 for
domestic students and around $600 for international students
appointed as a GTA, GRA, GA, or fellows here.
<b>What is the total amount in per semester fees that grad
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Unfortunately, we have some "minor" fees that would be included
in the proposed broad sweep of "all mandatory fees except
tuition." That revenue helps us undertake some significant
initiatives, and the cost per student, per semester is minimal
(e.g., $25).
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Examples? One fee provides funding to our Grad Student
Organization to support research and travel awards and another
fee funds professional development for grad students. I also
worry about the potential repercussion to our University
commitment of funds that help us offset the cost of the
mandatory international health insurance plan for international
grad students appointed in GTA and GRA appointments.
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While I know we can and will find other revenue streams to cover
these important investments, I fully admit that it's been nice
to know that the dedicated fees are protected.
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face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">I think this will be a
positive development, if it survives. Is that your take
too? A lot hinges on how we define "Teaching Assistants"
on our campuses. We currently define them as those who are
in charge of a class, i.e., named as instructors of
record. Some campuses have only two classifications: TA or
RA. We have three: GA, TA, and RA.<br>
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Just a quick FYI to make sure that Senate Bill 76 is on
your radar. It wasn't for me until recently. Our
comptroller and I just finished up a review to provide the
Legislative Fiscal Office with the potential fiscal impact
of the bill to our institution.
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B. Ramu Ramachandran
Associate Vice President for Research & Dean of Graduate School
Director, Institute for Micromanufacturing
T. L. James Eminent Scholar Chair Professor
P. O. Box 7923
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA 71270, USA
318-257-4304 (Graduate School)
318-257-5106 (IfM)</pre>
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B. Ramu Ramachandran
Associate Vice President for Research & Dean of Graduate School
Director, Institute for Micromanufacturing
T. L. James Eminent Scholar Chair Professor
P. O. Box 7923
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA 71270, USA
318-257-4304 (Graduate School)
318-257-5106 (IfM)</pre>
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