The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 18, 1987 Page: 4 of 12
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The Board of Trustees has approved a tuition increase for the 87-88
academic year. Undergraduate tuition will be $172 hr. Graduate and
Law tuitions have risen to $190 and $292 respectively. This increase
represents the lowest precentage increase in the last five years, that
being 4% over the current $165 hr. rate. Room and board will also
increase.
Rev. John Leies, S.M., President accredits the increase to three
main areas: books, equipment, and faculty salaries.
"A good 12 to 15% of the tuition goes to buying library books, which
have been getting steadily more expensive each year. Also, rising
equipment costs are unavoidable," said Pres. Leies.
St. Mary's bases it faculty salaries on the Independent Colleges and '
Universities of Texas (ICUT) average. Currently, the university's low
base salaries fall short of this average.
"We are trying to catch up on teacher salaries esp. in the School of
Humanities and Social Sciences," stated Pres. Leies.
"This is the fourth year in a row that we have budgeted $50,000 to
increase low base salaries, and this has already been approved for
next year, which should bring us up to the ICUT average," he said.
Pres. Leies added that the university's goal is to eventually surpass
the average.
Residence hall rates will increase as follows: Frederick, Lourdes,
Donohoo, and the new dorm will be $819; Chaminade Tower, Charles
Francis, and Doughtery Halls will be $717; and Chaminade, Marian,
and Treadaway will be $669.
Board rates have also risen. Plans A, B and C will be $750, $600,
and $450 respectively.
Pres. Leies disscussed plans to prevent future increases. "Seventy
five percent of the budget comes from tuition. We are tyring, through
the Capital Campaign and other programs, to reduce this amount."
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BY KENT COLTEN contributing writer______________________________
St. Mary’s can now offer a new perspective on education, and interaction for its
students through the recently organized St. Mary's Chamber. Open to all
students with an interest in their business future, the Chamber seeks to enhance
the benefits to its members through interaction with the various professional
Chambers in San Antonio.
There are about six professional Chambers of Commerce in San Antonio. Each
of these organizations are composed of the cities top business men and women.
Each Chamber holds monthly of bimonthly meetings where they invite top
national figures to address them. And, each group is involved in a wide range of
civic and business programs. The opportunities for business contacts and
exposure in 'the real world' will be fantastic for student Chamber members.
For the professional Chambers this represents a pilot program, and is being
made available exclusively to St. Mary's students.
Although the Chamber is seen as primarily a business club, it is open to all
disciplines. And, because it is a broad based organization, the Chamber will also
serve as an open forum for other business clubs on campus. It’s a chance for the
St. Mary's business clubs to work together.
This new organization finds its origins in a cooperative effort between the North
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce and the St. Mary's Finance Club. Dean
James Robertson strongly encouraged this union, and the St. Mary's Chamber is
the natural result. Equal support for this new organization has come from Dr. Joan
Lamm and Dr. Warren Mullen, both of whom invite the opportunity to moderate
this new group.
"There is something of a St. Mary's mafia in this city," said David Hemion, Pres,
of the North S.A. Chamber, indicating that the support for this new group would
include the network of already established St. Mary's alums who are leaders in the
business community, and play a heavy role in a number of the professional
Chambers.
The core developers of this new organization invite all students to take part in
this rewarding new program, and ask that you watch for signs announcing the
next meeting. This club promises something of interest for all, without duplicating
the efforts of any other organization.
Senate .
Once again the Texas legislature is looking at the Texas Equalization Grant (TEG)
Program as one of its targets for reducing state appropriations in order to help the
governor balance the state's budget. This source of financial support is the
primary means of assistance that assures opportunity for access to Texas's
diverse independent colleges and universities for all qualified students.
The threatened 17-27% reduction in the program would reduce or eliminate
access for numerous students statewide, and it has not been proven that this
would help to balance the budget.
Across the state, the average TEG grant per student is just over $1200. (At St.
Mary's the average amount is $800.) On the other hand, the state is subsidizing
the cost of each student's enrollment at Texas public colleges and universities by
more than $3700 per year.
In studies done by members of the St. Mary's community, Paul de la Pena, a
junior, reports, "An additional reduction from TEG, a program that already has
been reduced statewide by 23% since 1985, is simply foolish. This
contemplated action undermines progress towards equal oppurtunity for Texas's
underprivileged citizens, it ignores the nationwide popular mandate to invest in
i the real future of our country- our students, and it certainly will not yield a cost
effective (i.e. dollar for dollar) saving in the effort to balance the budget.
x ■ This report goes on to warn that St. Mary's TEG recipients are not the only people
• who should feel threatened by the thought of reduced funding. "Our campus
and statewide communities would be poorer- not just in financial terms- from
J new TEG reductions."
De la Pena strongly urges students to take action now. "Demonstrate your
support for no reduction in TEG funding by writing to your State Senator."
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St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Tex.). The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 18, 1987, newspaper, March 18, 1987; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1523051/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library.