future of student affairs anthony ringuette, selinda garcia, shaun keith, rosie s. capps
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Future of Student Affairs
Anthony Ringuette, Selinda Garcia, Shaun Keith, Rosie S. Capps
Topics★ Rising Tuition Cost, Student Loan Debt, and How to
Offset the Cost (Shaun)
★ Budgeting (Rosie)
★ The Disconnect, Student Services, and Changing Demographics (Sully)
★ The Effects of College Athletics (Tony)
Why is Tuition Rising?★ Tuition rates are rising as a whole around 8% a year.
★ The average 4 year in-state tuition increased by 6.4%.
★ Government use to give colleges $8,497 per student and now it’s down to $5,906.
★ Textbooks rose 19% from 2003-2007, and the average student will pay $898 dollars per academic year alone.
Student Loan Debt★Student loan debt has reached the $1 Trillion
mark.
★After the market bubble burst, 50 firms stopped handing out loans (College Loan Corp. & Nelnet Inc.).
★Sallie Mae will not lend to students who attend low graduation rated schools.
How to Offset the Cost★Changing the bachelor program from 4 years to
3 years.★Economist have suggested limiting the federal
presence of financial aid.★ Institutions could offer “pre-paid plans”.★Washington State has a program known as the
“Pay it Forward” program.★Students are even asking strangers/sponsors for
money.★Help students with the little things such as
helping with books.
Types of Budgeting• Zero Based Budgeting- the previous year’s budget for each unit is cleared at the beginning of the year. Every part of the institution must re-request funding levels, and all spending must be re-justified.
• Responsibility Centered Management- divisions, colleges, or departments receives their own revenues and income from the tuition of it’s students and sometimes government support when appropriate.
• Centralized Budgeting- all decision-making powers to be in the hands of upper level administration.
• Activity-based and Performance Based- Activity-based awards funds on the amount of revenue-generating activity a unit undertakes, while performance based evaluates activities based on performance to allocate funds.
Budgeting at WMU Currently
IncrementalBudget proposals and allocations are based upon the funding levels of the previous year. Only new revenue is allocated. Budget cuts are made as a percentage of the institution’s historical budget, and are typically across-the-board in reach.
Working TowardsIntegrated
Assessment, strategic planning and
budgeting/resource allocation are combined to create a reserve that all parties can pull from
for various reasons.
Benefits of Integrated★Accrediting body influence
★Plans and budgets are combined for better results
★Outcomes of future budgets are based on assessment
★Core programs are protected
Before Starting a SA Budget
★ Schools funded by the state must wait until the state’s budget must be finalized before any funds can be given to any public institution.
★ After the state sets its budget and allocates funds to institutions collectively the board of trustees at each public university must finalizes the university budget.
★ Finally SA can individualize budgets for departments and divisions. These decisions are finalized by the Boards of Trustees and the President.
How to Anticipate Future Changes
★State Budgeting News ★High School Graduating Levels ★University Leadership★Strategically fill vacant
positions★Protect staff and students’
access to jobs
Combating Future Decline of Government Assistance
★ Retention
★ Fundraising
★ Responsibility of Assessment
★ Privatizing Institutions (if funds allow)
The Disconnect★Student Affairs vs. Faculty
★Overcommericalization of Higher Education
★Lack of knowledge
Changing Demographics and Student Demands
★ Increase of students identifying as minority, adult learner, veteran, having a disability, etc.
★ Increase of students taking advantage of and preferring online courses
★Demand more support in the areas of accommodations, guidance, different student org’s on the rise, etc.
Status of Student Services★Online interest has increased★Support for certain services has increased or
faltered★Services have moved into different departments ★Budget has remained the same or decreased,
but the population needing the service and support has increased
★Outside funding for certain services has become one of the primary ways it functions and supports students (e.g. grants, donations, etc.)
The Effect of College Athletics
★Only 23 of the 228 public schools create enough revenue to cover expenses
★Football is important to the budget
★At WMU scholarships come from the university’s general fund
Paying the Student-Athletes
★Should student-athletes be paid?
Student-Athlete Responses
“Being a D1 football player is more than a full time job and when it’s all said and done we work more than 40 hours a week. We don’t have time to work and make extra cash. We do get resources such as tutors and stuff that is also a big help.” - Jacob Pedersen, University of Wisconsin Football
“Hockey is a little different because not everyone is on scholarship and the ones who are, not everyone is on a full. We obviously can’t have jobs so the ones who aren’t on full scholarships I could see it being kind of tough. Being on full scholarship, I don’t have any problems. I get a check each semester for room and board and it’s normally been enough.” - Kevin Gravel, St. Cloud State University Hockey
Team TriviaFill in the blanks for WMU’s 2012/2013
Budget!
Answers Academic Affairs
First-Year Experience Seminar$189,585
SEITA PROGRAM$484,573
Office of Transfer Student Services$142,627
Office of Military and Veterans$125,881
Admissions $3,351,032
First-Year Experience Orientation $30,439Academic Skills Center $149,517Student Financial Aid and Scholarships $1,976,738Registar
$1,525,850Subtotal $7,976,242
Student Affairs and VP Diversity and Inclusion
Student Activities and Leadership Programs $343,583Office of Student Conduct
$174,395University Recreation Programs and Facilities$370,912Counseling Services Sindecuse $1,181,390LGBT-Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay Transgender$67,874Disabled Student Resources/Services$221,925Division of Multicultural Affairs $523,655Subtotal
$2,892,998
Questions? Comments? Thoughts?
Thank you!
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