The Griffin: volume 57, issue 13 - Jan. 30, 1987

              HfflmmmiBfn-BBmHM 81111111 Proposed Budget llSIIlllilllll Increase! lllK/pllS400 - tuition • jj !!«!$ 100 - Dormitory Rate 1111111 IIS $60 100 - Meal Plan Rate !1|!||| uiituHintutMitnnMtuuutHin:HuintutnuMiui:uuiiiMtuuutuuuuiutHuununtHHKUH::iiHi:iuut:t:!:u lHl|4% - Operating Expenses SiSIBSBlIBB mm10 " Commuter Parking Fee|| !SM1$20 - Resident Parking Feellll Ip/lllS331,651 - Financial Aid|||J||| ifl!7% - Faculty /Staff Salaries jjjl! Justifying the $400 increase in tuition, Franz said the hike was necessitated primarily by the seven percent increase for faculty salaries and the four percent increase in operating expenses. "We gave a very small raise this year which I do think disturbed some of our professional people very much," said Franz, referring to this year's three percent salary raise. The budget also proposes a $2 per credit hour increase in the College Fee, which will raise an estimated $200,000 in revenue. The monies from the fee will then be matched from the Contingency Reserve for Plant Replacement and the total will be earmarked for an Athletic Field Building Fund. "It's a reflection of the commitment of the administration that there's going to be an athletic field," said Franz at Tuesday's senate meeting. Franz, who was present at the meeting along with Rev. Edmund G. Ryan, S.J., executive vice president for academic affairs and Lillian M. Levey, vice president for student affairs, stated it was necessary to include the building fund in the budget in order to make the proper commitment that would be looked upon favorably when the College begins looking for a loan to fund the rest of the project. He added the estimated cost of the project would be $4 million. "It's a testament that the student are serious about this . . . and it (the money) will be matched by the Contingency Reserve," said Franz. Besides funding, Franz noted a second obstacle to be overcome in building the field is the ever-present parking problem. He is confident, however, that it is an obstacle that can be overcome. (cont'd on page 3) Besides the seven percent per credit hour increase in tuition and the $100 hike in the dormitory rate, other highlights of the budget proposal include a $60-100 increase in the board rate, depending on the meal plan selected, a $331,651 rise in institutional financial aid and a seven percent raise for faculty and staff. Should the College Budget Committee's recommendation be accepted by the Board of Trustees, who vote on the proposal Feb. 10, tuition at Canisius will rise to $6,100 for next year's full-time undergraduate Day Division students. "It (the increase) reflects what the costs of a quality education are," said Dr. Laurence W. Franz, vice president for business and finance and College treasurer, Wednesday. "It shows the costs of Canisius vis a vis other institutions and it's quite shocking where we are," he added, pointing out that St. Bonaventure's tuition is increasing by $625 next year. After deliberating for an hour on the budget proposal, the student senate voted unanimously (20-0) to reject the recommendation. They specifically took issue with the $400 increase, a four percent across the board increase in operating expenses and a $100 increase in the dormitory rate. The senate Wednesday drafted a resolution detailing their gripes, to be presented to the College Budget Committee by USA President Angelo Buscemi, who is also a member of the committee. A proposed $400 tuition increase for the 1987-88 academic year is the key component of next year's College operating budget presented by school administrators Tuesday night at a meeting of the Undergraduate Student Association Senate. by Kevin Saville Formulation of College Budget Displeases USA President 'The major disagreement that I had with the formulation of the budget was that the increase in operating expenses (four percent across the board) was included as a lump sum," he said. 'There was little em- by Dave Hibbard Members of the Undergraduate Student Association Senate were not exactly jumping for joy Tuesday night when the College's proposed $27.7-million budget for 1987-88 was presented to them at their weekly meeting in the Grupp Fireside Lounge. One person who was particularly displeased, not only with the budget in general but also with how it was formulated, was USA President Angelo Buscemi '87. Buscemi, also a member of the College's budget committee, expressed much disapproval over the formulation of next year's budget by the committee.senators for asking questions and voicing their opinions during the forum, which was also attended by three of the College's vice presidents: Dr. (cont'd on page 5} From left, Dr. Laurence W. Franz, vice president for business and finance and college treasurer. Rev. Edmund G. Ryan, S.J., executive vice president for academic affairs, and Lillian M. Levey, vice president for student affairs, prepare to present the College's 1987-88 operating budget to the student senate Tuesday in the Grupp Fireside Lounge. ph">« <>r beth hoc.h The budget committee determines the amount of budget money that goes toward operating expenses, with the vice presidents of the should be." College dividing it up accordingly (thus, the four percent hike in operating expenses across the board), Buscemi said. Buscemi praised the student "The budget committee as a whole was not given certain information that would have helped it make a more credible decision," he said. "It wasn't like a fierce battle of 'us against them'. I hope we (budget committee) have the chance to improve." When asked what, if anything, he would change regarding the budget, Buscemi reiterated his position regarding the across-the-board allotments because "I simply don't feel that we were given the information to make a rational decision. If we had the information, at least I would have known that things were going to be the way they Buscemi felt that the committee was not as informed as it should have been prior to deciding upon its final budget proposal. phasis as to how the budget was passed." THE GRIFFIN Serving The College Community FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1987 UH 19H| 'K 1 ~;*;jMBS'' I  Kiriffin (ira/thic by IIKM h i ) YN/ VOLUME LVII, NUMBER 13 $400 Tuition Increase Announced USA Strikes Down Proposal; Board of Trustees to Vote Feb. 10