Resolution 39

A RESOLUTION TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO STATE STUDENT SENATE’S POSITION ON THE STUDENT CENTERS OPERATIONS FEE INCREASE

Short Title: Student Centers Operations Fee Increase Proposal Act

Sponsors: Senators Wright (Corresponding), Collier

Signatories:

Referred to:

Version: Initial

First Reading: September 26, 2012 Second Reading: [Fast-track intended]

WHEREAS, Student Centers Operations is requesting a fee increase to take affect in the 2013-2014 school year; and,

WHEREAS, the Student Centers Operations student fee funds three different departments, The Department of Academic and Student Affairs (DASA), The Office for Institutional Equity & Diversity (OIED), as well as Campus Enterprises; and,

WHEREAS, offices under DASA are ARTS NC State, which supports programs such as Center Stage, Arts Outreach, Crafts Center, Dance Program, Gregg Museum of Art & Design, Music Program, University Theatre, Ticket Central, Arts Development, and Arts Marketing as well as Student Development Programs which sponsors Campus Activities, The Student Organization Resource Center (SORC), and Center for Student Leadership, Ethics, and Public Service (CSLEPS); and,

WHEREAS, the OIED supports offices such as The Women’s Center, Multicultural Student Affairs and the GLBT Center; and,

WHEREAS, Campus Enterprises provides utilities, maintenance, housekeeping and other operations for Talley Student Center, Witherspoon Student Center, Price Music Center and Thompson Hall, reservations & events management; and,

WHEREAS, the three groups funded by the SCO fee are requesting a fee increase of $25.96 to bring their fee to a total of $291.94 for the 2013-2014 school year; and,

WHEREAS, the DASA would receive $6.45 of the requested increase to fund mandated salary increases for staff ($4.55); utilities, maintenance, housekeeping, reservations and event management for the four buildings in which these programs operate;

student temporary wages to supplement the one full-time IT staff member, resources for a dedicated replacement program for computers and related technology and equipment; as well as a mandated reserve ($1.90); and,

WHEREAS, the OIED would receive $2.59 of the requested fee increase to fund an Assistant Director position within the GLBT center in which the Assistant Director will coordinate and conduct major campus-wide GLBT Center events, leadership development, and other educational activities designed to cultivate awareness on topics related to sexual orientation and gender inequalities as well as promoting a climate of respect for those in the GLBT community; and,

WHEREAS, Campus Enterprises would receive $16.92 of the requested increase to fund a reservations coordinator, a night operations coordinator, and three housekeepers for Phase I of the new Talley Student Center; as well as temporary student wages associated with extended building hours; an expected 5% increase in utilities and supplies; and mandated salary increases; and now therefore be it,

RESOLVED, the Student Senate supports a fee increase of $6.45 for the DASA to fund salary increases as well as costs associated with inflation; and be it further,

RESOLVED, the Student Senate supports a fee increase of $2.59 for the OIED; and be it further,

RESOLVED, the Student Senate supports a fee increase of $11 out of the requested $16.92 for Campus Enterprises and encourages an increase in user fees; and be it further,

RESOLVED, that the Student Senate believes that during these times of economic recession that every office, program, and department on campus, including Student Publications, should look to use their current budgets more effectively by thinking carefully about their programming and mission, and reorganizing their budgets and spending habits to align with that thinking; and be it further,

RESOLVED, the Student Senate urges the Chancellor and the Fee Review Committee to give consideration to these recommendations.