/I THE •■KJOILFORDIAN Greensboro, N.C. More personnel changes for Campus life After the departure of four staff members Office of Campus announces the of Moss, Crisp, Lundquist Charlie McAlpin Staff Writer Leslie Moss resigned from her posi tion as Associate Dean for Student Development on Jan. 21. By the end of the spring semester, three key members of Campus Life will have left within six months. Shelley Crisp, Director of the First Year Program, left in December, and Anne Lundquist, Dean for Campus Life, will leave in May. Community budget meeting outlines changes Traditional can expect tuition increas Caitlin Adams Staff Writer Associate Professor of Accounting Raymond Johnson greeted those that walked into the Jan. 19 budget meeting. "Help yourself to food and drinks," he said. "It's in the budget." The first budget meeting of the 2004-05 year happened Nov. 4, 2004, when aspects of the budget were laid out. The Jan. 19 meeting was to discuss what has transpired since. "This meeting is to show how the budget process does or does not dovetail with the recently approved strategic "These are three unrelated things, but they affect my staff and students," Lundquist said. Moss left so her husband could pursue a job opportunity in Colorado as profes sional golf consultant for Dick's Sporting Goods. "To ask her to leave was very diffi cult," said husband Rich Moss, but "it was just a good time." Moss ran orientation projects like CHAOS and Avanti, supervised the Office of Student Involvement and Leadership, headed the major spring events surround ing graduation, and addressed general student concerns as they arose. She worked at Guilford for four and a half years and was promoted three times. Moss retained her most recent position for the last six months. "She has kind of hit her ceiling," said Lundquist. "Career-wise, she would have left soon anyway." "Obviously, it's not the greatest time in the semester for me to leave," said Moss. plan," said Johnson. Johnson began his presenta- tion emphasizing the availability of the budget information. "All Guilford community members are aware of the budget, nothing is a secret." Johnson then led the audience of students, faculty and staff through a PowerPoint presentation out- lining the pro- posed budget and process through which it ,s^h CI K e H ♦ The budget committee will ~~~ ~ j ~ 'The bottom 11116 IS tO TGclCil 3. balanced budget and have a drop in endowment reliance." -Associate Professor of Accounting rt T V. KaymonQ Jonnson now attempt to reach consensus on the 2005- 06 budget. The committee will then recommend the budget to President Kent Chabotar. Chabotar in turn recommends the budget to the Board of Trustees for final approval the third week in February. Volume 91, Issue 16 www.euilfordian.com The proposed 2005-06 capital budget is $4.4 million. "The bottom line," said Johnson, "is to reach a bal anced budget and have a drop in endowment reliance." The goal for financial equilibrium is 2006. "The budget has successfully absorbed the revenues and costs of the strategic plan," said the President. By the proposed budget, tradi- tional students will experience a 5.9% increase in tuition. Current tuition, including room and board, is $26,600, rising to "I'm not trying to leave the college in a lurch. I'm just stuck." Lundquist, on the other hand, thinks it is a decent time for Moss to leave. Because she works heavily on end-of-spring Continued on Page 3 I H I Mjiifc TALEISHA BOWEN/THE GUILFORDIAN Associate Dean for Student Development Leslie Moss resigned Jan 21 $28,170. This would be an addi tional 1.9% increase above the 4% increase proposed in the Strategic Long Range Plan. Center for Continuing Education (CCE) student tuition will increase from $229 to $239 per-credit hour, Upon the mention of this sta- *' s t' c sophomore Adam Waxman immediately ques tioned the gap between tra ditional student tuition increase and CCE student tul iyu'™ a ,f (The) CCE market is muc h more competitive," Johnson replied, Guilford must keep prices lower than the neighboring col leges and universities to keep CCE students. Johnson explained that in the new budget the financial aid plan is larger and restructured. Continued on Page 3 January 28, 2005 Bush to increase Pell Grant Page 4 Do's and Don'ts of Body Mod Page 6 Guilford students protest Inauguration Page 7 NFL playoffs update Page 12