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THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2007
Board of Trustees committees address construction, UNCs financial progress
Before heading into their full
meeting Wednesday, members of
the Board of Trustees met to discuss
various matters, including renova
tions to Carmichael Auditorium and
academic advising, in three commit
tee meetings.
BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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The board's building and grounds
committee recommended a $135
million addition to the School of
Dentistry, among other renovation
and construction decisions.
The building is slated to be south
of the Health Sciences Library.
The committee also approved
the site plan for renovations to
Carmichael Auditorium and the addi
tion of a sports medicine facility on
ASSAULT
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Like many at the meeting,
alumna Emily Stewart said the
presidents hesitation in address
ing the incident as a hate crime is
an impediment to progress.
“If we choose to ignore this to
whatever extent in order to pre
serve our reputation, we are cheat
ing ourselves out of a healing pro
cess, which is apparently vital.”
Jakbeer said she believes the
meeting was successful in com
municating the nature of the
incident.
“With more forums like this,
people will start to understand the
meaning of hate,” she said. “This is
a good first step.”
The Associated Press
contributed to this article.
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Bruce Runberg, associate vice
chancellor for facilities planning
and construction, also announced
that 38 percent of the University's
180 construction projects are com
pleted. Thirty-four percent are in
progress.
The site plan for Carolina Commons,
a proposed low-cost faculty and staff
housing complex, also was approved.
Site plans will be submitted to the
town of Carrboro by Feb. 1.
[AUDIT AND FINANCE
Tuition and student fee talks took
up much of the audit and finance
committee meeting, but officials
also were briefed on the University's
annual financial progress and the
REVENUE
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at a competitive level. “Our faculty
salaries need to be brought up to the
average of their peers,” Gray-Little
said earlier this week.
Though previous tuition dollars
have been used to gamer new facul
ty, the proposed amount will go only
to current faculty members. That
portion of tuition money is divided
among academic departments based
on enrollment, Gray-Little said.
“A larger amount of money tends
to follow the larger amount of stu
dents,” she said, noting that most
money goes toward the College of
Arts and Sciences, where many
undergraduates are enrolled.
While the increase in faculty sal
aries might improve UNCs reputa
tion as a faculty-focused university,
Joe Templeton, chairman of the fac
ulty, said there’s a larger picture.
He said the faculty is more con-
Carolina First fundraising campaign.
Richard Mann, vice chancellor for
finance and administration, said net
revenue is about 8 percent greater
than last year at this time.
Officials are estimating that the
Carolina First campaign will reach
its goal of $2 billion sometime
in February, 10 months ahead of
schedule.
Mann also announced that Laurie
Charest, associate vice chancellor for
human resources, is retiring from her
position.
A search committee will be led
up by David Perry, associate vice
chancellor for finance and admin
istration. Mann said the commit
tee already has been formed, and
members hope to make a selection
by April.
cerned with the actual state of the
University, in terms of resources,
scholarship and quality of life.
“What matters to faculty is the
reality of the environment,” he said.
The other big chunk of tuition
goes toward need-based student
aid, as mandated by the state.
Tabatha Turner, associate direc
tor of the Office of Scholarships
and Student Aid, said financial aid,
which totaled about $5 million in the
2006-07 school year, is assigned to
needy students based on their year
in school and their residency.
Out-of-state students and
upperclassmen receive more fund
ing because they pay more either
from the start or because they’ve
been at the University longer.
“It’s specifically set up so that
needy students aren’t hurt by
tuition increases,” Turner said.
UNC consistently has set aside
at least 35 percent of tuition dollars
since the 2000-01 academic year.
Templeton said increases are
inevitable to provide students with
a quality experience.
“Education’s expensive.”
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UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS ]
During the University affairs com
mittee meeting, Madeline Levine,
interim dean of the College of Arts
and Sciences rolled out a plan for a
complete review of UNC's advising
system.
The review will begin internally
with a 50-page report, followed by
an eight-person evaluation team that
will consist of internal and external
members. The goal is to issue a final
report by May.
The state of Greek life on campus
and University background checks
also were discussed.
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TAHERI-AZAR
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Tuesday that no such offer was on
the table.
Since his arrest, Taheri-Azar has
sent multiple letters to the media
and law enforcement officials.
Woodall said he might subpoena
a select group of people who have
received letters to testify at trial.
He also said all public statements
made by Taheri-Azar are admis
sible as evidence.
Woodall said the defendant’s
communication with the media is
the most unusual aspect of the case.
Taheri-Azar will appear in court
next March 27. All pretrial motions
must by filed by that date and will
be addressed then or shortly there
after.
Woodall said he couldn't guess
how long the trial would be, nor
would he comment on his chance
of winning.
“The arraignment today will
help us move forward,” he said.
“And we’ll move forward in a much
more predictable fashion.”
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TUITION
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that UNC’s tuition not exceed the
25th percentile of its peer institu
tions when it comes to residents
and the 75th percentile when it
comes to nonresidents.
“As we reviewed this, we noticed
that indeed we are falling further
behind our peers,” Gray-Little said.
Trustee Paul Fulton said the
board needs to move more aggres
sively to reach these levels. He said
marketplace trends point that UNC
can levy increases without losing
potential students to other schools.
According to information
provided by the tuition and fee
advisory task force, undergradu
ate nonresident tuition at UNC
increased by 6.9 percent last year
compared with an average of
9 percent increases made by the
University’s peer schools.
“We haven’t seriously made any
moves to the 75th percentile,” Fulton
said. ‘We need Some commitment to
at least start closing the gap.”
Nelson Schwab, chairman of
the board, said he views the issue
somewhat differently.
Schwab said increases should
be based on the University’s needs,
ASSEMBLY
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rules become permanent and are
used for the rest of the session.
Permanent operating proce
dures likely will be voted on in
February".
Stam, along with a few
Republican supporters, spoke in
favor of revising the operating
rules for the House.
Several issues were raised about
deadlines and whether legisla
tors have enough time to read and
understand each bill before a vote.
Ferrel Guillory, director of the
UNC Program on Public Life, said
such deadlines give budgetary dis
cipline to the assembly.
“The election of leaders and
adoption of rules is a critical star
ing point for legislative actions.”
But, he added, contention over
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such as better faculty and teaching
assistant salaries, rather than just
on peer tuition levels. “As long as we
have needs, I’m comfortable justify
ing a tuition increase,” he said.
The board’s philosophy also rests
on the assumption that the 75th
percentile is an accurate measure,
said John Ellison, a trustee who also
served on the tuition task force.
Ellison said he would like to
see more research on the effects
of moving to this level before next
year’s rounds of talks.
“It may not be the best guideline
for us to use,” he said.
Trustees also are working with a
new constraint this year. According
to guidelines issued by UNC-sys
tem President Erskine Bowles this
fall, increases for resident students
are capped at 6.5 percent, making
a $250 hike the ceiling this year.
Moeser said the cap will work
only if the N.C. General Assembly
provides enough funding for UNC.
“I think if the legislature fails us,
the Board of Governors is going to
have to re-examine that,” he said.
“I think it’s a gesture of good faith
from the University.”
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rules is not an unusual occurrence
for a legislative body and does not
send a negative political signal in
terms of future relations between
the two parties.
Stam said he is optimistic that
some of his concerns were heard
despite the adoption of the bill by
an 82-37 vote.
“They usually pass 110 to 10,” he
said. “The majority always votes
for the rules because it lets them
get on with business the next day.
Sen. Elbe Kinnaird, D-Orange,
said the Senate was the quieter
legislative chamber for the day.
She said this is the sixth time
she’s attended the opening day of
the legislature and still finds the
event exhilarating. “It doesn’t lose
its excitement.”
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