Hi Fred, Well, this is the first year that private funds and tuition revenues have exceeded state funds for us, and that, due to a huge tuition increase they had to impose to offset severe state budget cuts, and we still had to make deep cuts in our operating budgets. (that's why I have no problem with charging a couple bucks for recitals and concerts) South Carolina already has one of the highest tuition rates in the southeast among major state colleges (the joke is that U of Virginia and U of SC compete for the highest tuition rates in the southeast), so I'm not sure how our governor thinks we can just be weaned off like that. My first impression is to expect pretty lean times on the horizon, even compared to these low budget years. The University of South Carolina was one of the nation's first state land-grant institutions, and has been a state supported school for over 200 years. So, one would think such a historical change would prove difficult, particularly in a state which isn't exactly regarded as a mecca for big business (which, I would think, is where we would have to make up a large part of the difference). I haven't actually read his plan. I've just seen the headlines and heard the news story snip. But I'm going to try to find it so I can read more about it soon. But from what I've heard so far, he's wanting to redirect college state funds to be able to address other education funds shortfalls. So, its not like he's going to use it to cut taxes or anything. Jeff On Wednesday, December 10, 2003, at 07:44 PM, fssturm@unm.edu wrote: > Quoting Jeff Tanner <jtanner@mozart.music.sc.edu>: > > snip >> Just thoughts of a guy in a state where the governor just unveiled >> a >> plan for the state colleges to go private. >> >> Jeff >> > > Hi Jeff, > Our state legislature provides a big 20% of our annual budget, and > calls all the > shots and makes us jump through hoops to do anything. Many's the time > I have > thought it would be just wonderful to "go private." Ain't gonna > happen, but we > can dream. > Regards, > Fred Sturm > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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