Tuesday, March 3, 2009
CUA Students for Increased Student Activities
If you would like to join the movement towards increased student activities at CUA please visit http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=66837696257 and join the facebook group.
The Case for Increasing the Student Activity Fee
As most of you have heard by now the Student Association General Assembly has passed legislation by a vote of 19-1 and later 17-1 that will bring the issue of raising the Student Activity and Club Sports Fee to a vote of the entire Student Body. The legislation proposed by Delegate Joseph Manning increases the fee from $75 dollars a semester to $100 dollars a semester. This increase of $50 will give Student Organizations an additional $150,000 to use for programming. This will raise the total amount available to Student Org's from $430,000 a year to nearly $600,000.
The Student Activity and Club Sports Fee has not been increased since 2001. In 2001 $75 had the buying power that today would be carried by $96.44. Furthermore in 2001 there where almost half as many organizations applying for funding as there are today. This increase is simply a cost of living adjustment to ensure that our Student Organizations, the life blood of Student Life here at CUA, have the resources to provide the best quality programming out there on any college campus. Currently CUA students pay the lowest student activity fee in the District of Columbia with other Universities paying at least $100 a semester. Furthermore in comparison to other similarly sized universities CUA students pay nearly $37 dollars less per semester. All in all this proposed increase is simply designed to keep CUA competitive in terms of on campus student programming.
The Student Activity and Club Sports Fee is unique in that it is the only money CUA students pay each year that goes directly to the Student Body, by way of the Student Organizations, for student use. Any member of a Student Organization can tell you that there is simply not enough funding for all 80 organizations on campus. It is essential for the numerous interests and views held by CUA students to be represented and the organizations to prosper. Choosing to not support this increase is tantamount to punishes student organizations for their success and there ability to shoot higher with their programming. We tell our students to aim big and now with your vote on March 26th you can tell them shoot even higher.
I ask you to stand with me on this pressing issue facing the CUA community. Often times it is easy to criticize the administration for every shortcoming at this University, and sometimes the blame does lie with them. However if we choose to oppose this increase, because times are too tough, because it is not our problem, or because we simply do not care enough then the blame will lie with us alone. Lets take a stand, lets say that sometimes what is right is not easy and I truly believe the University administration will look upon the Student Body with a renewed respect. Many of you have incredible visions for this school, and your respective groups. Let this be a first time to achieving those visions.
Thank you,
Ryan Winn
The Student Activity and Club Sports Fee has not been increased since 2001. In 2001 $75 had the buying power that today would be carried by $96.44. Furthermore in 2001 there where almost half as many organizations applying for funding as there are today. This increase is simply a cost of living adjustment to ensure that our Student Organizations, the life blood of Student Life here at CUA, have the resources to provide the best quality programming out there on any college campus. Currently CUA students pay the lowest student activity fee in the District of Columbia with other Universities paying at least $100 a semester. Furthermore in comparison to other similarly sized universities CUA students pay nearly $37 dollars less per semester. All in all this proposed increase is simply designed to keep CUA competitive in terms of on campus student programming.
The Student Activity and Club Sports Fee is unique in that it is the only money CUA students pay each year that goes directly to the Student Body, by way of the Student Organizations, for student use. Any member of a Student Organization can tell you that there is simply not enough funding for all 80 organizations on campus. It is essential for the numerous interests and views held by CUA students to be represented and the organizations to prosper. Choosing to not support this increase is tantamount to punishes student organizations for their success and there ability to shoot higher with their programming. We tell our students to aim big and now with your vote on March 26th you can tell them shoot even higher.
I ask you to stand with me on this pressing issue facing the CUA community. Often times it is easy to criticize the administration for every shortcoming at this University, and sometimes the blame does lie with them. However if we choose to oppose this increase, because times are too tough, because it is not our problem, or because we simply do not care enough then the blame will lie with us alone. Lets take a stand, lets say that sometimes what is right is not easy and I truly believe the University administration will look upon the Student Body with a renewed respect. Many of you have incredible visions for this school, and your respective groups. Let this be a first time to achieving those visions.
Thank you,
Ryan Winn
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