The Mercer Cluster. (Macon, Ga.) 1920-current, May 01, 1990, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTuition Increases 12% For ’90-’91 Trustees Hammer Out Budget At April Meeting Professors Granted Tenure At April Board Of Trustees Meeting " . mm* +* i Alpha Phi Alpha recently moved into the fraternity lodge on the corner of Edgewood and Adams. At the Spring Trustee's Meeting, the Board approved the proposed operating budget for the fiscal year 1990-91. Among the highlights tudined in the Report of the Presi- 10% average tuition in crease for Mercer University schools. The College of Liberal Arts will incur a 12% tuition in crease for the 1990-'91 academic year Tuition was increased just 7% in 1989-'90. Also included in next year's budget will be a salary increase for Mercer faculty. Salaries among faculty members will increase an average of 5.3%. This increase will still not bring Mercer faculty salaries up to the state average. Ac cording to Robert McKinnon, Vice President in charge of Finances, between $ 100,000 and $125,000 have been earmarked to purchase much needed library materials. Also. $25.000-$50.000 will go towards purchasing new dining hall equipment. A broad overview of the '90- '91 budget shows an expected operating budget deficit of $3.2 million. This money will be bor rowed from Mercer’s endowment Once Mercer is operating on a balanced budget, this money will be returned to the endowment. Mercer’s 1989-'90 fiscal year will end June 30 with a $5 million deficit. This year’s deficit will bring the total debt to $35.2 million. Although the Board initial ly proposed that the budget would be balanced in 5 years, both McKinnon and A1 Williams, Board of Trustees Finance Committee Chair, asree that the budget could ■ in 3 years or dcKinnon and that this feat ihed through udgetmg and , bids are he ld at both the Atlanta and Tift locations. Mercer recently sold some land in Indiana for $95,000. The Athletic Committee of the Board of Trustees made no decision regarding the recently announced proposal to suspend Women s Basketball at Mercer. David Jones. Chair of the Athletic Committee, said that this proposal was being considered because of all Mercer's athletic programs. Women's basketball would cost the most to upgrade and make competitive. He also mentioned that since all but four of the Women’s team arc on scholarships. Mercer would not loose a significant amount of money by suspending the Women's Basketball program. Jones said that studcnt/Trustec committee reported student concern about the need of a chair-lift in Connell Student Center and a desire to reinstate traditions at Mercer. The Educational Policy Commit tee moved to grant tenure to all pro fessors recommended by President Godscy and to accept the Mission Statement of the Medical School. The motion passed. The Executive Committee an- notfheed that outside council for Mercer University had been authorized to proceed with an ap peal to the verdict of the Cecil B. Day College of Arts and Sciences vs. Mercer University law suit. The Executive Council also authorized President Godscy to in vite the Chair of the Faculty House of Delegates to any meeting of the Trustees. a decision would be made within two weeks. He concluded his report by stressing the need for a comprehensive athletic facility on th£*Macon campus. The Audit Committee announc ed that a bid had been accepted from the accounting firm of Peat Marwick. Peat Marwick did this year's audit as well. The Student Life Committee, a newly formed Alpha Phi Alpha Moves Four CLA faculty members were granted tenure at the April 20 meeting of the Board of Trustees. Those receiving tenure were Thomas Huber; Biology. Catherine Meeks; A fro-American Studies, Gary Richardson; English, and Marian Zeienski. Speech and Dramatic Aits. Several promotions were announced at Friday's meeting as well. Joseph Hendncks; Christianity, and Gene Price; SDA were promoted to Professor from Associate Professor. Thomas Huber, Biology. Richard Nelson; Music. Gary Richardson; English. Diana Siege; English, and Edward Wcintraut; Modern Foreign Language were promoted to Associate Professorships Beth Stewart of the An Department was promoted to Assistant Professor Faculty members in the Stetson School of Business receiving tenure were Russell Barber (reinstated) and Andrew Deils. William Mounts was promoted to the posi tion of Professor. J eng-Nan Juang and Phillip Metz of the School of Engineering were tenured. Kyra Osmus of Universi ty College received tenure and a promotion from Assistant to Associate Professor. A black fraternity will have a house for the first time in five years. In March. Alpha Ptu Alpha acquired a rental agreement with the University for the former Sigma Alpha Epsilon house, which was vacated last September when the SAE National suspended recogni tion of the Mercer colony. As the mortgage to the house was paid off by Sigma Alpha Epsilon, when the SAE National decides to reinstate a colony here at Mercer. that new colony will be entitled to the house on the corner of Adams and Edge wood. however, accor ding to a letter written to the University from the SAE National, they "arc seeking to return to Mercer in three to four years.'' In order to reacquire the house. SAE must give Mercer and Alpha Phi Alpha at least a one year notice. Furthermore, if after five years SAE has not shown intent to reestablish its colony. Alpha Phi Into Lodge Alpha will be eligible to apply for a permanent rental agreement. The members of A-Phi-A have said that they will use their new house for the usual rituals and social functions, activities for which the fraternity had to use rooms in the Student Center since the all-black fraternity house was tom down in 1986. In addition, the fraternity has expressed a desire to utilize the house as a tutorial center for high school students.

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The Mercer Cluster. (Macon, Ga.) 1920-current, May 01, 1990, Image 1