The task force will hold its final meeting, which is expected to last about two hours and is open to all students, at 1:30 p.m. today in 105 South Building.
Task force members will outline a tuition increase recommendation that will go before the UNC Board of Trustees on Jan. 24.
Shelton said the possible scenarios he anticipated are no increase, a $200 increase per year for five years, a $400 yearly increase for five years or a $600 yearly increase for five years. "We will discuss a handful, three or four or so, of tuition scenarios that range from no tuition increase to increasing increments of $200 a year," Shelton said.
The committee also is expected to finalize a draft of principles and possible needs a tuition increase could address, finishing a discussion that began at the committee's last meeting Jan. 9.
A draft of the guiding principles, written by Shelton last week, identified a need for increased faculty salaries and graduate student stipends as an impetus for the possible tuition hike. The principles also include a guarantee for financial aid support to students and a sense of predictability for future tuition increases.
At its meeting today, the task force will use the principles as a guide to evaluate Shelton's four scenarios and any other proposals members might put forth.
Based on today's discussion, members will draft a formal document outlining tuition-increase scenarios and the need for additional tuition revenue by Jan. 17.
Since its first meeting Dec. 11, the 14-person tuition committee has met only once -- on Jan 9. A meeting was canceled due to snow during Winter Break.
After a monthlong debate about issues related to a tuition increase, task force members believe today's meeting will lead to a clearer picture of the tuition proposal. "This will be important because the whole series of previous meetings have seemed to lead up to this," said sociology Professor Rachel Rosenfeld, a committee member.
