They’ve embarked on an extensive capital fund-raising campaign and tried their hand at hiking tuition. But in the puzzle of working out the University’s budget, officials said the pieces just aren’t fitting together. “It is very frustrating,” said Paul Fulton, a member of the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees. “Chapel Hill is in a very, very vulnerable situation.”
Officials might have the perfect bait to lure more top students to UNC-Chapel Hill next year if the University’s governing board approves a request today to allocate more funding for merit-based scholarships. The Board of Trustees’ Audit and Finance Committee approved Wednesday a motion that would allocate 25 percent of revenues from trademark licensing to merit-based scholarships. The full board will vote on the motion today.
GREENSBORO — Members of Alpha Iota Omega fraternity walked out of a federal courthouse Wednesday and declared the lawsuit they have filed against the University a victory. Just moments before, U.S. District Court Judge Frank Bullock Jr. urged lawyers representing UNC and those representing members of the Christian fraternity to come to a compromise in the dispute regarding the group’s official recognition and the University’s nondiscrimination policy.
With two separate votes Thursday morning, the University’s governing board set into action a pair of proposals that would tack an extra $1,000 for nonresidents and $250 for in-state-students onto the bill to attend UNC. The tuition proposal, which would generate a total of about $7.4 million to fund top University priorities, includes an increase of $950 for out-of-state students and $200 for in-state students.
Matt Calabria has ventured into a territory from which few student body presidents have returned successfully. As the University’s governing board reconvenes this morning, Calabria continues to wage a last-minute protest to convince the Board of Trustees to strike a balance between the University’s needs and reasonable increases in nonresident tuition.
In the eleventh hour before the University’s governing board finalizes recommendations for tuition and student fee increases, a two-part proposal to bolster funds for merit scholarships and athletic programs has surfaced. Judith Wegner, chairwoman of the faculty, is calling for the chancellor and members of the Board of Trustees to reassess the allocation of funds garnered through trademark logo revenue. She also wants officials to increase the student athletic fee by $150.
In a letter sent to University administrators late last week, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Margaret Jablonski announced a series of personnel changes to streamline the Division of Student Affairs, in hopes of becoming more responsive to student needs. The changes, which will take effect March 1, mark one of the first public moves of Jablonski’s term since she came to UNC in August to the division, which lacked a permanent leader for about two years.
Nov. 30 — An ongoing domestic dispute between a UNC Health Care employee and her estranged husband climaxed early Monday morning in what police are calling an apparent murder-suicide. UNC police have identified the victims as Shennel R. McCrimon McKendall, 37, of 612 Mitchell Chapel Road in Pittsboro, and Randy Leverne McKendall, 34, of the same address. The victims were married and reportedly estranged.
Sept. 7 — A federal lawsuit that drew a whirl of attention to the University’s summer reading program two years ago has been dismissed in its entirety. The decision, by U.S. District Court Judge N. Carlton Tilley Jr., ends a fiery fight that propelled UNC into a nationwide debate about academic freedom and the separation between church and state. The 2002 Carolina Summer Reading Program selection, “Approaching the Qur’
Aug. 25 — An Arizona-based religious liberties group plans to file suit against the University today on behalf of a Christian fraternity whose recognition was revoked for refusing to sign a nondiscrimination policy. Lawyers from the Alliance Defense Fund will stand by members of Alpha Iota Omega in the Pit at 1 p.m. as the fraternity members announce their intent to continue their fight for official recognition at UNC.
