Questions from Graduate Council for Interim President Matt Schroeder March 18, 2025
- Graduate student TA stipend and tuition budgets. These funds are now part of college
budgets. As graduate tuition continues to escalate at 2-3% per year, we will be unable
to meet our tuition costs for funded students in the next 5 years. Is tuition waiver
money fungible? If not, what is the process for requesting an increase in the allocation?
- Currently, tuition rates are tagged to programs and not courses. For students in an
online program who opt to take a class on campus, the remainder of their program is
changed to the in-person tuition rate, either in state or out of state. For BS students
that dual enroll in MS level courses or graduate students that need to take an UG
level course, they also run into problems with how they are billed. Is there a compelling
reason to keep tuition charges tagged to a program of study as opposed to the method
of delivery or level of the course?
- UT’s recent R1 classification is an important accomplishment, and it is clear for UT’s staff, administration, faculty, and students. There are activities scheduled for the celebration in the following weeks. However, after having conversations with people in the community, the message of this tremendous accomplishment is not clearly comprehended. As an institution, do we have any comprehensive program planned to remediate the community’s situation? Any marketing efforts? Local media outlets covered the news, but the coverage did not reflect the importance, immensity, and relevance for UT.