Monika Leininger Mleinin1@uwyo.edu Community college tuition may increase The Wyoming Community College commission is considering changing the tuition policy for every community college in the state of Wyoming. The change would affect all seven community colleges in the state. The commission will likely not make changes in the policy until this upcoming fall semester. Walking…
Spencer Hu Shu2@uwyo.edu Let me start by saying that I love UW and everything it has provided me by way of education and opportunity. That being said, there was a time where I was far from thrilled with the proposition of going to UW. That is to say that I wasn’t particularly fond of attending…
Holly Morgan hmorgan3@uwyo.edu Alec Schaffer aschaff3@uwyo.edu The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees passed the consent agenda for the Nov. 19 to 21 meeting Friday; it passed within an hour with all trustees in favor. The agenda passed included several motions, including the passing of the default motion to raise tuition 4 percent for the…
Alec Schaffer aschaff3@uwyo.edu With the development of financial crisis across the state, the University of Wyoming’s Board of Trustees met to discuss budget appropriations. Although the board did not vote, they discussed tuition increases and remedies for budget shortcomings and dwindling revenue sources. The board asked both the faculty and student senates to provide feed…
Senuri Hettigoda shettigo@uwyo.edu Tuesday evening the ASUW senate gathered in the senate chambers to discuss and debate about the 4 percent compounded tuition increase for the next four years in the presence of a member of the board of trustees. The current fiscal situation within the state has blocked grants for the university, which creates…
Kip DeCastro kdecastr@uwyo.edu October’s CREG report predicts $159.7 million economic shortfall, which could affect tuition, raises and more at the University of Wyoming. The Consensus Revenue Estimating Group report paints a bleak picture of the state’s financial situation, stating the current biennium (July 1st 2015 to June 30th 2016) should expect a shortfall of $159.7…
Rachel Allen rallen19@uwyo.edu Getting in-state tuition as a non-Wyoming resident has proven difficult for some students at the University of Wyoming. “This definitely has caused me grief and aggravation,” Jordyn Janae Hall, the continuing education chairman for Tri-Delta, said. Hall said she went to great lengths to complete the in-state registration process. “The first step…
Students of the University of Wyoming will now pay a convenience fee if they pay their tuition with a credit card. As of June 1, any payments made with credit cards will be subjected to a fee of 2.75 percent in addition to the total cost of tuition, according to a university press release. Aaron…
Gov. Matt Mead signed into law a bill last week giving veterans from any state in the U.S. in-state tuition to UW. The bill is effective for the summer 2015 semester and every semester thereafter, and allows veterans to qualify as a resident for the purposes of tuition. It also makes it possible for a…
The new semester starts off with a familiar mix: excitement and trepidation, but also that pit in the bottom of my stomach looking at the cost of all my books. Why is it that publishers mark up the prices for already broke students? There is little way around it, if you want to do the…
ASUW officially took a stance on student tuition at their weekly meeting Tuesday night. Highly debated, the senate approved at 15-9 a general overview of student tuition during the second semester of each year, Chris Ryan, ASUW director of governmental affairs, said. “The stance is that the senate does not support any annual increase…
