June 17, 2014

SVSU Board increases tuition by 3.19 percent for 2014-15

The Saginaw Valley State University Board of Control voted to raise tuition by 3.19 percent for the 2014-15 academic year during the Board’s regular meeting Monday, June 16. The increase was part of a $119.6 million general fund budget approved by the Board for the 2015 fiscal year.

For the 2014-15 academic year, a Michigan undergraduate student taking 30 credits will pay $8,691 in tuition and mandatory fees for the upcoming academic year, up from $8,422 in 2013-14. Taking the increase into account, SVSU’s tuition remains the lowest among Michigan’s public universities.

In other business, the Board:
•    Passed a resolution to approve the reauthorization of Detroit Community Schools, a previously authorized charter school, for the 2014-15 academic year.
•    Passed a resolution to reauthorize HEART Academy and Wolverine Academy, two previously authorized charter schools, for the 2014-15 academic year.
•    Confirmed board members for previously authorized charter schools.
•    Approved the addition of pre-kindergarten to Cesar Chavez Academy and HEART Academy, previously authorized charter schools.
•    Appointed Nancy Lamb to the board of directors for the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum.
•    Granted promotions to 15 faculty members. Elevated to the rank of professor are:
    •     David Berry, kinesiology
    •     Ken Jolly, history
    •    Ric Roberts, theatre
    •     Bob Tuttle, mechanical engineering
•    Promoted to associate professor are:
    •    John Baesler, history
    •     Stephanie Brouet, chemistry
    •     Jonathon Gould, teacher education
    •     Olivier Heubo-Kwegna, mathematical sciences
    •     James Hitt, philosophy
    •     Melissa Hobart, communication
    •     Mazen Jaber, marketing
    •     Emily Kelley, art
    •     Yu Liu, management
    •     Jennifer McCullough, communication
    •     Matthew Vannette, physics
•    Granted tenure to Jason Pagano, assistant professor of chemistry.
•    Granted emeritus status to three retired or retiring faculty and staff:
    •     Hsuan “Frank” Chen, professor emeritus of physics
    •    Margaret “Peggy” Flatt, professor emerita of nursing
    •     Jon “Chris” Looney, registrar emeritus
•    Authorized the issuance and delivery of general revenue refunding bonds to realize cost savings to existing debt, where appropriate.