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Frank wants to replace UT-Austin as lab manager by Ardee Napolitano news@dailylobo.com
As the semester draws to a close, UNM continues to search for the perfect company to partner with in its bid to manage Sandia National Laboratories. UNM President Robert Frank said the University is negotiating with companies that are interested in bidding alongside UNM for management of the labs after current manager Lockheed Martin’s contract expires this fall. But he said no formal agreements are being finalized between UNM and interested companies yet. “All we know right now is there’s a bunch of companies saying, ‘We might be a bidder,’” Frank said. “We’ve talked with
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William Aranda / Daily Lobo UNM Collegiate DECA presented the fifth annual UNM Undie Rock ‘n’ Run on Thursday at Johnson Field. The clothes students shed before the run will be donated to Joy Junction. See more on Page 2.
Tuition hike funds grad assistantships Road New money to ease high demand for positions by Jamillah Wilcox news@dailylobo.com
More academic opportunities will be available for graduate students next school year as a result of the increase in UNM’s tuition and fees starting the fall semester. At a meeting Saturday, Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) President Marisa Silva said the University has allotted $106,000 from the recent increase in undergraduate and graduate tuition and fees to fund graduate assistantship positions for the next academic school year. She said $44,000 was allotted for GA positions this year. At the Board of Regents’ budget summit held April 9, the regents voted to increase tuition for undergraduates who take 1518 credits by 6.6 percent, which would amount to about a $400 increase per semester. The regents also increased tuition for undergraduates who take 14 credits or less by 13.2 percent, which would amount up to about an $800 increase per semester. The regents also increased tuition for graduate students by a flat 8.1 percent, regardless of how many credits they take.
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According to a document handed out during the GPSA meeting, graduate students who take 12 credits will see a tuition increase of $538.56 per semester, those who take nine credits will see an increase of $403.38 per semester, and those taking six credits will see an increase of $268.92 per semester. Ilse Biel, vice chair of GPSA’s Legislative Steering Committee,
said she is still concerned about whether there will be enough money for all of the graduates applying for assistantships because of the high demand for campus jobs. Biel said she reviewed 76 applications and learned that there were many international students looking for support from their departments. According to the office of graduate studies
website, there are currently 1500 teaching graduate assistantships in various departments at the University. “We’ve just had an award cycle, where students could apply for a one-time assistantship and a significant proportion were international students,” Biel said. “Just reading their personal
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safety on campus evaluated Bus accident opens floor for pedestrian safety talks by Ardee Napolitano news@dailylobo.com
Rachel Toraño-Mark / Daily Lobo UNM Associate Vice President of the Office of Planning, Budget and Analysis Andrew Cullen explains to the GPSA Council where the recently increased tuition will be allocated. At the Saturday meeting,GPSA President Marisa Silva said $106,000 was allotted to fund graduate assistant positions for the next academic school year. She said this was an increase from this year’s $44,000 allotment.
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UNM is considering street renovations to improve pedestrian safety on campus in the aftermath of a University bus accident that struck and seriously injured a student four weeks ago. Vice President for Student Affairs Eliseo Torres said the University will take extra precautions to improve pedestrian safety in the future. He said Student Affairs and the office of the dean of students plan to conduct conversations with UNM’s Parking and Transportation Services (PATS) about the incident in the coming months. “We’re truly sorry that the accident happened to the student,” he said. “What we’re going to be trying to be telling students is to be very cautious when they walk on campus and to be aware of traffic.”
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