[Students] Know the facts! Vote Tomorrow!

A&M-Commerce Students students at tamuc.edu
Tue Apr 11 15:12:45 CDT 2017


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Dear students,

I hope this e-mail finds you well. As your "Dean of Students" I encourage each of you to take some time to understand the facts on the Athletic Fee Referendum and vote tomorrow. All students can log into their MyLeo<https://leo.tamuc.edu/> account starting tonight at midnight to vote until midnight tomorrow night. Essentially any time on Wednesday, April 12th.

With an anticipated budget cut of around 6.4% from the State of Texas (current proposal from the Texas Senate) (~$2.78 million dollars/year) and a 33% shortfall in the amount of available Student Service Fees versus requests (~$1 million dollars) the Athletic Fee Referendum will impact all of you whether it passes or not.

As your advocate, my only hope is that each of you take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the 4 facts below and vote!


1.    The Athletic Fee at Texas A&M University-Commerce is the lowest among intercollegiate athletic programs in the Lone Star Conference. As a result, institutional funds are currently used to supplement the low Athletic Fee.

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2.    An increased Athletic Fee would save approximately $866,000 per year in institutional funds, which will be used to address a critical shortage of faculty by adding 16 new tenure-track positions.

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3.   Students currently enrolled in a guaranteed tuition plan will not be affected by this fee increase. Starting Fall 2017, students on the optional rate and all new students taking 13 hours or more will pay an athletic fee increase of no more than $273 per semester. New faculty positions will help decrease the time to degree for students. A full-time student living on campus could save up to $17,734 per year in tuition, fees, room and board.

Currently, there are only 16 students who are not enrolled in a guaranteed tuition plan. This includes undergraduate, graduate, international, domestic, transfer, commuter and on-line students.

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4.    Currently, Texas A&M University-Commerce has one of the lowest tuition and fee rates for comprehensive public universities in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and even if the Athletic Fee Referendum passes, TAMUC will still be about $1000 less than our competitors (average costs per semester).

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If you have any additional questions, please visit us in the atrium of the Rayburn Student Center tomorrow between 8 am and 5 pm. If you will not be on campus you can also send me an e-mail.

Wishing you the best,

Tomás

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Tomás A. Aguirre, Ed.D. | Assistant Vice President & Dean of Students
Division of Student Affairs
Tomas.Aguirre at tamuc.edu<mailto:Tomas.Aguirre at tamuc.edu>

Mail: P.O. Box 3011 | Commerce, TX 75429
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