Stephen Bieda III, You're Our Hero

At the Tuition Hearing this evening (which was packed, standing room only) Stephen Bieda III, GPSC President, stood up for graduate student issues.

He proposes that graduate tuition waivers given to Research Associates and Assistants and Graduate Assistants and Associates in Teaching also cover fees. At present, fees are still passed on to graduate students.

He also stressed that graduate tuition should keep in line with undergraduate tuition and should not be increased disproportionately.

With 8,100 graduate students enrolled, 1,200 of whom are Research Assistants and Associates, research at this institution relies on the hard work of graduate student workers.

Bieda also highlighted that 48% of the university's instructional staff is comprised of graduate students. They are, indeed, a force to be reckoned with.

The final decision on tuition is to be made on Dec. 4th. If you weren't able to speak your mind at the meeting today, you can e-mail your concerns.

(The link below gives the addresses for the regents)
http://www.abor.asu.edu/1_the_regents/members/list.html