State Regents Approve 2004-05 Tuition and Fee Rates
The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education met yesterday and approved 2004-2005 tuition and fee rates for students at OSU and all other Oklahoma colleges and universities. In-state tuition rates at Oklahoma's public institutions of higher education will increase bt an average of 9.2 percent, which is lower than limits set by the Oklahoma Legislature. Nonresident undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees will increase an average of 10.2 percent. At OSU, the average annual increase for a full-time resident undergraduate student will be $286. The average annual increase for a full-time nonresident undergraduate will be $1,258. You can find additional details about OSU's new tuition and fee structure at http://bursar.okstate.edu/tuition.html
State Paying Less of the Bill for Higher Education
The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education say that nearly 75 percent of the $97.7 million in new funds received by higher education institutions next year will come from tuition and fee increases and not from the state. In 1988, state appropriations accounted for 75.3 percent of the general operating budget for Oklahoma's higher education institutions. For the OSU System, state funding now represents less than one-third of the operating budget.
Bio-Ag Students Haul Off Tractor Trophy
Team Cowboy Motorsports, composed of students in the School of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, recently won the ASAE International ¼-Scale Tractor Student Design Competition in Moline, Ill. They defeated 25 teams in the United States and Canada, taking first prize, overall, and first-place awards in the pull performance, serviceability and sportsmanship categories. The team also received the Campbell Scientific Award for electronics application in the design of their "hydro-mechanical, infinitely variable rate transmission." In the X-Team Competition, featuring freshman and sophomores competing with a modified tractor from a previous year, OSU also won first-place, overall.
Cowgirl Rodeo Team Celebrates National Championship
The media didn't cover this one much, but the OSU Cowgirl Rodeo Team recently returned as national champions from the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyo. Cowgirls Audra Magee, Gretchen Benbenek and Brenna Herrington won the women’s team title with 495 total points, soundly dominating the competition. Magee was champion of the women’s all-around, and Benbenek contributed points by finishing third in the average barrel racing standings. The team is coached by Joe and Sally Vielma. All this is even more impressive because the coaches are volunteers and team members pay for all their equipment and most expenses.
Transit Services Schedules Community Meetings
OSU Parking and Transit Services will be conducting community meetings in Stillwater to tell residents about route change recommendations. OSU operates the OSU Stillwater Community Transit System. Attendees will hear about proposed changes in the service, and their comments will be solicited about proposed route modifications. The meetings are scheduled in room 302 of the Stillwater Public Library on Wednesday, July 14, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Thursday, July 15, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. For more information, call 744-6525.
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