| Chancellor search looks to students |
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Search committee brings candidates to campus for forum
by Justin Boulmay
Staff
Writer
Starting Jan. 16, students, faculty and staff will have the
opportunity to meet four or five candidates, one of whom
may be the next chancellor of Appalachian State University.
The Chancellor Search Committee will hold open forums on
campus providing an opportunity for Appalachian community
members to learn more about four “semi-finalists”
for the position of chancellor, committee chair Robert G.
Fox, Jr. said.
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| Trustees OK tuition increase |
ASU News
Bureau
Appalachian State University Board of Trustees approved a
$300 increase in tuition for each of the next two academic
years.
The board also voted to reserve the option of seeking a $300
tuition increase for a third academic year.
The increase will provide Appalachian an estimated $3.75
million in 2004-05.
Thirty-five percent of the revenues will be allocated for
faculty salaries and benefits, 24 percent for student financial
aid, 21 percent for academic and student support and 20 percent
for staff salaries and benefits for 2004-05. Allocations
for subsequent years will be determined by future board action.
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| Lack of signatures curtails ABC 2004 |
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| Despite appearances at several
community events last fall, the ABC 2004 campaign
failed to get enough signatures for a referendum.
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By Leslie Rasimas
Staff Writer
The petition for Allow Boone A Choice 2004 ended December
2003 without the required number of signatures to send the
issue to a vote this year.
Charles A. Brady, spokesperson for ABC 2004, said the number
of signatures fell short near the end of the campaign.
“We had a hard time recruiting students and residents
of Boone to register to vote and sign the petition. There
was a lot of effort put into this campaign, and it is disappointing
there was not more interest from the community,” Brady
said.
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| COB adds financial planning to repertoire |
by Jennifer
Schneider
Staff Writer
The Walker College of Business received authorization to
offer two new comprehensive study programs in financial planning.
The financial planning curriculum addresses the fundamentals
of personal financial planning, risk management and insurance,
estate planning, retirement and employee benefit planning,
investments and individual income tax.
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| MLK Challenge gears up for service Monday |
by Elizabeth
Ashford
Staff Writer
It will be a day on, not a day off, for many Appalachian
State University students this year during the Jan. 19 Martin
Luther King Jr. holiday.
The MLK Challenge is back, sponsored by Appalachian &
the Community Together and funded by University Highlands.
The event offers students the opportunity to give back to
the community during their day off from classes.
Jennifer L. Champion, along with other members of ACT, organized
the event.
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| Police offer advice for winter driving |
by Tiffany
King
Staff Writer
More accidents occur during the winter than any other season
of year, University Police department chief investigator
Major Larry Foster said.
“We do see more accidents
in the winter. They are mostly just fender-benders, but the
winter weather does make driving conditions less safe,”
Foster said.
“Although driving too fast for
conditions is a contributing factor in some of these accidents,
not having the proper equipment--such as snow tires and four-wheel
drive --contributes to the majority of accidents,”
Foster said.
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