LehighWeek Volume 09, Issue 14

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LehighWeek:
Tuition Increase
announced      2
Residential plan to
better campus life        3
Tribute to Martin Luther
King Jan. 21 4
Men's and Women's
Basketball win league
opener against Army
South Mountaineer
News
1-3
Events
4
People
5
Jobs
5
Calendar
8
South
Mountaineer
9-12
South Mountaineer
LEHIGHWEEK
Volume 9, Issue 14
Major snowfall blankets Lehigh
For the Campus Community
January 17, 1996
Severe conditions cause delays and cancellations
{Above) The snow/blower we all
wish we could have at home
opens the sidewalk in one pass
on Broadhead Ave.
(Left) Bill Little and others of
Alan Kunsman contractors, here
in front of Christmas Saucon,
fight their version of trench
warfare clearing the miles of
sidewalks and steps on campus.
(Right) Sporting the latest in natural
fibers, a new sculpture adorned
Memorial Drive West in front to
Packard Lab on Jan 10. No word
yet from Museum Operations on
the archival properties of Lehigh's
latest art acquisition.
Photos by John Kish IV
University Council presents 96-97 budget
Lehigh's Board of Trustees
Friday (1/12) approved
increases for compensation
and undergraduate (see
related story pg. 2) and
graduate tuition and fees for
1996-97. On Monday in
Rauch Business Center,
University Council members
presented this information
along with the process they
and other university committees went through to develop
next year's budget.
Salary budgets for faculty
and staff were increased 3.3
percent. There is a $100,000
university-wide pool for
promotions and salary equity.
Total benefits growth varied
depending upon the impact of
flexible benefits changes.
Graduate tuition will
increase to $770 per credit, or
4.1 percent; MBA and MOT
tuition to $570, or 3.6 percent;
College of Education to $450,
or 4.7 percent; and tuition
related to research sponsored
projects to $385, or 4.1
percent.
Other budget increases
include 3 percent for typical
office expenses; 3 percent for
building maintenance and
supplies; 4.3 percent for the
Student Life Series; 1.35
percent for utilities; and 8
percent for library materials.
Since the starting point in
the budget process last
spring, reduced graduate
enrollment and tuition
revenue and allocations to
the Provost's Pool, Student
Affairs and parking resulted
in a projected shortfall of
$2.5 million for next year.
Over the last six months,
that shortfall was reduced to
zero through restructuring,
indirect cost recovery,
revising budget model
revenue and cost estimates,
reducing the percentage
growth on budget items,
adjusting and reducing
employee benefit accounts
and reimbursing for parking.
Discussions about vehicle
registration or parking fees
for students, faculty and staff
and for public events are
being held this semester.
More details will be provided
in the next issue of
LehighWeek.
by Penny Savakis, Writers' Group
he new year is
barely under way,
but one thing is
definitely certain,
so far it's been a
very white year! The twenty-
five inches of snow on Jan. 8
and six additional ones on
Jan. 12 indicate that it's going
to be a long winter.
The severe weather caused
major changes in university
business with official closings
and delays.  Car-pooling and
walking has been encouraged.
Lehigh's Commencement
exercises on Jan. 14 were
cancelled for the first time
since the mid-year ceremony
was initiated in 1987. A small
reception was held in the
Alumni Memorial Building
Gallery, however, on the
afternoon of Jan. 14 for
graduates and guests who had
arrived prior to the official
cancellation.  Graduates will
receive their diplomas by mail
and have the opportunity to
participate in the graduation
exercises in June.
"Given the magnitude of
the storm on Jan. 7 and 8, and
the time allotted us to get
things in order, we have done
extremely well," said Gary A.
Falasca, director of facilities
services. "Roads are open and
usable. Faculty, staff and
students can get to buildings
without much hassle."
According to Falasca, about
100 people using plows,
tractors, snow blowers and
shovels have been working
almost around the clock to
clear the walkways, roads and
parking lots of more than 130
Lehigh buildings since the
storm hit.
"We don't have many places
to put the snow. We have
been hauling it to Sayre
Please see Snow page 2
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