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Associated Student Government1University of Arkansas2

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ASG Senate Resolution No. 434Authors: Senator Mark Cameron, Senator Joe Kieklak5Sponsors: Senator Grant Addison, Senator Wil Cheatham, Senator Sanket Desai,6

Senator Morgan Farmer, Senator Roxanne Hazelwood, Senator Hayley Noga,7

Senator Ellen Rudolph, Senator Amy May West89

A Resolution to Provide Necessary Testing Materials1011

Whereas, 91.7 percent of 2,639 students responded in the 2012-2013 ASG12

Student Poll that they enjoyed having scantrons, blue books, and13

other testing materials provided for them in Fall 2012; and14

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Whereas, 72.52 percent of 2,664 students responded in the 2012-2013 ASG16

Student Poll that they would be in favor of a minimal increase in17

tuition to allow the University to continue providing scantrons, blue18

books, and other testing materials to all students; and19

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Whereas, In the 2011-2012 academic year, students took 275,872 on-campus21

credit hours1; and22

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Whereas, If 24,932 students (Fall 2012 enrollment excluding24

correspondence only students) took the same amount of credit25

hours, 20 cents per credit hour would raise $55,284; and26

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Whereas, More credit hours have been taken this year because there are 5.8928

percent more students (excluding correspondence only) in Fall29

2012 than Fall 2011; and30

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Whereas, A University student enrolls in 12 credit hours on average each32

semester based on enrollment numbers and total on-campus credit33

hours taken last year; and34

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Whereas, A 20 cent per credit hour increase in tuition per semester would36

raise at least $58,540.80 and cost only $2.40 to students on37average; and38

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Whereas, This is more than $3,000 raised than the Fall 2012s program cost;40

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Whereas, The Associated Student Government aims to aid students as well as43

be responsive to student needs; and44

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Whereas, Many other SEC schools including Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky,46

LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, and Vanderbilt provide scantrons,47

blue books, and other testing materials for their students; and48

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Whereas, Students deserve an accountable University system to provide50

testing materials; then51

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Be it therefore resolved: ASG supports a more accountable system53

including a minimal credit hour raise in tuition54

to provide scantrons, blue books, and other55

testing materials for students; and56

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Be it further resolved: ASG supports an audit board comprised of the58

ASG Treasurer, ASG Director of Academic59

Affairs, a member of RSO Financial Affairs, the60

ASG Liaison to University Funding and61

Administration, and one student at-large; and62

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Be it further resolved: ASG supports the created audit boards powers64

to set meetings, review spending and testing65

materials requests, and conduct internal66

affairs; and67

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Be it further resolved: ASG supports regulations that require69

departments to confirm student enrollment on70the 11th day of classes and on the Early71

Progress grade report day to limit the number72

of test materials that shall be provided to73

departments for each class.74

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Official Use Only76

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Amendments:78

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Vote Count: Aye Nay Abstentions80

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Legislation Status: Passed Failed Other82

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Mike Norton, ASG Chair of the Senate Date86

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Tori Pohlner, ASG President Date89

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Sources:911: Office of Institutional Research92