current sga initiatives
Continued Affordable Higher Education at UIS
The SGA is committed to keeping the cost of higher education low at UIS. We oppose any excessive increase in tuition, student fees, or housing rates. The UIS Student Trustee just voted to oppose a 9.5% tuition increase as recently as May 20th, 2010.
On June 10th, 2010 the SGA passed a resolution supporting a program which offered in-state tuition rates to students from bordering counties in Missouri and Iowa which will allow UIS to recruit more students from those areas and making it less necessary for tuition rates to be raised. The program is pending the approval of the U of I Board of Trustees.
On September 26th, 2010 the SGA unanimously passed a Resolution Calling for a Moratorium on all Student Fee Increases for the 2012 Fiscal Year, with the exception of the Athletic Fee. This resolution will ensure that Student Fees will not be increased next fall and that UIS is committed to providing affordable education to Illinois’ students.
