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Your Right to a Higher Education is Being Threatened
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The Arizona State Legislature has proposed
cuts
to the University System thatwould total nearly $243 million,
or approximately one-quarter
of the entire budget, with a total reduction of $388 million in Fiscal Year 2010.
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Such a cut would be
absolutely devastating
to the University system which, if  passed, would require elimination of Colleges, major lay-offs of faculty andradical
hikes in tuition that could easily exceed 100%.
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President Shelton of the University of Arizona supports the campus communities’
resistance to these cuts
and encourages us to contact our elected leaders.
What could this mean for you?
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If you’re an undergraduate:
decreased class offerings and more difficultyfinding the classes you need, fewer financial aid options, extreme increases intuition, slower time-to-degree, larger class sizes (giving you less access to your instructors), fewer books and other materials in the library, decreasing campusmaintenance, fewer departments and major options, the loss of valuable facultymembers, loss of extracurricular programs and clubs, fewer jobs on campus, lessaccess to technology, less advising, and loss of prestige of the university, makingyour degree worth less.
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If you’re a graduate student:
fewer teaching and research opportunities,significantly higher tuition, less financial aid and financial support fromdepartments, much larger classes and heavier teaching loads (if you can getthem), fewer class offerings, eliminated programs and departments, less advising,loss of faculty, and decreasing prestige of the university, making your degreeworth less.
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If you’re an employee:
decreased benefits, declining services and maintenanceof the university, layoffs, pay cuts, a ‘climate of fear’, increasing parking andother costs, less support from administration and fewer jobs available.
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If you’re a member of the community:
fewer opportunities for you and your children to get a college degree, decreasing quality of education in the state,fewer outreach programs and services, less spending on construction projects,less access to research and innovation, fewer services in the library, fewer  performances and exhibits, and massive job loss for the community.
The Arizona Legislature will be voting on these cuts very soon.It is urgent that we act now!
 
What can you do?
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Contact your elected officials as soon as possible.
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Tell them that you vote on education issues.
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Tell them that you care about the future of education and employment inthe State of Arizona.
Arizona Board of Regents:http://www.abor.asu.edu/Arizona State Legislature:http://www.azleg.gov/Arizona's Governor:http://azgovernor.gov/index2.asp
House Appropriations Committee
Chairman: John Kavanagh jkavanagh@azleg.gov (602) 926-5170Vice Chairman: Andy Biggs abiggs@azleg.gov (602) 926-4371
Senate Appropriations Committee
Chairman: Russell Pearce rpearce@azleg.gov(602) 926-5760Vice Chairman: Al Melvin amelvin@azleg.gov(602) 926- 4326For biographies and further information about your senators and representatives:Senate: http://www.azsenate.gov/House: http://www.azhouse.gov/
Who is willing to fight for the quality of education in the State of Arizona?
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Graduate and Professional Student Council: http://www.gpsc.arizona.edu/
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Associated Students of the University of Arizona: http://asua.arizona.edu/D
o not allow Arizona to lose access to quality higher education. The effectsof these decisions will be felt for decades.Follow this process and learn more about what you can do at:
sallygradstudent.blogspot.comor e-mail us:sallygradstudent@gmail.com
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