Graduate Assistant Task Force BOR Lower-Level Conference Room July 24, 2015, 11:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. CT (866)410-8397; Code: 4654625706; Leader PIN 9228# Lunch: Subway Platter Flavor Craver and one 6” veggie sub. Walmart Individual Bags of – – Chips and bottled water. Make dessert and lemonade. Member List: DSU Adam Wells & Sara Hare; NSU Alan LaFave; SDSM&T Jan Puszynski – – – & Doug Wells; SDSU Jackie Nelson & Doerner Kinchel; USD Jacob Nelson, Jim Moran, – – Sheila Gestring & Mary Berry; BOR Paul Turman, Nathan Lukkes & Monte Kramer – AGENDA The possibility of waiving all tuition and the university support fees for graduate assistants (see proposal from SDSU) What amount can be recouped from grants and contracts? What be the revenue losses and related ramifications? What are we trying to accomplish? Is there an adverse impact on GTA’s? Sponsored billing practices as they relate to tuition remission. It has been suggested by SDSM&T that the BOR policy conflicts with OMB Uniform Guidance regulations. What are the current practices at each campus? What is OMB guidance on tuition remission billings? Providing free tuition and insurance to graduate assistants. What is the cost of this? Does this make us more competitive? Are we competitive with our current structure and stipend levels? What are our competitors Other issues as identified by the committee.
Graduate Assistant Task Force BOR Lower-Level Conference Room July 24, 2015, 11:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. CT (866)410-8397; Code: 4654625706; Leader PIN 9228# Lunch: Subway Platter – Flavor Craver and one 6” veggie sub. Walmart – Individual Bags of Chips and bottled water. Make dessert and lemonade. Member List: DSU – Adam Wells & Sara Hare; NSU – Alan LaFave; SDSM&T – Jan Puszynski & Doug Wells; SDSU – Jackie Nelson & Doerner Kinchel; USD – Jacob Nelson, Jim Moran, Sheila Gestring & Mary Berry; BOR – Paul Turman, Nathan Lukkes & Monte Kramer AGENDA The possibility of waiving all tuition and the university support fees for graduate assistants (see proposal from SDSU) What amount can be recouped from grants and contracts? What be the revenue losses and related ramifications? What are we trying to accomplish? Is there an adverse impact on GTA’s? Sponsored billing practices as they relate to tuition remission. It has been suggested by SDSM&T that the BOR policy conflicts with OMB Uniform Guidance regulations. What are the current practices at each campus? What is OMB guidance on tuition remission billings? Providing free tuition and insurance to graduate assistants. What is the cost of this? Does this make us more competitive? Are we competitive with our current structure and stipend levels? What are our competitors Other issues as identified by the committee.
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