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KEEPING AUBURN UNIVERSITY COMPETITIVE

KEEPING AUBURN UNIVERSITY COMPETITIVE. UNIVERSITY-PAID RESIDENT TUITION AND FEES FOR GRADUATE ASSISTANTS. TYPES 2003-2004 (# of assignments per year). Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs)—1,987 (100%) Graduate Research Assistants (GRAs)—1,251 (58%) Graduate Assistants (GAs)—244 (0%)

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KEEPING AUBURN UNIVERSITY COMPETITIVE

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  1. KEEPING AUBURN UNIVERSITY COMPETITIVE UNIVERSITY-PAID RESIDENT TUITION AND FEES FOR GRADUATE ASSISTANTS

  2. TYPES 2003-2004(# of assignments per year) • Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs)—1,987 (100%) • Graduate Research Assistants (GRAs)—1,251 (58%) • Graduate Assistants (GAs)—244 (0%) • Graduate Extension Assistants (GEAs)—8 (0%)

  3. PROPOSAL Extend university-paid resident tuition fellowships to all graduate assistants (GTAs, GRAs, GAs, and GEAs) meeting minimum qualifications to insure Auburn University remains competitive in attracting the best and the brightest graduate students in support of our instructional, research, and extension missions.

  4. HISTORY • Fall 1998 — President Muse • 50/50/50/50 doctoral students (PGFs) • Fall 2000 — BoT all GTAs (GTFs) • Fall 2000 — expansion to 300 GRAs (GRFs) • Fall 2003 — expansion to 450 GRAs (GRFs—Peaks of Excellence) • Spring 2004 — 40/80 hour restriction • GTUFS

  5. 40/80 hour restriction

  6. ACCEPTANCE YIELD RATE 1999 AU 53% UT 63% UGA 68% UA 78% 2000 AU 76% 2004 AU 59%

  7. COMPETITIVENESS APRIL 15

  8. COMPETITIVENESS

  9. COMPETITIVENESS

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  11. COMPETITIVENESS

  12. BUDGET IMPACT(based on 2003-2004 numbers) • Average cost per fellowship per semester: $1,787 • GRFs to be added: 902 • Lost revenue: $1.6 million • GAs/GEAs to be added: 252 • Lost revenue: $2.1 million • $218 registration fee offset: $252k • Net lost revenue: $1.8 million

  13. RESTRICTIONS • 25% appointment • Minimum $600 per month stipend • 40/80 hours

  14. IMPACT OF MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS • For Fall 2004, 7% of graduate assistants meeting the current 25%/$437 minimum (114 out of 1,629 students) would not qualify because of $600 minimum • Accountancy--13 • Architecture--11 • Industrial & Sys Eng--16 • Pharmacal Sciences--12 • Communication Disorders--8 • Hum Dev & Fam Stud--7 • Miscellaneous—47

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