With millions of dollars from this year’s Student Success Fee invested in access to classes, at least one indicator is showing positive signs for students unhappy with current offerings.
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Student Success Fee to open more classes, fund diversity efforts
Unless you’ve been checking the Cal Poly Administration and Finance website, you probably didn’t know that the Student Success Fee Allocation Advisory Committee sent a final recommendation to University President Jeffrey Armstrong in January — effectively deciding how the $210 quarterly fee will be spent next year.
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Success Fee direction under debate
The Student Success Fee Allocation Advisory Committee is on its way to having a budget recommendation prepared by the end of the quarter. Associated Students, Inc. President Kiyana Tabrizi said she is prepared to make unpopular choices to help the university. Tabrizi, a graduating political science senior and co-chair of the committee, said she sees value […]
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Appointed committee to begin Success Fee spending
The team assigned to spend the money gained by Cal Poly’s Student Success Fee is set to begin a month-long process that will potentially end with more classes for students. The 11-person group, which includes seven students, held an initial meeting April 26 to determine how to best move forward in allocating the revenue brought in […]
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Students say 'Yes' to 'Success'
Cal Poly students voted in favor of the proposed Student Success Fee yesterday, but the results were close. Of the 7,622 student who voted, 56.93 percent voted in favor and 43.07 percent voted against. Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) president Kiyana Tabrizi said she was happy with the voter turnout, which at approximately 41 percent had a […]
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'Better to tread water than to drown'
We were there for the first forum, the one with only one student in the audience as well as one of the final forums yesterday. Starting when former Cal Poly Provost Robert Koob proposed it in November, the Mustang Daily has closely followed the Student Success Fee. We’ve met with Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong, […]
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Fee forum failures spark new outreach efforts
Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) President Kiyana Tabrizi called the proposed Student Success Fee the most important tuition decision Cal Poly has ever faced. But students’ lack of interest might indicate disagreement. With only two open forums left for students to come and learn about the fee, attendance is as low as ever. Two students attended […]
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Fee forum has little turnout
The continued effort to educate students on the proposed Student Success Fee left associate vice provost Kimi Ikeda “disappointed in the number of students who have been coming,” she said. Six students were present at Wednesday night’s forum. Ikeda is reaching out and meeting with other student groups as well, including campus clubs and greek […]
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Setting the price of student 'success'
Today marked the first of nine forums to address the looming Student Success Fee, a fee most students know little about. But it left students with more questions than answers. Think of this fee as Provost Robert Koob’s last goodbye — Koob is retiring and will be replaced by Kathleen Enz Finken in February. At […]