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- From: "CHARLES SUNDIN, CHAIR, CHEMISTRY" <SUNDIN_C@ucs.uwplatt.edu>
- Subject: Computer Fees
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- Gary Davis finally found me out. I would like to provide free college
- education to the best, brightest, and most highly motivated no matter
- what their background.
-
- I haven'f figured out how to determine who is the best, brightest, and
- most highly motivated 17-18 year olds. I probably would not have made
- it in that category.
-
- But, let's return to the subject we are supposed to be on. I received
- an article from WISCONSIN WEEK, a UW-Madison faculty and staff
- publication. It states, "Six Big Ten schools already charge students a
- special technology fee, and Minnesota, Ohio State and Wisconsin are
- seeking such a fee. Only at Northwestern, where tuition tops $15,000 a
- year, is there no technology fee nor any movement to levy one."
-
- This is in reference to make a special tuition assessment for all (note
- all) students. This not only would cover computer labs but help student
- E-mail access including access to their instructors, INTERNET, etc.
-
- Again, all students would pay. But, you would arge that all students
- can benefit from INTERNET, etc. Perhaps this does not apply to the
- original question (what was the original question) of only some students
- paying a computer fee.
-
- Since the competent and less motivated students will go to the
- university, tuition is needed if for no other reason than commitment.
- It the taxpayers won't pay for the additional information technology
- infrastructure, etc., then the students must.
-
- Charles Sundin, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
- sundin_c@uwplatt.edu
-