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The 1:1 Principle for Stewarding Ethical Excellence @ Illinois
Published by Bruce Rosenstock on Apr 27, 2010
| 179 Signatures |
Target: Students and faculty of the University of Illinois
Region: United States of America
Background (Preamble):
State funding has dropped as tuition costs have risen at the University of Illinois, going from 18:1 ratio in 1970 to nearly 1:1 today. Next year for the first time in Illinois history, the 1:1 barrier may be crossed as tuition rises again by 10% to 20%.
This petition will be delivered to the Board of Trustees at the University of Illinois to ask that that if the ratio of state allocations to tuition revenue drops below 1:1, in-state tuition shall not be increased. This ethical principle aims at preserving the value of accessibility to the public state university system.
This petition will be delivered to the Board of Trustees at the University of Illinois to ask that that if the ratio of state allocations to tuition revenue drops below 1:1, in-state tuition shall not be increased. This ethical principle aims at preserving the value of accessibility to the public state university system.
Petition:
“THE 1:1 PRINCIPLE” FOR
STEWARDING ETHICAL EXCELLENCE @ ILLINOIS
Whereas the ratio of state allocations to tuition has gone from nearly 18:1 in 1970 to nearly 1:1 in 2009; and
Whereas accessibility of excellent higher education is and should remain a core value of this public state university; and
Whereas tuition has compensated for lower state allocations over the past forty years; and
Whereas student access to this university has been adversely affected by tuition raises; and
Whereas underprivileged and middle class students from both upstate and downstate Illinois have found it increasingly difficult to shoulder the burdens of increased tuition; and
Whereas excellence at the university of Illinois must be stewarded within the framework of fundamental ethical principles to guide our choices for the future; and
Whereas ethical excellence demands commitment to the core value of accessibility; and
Whereas ethical excellence demands commitment to the universal values of fairness and justice; and
Whereas students have unfairly borne the burden of shrinking state allocations over the past forty years; and
Whereas placing more financial burden upon the students than is borne by the entire state of Illinois is unfair within a public state university dedicated to the core value of accessibility;
BE IT RESOLVED THAT WE ASK THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO STEWARD ETHICAL EXCELLENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS BY ADOPTING THE “1:1 PRINCIPLE” STIPULATING THAT IF THE RATIO OF PROJECTED STATE ALLOCATIONS TO CURRENT TUITION REVENUES GOES BELOW THE RATIO OF 1:1, IN-STATE TUITION SHALL NOT BE INCREASED.
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We believe that this principle of ethical excellence at Illinois will unite faculty and students with the common purpose of stewarding all other forms of excellence at this university. We believe that commitment to this ethical principle should be the foundation for our choices about the future excellence of this university. We believe that the citizens and legislators of the state of Illinois will respect our united commitment to ethical excellence. We believe that our alumni and alumnae will take pride in our united commitment to ethical excellence. We believe that no other excellence is as important as ethical excellence.
STEWARDING ETHICAL EXCELLENCE @ ILLINOIS
Whereas the ratio of state allocations to tuition has gone from nearly 18:1 in 1970 to nearly 1:1 in 2009; and
Whereas accessibility of excellent higher education is and should remain a core value of this public state university; and
Whereas tuition has compensated for lower state allocations over the past forty years; and
Whereas student access to this university has been adversely affected by tuition raises; and
Whereas underprivileged and middle class students from both upstate and downstate Illinois have found it increasingly difficult to shoulder the burdens of increased tuition; and
Whereas excellence at the university of Illinois must be stewarded within the framework of fundamental ethical principles to guide our choices for the future; and
Whereas ethical excellence demands commitment to the core value of accessibility; and
Whereas ethical excellence demands commitment to the universal values of fairness and justice; and
Whereas students have unfairly borne the burden of shrinking state allocations over the past forty years; and
Whereas placing more financial burden upon the students than is borne by the entire state of Illinois is unfair within a public state university dedicated to the core value of accessibility;
BE IT RESOLVED THAT WE ASK THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO STEWARD ETHICAL EXCELLENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS BY ADOPTING THE “1:1 PRINCIPLE” STIPULATING THAT IF THE RATIO OF PROJECTED STATE ALLOCATIONS TO CURRENT TUITION REVENUES GOES BELOW THE RATIO OF 1:1, IN-STATE TUITION SHALL NOT BE INCREASED.
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We believe that this principle of ethical excellence at Illinois will unite faculty and students with the common purpose of stewarding all other forms of excellence at this university. We believe that commitment to this ethical principle should be the foundation for our choices about the future excellence of this university. We believe that the citizens and legislators of the state of Illinois will respect our united commitment to ethical excellence. We believe that our alumni and alumnae will take pride in our united commitment to ethical excellence. We believe that no other excellence is as important as ethical excellence.
The The 1:1 Principle for Stewarding Ethical Excellence @ Illinois petition to Students and faculty of the University of Illinois was written by Bruce Rosenstock and is in the category Education at GoPetition. Contact author here.
