Dionte Berry News Editor dberry11@murraystate.edu Staff member Jessica Evans, who was elected to fill the vacant seat left by the late Phil Schooley, was sworn in at the Board of Regents quarterly meeting on Friday, Dec. 3. After Evans was sworn in and welcomed by the Board, the Regents moved towards discussions about what to Read More
Dionte Berry News Editor dberry11@murraystate.edu The Board of Regents convened in Heritage Hall for its quarterly spring meeting on Friday, June 4. The topic of tuition for the 21-22 academic year continued from the Board’s April meeting. The Board discussed and voted on a handful of other matters such as Bob Jackson’s presidency, campus renovations, Read More
Emery Wainscott Contributing Writer ewainscott@murraystate.edu The annual University Town Hall took place virtually this year on Wednesday, April 14. President Bob Jackson outlined plans for the fall 2021 semester, detailed budget updates and how the Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) will affect Murray State employees. COVID-19 Restrictions Jackson said the administration is planning for the fall 2021 Read More
Addison Watson Assistant News Editor awatson25@murraystate.edu The Board of Regents held its summer quarterly meeting on Friday, Aug. 28, via Zoom to discuss topics including enrollment, finances and student affairs. Enrollment Don Robertson, vice president of Student Affairs, spoke highly of the enrollment rates for the fall 2020 semester. He credited Wendy Cain, director of Read More
Daniella Tebib News Editor dtebib@murraystate.edu The Board of Regents held a meeting on Friday, June 5, via Zoom to discuss several topics including new freshman admission requirements, preliminary enrollment numbers and the budget for fiscal year 2021. New freshman admission requirements The board voted unanimously to make the new freshman admission requirements official. Incoming Read More
Daniella Tebib News Editor dtebib@murraystate.edu The Board of Regents held a special meeting via Zoom on Friday, April 24, to discuss tuition, housing and dining rates, the federal stimulus package, the updated budget, enrollment efforts and state legislation. Tuition, Housing and Dining Rates Update The board unanimously approved the authorization of the tuition rates for Read More
Daniella Tebib News Editor dtebib@murraystate.edu After a steady decline in enrollment numbers, Murray State bounced back this semester. Enrollment steadily decreased from fall 2016 until fall 2018. Fall 2018 numbers showed a 9 percent decrease from the fall 2017 freshman class. However, this year’s freshman class showed a 7.7 percent increase from fall 2018, and Read More
Story by Ciara Benham Staff Writer cbenham@murraystate.edu Tuition increases, deferred maintenance and increased pension costs were discussed on March 28 at the University Tuition and Budget Forum. President Bob Jackson defined the upcoming budget changes and goals at the Budget Advisory Committee FY20 Budget and Tuition Review. Jackson said the main focuses of the budget Read More