Jordan and KaLeigh on CBA Supplemental Tuition

This afternoon, Jordan and KaLeigh updated their platform to include a topic that hasn't been addressed on any of the other platforms: College of Business Administration supplemental tuition. For those of you unaware, students admitted to the CBA are required to pay supplemental tuition, which amounts to roughly $1500 extra every year. Jordan and KaLeigh's platform explain their stance:

Several students have asked about our position on differential tuition rates in the College of Business Administration (CBA). CBA students pay roughly $1,500 more a year in tuition than the average student pays. The reason provided for this is that the students are receiving one of the best educations in the nation with highly qualified faculty. Unfortunately, in the three years since the implementation of differential tuition rates, the CBA students have not been seeing the returns for their money. As faculty leave the university or retire, their positions are not being filled again. This brings up the question, “What is our extra $1500 going towards?” We feel that the students in the CBA would like to see an audit of their college showing them exactly where their tuition money is going. We would work with the CBA to explore this option and others in order to assure business students see the benefit of their additional investment. 

Being the former CBA Senator for two years and a member of the CBA President's Council (which is made up of all of the president's of CBA student organizations), this topic is near and dear to my heart. I'm not sure who Jordan and KaLeigh were talking to, but the CBA has always been very open with what supplemental tuition covers. A quick google search lead me here:

http://business.uni.edu/web/pages/academics/supplementaltuition.cfm

The bottom of that page clearly shows what the money is being spent on. 

-55% for new faculty lines

-30% for professional skills initiative

-15% for financial aid for business students

This was developed years ago by a the CBA President's Council. Supplemental tuition has led to numerous new faculty hires, smaller classes, the Professional Readiness Program (PRP), and more scholarship money. To say that faculty are retiring without being rehired is crazy. Especially considering the CBA made multiple new hires this year that would not have been possible without supplemental tuition. Personally, I am forever grateful for this program, as it has funded the very scholarship that brought me to this campus. 

I'm not sure where Jordan and KaLeigh are getting their information, but it's not coming from the CBA. This is clear from the fact that they are calling it "differential" tuition. It's actually called supplemental tuition. I hope that they take the time to find out the real information and update their platform accordingly.