I vote YES for a student activities building(wellness center). In my
opinion, I feel such a building will help our campus in the recruiting of
potential students and retention of our students. If need be, I feel this
is worth an increase in parking. Thank you
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From: Mary Coleman [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 10:06 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [UTCSTAFF] Fwd: [UTCSTAFF] Wellness Center an INCREASE IN
PARKING FEES
I would like to step in and voice my opinion about Faculty and Staff having
to pay increased parking rates for the new Wellness Center.
I too question if the necessity of building a new Wellness Center. Who
makes these decisions regarding our money anyway? That is what I would like
to know! Seems to me if faculty and staff are forced to pay increased
parking rates and we should be able to voice our opinion and vote on
whether or not UTC should have a new Wellness Center.
I think the faculty (full time and adjunct) and staff should have a say if
we should have a new Wellness Center.
I vote NO for a new Wellness Center and NO for increased parking.
What does everyone else vote for?
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> I just picked up a copy of last weeks ECHO and read the lead article
>about the Wellness Center and the
>possible Increase in Parking fees.( Most likely already decided and our
>input will really mean nothing to the outcome)
>I have several comments and questions and comments
>
>1. Will the increase in parking fees apply to Faculty and Staff? If so will
>we get a discount?
>
> I am an adjunct faculty member and this increase will cost me about
>what get( After taxes) for 1.5 labs that I teach
>I receive $495.00 per lab. It is bad enough that Adjunct Faculty have not
>received a raise in fours years, while full-time faculty as well as
> staff have received several. We were not always included when all state
>employees got raises.
>
> As a graduate of UTC ( Twice) I have always been a booster. I have
>always tried to get young people I know to "Give UTC a try".
>I do not know if I can do that any longer with a straight face. I will also
>have to consider if I can afford to teach at UTC in the future.
> As I said above it is bad enough to be under paid with out having to
>pay more for the privilege. Another nail in the coffin.
>
> In recent years I have heard about UTC wanting to become a "Great"
>University. In most cases, at least with other institutions I have been
>associated with.;Texas A&M, Johns Hopkins, Towson State, University of
>Illinois, Faculty/Staff parking was one of the perks that went with the
job.
>Faculty lots were even located near the building where you worked.
>
>It is bad enough that Faculty/Staff have to pay for parking here at UTC,
>but we have to compete with students.
>I really do not think I should have to get here at 8 AM to find a parking
>place so that I can teach a 10 AM class.
>
> IMHO Parking Services has had a mixed record. The last garage
>that was built, was supposed to pay for itself by all those student who
>took one or two classes a week and would rather pay to park there as
>opposed to buying a decal. That went over like a lead balloon. We all had
>to pay for their foresight. This situation sounds like another wide of the
>mark guess to me. I am quite sure that fees will not stay at $200.00+ or
>$500.00 for very long.
>The increase might not seem like much to parking Services, but I am sure it
>seems quite large to most of my students.
>At a time of a budget crisis,it seems to me the money ( for the Wellness
>Center too)could be better spent in other areas. Students are being asked
>to take on an ever increasing burden to get an education. This University
>should try to lessen this burden as much as possible.
>
>2. The wellness center? Is it really needed? It sounds like one of those
>projects that will be used by a minority of the Students, Faculty, and
>staff, but will have to be paid for by everyone. I think that the vote
>should not be where to locate it,but as to whether it should be built at
all.
>
>Harold A. Climer
>Dept. Of Physics, Geology, and Astronomy
>University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
>318 Grote Hall
>615 McCallie AVE
>Chattanooga TN 37403
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Mary Coleman
Administrative Assistant
Political Science, DEPT. 6356
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
615 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37403-2598
423/425-4281
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