meyearslater:

“Don’tjustmakeanimpres‐

sion,makeanimpact.”

Youmakeanimpacteveryday.Onbehalfofthestudentswhoyouhavementored,guidedandadvised,thankyouforallyoudo.

Iamproudtoberep-resentingTACUSPAasyourPresidentandlookforwardtotheamazingprojectswehaveplannedthisyear.

Duringthispastbreak,Itookalittletimetore lectonthingsforwhichIamthankful.

Iamthankfulforourstudents.Whileeachdaycanpresentuswithanewsetofchal-lengesandpossibili-ties,Iamremindedthatwehavethewonderfulopportuni-tyofshapingourstudents’futures,afactIdiligentlykeepsightof.

Iamthankfulfor,andoftentouchedby,howmuchwecanlearnfromourstu-dents.Oneofminesharedathoughtthatstillresonateswith

GreetingsfromtheTACUSPABoard!AliciaHuppe,President

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Dr. Alicia Huppe 

ahuppe@collin.edu 

Dean of Enrollment & Aca‐

demic Success Momentum 

Collin College 

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2012-2013 Board of Directors

BoardMeetingSchedule:

December3rd

January14&15,

Houston

February4th

March4th

March25th,Law

Conference

May6th

June3rd

July1st

August5th

September9th

Oct.ober13th,Houston

Meetingsareheldviateleconferenceunlessotherwisenoted.

PresidentDr.AliciaHuppe

ahuppe@collin.edu

PresidentElectJohnKaulfus

john.kaulfus@utsa.edu

PastPresidentDr.DeidraGravesStephensdeidra.stephens@mccombs.ut

exas.edu

TreasurerLisaNagy

nagy@uta.edu

SecretaryPaulinaMazurek

mazurek@uthscsa.edu

VicePresidentforEducation&ProfessionalDevelopment

Dr.AdamPeckpeckae@sfasu.edu

VicePresidentforAdministration

HeatherSnowhsnow@uta.edu

VicePresidentforMembership&Marketing

StephanieBoxstephanie.box@tamucc.edu

DirectorofResearchDr.RishiSriram

rishi_sriram@baylor.edu

DirectorofTechnologyHopeGarcia

hope.garcia@unt.edu

Fall Conference Highlights

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ThePriceofAdmission:TheCollegeStudentDebtCrisisSamanthaRiley,TACUSPAFellow

Overthepastthreedecades,thecostofacollegeeducationhasincreasedmorethan1,000percent,continuallyoutpacingin-lation(Johnson,VanOstern&White,2012).Two-thirdsofstudentswhoearnfour-yearbachelor’sdegreesgraduatewithanaveragestudentloandebtof$25,000;1in10studentborrowersowemorethan$54,000inloans(Johnsonetal.,2012).Asof2012,studentshaveborrowed$864billioninfederalloansand$150billioninprivateloanstopayforschool,causingstudentdebttoexceed$1trillioninAmericaalone(Johnsonetal.,2012).Approximately37millionpeoplehaveoutstandingstudentloans,andabout5millionareatleastonepaymentbehind(Fossey&Cloud,2012).Thenumbersdon’tlie:Thestudentdebtcrisiswillbeoneofthemostpressingissuesfacedbygenerationstocome.

Formanystudents,loansareanecessarybyproductofearningacollegedegree.In2009,53percentofallincomingfreshmanstudentstookoutloans(Johnsonetal.,2012).Thetwo-thirdsofgraduatesearningbachelor’sdegreesin2008hadtoborrowmoneytoattendcollege;thisdoesnotaccountforthe30percentofstudentswhotookoutloansanddroppedoutofschool.Thesestudentborrowersarefourtimesmorelikelythangraduatestodefaultontheirloans(Johnsonetal.,2012).Whilethemajorityofborrowersare35andunder(40percent),therehasbeenasigni icantincreaseinborrowersovertheageof45(Johnsonetal.,2012).Thoughstudentsfromallinstitutionaltypesincurstudentloandebt,borrowersatfor-pro itinstitutionshaveasigni icantlylargerdebtload.

Factorscontributingtotheriseofstudentdebtinclude:Riseofthefor-pro itcollegesector,declineinhighereducationfund-ing,dropincollegeanduniversityendowmentvalues,andaggressivelendingpractices(Johnsonetal.,2012).

Riseoffor‐pro itsector:For-pro itcollegesarenotonlymorecostlythanotherinstitutions,buthavehigherdropoutratesanddefaultratesonstudentloans.

Declineinhighereducationfunding:Asstatefundingdecreasesforinstitutions,collegesanduniversitieshavebegunin-creasingtuitiontomakeupthedifference.However,thisresultsinsomeschoolsofferingfewerscholarships.

Dropincollegeanduniversityendowmentvalues:Therearefewerdollarstodistributeingrantsandscholarshipsforstu-dentswhorelyon inancialaidtosupporttheiracademicendeavors.

Aggressivelendingpractices:Studentsareoftenunawareofalloftheborrowingoptions,leavingthemvulnerabletomak-ingdetrimental inancialdecisions.Lendersoftenbene it,ascollectionagenciesreceivemoremoneywhentheycollectthanwhenborrowersdefault.Thismayresultinlender’slackofconcernforsustainablerepayment.

Inanattempttoreducestudentborrowinganddefaultrates,manyinstitutionsarelaunchingprogramstoincreaseawarenessaboutstudentdebtandofferingadditionalassistancetostudents.SyracuseUniversityrecentlylaunchedtheMoneyAwarenessProgram,whichidenti iesstudentswhoareover-borrowingandhelpsstopthembyprovidingdirectgrantsforfuturesemes-tersthatrangebetween$5,000and$7,000(Marcus,2012).Theinitiativereducesthedebtofapproximately100studentseachyearby$21,000each(Marcus,2012).Inordertoreceivethesebene its,studentsmustenrollinamoney-managementcourseeachsemester.Communitycollegeshavefollowedsuit.TheCityCollegesofChicago,asystemofsevencommunitycolleges,requiresstudentsto illoutseparateformsbeforetakingoutloans.Ifstudentschoosetotakeoutloans,theyarerequiredtoattendmandatory“college-success”seminarsthatinclude inancialadvice,meetingswithcounselors,andprovideacopyoftheapplicant’sborrowinghistory(Marcus,2012).

Otherinstitutionsarealteringtheborrowingprocessaltogether.Anexperimentalprogramcalled“AidLikeaPaycheck”iscurrentlybeingtestedatcommunitycollegesacrossthecountry.Theprogrambreaksupstudentscholarshipandgrantmoney.Insteadofreceivingaidinoneortwolumpsumseachsemester,studentsreceivesmallerportionsofaideverytwoweeksinordertoencouragebudgetingandmoneymanagement.Thisprogrammayeventuallyexpandtoincludestudentloans.Atcol-legessuchasMt.SanAntonioCollege,acommunitycollegeeastofLosAngeles,thepilothasshowedpromisingresults,increas-ingretentionandlesseningtheburdenofearningapaycheckforstudents(Nelson,2011).

Inordertopreventthestudentdebtcrisisfromspiralingoutofcontrol,individualsandinstitutionsshouldconsiderthefol-lowingimplications:

Institutionsshouldbeupfrontabouttheiraveragestudentloandebt,studentdefaultrates,andavailablestudentaid.

Thereshouldbemoreregulationsonborrowingforproblemsectorsofhighereducation,particularlyfor-pro itinstitu-tions.Stricterregulationsonlendingmaypotentiallysafeguardhighlytargetedstudentpopulations,suchaslow-incomestudentsandveterans.

Institutionsshouldsuggestadditionalcounselingtoat-riskstudentswithdrawingstudentloans,emphasizingacademicsuccessandtimelygraduationofstudents(InstituteforCollegeAccess&Success,2012).

Institutionsshouldrequireorofferacourseorseminaronmanagingstudentdebt&makingeducated inancialdecisions.

Asstudentdebtincreasesalongsidetuition,notonlyshouldborrowersmakeeducated inancialdecisions,butcollegesshouldalsoensuretherearesupportsystemsinplacetoassiststudents.Institutionsshouldattemptto indsolutionstohelpstudentsavoidoverwhelmingamountsofdebt.SincehighereducationcontinuestobeanintegralpartofattainingtheAmericanDream,itistheinstitution’sresponsibilitytobeproactiveandcreativeinaddressingthestudentdebtcrisis.ReferencesonPage9

Fall Conference Highlights

Confirmed Keynote Speaker

Dr. Vincent Tinto

Distinguished

University Professor

Syracuse University

Annual Budget—2012-2013

Annual Report—2011-2012 P A G E 8

It’sbeenagreatyearforTACUSPAandtheExecutiveBoardhasaccomplishedmanyoftheinitiativesoutlinedinour iveyearstrategicplan.Afewhighlightsfromthisyearinclude:

Launchedanewinitiativeandcreatedanewcommitteetoofferwebinarstothemembership.Fivewebinarswerepresentedontopicssuchasjudicialsanctioningmodels,launchingahighereducationjobsearch,andusingvarioustechnologytoolsinstudentaffairswork.

OurnewTACUSPAwebsitewasfullyconstructedandusedtomanagemembershipandconferenceregistrationandpayments.

Co-sponsorshipoftheTexasHigherEducationLawConferencewiththeUniversityofNorthTexasforthe10thconsecutiveyear.

SeveralnewpolicieswereaddedtotheOperationsManualregarding iscalproceduresandothermatters.

TheadditionofanewExecutiveBoardposition,DirectorofResearch,wasapprovedbytheTACUSPAmember-shipviaaconstitutionalamendmentvote.

TwofellowsattendedtheJanuaryTACUSPABoardmeeting.

AgroupofgraduatestudentsfromtheSchoolofInformationattheUniversityofTexasatAustinprocessedtheTACUSPAarchiveslocatedattheBriscoeCenteraspartoftheirArchivalEnterprisecourserequirementsandpresentedanoverviewand indingaiddocumentforthecollection.

TheTACUSPAFoundationassetsincreasedto$7,888.53.TheFoundationapprovedaplantoprovide$3,600to-wardsgraduatescholarshipsandfellowshipsforthe2012TACUSPAConference.FourFellowsandnineScholar-shipAwardWinnerswerenamed.

Provided inancialsupportfortheTexasHigherEducationSymposiumheldinSanAntonio,August2-3,2012.

Themembershipreachedanalltimehighof556with61institutionalmemberspriortotheFallConference.

Theassociationremainsstrongwithoverallassetsinexcessof$208,252.37

The2012FallConference,“ReconnectingUs”washeldinSanAntonioonOctober14-16attheDoubleTreebyHiltonHotelSanAntonioDowntown.

230attended

Featuredspeakers:EricStoller,Dr.LindaKuk,andDr.Margaret“Peggy”Barr

23attendedtheNewProfessionalsInstitute

Apre-conferenceworkshop,“ConfrontingChangeandPreparingfortheFuture,”wasledbyDr.PeggyBarrwith54participants

4Fellowsand9scholarshiprecipientsattended

3facultymemberstookadvantageofthefreefacultyregistration

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DeidraGravesStephens,Ph.D.

2011-2012TACUSPAPresident

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References

Fossey,R.&Cloud,R.C.(2012).Economichardshipdefermentsandincome-basedrepaymentplans:Band -aidsonthetumorofthestudentloancrisis.TeachersCollegeRecord.

InstituteforCollegeAccess&success(2012).Howcommunitycollegessupportresponsibleborrowing. Retrievedfromhttp://projectstudentdebt.org/ iles/pub/Release_MakingLoansWork.pdf

Johnson,A.,VanOstern,T.&White,A.(2012).Thestudentdebtcrisis.CenterforAmericanProgress,1-29.

Marcus,J.(2012).Studentloansdiscouraged:SyracuseUniversity’smoneyawarenessprogramhascut debtby$21,000perstudent.Huf ingtonPost.Retrievedfromhttp:// www.huf ingtonpost.com/2012/10/22/student-loans-discouraged_n_2001264.html

Nelson,L.A.(2011).Pellasapaycheck.InsideHigherEd.Retrievedfromhttp:// www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/07/28/ pilot_program_looks_at_distributing_pell_grants_as_paycheck