Possible fee increases will be on the mind of Student Government President Stuart Watkins as he attends the Postsecondary Education Review Commission Meeting — also known as the Tucker Commission — on Monday and Tuesday.The Tucker Commission is tasked with reviewing the governance, facilities, funding, operations and number and alignment of degree programs at Louisiana public colleges.”The Tucker Commission deals with a variety of issues higher education is facing,” Watkins said. “It’s going to have a huge impact on higher education, so it will affect every student on LSU’s campus.”Watkins said he does not have any formal role in the meeting, but he would attend on behalf of the students in case anyone had any questions about the student body.Watkins said he is most interested in the possibility of fee increases in the future. Watkins said he is not in favor of fee increases unless it is completely necessary to save the academic core of the University and keep the University’s top-tier status.—-Contact Xerxes A. Wilson at [email protected]
Watkins to attend Tucker Commission
October 24, 2009