June 2002 Special Meeting/Arizona Board of Regents

A Special Meeting of the Arizona Board of Regents was held June 6, 2002, in the Large Conference Room of the Regents' Central Office, 2020 North Central, #230, Phoenix, Arizona. Several Board members participated telephonically. President McKay called the meeting to order at 2:34 p.m.

PRESENT:	Regent Fred Boice (By telephone) Regent Robert Bulla (By telephone) Regent Chris Herstam Regent Jack Jewett Regent Kay McKay (By telephone) Regent Matthew Meaker Regent Christina Palacios (By telephone) Regent Myrina Robinson (By telephone) Regent Gary Stuart (By telephone) Superintendent of Public Instruction Jaime Molera (By telephone)
ABSENT:	Regent Donald Ulrich Governor Jane Dee Hull

Also present were: President Peter Likins, Dr. Ray Woosley, and Ms. Carla Nunn, University of Arizona; Executive Director Linda Blessing, Board Counsel Joel Sideman, and Secretary to the Board Judy Garza.

Regent Herstam reminded the Board this Special Meeting had been called to set the tuition for the University of Arizona College of Medicine. The university recommended the amount of $10,574, an increase of $914, or 9.4 %, plus mandatory fees. The university held a public hearing on the proposed increase on May 3 and the Regents received a summary of the comments made at the hearing.

President Likins explained why it had been necessary for a special meeting--the notice of the first tuition hearing had inadvertently not been published. The university's request for this increase is formula driven. Board Policy states: "Resident tuition fees for the College of Medicine shall be determined by using the fee for the current year as a base to be adjusted by an amount not to exceed the maximum necessary to maintain a position within the lower one-third of rates set by all other state-supported colleges of medicine for resident fees as reported by the Association of American Medical Colleges."

Upon motion of Regent Herstam, seconded by Regent Jewett, the Board set resident tuition and fees for the College of Medicine for FY 2002-2003 in the amount of $10,574, an increase of $914, or 9.4%, plus mandatory fees.

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