<p>Ferry,</p>
<p>I wish that was the reason tuition kept increasing…then I wouldn’t have an office that was falling apart around my ears, leaks every time it rains and is growing mold for some scientific experiment to see how long college administrators can handle exposure without getting sick. Maybe I would have a nice desk and chair that didn’t fall apart once a week. Heck, while I’m wishing big, maybe I could get a decent raise so I could afford to purchase health insurance for my husband and children.</p>
<p>The student areas are sooo much nicer than 95% of the administration buildings or individual offices.</p>
<p>All the endowments we receive are specifically earmarked towards certain projects…and it has been a LONG LONG time since any were earmarked towards administration or its buildings. These endowments are funded by alum who typically designate the funds be used to improve the student areas. Endowments given towards scholarships are typically so type specific that it is difficult to disburse all available funds every year. We have two scholarship endowments that we haven’t been able to disburse for the last 4 years…because NO ONE has meet the rigid qualifications set forth by the giver of the funds.</p>
<p>Many schools are trying hard to keep the rising cost of a college education down…without depriving the students of the things students think they need. We even started recycling used printer paper to make “notepads” to keep from having to spend “unnecessary” money. My office (FA) has been BEGGING for software for 3 years…and it looks like we will be waiting another 3 years. Good thing I am good at manually calculating student award packages.</p>
<p>Yep, tuition is increasing just so administrators like myself can work in the lap of luxury.</p>