Two Year Bargain as LC Tuition Rises Curve
Lee College President Robert Cloud defends slower LC tuition increases amid state funding cuts. The district plans a local tax rise from 63 to about 12 cents per $100 to fund a roughly $159 million budget, aiming to keep costs lower than most Texas colleges. Cloud cites community college flexibility and vows instructional quality remains intact.
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Harris County
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Lawsuit Possible Over Long Distance Calls at College
Lee College attorney Rick Peebles signals likely lawsuits against certain athletes who put long distance charges on the athletic dorm line last year. Charges near four thousand dollars prompted review. the dorm telephone was removed and later reinstalled with restricted calling capabilities.
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Bettie Bennett
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New York
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Ron Ummel
Lee College Intramurals Kick Off Fall Play
Lee College announces fall intramural events with table tennis and frisbee tournaments. Table tennis singles and doubles start Sept 24 with a Sept 19 entry deadline. players must indicate skill level. Frisbee tourney lacks a deadline but trials are set for Oct 2 and Oct 4 with a hoop-throw format.
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Lee College
Benny Moskowitz
Laton Thompson
Moskowitz
Sonny Rowlett
Craig Martain
Enrollment Drops at LC Heavily As 5.9 Percent Decline Reported
Ed Monk notes a 5.9 percent fall in IC enrollment and a 59 percent drop in late registration figures. On Sept. 4 the seventh class day head count stood at 3,256, down 206 from 1984. Total credit hours fell 6 percent from 41,899 to 39,311. About 70 percent attend part time. Moak cites state trends and indicators for future attendance.
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Ed Monk
Moak
Community colleges at a crossroads in 1985
Experts at an education conference say community colleges confuse potential students with mixed missions. They must choose between general studies and vocational focus, while funding and communications add to the uncertainty.
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Chicago
Clowes
Community College
Arthur Cohen
The
Center For the Study of Community Colleges
Cohen
American Association of Community and Junior Colleges
Washington D.C
University of Texas Education
George Baker
Unique computers modernize English department at Lee College
Lee College installs a Macintosh based computer lab to assist 1500 students in writing analysis. The 15 machines will check spelling, clichés, comma splices and fragments, highlight unfamiliar words, and print papers with varied lettering while suggesting stronger verbs. Roberta Wright notes pilots began with three classes and, once opened to all, instructors across departments showed strong interest.
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Computer Lab
Recognition by Regents is Guild goal at Lee College
Lisa Tatum reports the Lee College Guild seeks official recognition by the Board of Regents, arguing fairness after the Faculty Assembly was acknowledged while the Guild was denied. The group contemplates a lawsuit, has consulted the attorney general, and supported a $500 scholarship plus community activities with the Baytown Symphony Orchestra. Offiers include Charles Shafer, David Corder, and Ted Olsen. about 26 members last spring. the Guild aligns with AFT Texas United Faculty and Texas AFL/CIO.
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Board of Regents
Muriel Tyssen
Guild
Attorney General's Office
American Federation of Teachers
Texas United Faculty
Texas AFL/CIO
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