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| UnIversIty ★ spotlIgHt | families?’ UD has to put itself on the line. If tuition goes up 3 to 5 percent, we’re covering it.” This philosophy inspired the university’s new net-price tuition plan, recently presented to students enrolled in the 2013 fall semester. Spanning the entire four-year arc of an undergraduate career, the plan outlines a student’s tuition costs, fully We can’t sit back and ask, ‘How acknowledging that they much can we charge families?’ will swell. However, for each yearly increase, the UD has to put itself on the university assures students line. If tuition goes up 3 to 5 that scholarships and grants percent, we’re covering it. will increase proportion—Robert Durkle, assistant vice president of ately. “If you buy a house or enrollment management a car, you know what your monthly payment will be over time,” Durkle says. “Higher education should be the same.” After crunching the numbers, the university estimates that students will save $2,700 over the four-year period. The plan doesn’t stop there. “In the past we’d tell students, ‘Here is tuition, room, and board,’ but we didn’t include fees,” Durkle says, explaining that a student’s major creates an unknown variable in the fee structure — lab fees for a biology major are different from the cost of supplies for an art major. The problem with this model is sticker shock. “A student might pay $40,000 a year, but the real cost would be $50,000,” Durkle says. So under the new plan, UD has rolled all the fees into the tuition and states the full, combined cost up front. And don’t forget about textbooks. Printed, used, or “We have to have skin in the game,” says Robert Durkle, assistant vice president of enrollment management. “We can’t sit back and ask, ‘How much can we charge From top: statue of Marianist founder Father William Chaminade, socializing at ArtStreet Cafe, and the Central Mall 94 OctOber 2013 usairwaysmag.com http://www.usairwaysmag.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of US Airways - October 2013

Table of Contents
CEO Letter
From the Editor
Did You Know?
Making It Happen
Hot Spots: Top Spas at Top Resorts
Wine & Dine: Mail-Order BBQ
Wine & Dine: Hard Cider
Golf: The TOURAcademy at TPC Sawgrass
Adventure: P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
Style Spotlight: School Colors
Diversions: City Ghost Tours
Gear Up: Just for Sports Fans
Down to Business: Columbus, Ohio
Chefs Tell: Smith & Wollensky
Charlotte USA
Travel Feature: Maui
US Airways: BE PINK Campaign
Down to Business: IPNav
Going the Extra Block: Philadelphia Neighborhoods
University Spotlight: University of Dayton
Best of Health: Miami Beach Foot and Ankle Surgery
Best of Living: Eagles Nest
Great Dates
Puzzles
Readers Resource Index
Your US Airways Guide
Video Entertainment
Audio Entertainment
U.S. and Caribbean Service Map
International Service Map
Airport Terminal Maps
US Airways Fleet/Customs & Immigration
Passenger Info/Contact US Airways
US Airways MarketPlace®
Window or Aisle?

US Airways - October 2013