She opened off campus parking with shuttle bus service and turned the 'on campus' parking into metered parking. Now, when students are late to arriving to 'bother' with the shuttle bus service, they simply pay for parking in addition to the fees they pay to park in off campus lots.
I'm sorry, but, when a Chancellor is as poorly motivated as this to find ways to raise funds while placing undue burden on the Students there isn't much to say about the 'innovative spirit' she brings with her.
There was a lot of fanfare for Rosemary when she arrived. We all expected a lot from the first woman Chancellor. What we got was an ambitious woman without creativity or know how and now she wants to destroy a living laboratory on the campus of the most densely environmental university in the State of North Carolina.
I don't think so.
In 2005, the "Parking Deck" was scrapped because of it's huge expense and undue burden to the students. Now, because she doesn't know what else to do and wants to speed her accomplishments along, Rosemary went to the attic of her Chancellor Residence, pulled out every abandoned project that ever existed and has placed 'the cost' on the backs of the students (click here).
Mandatory Fee Allocation (click here)
Union Debt (this is the construction of the New Student Union)
Union Expansion Debt (this is improvements made to old University Union that is to be reopened for meeting space and a cafe)
Westside Expansion Debt (this is the expansion of Westside Hall)
Recreation Debt (this is the debt for the $1 million Student Recreation Center)
The point is there will be more fees for every new building that goes up on campus along with rising tuition, books and simple day to day living expenses.
UNCW Parking Deck Plans Postponed (click here)
October 5, 2005
Wilmington, N.C. - Because of the escalating cost of construction and the subsequent impact on parking fees, University of North Carolina Wilmington has postponed plans for a new parking deck. UNCW has been exploring different options to meet the need for additional parking including the pending purchases of new property. These properties have the potential to create nearly 600 parking spaces, virtually the same number that would have been provided by the deck which was slated for completion in 2007, according to Sharon Boyd, associate vice chancellor of business services.
With a deck priced at more than $12 million (that was the price in 2005, the anticipated costs now are far, far higher), the cost of a parking permit was expected to rise by approximately $120 per year. The purchase of land for more off-campus parking is expected to cost significantly less resulting in significantly lower increases in parking permit costs. Any increases in parking permit costs will not take effect until the 2006 academic year.
Parking spaces already lost to construction coupled with plans to site the new nursing building on Lot T, one of the largest parking lots on campus, left the university with a sudden need for approximately 600 commuter student parking spaces. Plans to meet this need included a deck on campus and/or off-campus parking lots.
Now that land located in close proximity to campus has become available, the university’s objective to provide additional parking as economically as possible can be realized. While the university is currently in the due diligence phase of the purchase, the locations cannot yet be disclosed. However, this solution mitigates steeply rising construction costs while providing some financial relief to students and employees.
Convenient off-campus parking with express shuttle service will continue to be priced at a lower rate than prime on-campus parking. “The security and convenience of our students and adequate, reliable shuttle services will be of paramount importance,” says Boyd.
For more information, please contact Sharon Boyd at 910/962.3772.
