The Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 8, Ed. 1, Thursday, October 25, 2001 Page: 1 of 8
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October 25 2001
Prospective students
flock to campus Nov. 2-3
BY JOE MIRACLE
YJ Editor In Chief
One hundred and Fifty
prospective students are expected
to take part in the fall Stinger Daze
Nov. 2-3.
Lance West director of
admissions and recruiting says that
both Stinger Daze and Sneak
Preview day are vital for recruit-
ing." Any time we can get a stu-
dent on campus it increases the
chance that a student will actually
come to school here" said West.
Stinger Daze like Sneak
Preview days in the fall and the
spring give high school students
the opportunity to see parts of
Howard Payne University they
wouldn't see on a regular visit to
campus.
"The difference is that sneak
preview is a Monday event where
students come in just for that day
they attend chapel and sit in on a
class" said West. "With Stinger
Daze students come in on a Friday
night. They get involved with the
social aspect of our university
along with current students."
There will be an estimated
ISO prospective students on cam-
pus. According to West a large
part of the success of the weekend
depends on the participation of
uppercjassmen.
Budget cuts made in anticipation of spring losses
BY KENAN BOLAND
YJ News Editor
In a preemptive strike the
Howard Payne University adminis-
tration called for a IS percent cut
from the overall budget.
According to Doug
Chandler vice president of admin-
istration discretionary spending
was cut in anticipation of Spring
2002.
"The administration is just
taking a cautious look at the year"
Chandler said.
The cuts came from the top
down with cuts beginning with the
administration. There were no loss-
es of salaries or benefits. Those
items that arc mandatory like utili-
ties have not been cut either.
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As of Wednesday afternoon
there were only about 37 current
students committed to hosting
Stinger Daze guests.
"A lot of students will make
their decision based on where they
visit" said West. "So it's very
important to get students on cam-
pus so they can experience the
social aspect of the university."
This year there is a shift in
focus for Stinger Daze. The goal is
to increase the interaction between
current students and prospective
students.
"Instead of doing things for
our prospective students and
allowing our current students to
come in we're gearing it for cur-
rent students so that prospective
students can get involved with cur-
rent students" said West.
The events planned for next
weekend include a concert and a
movie on Friday night along with
a BSM hosted game night.
Saturday morning the
prospective students will sit
through the standard financial aid
and scheduling lectures.
Later the students will cara-
van to Gordon Wood Stadium for
the Yellow Jacket's last home foot-
ball game on Saturday at 2 p.m.
against the Kangaroos of Austin
College.
West added "we have
cool T-shirts too."
HPU officials do not believe
that these cuts will affect acade-
mics at all. They also say that daily
student life should not be altered.
"This was not an act of des-
peration but an act of anticipa-
tion" Chandler added.
"The school is trying to cut
back on the nonessentials and do
what is needed for the students."
According to Chandler the
budget cuts are a pro-active step
taken by HPU officials rather than
a reactive step later. HPU adminis-
trators feel there may be a reduc-
tion in funds that HPU receives this
spring and did not want to be
caught off guard.
Dr. Rick Gregory president
of HPU said that HPU is not alone.
All small Baptist institutions are
Howard Payne football coach Charlie Moot crosses the finish line at Saturday's Fun Run.
This was the first time for the fun run. There were about 65 people who participated.
making changes and having to
reevaluate their financial situation.
Chandler said that there are
three areas that could impact the
school. First the allotment from
the Baptist General Convention of
Texas (BGCT) will be down.
HPU does not know what the
allotment will be but giving to the
BGCT is down. There is also an
ongoing conflict between the
BGCT and the Southern Baptist
Convention and HPU is caught in
the middle.
The second reason for con-
cerns according to Chandler is the
slowing economy which means
that overall giving will be down.
The final problem is that the
stock market is down. The slump-
ing market means the income from
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HPU's endowment has dropped.
"Since Sept. 11 the attitude
of the country has changed"
Chandler said. "The HPU execu-
tive council does not know how to
read that change."
Gregory said "Private insti-
tutions like HPU get revenue
from other sources and with all of
the economic problems the country
is having it means that giving will
probably be down."
Gregory added that our coun-
try is now in a war and the conse-
quences of that are hard to gauge.
Chandler added that if the sit-
uation were bleaker than HPU pro-
jects then the school would "tight-
en their belts" and go on. HPU has
made it through the hard times and
the good times.
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"God has allowed us to make
it as an institution this long and
there must be a reason" he said.
During the spring semester
the budget process will occur
again. By that time HPU should
have a better read on the economy
and whether more cuts will be nec-
essary. Chandler said "This action
was planned because we did not
want to have to catch up later on
next year's budget."
"We would rather cut now
than later" he added.
According to Gregory HPU
officials must be wise and make
good decisions.
"This is a tough deal"
Gregory said. "We are just trying to
be cautious."
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