RESOLUTION

Reauthorizing

CSU Trustees' Scholarships

in the

Connecticut State University System

January 28, 2005

WHEREAS, In June 1997 the Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System authorized each university to award Connecticut State University Trustees' Scholarships for the specific purpose of recruiting and retaining full-time entering freshmen and full-time entering transfer students of exceptional talent who might not otherwise consider attending a CSU university (BR-97-49), and

WHEREAS, The Board of Trustees amended BR 97-49 in December 1998 to enable the universities to enhance their ability to attract "bright, high achievers" (BR 98-68), and

WHEREAS, Under BR 01-58 the CSU Trustees Scholarship was evaluated by the Board of Trustees during Academic Year 2004-05 in terms of its effectiveness and use, and

WHEREAS, Each university has reported the positive impact of this program and has requested that additional funding be provided for the specific purpose of continuing and enhancing these awards, therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the CSU Trustees' Scholarship program is hereby reauthorized through the 2007-08 academic year, and be it further

RESOLVED, That the CSU Trustees Scholarships shall be awarded under the following conditions:

(a)Such awards shall be in addition to other grants-in-aid provided to students on the basis of financial need and/or enrollment in the universities honors program.

(b)Under the direction of the university president, the admissions office at the university in coordination with its financial aid office shall administer the awarding of these scholarships under a process which by the amount of the award and the timing of the award maximizes the recruitment or retention potential of the scholarship.

(c)If the recipient's full financial need is not met by the merit scholarship, the scholarship shall be attributed to the "self-help" portion of unmet need as calculated by the financial aid office.

(d)The cumulative funding allocated to this program at each university for each class of entering students shall not exceed an amount equivalent to 1.0% of tuition revenue based on the amount generated by the university's full-time undergraduate enrollment of the previous fall semester.

(e)Such scholarships may be in any amount not to exceed the amount of tuition charged to in-state students per year.

(f)Under the direction of the president, the university shall establish and publish the criteria on the basis for which such scholarships will be awarded. Such criteria may include, but shall not be limited to, need, rank-in-class, scores on standardized tests, measures of leadership, evidence of achievement, or grade point average for first time freshmen or transfer applicants.

(g)Under the direction of the president, the university shall identify criteria for continuing eligibility for the scholarships, provided that no student shall receive such scholarships for more than eight semesters. Such criteria shall include the completion of a minimum of 24 credit hours annually with a cumulative grade point average of at least a 3.0.

(h)Each university president shall annually evaluate the success of this program in achieving measurable outcomes with respect to the recruitment and retention of talented students, and report such outcomes to the Board of Trustees, and be it further

RESOLVED, That BR 01-58 is hereby repealed, and be it further

RESOLVED, That the CSU Trustees Scholarship program shall be evaluated for continuation by the Board of Trustees in January 2008 in terms of its use and effectiveness.

A Certified True Copy:

William J. Cibes, Jr.
Chancellor