House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education Report

Collection — Container: SC_box MTU 2, Folder: 30

Identifier: MTU-224

Staff Only

Collection Scope and Content Summary

Report, 1995, and supporting documentation prepared by President Curtis J. Tompkins on Michigan Technological University's research activities, accreditation, and rankings and presented to the Michigan State House of Representatives. The supporting documentation includes correspondence between President Tompkins and two members of the House of Representatives, an annual report from the University Career Center, and various other tables and charts relating to the topic. The heart of the report presents information on state appropriations, operating revenues, expenses, employment outcomes, and other key considerations of university success.

Dates

1995

Conditions Governing Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Historical Note

As Michigan confronted challenging transformations in its manufacturing economy and consequent loss of state revenues, its government became even conscientious of its spending. In February 1995, State Representative Donald Gilmer (R-48th District), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education, invited the presidents of Michigan's public research and doctoral universities to submit testimony on their institutions to the subcommittee; this information would assist the committee in their deliberations over the 1996 executive budget. Tompkins's testimony was prepared in written form and addressed Michigan Technological University's strategic actions with regard to Michigan's changing economic climate, accommodations for workers returning to school, collaboration with K-12 schools, cost savings plans, and tuition control measures.

Extent

0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Report, 1995, and supporting documentation prepared for the Michigan State House of Representatives by President Curtis J. Tompkins on Michigan Technological University's research activities, accreditation, and rankings.