BY WENDY ELLIOTT
Kings County Register
On the heels of a three-and-a-half week faculty strike, Acadia University will offer make-good money to students.
Full-time undergraduate and graduate students who continue with their studies at Acadia in the winter term of 2008 will receive a one-time $275 credit to their student accounts in January. Full-time international students will receive $375.
The money comes from salary savings accumulated by the university during the 15-day fall strike by members of the Acadia University Faculty Association, calculated with members of the executive of the Acadia Student’s Union (ASU). The ASU has been a vigorous supporter of dispersing strike-related faculty salary savings directly to students.
“Acadia’s students demonstrated remarkable patience during the strike and have enthusiastically returned to class,” says Acadia president Dr. Gail Dinter-Gottlieb.
“While the university remained open during the strike, faculty salaries were not paid and Acadia’s board of governors was determined from the outset of the strike to distribute net savings to students. Providing students with a credit towards their fees for the winter term lets our future alumni know that we appreciate their support of Acadia.”
Acadia students get strike pay
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