Whereas, tuition for the coming years is going to be set at the September Board of Regents meeting;

Whereas, an increase in student job wages will also be set at this meeting;

Whereas, UAF has more student workers than any other University of Alaska campus and will be most directly impacted by an increase in student wages;

Whereas, both of these issues have a large impact on students, and may affect their ability to afford school;

Whereas, ASUAF exists to lobby for the students' well-being, and the Board of Regents represents the ultimate authority in the University of Alaska system;

Whereas, we cannot lobby for the students' if we do not attend Regent meetings;

Whereas, this meeting generally takes place in Anchorage, a relatively accessible venue;

Whereas, at the last Board of Regents meeting, the date and location were unexpectedly changed to September 24th and 25th in Juneau, adding significantly to cost of sending students;

Whereas, the Summer Senate Committee has already allocated $200 toward sending student representation to Juneau;

Whereas, some of the money that was allocated for the last Board of Regents meeting went into the rollover account; and

Whereas, the Senate will nominate students to send to Juneau; Therefore, be it