New policy: tickets sold at discount for students with financial need
Via the Michigan Daily (LINK):
The Michigan Athletic Department will announce a new policy Monday regarding the prices of student tickets, in which students demonstrating financial need are eligible for pricing discounts.
Students who meet the eligibility criteria for the Federal Pell Grant will be able to purchase season tickets for football, men’s basketball and hockey at a discounted rate. The standard prices for football, men’s basketball and hockey tickets in 2015-16 will be $175, $200 and $150, respectively, while the discounted prices are $100, $120 and $90.
Nice work by CSG prez Bobby Dishell:
The idea for need-based pricing for tickets came from Central Student Government President Bobby Dishell. When Dishell worked with the Athletic Department earlier in the school year to come up with a plan for lowering football ticket prices, he spoke with members of the Athletic Department about the possibility of special need-based pricing.
February 23rd, 2015 at 1:28 PM ^
Latest Pell Grant stats I found at Michigan ('08-'09) had 12.8% of undergrads on Pell Grants. Now, this says Pell Grant eligible, so the % available will be a bit greater.
So not a huge cost, but yes a nice thing to do. I agree that some will make their money back through reselling the tickets.
February 23rd, 2015 at 11:43 PM ^
February 24th, 2015 at 10:53 AM ^
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February 24th, 2015 at 6:53 AM ^