From saint@admsec.wwu.edu Fri Nov 5 15:19:58 1999 Received: from mxu1.u.washington.edu (mxu1.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.8]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.09/8.9.3+UW99.09) with ESMTP id PAA43008 for ; Fri, 5 Nov 1999 15:19:57 -0800 Received: from blackhole.admcs.wwu.edu (blackhole.admcs.wwu.edu [140.160.248.20]) by mxu1.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.09/8.9.3+UW99.08) with ESMTP id PAA27915 for ; Fri, 5 Nov 1999 15:19:57 -0800 Received: from uis.admsec.wwu.edu (gaea.admsec.wwu.edu [140.160.249.20]) by blackhole.admcs.wwu.edu (8.9.0/8.9.0) with ESMTP id PAA14342 for ; Fri, 5 Nov 1999 15:19:56 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (saint@localhost) by uis.admsec.wwu.edu (8.8.5/8.6.12) with SMTP id PAA21520 for ; Fri, 5 Nov 1999 15:22:08 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1999 15:22:08 -0800 (PST) From: "Joseph M. St.Hilaire" To: Discussion of Residency Issues State Wide Subject: Re: extended degree In-Reply-To: <199911051748.JAA21626@cougar.it.wsu.edu> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII ***Good point, Elaine. We ought to run this question by the AAG, as it seems to me someone deliberately moving over the line and changing documents is in violation of the *intent* of the law. Joe St.Hilaire Western On Fri, 5 Nov 1999, Elaine Voss wrote: > Thanks Joe, > You are right we are going to get more of these DE situations. The > continuous enrollment issue is really hard for us with all our campuses > bordering other states. Can you tell a student it is OK to move to Moscow, > ID register your vehicle, vote, etc. and still maintain WA residency status > because they remain continuously enrolled? I think I mentioned before > how we have WA Highway Patrol coming in reporting students who have ID > plates. > > I guess what I am saying is the continuous enrollment answer is a good > solution for the DE student, but sets us up for problems with students who > choose to move to Moscow, Portland, Coeur d' Alene, Milton Freewater and > maintain WA residency. I struggle with how to consistenly apply the rule. > Am I missing something that would make this easier? > > > At 05:25 PM 11/4/99 -0800, you wrote: > >***Once her husband is reassigned out of state, she loses her eligibility > >for the res status as a dependent of a active-duty military stationed in > >Washington. From the sounds of your description, she has established a > >domicile in Washington, however, (i.e., hasn't been on the resident-for- > >tuition-purposes-only exemption, but has actually gone through the process > >of becoming a full-fledged resident), and as long as her enrollment with > >WSU is continuous, she shouldn't lose her residency. I don't know that > >the intent of the original legislation took such distance-ed sort of > >cases into consideration, but it seems to me she'd be covered by that > >continuous-enrollment clause. Y'know, we're likely to get more like this > >one, what with the increasing activity in the DE realm. > > > >Joe St.Hilaire > >Western > > > >On Thu, 4 Nov 1999, Elaine Voss wrote: > > > >> We have a student who is a WA resident, married an active military person > >> from Texas, who is currently stationed in WA but anticipates a move soon. > >> The wife is enrolled at our Vancouver branch and has the opportunity to > >> continue her degree through our Extended Program as she moves with her > >> husband. Is it possible for her to keep resident status by maintaining all > >> her ties even though she can't show physical presence? A shot in the dark, > >> I know. > >> > >> Thanks for thoughts you have. > >> Elaine Voss, Assistant Dean of Students > >> 360 Lighty Student Services Building > >> Pullman, WA 99164-1066 > >> (509) 335-1464 > >> (509) 335-1208 FAX > >> > > > Elaine Voss, Assistant Dean of Students > 360 Lighty Student Services Building > Pullman, WA 99164-1066 > (509) 335-1464 > (509) 335-1208 FAX > .