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Regents OK revised budget
In its Monday meeting the
Board of Regents approved a
1972-73 budget
recommendation of $87.1
million.
Though the budget calls for
an additional $7 million in
state funds over this year's
budget, the Regents did not
consider raising tuition.
President D. B. Varner noted
that tuition had been
substantially raised in the
1971-72 budget.
THE BUDGET
recommendation, as reported
in the. Monday Daily
Nebraskan, was changed in a
few places by the Board. The
Regents added a
recommendation of $220,630
in extra funds for the medical
center to allow admission of
ten more freshman students.
$40,000 was added to the
University-wide recommenda
tion to finance an annual
University audit. Another
$100,000 was added to the
UNL capital outlay budget for
land acquisition.
The miscellaneous
remodeling fund of the medical
center was cut from $250,000
to $50,000 and a land
acquisition fund of $450,000
was added.
VARNER SAID the budget
was adequate, but not nearly as
ambitious as last year's request.
But, he said, this does not
diminish the decade goal of
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making Nil one of the top
universities in the Big Eight.
He said the current budget
proposal will permit the
University to stay about where
it is in relation to other Big
Eight schools.
As the result of a drop
below projected enrollment on
the UNO campus the Regents
accepted the recommendations
of UNO interim Chancellor
John Blackwell to make up for
$490,000 in expected tuition
which did not materialize.
THE REGENTS approved
the use of a $157,000 reserve
built up from over-enrollments
in past years. They also
approved cuts in some
academic and administrative
programs totaling $233,000.
The remainder of the
deficit, $100,000, was diverted
from student services funds on
a one-time only basis. These
funds come from student fees
and have traditionally been set
aside for the improvement of
student service facilities.
Enrollment estimates
presented with the budget
provide for a UNL enrollment
growth of 250 for 1972-73.
Varner said there would be an
attempt made to keep
enrollment from exceeding this
level.
HE SAID THE cuts, if
necessary, would not come
from denying admission to
freshmen. Instead, they would
come from students who have
had a chance at the University
and shown they could not
make it, he said.
In University-wide action
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Regent Robert Prokop... pauses to gather his thoughts
during Monday's Board of Regents meeting.
the board appointed Barbara
Coffey as speical assistant to
President Varner, effective
December 1 .
She is to work in the area of
equal opportunity, according
to Howard R. Neville, vice
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finance. He said it will be her
responsibility to work with all
three campuses to promote
equal opportunity in all
University activities.
In business actions for
UNL, the Regents approved a
feasibility study for the
expansion of Memorial
Stadium. They also called for
staffer penalties for
unauthorized use of student
and faculty football tickets and
for increased security of the
fences around the stadium.
THE BOARD ALSO
approved extending veterinary
medicine contracts for one
year at current rates with Iowa
State, Kansas State, Oklahoma
State and Colorado State
Universities.
Currently NU pays these
schools $ 1 ,800 a year for each
Nebraska veterinary medicine
student they are training.
Varner called this a
tremendous bargain and said he
expected the price per student
to go up to around $5,000 per
student in a new contract to go
into effect Sept. I, 1972.
THE BOARD ALSO
appointed William A. Scheller
chairman of the UNL
department of chemical
engineering. Scheller holds the
rank of professor of chemical
engineering.
Harold W. Floyd, associate
professor of speech and
dramatic arts, was appointed
vice chairman of the UNL
division of theater arts.
Though a citizens group was
present to oppose the
purchase, the Board approved
$142,000 to buy a tract of
property for UNO. The
property has a home on it
which Varner said would be
used for some University
purpose until the property is
needed for UNO expansion.
THE CITIZENS group also
called for the Board to adopt a
plan and timetable for UNO
expansion.
Varner agreed that a
comprehensive plan was
necessary and said one should
be ready to present by the
October Board meeting.
The Regents approved the
purchase of the property in a
6-1 vote. Regent Robert
Prokop of Wilber cast the sole
negative vote. Regent James
Moylan of Omaha was absent.
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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15. 1971