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Zumberge supports
equal rights plan
An attempt to revive the yearold
proposal for a Committee on Equality
to fight discrimination atUNLhasthe
backing of Chancellor James
Zumberge.
Mike Bern, member of the ASUN
Human Rights Committee, discussed
plans for implementing the proposal
with him, and Zumberge said, "I see
no reason why things should come
unglued now."
Berns Thursday presented the
proposal to the Council on Student
Life, (CSL), and said he plans to
submit it to the Faculty Senate
Human Rights Committee for review.
Since Zumberge supports the
proposal it could probably go into
effect now, Berns said, but
"realistically it should have the
approval of CSL and the Faculty
Senate.1"
The proposal was presented in May,
1971 , to former UNL President Joseph
Soshnik by his as hoc
non-discrimination Committee. It was
designed to implement
recommendations of a discrimination
report by John Robinson, associate
"dean of the College of Arts and
Sciences.
In a letter to the committee
chairmen last May, Soshnik said he
was sending copies to be distributed to
the Board of Regents with his
suggestion that the proposal be
discussed with the regents "at the
earliest possible time."
James Lake, president of the
Faculty Senate, suggested the proposal
might have been dismissed as a
duplication of effort. About five
months ago Barbara Coffee was hired
as an assistant to the NU president on
equal opportunity, he said.
No action was taken on the
proposal because some thought it
should be included in the new regents
by-laws being drafted by the
University Governance Committee,
Lake said.
However, the by-laws are broad
rules, and specifics concerning
committees will be written by each
campus, he added.
Coffee works in the NU systems
office to establish an affirmative
action program in compliance with
federal regulations involving the
recruitment of minority group
members and female employes,
Zumberge said.
Since the sections of the proposal
dealing with employment practices
have been deleted, Berns said effort
wont be duplicated. He said he has
talked with Coffee and has her
approval of the proposal.
In addition to a Committee on
Equality, the proposal would establish
a Judicial Board on Equality. The
purpose of the committee and board is
to carry out a policy of striving
"actively to build a community in
which opportunity is equalized.
The policy prohibits discrimination
which would limit access to
participation in education, social,
cultural or other University activities
because of race, creed, ethnic origin or
sex.
The policy would apply to all
educational, cultural and social
activities at UNL, University
sponsored programs off-campus and
housing supplied or regulated by the
University.
The Committee on Equality would
be composed of two faculty members,
two administrative -professional
members, four student members and
one. member chosen at large from the
University community.
The committee is charged with
identifying policies or practices which
may reflect discrimination and
recommending corrective action. -
Any individual or group may file a
complaint of discrimination with the
committee, and the committee will
investigate the complaint if no
satisfactory corrective action is taken
by those responsible. , -
The committee can initiate a
hearing before the judicial board if the
discriminatory action isn't corrected
"without delay."
The judicial board would be
composed of seven members. At teast
three members would be students, at
least two would be female members
and at least two members would be
from minority groups.
At the judicial board's formal
hearings, ail parties could be
represented by counsel at the expense
of the University and would have the
right to question witnesses and to
present evidence.
Recommendations by the judicial
board would be referred to the
chancellor for appropriate action.
Although Zumberge said tie is
generally in favor of the proposal, he
would have to see in what form it is
presented to him before acting on it.
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Health Center
leads nation
"UNL Is a national leader in the field of involving
students in the medical-legal line of health care
distribution," according to Ian M. Newman of the
UNL Health Center.
Newman and Gary L. Martin of the UNL center
present reports on student involvement in health
care at the American College Health Association's
50th annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga., last week.
Martin and Newman reported on recent studies of
the student Health Aide program. Martin explained
that UNL is a "leader" both because it is one of the
first to use student aides and because the University is
being used as an example by many other schools
around the country.
Health Aides are students in the various living
units who are trained to handle many routine and
minor health problems, provide first aw care, rerer
patients to the Health Center and carry on a health
education program.
Martin and Newman noted that the Health Aide
coverage has now been expanded to practically all the
on-campus student population. They also said the
medical staff of the Health Center is convinced that
the student Health Aides are worth their cost in the
student health program which is financed through
student fees.
The program originated in 1957 nd the original
goal was to save money. Martin explained that "the
program gained real impetus in the flu epidemics of
1857 when the Health Center couldn't handle the
problem. The program was realty born out of crisis."
Martin and Newman cited figures from a
three-month period in 1970 during which it was
calculated that the average cost of a student visit to a
Health Aide was about $1.12, while the average cost
per outpatient visit -at the Health Center was $3113.
The Health Aides ere students employed by the
Health Center, responsible to the professional staff.
Martin likened them to para-medics or physicians'
assistants.
Dr. Carmen H. Grant, Br. &X. Hi&bie, and nurse
Carol Helm presented a report dessr&ing the use of
Thew
described the program as an outgrowth of the Health
Aide program.
Grant explained that the program iis "a imental
health outreach,, and the focus iis much more specific
that the Health Aide program.'" The Crisis Health
Aide Center provides both telephone and walk-in
service designed to supplement Tegular mental health
services during the hours of 6 p.m. to 7 a.m.
The center opened in April 1S7L after selection
and training of a group of student aides. The students
go through a series of training sessions to learn crisis
techniques and role-playing and have In-service
training programs, according to Grant.
The Crisis Health Aide Center 'is primarily
concerned with problems stemming from e notional
crises, but it also provides aid iin cases involving a
medically-related crisis and general information.
Originally set sup as an emotional crisis intervention
program, its function broadened iinto these other
areas because of demand.
Grant explained that the program iis currently
attempting to expand its services to handle
off-campus as well as on-campus students.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1872