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by Jane Owens .
Adding student members to the Board of
Regents is a major goal of ASUN's Legislative
Liaison Committee this year, according to
committee chairman Bob O'Neal.
Legislative Liaison plans to recommend that
the Legislature add three students student
body presidents from each of the University's
campuses to the Board of Regents, according
to a committee report.
Each student would have a one-third vote
and would serve a one-year term on the Board.
O'Neal said his committee studied governing
board structures of about 1 1 universities that
have student regents.
The committee also plans to ask UNO and
the University Medical Center for
recommendations on adding student members
to the Board of Regents, O'Neal added.
According to the committee report, the
recommendation for student regents was based
on the Harris Amendment to the Higher
Education Act of 1970. The amendment states
that college governing boards should include at
least one full student member chosen or
approved by students.
"We're doing research to see if adding a
student member (to the Board of Regents)
requires a constitutional amendment or just a
piece of legislation," O'Neal said.
If a constitutional amendment is required,
have to appear on the 1974 election ballot, he
said. Otherwise, the proposal only needs,
approval by a majority of legislators.
"It's going to be a real fight. We'll have to do
quite a bit of persuading before the idea (of a
student regent) is even accepted," O'Neal said.
"But if nothing else, we will have brought
the idea out in the limelight," he added.
Other Legislative Liaison activities include
working with the Student Affairs Office and
the Residence Hall Association to prepare
student questionnaires about liquor on campus.
O'Neal said his committee planned to take
action on the liquor issue after studying student
responses.
Legislative Liaison also is studying student
fee allocation plans at Big Eight schools "just in
case the issue comes before the Legislature
again."
The ASUN committee also plans to work
with the Legislative Budget Committee to "see
that student priorities are considered in the
University budget," according to O'Neal.
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Taj. calls his new album
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UNL introduces
new curricula
Trying to decide on a major?
The Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Home Economics
have five new curricula either in effect or awaiting final action.
Students interested in linguistics can now declare majors
under an interdepartmental program in Arts and Sciences.
Linguistics is 'the study of the nature, history, sociology and
psychology of language. A specific language, language group,
geographic or dialect area, and the acquisition of language are
possible concentrations. Students in linguistics are encouraged
to have two majors.
University Studies, another new program, provides
"well-motivated students" with an opportunity to follow their
intellectual interests in as many ways as the student finds
desirable. The student will have a concentration in a particular
field combined with supervised independent study and
tutorials.
Students will be accepted on the basis of well thought out
academic goals related either to general education or to career
plans.
A major in environmental health also is being offered by
the College of Arts and Sciences. Environmental health is one
of the allied health sciences and is concerned with preventive
medicine.
Majors study ways to prevent unsanitaryfood, water and air
as well as accident and injury prevention; Environmental
health specialists work in government agencies, industries,
research and education.
Ethnic studies is an expansion of the Arts and Sciences'
Afro-American studies program to include studies of all
American minorities. The major will be interdepartmental and
intercollegiate, and is designed to expose the student to the
needs and life experiences of minority peoples.
Together with Teachers College, Arts and Sciences has
developed an American studies program. The
interdepartmental major will provide a structure for students
interested in in-depth study of an American social-cultural
concern.
The major will prepare students for masters programs,
secondary education, a professional school such as law school,
or museum work. Although the program can not be declared
as a major now, two courses are being offered this semester:
Rock in Contemporary America and a seminar for students
developing an integrated studies curriculum.
Next year, students will be able to choose a consumer
affairs option offered by the College of Home Economics.
The major is designed to teach an understanding of the
consumer in relation to business and government agencies.
Graduates in consumer affairs will be prepared to serve as
communication links between business, government and
consumers.
The requirements include courses in home economics,
business and political science.
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Speech talks
William Nelson, professor of
speech communication and
director of graduate study at
the State University of New
York-Oneonta will be talking
to classes and faculty members
of the Speech and Dramatic
Art Department Friday
through Dec. 18.
Graduate psychology
A panel discussion on
graduate school in psychology
will be held for all junior and
senior psychology majors
Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in 108
Burnett.
Honorary fellowships
The National Council of
Alpha Lambda Beta, the
freshmen women's honorary, is
awarding five $2000
fellowships to its female
members. Information on the
fellowships and applications
can be obtained today in 108
Administration.
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