Principals
visiting
UNL
today
If you see your high school principal strolling around campus
today, don't fear-he's only attending UNL's twentieth annual
Principal- Freshman Conference.
More than 450 counselors, principals and department heads
from 250 Nebraska high schools will meet throughout the day with
university freshmen and staff members to establish better
communication and preparation between secondary schools and
the universtiy.
According to Al Papik, UNL director of admissions, the high
school personnel will have the opportunity to attend three of 20
discussion topics presented by the university faculty from 8 to
11:40 a.m. These sessions deal with curriculum offerings and
changes, housing, financial aid, advanced placement and
registration.
Duane Acker, vice chancellor of the Institute of Agriculture and
Natural Resources, will be the speaker at a luncheon in the Union
Ballroom at 1 1 :50 a.m.
During the afternoon, the high school representatives will confer
with freshmen now at the university to aid them in rating their
schools' preparations for college.
Papik" said these meetings will help high school administrators
see problem areas in their schools.
"This conference has a definite effect on what secondary
education is doing to prepare students for college curriculum," he
said.
DGs and Sigma Nu
finaiiy get a hang-up
Parting was not quite sweet sorrow as members of the Delta
Gamma sorority said good-bye to members of the Sigma Nu
fraternity after talking on the phone for the longest continuous
period in history.
According to Pete Hill, coordinator of the Talk-a-thon, the two
houses spent a total of 768 hours talking to one another and raised
almost $3,000, to contribute to the St. Elizabeth Regional Burn
and Trauma Unit.
The phone call, which began on February 15 at 1 p.m. and
ended Wednesday, at 2 p.m. surpassed the world's record at 6 p.m.
Monday, Hill said.
The houses worked in one-hour shifts, with each person talking
nearly 13 hours.
Hill said conversations ranged from "how long do you have to
talk?" to studying out loud. He said persons were not allowed to
sleep or just sit but had to keep talking.
He said a special telephone line was installed by the Lincoln
Telephone Company as a donation to the project.
Members solicited donations fromlincoln business, he said, and
some donations were received from other Greek houses.
Donations for the Sigma Nu-Delta Gamma Talk-a-thon will still
be taken throughout March, Hill said. Persons wishing to make
donations can call the Sigma Nu house or the Delta Gamma house.
Higher education coordination recommended
By Ron Wylie
Nebraska colleges could make better use of the
state's educational resources by means of a
permanent coordinating committee, the state's
Coordinating Council for Postsecondary Education
reported last week.
The council's report acknowledges "there is no
strong demand in Nebraska, from educators, the
Legislature, or the public foi coordination of higher
education programs," but, the council said the
recommendations for a coordinating committee
"reflect the desire to make maximum use of
educaic.ial resources and dollars to support the
state's educational needs."
Upon receipt of the commission's work, Gov. J.
James Exon said he was satisfied with the report and
has submitted legislation (LB579) to create a
permanent, independent Nebraska Coordinating
Commission of Higher Education.
1202 Commission
Appointed by Exon for a one-year study of higher
education, the coordinating council, known ay the
1202 Commission, reported areas of possible
coordination include data collection, combined
studies on enrollment trends, and funneling of state
and federal funds for similar programs within the
state's school system.
The State University of Nebraska's (SUN)
relationship with state schools and their course
offerings is another area recommended by the 1202
Commission for coordination as well as educational
planning for the Omaha area colleges and universities.
The commission report stressed the importance of
relating coordination work to all forms of
postsecondary education in the state, including
technical school and propriatory school interests. The
authority of such an agency should spring more from
the leadership and service provided than from powers
legally granted, the commission said.
Master education plan
A coordinating commission should be able to
establish a master plan for state education, the report
stated, and should be helpful to member schools in
evaluation of academic programs, capital construction
and budgeting and finance programs. Such a plan, the
commission reported, would facilitate sharing of
resources and joint planning of educational programs.
The organization plan calls for a commission of 15
members, nine appointed by the governor, five
representing the state's higher education institutions
and the state Commissioner of Education.
Eighteen of the 19 council members favored the
establishment of the coordinating commission as
expressed in the report and as proposed in LB579.
Omaha banker and NU Board of Regents member
Kermit Hansen abstained, explaining his vote in a
minority report included in the 1202 study.
Hansen said he abstained because he wants the
state to establish a centralized governing board for
higher education which will incorporate the functions
of the Board of Regents, and the directors of the
state college and technical community college boards.
Superboard
Hansen said such a superboard of education would
provide top level management of each of the
institutions involved while allowing the maximum
amount of local freedom of operation.
And for private institutions, Hansen said, "it
would serve as a forum and coordinating body. It
could make recommendations, but would have no
role in private budgeting."
Commission Chairman James O'Hanlon said
Wednesday, "our plan is to have a coordinating board
doing things that aren't currently being done, rather
than assuming any responsibilities already being held
by some institution."
O'Hanlon said there had been some reservations on
the' council concerning the creation of another state
agency, but stressed, "that's why we've recommended
that the staff be kept small, so that it can just
function for coordination and planning."
Expects planning debate
He said he expects the legislative debate over
LB579 to be concerned with how a coordinating
program may be devised. "Almost everyone realizes
the need for a plan, we'll just have to settle on how to
do it."
And, at the time he asked for the legislation to
create the agency, Exon said the commission would
be primarily an advisory committee.
"I know that this program is without a great deal
of teeth," he said, "but at least it's a step in the right
direction toward coordination of higher education."
Referring to Hansen's proposal, Exon said he
didn't think it was possible to create a superboard
and was doubtful Nebraskans would ever have one.
LB579 is scheduled for public hearing before the
Unicameral's Education Committee March 24.
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