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Results of a study by an Information
Systems Planning (ISP) task force could
develop an administrative information and
data system common to all three NU cam
puses, according to Mel Ray, director of
the university's computer network.
This information bank, if the univer
sity decides to accept it, could provide data
about students, faculty and alumni as well
as improvements that could be made to
university management, Ray said. '
The study is sponsored by NU President
D.B. Varner and William Erskine, vice pres
ident for administration.
Ray said the idea for the information
system was formed three years ago. But he
said within the past year, concern for
such a computerized system has grown
stronger.
Identification phase
Currently, the ISP task force is involved
in its identification phase. In this phase,
which Ray said should last until Dec. 7,
members are determining what administra
tive goals and problems exist through
executive interviews.
The executives, including college deans,
Ray said, are helping the task force
determine what kind of information will
go into the bank by listing their respective
functions in perspective.
After the first phase is completed,
Varner will decide whether or not to con
tinue the project
If the university decides that it wants
to continue the program, Ray said the
definition and implementation phase
would start.
This phase, Ray said, would develop a
plan for managing the information systems,
defining its use, scheduling the project and
gathering resources.
Separate systems
Each campus-UNL, the University of
Nebraska at Omaha and the Medical Center-
would receive an administration
information system to support local op
eration, he said. Each also would receive
a shared data bank which would permit the'
NU systems office to report institutional
activities if the data bank were accepted,
he said.
"This system can't develop itself over
night," Ray said, adding that the imple
mentation of it might take five years.
NU's computer system, he said, is at a
1948 level of technology.
"We're trying to find the shortest, most
effective means of moving toward a 1975
level," Ray said.
The task force members include Ray,
Glenn Andersen, manager of the network
systems' analysis group; Jesse Edwards,
University of Nebraska Medical Center
assistant director for the physicians's assis
tant program; Ron Cierhan, UNL assistant
to the vice chancellor for student affairs;
James Maynard, University of Nebraska at
Omaha (UNO) director of institutional
research; Gene Trani, administrative intern
for academic affairs; John Newton, UNO
dean of arts and sciences; and Glenn Smith,
director of business and accounting.
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The owner of this car is the victim of rhino boots, the devices
that Campus Police place on the front wheel of cars on its towing
list.
John Duve, parking and traffic coordinator, said that since
Campus Police began using the boots almost two weeks ago, they
have been "clamping down on about 15 to 20 violators a day.
Rhino boots, which prevent the car from moving,, are put on
cars whose owners have not paid ticket fines after 20 days.
Persons who find rhino boots on their wheels can have Campus
police remove them after paying a $5 fine. In the past, student's
cars were towed at a $10 to $15 cost.
Senators argue adjourning
Continued from p.l
Barnett, arguing for adjournment, said
"the longer you sit here, the longer and
more severely you are going to be criticized
Minority bus
iness students recruited
Recruitment and retention of minority
students are major concerns of the new
College of Business Administration Ethnic
Minority Committee, an outgrowth of a
UNL minority education workshop last
summer.
' The workshop, sponsored by the teach
ing counsel, identified problem areas for
minority students in the colleges of Busi
ness Administration and Arts and Sciences.
The eight-member committee will con
duct an advising session tonight at 7 pan.
at the Learning Center in the basement of
Selleck Quadrangle. The session is open to
minority students in CBA.
Barron Harvey, chairperson of the com
mittee, said they will try to enroll as many
students together in the same classes as
possible. .
The committee also is working on two
new courses for CBA consideration. One
course outlines what business college is
about and the other would deal with man
agement of small minority businesses.
First task
Harvey said the committee's first
task was to decide which problems it
would consider.
"The committee was in agreement that
the biggest problem is keeping minority
students in CBA, he said.
Many minority students-are ill-advised
on what classes to take their first year, he
said, so they become discouraged and
eventually flunk out of school.
Another problem, Harvey said, is that
students having trouble in classes do not
seek tutors.
Harvey, a black Ph.D. candidate in CBA,
said the committee also will work on re
cruiting students into CBA.
"A business major offers many oppor
tunities to minority students," he said.
"We (the committee) will try to present
the positive aspects of business college and
careers."
Harvey said the committee hopes for
maximum student participation in their
programs. Committee members are Sharon
Anderson, Alan Black, Cecil McCain, Milo
Medina, Maria Sanchez, Mollis Stabler and
Juan Suarez.
by the people of this state."
He moved and the senators passed 31-16
a suspension of the rule providing that the
special session discuss only those bills sug
gested by the governor. It was determined
bills could be introduced and passed, but
not discussed.
The Referral Committee met briefly and
assigned the governor's bills to the Revenue
and Appropriations Committees to be
heard publicly Oct. 29, 30 and 31.
William Swanson, NU vice president for
governmental relations, said he would wait
until copies of the bills were printed and
studied before he would comment on then
effect on the university. ,
Sen. Jerome Warner of Waverly, com
menting on the session, said, "1 have my
corn picked, but I'm still combining soy
beans. The air conditioner on the combine
isn't working, so I leave the window open
and consequently I've been eating a lot of
dirt. I had hoped to avoid that here, but
now I'm not so sure."
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