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Only 10 working days remain for aa 11-member
'chancellor-appointed committer; to '.determine if sex
discrimination exists la UNL program,
If discrimination is found and cot eliminated, some
federal financing may be stopped, said Ron Gterhzn,
assistant to the vicehdiicc2cr for student affairs.
More than 35 UNL departments were required to
evaluate their current policies and practices and report dis
crimination "concerning admission of students, treatment
of students and employment of both academic and con
academic personnel, said Gierhan, committee
coordinator. .
- Sex discrimination against students and employes is
prohibited in federally assisted education programs by
Title K provisions of a 1972 US. Health Education and
' Welfare '(HEW) act which became effective July 21.
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Gierhan said the UNL chancellor's office was told to .
indicate to 1IEW that UNL has completed a Title DC self-
evaluation by July 21 , 1976.
However, he said, because many students and faculty
members leave campus by May 10, department e valua
tions must be reported to the committee in time to
compile results. .
Failure to comply with HEW provisions could lead to
termination of federal financial assistance in research
programs or a referral to the UJSw Justice Dept. for
possible legal action, Gierhan said. -
... In a letter to department heads exphuning the evalua
tion process, Gierhan said "Hopefully, the self-evaluation
process can be viewed by all concerned as a positive en
deavor' which will work to demonstrate the university
Tower's cross
The grass around UNL's Mueller Tower should be
greener-or at least re-planted-by June 1.
That is the word from Jay Schluckebier, UNL assistant
director of grounds.
Landscaping of the area, including new sidewalks, trees
and an underground sprinkler system, was completed last
fall. Last week digging equipment and mounds of dirt,
which have become a familiar sight on the UNL campus,
reappeared.
Insulation problems with the north and south steam
tunnels have caused additional construction work, said
Verne Traudt, UNL utility manager. Rain washed loose
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community's willingness to commit itself to the goal of
" complete equality of opportunity to woman and men."
He said the UNL committee's only power to force
departments to stop discrimination is "reason and per
. suasion.
Jednsent fcsue .
Identifying sex discrimination and adopting modifica-'
tions is mainly a departmental judgment, Gierhan said.
"Much of it conies down to opinion and our inter
pretation," he said. "Eat people are pretty reasonable
about these things .
However, if a department failed to comply with HEW
guidelines, Gierhan said, enforcement would be the
responsibility of the college dean or "ultimately, the
chancellor.
If a college department still refused to comply, the
issue would be resolved with HEW in the form of a
complaint and investigation- ,.
. "Cut I hope we can stay away from going that far,"
Gierhan said.
No speciHc guidelines
HEW did not provide specific guidelines or suggestions
for. conducting the evaluation, but UNL's committee
adopted some procedures outlined by the American
Council on Education's Office of Women in Higher Educa
tion, he said. . -
Those procedures include forming a policy committee
representative of the campus community, sponsoring
public hearings and following a recommended reporting
format. i
Besides self-evaluation, Gierhan said, departments were
told to modify policies which do not meet requirements,
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dirt around the area into the storm sewers, causing water
to back up and leak into the tunnels, he said.
Traudt, who discovered the leak last week, estimated
the repair cost at between $1400 and $2,000. T and M
Construction Col, of Lincoln, has been hired to repair and
waterproof the tunneL he said. ;
According to Traudt, the 40-year-old tunnels were not
waterproofed, and thus the water could leak through the
cold joints (cracks left between blocks of cement for
expansion) and rust the tunnels insulation-
Work on the tunnels should be completed today,
Traudt said. The UNL Grounds Department then will re
grade and sew Ihe land. c' ; ;
eliminate any discrimination and make evaluation results
public for at least three years. .
Not aa approval agency
However, he said, "We are not an approval agency. Our
job is to coordinate the task of getting the self-evaluations
accomplished."
He said copies of the evaluations will be on fUe in the
University Archives and Special Collections Center at
Love Library, 303.
UNL's Title K committee is conducting public hear
ings today through Wednesday to hear response to evalua
tions and other comments about possible discrimination
at UNL, he said.
Title DC legislation requires most educational institutions-including
elementary and secondary schools to
make a self-evaluation, he said. Schools are exempt only if
provisions interfere with their religious beliefs, he added.
Gierhan said the University' of Nebraska at Omaha
(UNO) the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the
Lincoln Public Schools also are conducting evaluations.
Because of the committee's work, Gierhan said, UNL
department chairmen and administrators are more aware
of sex discrimination when considering job openings,
salaries and promotions, he said, they ask "have 1 dealt
with the problem with Affirmative Action?"
Women and ethnic minorities
Under the Title VI amendment of the 1962 Civil
Rights Act, the Affirmative Action plan insures that job
openings are available to women and ethnic minorities.
Gierjian said that since Title VI requirements are
"duplicates" of Title DCs, if a department follows Title
VI, it "most surely has satisfied Title DC requirements."
Plans for modifications resulting from evaluations are
"hurt a little by the budget crunch," Gierhan said, and
because departments are cutting back, there are fewer job
openings and slower personnel changes.
Gierhan said four to five department evaluations still
are out despite an April 16 deadline, and no conclusions
can be drawn until all are in.
Other members of UNL's Title DC chancellor's com
mittee include: Jayne Anderson, UNL coordinator of
sororities, fraternities and cooperatives; Don Bryant, UNL
sports information director; Ned Hedges, assistant vice
chancellor for academic affairs; Eh Myerson, dean of
student development; Patricia Knaub, assistant professor
of human development and the family; Marie Most, from
the Personnel Dept. Janette Sayre, associate professor of
physical education and recreation; Aleen Swofford,
women's athletic director; Joan Wadlow, associate dean of
the College of Arts and Sciences and Ruth Spencer, a
senior physical education major from Omaha.
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