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The committee report indicated that CEP satisfy? some
student needs. For example, the report said that many
freshman experience an atmosphere of isolation and
anti-intellectualism in a large dormitory situation, CEP's
alternative is 'the combination of academic work and
residential life, the report said. Abo, Centennial allows
students greater control orer aspects of their education
and gives teachers an opportunity to test teaching
techniques and to revitalize their methods. The advising
system within. CEP is more detailed and person-oriented
than that available to most other students, the report said.
The evaluation committee also investigated the
resources available to CEP. "Existing funds are at least
nominally adequate for the program, although funds
could be more creatively used," the report said.
The self-study prepared by Centennial fellows showed
Cent ennui's 1975-76 budget was $lC9,CC0.The operating
budget between the years 1970 and 1973 averaged about
S118JCCO, and last year's budget was less than that of the
previous year, the study showed. Potter said Centennial's
budget has been "remarkably stable despite inflation.
The fellows estimated the cost per credit hour for each
student at $51.
Potter described CEP as a relatively small department
with an enrollment now averaging 165-175 students per
semester. In its early years, enrollment reached as high as
225. He said he heard "fourth- and fifth-handed reports"
that the TU Board of Regents would consider the
program m re successful if it were larger.
Objectives would be sacrificed
"However, we don't have the facilities to handle much
more than 200 students," Potter said. "It's an important
aspect of the program that everyone knows each other
fairly well. If the program would get too large, our
objectives would be sacrificed.
The committee report suggested several alternatives to
use the resources of CEP. Because fellows are "borrowed
from ether UNL departments, the committee suggested
that departments accept replacement costs rather than
straight salary compensations for faculty members serving
Ceaiianial. Also, the reports suggested vuiting faculty not
on the UNL campus could be recruited on a "shared
bass with departments and Centennial.
UNL faculty members not directly associated with
Centennial could be volunteer project directors. Also,
Centennial could receive support from the Housing
DivEron since it is a residential program.
The evaluation also was concerned with the quality of
Centennial College. Although the self-study was
considered lacking in statistical data of malefemale ratios,
minority breakdowns and grade point distributions, the .
committee report indicated that the quality of CEP
deserved recognition.
Students receive awards
There was, however, circumstantial data which
indicated a high percentage of ex-Centennial students
receiving postgraduate degrees and awards and entering
outstanding professional schools and programs.
The report stated that Centennial has had high national
visibility for a program of its type. The college has been
visited by representatives of other universities and could
serve as a leading example of residentially-based university
education, the report said. Also, the faculty "chosen or
choosing to participate in Centennial are on the whole
clearly competent in their disciplines and are highly
committed and skilled teachers."
The committee unanimously agreed that the
Centennial program be continued, Potter said. Several
recommendations were made in the report:
-Centennial should be given distinct and permanent
status within the university.
-Senior fellows should be given longer tarns of duty.
-A change in Centennial's position within the
university administrative structure should be studied.
-The university should undertake several on-going data
gathering studies to document several aspects of
Centennial, and to study Centennial's effects on students
and faculty to better serve as an experiment in teaching
and learning styles.
Since Centennial began in 1969, Potter said, there has
been a year-to-year feeling among fellows that the
program would be discontinued.
Potter said the longer a fellow serves, the stronger the
program becomes and the more readily it can become a
part of the total university. Directors need more time to
establish friendships and contacts and to understand the
administrative structure of the university, he said. Each
new senior fellow must start all over, he said.
Centennial has a peculiar administrative structure since
it is not part of any college, Potter said. Fellows report
directly to UNL's Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.
The chancellor does not have the time to give enough
. attention to Centennial, Potter said.
"Unsatisfactory administration
"I feel the administration is unsatisfactory, Potter said,
"but no one knows yet what would be a better
alternative.
Potter's tenure as senior fellow ends next semester.
Succeeding him is Gene Harding, director of UNL's
Teaching and Learning Center.
Harding said he would like to see several changes in
Centennial. He would like to see more fellows teaching
together and an even greater emphasis on the counseling
and advising systems within Centennial. Harding also said
he would like to find ways to involve faculty members
other than fellows in Centennial projects.
"There is no iron rule in Centennial, Harding said.
"The faculty works together in deciding what to do.
Harding said an unfortunate consequence of the
Centennial atmosphere is that it seems unfriendly to new
students. This is because it takes some time to build the
dose friendships that Centennial fosters, he said. The
fellows will be looking for ways to eliminate this feeling,
he said.
The dropout rate for freshman in the Centennial
program is about half of the rate for the rest of the
university, Harding said. He said the fellows are planning
projects to help freshmen establish themselves in the
- university community.
Besides Harding, UNL's fellows for 1 976-77 are:
Paul Olson, English professor; Nels Forde, History
professor; Ed Pearlstein, Physics Professor; Richard
Boohar, associate professor of Zoology; Sarah Hoagland,
assistant professor of Philosophy; Barbara Smith, associate
professor of Political Science; Mike Farrell, filmmaker at
Nebraska Educational Television; Bert Evans, associate
professor of Economics; Debra Hulbert, English
instructor; Bill Brown, instructor in the Department of
Modern Languages and Literature . and Harry Ortyck,
visiting assistant professor of Art
Charter Flight
UNL's Flights and Study Tours is sponsoring a
charter flight to London or to Zurich, Switzerland
from Dec. 26, 1976 through Jan. 14, 1977. Three
credit-hours of study may be obtained on the tour by
registering at room 345 in the Nebraska Union.
Registration begins in July. Non-credit tour registration
begins in August. Information about the tours can be
obtained at the Fights and Study Tours office in room
345 at the Nebraska Union.
Research Grants
The - National Science Foundation has awarded
research grants totalling $159,CCO to four UNL faculty
members. A $75,CCO grant was given to Robert Katz,
professor of physics, for continuation of his research
on the application of the theory of track effects to
radiotherapy. Joseph Macek, physics professor, was
awarded $35,000 for his research project on the
production of spin polarized atoms by scattering.
James Janovy, professor in the School of Life
Sciences, received $43,1 00 for his research on virulence
and metabolism in Leishmania.
The foundation awarded Roger Wiegland, associate
professor of mathematics, a $6,500 grant for his
research project titled "Prima Ideal Structure and
Descent of Projectivity.
DeWolf Scholarship
Winners
The NU Board of Regents will be asked Saturday to
approve $500 scholarships from the ' DeWolf
Scholarship Fund for the following UNL students:
Bryan Gustafson of Funk, majoring in Agricultural
Economics; Kristine Rhodes of Lincoln, majoring in
Food Science Technology; Ronald Roeber of Emerson,
majoring in Agricultural Economics; Ronald WaQman
of Beatrice studying pre-veterinary science and Gerald
Slezak of Miligan who has not declared a major. AQ
live students are sophomores and have a 4.0 grade
point average.
MMsrdrsMiiir Trydut
Theatre Inc. of Lincoln will have open tryouts for
its third MeEerdrammer of the season, Bad Day at
Boomtown, written by Alan Nielsen. The tryouts will
be at Fanny's Pink Garter in the Hilton Hotel, 9th and
P streets, on Sunday, June 27 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. and
from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Bad Day at Boomtown is a
musical and has parts for ten persons. The play, which
will run from July 21 through Aug. 7, will be directed
by George Churley.
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