frictey, novcmbcr 19, 1973
cbily ncbrs&cn
7
Could. . .
ConiLiaed from p. 1
"If this is allowed to happen, it wi3 only reinforce
segregation," he said. "The only hope for these people
to overcome their current low-income situation is through
the education that we seek to give them."
Smith said he hopes some action can be taken to get
around the law without violating it.
The multi-cultural affairs office is working with the
Omaha public schools system, he said, in hopes of finding
this solution.
Smith said UNL lawyer John Gourlay has found a
possible solution. He said this rests on "a thin thread"
of the law that suggests educational institutions may be
exempt from the law.
"Our hope is that his theory will be sound enough
to sway the Omaha public school system into helping us
attain the records without violating the law," he said.
Although this action would need the support of all
high schools in the state. Smith said he thinks that if
Omaha supports the action, the rest of the state will
follow.
"Hopefully, once Omaha looks at the situation," he
sak, "they will see the role they and the postsecondary
institutions of the state have in bridging the gap that
stands between students and educational opportunities,
and they will make a decision that favors us."
He said Omaha education officials contacted have been
cooperative.
"If there is anything that can be done, I am sure that
they will do it," he said.
"If educational opportunities are to be made available
to all persons, our winning this issue is imperative."
v.y
' V. j"
Photo by Scott Svcboda
A boy peers through the fence in Memorial Stadium's end zone at a recent game, seemingly awaiting a view
of heavy contact at the goal line, . .
g in the sky
By RSary Jo Pitzl ..
Paging through the course schedule for next semester,'
you look for the class a friend recommended. Afour
search continues through to the back page of the sche
dule with no sign of the class.
What happened to it? More than likely it has gone
the way more than 280 courses did last year-ither
dropped from the curriculum, changed in some respect,
or redesigned as a new curriculum offering.
An average of 300 courses make some sort of curri
culum transition annually, according to Gerald Bowker,
UNL dean of academic services. For the 1975-76 acade
mic year, 73 new courses were. added to undergraduate
course offerings, 25 were deleted, and 184 were changed
in some technical aspect, Bowker said.
The 1975-76 total of 282 course transitions compares
to a 1974-75 total of 326, and a 903 figure from the
1973-74 academic year. The yearly number of transitions
"depends on what's going on," Bowker said. The high
903 figure is attributed to major revisions within the
History Dept. three years ago.
Mostly a faoslty mstter
"Control over the curriculum at UNL is mostly a facul
ty matter," Ned Hedges, assistant vice chancellor for
academic affairs, said. Hedges said department faculty
members are constantly re-examining and re -evaluating
their continually changing curriculum.
Courses that need to be dropped from the current
department offerings, or any changes or additions to
course materials, go thiough several channels before the
final transition reaches the student. Hedges explained.
Those channels include faculty approval from the
department affected by the change, the College Curricu
lum Committee within the respective college, and fin
ally, the University Curriculum Committee.
The first step for changing, dropping, or introducing a
course begins within an academic department. Courses
can be generated by a faculty member or a department
committee, according to Ray Haggah, associate dean of th
College of Arts and Sciences. This idea is submitted for
departmental approval.
Following departmental approval, the course change is
forwarded to the College Curriculum Committee of the
respective college. A justification sheet accompanies all
curriculum proposals. Information on the sheet verifies
the need for the curriculum change, the extent of the
change, how the proposed change relates to established
prerequisites and group requirements, now the pro
posed course will affect other departments and colleges,
and resources for the proposed course.
Justification sheet
The justification sheet is re'.ieved by the College
Curriculum Committee, which is composed of represen
tatives from each department within the college. This
committee's recommendation is sent to committee chair
men and deans of the college, said Lyle Young, associate
dean of the College of Engineering and Technology.
"Their concern is budget," Young said, explaining that
they review the proposal to approve the costs.
Final recommendations from the College Curriculum
Cotiimittee are passed on to the University Curriculum
Committee, the last step in making course changes. This
committee consists of 13 members, including representa
tives from each of the seven undergraduate colleges, two
students, and five administrative representatives, accord
ing to Bowker. The University Curriculum Committee is
established under the Faculty Senate..
The University Curriculum Committee handles requests
on a monthly basis, meeting "when the occasion calls for
it," Bowker, a committee member, said. This committee
reviews the proposed course, and makes sure it does not
conflict with offerings from other colleges, he said. They
grant final approval on the proposal.
Once fully approved through the proper channels,
the course change is entered in the college bulletin and
worked into the master class schedule, Bowker said. Be
cause class changes are constantly taking place, some
course changes are not able to meet the deadline for
entry in the college bulletin. However, the class schedule
published for registration is accurate, Bowker said.
Similar procedures ,
Procedures are similar for changes within graduate
courses, Young said. Any course taught both at UNL and
the University of Nebraska at Omaha must receive ap
proval from both schools before course changes are made.
Factors leading "to a course change are many and
varied. A change in description, level, title, prerequisite,
credit hours or course number must be cleared by the
various curriculum committees, Bowker said.
Courses are added to the curriculum when needed
for such a course arises, or if a faculty member has an
expertise or skill that may generate a new course, Young
said.'
Deletions from the schedule take place when a faculty
member with -a special skill leaves the university, if enroll
ment in the course drops too low, or if the course is
found obsolete by a committee reviewing and revising a
department's curriculum, Hedges said. ,
The principal concern of the department when exa
. mining the curriculum is "what is the need and interest
of the sauir ?", Hedges said.
Process it-ne for making course changes is usually two
to three months, Young said. .More changes are made in
academic programs rather than actually creating hew
courses, Bowker added . ,
p4
SOPHOmOflES:
get a fu3 chc!afh!p for
ijour Junior and son&r
ipars plus 5IOO a month.
NflOTC Nucbar
Pr cpu!c!cn Cand:de3
8chc!areh!p
Program.
Ycu muet havo competed
ens com ccter each cf
calculus and phj!c&
Or two semesters cf calculus.
FOR FULL
DETAILS CONTACT:
!
i
- i
0E
BREAK
))(())
f on ONLY
1f
KHOAV :
Ind&dat Uk!;-:3 at fiat HsJkJey Ism of CouUm, Colorado
a lift tickets at beaatiful i&wa ESsi src. ;-
Jsin tNs hundreds c-f C3 Eijht StuJ-r.ts it CJor this year.
For resamstkifis or r,?ormtjen, cz'l the Holiday Inn of
Coi'.d-CX5 4435222. ..."
featuring
Shades f Brovn-
Snecial Boor Prise :
311,
: IV f
JJL. J.LJLJ.-L VJ,
T T
Nov. 20 Sat.
9:00 - 12:00
Centennial Moom
i'-.i
I
,1
f 1
k yt
1 4
1
i
-
r
only c2
432221-3333
Bob May or Dsva Frsnk)
p;:p