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11.3 NU Five-Year p!aa. Towcrd ExceZxtce , to fci
prow tha quality of cducatba hi) not yet bs:a ncc::-fd
ia reid&s tcma of its goals, tccGrdkg to a UNL faculty
Paul CIsoa, professor of En$di tad director of i fed
eral study commisdbn a usdargraduata education, laid
torn persons have questioned the effectiveness of tha pro-
Tha academic pbssirj cosaraittes aed Csca to help
wiih tha budthg fcrrr.it taction of tha Eve-Year pka
whea it was being drawa,
"Many students ara not even awara thsra is rich t
document, whila there his beaa soma atsussnt between
faculty members whether tha plaa is evaa operating,"
he said.
The Fiva-Yetr Plaa was adopted by tha NU Board of
Rrgeats ia January, 1973 and updated ia 1974. The docu
meat sets soma sidelines and gcsls to ttcirt tha univer
sity administration, the three campus and tha regents
in reaching a level of excellence during 1975-SG.
The plan places emphasis oa several areas including the
improvement of staff development, the quality of under
paduata education and techniques for evaluation cf effsc
tiva teaching.
Tha plan! gods abo liduda dsvebpmar.t of i tyaterai
of rewards for excslbnca ia ttachiaa through salary La
cressst, promotion, pt:r recognition and a program of
proMsabcal development.
Cl:ca add about cns-fcilf to two4h!rds of tha institu
tions u:a this typa of planning system to meet goals, and
it is about tha cziy way to rr.:at demands of campu::.
Cut tha problara with rach a tystara is it 1c ids to a lot
cf prpanvozk ar4 no actba," Olsoa raid.
Part cf tha plan has bcea lr.p!er.t3.tei'w:3, C&on add
but ether ar:is hava &wn very tbw or no Improvement.
Tha Fiva-Ycar plaa has set up and developed areas cf
exctlb&ce, CIsoa till. Tha UNL anas of excsZsncs are
Ufa s, tduaic and Jountalizn.
Cut, tha first priority of tha univsrslty is La uadsrgnt
duata education, Olson said.
"And improvements ia this area hava bssa v:ry t!ow,"
Olsoa tali. "IfootftUy by tha end of tha Fto-Yesr
prcjam more wu ba ascorr.plLhsd.
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mondsy, msrch 23, 1977 vol, 100 no. 95 lincoln, nebrcska
'et seeks tuition
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boosts
By Paula Dittrick
NU's proposed fiscal 1977-78 budget includes boosts ia
student tuition and state tax support funds, according to
NU officials presenting tha budget request to the Nebras
ka Legislature's Appropriations Committee during a
session of three-day public hearings laat week.
Interim NU President Ronald Roskens told senators
the budget includes a S per cent tuition increase for
most students and a higher percentage hika for medical
students. . . v -
Roskens said, "A committment to faculty development
means, among other things, continuing to improve thesal
ary levels for faculty members so that our faculty salaries
will be competitive with those paid at comparable insti
tutions. - Oiht prress
Noting only "slight progress toward that goal,' he said
NU ranks "11.13 per cent below peer group schools" for
1976-77.
Creg Johnson, chairman of the ASUN Government Lia
ison Committee, asked senators to grant the faculty salary
increase. He said NU costs are "pressing students to the
limit."
He mentioned the proposed tuition hike, adding that
NU tuition ranks fust or second highest cf schools in the
Big 8 Conference..
Johnson said NU is considering in increase of student
fees, which he claimed might amount to as much as
$11 more a semester.
The budget request for UNL includes increased state
funding from $50.9' million to $60 million. Of the $4.8
million tagged for new or improved programs, almost $4
million 'Would go to the UNL Institute of Agriculture and
Natural Resources.
, The agriculture improvement funds would raise the
institute's general fund budget from $152 million to
$20.1 mOiioa.
UNL Chancellor Roy .Young noted that the $4 mil
lion would meet the .approximate midpoint of a recom
mendation by a study committee Gov. J. James Exon
appointed two years ago.
This committee concluded that more than $3 million
would be seeded to boost agricultural program support
to "a bvsl in keeping with tha-present importance of agri
culture ia Nebraska and the potential for further davclcp
nrnt," Yourj sdd.
Tha institute develcpad its requsat with the aid of the
Ag-40 Creep, which reprasssts agricultural and ad-
Ag40 Gro? Chairman John Kbstsnssa'cf Dad
City tiiJ tha consultation represents industry's effort to .
' ra! Isis funding t tlx bvclcf the isry best ia tha
If.!?
. C&TJxlZzs CssssIoa 'about parity wm , prossptad '
whea Interim Univemty cf Nebraa at Oissha (UI.O)
Chancellor Herbert GarHnkd told senators tl request in
cludes $5CX)XX) ia parity money.
NiPs budget request calls for $1115 rriHioa state
.funds compared to is year's $94i mHIioa state funda
Aa 8 J per cant faculty aalary iacrea ia included ia ths
budget request.
Compsraik ssppot
Tsrlty means comparable support for comparable pro
grams, by insuring equality for students and not equality
for a3 programs, he said.
"Every NU student is entitled to the best opportunitfe
possible regsrdkss cf campuses, Garfhkel said.
The 1976-77 budget provided $300PQP cf parity fund-
injforUNL. , . fJ
Utica Sea. Douglas Bereuier said "money ipent should
be toward coxrarable quality rather than comparable
funding. ' '
Adding that he did not think a funding formula could
apply, Bereuter said "comparable funding may not be the
answer." He said class size and available equipment are
among the factors needed to be considered in parity fund
ing. Lincoln Sen. Steve Fowler suggested he may try to de
lay additional parity funding until the appropriation com
mittee completes its study of parity after the 1977
session. ' " ; '' -
Committee members also commented on the central
administrative system, which supervises operations at
UNL, UNO and the University of Nebraska Medical
Center.
NU's request seeks $4.5 million for the system's gen
eral budget, compared to its present budget of about $3.8
, million.
Omaha Regent Kermit Hansen agreed to Waverly Sen.
Jerome Warner's request that Hansen suggest a review of
the central system's structure at the April NU Board of
Regents meeting.
Review costs
Hansen estimated a study of a systems review by
outside consultants would cost between" $1 5 P00 and
- - $25 jOQO.: Calling himself ''supporter Tof , a .strong central :
system, Hnssn proposed NU would become "three separ
ate universities" without a central office.
Roskens told Warner he already has proposed what he
termed "a penetrating sad dispassionate" study of the
structure. He said he hopes to have a specific proposal
. prepared within two months.
Exon has suggested slashing budget appropriations for
the systems office. Fowler asked what the affect of a $1
million cut in the central administration budget would be.
Roskens said such a cut would "virtually eliminate"
coordination between campuses, as well as staff assis
tance for regents and planning efforts. :. , '
He suggested the cut would lead to unnecessary dupli
cation and more competition between campuses.
State budget analyst Harlow Hyde attended the hearing
' Monday and said he came on his own time representing
himself. He urged senators to consider the needs of
Nebraska and not increase the amount cf state funding
appropriated for higher education, especially NU funding.
Hyde sent a lQ-f i-z ttar to all state senators last Jan
usry feting Ms budsst . cstisas incernir higher
cducatioa.
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V,zt: The Hrst cf a four-part series on landlord-tenant
. relations investigates teririnatirg leases p. 5
Enfcrtaascnt: Lbcch Police are tightening the reins on
Penhing Municipal Auditorium concert survdlance ; . p. 9
Sports: The Hunkers wi3 start sprhg footbsll practice
today with a few fanuliar faces missing P-10
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- NU cfBcials scy.thy cannot End evidence to support,-"
a rapcrt that the cnhrsty v,as involved ia germ warfare
projects in the 1950s.
UNL Chancellor Roy Young said if there was audi a
project, "it waa probably related to food production.
It was possible that information related to biological
plant disease .control and the impact cf climate oa seed
products could be used for, offensive or defensive pur
pscs,fce said. "... ' ;
A recent report indicated that NU conducted two bio
Icpcsl warfare projects for the army in the 1950s. A
controversial two-volume report, US. Army Activity in
the US. Eiobgicd Vorfzrt Frczrms, said NU was one of
S3 universities working under contracts, and at one time,
there were more than 300 contracts being worked on by
universities.
Most projects were 'discontinued by 1959 by orders
from then-President' Richard Nixon. Activities, not at
NU specifically, included simulated bacteria attacks on
American cities and the development of protective gas
masks, the report said.
Young said none cf this came to liht before probably
because "no one publiiied the list before." NU
continually does many kinds cf research for the govern
ment, he said.
"I know cf two or three projects dose at other places
that were carried out on ether plant diseases " he said.
Reportedly, Kansas State University, the University of
Kansas and low State University also did biological war-
fare research.
- ' Tfa sure it could not fears been codidestM," Yokes'"
said. "Universities don't csuaTIy enter ia confldantid
research imlass they are the only ess wUh that (research
capability)." NU cannot becoms inix.l-.td ia confldantid
reaaarch, fee said, because dcUHs of such rreernanta must
be pubLhed.
Francis Haskins, UNL agronomy professor, said, "I'm
sure it wsaa't done in our department." Haskins said the
first he heard of germ warfare projects at NU waa in the
newspaper. --"
The Agrr "ray Dept. does research for govsrnment
agencies includhig tha U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA), he said. There are USDA employees ia the
Agronomy Dept., Haskins said, and some research is
financed by USDA. .
UNL chemistry Prof. Ncnnaa Cromwell said he was
tmaware cf any gerra warfare prejects.
"There are two pc
s," he said, "the (University
of Nebrasjai) f 'CwCsl Center, who wont U3 j'cu
ar.ythirg, aad (what used to be the) Microbiology Dept."
Cad Gwrgi, retired UNL microbiology professor, raid
"the fiist thing I knew (cf the gerra warfare projects) is
what I read in the paper.
, Gcorgi said he was abroad from 1951 to 1952, but
"I assure you nothing was done ia the department cf
bacteriology.
"According to (Vice chancellor for academic affairs
Adam) Breckenrids, there is no record of warfare pro
jects, Georgi said, nat app
sort ouaht to te recorcea so;
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