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daily nebraskan
monday, december 5 1977
Proposals satisfy NU, displease state colleges
By Rod Murphy
Basically NU is satisfied with the role and mission defi
nitions approved by the Legislature's Post Secondary Edu
cation Advisory Committee. The state colleges, however,
are less pleased with the proposal. . "
The role and mission statements are proposals which
would limit government spending in education by ending
duplication in curriculum and programs at the various
state-supported post secondary schools.
The legislative committee, co-chaired by Sens. Jerome
Warner of Waverly and Frank Lewis of Belle vue, is having
several public hearings across the state to determine public
opinion on the proposal.
Lewis said he expected continued opposition to the
statement from lobbyists for the three branches of educa
tion, each hoping to "protect their turf."
The three branches involved, the NU system, the state
colleges and the technical community colleges all stand to
lose some programs or be prevented from instituting new
ones if the plan is passed by the Legislature.
According to the plan, NU will be responsible for pro
viding baccalaureate level education, graduate research
programs and continuing education. Certain two-year
associate degree programs would be curtailed, according
to Lewis.
Roskens satisfied
NU President Ronald Roskens said he is generally
"quite satisfied" with the plan. However, he said he has
some "minor revisions" he wants to present to the board.
UNL would be permitted to offer the associate degree
at the Curtis program center. The medical program would
be allowed to offer less than four-year programs in
nursing, radiologic technology and nuclear medicine.
All other programs of less than four years would be
ended and no new programs allowed to begin, according
to the plan.
Regent Robert Raun of Minden will present revisions
to the board allowing NU to continue two-year programs
not specified by the proposal.
While NU generally is satisfied with the plan, officials
at the state colleges are more concerned.
State colleges
The state colleges would provide baccalaureate educa
tion and master's degree programs in education and the
specialist degree in educational administration on the cam
puses where the programs now are in effect.
Programs of less than four years would have to be co
ordinated with the university, according to the plan.
Marvin Knittel, vice president of academic affairs at
Kearney State .College, said; the program will have a
definite impact on Kearney if it passes the Legislature in
its present form.
Two current programs, the master's of business admin
istration and the nursing program, might be in jeopardy
according to Knittel.
A representative for Kearney State will address the
legislative board members at the public hearings Dec. 12
in Kearney.
"We support coordination in higher education,"
Knittel said. "However the needs of mid-Nebraska clearly
support the programs that currently exist on campus."
Wayne State College president Lyle Seymour agreed
with Knittel about the reasons he had some concern with
the current plan.
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he said.
Unduly restrictive
The piogram is unduly restrictive for the state colleges,
he said. He wants the committee to broaden the programs
for the state colleges.
Seymour said programs in existence for several years
would be curtailed. One of these is the baccalaureate de
gree in medical technology, he said.
Another problem he sees with the plan is that it limits
expansion in certain fields if the school decides communi
ty needs warrant a new program.
The specialist degree in educational administration
would be allowed in colleges where it is now offered, ac
cording to the plan. Seymour said this would prohibit his
school from instituting the program later since Wayne
does not currently offer the program.
Seymour said a representative from Wayne will appear
at the Norfolk public hearing Dec. 6.
Located 300 miles west of the nearest state college,
Kearney, Chadron must meet additional educational needs
of its area, according to college President Edwin c.
Nelson.
The public hearing on the legislative committee's pro
posal was Nov. 21 in Chadron, Nelson said. About 250 to
300 people attended, he said.
The main point brought out in the hearing was that the
committee "shouldn't close the gate" on new programs,
helsaid.
Master's degree programs would be limited to educa
tional fields only, he said. "We would be prohibited to
even plan any new programs," he said.
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