friday, november 30, 1979
daily nebraskan
paqe 7
Former teacher challenges meaningless hiring process9
By Gordon Johnson
A former instructor from UNL's College
of Architecture has filed a grievance with
the state ombudsman's office charging that
the university would not rehire him for the
1979-80 term because of his Nebraska
background..
The grievance was filed with the om
budsman's office on Nov. 20, by G.
Richard Dunn, formerly of North Platte.
The university will cooperate with the
investigation, according to Richard
Fleming, assistant to the Chancellor apd
director of university information. '
The ombudsman's office was denied the
right to investigate charges of racial discri
mination in October when a black custo
dian took her case to the ombudsman.
"This is obviously a different case since
it does not involve an employee," Fleming
said.
Dunn said that he attempted to go
through the university administration to
rectify the situation, but found that since
he was no longer a university employee it
could offer no help.
DUNN SAID it is his belief that his
applications were never submitted to the
NU Board of Regents for review because
the administration within the College of
Architecture are prejudiced against people
with an NU education or those licensed to
practice in Nebraska. -
"Since 1973, the College of Architec
ture has not hired either a licensed Nebras-
Libraries. . .
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Rudolph said that about 170-180
students work-in the University libraries,
and about 140 of those work in Love
Library.
"I have told each department in the
library how much each department is
supposed to save in dollars, which is trans
lated into student wages, and it is up to the
individual departments to decide on how
to go about this Rudolph said.
"It might mean not hiring as many
student employees or just reducing the
number of hours each student employee
works during an average week," he said.
Rudolph also said that this cutting back
in hours is only the solution for the spring
semester and that they are still looking for
a permanent solution to the problem.
Even if the libraries' were to get the
highest increase that they asked for from
the Legislature that would still only
include a 10 percent increase in operating
funds, less than the inflation rate, and the
same lack of funds will probably occur
again, Rudolph said.
"The answer will probably come some
time in the spring, after we find out how
the budget turns out and we'll see what
ka architect or a University of Nebraska
graduate for a full-time tenured teaching
position," Dunn said.
Originally, the position Dunn wished to
apply for was closed to him by the admin
istration when they required a minimum of
five years teaching experience; he said.
After he complained to members of the
departmental advisory board, faculty
members protested to administrators to
have the teaching requirement removed.
The filling, of advertised positions in the
college were apparently made on the basis
of qualifications other than those request
ed in the publically advertised position,
Dunn said.
There is no question that the people
hired are qualified for the job, Dunn said,
but it is a matter of who is most qualified.
"I HAVE BEEN advised by tenured
faculty members that the departmental
advisory board rated my application higher
than the successful applicants," he said.
Dunn received his Masters Degree in
Architecture in 1978 and completed degree
requirements while teaching part-time in
the college. He received his bachelor's
degree from UN L- in 1960, while the
college was still accredited. The school is
no longer accredited.
After having had a successful practice
since 1.963 in North Platte, Dunn said he.
felt he wanted to teach at UNL.
However, after receiving his Master's
degree from UNL he said he finds that he
can't teach because of 'inbreeding," he
said.
areas can be reduced to hurt us the least,"
Rudolph said.
Rudolph said that if the reduction will
affect students, then they will again make
the alternatives public, as they did with the
proposed shortening of hours. '
"Students have a right in this matter
arid we want to hear what their opinions
are if a reductibn"of services in some areas
would affect them," Rudolph said.
Rudolph said he was pleased by the way
students Took the matter of shortening
hours seriously and gave input when it was
needed.
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Many schools shun hiring their gradu
ates in fear that students will not get a
well-rounded education and hear a varied
range of philosophies and ideas in their
subject area.
THE POSITION Dunn applied for re
quired having professional experience, he
said. Robert Stowers, and Robert Duncan, (
who eventually received the jobs, do not '
have experience other than teaching, Dunn
charged.
Dunn said that the decision not to hire
him was an administrative decision and
that the faculty was not consulted as re
quired in the university by-laws.
In a' letter dated Aug. 2, department
chairman Homer Puderbaugh states that
the decision not to hire Dunn resulted
from a faculty decision.
However, Dunn said he later found out
that this was not the case.
What happened was that the successful
applicants were brought before the faculty
and they were told to vote either yes or no,
judging from the applicants' qualifications,
he said.
FACULTY MEMBERS later reported to
Dunn that the qualifications of the success
ful applicants were too good and they
could not say no, Dunn said. Dunn's appli
cation was never submitted before the
faculty. .
In essence, he said, all of this has been
brought about because of his Nebraska
background, and that the application pro
cess is meaningless.
"I am contending that the present situ
ation indicates a possible disregard for due
process in the appointments procedure ig
noring the advertised specified "qualifica
tions" for architectural teaching position
vacancies. .." he said.
Dean of the College of Architecture
Steward Cecil, and Chairman of the Archi
tecture Department Homer Puderbaugh
were not available for comment.
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