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Wednesday, October 15, 1980 page 14 daily nebraskan Director says UNL is source of financial strength By Kathy Stokebrand The university has a major impact on the Lancaster County economy, UNI1 director of Bureau of Business Research said Tuesday. Without the university, the total income of Lancaster County would 'decrease by one-sixth, Donald Pursell said. Pursell spoke to a crowd of about 30 people at the Nebraska Union for the Big Eight Cities Conference. Business people, city government and university officials attended the annual conference. The con ference was in Lincoln this year, from Sun day night until noon Tuesday. Referring to a study by the bureau in the fall of 1978, Pursell said at that time, students pumped $147 million into Lancas ter County economy. The figure could be adjusted to this year's figure by multiply ing it by 20 percent to allow for inflation, he said. Students exceed faculty and stafff in total spending in several areas, Pursell said. Students spend $1 .50 for each dollar spent by faculty and staff on food and beverages, and at least S3 for each faculty and staff dollar spent on entertainment, he said. Pursell said he was surprised at the mag. nitude of student spending. The large amount of student spending offsets their income, which is lower than faculty in comes, he said. The student body constitutes a large market, Pursell S3id. Questioned whether all retailers were taking advantage of ef forts to affect student market. Several businesses, especially those in the enter tainment, recognized the large student market by having "student nights," Pursell said. Downtown areas receive most of students business, he added. It was difficult to determine the effect of a football Saturday on the Lincoln econ omy, Pursell said, because there was no data. Merchants, however, told his researchers that they do more business on a football season than a Saturday during the Christmas season, he said. Other university -related attractions, like the museum, Sheldon Art Gallery, and Kimball Hall, bring in $30 million to $40 million in additional spending by visitors, Pursell said. Pursell suggesteed that more concerts and plays be scheduled after home foot ball games. Visitors would probably stay This little number really bares-up for Fall and will add a new look to skirts, pants and jeans. It's Bare Traps new wood bottom sandal with soft foam insoles in navy, black or an tique tan calf leather, $46. Shoe Salon, Down town and Gateway. LINCOLN GRAND ISIANO OMAHA Downtown 10 to 5:30. Thurs. til 9. Gateway 10 to 9. Sat. til 6, Sun. 1 to 5. I u Look for money-saving coupons every Monday in your newspaper . . . in Lincoln longer and spend more money, thereby enhancing the input of the univcr. sity on the community, he said. The study also showed that UNL em ployed nearly 8 25 people in the fall of 1978. Of those jobs, 4,400 were faculty and staff positions. The remainder were student employees, he said. Faculty, staff and student employees constituted approx imately 8 percent of all those employed in Lancaster County in 1978, Pursell said. Hie study was based upon question naires and university records, Pursell said. Although responses were adequate, student responsed better than faculty and staff members, he said. Unfortunately, only quantifiable areas were researched, Pursell said. The study wasn't designed to measure the educational or cultural impact of the university on the Lincoln area, Pursell said. Contract proposal rejected by UNL Faculty Senate By Betsy Miller The UNL Faculty Senate rejected a con tract drawn up for them by a senate sub committee at their Tuesday meeting in the Nebraska Union. According to the university, faculty members do not presently have a formal employment contract and one is needed because it is called for in the NU Board of Regents' bylaws, said Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Ned Hedges. Patrick Rowan, associate professor of art, made a motion to reject the subcom mittee's contract proposal because he said the contract they had developed would not be valid in a court of law. Robert Narveson, professor of English, agreed with Rowan that the contract was not good. Narveson said he thought the contract was too open and stipulations that faculty members were unaware of could be slipped into the contract. "The statements in this contract don't contribute anything to our position. We don't need a special contract at this time," Narveson said. Norman Thorson from the Law College said that many faculty members feel they already have a contract. Thorson said he felt the notice of appointment that faculty members receive each year from the university serves as a written contract. Hedges, who spoke after the senate had rejected the contract proposal, said he would tell the regents that if no contract is approved, the board will be in violation of its bylaws. "It is my understanding that they (by laws) carry the force of law. I cannot, in good conscience, expose the Board of Re gents to a violation of their bylaws," he said. Senate President Ezekiel Bahar said that he will get Henry Baumgarten, chairman of the contract subcommittee, to appear be fore the next senate meeting. Bahar said that Baumgarten could ex plain the subcommittee's procedures in drawing up a contract and also could re ceive the senate's suggestions for a new contract proposal. In other action, the senate tabled a motion to support a section of the Senate's Grievance Committee report that deals with faculty tenure and promotion. The section said the committee would recommend that any faculty member who is not progressing well in his work and may be in danger of losing tenure should be not ified by a dean or department chairman. The notification should be given early enough so that the instructor has time to correct his situation, the committee report said. Harry Allen, director of research and planning at UNL, presented a study to the senate that showed the average salary in crease for UNL faculty from 1978 to 1979 by age range and teaching rank. The highest pay increases were in associate professors and professors in the 30-39 year age rank and from assistant pro fessors from ages 25-34, according to Allen. The lowest pay raises occurred in all three professors ranks from age 60-69. "Any statistician could prove that there's age discrimination at the univer sity," said Ralph Neild, professor of horticulture. Beginning Monday, October 20 UM mnimtmm mm ite wwm tqp im mm mm