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Wednesday, January 20, 1982
Vol. 109 No. 8
Lincoln, Nebraska
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Kristy Haase throws a low punch to Gregory Meehan, who uses a down block and prepares to return with a reverse
punch. The two are students in an advanced karate class. For more about the class see Page 7.
Dworak sees no education aid raise
By Eric Peterson
Sen. Don Dworak of Columbus said he doesn't antici
pate increased state aid to education to compensate for re
ductions in federal education expenditures.
"What Ronald giveth, Charles dare not take away,"
Dworak said, speaking about President Reagan and Gov.
Thone.
Dworak spoke Tuesday at an informational breakfast
co-sponsored by ASUN's Government Liaison Committee
and the College of Business Administration's Advisory
Committee.
Dworak said it will be difficult to expand state scholar
ship sources rewarded by merit, which now must be di
vided between public and private institutions. Dworak
said he voted against extending state scholarships to pri
vate college students.
"It gets pretty close to the separation of church and
state issue, and spreads public funding too thin."
Dworak said he is not sorry he changed his party regis
tration from Republican to Democrat, which was viewed
at the time as a preparatory move to running against Char
les Thone for governor this year. Dworak has since decid
ed not to run for the governership.
Dworak said the trend to independent registration and
voting is an indication of the increasing political confusion
of the time, but the party members left in either party are
more hardcore.
Budget 'not enough'
ASUN president Rick Mockler, also attending the
breakfast, said Gov. Thone 's 5.9 percent recommended in
crease in the NU operating budget is "simply not
enough."
He listed UNL's most pressing needs as higher faculty
salaries to attract and keep better instructors, more state
scholarships, maintenance of deteriorating UNL buildings,
greater accessibility of classes and equalized GPA require
ments for UNL colleges.
GLC chairperson Nette Nelson said the higher GPA
minimum requirements for the business, architecture and
engineering colleges is a special GLC concern. She said en
gineering classes are filled on the basis of the highest grade
averages.
"If your GPA falls in your last year, you may not get
the classes you need to graduate," she said.
Nelson said higher grade requirements are especially in
appropriate in a land grant institution.
"It goes counter to what we understand as the e Kpress
ed intent," she said.
Dworak said he agreed the 5.9 percent budget increase
proposed by Thone is too low, "especially after the 3 per
cent reduction they pushed through in the special ses
sions." Dworak said he still believes students will find money
for their college educations despite the scholarship cuts.
"Any person can get an education who wants one," he
said.
When asked about rumors that Peru State College may
close to meet the budget crunch, Dworak said, "I think
that the legislature doesn't have the political belly to do it
(close it)."
Dworak suggested a better option would be to place
the state colleges in the university system that UNL and
UNO are already part of, "making the whole thing a kind
of 'superboard.' "
Duplication destructive
Dworak said duplication and competition between Ne
braska public institutions is destructive, especially compe
tition between UNO and UNL in regard to certain pro
grams. "Somehow you've got to stop this continual erosion
and duplication between the two schools," he said.
Dworak said he was uncertain about Omaha Sen. Peter
Hoagland's bill to add three appointed regents to the uni
versity board. "Looking at elected and appointed boards,
I don't think appointment guarantees a better group."
Dworak said Lincoln Sen. Steve Fowler's bill to raise
the cigarette tax four cents per pack, earmarking the rev
enue for higher education capital construction, was un
likely to pass.
"If we can't broaden our tax base without hitting the
sin taxes,' we're in pretty bad shape," he said.
Dworak said he will give capital construction at UNL a
very high priority.
University searches
for candidates to fill
five administrative jobs
By Roger Aden
Searches arc underway to fill five UNL administration
positions and one central administration position, accord
ing to university officials.
Larry Andrews, assistant to the chancellor, said UNL
is looking for a director of university information, a vice
chancellor for business and finance, a vice chancellor for
academic affairs, a vice chancellor for the institute of agri
culture and natural resources, and a new position - dir
ector of university relations and assistant to the chancel
lor. Andrews said the person filling the new position will
represent UNL to groups outside the university. He or she
will deal with inquiries about UNL from public schools,
community colleges, citizens and alumni.
"We have been able to respond to those questions in
the past, but Chancellor (Martin) Massengale would like to
respond in some cases more thoroughly and in some cases
more rapidly," Andrews said.
He said the salary for the position will depend on the
appointee and his or her qualifications.
Finalists have been named for the new position, for the
vice chancellor for academic affairs, and for the vice
chancellor for agriculture and natural resources (vacated
when Massengale became chancellor), according to
Andrews.
Appointments must be made within 120 days after the
application deadline, according to NU Board of Regents
by-laws. The appointments are subject to regent approval,
Andrews said.
Andrews said most of the search committees gave final
lists to Massengale in mid -December, but few interviews
have taken place because of Christmas break.
"He (Massengale) wants to get them filled as soon as is
reasonably possible," Andrews said. "But by the same
token, they are all critical appointments and they're not
the kind of appointments that any chief executive is going
to rush."
Andrews said people in interim positions may apply for
the permanent jobs, although they are not guaranteed to
be appointed.
Current UNL interim administrators are: Robert Muss
man, director of university information; John Strong, vice
chancellor for academic affairs; John Goebel, vice chancel
lor for business and finance; and Howard Ottoson, vice
chancellor for the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Re
sources. Each interim administrator is currently paid what he
made in his former position at the university, plus a
stipend. Mussman receives $29,200 each year; Strong re
ceives $66,000; Ottoson receives $61,600; and Goebel re
ceives $58,993.
Andrews did not specify what persons filling the per
manent positions would be paid.
In the NU central administration, (responsible for all
three NU campuses), today is the application deadline for
the position of executive vice president of academic
affairs - the number-two position in the university system
- currently held by Steve Sample. Sample will assume the
president's post at the State University of New York
Buffalo March 1 .
After all applications are in, a committee of repre
sentatives from the three campuses will select three to five
finalists, according to Jim Raglin, director of public
affairs. President Ronald Roskens will then select a
nominee to be approved by the regents, Raglin said.
No salary is listed in the advertisement for the position,
Raglin said. NU operating budget figures show Sample is
making $6 1 ,100 this year.
Inside
Wednesday
Let Us Have Lettuce: A lettuce shortage has caused the
price of the vegetable to soar, leaving residence hall
tables without tossed salads Page 6
Adding Up Advertising: Pat Clark takes a look at the cur
rent crop of TV commercials Page 8
Cowpoke Corral: The Husker basketball team travels to
Stillwater, Okla., tonight for a game with the Okla
homa State Cowboys Psge 10
Several steps followed when hiring
Final decisions are the responsibility of the hiring
official, but the search process for university positions
must go through several steps before that stage is reach
ed, according to the assistant to the chancellor.
Larry Andrews said the first step is advertising the
position in various educational publications for at least
30 days. Individuals may apply or be nominated, he
said.
Next, Andrews said a search committee appointed
by the hiring official (chancellor, president, etc.) will
narrow the list to a handful of finalists.
"They (the committee) will consider each applicant
in relation to the established responsibilities for the
job, their past experiences, demonstrated successes,
etc., and in weighing each candidate's strengths against
the requirements for the job, they will ultimately come
down to a list of finalists," Andrews said.
After finalists are selected, they are invited to UNL
for interviews, at the expense of the university, An
drews said. The prospective candidates are interviewed
by the hiring official and those who will work closely
with the applicant, he said.
Then, after consulting with everyone involved in the
interviews, the hiring official makes a choice, subject to
the approval of the NU Board of Regents, Andrews
said.
According to Andrews, the university, as a federal
contractor, must demonstrate a "good faith" effort at
attracting all qualified people regardless of race, age,
sex, marital status and physical disability.
However, the federal government does not require a
search process, he said. The search is UNL's demonstra
tion of a good faith effort, according to Andrews.
