Thursday, September 2, 1982
Daily Nebraskan
Page 3
'Demand for engineering grads exceeds supply
Recent demand for engineering students
far exceeds the output at UNL, said Lyle
Young, associate dean of the College of
Engineering and Technology.
UNL's shortage of engineering graduates
is caused by an 80 percent enrollment
increase coupled with only a 5 percent
faculty increase during the last 10 years,
Young said. As a result, the engineering
college has been forced to tighten its
belt and limit the amount of students
accepted in advanced classes.
"Money to increase the faculty comes
slow, and tp keep the quality of education
high, we set minimum grade point averages
in each department," he said.
Although the shortage is a great dis
advantage for the nation, engineering has
taken the blame in some places it should
not have he said.
For example, automobile industry
officials say that the Japanese took control
Police receive calls
about accidents, thefts
The following is a list of the calls nd complaints re
ceived by UNL police in the 24-hour period from 7 a.m.
Tuesday to 7 a.m. Wednesday.
?:34a.m.-A window reportedly was broken out of a
car in parking area 23.
4:45 p.m.-An accessory was reported stolen from a
motorcycle at 1 2th and U streets.
4;54 p.m.-A car-bicycle accident was reported near
East Campus.
5;28 p.m.-A bicycle was reported stolen from 1235 N.
16th St
7:56 p.m.-A backpack was reported stolen from the
Abel Hall game room.
7:57 p.m.-A hit and run accident was reported in
parking area 27.
10:33 p.m.-Someone complained of a party or parties
shooting a BB gun at 1 125 N. 16th St.
of American trade not because of superior
technology, but because of the high labor
cost and government regulations in the
United States, he said.
Because of a lack of funds, th engine
ering college also experiences a problem
with teacher turnover, he said .
"Other universities and industries can
offer a larger salary, so naturally it's
difficult to recruit instructors," he said.
Unless the college receives a sizable
increase in funds, the number of UNL
engineering graduates and the level of their
education will remain the same, he said:
Keeping and recruiting instructors is a
difficult enough task with the present
budget, he said.
In 1982-82, 412 engineers graduated
with bachelor's degrees. If the engineering
college had more money to work with,
Young estimated that the college could
increase the amount of graduates by
25 percent to 515 students.
Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger
recently estimated that a shortage of
16,000 engineering students exists each
year. Weinberger said he fears a shortage
of engineering graduates will cause trouble
for the national security.
Task force to access state's agriculture
Agriculture 2001, a task force on agri
culture and natural resources, has been
created to provide external input on
planning and to develop programs that will
best meet the needs of Nebraska agri
culture, according to Roy Arnold, vice
chancellor of the Institute of Agriculture
and Natural Resources.
The task force will assess Nebraska's
agricultural strengths, define potential
growth and propose actions to strengthen
agriculture in the state.
Arnold said he hopes to establish a
"broad-based citizen input" team that will
serve as a representative of all geographic
location's and different interests in Ne
braska.
About 175 distinguished Nebraskans
have been invited to participate in the task
force, which will work in conjunction with
the NU Foundation to develop financial
support for the recommended .programs.
Task force efforts will be on a volunteer
basis, Arnold said.
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