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Daily Nebraskan Wednesday, August 21, 1Q35 Page 8 Administration , . - i j'V.-- oskens ex By Martha Stoddard Stall Reporter Despite increases in tuit ion and cuts in federal student aid, NU President Ronald Roskens said he thinks neither has made NU too expensive for most students in Nebraska. Although the pool of students is shrinking, he said, the university probably would continue to attract at least as large a percentage of students as in the past. Roskens said his top task this year will be to create a new statewide consensus about the role and scope of the university. "A classic confrontation" about the future shape of the university has raged for years, Roskens said. Lean economic times in the state recently have pushed the almost continual argument to a high pitch, he said. teady enrollment Some Nebraskans think the university should be comprehensive. They oppose any budget cut that threatens to eliminate programs, he said. Others think the university should be more narrow, with peaks of excellence. Among them is Gov. Bob Kerrey. Kerrey spoke out several times this year in favor of cutting the scope of the university. The NU administration also favors a narrow scope for the university, Roskens said. He cited the administration's proposal this summer to eliminate the College of Pharmacy and the Col lege of Nursing program in Lincoln. The proposal was made in response to the 0.8 percent increase in state funds the Legislature approved for the university this year. Roskens said the administration concluded that NU must cut its scope based on two assump tions: First, it assumed that tax rates in NeDrasKa will remain the same. Second, that the universi ty's share of the tax pool also will remain the same at about 20 percent. Unless the state's income grows enough to bring in more tax money at present rates, the university's budget cannot increase. That pros pect is unlikely, Roskens said, so the university has to constrict its offerings. In response to strong public support for the College of Pharmacy and the Lincoln nursing program, the NU Board of Regents this summer turned down the administration's request to close the programs. Instead, the regents raised tuition 36.2 percent for NU Medical Center stu dents and directed the Colleges of Nursing and Pharmacy to make internal money-saving reallo cations. Please see ROSKENS on 10 Roskens Chancellor optimistic despite budget Massengale By Gene Gentrup Senior Editor Improving the quality of UNL's faculty will be among the top priorities this year for UNL Chan cellor Martin Massengale. Massengale, beginning his ninth year as head of NU's Lincoln campus, said the quest for improving the university lies in improving the quality of faculty and faculty morale. "The administration has the responsibility for creating an environment to enable our faculty to do their work and express their creativity," Mas sengale said. "We (administrators) nurture creativity. We've got to do this by raising faculty salaries." The Legislature approved a 3 percent salary increase for all NU faculty but only a 1.6 percent increase in the university's overall budget. Because of this $2.2 million shortfall, Massen gale said budget reallocations will be necessary. They include cuts in the Sheldon Art Gallery, Bob Devaney Sports Center, Morrill Hall, and other university programs. Other priorities on Massengale's agenda in clude reports from a special committee review ing UNL's general liberal education program, a look at universityindustry relations, long-range planning, accreditation and university constitu ents relations. Although Gov. Bob Kerrey said the university must cut its scope, Massengale said NU won't have to eliminate programs if it cuts positions or sub-programs in different areas. "Over the last four or five years we have reduced 41 faculty positions," Massengale said. "That's more positions than exist in the College of Journalism, the College of Law and the College of Architecture." Despite decreasing state support in recent years, Massengale said, he remains optimistic about UNL's future. "I feel good about the long-range future of the institution," he said. "We're a much higher qual ity institution than in 1976 (his first year as chancellor), especially in instruction and re search." The Chancellor's Commission on General Lib eral Education will report to Massengale through ' out the semester and make recommendations to him about UNL's liberal arts program. The final report is expected in January 1986. Campus construction projects already in pro gress will continue, despite a decision by the NU Board of Regents to halt any new projects in the next two years. Instead, Massengale said, UNL will focus its efforts on renovation projects. John Yost John Goebel Roy Arnold Robert Furgason Earl Freise Supporting the faculty and the stu dents is John K. Yost's responsibility as the associate to UNL Chancellor Martin Massengale. Most of Yost's duties are related to the university's academic aspects. Yost serves as a liaison with the vice chan cellors and the deans, works with the Nil Foundation and develops five-year academic pro gram reviews. Before becom ing an admini strator, Yost taught history at UNL. He served as vice chairman of the history department and rpppivprl the flic. Yost tinguishedTeach ing Award five years ago. Yost still teaches through inde pendent reading courses. Yost came to UNL from the Univer ity of Arizona in 1967. 1 3 r John Goebel, UNL "Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance, oversees the physical plant; the comptroller, who collects tuition and distributes finan cial aid and payroll checks; the grounds department; telecommunications; Uni versity Bookstore; the food stores for the residence halls; campus police; operations analysis; personnel evalua tions and busi ness in general. Because of the university's limit ed budget, some areas, such as energy conserva tion, are focused on, he said. "I've never en countered another group sodedicat- uoeoe ed," Goebel said. "They are truly an outstanding asset to the university." Goebel became vice chancellor four years ago, after teaching in the UNL College of Business Administration. I Vice-Chancellor of Agriculture and Natural Resources Roy Arnold coordi nates the activities of the College of Agriculture, the Agriculture Research Division, the Cooperative Extension Service, the Conservation Survey Div ision and the International Program Division. He also provides information to the state Legislature and to state and federal agencies that work with the university on pro jects, Arnold said. Arnold, who re ceived his bache lor's degree from UNL, taught in the department of Arnold food science and technology for 13 years. He was depart ment chairman for 6V2 years and then became the dean and director of the Agriculture Experiment Station. He became vice chancellor in March 1982. W. JfM"-... ys. - . Student retention is a major concern for Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Robert Furgason, since 30 percent of UNL students drop out in their first two years of college. Furgason said improving the class room atmosphere and the physical environment are two areas targeted to keep students at UNL. In addition to overseeing the curriculum and faculty positions, Furgason also oversees alloca tions of resources, equipment funds and the operating budget. All college deans report to Furgason his office, he said. In addition to student retention and improving buildings such as Bessey Hall, Furgason said he would work on increasing computer access for students. 1 - Contract negotiations add some spice to Earl Freise's job as Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies. Freise said his office handles all UNL research proposals and negotiates the terms for research contracts. The office helps faculty members patent their inventions and find money for the 500 pro jects proposed every year, Freise said. The projects range from trac ing groundwater movement to track ing viruses in rats. Freise became assistant vice chancel lor in. 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