Daily Nebraskan
Wednesday, August 21, 1Q35
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. Jan-
Treise uarv 1982. Before
coming to UNL, he was in charge of the
Office of Research and Program Devel
opment at the University of North
Dakota.
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