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1 Monday Weather: Warmer condi tions can be expected this week, as today will be mostly sunny and mild with a high of 80. Partly cloudy tonight with a slight chance of thundershowers. Ex pect a low of 63. Barb BrandaDally Nebraskan August 26, 1985 Home away , : is Kit Stevens, a junior finance major from Omaha, takes a break Schramm Hall Sunday afternoon. Landis of $ 1 0 million for university By Todd von Kampen Senior Reporter . A proposal by Lincoln Sen. David Landis to reorganize the NU budget calls for a $10 million fund transfer from weaker to stronger programs over five years. Landis sent his plan to NU and state officials Aug. 15. The senator said he hopes the plan will encourage state senators and the NU Board of Regents to "sit down and talk" about NU's budget problems. Landis said the response to his prop osal has been "encouraging." The plan tries to reconcile the Legis lature's need to reduce NU programs with the board's desire to improve the university's quality, Landis said. The two groups clashed over the 1985-86 NU budget, he said, because the regents believed the university could improve while reducing the budget. As a result, he said, neither side thinks the other will compromise. "Hopefully, it (the plan) can give us some alternatives to the collision course that we seem to be on; a course that can only mean a loss of quality for this state's most valuable public asset," Landis said. - "The goals are seen as incompatible when they're not," Landis said. "I think it's possible to think about a narrower and improved university." The main proposal in Landis' plan asks the regents to project NU spend John Cafferty rocks Royal Grove Arts and Entertainment, page 15 I I m" SiM jj - from home... bud proposes ing for five years and to identify $10 million thai; could be cut from NU's "least important" programs. . In return, the governor and Legisla ture would promise. to use the $10 mil lion to strengthen other NU programs' rather than allocate it .to other state agencies, Landis said. The state also should set up a special "excellence fund", that could be tapped only if the university meets its $10 million goal, he said. .' The excellence fund could provide an additional percent salary increase for faculty and staff as. the university reduces its base of programs by an amount agreed upon by. the Legislature and the university, Landis said. Another possible use for the incen tive fund could be for equipment or hiring merit scholars for some, fields, Landis said.- Landis also said the university should consider raising more cash income, provided the Legislature assures the regents that increased income will not replace future tax dollars; Under the plan, NU would be allowed adjustments for inflation and salary increases similar to those given other state agencies, Landis said. Without a promise from the Legislature to do so, he said, "we imperil the morale of uni-. versity staff and faculty." Landis said budget savings would not be visible immediately. But NU eventually would save money, he said,. Heisman hopeful race for title Sports, page 34 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Ml ' A David CreamerDaily Nebraskan after moving into her room in get because it would not be spending money for the day-to-day operation of unneeded programs. NU and state officials should use the plan as an opportunity to talk rather than to disagree on specifics, Landis said. Unless the state and the regents work together, "it is clear that we face more struggles like the one we just ; went through," he said. "The plans seek to recognize the demand for fiscal austerity which I believe; the university cannot ignore without risking irrational cuts dictated by state government," Landis said. At his weekly press conference Fri day, Gov. Bob Kerrey said Landis' plan could be used to reach agreement on future NU budgets. But he said recent regents' votes to maintain programs targeted for elimination suggest that reducing state funding might be the best way to persuade regents to cut programs. ' "The decision to' narrow is one the university will have to make," Kerrey said, "and it's difficult for them to do." Landis said NU students should take an active role in persuading NU offi-' rials and state leaders to compromise. "They are the consumers in this uni versity," he said, "and they should have the ear of both parties their Legisla ture and their administration. They need to give a sign a letter, a call." Landis said he plans to discuss his proposals with Kerrey and NU officials this week. ''A .r-"' V shift s iru LL Li Dean of students, : assistant dean resign; no replacements set. By Ann Harrell Senior Reporter UNL's dean of students and assist ant dean of students have resigned to pursue other jobs and interests. Dean David DeCoster has accepted a position with Indiana University of Pennsylvania. His resignation will take effect Oct. 4, and he will begin work in Indiana, Pa. Oct. 14. LuAnn Krager is leaving Aug. 30 to devote more time to dissertation research. DeCoster's new duties will include overseeing admissions, financial aid, counseling, housing and residence life, career services and a program for scho lars, he said. DeCoster also will be in charge of student activities and groups, student union operations, a student develop ment center, the health center, stu dent legal services and intercollegiate athletics and student recreatioa "Primarily it's an opportunity to provide leadership at a vice-presidential level for an entire comprehensive student affairs program," he said. DeCoster will receive a higher salary and more benefits than he now has at UNL, he said. His annual salary at UNL is about $47,000. He declines to give his new salary, but said it increased pro portionally with his added responsibil ities. Todd von KampenOaity Nebraskan DeCoster DeCoster said he knows nothing about the administration's plans for filling his position. DeCoster said that since he just resigned, he doesn't think officials have had time to decide on a replacement. DeCoster, a Detroit native, came to UNL in 1978. He earned his bachelor's degree in education in 1962 from the University of Michi gan and his master's in guidance and counseling there in 1983. He earned a doctorate in counsel ing psychology in 1970 from the Univer sity of Florida. DeCoster received the Contribution to Knowledge Award from the Ameri can College Personnel Association in 1984. The award recognizes scholarly 38 . . t f -r ' ' . . - I . .- mantr.-w , n q ; u I) h N -! 'PL W Z' Vol. 85 No. 2 works in the field of student personnel, and guidance. He was the eighth. na--tional recipient "of the award. DeCoster is a former vice president of the ACPA. Todd von KampenDaily Nebraskan Kruger DeCoster said the job is an exciting opportunity. "They seem to be looking forward to . working with me as much as I am look-' ing forward to working with them," he said. Krager will work part-time at the UNL Counseling Center while she fin ishes her doctorate in eduational psy chology, she announced last week. At the counseling center, Krager will work with the mentoring program, which couples students with faculty and staff members. "It can span all areas," she said. "It . is designed to be an informal interac tion between faculty and students." She also will set up evaluation for the proposed Student Assistance Cen ter. The center should be open by the beginning of the next school year, she said. Krager has worked in UNL student . services since receiving her master's degree here in 1977. She returned to graduate school in 1982. "I knew then that to be mobile in the profession, I needed the degree," she. said. Dean of the UNL College of Arts and Sciences, G. G. Mei sels, is being considered for Iowa State University presi dency. See page 11 Krager said her dissertation is the only part of her doctoral program still unfinished. She expects to receive her degree in May. "Then I'll move on to where the jobs are," she said. "I'll be back on the job market, this time as Dr. Krager, which will be nice." Krager said she knows of no plans to replace her as assistant dean. , c V " . ;.' " '"""-v.. ' ..- ;'. ; j.'. " :. ' " ' ' '" - .-.... -' " '.' i'' '''. s, 1 r Ar- 4 Per;-
