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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
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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
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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,.
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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.
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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
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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. ,
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