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Ik ' - ! i'lllllilflllil ij 'lJA ( y . Weather: Cloudy today with a high of 41 . Colder toward evening with a chance of light freezing rain, changing to light snow. Low around 20. Thursday, colder with a high in the mid-20s. Lincoln East graduate gets OSU scholarship Sports, page 8 Native American art on display at museum Arts and Entertainment, page 9 ally V Y1 in) February 19, 1986 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Vol. 85 No. 105 UML ire Mir voir 1 si By Diana Johnson Senior Reporter A campus steering committee has been appointed to coordinate prepara-' tion for UNL's reaccreditation in 1987. Major institutions like UNL are reviewed for reaccreditation every 10 years. Chancellor Martin Massengale said preliminary planning already has been done for UNL's 1987 review. Existing New major delayed by budget cuts By Kent Endacott Senior Reporter Editor's note: This is the fourth in a series of articles examining possible budget cuts by UNL departments. A $30 million reduction in the 1985 86 budget for the College of Engineer ing and Technology would delay plans to establish a computer engineering major, said Lyle Young, associate dean of the college. Although a study to determine stu dent reaction to the major has not been conducted, Young said, he believes there would be "good interest." In 1985, the college received a $200,000 appropriation from the Legis lature to establish a computer science program. Under the plan for establishing the major, the college would hire three full time faculty members and two techni cal assistants, said Stan Liberty, dean of the college. Three faculty members would be needed for the program to receive ac creditation, he said. But the budget reductions would limit the college to two new faculty members, Liberty said. Even with current plans, the accred itation was at least two years away, he said. The budget reduction could stall accreditation indefinitely. Nevertheless, Young said, the college plans to establish the program as soon -as the money is available. The $30,000 reduction for the engi neering college is among UNL's $2.7 million reductions proposed by Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Robert Furgason. reports, program reviews and other data will be used to help develop the required self-study report, he said. The process will culminate in a visit to the campus by a North Central Asso ciation review team in May 1987, he said. John K. Yost, associate to the chan cellor and interim vice chancellor for research and dean of graduate studies, has been named to head the campus committee. Associate coordinators will be James Griesen, associate vice chan cellor for academic affairs and Irv Omt vedt, dean of the agricultural research division. Harry Allen and John Benson of UNL's Institutional Research and Planning Office will be primary staff members for preparing the, self-study report. John Peters, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, who is a member of the self-study steering committee, said the accreditation report is important because it is "a gauge of health of the vibrancy of the university." Peters said the self-study will inves tigate four areas. "We will examine our role and mis sion. . .determine our available re sources. . .assess our effectiveness and begin planning for the future," he said. Others named to the steering com mittee include: Maurice Baker, profes sor of agricultural economics; Henry Baumgarten, foundation professor of chemistry; Raymond Haggh, professor of music; Lowell Moser, professor of agronomy; Ted Pfeifer, director of reg istration and records; Kim Phelps, assistant to the vice chancellor for bus iness and finance; Toni Santmire, chair and associate professor of educat ional psychology, and Larry Walklin, chair and professor of broadcast ing. J) , ?Y"" j 1 1 I L J : tfesamft tfcwoMrttf J 8 t. ' ' IU 1 " W "I"1!' 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Penner, who is first vice president of ASUN this year, said that if he is elected he will emphasize the relation ships between UNL and the Legislature to avoid further cuts in NU's budget. Student lobbying was what made a dif ference in lowering the amount of cuts last semester, he said. Lobbying efforts should continue next year. Besides the Legislature, students need more voice on the NU Board of Regents, Penner said. He said he would continue the push for a student regent who is eligible to vote. Rise said his primary concern would be to improve communications be tween ASUN, various university com mittees and students. ASUN senators should make them selves more accessible by posting office hours at all the colleges, Rise said. He also suggested printing a "Timely Top ics" column in the Daily Nebraskan to keep students informed about ASUN. Geisert said he would try to inform students about appointments for ASUN positions. Many students do not know they can be appointed to offices, he said, so they don't get involved. Although all three candidates are in fraternities, they said they would rep resent Greek, residence hall and off campus students equally. They said they don't think that where a person lives is important. cftw.V--WAV.VMV.WJ.1.'.W.'.!