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February 24, 1986
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Vol. 85 No. 108
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By Todd von Kampen
Senior Reporter
The testimony of the NU officials at a
legislative hearing Wednesday was
meant to impress upon the senators
the university's budget problems rather
than blame the senators for the prob
lems, UNL Chancellor Martin Massen
gale said Sunday.
Last week, Kerrey warned NU admin
istrators not to alienate the Legislature
by blaming senators for budget prob
lems. But Lincoln Sen. David Landis said
comments from NU President Ronald
Roskens and others already may have
alienated some senators. Although the
legislative leadership tends to be more
sympathetic toward NU when discuss
ing its 1986-87 budget, other senators
are not as inclined, he said. 4
Roskens told the Legislature's
Appropriations Committee that NU can
not handle further cuts in state sup
port without losing some of its excel
lence. "It's at the point where (state legis
lators) need to decide if you want a
first-rate university," he said.
Roskens was unavailable for com
ment Sunday.
Massengale, who also testified at the
hearing, said NU officials understand
the problems senators have faced in
funding state government in light of a
weaker state economy.
"I think our intention is to point out
to the Legislature the problems about
funding and then, of course, they have
to make the final decision," Massen
gale said. "What I think they don't rela
ize is the cumulative effects of these
reductions over a period of time."
Landis said some senators would be
more likely to see NU administrators'
comments as "self-serving" because
they see the NU Board of Regents as a
political institutioa Other senators
tend to doubt the word of NU adminis
trators because they hear reports of
wasted money, he said.
The prospects of further budget
cutting to meet revenue shortfalls could
cause some senators to look again to
NU for cuts, Landis said. The state
Revenue Forecasting Board forecast a
$21.1 million shortfall Friday.
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By Diana Johnson
Senior Reporter
Through cooperative programming,
the University of Nebraska School of
Technical Agriculture at Curtis may
survive, said T. E. Hartung, dean of the
College of the Agriculturer at Satur
day's NU Board of Regents meeting.
Hartung said there is a "sincere
spirit of cooperation and interest"
coming from community technical
schools and some state colleges.
UNL officials will meet today with
Central Technical Community College
officials from Hastings, Columbus and
Grand Island.
Kearney State College, which already
has transfer agreements with Curtis,
also has interest in cooperative pro
gramming, Hartung said.
Harting will present a full report of
his inquiries with other technical and
agriculture programs at the next regent
meeting March 22.
NU officials must work quickly in
deciding whether UNSTA will continue
its cooperative programming or be
closed, Hartung said.
"Enrollment is holding," Hartung
said. "Students whose first choice is
Curtis may be taking their second or
third choice because they don't know
what is going to happen" to the school,
he said.
"I would conclude that there would
be students who do not attend techni
cal school if Curtis should close," Har
tung said.
The board also discussed plans to
redirect federal funds that would
provide a new food processing center
on UNL's East Campus. The plans
would include remodeling 26,000 square
feet in Filley Hall and an addition or
new center with 84,000 square feet.
A $3 million veterinary clinic and
research facility at Clay Center and
$430,000 for work at the Panhandle
Center at Mitchell would be included
in the project. The funds originally
were planned for a regional veterinary
college in Lincoln.
The $11 million is combined from a
legislative bill using $5 million in state
funds and $2 million in private funds,
which would match $7 million in fed
eral money.
Regents also passed a bill that calls
for a $35 increase in room and board
rates at UNL residence halls.
The new rate, which amounts to
$2,045 per student each year, is a 1.7
percent increase from the 1985-86 rate.
Summer faculty face cuts, official says
By Jonathan Taylor
"Senior Reporter
Proposed budget cuts to UNL's
summer sessions program could affect
professors more than students, a UNL
official says.
Last year, about 800 professors taught
the four sessions of UNL's summer
classes. This summer possibly fewer
professors will have the chance to
teach because proposed budget cuts
may eliminate several class sections,
said James Griesen, interim summer
sessions director and associate vice
chancellor of academic affairs.
As a result of UNL's $2.6 million
budget reduction, summer sessions
will be cut back by $105,000. Proposed
ways to save money include reducing
the number of course offerings, elimi
nating programs and combining posi
tions. By cutting back on the number of
class sections, the summer session
department hasn't decided which
courses will have fewer sections, but
those with low enrollment probably
will go first.
Although fewer course offerings
means larger classes and less oppor
tunities for faculty employment, Griesen
said in an earlier statement that this is
the best way to lower costs without
reducing the amount of tuition UNL
receives.
Desmond Wheeler, faculty senate
president, said the proposed reduction
in course offerings could affect as many
as 10 faculty members. Many faculty
members rely on the money they make
during summer sessions, and those
who do not receive research grants
would be hurt even more, Wheeler said.
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