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Wednesday, January 14, 1987 Technology sustains job market JOBS from Page 1 Witte said that although the future is hard to predict, jobs for engineers should remain plentiful. He said cur rent economic problems, such as the drop in oil prices, and the agriculture crisis, are hard to foresee. These eco nomic problems, Witte said, have caused declined chemical and agricultural in dustries. Witte said the technological revolu tion that has taken place in recent years is the reason for the growth in the engineering job market. Technological advances in the electronics and com puter industries have led the way, he said. The technological revolution also has dramatically increased freshman enrollment in engineering for the past six or seven years, Witte said. In 1985, about 2,500 freshmen enrolled in engi neering, Witte said. Enrollment has leveled off to about 2,100, he said. Witte said that of all the students graduating from the engineering col lege, about 20 percent take jobs in Nebraska. Students prefer to take jobs in states such as California, Arizona, Texas and Minnesota because they have the big industries, Witte said. The loss of these engineers, he said, hurts the state. "Those clever people with ideas are taking their ideas and applying them to other states and helping the other state's economies," Witte said. Meisels said Nebraska is not a good place for scientists to get a job. About the only places for scientists to go in Nebraska, Meisels said, is Norden Lab oratories, Dorsey Laboratories and Isco in Lincoln. Because these companies are small, they cannot provide scien tists with fields that interest them, he said. Meisels said Nebraska needs to make an investment in the future to attract employers who can provide interesting jobs for scientists and engineers. Students can get credit for water talks "Wildlife Habitat and Competing Water Demands" is the topic of the 1987 Water Resources Seminar Series that begins today at 3:30 p.m. The seminar series meets every Wednesday afternoon in Bessey Hall 117 and features speakers from the university and other environmental experts. Students can receive one credit hour for attending the seminar series, which runs until April 29. Topics in January are: Jan. 14: "Hydrology of Nebraska's Streams and Reservoirs," presented by Lee Becker, state hydrologist, State Department of Water Resources. Jan 21: "Wetland Complexes and Inventories by Remote Sensing," presented by Ann Bleed, assistant professor, Conservation and Survey Division, UNL, and Donald Rundquist, associate professor, Conservation and Survey Division. Jan. 28: "Recreational Demands for Water Resources," presented by Charles Duncan, chief of the State Parks Division of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. The Series is free and open to the public. All or any of the seminars can be attended. Students wanting to receive credit for the series can register by calling the Water Resources Center at 472-3305. Daily Nebraskan Page 3 Thanks toyou... It works... forALLOFUS W.,! Comple adds UNL to vohmteeic stop By Mark Davis Senior Editor Whether they're volunteering their time in the M through O lines at the Nebraska Union grade-report tables or at a grade school or a nursing home, Larry and Leola Frahm are always together. And they're still enjoying them selves after 53 years of marriage. Although the couple has volun teered for RSVP (Retired Seniors Volunteer Program) for 10 years, Larry and Leola are working at the university for the first time this week. "Most students picking up grades go away smiling," Leola said, "but some aren't so happy. I wish 1 could change their grade." Larry and Leola, 74 and 73 respectively, have worked with young people since they bought the Ashland Roller Rink about 35 years ago. Their secret of success, Larry admits, is that they don't take their jobs too seriously. "Larry is the jokester," Leola said. The two met at a Fourth of July celebration she was 8 and he was 9. "He flashed me a wink and I ran home to start a quilt," Leola said. 'We've worked together ever V if V ' A i y, since," Larry said. The couple's first retired 10 years ago. 25 years were spent on a farm in Larry and Leola end their stint in Ithica. Then they bought the roller the grade-report lines today, but rink, which they operated until they said they would like to come back to Larry and Leola Frahm UNL. "It's a thrill to see these kids. They look so nice, and they act super," Leola said. Mark DavisDaily Nebraskan "You read so much about the bad kids. 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