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, J I jvLyli(Pj(LLLL i . - -1 . j I . . . : P:: . 2 .... P', ; 4 .... Pi".' : v i .... P.: 7 (V; March 4, 1987 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Vol. 86 No. 115 UMvesilty officials to ffigM fF general fund request By Michael Hooper Senior Reporter It's budget time again. At 1:30 p.m. today in the State Capitol, univer sity officials and UNL students will testify for NU's 1987-88 general fund request of $177.6 mil lion in state appropriations. Testifying for the university will be NU Presi dent Ronald Roskens, NU Regent Margaret Robinson, UNL Chancellor Martin Massengale and ASUN president Chris Scudder. Thomas Krepel, assistant to the chancellor and director of university relations at UNL, said NU will present its best case at the budget hearing before the Appropriations Committee. The $ 1 77.6 million budget request is a portion of the overall NU budget, which was $525.1 mil lion in 1986-87. The Nebraska Legislature reduced state support by $1.5 million in midyear during a special session in December. Although Gov. Kay Orr's budget recommenda tion of $ 1 64.7 million to the university falls short of the university's recommendation, Krepel said it is a slight increase over last year. Over the last five years the university has had to absorb more than $12 million in academic cuts made by the Legislature. "We'd like to think the worst is behind us," Krepel said. The university needs to present its best case not only at the hearing, Krepel said, but also throughout the whole legislative session in let ters, phone calls and personal appearances from faculty, members, students and alumni. Interns see the real thin i Students pick up the tab for on-the-job training way said. The College of Journalism also wants to avoid businesses getting free help for the summer in an attempt to avoid paying much higher union wages, Alloway said, which is why broadcasting students are paid for their work. By Kip Fry Staff Reporter Nikki Vadnais spent a lot of time in court last summer. She also conducted research for lawsuits, drafted documents and inter viewed clients of the law firm where she interned last summer in Washington, D. C. Vadnais is a UNL senior business-administration major. "I've wanted to go to law school, but I didn't know what it ws like," she said. "Now I know." Vadnais was one of many UNL students who completed internships last summer. Lorene Wagner, a senior broadcasting major, went to Sioux City, Iowa, to work at KTIV, the city's NBC television affiliate. Wagner said that by the last month she was able to get a lead story on the air. "I got a broader understanding of the busi ness," Wagner said. "You can only learn so much from school." Paul Sailor had an actuarial internship for Bankers Life Insurance in Des Moines, Iowa, where he worked in the pension pric ing department doing things he said no one outside the field would understand. "I would definitely recommend an intern ship," said Sailor, a senior actuarial-science major. "It looks great on a resume." There are almost as many ways to get intern ships as there are things to do as interns. Vad nais got her internship in Washington, D.C., through the Office of Internships and Coopera tive Education. "There are a lot of opportunities, we just have to find the right people for them." Rosenthal said the internship office last year found summer internships for 229 students. jpi osenthal said that while the deadline in her office may have passed for many national -A. positions, there is still time to apply for local ones. Depending upon the circumstances of the internship, students can receive pay, credit or both, she said. The College of Journalism will not accept credit toward graduation from internships, said Rick Alloway, station manager for KRNU-FM, who coordinated internships for the broadcast ing department. Alloway said this was because it is tough for internship employers to guage fairly what kind of a grade should be given to a student. The employers also would not have an adequate understanding of UNL grading procedures, Allo- TT7 Y The experience counts the most, Vadnais said. She didn't get paid for her efforts, even though she usually worked more than 40 hours a week. Her mother paid most of the bills except the plane fare, which Vadnais pro vided herself. Millie Katz, director of the Office of Internships and Cooperative Education, esti mates that it would cost approximately $2,000 to do such an internship, although there is one in ' San Francisco that costs about $5,000. She got certain benefits, though, such as inexpensive housing. The Washington Center had a complex of efficiency apartments that were provided to the interns. Vadnais said she also appreciated the culture of the capital. She worked only three blocks from the White House and often ate lunch in Lafayette Park, where she could watch protesters picket ing the White House for their various causes. "The internships solidified my interest in law," Vadnais said. "This is experience I would have to wait a couple years to get otherwise." ' agner said she spent the first few weeks just learning the ropes at the television station, such as station protocol and tel evision ethics. She was sent out with reporters on their assignments where she could see a news story actually put together. By the time she was almost ready to leave, she was able to do reports that were aired. Wagner said she averaged about 50 hours per week. She said the only bad thing about the whole experience was having to leave town at the end of the summer, because of all the busi ness contacts she had made through her work. "It makes you really realize what the business is like," Wagner said. "It's not really a pretty business. It's not as glamorous as it seems." However, because the internship benefits both the student and the employer, it is better than just serving coffee, Wagner said. When preparing to interview for a position, Rosenthal said, a student should have a simple resume on hand, especially for internships at the national level. Students should also study the job description before going in for the interview, she said. Resumes are important after the internship is completed, because students need to tell prospective employers about what they did, said Janel Queen, associate director of the Career Planning and Placement. It is a selling point for the student, she said. Internships will impress employers, said Rita Ginger, personnel assistant for Bankers Life Nebraska. "Employers don't just look at someone's scho lastic background," Ginger said. "Students have to have some other things than just good grades, such as organizational skills." ( r ! t ' A . K , t t , i - t ( t I ) S p 6 ' ' ' ' v 1 v. 'y-V , x i I, " i ' " I r r , , ' Don 'tfoul it up Ward WilliamsDaily Nebraskan Rocky Johnson puts the finishing touches on the left field foul pole at Buck Beltzer Field. Johnson, a pitcher, is steadied by Dale Kistalis and Steve Spur geon. The Husker baseball team is scheduled to play today at 1:30 p.m. against Northwest Missouri State. NU task forces to examine direction of three campuses By Tami Schuetze Staff Reporter A strategic plan for NU is in the making. In the next few weeks, six new task forces, appointed by Lee Jones, executive vice president, provost and dean of the Graduate College, will study factors likely to affect the future direction of the university's three campuses. Forty-five members of the administration and faculty from UNL, UNO, the NU Medical Center and the central administration will work on the task forces. Each committee will present recommendations from its findings to the University Planning Council about April 1. The council made up of NU's chancellors, provost and the vice chancellors for academic affairs, agriculture and natural resources was formed last May by NU President Ronald Roskens. Roskens is chairman of the council. The task force on social, environmental and attitudinal factors affecting the university will be led by Robert Bartee, executive assistant to the chancellor at UNMC. "We need to look at political, economic, social and cultural attitudes," Bartee said, "and develop observations of what could and will happen both now and down the road." John Benson, associate director of institutional research and planning at UNL, will lead the task force on the demographic factors affecting the university. "We need to analyze trends and .describe impacts of the university in different areas," Benson said. The group will focus on four groups, undergraduate students, graduate and profes sional students, faculty and staff members, and job markets to make projections about how situations and changes in these areas will affect the campuses. Steve Hilliard, assistant dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at UNL, will lead the force on factors related to admissions and access. "We are looking at large issues that should be taken into account for the admission process like high school preparation, ACT cutoff scores, and class-standing cutoffs," Hilliard said. The task force on technological factors affecting the university will be led by Edward Bresnick, director of the Eppley Research Institute at UNMC. "Part of the report will inform us what technological factors will force us in different directions and what the results of these directions are," Bresnick said. David Ambrose, marketing department chair at UNO, will lead the task force on perceptual factors affecting the university. Ambrose was not available for comment. The stated purpose of the force is to find out what Nebraskans think about the university, including possible misconceptions. The final task force on economic factors affecting the univeristy will be led by Pamela Specht, associate professor of management at UNO. "We need to notice the environment around us, and to take into account variables of the state and nation in major economic factors," Specht said.