NU executive vice president Jones
among 4 finalists for Montana job
By Jerry Guenthe
Senior Reporter
Lee Jones, University of Ne
braska executive vice presi
dent and provost, has been
selected as one of four finalists for
commissioner of higher education in
Montana, the chairwoman of the
subcommittee conducting the search
said Sunday.
Elsie Redlin, who also is vice
chairwoman of the Montana Board of
Regents, said Jones and three other
finalists were chosen from eight
semifinalists Friday.
The four finalists will be inter
viewed in Montana in mid-January,
Redlin said. The new commissioner
will be chosen shortly after the inter
views.
The current commissioner, Carrol
Krause, announced his resignation
effective in June, Redlin said.
Montana’s commissioner of
higher education gives professional
guidance to the regents, works as a
lobbyist in the Montana Legislature
and helps coordinate education
among institutions in the state, Red
lin said.
Montana has six four-year institu
tions, five vocational and technical
schools and three community col
leges, Redlin said.
The state also has seven tribal
colleges located on American Indian
reservations that the commissioner
doesn’t supervise, Redlin said, but
works with to coordinate overall
educational opportunities.
Redlin said Jones has a strong
understanding of higher education
and good systems experience work
ing at NU.
“He got simply glowing recom
mendations from his colleagues,”
she said.
Redlin said Jones initially didn’t
apply for the position on his own.
“It is my understanding that he
was nominated and agreed to apply,”
she said.
Jones could not be reached for
comment Sunday.
Redlin said the other finalists are
Warren Fox, vice chancellor for aca
demic affairs for the University of
Nevada system; Joseph Olandcr,
president of Evergreen State College
in Olympia, Wash.; and Harry Peter
son, executive assistant to the chan
cellor of the University of Wisconsin
at Madison.
4 4 We’re just elated with the qual
ity ofafl the applicants,” Redlin said.
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students lack current events knowledge
Group proposes course to fill gap
By Eve Nations
Suff Reporter
A UNI. official said he is “skepti
cal” about a recommendation to re
quire students to take at least one
course in international relations since
World War II before they graduate.
The course would help students
understand current world changes,
according to a report of the Atlantic
Charter, a national group that recom
mends policy on problems shared by
democratic nations.
Franz Blaha, interim director of
the Institute of International Studies,
said he doesn’t think the proposal will
help students understand all the
world changes. But he said any re
quired class on international relations
wouldn’t hurt.
“Students might leam the mate
rial, but one year later, if they don’t
keep up, everything will have
changed,” he said. “But it might
stimulate students to keep up with
current events.”
Blaha said the students’ lack of
knowledge about international af
fairs is not caused by an educational
deficiency.
“Students have a general defi
ciency about world events because
they are concentrating on their own
country,” Blaha said. “The problem
is a cultural phenomenon, not an
educational phenomenon.”
Students have problems under
standing world affairs because they
don’t have the background in sub
jects like history and geography,
Blaha said.
“History and geography arc the
databases for understanding these
issues,’’ he said. “The lack of knowl
edge is accompanied by the lack of
knowledge of geography and his
tory.”
William Avery, a UNL political
science professor, said he thinks the
proposed requirement is a “good
idea.”
Avery said he regularly encoun
ters students who don’t understand all
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Tassels, said the group has made no
plans to end balloon sales.
“There’s a point behind the com
plaints,” Skinner said. “But every
one feels and I feel that... only six to
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Mall was doing a fantastic job,” she
said.
Mohling said she and Wickless
will work together on next semester’s
budget because they both will hold
the same position between semesters.
Approving a new vice president
will be one of the first things RHA
docs when senate meetings resume in
January.
Mohling said her major goal as
RHA president will be motivating all
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part-time workers.
Hill said staff members could be
moved to the new office from the City
Campus office or new employees
could be hired. Kamopp said that
either way, additional staff members
would need to be hired because the
City Campus office cannot spare
anyone.
If ASUN approves the proposal, il
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chancellor for student affairs who
would decide whether to include it in
his 1991-93 budget request.
Hill said the idea will be presented
to the senate some time during the
spring semester.
the changes that are happening in the
world.
“We live in an increasingly
shrinking world,” Avery said.
“We’re in a global village,and all
events are having an impact on our
lives.”
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