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uNL to restore bilingual program Rv ThAtnoe ^ StaffReporter A program to train teachers in bi linguai education will be reestablished for the 1992 spring semester if enough interested students speak up, a Uni versity of Nebraska-Lincoln official said. James O’Hanlon, dean of the UNL Teachers College, said the college will reestablish the program to re spond to demand from schools look ing for teachers with bilingual skills. “Some schools are offering premi ums (extra salary) because bilingual teachers are so hard to get ahold of,” O’Hanlon said. Many schools need bilingual teach ers to help foreign students fit in, O’Hanlon said. For instance, Lincoln public schools have students that speak 23 foreign languages. “Looking at demographics, that need is going to grow,” O’Hanlon said. UNL had a bilingual program seven years ago, he said, but dropped it because not enough students were interested. “We offered the classes but hardly 66 --— Some schools are offering premiums (extra salary) because bilingual teachers are so hard to get ahold of. O’Han Ion dean of UNL Teachers College -- „ _ anyone showed up,” O’Hanlon said. He said he hopes there are now enough students interested to offer the bilingual program again. Conrad Castaneda, a sen ior sccon - dary teaching major and treasurer for the Mexican American Student Asso ciation, said MASA members arc concerned that UNL has no bilingual program. “I feel the education program is incomplete without that option,” Castaneda said. The program will allow UNI. teach ing graduates to compete better for jobs in the Southwest and even in Nebraska, where the Hispanic popu lation is growing, Castaneda said. “I was planning on getting that endorsement at another university,” he said. “I am glad they are getting the program back.” O’Hanlon said the program teaches cultural awareness and will be bene ficial if students who enter the pro gram already know a second language. Castaneda said that even if stu dents don’t speak a second language, the program will help them deal with teaching children who speak no Eng lish. “The program is centered on help ing the students learn English, but by teaching them culturalization rather than assimilation,” Castaneda said. In the past, assimilation, or giving up an old culture and adopting a new culture, was the dominant education theme. The new program teaches students to learn English without los ing their own culture, Castaneda said. O’Hanlon said bilingual teachers first help students learn English, then gradually move the students into the classroom. ‘‘(The teachers) help the students fit in while at the same time preserv ing their own culture,” O’Hanlon said. Salary Continued from Page 1 “In 1987,” McShane said, “we lost around 45 professors to other univer sities for career enhancement. Last year, that number was down to 15.” As professor salaries increased, the number of departures decreased, he said. But McShane said he fears this trend will end if salaries do not con tinue to improve. A current legisla tive proposal calls for raises of only 4 percent for the next two years. The zigzag pattern of faculty sala ries makes professors more willing to leave during declines, McShanc said. The Chronicle article said possible future faculty shortages could “force institutions to improve faculty sala ries.” Institutions could be made to choose between paying more for pro fessors with doctoral degrees or hir ing more professors without Ph.D.’s at lower salaries. McShanc said that is definitely not the case at UNL. “We’re not that kind of institu tion,” he said. As a rule, he said, UNL hires more professors with doctorate degrees. If a department were desperate, he said, it might be forced to compromise, but such a situation would not exist for the university as a whole. The article also pointed out the wage discrepancies between male and female instructors. Women at all levels of teaching cam less than men, it said. Full female professors cam an average of 13 percent less than male professors, the article said. UNL has 408 male professors and 28 female professors, according to the survey. McShanc said that although fe male salaries arc lower than male salaries at UNL, the difference is not near the 13 percent cited nationally. Speaker to discuss role of U.S. in Europe market From Staff Reports Questions concerning the up coming European Common Mar ket and how American businesses will compete in it will be addressed Thursday in a speech by the former U.S. ambassador to the European Community. Alfred Kingon will speak at 3:30 p.m. at the University of Nebraska Lincoln ’ s Lied Center for Perform ing Arts. Kingon’s speech, “Europe 1992,” will address American business opportunities in the European market to be established in 1992. He also will address questions raised as a result of the Common Market and from the economic events in Germany and Eastern Europe. Kingon served as ambassador for two years. Before that, he was assistant secretary of the Treasury and assistant secretary of Com merce for International Economic Policy. Kingon’s speech will be the last in the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues. The speech is free and open to the public. ASUN Continued from Page 1 set goals for the upcoming year. “I want to make sure this senate is not reactionary,” he said. “You have to identify the problems and go after them.” As the person with the most ASUN experience on the senate, Thomlison said he thought his knowledge would give him insight on what does and doesn’t work. As one of his responsibilities, Thomlison has appointed senators to ASUN’s five standing committees. At tonight’s meeting, he said, the committees will meet and elect their chairpersons. Thomlison said that once the committees are in place, ASUN’s executive committee can begin fun neling legislation through them. I ■ Ir PERM SALE! $10°o off Perm, Haircut, Style April 15-30 Not valid with othe' otters or promotions A Promotional ottois available with participating designers Call Today For Your Appointment! 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