Services held
for Cromwell
Services are scheduled to
day for Norman H. Cromwell, a
faculty member and adminis
trator at the University of Ne
braska- Lincoln.
Cromwell died Sunday at the
age of 77.
In 1939, Cromwelffeihed the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
faculty as an instructor. He was
named a professor of chemistry
in 1947, a Fulbright Scholar in
1950 and a Regents professor in
1960.
In 1979, Cromwell became
acting director of the Eppley
Institute for Research in Cancer
and Allied Diseases. He accepted
a permanent appointment as
director in 1981.
He is survived by his wife,
Grace; sons, Richard and Chris
topher, both of Lincoln, and two
grandchildren.
Services will be held at First
Plymouth Congregational
Church in Lincoln.
ASUN approves committee structure
By Adeana Leftin
Senior Reporter
ASUN approved the structure of
the Budget Reduction Review Com
mittee at its meeting Wednesday,
pushing the
committee one
step closer to -
becoming a re
ality.
Andy Mas
sey, president of
the Association
of Students of the
University of Nebraska, said he thought
the proposals approved Wednesday
by the administration and faculty were
acceptable to ASUN.
Before the committee can begin,
its structure must be approved by
ASUN, the Academic Senate, admini
stration and the Academic Planning
Committee.
The Budget Reduction Review
Committee has been charged with
making recommendations on where
cuts can be made to meet the budge
restrictions placed on the University
of Nebraska-Lincoln by the Nebraskj
Legislature.
Massey, ASUN Speaker Stev<
Thomlison and Government Liaisor
Chair Andrew Sigerson met wit!
administration and faculty Wednes
day afternoon to present ASUN’:
recommendations for the structure o
the committee.
Thomlison said they expected tc
have their proposals rejected because
they were “really good for students.’
Instead, he said, the meeting was
successful.
“We came out smelling like a rose,’
he said. “Students, faculty and ad
ministration are all together and unitec
behind this.”
Massey agreed.
“We have come up with a proposal
that is the best one for students and
the best committee overall to make
recommendations,” he said.
Massey said he wouldn’t specify
what recommendations had been made
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, by ASUN until the proposal was
approved by APC.
- He did say that five students would
; be on the committee with the power
to vote and make recommendations.
The students would be “fighting
for student rights, fighting for student
I proposals,” Massey said.
But because the students won’t
have a majority vote on the commit
tee, the real power would come from
being at the meetings and knowing
who to lobby, he said.
“Our power is just the overall
understanding that students are our
main priority,” Massey said.
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Massey said he was worried that
that vice chancellors wouldn’t have
to present actual figures on how the
cuts would affect students when they
gave their recommendations on where
cuts could be made.
“It’s in (the proposal) that they
have to do that,” Massey said, “what
way (students would be affected) and
how many.”
ASUN executives also will have
the opportunity to express in an open
meeting theirapproval or disapproval
of recommendations made by the
Budget Reduction Review Commit
tee.
13l tS of Officials concerned with restrictions
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By Michelle Wing
Staff Reporter
Budget cutbacks at the University
of Nebraska-Lincoln should not af
fect the number of new courses of
fered this semester, the interim vice
chancellor for academic affairs said.
Stan Liberty said that course offer
ings will not be cut because of light
budgets.
“Deans have told us (budget) re
ductions are being handled in other
ways,” he said.
But George Sturgeon, vice chair
man of the department of chemistry,
said two advanced chemistry classes—
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 945
and Chemistry of Natural Products
964—were cut to make room foe a
new graduate course in X-ray crysta
lography.
The chemistry department is also
planning a new course on polymers
for the spring 1991 semester and may
have to cancel chemistry 105 in order
to have the new course, Sturgeon said.
David Brinkcrhoff, an assistant with
the vice chancellor for academic af
fairs office, said the budget is not the
driving force behind what courses are
available.
“We try to have enough courses
offered for students in their degree
programs,” he said.
This semester, the College of Home
Economicshas added a new series of
interior design studio courses at the
300 and 400 levels. Also, an interior
design graphics course is available.
“We’re rethinking the present
curriculum,” said Sue Mauldin, an
instructor in textiles, clothing and
design. “We have constraints in which
we must work. We try to look at
meeting those requirements,” she said.
Mauldin said that in addition to the
present curriculum, the department
works new material into the course.
“We’re increasing focus on com
puter-aided design,” she said.
Budget restrictions arc a concern
for Mauldin, too. “It’s so expensive
resource-wise (to add a course),” she
said. “We already have heavy teach
ing loads.”
Mauldin said new courses arc
developed in response to student re
quests, as well as “the student learn
ing we would like to have happen.”
Morris Schneider, acting dean of
the College of Engineering and Tech
nology, said the college was adding
one or two graduate courses, but no
new courses for undergraduates.
Schneider said the college’s ac
creditaiion also plays apart in decid
ing if courses are added and how the
subject matter is determined.
“Our accrediting association doesn’t
allow us to change our offerings very
much,” he said. “We don’t change
over night.”
Another new course, Back to Ju
daism: An Introduction, is being of
fered for both the fall and spring
semesters at UNL. The course is
underwritten by the Jewish Chautauqua
Society and is taught by Rabbi Arych
Azricl of the Temple Israel in Omaha.
Liberty said that new courses arc
being proposed and eliminated all the
lime, and this semester is no differ
ent.
“Maybe this spring we’ll have
more,” he said. “Although there may
be new courses, you don’t get a lot of
curriculum shift.”
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