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LaVon Crosby of Lincoln, David Bemard-Stevcns of North Platte and University of Nebraska Regent Nancy O’Brien of Waterloo, focused on UNL’s fu ture. The event was held at the National Bank of Commerce, 1248 O St., and was cosponsored by the UNL Academic Senate and the bank. Fcrlic said problems such as dc mographic and technological changes, a loss of professionalism and a crisis in leadership faced UNL and other universities. If not addressed, those problems could compound in the future, he said. But Fcrlic said UNL was lucky, because it had a strong faculty and the excellent leadership of Chan cellor Graham Spanicr and NU President Dennis Smith. Crosby agreed with Ferlic that change was necessary. However, she said, change comes slowly. “As human beings we cling to the old way of doing things, said Crosby, chairwoman of the Legis lature’s Committee on Commit tees and a member of the Appropri ations Committee. UNL is the role model for other NU campuses, she said, and it should set the precedents in higher education that those campuses should follow. O’Brien said UN L’s mission was to be the primary cultural and intel lectual resource and center of re search for the state. That role prob ably will never change, she said, but the way the mission is fulfilled will have to change. Bcrnard-Stevcns, vice chairman of the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee, said his biggest con cern for the university’s future was money. He said the slate’s budget was $97 million short for the next bien nium, and he was afraid many cuts would be made in the area of cdu [ 1994Academi^^nateForun^ Thursday, Aug. 18 r ■' V \ h cation. The state has been spending less for education in the last few years, and Bcrnard-Stcvcns said he was worried that education was becom ing less important. 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The HP 48G graphic calculator gives you a whole lot more for a whole lot less than you think. Compare — the HP 48G fits your budget. HEWLETT® PACKARD Education candidate is selected By Melanie Brandert _ Staff Reporter ~ * A search committee recommended Friday that David Powers be named executive director of the Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsccondary Education. Eric Scacrest, chairman of the search committee, said the 11-mem ber commission would meet Wednes day afternoon via a statewide video teleconference to determine whether to hire Powers, executive director of IheMinnesotaCoordinatingCommis sion for Postsecondary Education. The four-member search commit tee, which consists of members of the postsecondary commission, has been searching for a replacement for former Executive Director Bruce Stahl since Anril The commission is a body estab lished by the Nebraska Legislature to oversee higher education in Nebraska so that dupl ication among institutions is prevented. Powers has served as the senior vice chancellor for academic affairs for the West Virginia Board of Re gents and as vice president for aca demic affairs at George Mason Uni versity in Fairfax, Va., Scacrcsl said. Other members of the search com mittee were Dick Davis of Omaha. Randolph Ferlic of Omaha and Jane Hood of Lincoln. 1995 Farm Bill to be discussed at conference From Staff Reports Governors and officials from 13 states will meet in Lincoln today for the 29th annual Midwestern Gover nors’ Conference. Featured speakers today include Sen. Bob Kerrey and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy. Both will grovide their views on the 1995 Farm till. Kerrey will speak at 9:45 a.m. at the Cornhusker Hotel. A governor’s round-table discussion will follow the speech. At noon. Espy will talk about the Clinton administration’s view on the bill. He also will speak on the reorga nization of his department. The conference will run through . Tuesday.