Chinese, Italian dasses may be first to go
The pressures are to
do less and to do
more things
efficiently."
Roger Kirby "
Department of Physics and
Astronomy chairman
CLASSES from page 1
these classes should be continued
for their benefit.
Other departments are strug
gling with prioritizing their pro
grams right now, too.
Roger Kirby, chairman of the
Department of Physics and
Astronomy, said his department
was assessing its programs.
Department members are
looking for programs that will be
strong 10 years from now, Kirby
said.
“The pressures are to do less
and to do more things efficiently,”
he said.
Research programs are a focus
of the department, Kirby said.
Money is a concern in this
department, too.
“There aren’t as many dollars
as we need,” Kirby said. “But we
have to accept it It’s a fact of life.”
Psychology Department
Chairman Daniel Leger and
History Department Chairman
Kenneth Winkle said their depart
ments were also evaluating and
ranking their programs.
Both said it was too early to
predict what classes, if any, might
be dropped. Leger said he hoped
the department wouldn’t have to
offer to cut anything.
“It’s a long, drawn-out, aggra
vating process,” he said. “We’re all
concerned.”
Perlman says 416
bad for Nebraska
PERLMAN from page 1
Chevrolet - to offer domestic
partner benefits to their employ
ees.
“They’ve recognized the state
ot the world as it is, not how they
want it to be, ’ he sard.
Sheila Scheideler, Academic
Senate president, said the senate
would not take a stance on the
issue.
“We’re not a political organi
zation,” she said. “Our mission is
academic.”
Last spring, the senate passed
a resolution supporting domestic
partner benefits for employees.
“That’s about as political as
we get,” she said.
Association of Students of the
University of Nebraska President
Joel Schafer said he supported
Perlman’s decision to oppose the
initiative.
"I think (the passage of
Initiative) 416 will send a clear
message that Nebraska is not an
inviting, tolerating place for GLBT
people,” he said.
If the initiative is passed, it will
eliminate any hope for domestic
partner benefits for students, fac
ulty and staff, he said.
Even though Schafer opposes
die initiative, he said he would not
introduce any legislation against
416 in student government
“It’s a very political issue,” he
said. “I think the student body is
pretty split on it so I will not pres
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'They’ve recognized
the state of the world
as it is, not how they
want it to be”
Harvey Perlman
UNL interim chancellor
ent a bill about it
Although Schafer has nd
plans to introduce a bill, other
senators can do so if they wish, he
saia
“Any legislation we take will
be in a manner where students
can express their opinions,” he
said.
Angela Clements, Huskers
Against 416 student coordinator,
said she was pleased with
Perlman’s announcement
“It shows a lot of courage on
the part of the chancellor," she
said. “It shows he’s not influenced
by larger political aspects.”
The university has a nondis
criminatory policy for its employ
ees, which includes sexual orien
tation, so it was logical for
Perlman to take this stance,
Clements said.
Clements said she thought
there were several public figures
who oppose the initiative, but are
afraid to voice their opinions.
“I think (Perlman) will be a
catalyst for other eminent
Nebraska figures,” she said.
Timetable unveiled
for prioritization
PRIORITIES from page 1
and a written report will be final
ized March 1.
The highest-ranked 20 to 30
percent of classes are referred to
as UNL!s academic priorities.
According to a document
given to the senate members,
the highest academic priorities
are not always the best pro
grams, but those that the univer
sity chooses to advance and
strengthen through additional
funding.
“If we’re up to the task, we
can take a serious look at what
our priorities are,” he said.
Academic Senate President
Sheila Scheideler said she hoped
faculty members discuss what
programs should be on the pri
oritization list.
Otherwise, faculty members
could end up disappointed
when they see the results of the
prioritization.
“We need to get out there,”
she said. “We've pushed hard for
(Perlman) to come up with a
time frame.”
Perlman also reaffirmed his
support of the 20/20 Vision
Statement.
The 20/20 vision report con
tains research and graduate
education goals for the universi
ty to attain over the next 20
years.
“Overall, it seems to us that
this report is the right vision for a
research, land-grant institu
tion,” Perlman said.
But he emphasized the
research mentioned in the
report refers not only to scientif
ic pursuits, but to the humani
ties as well.
“It doesn’t mean every
resource should be used for
research,” he said.
Perlman said he would send
the 20/20 vision report to the
deans of the colleges, who will
forward it to faculty members
for implementation.
This is an invitation for fac
ulty members to tell the admin
istration ways to improve aca
demic departments, Perlman
said.
“Decisions will be made con
sistent with this report,” he said.
Scheideler said she was
pleased Perlman recognized
how the vision statement can be
applied to different academic
disciplines.
The vision for the future
should be broadly defined and
not be restricted to just research
and graduate education, she
said.
In other news, Perlman said
the new dean of the College of
Arts and Sciences should be
announced later this week.
Final candidates for the dean
of the College of Fine and
Performing Arts will also be
announced, he said.
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