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The BIS Sews Bowling TSreen State ITniversittj wednes- Faculty approves cost-of-living increase by Mary Dannsmlller which were defeated. the FWC recommendation, that if it THE POLICY, explained by Dr. next year to the board of trustees days-16-79 staff writer The first recommendation to the were adopted, faculty members could Thomas D. Anderson, professor of tomorrow because of the uncertainty of senate by the Faculty Welfare assume there would not be any merit geography, shows three major changes. the Ohio House appropriations bill In Faculty Senate yesterday approved a Committee (FWC) was for an 8.3 increases given. The changes allow faculty members the Senate. recommendation for a faculty cost-of- percent COL increase. Any merit in- He explained that faculty members to accumulate the IS days over a period SGA to consider living (COL) increase of 7 percent for creases would be awarded from a would not have to be as motivated to of years; payment at retirement to be OR. BILL J. REYNOLDS, professor the 1979-80 academic year to be man- separate fund, distinct from the annual receive salary increases, as they would calculated on a maximum of 120 ac- of education, was voted as ^Jce. escort service use dated across the board with the salary increase. merit increments. In order to keep cumulated days and on the basis of 1- chairman and chairman-elect, and Dr. remainder of the increase reserved for Another means of salary distribution other universities from hiring a 195 times the base pay in the year of Marvin L. Kumler, associate professor ' At tonight's weekly Student department discretion of awarding discussed was two-thirds reserved for productive faculty member, merit retirement, and each department of psychology, was elected as secretary Government Association (SGA) merit increments. the COL increase and one-third left up increases need to be awarded. chairman to maintain the sick-leave of the Faculty Senate for 1979-80. meeting, reports will be given on to each department's discretion. Senate also approved a sick-leave record. Vacancies also were filled on various the escort service. English This mode of salary distribution was policy which allows all faculty 15 days University Provost Michael R. committees-the Ohio Faculty Senate, surveys and the advising pam- approved only after considerable DR. GEORGE HERMAN, professor sick-leave credit during a nine-month Ferrari announced that the University Ohio Board of Regents, Academic phlet debate on two other recommendations of speech, said during the debate over academic year. will not be proposing a full budget for Council and the President's Panel. SGA president Michael D. Zinicola said off-campus senator Mark A. Henderson will discuss whether or not the escort service should be used the remainder of the quarter. SGA voted at its last meeting to reinstate the escort service for the last few weeks of spring quarter, but the service has not yet been started. Progress on the English llO- ll 1-112 surveys and the advising pamphlet will be reported on by Raymond W. Braun, academic affairs coordinator. Announcement nominees for executive officers' assistants and personnel board will be voted on by SGA, Zinicola said. Zinicola also will anounce his choice for SGA senator from Compton-Darrow. Since no one ran for the position, Interested candidates were interviewed, and it will be up to SGA to approve Zinicola's choke. The public meeting will be at 1:30 p.m. today In the Capital Room, Union. More campus jobs lavailable to students The University Work-Study Program will receive twice as much money for the 1979-80 school year as this year. More than $700,000 has been allocated by the Off ice of Cindy Lewis hands the baton to Penny Curry, yesterday during the 72-hour charity marathon. staff photos by Tim Westhoven Education, a department of Health, Education and Welfare, Starting at 6 p.m. last Monday and continuing until 6 p.m. Thursday, year with 65 laps or 16.25 miles in one hour. which means more students will University students will be running to benefit the mentally retarded children of There is a $10 entry fee for each team with all proceeds being donated to Wood be eligible for'the program. Wood I.ane S. hool. Lane School to help finance their Special Olympics Program. Because of the Increased Sponsored by Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, Alpha Gamma sorority and LAST YEAR about $400 was raised and he, Beau E. Hopkins, co-chairman of funding, maximum income Marathon Oil In Findlay, the 72-hour event involves students continuously the event, expects to raise $500 this year. requirements have been lifted, running around University Whittaker track. During the 72-hour stretch, Hopkins said there will be over 200 participants Ellen J. Kayser, assistant Students run When a person finishes running, a baton will be handed off to the next runner, who will run between 500 and 600 miles. director of student employment, thus keeping the track in constant use. Cheryl V. Mervar, a sophomore recreation major, is one of those participants said. The event is open to anyone who wants to run, but there is a competition for giving up time and energy to run for Wood Lane. She said the program will be for retarded organizations. "IT'S HEALTHY for you, and it's for a good cause," she said. Mervar said open to more middle-Income ORGANIZATIONS CAN have up to 10 people run. The team running the most she will run two or three times this week, once at 3 a.m. students, providing they can laps in an hour will receive a trophy. "It gets a little lonely running by yourself, but it's not that bad," she said. demonstrate financial need. Last year's winners, Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, are the leaders again this This is the fifth year for the marathon. The additional money will mean more departments will hire students for the Work- Study Program. Kayser said. University may increase Friday classes 8M related story on Pago 3. by Denlse Sakal "Through the course of last year, it not making full use of the University. distributing the percentage of time of the change. staff reporter became evident that we, as a "I THINK WE have an obligation to each classroom would be in use, Eakin EAKIN SAID it is too late in the year 1 elsewhere University, have drifted more and use the University to maximum said, adding that a large number of to implement the change fall quarter, In recent years, the University has more toward a class week comprised of capacity and that means a full classrooms are not used on Friday. 1979. But the proposed change, effective been moving toward a four-day Monday through Thursday classes. academic year, week and day," Moore Brewer said he plans to talk to the winter quarter, 1960, is virtually W ASHINGTON-Reports that academic week; however, this may This was probably not in keeping with said. "Taxpayers put a lot of money department chairman in each college to finalized. the Peoples Temple cult set up an change beginning winter quarter, 1980, the overall residential character of the into the University. They don't do it get feedback on how the faculty view There also has been talk of the execution squad to eliminate according to Richard R. Eakin, vice University," Eakin said. with the intention of having a four-day the proposed change, adding, "I hope possibility of making Wednesday the national leaders "should not be provost for institutional planning and BY SPREADING the class schedule week." we're still in the negotiating stage." light classload day and a day for faculty totally discounted," House in- student affairs. that now fits into the four-day week to Moore also said the present schedule Some departments have outlined meetings, Brewer said. vestigators report Page 7. The University presently is looking five days, it allows the student more of contributes to the number of students their 1979-80 academic calendar and THE ACADEMIC week would end into the possibility of increasing the an opportunity to prepare for classes," leaving the University on weekends and are not sure they can make the switch. with the last class being held at 3:30 TEHRAN, WAN-Iranian number of classes held on Friday, Eakin said. "when that happens, a lot of style and Brewer said. p.m. on Friday, Eakin said, adding newspapers, still asserting then- Eakin said. Brewer said he would much rather flavor of the University is lost." David C. Roller, Facultv Senate there are some departments that may independence three months after The evolvement of the four-day week discuss the possibility of spreading out He added that increased Friday chairman, said the faculty initially need to use the 4:30p.m. time slot. the Islamic revolution, are was gradual. Registrar Cary Brewer the concentration of midday classes classes may cut down students' expressed concern when the change "They will have more classes on the embroiled in a struggle with said, explaining it was partly a result of (10:30a.m.-1:30 p.m.) Thursday night partying.