Montana Kaimin, October 23, 1979 Associated Students of the University of Montana

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Bowers is hopeful, disheartened after university system meeting By CATHY KRADOLFER percent decline in enrollment from own study of alternatives to Montana Kalmln Reporter 1980-1985. augment a study already being The regents, commissioner and conducted by the Legislative For University of Montana presidents agreed that better ways, Finance Committee. President Richard Bowers, the of funding higher education need The Legislature's fiscal analyst's two-day meeting of higher to be considered if the university office has finished gathering in education moguls in Butte was system is to survive the decade of formation from the six university both hopeful and disheartening. the 80s. campuses for its study of alter “I'm pleased we had the chance Although no formal decisions natives to the current formula. It to talk things over informally and were made at the workshops, the will present a summary of its amicably," Bowers said in an inter regents agreed to conduct their • Cortl. on p. 8. view following the meeting Sunday, “but I can’t help but be concerned about what looks like a Tuition hike likely very grim future for Montana universities and colleges." By CATHY KRADOLFER three years and be conducted in Montana Kalmln Raportar Enrollment declines and faculty executive session. In addition the cuts are one aspect of that "grim presidents and board want to meet future” that dominated the meet There was general agreement at at least once a year to discuss ing attended by the Board of the weekend meeting of the Board planning strategies and problems. Regents, the presidents of the six of Regents, university and college Both Richard Bowers, University state colleges and universities, presidents and the commissioner of Montana president, and John and the commissioner of higher of higher education that a tuition Van de Wetering, Eastern Montana education and his staff. increase will be necessary by Fall College president, w ill be Quarter 1980. evaluated by the board this year. Predicted teacher cuts Commissioner of Higher Educa • Expanded off-campus in Of particular concern to Bowers tion John Richardson said tuition struction. The regents agreed to is a study by the commissioner's paid at Montana institutions by consider a proposal by Richardson (Staff photo by Darrel Mast.) office predicting that 18 percent, out-of-state students is about 7 that would set up higher education or 230, of the system’s 1,280 percent — approximately $100 — centers in cities not served by a faculty will lose their jobs by 1986 below tuition at other western university. if enrollment declines as predicted universities and colleges. The proposal would allow the School of Forestry and the present funding formula is He said a tuition increase should universities to offer courses in off- retained. be phased in over a two- or three- campus communities and have the year period so that students "aren’t credits generated count in their granted accreditation A “large portion” of the faculty caught unprepared." The com total enrollment calculations. cuts would probably be made at missioner's office will present a Van de Wetering said the centers By EILEEN SANSOM UM, Bowers said. He said the proposal for tuition increase to the would be “one of the most respon Montana Kalmtn Reporter university's role as a liberal arts Regents by early next year, sible things the system can do” to institution makes it less attractive Richardson said. respond to the predicted The University of Montana School of Forestry was granted to students than a school stressing Although no formal decisions enrollment crunch as well as the accreditation by the Society of American Foresters last week engineering and agriculture, such were made at the meeting, the needs of the state. primarily because of the addition of two faculty positions last as Montana State University. commissioner, Regents and spring. • Tenure policy for academic “Consequently," Bowers said, presidents agreed on several other The student-faculty ratio required by SAF is 20-1 and last year and non-academic staff. “we (UM) may have to cut informal policy decisions affecting the forestry school's ratio was 24-1, forestry school Dean The presidents agreed to drastically at the same time MSU is higher education in months to Benjamin Stout said yesterday. provide the regents with informa hiring.” come. Also Important to the school’s accreditation was "an tion about the number of staff at They include: assurance from President (Richard) Bowers that we will be at the dean level and above who have • Evaluations of the com 20-1 next year,” Stout said. Enrollment decline tenure. Enrollment at the six universities missioner and presidents. SAF is authorized by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation and the Office of Education for the U.S. Depart is also expected to experience a Richardson presented a proposal The regents expressed concern similar decrease because of calling for evaluations of ment of Health, Education and Welfare to accredit forestry that tenure is being given to too schools. declining birthrates and a presidents to be conducted by an many deans and administrators. subsequent drop in the number of out-of-state evaluator. "Many employers will not consider a forestry professional for “Tenure should not be high school graduates. The com The board informally decided employment unless they have an accredited education," Stout equivalent to job security,” Billings said. missioner's office predicts an 18 the evaluations should occurevery Regent Lewy Evans said. SAF accreditation of schools is "the way that the forestry profession assures young people that they are getting a quality educational experience,” Stout said. Seattle, New York show interest in In terms of administrative support for the forestry school, Stout said the university has responded in a very positive way. “We need added strength in the areas of forest measurements starting Missoula Pioneer franchise and biometrics, hydrology, recreation, range management and By BOB PHILLIPS they might form a franchise in efficient” and have greater wildlife biology," Stout said. Montana Kalmln Contributing Raportar another city before 1981, Cregg "aesthetic value" because of the He said the primary concerns of SAF were the number of said, “we may take another look" berm. The sunken field should faculty at the UM forestry school and the practice of using The New York Mets and the at having a team here. reduce noise from the park, research money to support a teaching position and the advising Seattle Mariners have expressed Cregg said the city will have to Beaudette added. program. interest in forming a Pioneer receive $15,000 a year from the If accreditation had not been given to the school, enrollment League baseball franchise in league to have a team, but that Cregg’s idea would drop, Stout said. Missoula, Mayor Bill Cregg said in league rules prevent the paying of The park's layout is a copy of However, Stout said, “we have a suspicion that enrollment is a recent interview. a lease to any city. However, he Boston’s Fenway Park, Cregg down because a lot of our students were out fighting fires until The Missoula City Council said, the league Is able to "get said, adding that it was his idea. the rains came" this fall. decided on Oct. 1 to issue revenue around" this rule by paying The left field wall, for example, is Enrollment figures for this quarter have not yet been released. bonds for the construction of a member cities such bills as designed as a replica of Fenway $500,000 baseball stadium at Play utilities, cleaning and mainte Park’s infamous “green monster,” fair Park. nance costs. a very tall wall which is difficult to Nobel winner to speak The stadium could be used by a hit home runs over. The left field Pioneer League team, the Building costs fence will be only 305 feet from Nobel Prize winner George After graduating from Columbia Missoula Mavericks American The cost of building the stadium home plate, but will be 20 feet tall Wald will lecture on the potential * he was awarded a two-year Legion team, local softball teams should not go up despite infla and topped by a 17-foot screen. threat of major environmental National Research Council and two new leagues. The pro tion, Cregg said, because costs Cregg said he doesn't like "the problems and thejr relation to Fellowship in Biology. He began posed leagues are a four-team were estimated with the assump new symmetrical designs” of human rights tonight in the the fellowship working in Berlin City League and an "inter tion they would rise 10 percent by many ballparks and added that the University Theater at 8. where he first identified vitamin A mediate” league for boys 16 to 20 next spring. Cregg said he hopes unusual design will be interesting Wald, 72, is a professor emeritus in the retina.

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