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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 343 502 HE 025 368 TITLE Oversight Hearing on the Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965: Kearney, Nebraska. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education of the Committee on Education and Labor. House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session (Kearney, NE, July 15, 1991). INSTITUTION Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. REPORT NO ISBN-0-16-036955-X PUB DATE 91 NOTE 157p.; Serial No. 102-58. AVAILABLE FROM U.S. Government Printing Offices Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402. PUB TYPE Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials (090) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC07 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Access to Education; Economically Disadvantaged; Educational Finance; Eligibility; Federal Legislation; Federal Programs; Financial Support; Hearings; Higher Education; Minority Groups; *Need Analysis (Student Financial Aid); *Needs Assessment; Nontraditional Students; Parent Financial Contribution; Paying for College; Student Financial Aid; Student Loan Programs; Student Needs IDENTIFIERS Congress 102nd; *Higher Education Act 1965 ABSTRACT At this hearing, one of a series conducted across the nation on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965, testimony was heard on issues of concern to three panels of experts on higher education in the state of Nebraska. The witnesses included Robert E. Caldwell, student body president from the University of Nebraska (UN) at Kearney; Wanda Halvorson of the Nebraska Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators; William Hasemeyer of the Mid-Plains Community College Area; Martin Massengale of the University of Nebraska; Andy Massey, president of the UN Student Association; Jeannine Phelan of Educational Planning Centers; Thomas Reeves of Hastings College; Kay Sct.?llenkamp of Chadron State College; Kathleen Seline of Creighton University; Robert Smallfootof McCook Community College; and Barbara Snyder of UN at Kearney. The issues that the witnesses addressed included cooperative education programs, student financial aid needs assessment reform, Pell Grants, minority access to higher education, burdens on middle income families, programs for disadvantaged students, state aid tostudents and institutions of higher education, the role of community colleges, and educational opportunities in rural areas. The prepared statements of the witnesses and others are included along with various supplemental materials. (JB) OVERSIGHT HEARINGON THEREAUTHORIZATION OF THE HIGHEREDUCATION AcT OF1965: KEARNEY, NEBRASKA HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ONPOSTSECONDARY EDUCATION OF THE COMMITTEE ONEDUCATION ANDLABOR HOUSE OFREPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED SECONDCONGRESS FIRST SESSION HEARING HELD !N KEARNEY,NE, JULY 15, 1991 Serial No. 102-58 Printed for the me of theCommittee on Education and Labor U.S. DEPARTMENT Of EDUCATION Off we of Educational Research and improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER !ERIC) This document has been reproduced as received hom the person or organization originating it El Minor changell have been made to improve reproduction quality Points of View Or opinions slated in this docu ment do not necesaarily represent official OERI position or policy U.S. GOVERNMENT ORINTING OFFICE 46 416 WASHINGTON ; 1991 For sak by the U.S. Oovernment PrintingOffice Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office,Washington, DC 20402 ISSN 0-16-036955X 2 BEST CMiABLE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR WILLIAM D. FORD, Michigan, Chairman JOSEPH M. GAYDOS, Pennsylvania WILLIAM F. GOODLING, Pennsylvania WILLIAM (BILL) CLAY, Missouri E. THOMAS COLEMAN, Missouri GEORGE MILLER, California THOMAS E. PETRI. Wisconsin AUSTIN J. MURPHY, Pennsylvania MARGE ROUKEMA, New Jersey DALE E. KILDEE, Michigan grArE GUNDERSON, Wisconsin PAT WILLIAMS, Montana RICHARD K. ARMEY, Texas MATTHEW G. MARTINEZ, California HARRIS W. FAWELL, Illinois MAJOR R. OWENS, New York PAUL B. HENRY, Michigan CHARLES A. HAYES, Illinois CASS BALLENGER, North Carolina CARL C. PERKINS, Kentucky SUSAN MOLINARI, New York THOMAS C. SAWYER, alio BILL BARREIT, Nebraska DONALD M. PAYNE, New Jersey JOHN A. BOEHNER, Ohio NITA M. LOWEY, New York scow L. KLUG, Wisconsin JOLENE UNSOELD, Washington MICKEY EDWARDS, Oklahoma CRAIG A. WASHINGTON, Texas JOSE E. SERRANO, New York PAM' T. MINK, Hawaii ROBERT A. ANDREWS, New Jersey WILLIAM J. JEFFERSON, Louisiana JOHN F. REED, Rhode Island TIM ROEMER, Indiana JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts RON DE LUGO, Virgin Islands JAIME B. FUSTER, Puerto Rico PA1RICIA F. RISSLER, Staff Director ANDRKW Z. HARTMAN, Minority Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEEON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION WILLIAM D. FORLMichigan, Chairman PAT WILLIAMS, Montana E. THOMAS COLEMAN, Missouri CHARLES A. HAYES, Illinois SUSAN MOLINARI, New York JOSEPH M. GAYDOS, Pennsylvania SCOTT L. KLUG, Wisconsin GEORGE MILLER, California WILLIAM F. GOODLING, Pennsylvania NITA M. LOWEY, New York THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin THOMAS C. SAWYER, Ohio MARGE ROUKEMA, New Jersey DONALD M. PAYNE, New Jamey STEVE GUNDERSON, Wisconsin JOLENE UNSOELD, Washington PAUL B. HENRY, Michigan CRAIG A. WASHINGTON, Texas RICHARD K. ARMEY, Texas JOSE E. SERRANO, New York BILL BARRETT, Nebrafika PATSY T. MINK, Hawaii ROBERT A. ANDREWS, New Jersey WILLIAM J. JEFFERSON, Louisiana JOHN F. REED, Rhode Island TIM ROEMER, Indiana DALE KILDEE, Michigan (ID ;3 CONTENTS Page Hearing held in Kearney, NE, July 15,1991 Statement of: 1 Caldwell, Robert E., II, Student BodyPresident/Student Regent, Univer- sity of Nebraska at Kearney 80 Collin, Connie, Director, SpencerSchool of Business, representing the Nebraska Council of Private Postsecondary Career Schools 127 Halvorson, Wanda, President, NebraskaAssociation of Student Financial Aid Administrators Hasemeyer, William, Ph.D., President, 102 Area Mid-Plains Community College 60 Massengale, Martin, President, Universityof Nebraska 16 Massey, Andy, President, StudentAssociation, University of Nebraska Kearney at 73 Phelan, Jeannine, Program Manager,Educational Planning Centers, NSLP-NEBHELP 89 Reeves, Thomas, President, Hast'^qsCollege 21 Schallenkamp, Kay, Ph.D., Provost,Chadron State College 42 Se line, Kathleen D., Assistant VicePresident, Creighton University, Omaha. NE 36 Smallfoot, Robert G., President, McCookCommunity College, Member, AACJC Snyder, Barbara, Vice Chancellor for 115 braska at Kearney Student Affairs, University of Ne- 50 Prepared statements, letters, supplementalm;iterials, et cetera: Caldwell, Robert E., II, Student BodyPresident/Student Regent, Univer- sity of Nebraska at Kearney, preparedstatement of 84 Clark, Cheri L., Director of FinancialAid, Capital School of Hair Styling, prepared statement of 12 Collin, Connie, Director, Spencer Schoolof Business, representing the Nebraska Council of Private PostsecondaryCareer Schools, prepared statement of 130 Halvorson, Wanda, President, NebraskaAssociation of Student Finsncial Aid Administrators, preparedstatement of 104 Hasemeyer, William, 111.D., President,Mid-Plains Community College Atea, prepared statement of Massengale, Dr. M.A., President, University 64 ment of of Nebraska, prepared state- 19 Massey, Andy, President, StudentAssociation, University of Nebraska at Kearney, prepared statement of 76 Nebraska, University of, Lincoln, Collegeof Engineering and Technology, prepared statement of 6 Phelan, Jeannine, Program Manager,Educational Planning Centers, NSLP-NEBHELP, prepared statement of 92 Reeves, Thomas, President, Hastings College,prepared statement of 24 Schallenkamp, Kay, Ph.D., Provost,Chadron State College, prepared statement of 44 Schultz, Dr. Larry, Acting Director, NebraskaState College System, pre- pared stahment of 141 (1n) IV Page Prepared statements, letters, supplemental materials, etceteraContinued Se line, Kathleen D., Assistant VicePresident, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, prer )red statement of 38 Smallfoot, Robert G., President, McCook CommunityCollege, Member, AACJC, prepared statement of 117 Snyder, Barbara, Vice Chancellor for StudentAffairs, University of Ne- braska at Kearney, prepared statement of 52 Walker, Robert, Prespient, Rocky MountainAssociation of Student Fi- nancial Aid, prepared statement of 8 Zikmund, Dr. Dale G., prepared statement of 143 OVERSIGHTHEARING ONTHE REAUTHORIZA- TION OF THEHIGHER 1965 EDUCATION ACT-OF MONDAY, JULY 15,1991 HOUSE OFREPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMUITEE ON POSTSECONDARYEDUCATION, COMMI1TEE ONEDUCATION AND LABOR, The subcommittee Kearney, NE. met, pursuant tonotice, at 9 Center, Universityof Nebraska, a.m., at Ockinga liams presiding. Kearney, Nebraska,Hon. Pat Wil- Members present. Representatives Williamsand Barrett. Staff present: TomWolanin, staff lative associate;and Beth director; MaureenLong, legis- member. Buehlmann, minorityprofessional staff Chairman WILLIAMS.This is a hearingon the Reauthorization the Higher EducationAct before the of ary Education. Subcommitteeon Postsecond- I'm delighted to be in Nebraskaat the University of Kearney withyour good Congressman Nebraska at We have had Bill Barrett. a couple of dozen hearingson the reauthorization of America'sbasic Federal law governing highereducation. We authorize this legislationusually every 5 re- thorized, it must be years. If it is to bereau- reauthorized in thisCongress. We will haveanother couple of places around dozen hearings,many of them in the country. We'reparticularly pleased the subcommitteein Nebraska, to be with of excellence in a State which hasa long tradition postsecondary educationat all levels. And