CBHE's Proposal Causes Controversy

Sept. 20, 1984 University of Missourl·SL Louis Issue 490 CBHE's proposal causes controversy dations listed in this report The board's report also made Sharon Kubatzky would make an already bad situa suggestions for the four UM cam editor ~in-chief tion much worse." Grobman said puses, including recommen University of Missouri St. Louisans currently have dations for UMSL if it were to officials were shocked and dis fewer higher education pro remain a part of the UM system. tressed over the recommend·a grams available to them than The report said that academic tion that UMSL and Harris-Stowe citizens in . every other major ability scores at UMSL were the State College become one city, and that area residents lowest in the UM system and that separate public institution apart would have to commute or move student retention was "relatively from the University of to other cities for opportunities if low," with approximately 39 per Missouri. the merger was put into effect. cent of first-time freshmen not The Coordinating Board for Arthur C. MacKinney, vice returning the second year.-The Higher Education made the chancellor for academic affairs, report recommended that UMSL recommendation, one of several, called the recommendations concentrate on undergraduate in a report last Tuesday. The simply incredible. instruction, increase minority 'board suggested that the new "When you eliminate all enrollment and graduation by at school be financed by the state graduate and professional work least 10 percent over the next but exist separately from the UM - optometry, nursing, the MBA; three to five years, and improve system. The new institution in-service training programs for cooperation with the St. Louis would emphasize "undergrad teachers, and doctoral degrees in Community College in transfer uate education and public ser chemistry, psychology, and programs. vice to the city and county of St. education - St. Louis is left as George said that, after a brief Louis, and [limit] doctoral and the only major city in the United review of the recommendations, professional degree programs to States without a public univer he hac! found several that he contractual arrangements with sity," MacKinney said. "Sixteen could wholeheartedly support, private universities," according hundred of our current students but that he hoped the coordinat to a copy of the recommen would be gone." ing board would realized that dations made by State Com UM Interim President Melvin "radical surgery is not called for missioner Shaila Aery. D. George urged officials to keep to solve the problems which Both of the existing campuses in mind that the recommen face us. " would be utilized, according to dations were those of the com The nine-member coordinat~ the merger plans. missioner only. "We obviously ing board reviews academic pro Aery said there is a need for an should not prejudge the outcome grams and funding for state institution that would address the of the coordinating board's own colleges, but it lacks legal needs of St. Louis City and County, review of those recommen authority to impose the,recom and provide access to public four dations, which may not come for mendations on the institutions in year higher education to the rela several months," he said. But the state. Changes are deter tively large minority population. George added that he "cannot mined by the boards of each Mitch Wieldt "This report is both ill-advised support removing the University institution. and irresponsible," UMSL Chan of Missouri Irom the state's Hearings on the proposals are TAIPEI TOUR: Members of the'Dance Troupe of the University cellor Arnold B. Grobman said largest metropolitan area to scheduled to begin Sept. 24 in of Chinese Culture entertained a crowd at the J.C. Penney . last week. "The recommen- create there a new institution." Jefferson City. Auditorium Monday evening. (More photos on page 7.) UMstudents Curators hold back on fee increase say'Noway!' curator, the university has heard requests from UMSL stu The bo ard requested the Sharon Kubatzky raised fees nearly 114 percent. editor-in-chief dent leaders Hilary Shelton and administration to develop a to fee hike "I'm ashamed of that," he said. Greg Barnes regarding the recommendation for the Finance Students from the Univer The UM Board of Curators has Most of the curators agreed university's finances in South· Committee's consideration at its sity of Missouri spoke out once again postponed a proposed that the UM needed-to look to the • Africa. Shelton, a member of the October meeting . heartily against a proposed 7.6 percent fee increase for the state legislature for more mon Associated Black Collegians and "We 're encouraged," Barnes 7.6 percent fee increase last 1985-86 school year. etary support. Currently the the Midwest chairman of the said after the meeting. "We won't week. The board's Finance Commit university receives about 40, per- . National Organization for Black be satisfied until [the proposal] At the Board of Curators tee decided not to approve the cent of its funding from the state, University and College Students, passes. But every member meeting in Columbia suggested increase, but instead as opposed to 16 percent from asked the curators to eliminate seemed to realize it was some Thursday, several students ordered a comprehensive study student fees. investments in corporations thing to be taken seriously." from the Columbia, Rolla and of the school's fee structure to be "We 've never tried to work which do business with South The curators gave general UMSL campuses addressed ready for consideration by its with the legislature," Cocos said. Africa. Students are concerned endorsement to another portion the board's Finance Comm't March meeting. "We've always raised our fees about the apartheid policy prac of the Lon~-Range Planning tee. The board was to vote on The fee increase had originally before the legislature goes into ticed by government officials in Steering Committee report. Pre the increase, but after hearing been brought b,efore the curators session. that country. Barnes, president liminary approval was given to the student protests and dis in July, at which time the board "I think we're being of the Student Association, also sections dealing with ways to cussing the matter, postponed put off action OJ! the proposal. underfunded," Cocos added. "We participated in the a decision. Student protests made by rep as a board are giving the legisla presentation. See "Curators," page 3 "Incidental fees have sky resentatives from three of the ture an easy way out." rocketed over the last five four UM campuses played a part Oldham said she had been years," said Greg Barnes, in this month's delay of the through "this routine" seven UMSL Student Association ·increase. times. "I think the time has come I ~ Mondale shuns UMSL president. "Our feeling is that In addition, two of the to change," she told the board. we need to be workin~ on the curators, William Cocos and She said that for the duration of Democratic Presidential before Mondale's trip to St. state legislature to ~t them Marion Oldham, strongly her time on the board (through candidate Walter F. Mondale Louis. However, according to ' to pay their fair share." protested the increase. January), she will vote against almost came to UMSL. UMSL Chancellor Arnold B. Dirk Hubbard, president of "I've just about had it, as a any increase in student fees. The Mondale organization Grobman, "The auditorium was the Missouri Student Associa member of this board, with fee The committee will review the was seriously considering a too large for what the Mondale tion at Columbia, agreed. increases," Cocos said during increase proposal again in campaign stop to UMSL last people had planned." ,"The General Assembly is Thursday's meeting of the Fi March, along with the study on week. Advance men came to Mondale visited Washington nance Committee. He said that the fee structure. survey the campus two days University instead. See "Increase," page 3 during the six years he has been a In other business, the curators iothmmsue----------------------~--~ Video crazy - still? Sporting Informer Playoff ti me? editorials ...... .... page 4 UMSL students haven't Terry Garbutt has been hired The soccer Rivermen are fly around UMSL .. .... page 6 curbed their infatuation with as UMSL's sports informa ing high and thinking big features/arts ........ page 7 video games. tion director. Meet him in the after winning three times crossword ..........·page 9 pageS sports section. last week. classifieds . .. ..... page 10 page 12 page 12 sports ............. page 1 2 page 2 CURRENT Sept. 20, 1984 ums) up-da~e Peace conference here Peacemaking and conflict Avakian promoted' resolution will be the subjects of a national conference to be held A. Nancy Avakian, assistant vice chan at UMSL today through Sunday. cellor for academic affairs, has been pro More than 500 persons from the moted to associate vice chancellor for United States and several academic affairs, effective Sept. 1. The foreign countries are expected to announcement was made by Arthur C. Mac attend. Kinney, vice chancello'r for academic affairs. The conference, subtitled Avakian came to UMSL in 1979 after two " Issu~s of an Emerging Field," years as the director of academic affairs at will feature more than 80 the Missouri Department of Higher Educa sessions covering topics from tion in Jefferson City. Prior to that she was a interp'ersonal conflict resolution faculty member at State UniverSity of New to intervention in international York-Empire State College in New York, and crises. was assistant dean at Stockton State Avakian College. Major speakers will include Avakian is the author of numerous publications on her research George Sherry, assistant sec in higher education.

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