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Marshall University Marshall Digital Scholar The Parthenon University Archives Summer 8-4-1988 The Parthenon, August 4, 1988 Marshall University Follow this and additional works at: https://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon Recommended Citation Marshall University, "The Parthenon, August 4, 1988" (1988). The Parthenon. 2587. https://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon/2587 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at Marshall Digital Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Parthenon by an authorized administrator of Marshall Digital Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. _________ __,______ ""- The Marshall University's student newspaper Q&A with President Nitzschke PARTHE Page2 THURSDAY, August 4, 1988 Vol. 89 No. 113 MU to consider closing fall enrollment Nitzschke to meet with BOR n·ext week to discuss proposal By Jack Houvouras our enrollment is up 17.8 percent over said. Additionally, the growing enrollment Editor 7:55 a.m. one year ago," Nitzschke said. Nitzschke said the university is in has forced some freshman to jump ahead "We'veliterallyreachedthebreakingpoint." need of 40-45 nevi faculty members to and take sophomore courses. A potential overflow of students at Nitzschke added he was attempting to counteract the enrollment problem. How Registrar Robert Eddins said the uni Marshall combined with a shortage of get in touch with Board of Regents ever, he said there was just "no way" to versity can realistically expect only a 5 teachers has led President Dale F. Chancellor William K. Simmons to dis find that many teachers. to 7 percent ·increase after August 15 - Nitzschke to consider cutting off enrol cuss the idea of cutting off enrollment. Nitzschke said a temporary stopgap lment for fall 1988. m~asure to the faculty shortage is the the date students are dropped for the In an interview Tuesday with The The tr#lmendous influx of new stu recruitment of part-time teachers from nonpayment of fees. Herald-Dispatch editorial board, dents, 1,375 to date, is something that the working sector. "Enrollment figures change daily," Nitzschke described the dramatic increase Nitzschke sees as adversely affecting "I'm asking our deans to go out and Eddins said. "We know we will have an in enrollment as "a relatively desperate the quality of education at Marshall. see who we could entice to teach a course overall increase in our enrollment this situation." "I fear that if we continue accepting at Marshall. We're going to do a lot of fall. What we don't know is what that students without a substantial increase begging," he said. increase will be." Related story, Page 2 in faculty, the level of their (students') The shrinking faculty dilemma has Nitzschke said the idea of cutting off education will go downhill in a hurry hit hard particularly in the business and enrollment has never been considered · "As of7:55 a.m. (Tuesday, August 2), and I mean that most sincerely," he science departments, Nitzschke said. during his tenure at Marshall. Year after year, students see fees slowly increasing By Jack Ingles Richard Vass, burser. An increase in Sta{{ Writer any one of those categories can increase tuition. In the past four years, Marshall stu An ad-hoc student committee acts as Tuition fees slowl~ increase Graphic by Vina Hutchinson dents have been saddled with increases an advisory committee to President Dale Year Undergraduate Graduate in tuition. F. Nitzschke who then makes his recom resident non-resident metro Tuition for undergraduate resident and mendations to the BOR. "The BOR has resident non-resident metro non-resident students fee have increased final approval on tuition changes," Vass an average of $28.66 and $58.66 each said. $1,300 NA $510 $1,420 NA year, respectively. Forgraduate students, "The individual fees that make up the 1985-86 $480 resident tuition increased an average of tuition can only be used in the way the $37 and non-resident $83.66. were intended to be used in compliance $1,386 NA $561 $1,536 NA Medical School tuition the past three with Chapter 18ofthe Legislative Code," 1986-87 $521 years has increased an average of $255 Vass said. The tuition and registration for resident students and $357.50 for fees are designated for the BOR for the $1,573 $1,002 non-resident students. In the two years BOR bonding service. Higher Education 1987-88 $548 $1,423 $907 $588 that metro fees have been used, it has Resources fee is collected for the purpose increased $18 for undergraduate and of grant programs and faculty improve $33 for graduate. ments fees are used for faculty salaries. 1988-89 $566 $1,476 $925 $621 $1,641 $1,035 Each year, the university makes recom The student activity, inter-collegiate ath mendations on increases or decreases in letic, institutional activity, and Student tuition to the Board ofRegents . "Recom Center fees are used for the various $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ mendations are made in accordance to student-related activities on campus. · seven areas: tuition fees, registration The total amount collected from the fees, higher education resources fees various activity fees go directly to the (HERF), faculty improvement fees,inter university. "The balance of fees from the university," said Edward Grose, vice Grose indicated that the fee from HERF collegiate athletic fees, institutional acti tuition and registration after the bond chancellor for administrative services is allocated on a 80-20 percent split in vity fees, and Student Center fees," said ing service is completed are returned to of the BOR. which the university retains 80 percent. Pay raises begin, EAP to help employees $Olve personal problems effective Aug. 15 By Jack Ingles percent believed they could benefit from Sta{f Writer Nicole Norlan ----- the EAP. The word is finally out concerning "If the EAP (Employee Phase two involves developing a struc when faculty and staff members Phase Two of an Enwloyee Assist Assistance Program) fails to tured EAP that could become effective wi!l get their much anticipated pay ance Program has been developed and a when funding is available. President raise. campus coordinator hopes to gain upper gain funding, the Department Dale F. Nitzschke said he is very posi According to Herbert J. Karlet, administration support for the idea. tive about the program although fund associate vice president for finance, "The EAP will assist faculty and staff of Human Resources would ing currently is not available. classified staff and faculty will see at Marshall," said Nicole Norian, coor continue to offer assistance dinator of training and development. An E.Al' could be started at Marshall new and improved paychecks August to employees." after a full-time EAP coordinator posi 15. However, Karletemphasized that "We want to show the employees we tion or a part-time counselor position is these pay raises are directed towards care." Coordinator created. Another route to begin the EAP those faculty and staff members The EAP provides confidential, pro would consist the university giving a with at least 12 months ofexperience. fessional assistance to help employees August to a campus wellness program contract to an external agency for service. The new payroll plan follows an and their families resolve problems. The and the EPA concept, after the Depart increase in funding this year pro program would provide counseling for a ment of Human Resources received a ••If the EAP fails to gain funding, the vided by the Board of Regents. Mar variety of areas such as family prob grant for $1,230 from the Marshall Uni Department of Human Resources would shall received $32,890,351 in fund lems, stress management, financial prob versity Foundation Inc. After a survey continue to offer assistance to employees," ing for the 1988-89 fiscal year - a lems, alcohol and drug abuse, eating of employees, Norian found that 93 per Norian said. "We will continue to help 9.3 percent increase over last year. disorders, or career re-evaluation. cent of them believed an EAP could pro the employees to find the proper agency Phase One introduced employees last vide services needed on campus and 71 or person to assist them." Th1.: Parth1.:non August 4, 1988 - i QUESTION President Nitzschke ANSWER Parthenon Editor Jack Houvouras an education. Number two, and this is was invited to join the editorial board of the most difficult thing for people to The Herald-Dispatch Tuesday for an understand, is the athletic-academic interview with President Dale Nitzschke. issue. Tuition dollars collected from The following question and answer for- · institutions throughout the state are mat was taken from that meeting. deposited into the capital account. It is from that account that the capitol What kind of year 11 Marshall University improvements are made throughout the going to have? system of higher education. In no way may those dollars be used for anything Well, I think it's going to be a very, other than major capital improvements. very difficult one. As of 7:55 a.m. (Tues There is no competition between the day), our enrollment is up 17.8 percent academic faculty salaries and the over 7:55 a .m. one year ago this date. capital improvements. Why an athletic That represents 1,375 new students. We facility? We all know that we have a haven't had a new faculty position in facility that is deteriorating rapidly. We .three years. We've literally reached the either move forward as we do in other breaking point. As a matter of fact, I've areas of the institution and replace that been attempting all day to get a hold the facility or we terminate the program.