Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern The George-Anne Student Media 10-20-1983 The George-Anne Georgia Southern University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Georgia Southern University, "The George-Anne" (1983). The George-Anne. 992. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne/992 This newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Media at Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. It has been accepted for inclusion in The George-Anne by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Board of Regents cuts budget GSC loses close to $300,000 in recent move By JEAN L. SATTERTHWAITE school will be closer to $300,000 as the with a balanced budget we had to In the past the library has been Staff Writer school must provide both the money basically give away all our hard hit by budget cuts. In a total cut A recent faculty meeting was for the actual cut and $40,000 for equipment money for the year. All the that amounted to $617,000 to the called to deal with budget unemployment insurance. new equipment we will get will have school last year, $110,000 came from cuts called for by Governor Joe "When it became obvious that the to come from grants and private the library budget even though it Frank Harris. Harris had called for state would need more money, contracts." Also cut back was money comprises less than five percent of the $40 million to be trimmed from the the cuts had to be made," said Bill Cook, for faculty research and about 20 total school budget. Explaining that year's state budget with $9.1 million vice president of Business and percent of the travel budget. cut, Cook said, "we had to take funds coming out of the Georgia University Finance. "It would be far worse if At the faculty meeting plans were from where there were funds. This is System; GSC will have to come up they waited until March or April drawn up to get the deans, preferable to terminating people." with $259,000 of this amount. when they are so far into the fiscal department heads, and faculty Lick said that efforts would be made This money will be put on reserve year," he said. members to draw up recommenda- to keep from hurting the library with should the state need it, said Lick explained that this cut came tions for where cutbacks can occur this year's cut. "We're going to try to President Dale Lick. "It is likely that after the school started the year "in a with, as Lick said, "the least damage resist hitting the library," said Lick. they will." The overall cut from the very deep hole. Just to start the year being done to the school." See CUTS, p. 2 NON-PROFIT /CADEMCEXCELliNCE- ORGANIZATION ETSU grounds Erk's high U.S. POSTAGE G6030A PAID SOU1HERN PERMIT NO. 286 flying Eagles -see P. ie STATESBORO, GA 30458 The George-A fine VOLUME 64, NUMBER 4 GEORGIA SOUTHERN COLLEGE, STATESBORO, GEORGIA 30460 THURSDAY, OCT. 20, 1983 Printing program gets donations Priority of funds By JEAN L. SATTERTHWAITE management abilities. Or they come format single color press and bindery Staff Writer with a management degree and don't equipment. given to The Printing Management have the technical know-how." program recently received a $25,000 Arv Vogel, director of Printing "What we have now is all good, basic equipment," said Lick, "but black schools letter of commitment from the Management, who Lick credits in much of it is around 20 years old. This Printing Association of Georgia building the program here, said that (PAG) money will help to update the (PAG). Additional pledges and the money would go toward new system." By JEAN SATTERTHWAITE contributions could amount to equipment and later to the Staff Writer between $250,000 and $500,000 over development of a scholarship fund. Printing is one of the fastest growing industries in Georgia and "is the next 12 months, according to GSC An elaborate plan has been Because of the recently President Dale Lick. established to upgrade the program one of the biggest industries in approved desegregation plan for Atlanta," said Vogel. "They're GSC is the only school in the in three phases. Eventually the the Georgia University System, southeast, and only one of eight in the Administrative Annex Building asking us to double the output of priority will be given to two of the nation, to offer this program which would be completely given over to graduates in this program," he said. three traditionally black schools combines the technical skills Auxiliary Services printing and the The improvements in the program should capital funds become involved in printing along with Printing Management program. The will be a combined effort of both the available. This could result in management training. "Typically in recent PAG contributions should school and PAG and the PAG parent less funding being available for the industry, people will work their effectively put phase one into effect organization, Printing Industries of GSC. way up through the ranks," said Lick. and would include the aquisition of a America (PIA). "It's exciting to see Capital funding basically is "They'll have the technical training digital typesetter, photographic the industry put all this effort into one used for new equipment and for but they don't always have equipment, a duplicator, a small institution," said Lick. building and campus improve- The contributions and pledges ments. were made at a recent luncheon The plan called for improve- which had representatives from 27 ments on the campuses of printing companies from throughout Savannah State College and Fort the state and the national president Valley State College. This is of PIA, Rod Borum. The school gave a being done to make their detailed outline of the needs of the facilities more equitable with the program which included scholarship other schools in the system. funding, enrichment which would Bill Cook, vice president of allow for flexibility in program Business and Finance, stressed development and equipment. that this priority was given on One of the representatives offered money that won't necessarily be the school three printing presses available. Operational funding which "had been on our wish list," has already been budgeted, but other money for capital funding said Lick. All 27 companies pledged sometimes becomes available in support for the program. "They will February. "It depends on the be working with us and President Board of Regent's outlays—the Lick," said Vogel. "Each of these men money is never promised had to go back to their board of beforehand. If they don't have directors before they could make an exact contribution." money to cover the operational budget, no money can go into a "This has to be one of the largest capital fund," said Cook. program developments on campus," "If and when capital funds President Lick receives letter of commitment from PAG President said Vogel, "and if it hadn't been for become available, they will go to Wiley Tucker, Jr. (second from right), PIA National President Rod President Lick, it would never have the black schools first," he said. Borum (left) and PAG Executive Director Paul Massey (right). gone through." BBSS Page 2, October 20,1983, The GEORGE-ANNE- Details of on-line registration are finalized Details for the new computerized Student Information Form (SI form) Fees must be paid by Dec. 9 at the Late registration will be held in registration system are being in their Landrum boxes. cashier's window in the Administra- McCroan Auditorium on Jan. 3. It finalized as students are finding Registration will take place in the tion Building or they can be paid by will follow the same procedures as instructions in their Landrum boxes, data processing area of the mailing a check to the Controller's early registration. Late registration according to Scott MacLachlan, Registrar's Office. At the time the Office. is for students who: 1) were accepted director of Records and Registration. student is assigned to enter the Those students who receive after early registration 2)hadcourses The on-line registration, which registration area, they will present financial aid should contact Jerry cancelled 3) did not take the begins Nov. 7, will place an emphasis their Registration Schedule Form Glisson in the Controller's Office at opportunity of early registration. on advisement. Students will receive and completed SI Form to a terminal 681-5314 before the deadline. Drop/Add will take place in a Registration Schedule Form from operator. A student's schedule will be McCroan Auditorium on Jan. 4. For their assigned advisor which must be The terminal operator will enter cancelled for not paying fees by convenience to the student and the completed by the advisor. the meal plan, vehicle registration, deadline, for academic dismissal, or terminal operator, a Drop/Add form During an advisement session, the and number of class hours. Then the for administrative holds (such as has been printed on the back of the student and advisor will write the course numbers will be entered and owing money to GSC.) These students Schedule/Confirmation Form. preferred course number, called a the computer will check for period may be rescheduled for late Students must get approval and "control number," in a column for conflicts, closed classes, permission registration if the cancellation was signature of their advisor in order to primary courses. only classes (classes that may be not for academic reasons.