~-- • ----;-r -- - () - -------------~.::.:...::.,.~~....:.~~..:::.;::..:;;~~::.......;.;..:.;__.;__..,.,'1/q/g1Oct. 3 1988 'rl ';)'/l-'fk :JO - I~ . 0 If .:i.o I ~ MSU Clip Sheet CCI- A rmpllq of ncent artlcla of lllterat to Morehad State Ualvcnlty MEDIA RELATIONS • MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY • UPO BOX 1100 • MOREHEAD, KY 40351-1689 • 606-783-2030 ~EXINGTON,HERAlEl-LEAElER, ~NGTQN;,KY.,.·SAJURpA'!',·OCTQBEIH,,19811 rrn9iversrtres· ·. want~'·"oigger•,>•p1_e:, ~- ,., · -llte- fonnula· estab)ished a ra­ tional, formal basis for splitting the .·n·or~ratrer·~srrces state funding pie, she said. It is a .1 ' 1·. k~d- .,. ·- -.i:,...,.;o.,..,..:."";il Robert Bell,- chairtnan' ·of' Ken'~ !=Qmpl!,Jf, .5e! of components. used to ' By··oal'll181•r..'t1C V. • tucky Advocates for f!igher Edu~­ calciiliife how much money each Her~td.-Le.a~er education write.r, - . ~ · tion, ,urgi;d, the .council tQ ~p up scliooLneeds 'to carry out its mis­ , -" IP 'corifrast to "the bi~, ~ its review quickly 311d begm ~ sfoil, coinpared ,with average fund, · divisive .l>irth· of formula ftm.dm~ paring for .a sJ:M.!(:ial l~la~v~.~- . ing at.1simitar:"schools in. other . s~·years ago, Kentucky's,,publi~ sion that Gov. Wallace I W11kirison stafes.,The-main component of the . universities have shown strong um­ has promised for, early next year. fo!ii;i~,is ~llment. : - ,' ty. as}he fonnula ~derg<M:5 its first Though Wilkinson has said he · :,·· The:·state• provides about 84 formal-review, offioals said;yester- does not plan to .put higher educa­ percent, of: the money needed to tion on the agenda;; Belr said 'the : daY;,~; real issue m: edu~tio~ \~ universities must be ready to push - fpn9;W,ej~rmu1a fullr.. , , . , not how the pie. is _sliced- up. The their needs to the forefront··, · . ·, "When·I hear that'OK is·at-.84 ·'real· issue is the s~ of the pie," University enrollments grew for percent of adequate funding~ I wor- University' -of K~l)lcky• fresJdent the third-straight year this fall, Bell -r-y.- about,tbat,aruf the,message..:it,~ David Roselle· &nd m I:.eitmgton at said; increasing the demands on sends.out about me and the state," • the last of eight · public hearings universities and demonstrating that said tJICstudent government Presi- • held oi1 campuses aro~d the st;at";­ Kentuckians are hungry for· more dent-James Rose;· - . ,,, · . His counterparts delivered s1m1- education, • • '\,. 'i •• - ;: lar messages at the earlier hearings. It. would take $100 million more While each school suggested lien: a former . state revenue a, year-,, to raise. funding ~: 100 changes in the formula that would commissioner, said the next session percent of the fo~ula, couni;iJ offi­ benefit' that school, none wanted -to of the General Assembly might• IJ!l cials· said. throw out the formula and· start the "most climactic and·most histor­ That amount could be raised if _over. ic" ever for · education finance in Kentucl..-y. · · , ·· Kentucky· -adopted the federal tax · -"We've seen no.evidence of any code or added a· half-cent to the­ · polarization . between th~ uni_vers/- Before the legislature ·adopted sales tax, said state Sen. Michael R. ties " said David Denton; chainnan. the formulain 1982; state money for Moloney, D-Lexington,,, _who has of the Council on Higher Educa• higher education was. divided pushed for a state tax increase. "I tion's finance !l)nµnittee. "~ through a bare-fisted· political proc­ think we all need to stop worrying appears to be more un~tnUty ess that. was ''medieval at best," about our popularity .. and . start among them than the pubhc per­ Rep. Pat Freibert, R-Lexington, said thinking about posterity," he said at ceives." yesterday, ... J the-hearingi ,· .. - - - -- The community colleges lag far. thest behind in percentage of fund: ing. They receiye only 67 percent _of the level recommended by the for• mula Community College Chancel­ lor Charles Wethington called for a major boost in funding for ;commu­ LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER, LEXING'fON, KY., SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1988 nity colleges. They are reeling from a 35 percent enrollment increase over the ,last. three years. Two council 'committees will consider the information gathered ty has selected John'}: Stallard-of at the hearings. The Council on Eastern Kentucky the University of Georgia-at Athens Higher Education is expected_to act Model railroading,.desk;top• to fill the university's first endowed on the committee's' recommenda­ publishing, and basic dog obedience·· professor~hip. tions by spring. are topics of,· late-s_emester- non­ Stallard . will teach. courses in. credit special-interest course!) to be the department of administrative offered, at• Eastern Kentucky; Uni­ office systems. •· versity beginning- thi!j montli;· · For more information .. or to en­ roll, call the EKU Division of Spe­ _cial Programs at (606) 622-1444. ' ~ ~ Union· Historian Thomas Clark will LEXINGTON HERALD-LEAPER, LEXINGTON,-KY., MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 19E discuss mountain history at 7:30- p.m. Oct. 10, in the Fellowship 1J of [ reports record enrollment · Room at Union College. · · LOUISVILLE - The University of Louisville has estimated its ~I enrollment at 21,870,-a 3.7 percent increase over last year:'s record of Western Kentucky 21,087. The university said the total included a 32 percent increase in Western Kentucky Universi- minority students, an 11.4 percent jump in incoming freshmen and a 7 percent growth in its graduate school enrollment -A service of the Office of Media Relations- Herea ..wa~ first,_l9,Jhe ~e categoiy-'las~.year, ffi.;19ll(;::miea was first .ii{iGie'gio~;-·; . , Transy)xal)ia.wlii,;~~tiutd, ·· among, 4I8'~':fegional:".1ibba1-~- · . coU ~tion.......;;:, . 'ttft_~-'""!:. -- ... •--~~~. ;. ..... ' ,·ta:st:,ii 7,".-Tfiim~~".ffotfr"" f:=. '~-~· -~'.ii&' .. ,' . ;'si:fioo}s:iijf'-.. , .. ,,.,,,_,_tJ\tl.,? · · "It always.boosts the'institiiiioii whenever·'you\e recogni7.ecf'in a natioll/tl P.U!>licaµon," -Transy presi- · dent Charles Shearer said. ·. • "We· had applications from · about 30 states,· and we expect to broaden that It will assist us as we. seek financial support from founda­ tions, individuals and · corpora- tions.". ' ·: ~ ~ · ~ : ' '\:• I' : . U.S,News revamped the··report . thiif"year. It. used'.objective data to anive·at'four criteria~ selectivity faculty:quiility, resources and grad'. uation I11tes'.: It also surveyed l,bOO CQll~;ofticials. and received re- , sponses,frofu 64(!. Past reports \:Vere ...00.~ ,solely on.. a survey Qf coll~, preµ.dena-i ...J , : • - •• ,. ~i:_;:-:.:t.:~ - Centre. College of Danville wait raiifeif 22nd ·"among the nation's bi:st libef.il.atllii colleges last year. At the tiiile;~tre president Ridi- ·· an! Mom!Ii',said the ratipg;: was .. ''iiite,~'·l>a~®i':disinissed10it01l!s~i, ''repu~~Ori~f'~eYi!.• -j j, ;; ~ t E' • --~. '. This 'year\•,Centre wasn't in !lie top 25 :C,t:!i .-••.(·.• . ....... .. Other schools receiying, 'No. I 'ratings were:·: _ ·• ,' · NatioriaJ:universities, _\'ale, New Haven,. Cohn! • . National liberal-arts colleges, Swarthmore; Swarthmore, Pa.· Comprehensive . colleges · and :universities, Wake Forest, Wmston: -­ Salem, :N.C. :0 1988 THI: COURIER.JOURNAL, MONDAY, SEV{EMBER 26• Regional--liberal arts colleges, .. Southwestern University, George-. town, T~s'. \~ - Dressea:. fot·"success .. ~ _';~ •·i\() ,; . ~cliool 'clothes bank' helpsjob-}lunting students:;: -·,•~ By GREG OTOLSKI staff and·plans to begin-asking for, ·a Job· Interview without goO(.I., Staff Writer donations soon· from several. com- clothes," Robison said. "Appell!'.-:; • •·. munltles thn>ugbout Southern Inell•. ances mean a lot, and :a Job -Inter--.,, NEW ALBANY, Ind. - Michell& ana. Prosser serves studeots:1n. vlew:ls already a tense situation. ... Robison, a New Altiany mg11 School Clark, Floyd; Harrison, Scott. and without having to worry about how·. senior, needed a Job last year -but Waslllnglon counties. · you're dressed." · · :: would tum· down employen·- who - ''We teach students the skills they Marvin Kersey, admissions ·coor- · called her. for.an Interview.: .. need to get a job, and we teach , dlnator a:t Prosser, sal~ he belleves-" "I was too embarrassed to go-1n · them how to write resumes and pre- · the clothes bank will lie a success. , for: an•lntervlew because I didn't pare for·a job Interview, but what · ''There have been several •·· have the right clothes;" said Rob!• good will that do them If they don't stances·wbere a business bas called•· son, 17,. who also takes marketing even have the J)roper clothes for an· me up and said .they'were looking·,_, classes at Prosser_ Vocational Ceo•. Interview and c;an't get·blred?" sbe for some yowig people to hire ancl ter. '. , " .. asked;. ,,..,. - · · 'Could.you brlng'us soJ!leappllcii!il&': "All I.bad w'ereJeans'and:T-sblrls __- "Education Is more than just today?"' Kersey salci:'·'.'.!)1n1°siioff" and teonls shoes," she said. "[ need• books and learning bow to nin a notice like that, the kids ••• could gos: ed the money and I oeeded'job ex• computer or bow to be a 'welder. We-- to the, clothes bank aild• flnd:some,,-J perfeoce for· my marketing class, .need to look at any barrier thafls lblng. and tie ready to ji.••~:::c. 'd'= .but I couldn't go In dre!med like, that: · golilg to bOld kids back, and then do ' Kersey said the majority of tlie I j~ wouldn't have been _comfort-: somelblllg, to remove that barrier, , stud~ts !J! vocational, scboo!S:'011ce ~ able doing that." · Clothes banks aren't needed just at learned:c more . "blue-collar",· :fbbe, .Vicki Sheppard, a counselor at vocational scb?,Ols; all blgb · schools such as w:etdlng and auto m~; Prosser, says she bas come up with . could use ~ne. lcs, makln1r Interview:. cloth~.1'!99;. a way. to help ~r students wbo Sheppard, wbo bas been a teacher, crucial. • · • · - • , need .clothes suitable for job Inter- at Prosser for 13 years, estimates Today, however, many or.: Views or. jobs. that as many as 10 percent of the Prosser's programs.