Vol. 78, No. 136
Eugene, Oregon 97403
Monday, May 2, 1977
Committee okays 7% faculty salary raises
By LORI PETERSON
Of the Emerald
A State Board of Higher Education
committee approved a proposal Friday
which would increase academic salaries at
the University of Oregon and Oregon State
University (OSU) by 7.73 per cent in each of
the next two years.
With approval from the state board's
Committee on Finance. Administration and
Physical Plant, the proposed salary in
creases will be heard by the full board in
May If the board accepts the proposal, it
will go to the governor s budget staff and the
state Legislature for final action.
Roy Lieuallen, chancellor of the State
System of Higher Education, said the raise
is aimed at bringing faculty salaries at the
two schools more in line with the salaries
offered at the 19 other universities tradi
tionally used by the board for comparison.
Currently, the average faculty salary at
those schools is $20,162. The University of
Oregon’s average salary is $19,705 placing
it 14th in comparison with the other schools.
Under the proposal approved by the
committee, the average faculty salary at the
University of Oregon and OSU would be
$21,228 in 1977-78 and $22,868 in
1978-79. The salary increase would be ef
fective for all state system schools except
Southern Oregon State College, where
salaries are set by collective bargaining.
Although approval was unanimous,
board members Loran “Stub'' Stewart and
Valerie McIntyre said they were support
ing it "reluctantly." The fate of the proposal
does not appear good, according to capital
observers who say it is unlikely faculty
raises would be any larger than the size of
pay increases negotiated by the union rep
resenting the classified employes of the
state system
The funding of building maintenance
also was discussed and the entire board
plans to meet with Gov. Bob Straub regard
ing the current system of paying for build
ings on state system campuses. The deci
sion to meet with the governor followed a
presentation by Robert Harris, dean of the
University’s School of Architecture and Al
lied Arts.
Maintenance, construction and remodel
ing costs totaling $200 million currently con
front the state system, according to Harris.
He presented a plan to board members that
would meet the needs for the next 16 years.
Harris explained that Oregon has no reg
ular program to “protect its investment” in
the buildings, worth $600 million.
He believes that one per cent of that
amount or more should be set aside annu
ally for rehabilitation and remodeling. Harris
said it is “only prudent” to take proper care
of existing buildings.
Currently, all state system and remodel
ing projects are put on a priority list, and, in
most cases, the legislature funds those pro
jects which are near the top of the list.
Sometimes it is 6 to 10 years before some
projects on the list are funded.
Harris regarded the approach as a mis
take and says, "If we have a program which
focuses on one building at a time, then we
lose sight of our overall needs."
Despite enrollment drops at state system
universities, Harris sees the need for new
building space. He said a “25-year gap”
exists between institutional needs and what
has actually been constructed. Harris also
explained that enrollment has increased
460 per cent since 1951, while space has
increased by a mere 240 per cent.
Harris would like to see a $20 million
bond issue in addition to a regular construc
tion program of $6 million annually for 16
years, to provide more space. He stated
that this would be "more orderly and more
predictable system of funding,” than the
priority list.
Grant assures CSPA students
community work with credit
By CHER I O NEIL
Of the Emerald
A federal grant program has recently assured
the Wallace School of Community Service and Pub
lic Affairs (CSPA) $150,000 for student stipends next
year
The funding agency. University Year for AC
TION (UYA). is a subsidiary of ACTION, the federal
volunteer program which also sponsors Peace
Corps. The UYA grant will enable University students
to do community work for a year while receiving
academic credit and other benefits.
Anita Runyan, UYA program director, said the
second part of the grant for $112,449 was not ex
pected to be received from the Carter administration.
The grant will run through March 31, 1978, and
Runyan said she hopes it will be renewed each year
To date, ACTION has made grants to 57 colleges
and universities.
Additional funding for the local UYA program is
by contribution from several local agencies. CSPA
also supports the program by matching salaries and
granting work-study
However, the University s budget cutbacks have
been “distressing," Runyan noted, and she ques
tioned whether CSPA will be able to continue its
support for the program
The UYA program started last April with two
basic objectives: "to alleviate poverty through the
application of a university s resources to the prob
lems of poor people and to assist universities in
experience-based learning.
Comprehensive health benefits, University cre
dit, food, lodging and living allowance of $215 a
month are given to 50 students in the program. They
also receive a year's standing in the federal civil
service rating levels.
Six hours of credit in field experience and a
three-credit-hour seminar are gained each quarter,
in addition to independent study and courses in other
departments.
It is not necessary for recipients to be CSPA
majors, but they must be juniors or seniors. They are
chosen on cnteria of motivation, maturity, demon
strated skills and past experience in community af
fairs.
UYA students focus on planning and develop
mental projects “to improve or expand existing ser
vices or develop programs to provide new services.'
Runyan stressed that UYA is not just a “job experi
ence,' because of the educational support offered by
programs and its directors.
She said UYA is now interviewing for 13 field
placement positions to begin summer term. Exam
ples of local agency placements available include:
Lane County Youth Care Centers, Lane County Adult
Corrections, Oregon State Corrections, Sacred
Heart General Hospital, Lane County Health De
partment and District 4-J Schools.
Anyone interested in a year-long placement
should call 686-3813 for further information, Applica
tions are available at the CSPA reception desk in
Hendricks Hall and should be returned there to Anita
Runyan's mailbox. The final application deadline is
May 9.
ASUO debates add to campaigning
Presidential debates — ASUO style — and the
write-in candidacy of a defeated primary candidate
spice this week's campaigning with the ASUO gen
eral elections set for Wednesday and Thursday.
Last week s ASUO presidential primary win
ners, Dave Tyler and Gary Feldman, along with
write-in candidate Craig Geary, will participate in the
debates today and tomorrow. Today’s encounter is
at 12:15 p.m. on the EMU terrace, weather permit
ting. If the rain takes over, the debate will be moved
inside the EMU, room to be posted. Tuesday s de
bate will be at 7:30 p.m. in the EMU cafeteria.
Merrill Schneider of the ASUO Elections Board
will moderate today's debate. Jamie Burns will mod
erate Tuesday evening. The moderators will ask
questions submitted individually by a panel selected
by the ASUO. Those submitting questions include:
ASUO Pres. Jan Oliver; Oregon Daily Emerald Editor
Greg Wasson; Kirby Garrett, director of the Oregon
Student Lobby; Andrea Gellatly, chairer of SUAB;
Panhellenic president Lori Wood; John Lanier of the
Revolutionary Student Brigade; Lois Hill, director of
Off-Campus Housing; Pat Melson, president of the
Black Student Union; basketball and baseball star
Rob Closs; David Lung, a member of the Campus
Planning Committee.
Geary, third-place finisher in the primary, an
nounced Friday that he will continue his run for the
presidency with a write-in campaign.
Geary said Sunday that he is continuing his
campaigning because “I’m more mature and more
qualified."
Photo by Tonya Houg
Dexter Reservoir and the variety of classes offered by the University
Sailing Club lure land-lubbers to trade in school books for sailboats
during spring term. See page 7 for the details on sailing opportunities.