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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 2, 1978)
Curtis Simic Simic to fill new top level U position University Pres. William Boyd announced Fri day the appointment of Curtis Simic as the first vice president for public service for the University. Simic, 36, is currently an assistant vice president for resource development at the University of Alabama. Boyd says Simic’s position is one of “extreme importance for the future of the University.” The position was created last fall tc coordinate the University's fundraising, media, community ser vices, governmental and alumni relations. “He has an outstanding record in the field of external relations, and I’m confident he will provide the leadership needed to make the University more effective in serving Oregon and in gaining support needed to keep the University at a high level of quality," Boyd says. Simic will fill the position in July. Simic has held similar positions at Vale Univer sity of Medicine and Vale New Haven Medical Center, Southern Illinois University, University of Tennessee and Indiana University. Simic will hold the rank of professor and will receive an annual salary of $39,500. IFC boosts OSA budget 3.5 percent The Office of Student Advocacy (OSA) was last week’s biggest winner in continuing Incidental Fee Committee (IFC) budget hearings. OSA netted $50,105.45, an increase of $1,389.59, or about 3.5 percent. Originally OSA requested $50,025.45. The extra funds were re quested for a potential director’s salary increase. Next year’s ASUO president will decide the exact salary. A few programs took cuts in next year's budgets. The International Education Center de creased its budget by about $500. Next year it will receive $3,820.79. MEChA, the Chicano student union, lowered its budget request $1,002.16 for next year and re quested a total of $3,290.10. The Political Sci ence Student Union was awarded $96.50, down $83.50 from its original request. The remaining programs presenting budgets were given increases from last year's figures. The Gerontoloqy Association received $2,711.93, an increase of $1,099.21, or about 1.5 percent. The group originally requested $4,465.38. Music Steering Committee members were granted $4,250 for next year, an increase of about $2,000. The Graduate Student Organization Center for Educational Policy and Management got a $150 increase over last year. It received a total of $250 after initially requesting $475. The Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Student Advisory Council was granted its original request of $275 while 3-D, a group facilitating multi-ethnic participation, garnered $1,937.90, $191.79 more than last year’s budget. The Model United Nation's budget was raised $62.75 this year to a total of $703. A new group, the English Graduate Student Council, was allot ted $1,224. Physics professor joins new council Michael Moravcsik, professor of physics, has been chosen to be a member of the newly formed Council on Science and Technology for Develop ment (CSTD). CSTD is a non-profit, non-governmental institu tion made up of American scientists, engineers, physicians, technical managers and social scien tists. Solar energy to be topic of talks Today’s segment of the solar lecture series will feature speak ers on active and passive solar space heating in the Pacific Northwest. Experts Lonn Liffick, solar specialist from the Region Ten Department of Energy, and John Reynolds and Steven Baker, pro fessor and research assistant re spectively in the University Ar chitecture and Allied Arts Dept., will talk about current projects and future possibilities at 7:30 p.m. in Room 107 in Lawrence Hall. At Lane Community College, solar films will be shown at 1 p.m. in Room 311 of the Forum Bldg. ' Pedal Power” and ‘‘The Solar Frontier” are sponsored by the Student Resource Center. Early Wednesday morning, Sun Day will be greeted with a sunrise salutation on Skinner’s Butte. Lakota Nation spiritual leader De viere Eastman will lead a Native American salutation and tribal dance at 5 a.m. at Skinner’s Butte Park. Program seeks donations Bethel Headstart program is seeking donations for its preschool program, and anyone who wishes to donate books for preschool chil dren or picture books should call 689-0113 between 2 and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, or drop off the books at the Headstart trailer, 3060 River Road. 4«Os BAS/C; ^*1| /«•!« ^■Ij «ecS?SfrrS*5° At r»» ASUO Open Forum City Council Candidates Tuesday May 2 12-3 Room to be posted DUFFY’S! This is your last chance to get your act together for DUFFY’S GONG SHOW THURSDAY MAY 4 S pm auditions tonight at 7 pm Wed May 3 Customer Appreciation Nite — have one on us! 9:00 - the beer runs out 1st keg of light, 1st keg of dark and X gallons of wine free!
