Board faces office dispute
By MIKE ANDERSON
Of Dm EmaraM
Confusion and controversy have characterized
the proposed shuffling and reallocation of EMU
office space, but Bob Needham, EMU Summer
Board chairer, believes he has found the solution
to the problem
Although Needham has the authority to deal
with the problem as he sees fit, he believes the
significance of the issue demands a board deci
sion and will present a new space allocation
policy at the first EMU board meeting of the year
tomorrow at 3 pm
"We want to be an activist board Some boards
have done a lot and some have done nothing
more than just sign pieces of paper, which really
doesn’t change anything There was a glaring
lack of policy in our situation that was inhibiting
the function of the board and the groups, and I
think it’s important that we get something done,”
Needham says
The problem became apparent last spring when
several groups, including SEARCH, OSPRIG, and
the Survival Center voiced their concerns
regarding several scheduled moves Needham
says that he sought input from various university
groups as well as the IFC, ASUO. and university
faculty and administration because there was no
clear policy to determine how the space was to be
allocated
With the information he acquired this summer,
he has developed the basic criteria for space
allocation which he hopes the EMU board will
accept
"In the past, space allocation was handled in an
ad hoc fashion, with no clear standards," says
Needham "Stage one for solving this problem is
to pass clear, objective standards.”
According to Needham, the new criteria is
based on the functions and effectiveness — both
current and proposed — of the groups that apply
for EMU office space IFC funding has been the
primary consideration in the past
Past abuse of currently allocated space will also
be considered under the new proposal
After it is determined that the need for space is
genuine, other criteria would determine how
much space should be allocated, Needham says
Another factor will be whether the organization
considered actually needs space in the EMU, or if
another location would be acceptable The
number of staff members, the type of service, and
the hours of service involved with each organiza
tion will also help determine the amount of space
given
If the EMU board accepts Needham s criteria,
stage two in the problem’s solutions would be the
distribution of detailed questionaires to all the
organizations seeking EMU office space
The location and amount of space alloted to
each group would later be determined on the
basis of the questionaires If the new policy is
passed, Needham says the surveys would proba
bly be distributed a few days after the board
meeting, and moving and redistribution of space
of office space would begin a week after the
meeting
Needham calls the new allocation proposal an
emergency move because of the problem's ur
gency Therefore, Needham plans to consider
organizations that were anticipating a move last
year, limiting the number of new applications
Tardy teachers request funds,
but get wrists slapped by IFC
By MICHELLE MATASSA
Ol the EmaraW
A misplaced file may have
cost a University student organ
ization its Incidental Fee Com
mittee funding this year
The IFC Tuesday denied
1981 -82 funding for the Teacher
Education Graduate Student
Organization because its
request was six months late But
TEGSO representatives Rick
Goad and Jacqui Williams
blamed ignorance, explaining
that the group didn't know until
now how to ask for money
Budget hearings normally are
held in March
Goad and Williams said a new
education school associate
dean didn't find the missing file
— which lists IFC rules — until
recently
IFC chairer Karsten
Rasmussen reminded the com
mittee that TEGSO was ap
pealing for funds six months
after the hearings, and a memo
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organization can submit a late
budget only if it has been active
for one year and has an "ex
traordinary reason why the
budget was late '
Rasmussen said TEGSO's
reason for a late appeal was not
significant, and that the group
was inactive from January to
April
We will hold the present
directors of a group responsible
for the group s past actions,”
Rasmussen said
Rasmussen, though express
ing disappointment that an ac
tive group can't be funded, said
the IFC would consider TEGSO
on probation as of last April
However, he said TEGSO would
have an adequate" case for
funding during next March's
budget hearings
"It’s not that we don’t like the
group," he explained, "but if we
open the door to them, any
group will come asking us for
money.”
Edmunson suggested to
Goad and Williams that they
work on their goal proposals,
hold meetings without speakers
if necessary, and have students
raise funds
TEGSO involves about 650
part-time graduate students,
Goad said The group plans to
elect a five-member steering
committee at an Oct 9 meeting
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