Emerald
Vol 83,No 37
By DONALD COULTER
Ol ItM Emarakf
Declining enrollment will take its toll on an
already reduced state higher education budget
Chancellor Roy Lieuallen said Friday
"I regret very much to tell you that the
revenue picture is quite grim,'' Lieuallen said at a
State Board of Higher Education meeting held at
the University General fund and tuition revenue
levels are below projections, he said
Because of a three to four percent decline in
enrollment at state colleges and universities, $2 to
$3 million in tuition income built into the 1981-82
budget will not be realized. Lieuallen said Bien
nium losses will be about double that amount, he
added
"The situation is significantly worse than we
had anticipated when we made the budget and
assumed tuition income levels,'' Lieuallen said
‘If the board and institutions
don’t make decisions, the
Legislature may have to make
them for us.”
More cuts or additional resources will be
needed, he said, adding that an increase in fees
or a special session of the Legislature's executive
board — or a combination of both — may be used
to bail out Oregon's higher education institutions
in the coming year
The numbers of resident undergraduate and
graduate students are about what the board
expected, but preliminary studies show the
numbers of foreign and out-of-state students are
below previous levels, Lieuallen said
Despite this, Lieuallen suggested that insti
tutions should not prepare for further cuts beyond
a four-percent reduction the board has asked ot
Eugene,Oregon97403
Enrollment decline forces
more program reductions
each institution for the 1982-83 school year
The system should not be asked to absorb
more (than a four percent cut). Some institutions
might not be able to cut that far," he said
The cut will be reflected in a program reduc
tion proposal each institution will submit to the
board at the board s December meeting The
board will decide by March 15 which programs
will be reduced
Lieuallen emphasized that his suggestion is
"deliberately designed to deal with short-term
cuts, rather than long-range "
His statement drew criticism from Bob Davis,
executive director of the Association of Oregon
Faculties
"The reality is that this is not a short-term
problem If the board and institutions don't make
decisions, the Legislature may make them for us,"
Davis said
Faculties have been isolated from the deci
sions being made on potential program reduc
tions, Davis said
"The decision-making should come from the
bottom." Davis said "There should have been
more faculty involvement in the past."
Lieuallen agreed with Davis on the role of
faculty involvement in program reductions, but
defended his stand on short-term planning
"We don't have years to make decisions on
program cuts, but only until March 15," Lieuallen
said "It (short-term planning) was a judgment
that would permit us to free up funds in the
institutions to strengthen remaining programs "
In other action, the board voted to keep the
Chancellor's office at the University Members
cited financial hardship as the reason for not
funding a previously planned move to Salem
Board member Louis Perry also announced
that a replacement for Lieuallen, who will resign
his post as chancellor June 30. will be named by
March 1
Perry, chairman of the search committee for a
new chancellor, said he has received 50 nomina
tions and applications for the |Ob
Monday,Oct.26,1981
Falcons
sack
fans
Although sports fans thought
Saturday's gridiron battle with the United
States Air Force Academy was in the bag
— odds makers picked Oregon as
17-point favorites — the Falcons blitzed
their way to a 20-10 victory. Former
Churchill High School gridder Marty
Louthan piloted the Falcons to a
come-from-behind win in the fourth
quarter to upset the Ducks.
See story page 12.
Photo by Bob Baker
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Emerald Photo
Alberto Salazar
Salazar wins again,
shatters world mark
As he predicted, former University long-distance runner Alberto
Salazar shattered a world record in the 1981 New York City
Marathon.
Salazar has run only one other marathon prior to Sunday's race
— the 1980 NYC marathon, which he won
Salazar ran 2 08:13, shaving more than 20 seconds from the
12-year old mark held by Derek Clayton of Australia
Clayton set his record May 30, 1969, when he won a marathon in
Antwerp, Belgium
Salazar was not the only record breaker in the race New
Zealand's Allison Roe cut more than 12 seconds off the women's
record with a time of two hours and 25 minutes
See story page 11.