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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 5, 1982)
Friday, February 5, 1982 Eugene, Oregon Oregon daily Volume 83 Number 96 University programs listed for cuts By Debbie Howlett OTthm Emaratd The initial reaction of most University faculty to a list of programs to be considered for elimination,” was one of faith in the University administration Along with this reaction came criticism of the Chancellor s office for what law school dean Derrick Bell called “arbitrary and capricious action .” The list in its original content, called for the elimination of two professional schools, four departments and a reduction in the business administration school s enrollment After the initial announcement, the word reduction" was penciled in so that the statement read elimination or reduction.” The schools and departments targeted are community service and public affairs, the law school, marine biology, the masters programs in urban planning, counseling psychology, educational media and the business administration enrollment The "list" was first introduced at Wednesday's University Assembly meeting Olum said that the information was released because "too many people knew about it " It was first reported in Thursday s edition of the Emerald The department heads and deans of the schools listed, had varying reactions ranging from acceptance to anger Most are upset "It will be a terrible thing to do to the students," said Ken Tollenar, dean of the CSPA school Sure I’m worried.” said Tollenar, "No, scratch worried. I’m disappointed that the chancellor's office didn't have any prior knowledge — they didn't specify, they listed general criteria in their reasoning for the cuts "I am completely in the dark as to what CSPA is duplicating There's no other CSPA system west of the Mississippi." Others had similar reactions. “The state board doesn’t understand our program,” said David Povey, head of urban planning. The people at the law school also feel misunderstood. "Lawyers generally aren’t popular,” says Bell, "Law schools aren’t greatly loved, gener ally." “There are three law schools in the state — only one (the University's) has a national rank ing," says Bell. “I would not have come from Harvard for the other two. " "The final decision," Bell told law students at a Thursday meeting, “is mine and yours. If they close the law school today, I’ll show up tomorrow.” Proposed higher ed program reductions MS in p MS in MS* MS M " and 1 and public orrections and regional planning DEd PhD in counseling endor University of Oregon • Institute of Marine Biology • Bureau of Governmental Service (self-support?) • BA BS in commu affairs • MA • MA • MA • MA psychology • basic a#fd education • l«W • IRed rol »n State University BS in technical EdMEdD Pi ; administratio jD/PhD in |eling '6S m heatth k BS in physical education »sic and standard endorsements in healt standard edia ool tion in business istration urftalism in college student guidance language arts, physical. education social st|)die^ and basic end<*gfcients in music and sp^echteorrectiorv T™*' ^fJEdU^PhD 1n general fcr of business adm’UPfTratipn _management scien RHHM^n in undergraduatff^ust ministrlHHMarollmen! Portlar»#fR*la University • Athleti§lJ|jj|tefl minor • BA BS pHPcaf^^ducation optipns in urban community pny^jcal l^dpcation and research and college teach • Basic and standard ehd^rsements in educational media • Basic and standard endortibjldnts in coun ■ -■ selmg • Reduction rollment in business administration en Western Oregon State College ♦..Graduate programs during regular iSA/BS in detractions • BA/EfS *n I6w enforcement • MA/ MS in correction^ administration • Basic and standard endorsements in biology \ V • Basic and standard end©r|;en^nts in inte grated science and standard endorsements in ndt media «§> MS irt counseling prograrrflMOiipSU • BA B$ m geobf^apby A Southern Oregon!State College • Graduate p^^pHijis during the regular academic year • MA/MS in generatsfUdies • Basic and standard endorsements In educational media Basic and standard endorsement pro<jrarr|s pervision Standard endorser in physical e fin health edu istration • Standard endorse^ • MS in business ac • BA/BS in crimindfloc • BA/BS in geolggy • BA/BS in spaftsf • BA/BS inaifc^fphy i • BA/BSjgjBpHn anthropology / _ n business adminjitra\#6n en rollment ern Oregon State Collegg • Graduate programs dtum academic year • AS in early childho^d^pupnion Oregon Institute otfjfffttino')ogy • Lower dtransfer program) • m 111 in in nflPnii iji mi ni f • AAS in acc«onting technology • AA8 fh secretarial science technology Oregon Health Sciences University • No cuts identified e regular Graphic by Max DeRungs Olum says law school will not be eliminated By Ann Portal Ol the Emerald Students and faculty in pro grams identified for elimina tion — including the law school — shouldn’t get panicky, University Pres Paul Olum said Thursday at a hastily called press conference. Chancellor Roy Lieuallen presented a list of "programs to be considered for reduction or elimination" to all university and college presidents earlier this week. The list for the eight higher education institutions (see graphic), was prepared primarily by Clarethel Kahan anui, the state system's acting vice chancellor for academic affairs. The majority of the cuts are the price of a rollback in the $49 tuition surcharge imposed this term. The state board has not been ordered to lower tui tion yet but was asked by a Ways and Means subcommit tee to prepare a list of what programs would have to be cut to absorb the tuition revenue loss. "I would urge students in these programs not to be con cerned,” Olum said. "In gen eral, we are not going to be offering up any of the pro grams listed there." “I tell you — and I tell every one — that we will not close the law school at the University of Oregon," Olum said. Olum said he questioned the wisdom of the list, which in cludes some programs unique to the state system of higher education — such as the law school and the counseling psychology program. ‘‘This is a completely unex pected sort of thing,” Olum said. Lieuallen has asked institu tion presidents to give the State Board of Higher Education a list of program cuts totaling $12 million by Feb. 28 The University’s share is about $3 million, “slightly more than our share, this time," Olum said The $12 million includes $3.5 million needed to meet higher education s share of the Legislature’s recent cuts, $6 million that would be lost if the entire tuition surcharge were eliminated for resident students next year and an “added" $2.5 million to allow flexibility for the state board to decide what programs to cut. Of those amounts, only the $3.5 million cut is assured at this time. Each institution must pre sent a list of "program reduc tions and terminations” to the board, Olum said. Schools do not have to include the cuts on the list handed out, but presidents who do not include those cuts must justify why each program was left off. He said he still supports a rollback of the tuition sur charge but added that the tui tion decrease should not be achieved by eliminating pro grams.
