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Wednesday, March 31,1982 Eugene, Oregon Oregon daily Volume 83 Number 120 emerald CSPA school suffers suspension Dean’s office fully expelled By D0bbl0 Howtott Of th» Emtrmld As expected, none of the people affected by $304,000 worth of budget cuts announced during finals week are happy about them, but most seem re signed that the deficit had to be filled from somewhere in the already scant budget "I deeply regret the necessity to su spend CSPA as a free-standing professional school," read a prepared statement from Ken Tollenar, acting dean of CSPA. "However, it’s important to understand that all existing CSPA courses and degree programs will continue even though the faculty are being moved administratively to other schools.” The department of public adminis tration in CSPA will be combined with the Urban and Regional Planning department in architecture. The com munity service faculty will join the health, physical education and recrea tion school While most of the department heads are as equally distressed as Tollenar about the administrative cutbacks, most are at least relieved that the courses and services will continue. John Orbell, head of the Institute for Social Science Research, says that the the institute is being eliminated but not the services that the institute provides. "We'll maintain our databank holdings and our membership in the Inter University Consortium for Political and Social Research," Orbell says "With the Reagan budget cuts we had already started into a vicious downward spiral, he says "There is just less justification for us to stay.” Orbell adds that graduate students will still be able to do research but without the help of the institute The Environmental Studies Center got the boot also but according to director Terry Brown, the only thing that will be lost is a classified staff position, the rest of the study center will remain. “It’s just a pile of books and a room," Brown says Jon Kahananui, the University Archi tect, has also been cut to make up budget deficits His office was elimin ated completely because there is no K0n Tollanar, acting daan ot CSPA, Iotas his post as Acting Dean of Community Sarvlca and PuNIc Affairs July 1. ongoing capital construction and ac cording to University Provost Richard Hill, the budget situation points to little construction in the next tew years. “I’m sorry the University is getting rid of this position regardless of capital construction,” Kahananui says. “Even if it's me or anybody else, the University needs to have an architect." Kahananui isn't sure what he’ll do after the end of the fiscal year in July when his position will be eliminated. "I was planning on retiring in March, maybe I'll just retire sooner," he says. Kahananui has been at his present position for the past 10 years. A total of 6.37 full-time equivalent faculty and teaching fellowship posi tions were cut and 4.50 FTE classified staff positions eliminated Most of the budget items that were eliminated or suspended will not severely change curriculums. Budget cuts — facts and figures Listed here are the budget cuts announced March 17 The figure in parentheses are dollar savings. FTE is full-time equivalent (A) distinguishes academic staff from (C) classified staff Acade mfc/MMn Suspend the School of Community Service and Public Affairs ($85,484) a. Eliminate the Office of the Dean (.5 A FTE) and one classified staff position (1 C FTE). b Combine the Department of Urban and Regional Planning with the Program in Public Admin istration Reduce faculty (1.3 A FTE). c. Eliminate state support tor stipend of the Director of the Bureau of Governmental Research and Service CoBege of Arts and Sciences ($31.960) a. Remove support for the Comparative Literature Journal. b Remove support for the Environmental Studies Center (5 C FTE) c. Reduce the service and supply budget Reduce GTF budget in the Journalism school. (.5 A FTE. $5,074) Reduce adjunct faculty budget in law school (.15 A FTE. $4,117) jtrrfcti Reduce staff of financial aids office by 1 A FTE. ($21,054) Research, PuMc Sendees mtf isMttf itmi Close the Institute for Social Science Research but maintain data bank holdings ($23,612; 1 C FTE) Reduce service and supply budget for the vice president of University relations. ($7,000) Eliminate the office of University Architect. ($41.963; 1 C FTE) Reduce staff of vice provost for academic fiscal affairs (.5 C FTE, $9,172) Proposed Additional Reductions (These reductions were accepted by the State Board, they will take effect at the beginning of the fiscal year, July 1st.) Eliminate basic and standard endorsement in educational media. No savings for 1982-63, figures are for 1983-84 ($22,045; 9 A FTE; .5 C FTE) Reduce faculty in music school. (.42 A FTE, $6,760) Reduce faculty in business school. (.50 A FTE, $18,574) Reduce faculty in art education. (1 A FTE, $28,181) Reduce faculty in classics (1 A FTE. $20,877) Museum plans ‘Blazer’ raffle to stay open By the News Bureau For tho Emoratd Two activities are planned in April to raise money to keep the University natural history mu seum open and active, accord ing to Richard Pettigrew, ar chaeologist at the University and fund-raising coordinator. A lecture discussion on crea tionism and Darwinism is scheduled for April 19. The mu seum is also raffling off tickets to the Portland Trail Blazers Seattle Supersonics basketball game April 18. On the 100th anniversary of Darwin s death, April 19. a lec ture discussion titled "100 Years after Darwin — Why Darwinism?" will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Geology Building, Room 150 Tickets — $3 each — are available at the EMU Main Desk and at the door University Pres. Emeritus Robert Clark will moderate the program The museum is also offering a chance to win a weekend for two in Portland including din ner, hotel accommodations, brunch and two tickets to the Blazers game. Chances are of fered for a donation of $1 each. The dinner will be at the East bank Saloon and overnight ac commodations will be at the Cosmopolitan Hotel on Satur day, April 17. Sunday brunch will be at the Benson Hotel. The game is Sunday afternoon. To obtain one or more chances, stop by the museum in the science complex at the University or send a check made out to the University of Oregon Foundation along with name, address and telephone number to Blazer Raffle, Mu seum of Natural History, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403. The museum was slated for closure June 30 in a round of budget cuts made last fall. The museum and its supporters are trying to raise $34,000 to keep the museum open and to con tinue the new exhibits and projects underway. That amount covers costs for a dir ector, part-time secretary, part time exhibit coordinator and work-study assistants. If less money is raised, a reduced level of services will be offered. The museum has received al most $5,000 in donations as well as a pledge from an anonymous donor to match all contributions up to $15,000. This puts the museum almost one-third of the way toward its goal. Among the gifts are two $1,000 scholarships from the University Mothers' Club for students who will work at the museum next year. For more information on the fund-raising effort, call Petti grew at 686-5130 or the mu seum at 686-3024.
