Monday, Juno 7, 1982
Eugono, Oregon
Oregon daily
Volume 83
Number 167
emerald
Final four
Photo by Bob Baker
Sophomore Joe Gregg, e butineas major, took advantage of the the EMU’s ‘Dead Week' hours
Sunday night to get ready for his tour finals this week. The EMU has been open until 1 a.m. tor
late night studying the last six days, courtesy of the ASUO and Ray Hawk, University vice
president tor administration and finance.
Enrollment limits set
in computer science
By Debbie Howlett
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The University’s Computer
and Information. Sciences
department set stricter enroll
ment limitations for lower divi
sion computer classes last
week.
Due to the huge demand for
introductory level courses in
computer science, faculty
members drafted and approved
a nine-point outline of re
quirements in a faculty meeting
Friday afternoon.
To enroll in CIS 201, the first
in a three course series of
specific introductory computing
classes, an incoming freshman
(with less than 15 credits by
September, 1982) must have
completed at least second-year
high school algebra or scored
630 or higher on the math sec
tion of the SAT. A score of 29 or
higher on the ACT will be ac
cepted “in lieu” of a SAT score.
“Other students," classified
as current University or transfer
students, must have a 3.0 grade
point average (or index) and
Math 101 or second-year high
school algebra or the
equivalent.
The guidelines are designed
to “accept less than 60 percent
of the applicants" into the CIS
201 class.
Students who meet the
specified criteria and plan to
enroll in a Computer and Infor
mation Science course Fall
term, must obtain and present
verification of having met the
requirements in order to enroll
during Fall term registration.
The department has decided
that after the 320 available
spaces for Fall term are filled, a
waiting list of up to 160 students
will be started for Winter term.
With 800 students expected
to try and enroll in CIS 201 dur
ing the 82-83 school year, and
room for only 480 in Fall and
Winter terms, the computer
science department had to put
the squeeze on admissions,
said George Strubel, an assis
tant professor.
“The demand in CIS comple
tely outstrips what we can han
dle,” Struble said, adding that
six years ago the dean of the
college of arts and sciences at
the University appointed a
special committee to iook into
the CIS enrollment problem.
"They urged us to cut enroll
ment 25 percent then,” Struble
said.
The crackdown on the
number of students admitted
into the program stretches past
CIS 201. In order to enroll in CIS
203 during next Winter and
Spring terms, a student must
"earn a ‘C’ or better in CIS 201.”
The proposal also goes on to
say that any student wanting to
enroll in CIS 311, 313 and 315
must have “upper divison ad
mission to the department,”
with the proviso that the criteria
will be “slightly relaxed” for
students who started CIS
courses at the University before
the spring of 1982.
A proviso was also attached
to the final point, stating that
while students may meet the
requirements, space may not be
available in the class, and the
restrictions may be tightened
even further.
Davis outlines plan to rejuvenate higher ed
By Ann Portal
Of tt» Emmrald
CORVALLIS — Enthusiastic
applause and a standing ova
tion Saturday followed William
‘‘Bud” Davis’ first speech as
chancellor-designate of the
Oregon State System of Higher
Education
Davis was featured as the
keynote speaker at the annual
meeting of the Association of
Oregon Faculties He came to
Oregon this weekend
specifically to appear at the
meeting, held at Oregon State
University.
Davis, looking tanned and
confident, told a crowd of about
100 that he is concerned about
a 15-year trend of slipping
legislative and public concern
for quality higher education in
Oregon.
"The problems of higher
education in Oregon can be
seen from 1,000 miles away,” he
said at the beginning of his
prepared speech
Unlike basic school and com
munity college support, higher
education has become a lower
priority than other rivals for
state support, he said, adding
that "worse yet, it continues to
slip.”
“Oregon is committed to
competing with the best in pub
lic school and community col
lege education, but is content to
be mediocre or just below aver
age in its major teaching and
research colleges and universi
ties," Davis said.
While acknowledging that
there is no "quick-fix” for
"some very complex" problems
that appear to be barriers to
quality higher education, he
outlined some plans for working
toward increased support.
State residents must be in
formed of the “good things" the
institutions are doing, of the
institutions' importance to the
state’s welfare and of the re
sources provided by higher
education that can help revi
talize the economy and quality
of life in Oregon
"What I am proposing is an
all-out attack on all fronts to lay
a solid base of public support
and confidence for the state's
colleges and universities," he
said.
Davis outlined a seven-point
plan to assist in rejuvenating
Oregon's system of higher
education, including:
• Identifying and, in some
cases, redefining the goals and
missions of the institutions, in
cluding each college, school
and department.
• Defining and applying mea
surements of excellence and
productivity.
• Developing economic im
pact studies for the system and
each of the institutions
• Developing ongoing
studies of services provided and
people and programs affected
by these services.
• Developing enrollment
projections based on “aspira
tion and preparation" rather
than escalating tuition rates.
• Incorporating all of the in
formation collected in a long
range plan that will serve as a
blueprint for the immediate and
long-range future
Davis emphasized that while
he is encouraging additional
support for higher education,
he is not asking for decreased
Photo by Harry Estova
William ‘Bud’ Davis
basic school or community col
lege support.
"The goal should not be to
lower their support to match
ours, but rather to raise our
support to match their level,” he
said
Davis will move to Eugene
during the July 4th weekend.
Until Chancellor Roy Lieuallen
moves from the chancellor’s
house in September, Davis will
live in the house near the
University campus usually oc
cupied by the University
president.