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tors, the University is still viewed by many —
including prominent government leaders — as a
bastion of liberalism and moral degeneracy
Charlene Curry, the University's newly created
director of governmental relations, is one member
of a team of University brass working to improve
the institution's precarious position
Curry refers to herself jokingly as an "evan
gelist'' whose job it is to "spread the word" about
the University She spends much of her time in
Salem, where she reminds lawmakers of the
benefits of a quality liberal arts university
"Higher education has had good times," Curry
says, referring to periods in the 1960s and 1970s
when money for research and salaries was in
greater supply Solid funding for Oregon colleges
and universities was guaranteed by healthy en
rollment and the University did not have to "sell
itself."
"We really haven't had to educate people
(about the University)," Curry says.
"We haven't done enough to let them know who
our students are,” she says "Their heads are in a
different place now."
Students are much more interested in careers
and academics than they used to be, Curry says
“I'm going to have a student with me every
where I go," she promises
Included in the beefed-up public relations
program are plans to enlarge the University's
speakers bureau, in which professors and ad
ministrators will extoll the virtues of college to
Rotary clubs and other service organizations
around the state
Legislators now will be written personal letters
when University students from their districts win
awards or receive scholarships; tours of Univer
sity research institutes have been given to various
state and local leaders; pamphlets that describe
the University’s most meritorious achievements
have been printed and are distributed at every
opportunity.
Selected students also will be asked to make
speaking engagements, Curry says.
One adminstrator who has done his share of
"soul searching" on behalf of the University is
Paul Holbo, the new vice provost for academic
affairs
The trouble started in the mid-1960s, says
Holbo, a former history professor, when the
University went through a transformation from a
small liberal arts college to a major university The
state of Oregon made no changes to support a
large, high quality campus, Holbo says "I don't
think we've ever gotten over that."
Many faculty members say that the University
now needs to acknowledge the fact that it can't
afford to be as big as it has become They ad
vocate long range planning to prioritize where
money should or should not be spent.
In his position as vice provost, Holbo is also
partly responsible for that kind of planning His
predecessor, Robert Albrecht, was the head of
the University’s Long Range Planning Committee
But Holbo isn't sure that committee will continue
this year
"I’m not sure that it should," Holbo says
Committee members — most of them faculty
members — expressed too many "protective
interests," he says
According to the final report of the Long Range
Planning Committee, members felt that "the
shape and nature of the University is being deter
mined more by inertia than by design.” In other
words, administrators are continually reacting to
problems, rather than planning ahead with possi
ble problems in mind.
But Holbo says he's "not sure that planning per
se is anything magical."
Among the several proposals listed in the com
mittee's final report were splitting the College of
Arts and Sciences in two colleges, one for
humanities and one for sciences, and a number of
ideas for the creation of interdepartmental pro
grams.
When it comes to specific suggestions for
improving the University, the man who is least
committal is the University’s president Olum's
loudest public complaints are usually aimed at
state lawmakers for continually under-funding
higher education
"This may sound crass to you,” Olum says,
"but if we could have financial support that
remotely approaches other universities of our
stature we could do terrific things "
Looking down the road, Olum sees some hope
for the next legislative session, when the State
Board of Higher Education will make its funding
proposals
"Everything proposed is good for us," he says
of the board's budget request
The board's request includes a proposal for
freezing tuition at current levels — $49 surcharge
included — and asks for $35 million beyond what it
already receives in state support for higher
education
The University would see increased funding for
computer and high-tech training, and extra mon
ey for handicapped accessibility and building
renovation Faculty salaries would also be in
creased to more competitive levels
The best thing the University can do now is
"make sure our legislators know what a strong
institution we are," and hope the board's budget
is approved, Olum says
"A winning football team would help," he adds
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