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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 19, 1982)
Resource center control under question By Richard Burr Ol the Emerald The development of a student activities resource center has prompted questions over student control of student programs. The resource center, an activity planning center for student groups not funded by the ASUO, is under the jurisdiction of the ASUO, but this was not accomplished without discussion over administration control And further discussion lies ahead ASUO Pres C.J Balfe asked Frank Geltner. EMU assistant director and University program consultant, to be an adviser to the new vice president of program development last spring, according to Geltner This was the first time ASUO and the EMU had made an effort to coordinate activities, he says. "Somebody got the idea that the administration was plotting to take some sort of steps to take control of ASUO programs," Geltner says. That isn't his intention, he adds When Geltners responsibilities were suddenly increased, suspicions were aroused. Balfe says Per haps the University program consultant's responsibili ties should have been increased gradually, he says But Geltner s proposal sounded like administration control to Kevin Kouns, an ASUO comptroller and former SEARCH director. Although Geltner says he is accountable to students because his salary is paid through incidental fees, Kouns says the program consultant is responsible only indirectly to students ' Student control to me means the right to hire and fire," Kouns says "Under these guidelines Frank Geltner should not be advising the ASUO ' The ASUO and EMU Director Adell McMillan, asked Frank Geltner to increase the existing portion of his job description which focuses on providing con sultation and assistance to University groups interested In planning and presenting educational activities'." according to a draft memorandum from Balfe and Gerry Mosley, associate provost for student affairs, written this summer. The office of program consultant put a magnifying glass on what we've always been doing." Geltner says ‘ What I was attempting to do was to find a way where ASUO and the EMU could work together in a joint effort toward consultation and assistance," he says The ASUO and Geltner have since agreed that the center belongs in the ASUO office The ASUO program development office has plans to expand and include the center, says Vincson Green. ASUO vice president of program development But the controversy has not died with the resource center agreement Geltner requested additional office space in EMU Suite One. The EMU Board housing committee rejected his request Geltner says he needs the additional office space for exposure of his office, which is located now in the Cultural Forum office He also has the conference room in Suite One Although he favors student programs receiving office space, Geltner s possible expansion does not concern him, Green says As long as he doesn t take away from programs. I don't care." Green says Photo by Mark Pynes Frank Geltner is assistant director of the EMU and University program consultant High tech firm donates cash, goods to higher ed Tektronix, a Portland-based elec tronic equipment company, gave higher education's high tech programs a $3 5 million shot in the arm Tektronix president Earl Wantland announced donations of $2 5 million from the Tektronix Foundation and another $1 million in equipment from the company at a press conference Wednesday The donation could be just the right medicine for an ailing Oregon economy and an equally unhealthy system of higher education says Chancellor Bud Davis. "The vitality of quality higher educa tion and outstanding research univer sities will serve as a magnet to attract new industry." Davis said The money will be directed toward public institutions for programs of en gineering. computer science and solid-state technology Most of the funds and equipment will go to Portland State University, but part of the gift will go to private schools, the University of Portland and the Graduate Center. A significant portion of the funding will go to Portland State University as soon as the university develops suit able programs in the area,' said Tom Long, vice president of Tektronix "Most of the money that is going to Portland State will be used for new teaching positions or salary adjust ments,' Long said The University is expected to receive some funding from the five-year pro gram, although nothing has been definitely allocated yet "Oregon is competing with prac tically every other state in the union to attract new industry We ll compete far better when our high technology education is developed," Wantland said The grant focuses on three main objectives: • The development of electrical en gineering and computer science pro grams. • The upgrading of equipment used in engineering and computer science classrooms and laboratories • And the development of a regional capability in a state-of-the-art solid state research called "lll-V Com pound.’’ Board faces angry men Motel owners, educators plead cases By Debbie Howlett Of (he Emerald Cliff Moran, representing a group of angry Ashland businessmen, will testify before the State Board of Higher Educa tion today at a meeting on the Portland State University campus. The board will also hear from another angry group, high school administrators from small school districts around the state Moran owns the Valley Entrance Motel which sits directly across from the Southern Oregon State College campus Moran and several other Ashland busi nessmen are upset because they say the college is taking away their business by renting rooms and selling meals to tour ists, instead of only educational groups. The high school administrators say Davis is moving too quickly with propo sals to increase entrance requirements at the state's public colleges and univer sities. The board is scheduled to take action on the entrance requirements proposal at today’s meeting, while the administra tors are pushing for postponement. As a result of the Ashland business men's complaints, the city's Chamber of Commerce set up a task force to look into the problem and come up with recommendations SOSC housing officials have admitted to "making three mistakes." They apologized and promised to be more careful in the future. But apparently the businessmen aren't satisfied, Moran has asked for, and been given, time to make his case before the board. The controversy at the Ashland cam pus stems from the school renting un used dormitory space, mostly during the summer, to educational groups and conventions. The practice is common, every state system institution with hous ing facilities operates under the same or a similar type of procedure. The Ashland community's largest economic resource is tourism, due large ly to the Shakespearean Festival Mo ran and the other businessmen com plained that the college houses tourists, thereby forcing area businesses to fold. While the board will listen to Moran, they will not be required to take action today In other business, the board will con sider the purchase of three pieces of property, one section adjacent to the SOSC campus, and two in Corvallis. 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