University funding increased
T his year murk* the end of <i long dry spell —
a watershed year for ihe University, it U the first
time in this decade that the University has seen
real growth in its budget
According to Dave Quenzer, chief budget of
ficer for the Oregon State System of Higher
Education, It is the l*est overall financial picture
he has seen In his 14 years with the state system.
After years of budget cutting and treading water,
It appears the University is finally on the rebound
— thanks to the 1085 Oregon Legislature.
Were It not for the dry years. 1985 might he
termed a windfall for the Oregon's higher educa
tional system and the University in particular.
However. Dick Hill. University vice president
and provost. Imlieves it will take more than a
year's infusion of monies to repair the general
atrophy that has occurred over the past few years.
Still. Hill said he was pleased with Ihe way the
University was treated by the 1985 Legislature.
To'begin with. Ihe Legislature granted the
University a 10 percent increase in general fund
allocations over Iasi year. These dollars will be
used for laid I y needed salary, increases, instruc
tional equipment aitd maintenance In addition,
the University will receive: :
•$750,000 in general fund-allocations for high
tech equipment and purchases, •.
.$».« million in lottery funds for high -tech equip
ment and purchases.
•$ 12 million in lottery fund* for a new Science
Center and for facilities for the sciences devoted
to economic development, and
•$.13 million in federal fund* for capital construc
tion for science buildings.
This inflow of money to the University is a
residt of the realization by state leaders that
higher education is critically important to the
state's future economic development. Years of
recession and slow growth have impressed upon
Oregonians the need for economic diversifica
tion.
The University and the rest of the state's
universities have become the beneficiaries of this
changed attitude in the state capital. The state
budget for higher education increased from $440
million in 1083 to $541 million in 1085. Hill at
tributes the increase in funding for the University
to the combined efforts of William "Bud'' Davis,
chancellor of higher education; Gov. Vic Atiyeh;
University President Paul Olum and the entire
state legislature.
I he challenge now before the University and
the slate system is to maintain the continued sup
port of the legislature and the taxpayers of the
slate. It is an encouraging start to the new year.
• And as (Juenzer says. ''We am going to prove
that spending on higher education is an
economically .sound, investment. We welcome the
scrutiny of the general public,”
Hv Garv limenez
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