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Baker was instrumental in coor
dinating this year's accredita
tion team.
The evaluation team's report
devoted considerable space to
flaws found in the University
library and criticized it "for
having far too few staff
members,” and far too little
space.
Baker noted the 1985-86
Legislature had authorized
money to "go ahead with
preliminary planning” for con
structing a new library, such as
submission of schematic
designs and hiring architects.
deemed salaries far too low.
stating "the faculty is seriously
underpaid.”
The team warned the State of
Oregon "not to presume too
long on the ability of the plea
sant life-style in the Eugene area
to bring and keep faculty of this
stature at the University of
Oregon.
"The lack of funding not only
puts faculty quality at risk, it
directly hampers teaching
because the institution cannot
purchase, maintain and service
the necessary instrumentation
for undergraduate education."
‘I understand faculty salaries will be a
number one priority of the State System’s
in the ’89-’91 biennium, and the governor
has expressed interest in this issue as well.*
— Alison Baker
According to Baker, the
Legislature recommended the
next governing body put library
construction at the University
on first priority. Despite the
team's criticism, Baker remain
ed optimistic the library will Ire
built when the 19B9-91
Legislature convenes.
"If the economy of Oregon
can bear capital expenditures
when the next Legislature
meets, then the library will like
ly be funded," Baker said, ad
ding she believes the University
will have a new library within
four to six years.
The report further criticized
the library' as being understaff
ed. Yet despite her optimism a
new library will be constructed.
Baker doubted whether more
staff would be necessary.
"It's quite possible that a
larger and more efficient
building could be run with the
same number of staff we cur
rently have They are already
doing computer automation at
the current library, and
theoretically those things are
supposed to save time and ef
fort," she said.
Another point of contention
found in the report dealt with
faculty salaries — an issue
Olum echoed in an address to
the University Assembly early
this month. This year’s review
the report added
The status of faculty salaries
remains similar to the plight of
funding for the new library —
the University's hands are tied
on this issue until the next
Legislature reconvenes.
"1 understand faculty salaries
will be a number one priority of
the State System's in the '89-'91
biennium, and the governor has
expressed interest in this issue
as well," Baker stated.
Throughout the report, the
evaluation team condemned
what it viewed as an excessive
use of CTFs for instructional
use. particularly in the
Humanities, Mathematics and
College of Human Development
departments.
Baker deemed this as a
Catch-22 situation, however.
“To some extent it’s a good idea
to have CTFs teaching courses,
because most of those graduate
students are going to go on to
become professors themselves,
and to have part of their educa
tion being the teaching of
college-level work is important
for them."
Yet in the same breath. Baker
said. "But the thing is it is im
portant at the University that
students do have the opportuni
ty to see regular faculty in their
classes in their first and second
years at the University."
Baker said the University was
in a constant “balancing act" of
trying to get the best possible
instruction for students given
the financial resources it has
She also added using GTFs and
non-faculty instructors was
more economical than using
regular faculty
Nonetheless, she did see a
need to hire more full-time
faculty and believed GTFs were
over used in certain areas, par
ticularly in the first-year foreign
language departments
The evaluation team also
faulted the University for lack
ing h a n d i c a p - a c c e s s i b I e
buildings This point will be
moot within the next few years,
however, for the State Board of
Higher Education recently ap
proved funds for making many
campus buildings accessible to
the mobilty-impaired.
The University similarly fell
from favor in the eyes of the
evaluation team for lacking a
computerized registration pro
cess and for not implementing a
mandatory faculty advising
policy.
Baker explained the Universi
ty continues using an archaic,
arena-style registration process
because the State Board is con
sidering adopting an in
tegrated, state-wide com
puterized registration system.
Until that decision is handed
down, the University remains
unable to Implement its own
automated system. Baker said
“Once that question whether
we'll have a centralized facility
or whether institutions can go
off on their own is solved, I'm
sure there'll be some activity on
the registration scene," Baker
explained.
However, the University is
not so accommodating regar
ding faculty advising
"The idea is that if students
want advising, they'll get advis
ing so we have put some
burden on students to seek ad
vice when they want it," Baker
said.
"Some people have criticized
the institution for doing that
Many universities have re
quired advising sessions, so
that you can't even get into
registration unless you've seen
an adviser and gotten a
signature — this university has
circuit'd not to do that." Baker
added.
Despite room for improve
ment, the evaluation team did
award the University some high
marks.
The committee acknowledg
ed the "hospitality" and the
"generous contribution of time
on the part of the University"
faculty staff, students and ad
minisiration in accommodating
the evaluation team.
In addition, the team was
"universally impressed with
the vigorous intellectual
climate" of the University.
On a more substantive level,
the review squad was impressed
by the way the University
adapted to financial hardships
the campus faced during the
early 1980s.
It equally was impressed with
Student Services, and found
them "to be well-administered,
exhibited excellent morale and
demonstrated highly effective
communications."
Kudos also went to ad
ministration efforts to recruit
minority and disadvantaged
students.
When asked what grade the
University deserved in light of
the accreditation report, baker
gave the campus a "B-plus."
"Then* art! some things we
don't do as well as other institu
tions, but there are many more
things we do better than most
institutions we're an awfully
good school," baker said
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