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folks outside* the field nf edut .1
lion " said Kirk Bailev who
has met with board members .is
ASl'O (.(1 president Thev're
not clueless they .ire < on
i erned <ind 1 arillg people
Bailev s.iid he doesn't blame
education budget problems on
am one group or individual
but sees it as a problem with
the overall system of govern
ment
I here's a conflict in (Iregnn
between our democralh refer
endum style of government and
the needs of edui at ion. " he
said "I can remember several
turn's wtii'n hint) s< hool tint) |u
nior high si hool levies havi'
f.oil'd in (Jregon
(aillege students need to hi'
ciiini' niori' vim ill iibout funding
for their institutions Hailev
said
f’eople are (list starting to
take the problem serioush " hi
said "If students i an t gel into
i lasses hei atise ot a in< k ot
funding, they need to speak
out (.all a state legislator or
have then parents speak out
Hailes said lie would like to
see state bodies cooperate to
solve funding problems The
state Legislature governor and
the stale hoard need to come to
gather and create a master plan
to mi reuse funding for higher
education. he said
Tin* Oregon Student l.ohln is
uni' office working to increase
higher cdui alion funding
"I,units salaries arc unpor
taut and sve have lobbied hard
for .m increase in the past,
said I.vnn Pinkney OSI. e\ecu
live direr tor in Salem
(fregon is i urrentlv in the
bottom filth among (lie nation’s
st hools for lat nils salars lev
els
In the last siv rears salary
ini leases for Oregon university
ftit nils hase not kept up s\ ith
inflation, and the problem mas
only get ss i use
\ huge number of fai lilts
will rotire in I he next tt*n
years Pinkney said ''('om
hined with a del Tease ill the
number ol doctorates being
awarded nationwide, tins
means that luring will become
verv competitive
I’inknev s sentiment is ech
oed in the introduction to the
state hoard s l<l«il-!l.t budget
proposal. scheduled to be sent
to the governor Sept 1
"Oregon is losing good lactd
tv and often failing to recruit
sitai replacements, thus jeopar
dizing the talent pool that re
quired two dm ades or more to
build the statement reads
I’in knes s of! ice is also try ing
to persuade the legislature to
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r<nsi' its spending cap "Re\
cihics sh u\ lh.it Oregon has tin
numcu . \vr just need to use it
she said
Legislators' most recent sold
tion to higher edm ation budget
problems was to i reate a new
lottery In 1 OHO. they c rented
Sports Action and d irei ted
most funds generated In tin
game to interi ollegiate athleti s
and student aid
\t its ini option, the game
was expected to generate Sit
million lor higher edut ation
88 percent of the money was to
go to athletics and lit percent
to student aid. said Dave
Quen/er. the state hoard’s asso
i.iate vice i hancellor for budget
and fiscal policy
However. legislators. con
cerned that a popular Sports
Action game would divert re\
enue from the regulni state lot
torv. added a snfet\ net to the
legislation calling for funds to
he transferred from Sports At
tion whenever the regular lot
tery suffered
As a result of fund transfers
the state higher education svs
t e m has rec e i ved a me re
$450,000 from Sports Action
"The state hoard of higher
education will go to the gover
nor and suggest that Sports A<
tion he decoupled from the reg
ular lottery Quen/er said
The two-year budget current
ly on the table has good news
for students and faculty alike
if il passes the scrutiny of the
governor and the Legislature
Tuition tor resident and out
of state students will increase
In only n 7 perc ent per year in
the next two years This rate
should preserve the Universi
ty’s current national rank for
funding
The state board is also sug
gesting that overall funding lie
increased at a rate equal to iu
flation 4 H pen ent
In addition to matt long inila
lion tlie board is also propos
ing some "dei ision pat kages
totaling Silt. 'i million to sup
piemen! the budget in specific
areas
The largest pat kage earmarks
Sat) million lor (acuity salarv
increases, long the state sys
tern s biggest concern ()t that
amount. $4 million is intended
tor tat ultv support in forms
other than salaries, including
supplies and hiring more tear li
ing assist.mts
Another package would pro
vide outreach services tor non
traditional students and in
crease international compe
tent e tor students and staff
Oregon is a leader m con
(acting nations in the l’ac ifh
Kim nations," Quen/.er said
We need to spend more man
• i inti nr i ng student ex
change ''
Another package in the new
budget would expand higher
education benefits in the Port
land area by spending $4 mil
lion on the Center for Craduate
and Professional Education at
Portland State University
Oregon State University
would also receive an extra
St. 4 million tor its agricultural
and forest research depart
ments
The largest pac kage proposed
for a single institution is $15 1
million for Oregon Health Sc i
ence’s University
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