HIGHER ED
Board studies credit hour cap
By Colleen Pohlig
Oregon D&ty (
In an attempt to turn out grad
uates ns qui( klv ns possible in
today's higher educ ation fund
ing crisis. state board members
reviewed a plan last Friday that
would substantially int rease
tuition for students exceeding a
i ertnin number of credit hours
The polit v will put a cap on
undergraduate credit hours,
charging students out-of-state
tuition il they exceed 48 credit
hours beyond their parti< ulur
degree requirements
University undergraduates
need between 18G and 24 1
hours to earn a degree, depend
ing on their major
Hoard members reviewed the
plan and put it on th** July state
system board meeting agenda,
where it will be voted on II
favored, the policy would then
begin fall 1994.
Hoard members decided to
have a publii hearing (line 2 to
gather more student and com
munity input Time and location
of the hearing hav e not been set
Hoard President Hof) Hailey
said although this is still only a
proposal, he expects it to fie
implemented.
"It's still just it proposal, nnd
we're getting a lot of pressure
from iht> legislature." Ballev
said "I believe some form of the
proposal will pass, but probably
with some special circum
stances included."
The intent of the policy is to
encourage students to complete
their degrees and make room for
more students, said (ireg Parker,
direi tor of communications for
the Oregon State System of
Higher Kill teat ion
Productive use of resources
and lack of state funding initial
ed the proposal. Parker said
"Kor every dollar that a slu
(iunl puls itmvn for their under
gradual)! education. taxpayers
pul down two." lit' said "So the
idt'ii is not to piimsfi anyone. but
to give stuili'iits a strong iiiutivti
lion to identify their majors and
pursue their academic pro
gram."
The state's General Fund i tir
renllv subsidizes approximate
ly two-thirds of the cost of
undergraduate instruction With
dei reusing funds for higher edu
cation. the state can no longer
support additional i redds. I’,irk
or said.
Parker said he doesn't forests1
the hoard voting against tfn>
tuition change in July
A sampling of the University,
Portland State University and
Western Oregon State College
showed that a 4K i redd hour
threshold would initially affect
between 0 fi pen ent and 1 -I per
i ent of the resident undergrad
uate students
|or* Wade, director of Academ
ic Advising and Student Sur
vices, said he doesn’t believe the
pnln v will affix t .1 great number
of students lie said a study the
office did 1H months ago on stu
dents who exi txxled Z l "i i redits
found most were transfers,
returning students or had
changed majors
The board initially < onsidered
pulling Ihi' i >ip on morn than 12
i redit* with appropriate cm cp
lions and waivers lor those with
double majors, certain transfer
students and others
However, the board decided
to raise the threshold from 12 to
4H credit hours and possibly
eliminate all ■ ham e for appeal,
making it simpler to administer
Faculty continue curriculum debate
By Sarah Clark
Oregon Daily t mx.w)
I-'acnItv memliers < wntinuod to debate the merit
of the now race, gender ami non-Kuropean require
mont at a Monday panel discussion
Monday's calm discussion contrasted sharply
from the combative atmosphere al the April 7 Uni
versity Assembly meeting, where faculty narrowK
approved the new requirement with a 175-155
vote.
A motion to reconsider the April 7 vote will
come liefore the assembly Wednesday, May 5 If
the motion passes, the two-course requirement
will be open for debate and a new assembly vote
Monday 's panel disi ussion raised issues la< ultv
members said they didn't have a chance to thor
oughly discuss at last month's assembly meeting
One issue concerns the kinds of courses that
would he acceptable under the new. narrower
guHH'Imes
Students and faculty who drafted the require
ment said they wanted the requirement to help
students deal with racial issues in sot iety.
Art history Professor Esther Jacobson-Tupfer
said she was worried that art courses which allow
minorities to study traditions of their culture,
would not lie iru luded in the new requirement.
Physics Professor Davison Soper said the Uni
versity should not he narrowing the courses stu
dents can choosti from
'If students want these i nurses, why must yye
compel them to lake these courses7' Soper asked
Many faculty memliets are espeta.illy com erned
about the topu s th.it i an fall under the require
ment's first i nurse, whit h addresses rat e relations
in modern Ainct a liy fot usin^ on Afrit an Anteri
t ans. Native Americans. Asian Ameru ails and/or
laltinos/( dm aims
Kii< ultv members have said the lirsl course
reflet is a narrow [Hilitii al agenda by ignoring oili
er minority groups in America
"It targets i ertain races ns appropriate for the
subject when in fad racial haired, oni e it's out. is
likely to get al anyone." said religious studies Pro
lessor |tii k Sanders
Sanders said the first course's guidelines should
broaden to ini lude anti-Semitism, prejudice
against Arabs, and a host of other issues
Soi lology Professor Sandra Morgen, co-chair
woman of the committee that drafted the new
requirement, said the course is meant to focus on
ra< e, not racism. The committee chose the four
racial groups based on how the U S Census
Bureau i lassifies citizens, she said
Other issues of concern include the cost of hir
ing new faculty for the requirement and the proce
dure for approving courses under the new guide
lines.
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New college will try
to end stereotypes
By Jen Ellison
Or0Q(V* C '~b>Y f tl*" .l‘< f
the 1 hi i varsity s International ( lot lego will liegin its mu' vi'iir
pilot program next full us planned
The pilot program w ill m i opt -f'i Anierit .in uiul as interna
tioiial freshmen The students are r• .juir«'«I to live together in
Kilos I lull uiul r\ er\ A it torn an student will have an into mu
tional roommate
fhe students w ill attend a threet lass i luster that w ill fix us
on international issues stu.lt us i ultural identilit ution through
literature and international poliin s
llie students will also lie involved in numerous evening and
weekend disi ussions and formal and informal at tivities
l lie ui livities lilt lllde disi ussions uhout topic s brought up ill
i lass guest speakers, student presentations uhout their home
towns and t.nimmiiiitv huilding exeri ises |oe Stone, ussoi iute
dean for six ml si lent es. said
If tin- pilot program goes well. the Intern.ilional College will
bet uini' .1 four year school said Siis.im I’I.iss assistant vi< e
provost lor international affairs
Thi' four year liiti'rn.itiomil ( o I lege will requite students to
liiivi' profit lent \ in .1 foreign lailgu.ij4«*. .1 study or work .iliroad
experitrnt i' .mil .1 senior v e.ir pro jet I vv hi're tfit's integrate the
work they 've done in their nuijor with inleni.ition.il studies
I he pilot program is only open to im tuning freshmen I lie
closing date for apple alums was April ! > f inal selet lions for
the program vv ill lie made hv the end of next week
I'lass I«' I lev es the program will be v erv sin cess fill
fills next vear we W ill lust he working out the hugs. Class
said There is enough enthusiasm on the part id the f.n ultv
and 1 ertainlv enough enthusiasm on the part of the students
to make this thing work
The International College pilot program will involve six
existing fai iillv inemU rs and a direi lor. vv ho has not Iteen 1 ho
sen vet The plan is to have the direr tor live in Kilev Hall with
the students
The fat ultv members chosen to vv ork 111 the program are 1 or
rently working on the pilot program's curriculum
The development lor the program 1 nine from the realization
that almost every field and every |oh 1 an lie t om hi tied with .111
international, 1 rossi idltir.il orientation
Class emphasized the need for a greater understanding of oth
er 1 uIt 11 res in the United Stales to help Isitlle rai ism
' The goal of the college is to help students learn about other
1 iiltuncs. understand and appreciate diversity, break down
stereotypes and help students understand themselves in a mid
ticultural context." Class said.
CORRECTION
In the April Ufi issue uf the
Emerald, two names were
omitted from a list of t .mill
dales for one-year 1F(' posi
lions
Tfin list should have road
•is follows
• Braden I) Kelley
• Joel Bruner
• D.ivid Swnrlley
• ( .Imstopher Alexander
• Ji«n Liu
• Jf»( k ()roz< u
• Lstliur VVonn
• Ttinija I.vnelle Kdwards
Tin* Hmrrnld regrets the
error
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