Bartlett: Measure 5 changes slow in coming
By Colleen Pohllg
Oegon Oaify t meuM
Since the passage of Hallo! Measure 5. the 1990 prop
erly tax-limiting initiative, state higher education schools
have seen tuition almost doubled, programs and depart
ments slashed along with staff and faculty positions and
serious budget uncertainties about the future
And it's only projected to get worse from here, state
higher education lenders say It is not likely the current
Legislature will come up with replacement revenue for
higher education, most say.
Under (k>\ B.irivira Roberts' budget pro|K>sal. the state's
eight public colleges and universities would get $1134 mil
lion from the general fund. 12 percent less than they now
The proposal is likely to mean tuition increases of 7
percent each year and enrollment cuts of 4.5(H) students,
or 7 percent of the total.
Closer to home, the University receives nlnnit $64 mil
lion in state funding each year, and Roberts is project
ing providing $14 million less than that next year.
The following interview with Thomas Bartlett, the chan
cellor of the state system of higher education for more
than four years, is in two parts. In today's article. Bartlett
comments on the progression of budget issues in the l .eg
islature and on the public's view of higher education
In Friday's article. Bartlett will answer questions alnnit
the future of higher education — what to expect in the
coming years and the effects that Measure 5 has and will
continue to have on students, faculty and the state
Oregon Daily Emerald: Hon do you feel higher edu
cation budget issues are progressing in Salem right non .1’
Bartlett: Until the Mouse vote on the school budget
(kindergarten through 12th grade) four weeks ago. there
was widespread doubt and skepticism about Measure
5 Most people heard a lot about the problems of (Mea
sure) 5 and felt none of it. When it became clear that there
were going to lie the first noticeable cuts in public schools
(K-12). suddenly everything changed.
Now that Measure 5 has begun to affect public schools,
there will be much more consensus that we have a prole
lem and much more willingness to discuss possible alter
native courses than there have been up until now
Therefore. now in the Legis
lature. the prevailing view in
"we've got lo gel a budget fin
ished. and before the session
ends, we’ve got to get onto
something about revenue
replacement." That doesn't
mean it will happen, ami it
doesn't moan the public has
gotten to that point yet, but at
least for the first time, the morel
in the legislature is i hanging
With higher education now*
we've gone through trying to
manage our budget problems as
Thomas Bartlett
carefully as we could sons not
to trash our institutions or our
programs We've taken cuts, but we've kept institutions
open.
There's also been a ski■ ft of burden of tuition payment
from the public to the student, and this is a national phe
nomenon. The public policy and the public mood all say
that shift is not yet finished.
Do I think this is good public policy' No I go clear Kick
to the days where the older generation paid for the younger
generation's higher edui ation It's iniu h more assumed
that the user — the individual — will take more respon
sibility for higher education as t ontrasted to the six i
ety.
ODE: How do you feel about the public s wen of high
rr education as opposed to secondary and pninnn sv s
terns?
Bartlett: Very few (ample understand this Oregonians
make a sharp break in their minds lietwecm the public v.il
ue of K-12 and id and above. They make the assumption
that K-12 is essentially n public social responsibility and
that above that is partly public, but ht'avily private.
There was a time when tluit was a valid distinction Hut
if you look at wage and salary levels now, that’s not a
valid proposition.
If we re really serious about having living wage employ
inent, strong public services and a dynamic six letv. you
have to assume that the majority of people are going
beyond high st hool at some point At that point, what
is the difference between the 12th and the t ith grade, and
the 12th and the lr>th grade?
And yet our attitudes toward these are like they are
night and day. In an ideal society, your tax base would
lie progressive, and therefore, you would get money from
people on the basis of their ability to pay and then you
would provide all of education free
()r all education would lie paid for on the Iwsis of your
ability to pay. but it wouldn't matter if you were talking
about the 12th grade or the Iflth grade because all of these
now have the same social implication All of them are
essential for a prosperous and well fun* tinning society
ODE: /Vi hi on and secondary m hool system IK 121
leader* have hern lobbying for stale money and hove
launched various public relations campaigns to explain
their plight to voters Why haven't we seen higher edit
ration leaders lobbying for additional funding?
Bartlett: Many id the new legislators i nine in with lit
tie information but a great deal of negative images of high
or education how professors spend their lime, that
they’re elitist institutions, and so on
In the last three months, however, the Oregon Stu
dent Lobby, campus presidents and others have done a
lot of one-to-one communication, and many different
groups have gotten involved in the process
It isn’t clear how much ku king and st reaming really
amounts to anything I let anse everyone is ku king and
st reaming (Legislators) need to he convinced not just
of the arguments, but they need a face pul on higher edu
cation
Play faces
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Devin Crone. Lesli Larson and Claudia Yukman don the masks worn m Perversion, Performance and PHO. a
play to be performed Friday at 3 30 p m in the EMU Gumwood Room
Counselors to help freshmen select majors
By Chester Allen
Oregon Dotty tm&ok)
Undeclared freshman will have a chance
to investigate possible majors and also
learn about new University graduation
requirements during a series of counsel
ing sessions next week.
Counselors from Academic Advising
and Student Services will also examine
the freshmen's academic records to deter
mine if they are making timely progress
toward their degrees, said Becky Sisley of
Academic Advising.
"We believe these sessions will give stu
dents greater control over the management
of their academic life." Sisley said.
Tom North, University assistant regis
trar, said 958 freshmen had not yet cho
sen a major as of spring term..
Freshmen can attend group counsel
ing sessions from May 10 to May 13 at dif
ferent locations around campus, Sisley
said.
Students attending these sessions may
also sign up for individual talks with coun
selors
Freshmen who have declared a major
receive advising from their department,
but these students may also attend the ses
sions. Sisley said.
Once students choose a major, their
records are transferred to their major
department, where they are given a fac
ulty adviser, but undeclared students
depend on Academic Advising for advice.
Sisley said.
The University decided to conduct the
sessions because too many "career stu
dents" are taking too long to graduate, and
many lower-division classes are clogged
with seniors scrambling to fulfill gradu
ation requirements. Sisley said.
The Oregon State System of Higher Kdu
cation is considering charging resident stu
dents out-of-state tuition if the students
take more than 48 credits past their major's
graduation requirements, Sisley said.
"A lot of students float around, picking
and choosing classes," Sisley said “If they
don't meet their major requirements in a
timely way, it may cost them a lot of inon
ey.”
Seniors cramming into required low
er-division classes is also a problem
because they prevent some freshmen from
getting into needed classes, Sisley said.
Duck Call registration for freshmen
begins May 26, and all freshmen should
get academic advice before registering for
fall term. Sisley said.
COMMUNITY UPDATE
Historic preservation week
Historic lame County homes, business
buildings and parks will lie tin* featured
attractions during National Historic
Preservation Week, May *1 lri
I bis year's national theme, "Preserva
tion and Livable Communities Make the
Conner .lion." invites urban and rural res
idents to learn mom about tin* lit* between
historic plat c*s and the quality of c ominu
nity life.
The nationwide c celebration is designed
to be a week of applet cation devoted to
national and state historic resources
Preservation week in I .one County toe us
es on historic properties m Springfield,
Luge no. (oburg and l ini t age Crovo with
home tours, neighborhood walking tours,
historic bouse dedic ations. lee turns and
film presentations
Some ol this year's highlights include
the dedication Sunday of Lugene's .Shel
ton Mi Murphrcy-Johnson House, the
farmers l Inion Marketplac e and the i asl
Skinner butte District into the' National
Register of Historic Places
Lor a complete schedule ol events, con
tac t Lisa Terusi-Hurt ham of the Line His
torn Preservation Couni il at il-M .Vi-tl>
Festival seeks craftspeople
Artists and craftspeople are being
sought to occupy I ho -til booths and It)
strolling vondor positions available at Iho
1993 Springfield Filbert Festival, to tak*r
plat e Labor Day Weekend.
Applications are available by writing to
Springfield Filbert Festival. P.O. Box 4H0.
Springfield. 97477. or by calling 779
3703. Deadline is Juno 1.
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