1982-03-05; Central Michigan Life

              Central Michigan LIFE
Vol.63   No.65
1982 CM LIFE
Mount Pleasant, Mich. 48859
12 pages
Friday. March 5.1982
Job ax may swing again—Abel
by KIM CLARKE
UFE Editor
The possibility of "a handful"
of job eliminations at CMU was
voiced Wednesday by President
Harold Abel.
Speaking to about 150 Administrative/Professionals, Abel
said there has been miscom-
munication about the employment situation at Central.
"What we have said all along
is that there won't be further
layoffs    because    of   academic
reorganization,"  Abel told the	
group.   "Sometimes   that   has
been interpreted to mean that there won't be further layoffs at all.
"All of the reductions have not been complete. In fact, all the decisions have not been made."
Under the academic reorganization plan, which may be approved
today by the Board of Trustees, 6.5 positions are affected, including
three job terminations. The plan was proposed by Provost John
Cantelon.
All of the vice presidents have been instructed by Abel to trim
"All of the reductions have not been
complete. In fact,
all the decisions
have not been
made.'' —
President     Harold
Abel
their division budgets by 5 percent.
In the Business and Finance Division, 19.4 positions are being
eliminated, Abel said. Most of the cuts are being made through attrition, he added. .
Vice President for Business and Finance Jerry Tubbs said 17
regular employees are affected in his division but did not want to
say in which areas until after today's trustees meeting.
If the cuts cannot be attained through attrition in Business and
Finance, one A/P position may be eliminated, Abel said.
One A/P position in the Public Affairs Division may be
reclassified to a clerical level. Abel said, and the clerical position
may be "dropped out."
The reclassification would come in the Personnel and Staff Relations Office, according to Vice President for Public Affairs Arthur
Ellis.
An A/P position also may be terminated in University Relations.
Abel said.
"If layoffs come, we will be sensitive to proper notification of
those involved with as much time as can possibly be given without
alarming people." Abel said. "Where it is at all possible we will continue to look for ways other than job elimination to achieve those
savings."
Abel said he wanted to avoid misleading employees and to ensure
"we all go through this trying period with our eyes open."
(See "Layoffs"—page 11)
UHS restrictions
could save
Central dollars
Restricting health services
for students is being considered
by the Administration in an effort to balance CMU's budget.
To avoid personnel layoffs in
the Division of Student Affairs,
President Harold Abel said
Wednesday there may be part-
time reductions at University
Health Services.
Addressing a group of Administrative/professionals, Abel
outlined cuts in all divisions of
the University.
Statistics show student use of
UHS after regular business
hours is low. Vice President for
Student Affairs James Hill said
Thursday.
Hill said he did not want to
elaborate on the reductions until
after today's Board of Trustees
meeting, when Abel will make a
recommendation concerning
health services.
UHS currently operates on a
clinic basis from 8 a.m. to noon
and 1 to 5 p.m. and provides 24-
hour immediate care.
CM! trtmrnn Sikm
Eight-year juggKng veteran Bobby Hills, Jackson senior, performed one of his many
routines at the lower level of the U nrversrty Center Wednesday afternoon.
800 students plan to
be-bop the night away
byKALUEBILA
LIFE Staff Writer
Combine 1,600 Be-boppin'
feet with 24 hours of continual
music, games and contests
and you have the ingredients
for tonight's Superdance for
Muscular Dystrophy.
A week-long string of
special events, which raised
nearly $200 and helped promote the dance, preceeded
the 5th annual fundraiser
dance-a-thon.
The week's events included
a Gong show, a banana-eating
contest, and a unisex aerobics
night.
"As people saw the events
everyday, they talked about
the dance more and more. The
awareness is a lot greater
now," said Pam Disanto.
chairwoman, adding she
thought a lot of spectators
would attend the dance.
The dance will begin at 7
p.m. tonight and continue until 7 p.m. Saturday in Rose
Arena.
More than 400 couples will
be dancing 24 hours to help
raise the committee's goal of
$35,000, said DiSanto, Warren
senior.
Five bands will perform
throughout the dance, including the Weeds and the
Strays, two local bands,
DiSanto said.
She added mock bands, in
which the performers lip-
synch songs, as well as the
finalists from the Gong Show,
also will perform during the
dance.
Dancers will be separated
into four groups and will participate in games this year, including a three-legged race
and an egg rolL
One of the biggest pro1
(See "Dance"—page 11)
Executive order won't
affect higher education
by SANDY McHUQH
LIFE Ass't. News Editor
An executive order outlining budget cuts to offset a $515 million deficit in the state budget
should come within two weeks from Gov. William
G. Milliken.
Included in the executive order will be $166
million in cuts already proposed for higher education, although state State Budget Director Gerald
Miller said he does not anticipate further cuts to
higher ed.
The. cuts .werejpreviously .outlined, in the 1983
proposed budget unveiled in January by Mflhtcen,
but are now being put on an executive order to
avoid having^ the entire legislature vote on the
cuts, said Fred "Whims, director of Education
Division in the Office of the Budget.
In addition, the executive order will deal with
$190 million more in anticipated cuts that ballooned the deficit from $325 million to the $515 million
figure in less than two months.
However, Milliken would not speculate where
the additional $190 million in cuts would come
from, the Associated Press reports.
Previously, $166 million of the $225 million
total cuts to higher education and local governments was outlined to be saved by state-
supported college* and. universities by delaying
the last quarter of state aid. The cut means Cen-
(See "Budget"—page II)
State college board
could hurt autonomy
by SHEILA QRUBER
LIFE News Editor
Amidst budget cuts, layoffs
and declining enrollments,
grows an increasingly dismal
picture of the future of higher
education in Michigan.
With the pessimism comes a
search for answers.
Among the proposals being
discussed to help solve the problems is the creation of a
Michigan Planning Commission
for Higher Education.
The proposal, recently
discussed by the State Board of
Education, calls for the adoption
of a state-wide planning commission and an advisory committee
to direct Michigan's colleges and
universities.
Made by Northern Michigan
University President John
Jamrich. the suggestion was
reviewed by State Board of
Education members with "great
interest."
"Now, more than ever before,
Michigan needs effective planning and coordination of higher
education," said State
Superintendent of Public Instruction Phillip Runkel in a
prepared statement. "Members
of the State Board agree with
President Jamrich on this and
suggest that it be done as a
cooperative effort by the colleges and the state board."
Specifically, the proposal
charges  the two groups with
striving for maximum cooperation and coordination among existing agencies, creating a
systematic approach to higher
education problems, bringing
together pertinent studies and
submitting a proposed plan for
public higher education over a
three-year period.
Jamrich has indicated the
commission also would be
responsible for studying alternative program alignments,
possibly including assigning individual degrees and academic
programs to schools best equipped for them.
"Rather than have 15 schools
all teaching the same subject.
only a few would offer it, which
would save money and increase
the quality of that program in
those schools," Jamrich said in
an earlier interview.
Several CMU administrators
and trustees seem to disagree
with the proposal, though, expressing concern over the different institutions losing their
autonomy if such a board is
created.
Although realizing a need for
coordination. Trustee Margaret
Riecker. of Midland, said she
"would rather keep the
autonomy" than have a
statutory board over all the in-
<See "Board"—page 7)
Trustees to vote
on reorganization
bySCOTT FOSQARD
UFE Staff Writer
An academic realignment aimed at saving the University
$300,000 and backed by the Administration and the Academic
Senate awaits Board of
Trustees' approval today.
"Our hope would be that the
Board would approve the action
taken by the Academic Senate."
Provost John Cantelon said.
The savings comes from the
elimination of 6.5 positions.
The Senate approved six of
nine proposed changes at its
Feb. 23 meeting. The alterations
include:
— Merging the schools of Arts
and Sciences and Fine and Applied Arts into a new College of
Arts and Sciences.
— Merging the schools of
Education and Health, Physical
Education and Recreation into a
new School of Education. Health
and Human Services.
In addition, the new school
(See "Trustees"—page 2)
In Brief
Class schedules and course request forms for
Summer sessions are available outside the
Registrar's Office, Warriner 260.
Campus
Students speak out
on proposed drunken
driving laws,
page 3
Gubernatorial    candidates will convene in
Weidman Sunday,
page 3
Sports
It's time for March
Madness as high
schools , in Michigan
begin basketball
playoffs.
page 8
Index
Arts and Leisure 6
Classifieds n
Comment 4,
Doonesbury 4
Off the Wire 2
Sports 8
Spot life \\
Weather n
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