1978-03-08; Central Michigan Life

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Volume 59 No. 65
© 1978. Central Michigan LIFt.
Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48859
Wednesday, March 8,1978
Rising food, utility costs to blame
CMU to request room, board hike
by DAVID N.BRABOY
LIFE Ass't. News Editor
Room and board rates at CMU may increase $75 to $100 for the
1978-79 school year, according to a University vice president.
Jerry R. Tubbs, vice president for Business and Finance, said
Tuesday he will recommend raising room and board rates 5 to 7
percent because of soaring costs.
Tubbs cited rising food, utility and salary costs and general inflation as the causes for the rate increase recommendation.
"We make our estimates on the rise of these costs plus inflation,"
he said.
Tiibbs said he will present his recommendation to the Board of
Trustees Finance Committee March 28, which then will present the
recommendation to the trustees March 29.
"(The Finance Committee) will make the recommendation based
on our presentation," he said.
Tubbs noted the recommended increase was not greatly affected
by projected dorm assignments. "The big question is how many
dorm students will want to return next year," he said. "I don't think
the small rate increase will affect students' decisions to return."
"The big question is how many dorm students
will want to return next year. I don't think the small
rate increase will affect students' decisions to
return. "—Jerry R. Tubbs, vice president of Business
and Finance
Presently, students pay $1,460 for a room and board plan including a 20-meal plan, and there are 5,984 students living in Central
dorms.
"Our capacity is 6,096 and last fall we had more than 6,300
students living in the dorms. Now, if the percentage of students now
living in the dorms returns next year, then we may have oversubscribed the dorms. It's a big unknown," he said.
Tubbs added freshmen and students requesting to return to the
dorms will receive top priority in dorm assignments.
"At this early stage, who are we to say we"ll be overcrowded next
year?" he said. "We don't expect quite as heavy a overload as this
year, but we'll still be pretty full."
Tubbs explained the recommended increase is based on a Board of
Trustee request that Business and Finance plan its budget 10
percent more than expected costs. ,
"The board wants me to have $1.10 planned for every dollar jn
debt," he said. "We've gone as far as we can by charging onlylO
percent over for the next 18 months."
Tubbs explained he and five University officials conducted a
study Jan. 5 to Feb. 15 of costs estimates involving food, utility and
salary increases. The $75 to $100 recommended increase was the
result of that study, which showed an increase in each area of costs,
he said,
Also taken into account were previously-signed salary contracts
involving students and American Federation of State, County and
Municipal Employees (AFSCME) union members,
AFSCME members include CMU food service and maintenance
personnel.
Tubbs noted other Michigan universities also are expected to
increase   their   room   and   board   rates.   "Northern   Michigan
University may increase its rates 6 to 7 percent and the University
of Michigan has already approved a 7.4 increase.
"So we're not alone in this," he said.
Canada to ignore
rift over courses
by BECKY HAAKSMA
LIFE Staff Writer
The recent controversy over American colleges
and universities operating off-campus programs
in Ontario probably will not affect courses offered
by CMU's Institute for Personal and Career
Development (IPCD).
Despite complaints by Ontario professors that
American-sponsored courses are "stealing"
students, nothing will be done to restrict such
courses, Harold Parrott, Canadian minister of
colleges and universities, told CM LIFE Monday.,
The Ontario Confederation of University
Faculty Associations (OCUFA) asked for an investigation of off-campus programs last week
because of complaints from association members.
The association is interested in knowing how
many institutions and students are involved, how
many degrees are awarded and whether faculty
who teach the courses are qualified, OCUFA
Chairperson Paul Cassano said.
Cassano told LIFE the reason for requesting an
investigation is two-fold. "Enrollments at
Canadian universities are not exactly
skyrocketing and the quality of the programs is
not monitored by Canada," he said.
Parrott said his office does not plan to conduct
an investigation into the matter. "There is no real
reason for an investigation," he said.
Exchange of students between the United
States and Canada is part of the system and it
will continue, Parrott said. Education should be
promoted regardless of the source," he added.
CMU is open to any type of investigation and
would be willing to phase out its Canadian
program if it is no longer needed, John Yantis,
IPCD director, said.
"The IPCD courses in Canada are not a large
part of the entire IPCD program," Yantis said.
"The Canadian courses are 'break-even' in an
economic sense and are viewed as a service."
Yantis said about 85 to 90 students currently
are enrolled in IPCD classes in Ontario, Where •
courses have been offered at three community
colleges since 1974.
The classes, which are designed for Canadian
community college faculty members working on
master's degrees in education, were set up at the
request of the Canadian schools, Yantis said.
"The classes are for the non-traditional student
and are not designed to take students away from
Canadian universities," Yantis said.
Post-secondary education in Canada is subsidized by taxpayers' dollars so that students
(See "IPCD-" page 10)
Half an hour of copping rays in the ankle-deep snow of the Barnard Hall courtyard turned thier skin
red, but it was not quite Florida. Preparing for their spring break trip south are (from left) Bill Chad-
wick, Rochester sophomore, and Jim Vigus and Shawn McCarrey, Utica sophomores (LIFE photo by
Steve Fecht).
University also to request new money
Hearing goal: protect recommended funding
byPAULRAU
LIFE Managing Editor
Central will try to preserve all
the dollars in its suggested state
appropriation while asking for
additional new money at budget
hearings in Lansing Thursday.
Members of the Joint House-
Senate Appropriation Com-
"mittee will hear funding pleas
from representatives of
Michigan's 13 state colleges and
universities over a three-day
period beginning Thursday.
"Overall, we will attempt to
preserve and enhance our 13
percent recommendation by the
governor," President Harold
Abel said Wednesday."We also
intend to present our support of
formula funding and the importance we attach to that,"
Abel added.
Gov. William G. Miiiiken has
recommended CMU receive a 13
percent increase in state funds
iii 1978*79,. which would bring
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the University more than $3
million in new money.
While four other schools have
been recommended to receive 13
percent appropriation boosts, no
university has been suggested
to receive a larger percentage
increase.
The legislature traditionally
makes minor adjustments to the
governor's recommendations.
Thursday, CMU representatives also will make a pitch for
an additional $1,137,000 in state
money in the form of program
revision requests (PRRs).
"Each year we ask for dollars
on the PRR formula," Abel said.
"The" money is used for the
enhancement of existing
programs or the development of
new ones."
This year the number one
program revision priority is
support for the, psychology
doctorate program, Abel said.
CMU is asking for $195,000 to
aid the doctoral program.
Other projects the University
will ask funding for include
$138,000 to help the School of
Business Administration gain
accreditation; $514,000 to
upgrade CMU's coriiputer
facility; $123,000 in equipment
for the hard sciences and $67,000
for Area of Broadcast and
Cinematic Arts equipment; and
$100,000 for a learning
assessment services center.
"From time to time, several
PRRs are granted, but I don't
know if the legislature will grant
any this year," Abel added..
"They may just go on the
percentage recommendations,
but the legislature might lower
the funding percentages and
offer some money in PRRs."
CMU requested several
program revisions last year, but
received no funds.
Abel said he thought the
University      would      be
represented only by himself and
the four vice presidents at the
scheduled 45-minute hearing.
"Since it will be a very quick
meeting, I don't, feel we'll have
more than 20 to 25 minutes to
make our presentation," Abel
noted.
Formula funding, implemented by the legislature in
the last two years, is an attempt
to fund state colleges and
universities solely on their
merits   by   reducing   the   im
portance of political influence in
the legislature.
Central's hearing is set for 2
p.m. Thursday in the Senate
hearing room of the Capitol
Building, Lansing. The meeting
is open to the public.
Provost tells A-Senate
allocation no violation
—Blue Oyster Cult to
invade Finch, tonight-
page 3
+More debate likely
on SA constitution—
page 7
—Cagers beat Falcons
in overtime—page 11
—Pitchers
baseball team-
bolster
-page 14
byPETEENGARDIO
and
JOHN GROG AN
LIFE Staff Writers
Defending his controversial
$17,000 allocation to the School
of Business Administration,
Provost John Cantelon told
Academic Senate Tuesday the
move was "entirely normal" and
not in violation of the University
Planning Process.
Cantelon explained mid-year
allocations which do not go
through the planning process
commonly have been made by
provosts in past years.
He added the planning
process is "not absolutely
precise" and a contingency fund
exists for the provost to fill
"unforseen needs and
emergencies."
Cantelon's statements came in
response to concert! voiced
recently by some faculty and
two academic deans that a
"backdoor" exists for obtaining
resources in the planning
process.
The controversy began Feb.
23 when it was disclosed at a
planning meeting that $17,102
was given to the business sch6ol
by Cantelon in November to
ease an "overenrollment
crunch" in all departments and
areas of the school.
The money was part of approximately $50,000 in new
funds generated by an
overenrollment at CMU during
Fall Semester 1977.
Cantelon emphasized the
allotment to business was a
"one-time only addition" and not
a permanent increase in funding
to the business school. He said
the remainder of the $25,000
went to other schools with
overenrollment problems to pay
for student assistant salaries
and supplies, materials and
contractual services.
Acknowledging he did not go
through the planning process in
allocating the money, Cantelon
said there was "no concealment
or any attempt to hide what was
being done."
Leslie Cochran, vice provost
for academic administration,
explained last week the
provost's authority in making
mid-year allocations is a "fine
tuning mechanism" of the
planning process.
Cantelon did not comment as
to why he did not notify other
academic schools the money was
available, a concern expressed
by some deans and faculty
earlier this week.
Cantelon attributed the
concern surrounding the
business school allotment to an
"opening up" in the planning
process.
(See "A-Senate-" page 10)
Framework
featured
Framework, a literary
magazine, will be featured in
today's CM LIFE.
" Framework is published twice
a semester by CMU students
and includes artwork, poetry
and prose.       |
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