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Show Personnel changes top SUSC agenda restoring the 3.5 percent cut from budgets by Governor Scott Matheson because of revenue shortfalls. The revised position includes some money for salary increases and a modest increase in other appropriations for the college. Personnel actions headed the agenda of the Southern Utah State College Institutional Council meeting March 13. The group also discussed pending legislation at the State Capitol and the college's position regarding the proposed Engen Mountain ski resort. A change in the business department chairmanship led the list of personnel decisions. The council accepted the resignation of Dr. Robert Moore as department chairman and named Gary Giles, associate professor of business, to be acting chairman of the department. Dr. Moore will return to teaching full time. Mr. Giles, accounting professor and C.P.A., was 1979 SUSC professor of the year. In other action, Craig W. Jones, associate professor of political science, was granted a three-quarter sabbatical to continue work toward a doctoral degree. Dr. Eugene Woolf, professor of English and philosophy; James Harrison, assistant professor of German; Robert Young, assistant professor of history; and Michael Cohen, associate professor of English, were given special leaves of absence through a grant provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The grant will pay salaries of replacements lor those on leave. The council also accepted ac-cepted the resignation of Dr. Robert H. Moss, associate professor of education. Dr. Wayne Hinton, representing the faculty senate, expressed the senate's concern that the college was not utilizing its resident experts in preparation to make a decision regarding the Engen Mountain ski resort. Pres. Orville Carnahan responded that the college is setting up just such a task force. Chairman Frank Petty reiterated the council's position that it should not be making any decision about the use of college land for the project until Cedar City, Iron County and other affected planning groups announced an-nounced their recommendations. recom-mendations. Carnahan reported that the latest word from the State Legislature was more encouraging and that the college would probably be funded at higher levels than previously thought. The original position of the Appropriations Subcommittee Sub-committee on Higher Education was to fund the colleges and universities at last year's levels, |