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Show DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE VNIVERSmr OF UTAH TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1986 " I : VOL. 95 NO. 67 Council votes to change nainme of U. accounting department by Donn Walker lack of a designation as a School of Accounting causes us to Staff writer Joining a nationwide trend, the University of Utah's Institutional Council voted Monday to allow the department of accounting to change its name to the School of Accounting while still remaining an entity within the College of Business. The proposal was approved by the U. Senate last week. Department officials say the name change will enhance the image and prestige of the U.'s highly-ranke- d accounting program, the only accredited program of its kind in the state. Brigham Young University and Utah State University have recently established Schools of Accountancy within their business colleges. But unlike the U., both programs lack accreditation by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business, the country's major accrediting body for university business education. The U.'s accounting programwhich offers bachelor's and master's degrees is one of only 44 accredited university programs in the country. "Ironically, despite this objective rating of our program as the highest quality accounting program in the state, our rank third in the state in the perception of some of our local constituents," department officials wrote in their proposal for the name change. It is also believed the change to a School of Accounting will help in recruiting top high school students to the U. In the past, the proposal says, many students considering accounting careers may have elected to attend BYU or Utah State because of the prestige of a School of Accounting. The change will be in name only, with the school remaining under the jurisdiction of the Graduate School of Business and the College of Business. 44 We envision no changes in departmental functioning or lines of authority," said Irwin Altman, U. vice president for academic affairs. That may just be' temporary, however. In a letter to Altman dated Nov. 22, 1985, Graduate School Dean James L. Clayton said patterns across the country indicate the change is likely to eventually lead to a proposal for the separation of the School of Accounting from the College of Business. The U.'s Graduate Council voted in November to continued on page three Statistics say women are paid less money than men in every f ield Chronicle photo by 1 odd IxotUnd Baerbel Osborne, of Flowers for UM teaches two flower arranging classes at the University of Utah. Flowers give relief from winter blahs Maybe tying daisies together doesn't sound like your idea of a winter sport, but it sure beats snow in your underwear. University of Utah students suffering from epidemic blues," may want to consider of in one the Division of Continuing enrolling Education's two flower arranging courses. Although they don't fill any liberal education requirements, instructor Baerbel Osborne said the "snow-in-your-sho- es Editor's note: In the first of a two part scries the Chronicle examines issues surrounding the comparable worth debate. Tomorrow's article will examine Utah's policy concerning comparable worth. by Dee Naquin Staff writer Statistics showing that women, on the average, earn 59 cents for every dollar earned by their male counterparts, may increase the saliency of pay equity or comparable worth debate. Although Monthly Labor Review says the gap decreases in higher professions, women are paid less than men in every field. In addition, the gap between women's and men's wages has not decreased substantially in the last 20 years, despite passage of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. flower arranging courses are very popular. She said she likes to call both courses experiences in "flower appreciation." Students learn arrangement techniques as well as something about the science of flowers. Students also learn how to "create something beautiful without years of training." Osbourne said most students find the course an outlet for expression and a source of relaxation. Students also have the benefit of having flowers in their state-of-the-- SPECIAL REPORT art home each week. Experts speculate about half of this gap may be explained by such factors as women's lesser seniority or sporadic participation in the labor force. They say the remaining gap may stem from job segregation. Statistics show women are concentrated in a small number of low-pa- id occupations. Eighty percent of all women work in only 25 of the 420 occupations listed by the Department of Labor. students to lobby Legislature for computer funds, library aid The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a high inverse relationship between percentage of women in a profession and that profession's annual earnings. Industries with a high percentage of female employees tend to have low average hourly earnings. This information could be interpreted to mean pay equity is not necessary. One of the most common arguments against pay equity is that it is ineffective dead-en- d g, because women keep choosing the jobs. If women want better salaries, it is said, they should and presumably prepare early to enter higher-payin- g occupations. this Although may be a partial solution, there are many drawbacks to this seemingly easy answer. Experts say there are not enough jobs to go around. into women such Directing occupations will overcrowd those fields, causing a corresponding drop in wages. Enhanced job mobility will have little meaning to women who have already made considerable career investments in such fields as nursing and teaching. Such a move would not be in society's best interests, low-payin- non-traditio- nal male-dominat- ed says the former head of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The jobs performed chiefly by women in this society nursing, teaching, clerical work and the like are indispensable, said Eleanor Holmes Norton. Although individual women may profit personally and professionally, there is no net gain for our continued on page three U. by Dee Naquin Staff writer A. low tuition increase, computer funding and library improvements are the main issues University of Utah student lobbyists will work for during the 1986 Legislature, says Ned Stringham, ASUU president. Stringham, who is also president the Utah Student Association, said student lobbying will be minimal in this 46th session because of the stringent, proposed S2.7 billion state budget. The proposed six percent tuition increase for school year 1986-8- 7 is lower than it has been for the past several years, said Stringham. If the Legislature supports the six percent increase, students will pay only a four percent increase in real dollars. This is because last year, students paid a two percent surcharge to upgrade Marriott Library resources on a basis. An increase is being requested for library this funding year. This "base increase" means the funding will exist from year to year as part of the state budget. Computer funding will be emphasized during the Legislature. There is no way students can shoulder increased computer fees, said Stringham, and a S2.2 million base increase is being requested for the U. one-ti- me computer program. Funding for the computer program was done last year e with the Legislature's sum, "discretionary funds" from U. President Chase N. Peterson, research grants and student fees for computer funding. U. lobbyists will petition for repeal of fifth-yeaccountancy, which is to go into effect next year, said Stringham. The program, which would require accounting students continued on page three one-tim- tiU J&L ti C ar Chronicle photo by Steve Griffin Ned Stringham, ASUU president and president the Utah Student Association. Non-Pro- fit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Permit No. 1529 Salt Lake City, UT of |
