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Show mopsims The Daily Utah good news and the bad news The VOL.98.NO. 56 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1988 'Seepage 14 U. agem)Be asked to imai afffimsrSove acEioin plain) U. of U. Campus Enrollment by Ethnicity and Gender Senate's report caps 1986-87- (1973-7- 4 committee effort 3-ye- ar ByKenSouthwkx Chronicle administration reporter A report on afBrmative action at the University of Utah, compiled over a period of two and one-hayears and Senate the Academic officially accepted by Monday, is now set to be distributed to various campus agencies for lf review. The Faculty Affirmative Action Committee, formed by the Senate in 1986 to study the U.'s commitment to affirmative action, drafted the report. Afesa Adams, associate vice president for academic affairs and committee member, said an ad hoc committee was formed prior to the permanent committee in 1985, when a battle over apartheid in South Africa prompted renewed concern with racial discrimination at the U. After about about six months, the ad hoc committee was made permanent, she added. The Senate established the committee with three goals in mind: to collect data concerning the U.'s affirmative action efforts, to advocate affirmative action issues and, finally, to provide the Senate with specific proposals affecting affirmative action policy. After nearly three years of work, the committee concluded that while the U. may be committed to affirmative action principles, "progress toward realization of these ideals has been slow and uneven." In fact, even now "complaints about discrirninatory behavior and attitudes continue to be heard , . .," the report states. As a result, the committee penned the report, in which it "proposes changes in areas of conspicuous need." AfBrmative action is named in the report as a necessary component of diversity on campus. Diversity is desirable, the report states, because "the inclusion of a broad cross section of society at the university enriches the educational experience foreveryone. . . ." The report also says individuals who have been discriminated against can be partially compensated through affirmative action programs. A general recommendation reads "each department and college at the university should formulate an affirmative action program for the recruitment, admission, and academic and financial support of minorities of color and Total Ethnic Total Women Total Enrollment" Minority Enrollment Enrollment On-Camp- Year 73- - 74 74- - 75 75- - 76 76- - 77 77- - 78 78- - 79 79- - 80 80- - 81 81- - 82 82- - 83 83- - 84 84- - 85 85- - 86 86- - 87 Black Hispanic .67 .79 .71 .60 .58 .59 .59 .67 .55 .53 . 57 .54 .52 .53 - Asian Nat.Amer. 1.6 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 . .42 .61 .60 .54 .70 .76 .70 .75 .71 .65 .65 .61 .64 .53 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.4- -- - ' 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 . - 2.0 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.0 35.9 36.3 36.9 38.6 39.4 21,034 2"l,751 22,575 21,661 21,880 21,444 21.992 22,970 23,373 24,364 24,911 24,568 24,770 40.0 41.5 41.6 . 41.4 40.9 40.6 41.2 42.5 43.2 . . 24,721 ' pltlllllf ntr-- t- vli i - - mm . ft'"'" ' . I V ' - - w - campus crime rate bucks national trend, remains steady CRIME ON THE U. CAMPUS JAN. Deaths Rape . Jan Feb Mar 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Assaults Other 0 0 6 0 Thefts Felony Mlsd. 13 23 8 24 Aggr. Simple 2 Attempted 1 Narcotics 8 Distrib. Possess. 3 1 Other -- 3 0 16 28 0 0 1 1 4 0 2 0 i6 June July 0 0 1 0 2 0 13 - NOV. Aug 0 0 0 1 . Sep 1 Oct Nov .1 0 0.2 0 2.20 0 0 0 7 34 28-2- 2 3 8 29 0 13 28 8 24 2 0 4 6 1. 0 1 1 24 14 19 9 3 5 11 5 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 4 1 5 2 0 2 1 0 4 0 5 0 4 4 5 2 1 0 5 3 2 3 7 2 1 111 12 1 4 Although national statistics show campus crime 0 3 2 9 1 By Michael Allsop Chronicle staff writer 1 0 11 - Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of monthly campus crime updates' the Chronicle will run to keep students informed of crimes that might affect them. 1988 01 0 Indsc.Exp. 0 1988 34 0 FbrcAbuse 0 Other May Apr 10 Sex Crimes -- 3.99 4.50 4.61 4.54 4.40 4.40 4.49 4.82 4.56 4.88 5.42 5.11 5.03 4.90 us The number of Asian students enrolled at the University of Utah has increased over the past 13 years. However, since 1980-8-1 the number of black and Native American Indian students at the U. has declined steadily. According to Adams, the committee will now work with the administration to distribute the report and gath- er input. As of yet, no specific time frame has been set. Specific recommendations include the following: The report recommends "each department designate a percentage of its tuition waivers for award to minorities . . . on a priority basis" and "a certain number of the Presidential Scholar awards be designated for exceptionally prepared minorities. .. ." When me administration is searching for general officers of the university and "the qualifications of candidates . . . are otherwise equal, minorities . . . should be appointed," the report says. The U.'s undergraduate curriculum also received attention from the committee, which said "only through . . . : campus-wid- e efforts can we hope to diminish the intellectual narrowness and insularity which are still characteristic of much of our institution." One recommendation-amo- ng many suggests "the should include required curriculum undergraduate courses on issues related to race, culture and gender." Also, campus publications should "be encouraged to increase coverage of matters concerning racial, cultural and gender diversity." Adams predicted there, will be little, if any, resistance to the new programs. However, "some areas have to be handled carefully," but "this is not an adversarial process, women." Senate members voted to accept the report and in it's a cooperative process," she noted. doing so agreed to pass it on to any agency on campus that might be affected. The Senate is asking agencies to Afesa Adams, University of Utah associate vice presiprovide an implementation plan, or in place of such a dent for academic affairs, is a member of the Faculty The committee's report plan, reasons why specific recommendations "cannot or AfBrmative Action Committee. Academic Senate the was Monday. accepted by should not be implemented." U. ) ' 2 - among the nation's colleges and "universities escalated over the last 10 years, University of Utah statistics show the U. campus crime rate essentially remained the same. Crime on the U.'s campus has not only steadied in annual number of offenses reported, but also steadied without an increase in the U. police force. In 1968, the e U. had 30 officers, the same number as today, U. police chief Wayne Shepherd said. Shepherd acknowledged that because of limited state funds he is unsure whether he will hire more officers in the future. He explained, however, the U.'s constant crime rate can be. maintained through community participation and support. "A police force is no better than its community," the a police chief noted. If a police department develops full-tim- and relationship whereby information is gathered the transferred between the force and the community, see "police" on page five it Org. U.S. Postage Paid Permit No. 1529 Salt Lake City, UT Non-prof- |