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Show Wednesday, January 10, 1990 The Daily Utah Chronicle - Page Four U. is 'at a crossroads financially, report says The University' of Utah is "at a crossroads," a point at which Utahns must decide whether the institution will continue its progression as a top- flight institution or reduce its aspirations, according to a report issued by the U.'s administration. The report, titled "At the Crossroads: Will the University of Utah Remain Competitive in the 1990s," says that since the 1950s the state has consciously developed its flagship university into an important national and intermountain research university. But, if funding levels of recent years continue, that stature ?" cannot be sustained. Despite many demands being made ; on state surpluses, the document contends that the coming state budget will invariably be a "critical turning point" for the U. The institution "made deep cuts when the state's economy was struggling." Now that there are surpluses, administration, faculty and staff "have expectations for repair and Colorado raised funding by 20 percent to 30 percent The report says a national faculty labor shortage is developing as faculty restoration," which, if not fulfilled, will erode morale and confidence in the school's future. The Carnegie Foundation ranks the U. as one of 50 "comprehensive research universities in the country." In the latest National Science Foundation rankings, the U. was 38th in federal research and development funding. But, says the report, the U. is not keeping up with schools on those . and stipends other various retirements exceed the number of Ph.D.s being produced. The shortage is leading to a "seller's market" in which universities compete fiercely for the best professors. For the five years from fiscal 1986 to 1990, the U. ranked last among 13 currently has nine openings in its mathematics department that it can't h of the College of fill. Education faculty has left in the past For instance, the report shows that in the five years from fiscal 1985 through 1989, Utah higher education funding increased a cumulative 14.7 average faculty salary, the report The report cites numerous other consequences of; years of state percent, the U. was raising its pay by percent. But other Western states raised funding at double and triple less than 15 percent. For example, five years ago the average faculty salary at Nevada, 44 percent in Arizona and 31 less than at the U. Today, Colorado's salary is $5,408 higher. The faculty raises the U. has given have been funded primarily by cutting the University of Colorado was $77 that rate. State higher education appropriations rose 56 percent in percent in Idaho and California. Washington, Oregon, Montana and using student funds in such a manner is a violation of Redbook's Financial Policies and executive committee meeting was an appropriate use of such funds. "Redbook states food will not be purchased for committee meetings," he said. "There are Procedures, Section 6, Article 10, which reads: "It is generally the policy of the ASUU Finance Bpard that no food or Redbook does ' salaries are 17 percent behind the Salt Lake market. A surve earn $2,101 more showed than at the. U.; executive "'Staff organizations and activities that desperately need funding for money not to be spent properly." Lawrence, however, said while brought their wives to the dinner evil, he didn't think the dinner at The Shed was an abusive use of these funds. Kafer said when he approached Hola to pay back his portion of the dinner because he had heard student funds had been used to funds were used to pay for their dinners. However, according to the receipts given to ASUU accounting, the entire dinner bill was paid for by an ASUU purchase order. money on refreshments was a necessary Hola confirmed two of the executive committee members and he brought his girlfriend. Hola said he didn't think student, using student stipulate, however, "refreshment expenses for appropriate workshops, receptions, open houses, legislative lobbying efforts or banquets may be funded with prior approval of the Finance Board." Kafer said he didn't feel using . clerk-typis- ts off-camp-us v The U.'s spending for library materials is lower than at the University of Wyoming or Brigham Young University, yet those per-stude- programmers, $5,256 more; and maintenance mechanics, $7,016 more. Those were a few of 35 positions libraries. individuals, but as a total group the commitment wasn't there," he said. "Most national fraternities try to charter within a time frame. We've given the local chapter two years to gain dedicated two-or-three-y- members." But it failed to accomplish this, he said. Furlong said the colony would g need 20 brothers in order to regain national recognition and support. Alvin Wilson, president of Chi Phi, said the low membership was partly to blame for the colony's financial Avoes because it didn't grow fast enough for members' dues to support the house. ' William Castaneta, RUSH Chairman for Chi Phi, said, "We made a mistake in that we leased the house without dues-payin- enough members to fulfill the financial responsibility of paying for a house." Both Castaneta and Wilson hope to organize the remaining members into a "Chi Phi club" in order to provide a basis for future recolonization. The national fraternity plans on reorganizing the fraternity in about four years, but he says they will have a hard time gaining support from younger alumni. "They haven't been as supportive as they could be in helping us when they pump money into chapters in other states in similar circumstances. 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"I think we'll have no problem reorganizing if we make serious changes in the fraternity membership, organizational structure and in our financial responsibility," Castaneta m mm each -- . fraternities alumni association plans to close the house, make house improvements and then lease the house to a new fraternity or sorority. is nt universities don't have medical measured. U. graduate student stipends are until February. 'Barber said the mm ve with a promise of lo wer teaching loads in their early years." While the T is among the top 50 research universities, its libraries rank 6(?th;'amon'g research libraries in acquisition expenditures. That ranking may be artificially high because some institutions don't have separate medical libraries. secretaries, $2,521 more; assistant accountants, $4,632 more; computer gained in the Greek System. At one point, "the house had the reputation of being a 'gay house,'" he said.. He said this problem of spreading false reputations of other fraternities at RUSH time hurts the whole system. "In order to survive, the whole system has to support each other. It hurts the whole system when the word gets out that fraternities are dropping because of low membership." Because the Lambda Chi house is owned by local alumni, the remaining three members do not have to leave dinner included on ' austerity: the false reputation the fraternity individuals who were not even ASUU of the part administration. too many student groups, refreshment expense will be authorized for committee meetings." 15-pers- than-competiti- from page one membership dropped was because of pay for the dinner Hola told him student funds were not used. Kafer was also concerned because the money spent on the student money for dinner at an . to intentional reductions, unfilled positions and new faculty "recruited at lower salaries to $18,000. -- ASUU from page one One-fourt- "peer institutions," comparable While the universities of Iowa, Texas, Virginia and Colorado were raising faculty pay 30 percent to 40 and outside the state. Last quarter the U. had 26,000 course requests for classes that were full. According to the report, the U. simply has insufficient faculty to teach needed sections. The shortage is due Because of the noncompetitive salaries, the report says, the U. three years for salary raises of $11,000 shows. competitive factors. to reduce faculty and staff and reallocating the savings to salaries. 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