| Show Money industry lure teachers Faculty salaries USU and comparable institutions Cazirr saul that xxr v hools don't hasc professors leasing fet ause no one is trying to lure them awav from their xisiiions Cazier salt! it is impossible to comjw-twith private industry whit h lutes many professors from teat lung jobs there isn't enough money budgeted for education Me saul more money for leathers' salaries will Mike 1 hirkill Fifull' members leaving universities for Othrr institutions ami pnvair ptnilums at is a situation that exists at anv said Stanfquality university in (hr country ord Cazirr president ol L'SU Ihr nevs L'SL’ budget request includes a and a 10 fieri ml 4 prnrnt equity in rrasr but atross thr Ixiard ini rrasr Cazirr said outstandwill not alone present more monrs ing professors from leaving The average salary for L’SU fatuity is $24 300 yshith is 04 perirnt of the normal all land grant schools comparison group Cazier said that L'SU’s rrsrarth and K and I) is larger drxrlopmrnt Itnossn as than it has eser lern before— 127 million 'ANe'rr not aseragr we're above average we're the best ” 1 here is however in fact I I imm ! mm f mi e e help Cazier said that rsen though many jieople lease teaching positions many stav and cited intellectual stimulation and ptidr m the work they have done as primary reasons to remain I he problem of “raiding” colleges of their outstanding professors is nationwide The Unisersity of Wisconsin at Madison lost 22 full professors last year alone and other universities rejxjrt similar losses to their fat ulties While manv professors can lie replaced the loss of these fieople mav lead to a longterm decline in the quality of ai adrmu researc h Cazier said that when a professor is leaving every effort is made to replace that position with a qualified person and that good people “grow” with the university Me said that you can’t replace every with someone of equal qualifications but you tan maintain a high level of educational quality in the comparison group whith exceeds L'SU in R and I) money— Oregon one school Oregon State had more onlv lietause of a large eanographic program Peter Banks a phvsus professor who was instrumental in getting manv of the government grants for tesearth in the spate shuttle program left UhU for Stanford anti Cazier says this is an induation of the quality of the State Cazier said money in fival 1 ‘8 grant to open an tx er-so- n staff at L’SU 3 USU expansion dependent on private state funds Private donations finance new buildings future plans set if funds are available Catherine Zalk by Otfirr renovating projects circulating through USU's campus are basically concerned with touch-uwork Landscaping around the University Inn the flonlrtence Center the patio west of the Briar and around the new addition to the fine Arts Center is rurrrntlv under construction I he parking lot direct-lehind Old Mam is also firing renovated “so drainage can fie improved in 'he paiknig lot” Morse said finishing tom ties are aKo firing applied p Must key to businessmen would agree that money and successful ac expansion renovation complishtnents V cording to director of is the Wendell Morse acting campus planning his department is no exception to this rule said Morse funding is hard to come what mew buddmgsi will come when is hard to b“ sav I mveiMiv Inn and the la Irs Conferenc r hoth newly finished buildings are two of thr larges! building pnjrtv to fr completed on thr CSl’ campus a loading to irvc Both buildings were constructed at a cost of $n million plus an additional JxA)(X0 for the parking trrrace 1 hese projects wrrr subsidized through iris ate donations r11 "I he Center 1 $4600000 $755 0000 1 hr Legislature appropriates some of thr funding for buildings but most comes through donations The Lmvrrsitv Inn thr center the art I rouseum commented Iaxjkmg ahead to the future face of USU Morse lesealed that “The number one priority in funding diis year from the Legislature is an addition to the Natural Resources Building If that is funded plans arc already made for an addition to the south wing of the Natural Resources Building going east from that building ” A major project for future consideration is the relcK anon of the physical plant "Preferably this will lie to the peripheral of campus which will allow for more building space in the central area of campus” Morse said State construction funds: Donated construction funds: r to the Stadium expansion project The women’s softball diamond has also reached completion “The grass won’t be strong enough to play on this fall but it will be in the spring” Morse conyetition addition to the fine Arts Center which is currently under construction and the Skaggs esearch Building also under construction are all tiade possible through donated money So you can ee we do much (setter through donations than rough the legislature" said Morse "C state Legislature did appropriate funds for the construction of a connecting link between the Family c and Lducaiion buildings This new passageway was built mainly for code compliance and handicap ccess Stale money with the addition of research mddc the renovation of Iund Mall possible 1 aTius but directly related to the expansion I kJ the new Army Reserve Building was rocenily completed through federal government fun-ln- ? This enables L'SU to use and renovate thr old reserve center on campus " I his is a substaii-uidinsaid Morse “Phase two of the fine n uilding will Ik- - able to use their storage space' 1 g IVhifc bru ks represent building until donated funds £2‘r b sMui'I lit f litt k ruit Other projects slated for the future include the remodeling of the Met hanical Arts Building a classroom building and more research facilities “Several new buildings will be located around the staff parking lot around the business building” Morse said Also planned is the landscaping of the north part of campus in the Stadium and Spectrum areas The parking areas will be paid close attention to “so they don’t look so bleak” commented Morse These projects will be funded through the Legislature donations or research funds Funds have already been partially appropriated for a new research dairy farm It will be located from the area north of campus to Richmond “The rest should lie funded this year” Morse said “planning is going on right now” For the department of campus planning the availability of funds dictates how much expansion will take place The ideas for improvement are in ample supply However the money to carry out these improvements is scarce |
