University of Utah Student Newspapers--The Chronicle | 2013-02-04 | Page 4

DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 4 FUNDS Continued from page 1 In a state where the unemployment rate hovers in the 7 percent to 8 percent range, Herbert said innovation and development of science, technology, engineering and math fields are the most important gauge to future success. Among the governor's recommendations is a request that the Legislature give $298 million in appropriations to Utah higher education, in addition to the standing reserve of s200 million. Commissioner of the Board of Regents, David Buhler, wrote to the Senate subcommittee an extensive list of recommendations to Herbert's stated agenda. Buhler makes a case for the U medical school to have an appropriation of sto million of new funding for expansion, and proposed a so-called "$2o million match" funding split going directly to STEM and healthcare degree programs, specifically the colleges of engineering, health, mines and earth sciences, nursing, and science. "USHE [Utah System of Higher Education] colleges and universities propose to award over 7,300 new degrees and certificates by 2020, utilizing the money for investment, inno- vation and re-prioritization in STEM and health professions programs," Buhler said. The specifics of the money going to the U in this regard will deal largely with increasing availability of courses by offering more summer classes, online and hybrid classes, need-based scholarships and intensive five-week courses. The U's rising tuition prices are the symptom of what have been flattening appropriations from each Utah legislative session. "In the current funding year, the U has received $197,837,900 in state appropriations for education and general support," said associate vice president of student affairs Cathy Anderson. "This represents less than to percent of the University's total budget." Since joining the Pac-t2, donations have risen dramatically, but a large chunk of U operating costs still need to come from legislative appropriations. The Board of Regents requests $3.9 million simply in utility rates, and operational figures range into nine figures. Campus-wide student services and infrastructure projects such as the Marriott Library are dependent on state funds rather than donations or tuition, as are portions of undergraduate and graduate programs. BARNEWITZ U administration said they anticipate no further budget cuts and are hopeful about an increase in funding this year — the first in the better part of a decade. The appropriations committee itself has little to do with how the state's funding is distributed throughout the U's colleges, departments and administrative segments, Anderson said. "State funding for all academic programs are determined through an annual budget-planning process," Anderson said. "Deans and directors work within each of their respective colleges and programs to develop their budget requests, as do all other entities that receive appropriations and tuition." Like the Board of Regents, the U's typical goals for funding disbursement are geared toward STEM fields, evident with the success of the Entertainment Arts and Engineering program. "I'm not super surprised that everything is focusing on science," said Mark Stafford, a junior in mathematics. "That's where the jobs are. The more money that goes into that kind of thing the better. If we get funding into science, we'll produce more science, and that's what the world needs." [e-mail] conducting research projects and presentContinued from page 1 ing them at a conference with zooarBroughton said Barnechaeology students witz is one of the best unacross the country. dergraduate students he "Our profeshas worked with during sors would ask us the past 18 years. to name the order "She is a model student or species and we in every way," Broughton would call out `ChaKATE BARNEWITZ said. "Smart, enthusiastic, radriiformes!' [shore a hard worker and irrepressibly birds], or `Lepus californicus!' positive and cheerful." [black-tailed jackrabbit]," BarneBarnewitz was first interested in witz said. "It was the best thing I anthropology after taking a class did in my undergraduate school in high school. She said the ma- career. There is nothing else like it jor is multidisciplinary and she out there." can better understand anthropolBarnewitz's research specifiogy from her other courses, such cally dealt with looking at climate as organic chemistry or genetics. change through kangaroo rat skelShe suspects she will always use etal remains. Cash awards were anthropology, no matter which ca- given to the best research presenreer she chooses. tation and she won first place. "One of the fundamental things "As an undergraduate, she easily I have learned through anthro- has the sharpest eyes in terms of pology is that every person has a bone identification that I have ever unique background and perspec- met," Broughton said. tive," Barnewitz said. 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