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Program advisory committee created Editor's i.urn The following it memo mm by ECU's President Leo W. Jenkins to ell university faculty members Because ol the increasing need to coordinate program development with financial resources, we have established an Advisory Committee on Piogram and Budget Implications. This committee, composed ol Robeit L Molt (Chairman), and Clifton G. Moore, Edwin Monroe. Robert W Williams, Albert R Conley and John M Mowell, will review all program and course proposals that clear the curriculum committees, the faculty senate, and the graduate council after the beginning of the winter quarter. I ask youi cooperation in making additional changes lor improvement of our academic program Specifically. I would appreciate your consideration of the following propositions to the end that those that are found feasible can be implemented through established machinery of the university As you can see. some of the propositions are appropriate for individual consideration, some require action of policy-making bodies, s me can be implemented by administrators They have listed as one package to initiate a comprehensive view of the situation. 1. Discontinue courses that are not basic to degree programs or general education requirements. Offer courses that customarily have small enrollments less often, after advising students that this will be done. If offering courses less often causes hardships tor some students, be more flexible in making substi utioris in program requirements 2. Reduce the total hours required for a bachelor's degree from 190 quarter hours to 180 quarter hours and do not encourage students to take more hours than necessary Re-examine degree programs which require students to take more quarter hours than the university generally requires 3. Increase the maximum number of hours that may be transferred from other institutions and applied toward graduate degrees 4 A 400 level course and a 300 level (or 200 level) course on the same topic could be merged into one 300G course, thereby reducing the number of courses and eliminating very small graduate courses Consider the merger of as many courses as is feasible within the limitation that at least fifty percent of a graduate student's work must be in course open to graduates only. 5. Close undergraduate courses that do not appear likely to enroll at least 20 students when the preregistration analysis is available 6 Encourage credit by examination in undergraduate courses and independent study in undergraduate courses 7 Do not propose new programs and courses unless you can balance costs and savings in your own department or school Curriculum proposals should now specifically Include' information that will eventually be studied by the Advisory Committee on Program and budget Implications in determining whether or not it will recommend to me that nev. programs and courses should be offered n e University is large and complex Some of you may wish to suggest other propositions for consideration Your contribution! will be appreciated and thoroughly examined Volume III. Number 18 ountamhead and the truth shall make vou free' Greenville, North Carolina Tuesday. Decemhei 7, l"l Judgm Issums injunction Abortion ads allowed (Stsff Photo by Ross Mann) ROB LUISANA, ECU voter registration oVive chairman, dscunas protJerrs in afaaantBe voting. Absentee ballot burdens voter "The absentee ballot is just a pain in the neck So saiJ Rob Luisana. ECU voter registration drive chairman, in commenting on the recent ruling that allows students to vote by absentee ballot in then hometown. Absentee ballot voting allows a person who is away from his hometown to vote and return his ballot to his hometown where it is opened and counted on election day. "This kind of voting is a lot of trouble commented Luisana. "The ballot must be notarized before it can be counted, the ballots themselves are hard to get and thev must be returned to the town 21 days before the general election Absentee voting puts an unusual burden on the voter Voting by absentee ballot won't affect ECU students very much according to Luisana. "Most of the students won't even go to the trouble to write home for a ballot. Lots of students who live in distant states or distant areas of North Carolina haven't had contact with their hometown in two or three years. They simply won't take the time and trouble to write off and get a ballot Luisana anticipated a better leaction to the fact that the primary election day has been moved from Tuesday to Saturday This ruling was made after several organizations complained that a Tuesday voting day discriminated against the working man and student who could not always get to the polls and vote. In commenting on the effect of this ruling on the national level Luisana stated that it would probably allow more of the middle and lower class to vote. "On college campus , the change of the primary day from Tuesday to Saturday should account for a massive student vote. But if the absentee ballot is used very widely the vote will be scarce he explained. At the present time no ECU student can register to vote in Greenville unless his parents live in Greenville. Luisana said that this ruling is being challenged in order to allow college students to vote in the town where they attend school. "Chapel Hill is the only city in the state where college students are being registered to vote added Luisana. "The Board of Elections in Orange County interprets the election rules U they see fit and they view the college student as an eligible voter in the county Luisana expressed optimism for the future of 'he student vote at ECU. "I feel that we have a fifty-fifty chance of voting in the May 3 primary election. I definitely feel that we will be able to register and vote in Greenville by the November election courses dropped Plans are now underway to phase out all Italian courses from the ECU curriculum following winter quatct. The move, (caused by lack of student participation) according to provost Robert Williams, has broughi disappointment from members of the faculty. It has caused some problems lor students who had planned to use Italian to fill General College language requirements. The courses intiated in the fall of 1970 were drawn up by Dr. John Costa, one of the two professors now teaching Italian on campus. "I am disappointed of course that the program is going to be discontinued stated Dr Costa, "but circumstances beyond my control have led to the decision "These circumstances, as far as I know were caused by curriculum requirement changes in the different departments The two major departments that had furnished students for the Italian program were the muck and math departments. Dr. Pignani, chaiiman of the math depaitment, expressed disappointment in the move because he feels that there ate students especially in the math field that need to take Italian. "Werecommend Italian to many of the students registering in our depaitment states Dr Pignani. "especially those who have taken Spanish in high school Dr. Pignani explains that this recommendation is made due to the tact that there is so little material available in the mathematics field written in Spanish. "Of approximately 300 mathematics journals published only about 10 even recognize the Spanish language, he said, "and for this reason there is very little research material available in that language Fall quarter only Italian 1 and Italian 3 were taught. Italian 2 and Italian 4 are being taught this quarter after which the program will be discontinued. According to Dr. Williams, this type of move is natural for a course that lacks student interest. "If a course does not show student interest said Dr Williams, "then it is not economical to offer it and the course is stopped "The course was started last yeai at the same time that we began Russian he continued, "but didn't seem to catch on Asked if there was any possibility that the course might still be continued he said he didn't believe so. "If student interest was to show an increase there might be a possibility he said, "but we would have to look at who the students were and whether they need the course or not Richmond. Va (CPS)-US District Judge Robert R Merhige. Jr . in issuing what, in effect, was a temporary injunction against the state of Virginia, declared here last week that he would "not hesitate" to bar Virginia from any attempt to restrict college students' rights to free speech and press Merhige's statement came during hearings on charges brought by 15 students of George Mason College that the state had sought to pressure them into keeping abortion counseling advertisements from the 'Broadside the student newspaper of the four-year satellite campus of the University of Virginia located in the suburbs of Washington Abortion counseling advertisements in college papers, usually for agencies in New York City that refer to out-patient clinics under the newly liberalized New York abortion statute, have created furor in at least five states during the past year. Virginia Civil Liberties Union (VCLU) �lawyers Michael L Fayad and Philip J. Hirschkop said that the issue arose from a Virgii ia law that says "any persons by public ion. lecture, advertisementor in any other manner encouraging the procuring of abortionshall be guilty ol a misdemeanor " The offenses are punishable by a year in jail and a fine of up to $1.000 The continuation of the hearings and a final decision by Merhige are being delaed until the Virginia State Supreme Court decision whether to hear an appeal from Jeff Bigelow. a member of the collective publishing the "Virginia Weekly the alternative paper for the Charlottesville community and the University of Virginia, who was arrested and convicted by Circuit Court for violating the abortion statute. According to Linda Cayton. Assistant Editor of the Mary Washington College "Bullet" and a member of the Board of Directors of the VCLU. the student paper at the women's campus of the University of Virginia will also join in the suit against the state next week She said that the "Bullet as in the "Broadside" case, was threatened by college administration figures with a fund cut-off if further abortion counseling advertisements were run. The ACLU attorneys entered as evidenci- in the conattutional hearing a letter from Virginia Assistant Attorney General William G Broaddus to George Mason Chancellor Lorin A Thompson "It has come to my attention the letter said, "that a New York advertising service is seeking to place advertisements in college newspapers advertising the availability of abortions in New York City I (ask) that you encourage your editors to keep this statute should a similar advertisement be placed with ECU aids in area progress By HORACE WHITFTELD Staff Writer "All organizations need information for planning and development said Robert Ussery, director oflnstitutional Research, "and research is a major aspect in finding the answers Institutional Research, located in Rawl Annex, serves as a primary resource center, supplying technical and advisory assistance to all aspects of the university According to Ussery. Institutional Research spents most o( its time responding to requests from within and outside the university. The office supplies information to the State Board of Higher Education, the Department of Housing, Education, and Welfare (HEW), and other state and national organizations. But it also serves departments and individuals at ECU who need their services The office spends the remainder of its time conducting independent research Such projects in the past have included a comprehensive study of transfer students at ECU. and various surveys of student attitutdeson different issues "Institutional Research does not have a policy making function said Ussery. "We supply information and very rarely do we make recommendations But often, information collected does affect university policies. Last year, when class cuts were abolished for sophomores during fall and winter quarters. Institutional Research conducted a survey. "We found that there wa no significant change in academic performance of those involved Ussery stated "Subsequently the faculty senate abolished the ruling on cuts Two years ago. Institutional Research aided the nursing school in finding a method for projecting scores on the nursing board exam There are five areas on the exam A student's scholastic record is reviewed, her score projected, and she can be advised in any area in which she is deficient. "Here, courses were examined in a research manner said Lssery. "and the results used as an advisory tool. And we've been doing this with a high degree of success The office also conducts research into basic economics of academic programs By analyzing statistics, such factors as the dollar cost per credit hour, or the cost to produce a degree may be determined. Signigicant too. is continuing research into the relationship among all facets of the university When one department changes its curriculum, all others are involved "When the School of Business wanted to change its course requirements, we had to study the distribution of course load demand in other departments Ussery stated "Such a study was necessary to allocate resources your paper The mere fact that abortions may be legal in New York does not mean that publication of such in violation ol Section 18.1-63 of the code ol Virginia may be made with impunity The student complaintants entered as evidence a letter from George Mason Dean of Students Robert Turner, taking note of an abortion counseling ' placed in the paper in spite of warnings The letter said, "this type of advertising is not to be printed in any future editions as long as the law remains pail of the code of Virginia " Eco-courses planned New curriculum in envuonmental health is planned to begin spring quarter The expansion of courses will include Introduction to Environmental Health, introduction to Air and Water Pollution. Food Sanitation, and Watet Supplies and Waste Water Treatment The establishment of the new environmental health program was made possible by a ls4b.2(J5 grant from the Health. Education and Welfare Department. Construction of the ECU Allied Health Building is now underway Russell Miller, chairman of the environmental health program at ECL hopes to move into the building by February at the latest The building is located across from Pitt Plaza The main job offerings for those who have a bachelor of science (BSl degree are inspection of public and private water supplies, sewage disposal systems, food processing and serving concerns. Also, industrial hygienists are on large demand for industrial plants. According to Miller, job offerings in the environmental health field are rapidly increasing "Environmentalists are playing an increasing roll in industrial organizations. Specialists are bemg hired by private companies to see that working conditions are improved he explained National statistics show that the number of environmentalists needed in 1980 will be 537.000 The projected number to fill these job openings is only 3�000. Miller said that because of the increasing demand for environmentalists, more programs for environmental health are being developed throughout the country "Those with B.S. degrees m environmental health work primarily on the local level explained Miller "State levels usually rcqunc a master IMS: degree " Miller obtained his B.S. and MS degrees from East Tennessee State University, which was the first IS. institution to of'tei the MS degree in Environmental Health The ECU program now underway will be toward the B.S degree in Environmental Health 71Q demonstrators arrmttmd March to Raleigh halted indefinitely By FRANK TURSI