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Extra funding to aid
technology, research
■ Measures in the N.C.
budget provide millions for
UNC-system expenditures.
BY JONATHAN COX
ASSISTANT STATE & NATIONAL EDITOR
While legislators took money out of
students’ pockets in the form of a tuition
increase this year, they also poured in
millions to the University for improve
ments in technology and research.
The N.C. General Assembly cut the
rate at which funds revert back to the
assembly and allowed the University to
keep all money attached to research
grants.
“For a number of years the General
Assembly has told
us, ‘Here is your
budget, but don’t
spend 2 percent,”’
said UNC-system
President Molly
Broad. “It is kind
of like a cut which
comes at the end
of the year instead
of the beginning.”
This year, die
University is
required to revert
only 1 percent of
its current operat
ing funds to the
General Assembly.
Broad said she
was pleased with
UNC-system President
MOLLY BROAD
called the
reversion and
overhead receipts
plans budget
successes.
this aspect of the budget because it
directs the extra money to needed areas
in the system.
“The reversion plan is one of the
major successes of the budget,” Broad
said. “It translates to about sl6 or sl7
million.
“All of it will go to technology and
libraries.”
The UNC-CH campus should see the
effects of the extra money. Roger
Patterson, associate vice chancellor of
finance, said the University would
receive approximately $3 million.
“Fred’s integrity is the hallmark of his character.” -Chancellor Morn hooker
Farewell to a J) eV Qf e( l DeUFI
BY CHRIS WHITE
STAFF WRITER
Even in retirement a dean’s work is
never done.
Former Dean of Students Frederic
Schroeder mingled with students
Thursday afternoon and still plans to
coordinate the Frances L. Phillips
Travel Scholarships.
Although he officially retired from
UNC on July 31, Schroeder cannot
break the bond with the students.
Schroeder has been involved in
every aspect of student life during his
33-year career at
UNC.
He was honored
Thursday at a ceremo-
ny held in the Morehead Building,
sponsored by the Student Affairs
Division.
Schroeder said the presentation
was enjoyable.
“(It was) a wonderful opportunity
to say things to people who meant a
lot to me,” he said.
Numerous people praised
Schroeder for his dedication to the
University and his constant patience
when dealing with problems.
“He’s the most genuinely caring
administrator I’ve ever met,” said
Susan Kitchen, vice chancellor for
student affairs. “He extends himself
to students and has touched students’
lives in positive ways.”
The responsibility of caring for the
students is one that Schroeder has
cherished.
“The job has allowed me to keep in
close touch with students over the
years, and that’s been a real joy," he
said.
For many students, Schroeder’s
approachability was one of his most
respected characteristics.
Campus technology and library
directors said they looked forward to the
added money but remained wary of its
impact.
“Our needs are many,” said John
Oberlin, executive director of Academic
Technology & Networks. "By the time
the money reaches our campus, it will
probably be diluted again to various
units.
“We have many needs which this
money will probably not go too far
towards fulfilling.”
Larry Alford, senior associate uni
versity librarian, said he anticipated
using the money to address issues like
network wiring and new online services.
“We are focusing on wiring in the
Undergraduate Library, Davis and
departmental libraries to extend Internet
and databases to those areas," Alford
said.
A second positive provision of the
budget allows the University to receive
all funds from overhead receipts.
Overhead receipts are attached to
grants to pay for the underlying costs of
research. In the past, the state has taken
some of the money to pay for certain
expenses.
“The state, in 1991, started gamering
20 percent of the money from overhead
receipts,” said Katherine Kraft, presi
dent of the Graduate and Professional
Student Association. “They justified it
saying the state also had overhead costs
because they supported the University’s
research.”
Because the General Assembly no
longer receives any of the grant money,
UNC-CH will receive approximately $5
million for research, Kraft said.
“Previously, we were penalized for
our ability to get grant money,” she said.
“This is definitely a positive change.”
Broad said that she was encouraged
by the state’s policy change and that she
hoped campuses would continue to fos
ter research.
“This is the last component that will
ensure we keep all of our money for
research,” Broad said. “It will help as
faculty and students apply for more
research grants.”
“It’s great to see someone who
cares so much, and it’s good for the
students to see that the administration
cares,” said Bill Warren, a junior from
Laurel, Md.
Warren and other students were in
the Pit on Thursday talking to
Schroeder at an informal reception
sponsored by student government.
Student Body President Mo Nathan
handed out popsicles to students
while they were chatting with
Schroeder.
“It’s good to discuss with the
administration on a one-on-one
level,” Warren said
about the causal chat
session with Schroeder.
Schroeder’s most dif-
ficult task was handling crisis situa
tions, especially incidents involving
the injury or death of a student.
Don Luse, director of the Student
Union, said a key part of Schroeder’s
success as dean of students was his
ability to deal with these tough issues.
"Someone has to be there for diffi
cult calls to the parents of a student in
an accident,” Luse said.
Director of Disability Services Jim
Kessler emphasized Schroeder’s
biggest contribution as just being
there in times of crisis.
“He was there last year with
Hurricane Fran and the Phi Gamma
Delta fraternity fire, being a part of a
group to help people pass through
that,” Kessler said.
Much of his crisis intervention is
directed toward the needs of individ
ual students, a task which at times
required him to be active at all hours.
"There are probably untold nights
that none of us will ever know about
where he was helping students who
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Students wait at the Jersey Mike's cart during lunchtime. Jersey Mike's is one of many stands where students are not
allowed to use their meal plans.
Meal plans not accepted at carts
BYKERITARITON
STAFF WRITER
While Carolina Dining Services dot
ted the campus with mobile food ven
dors to enhance convenience, many stu
dents with meal plans have found it dif
ficult to buy food from them.
“Because the vendors don’t accept
meal plans, students without expense
accounts are forced to either carry cash
or stand in long lines at Chase,” said
Kelley Lybrand, a sophomore from
Marshville.
Only the Oscar Mayer hot dog cart,
a burrito cart and a sandwich cart can
accept meal plans.
These stands are located close
enough to the Student Union and Hanes
Pavilion to connect to a computer ter
minal allowing them to access student
meal plans.
Scott Myers, food service director,
explained that the manual system for
accepting ONE cards at the other ven
dors does not allow for student meal
plans because students with restrictive
meal plans could eat more than their
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Former Dean Fred Schroeder (center) holds his granddaughter, Madeline, while he talks with Serebee Taylor
(right). Taylor was one of many who attended a reception to honor the retired dean.
Reception, Pit event honor former dean of students
BY CYNTHIA EAKES
STAFF WRITER
The University honored former
Dean of Students Fred Schroeder on
Thursday with a celebration in the Pit
and a reception in Morehead Building.
Schroeder retired July 31 after serv
ing the University for 33 years.
Students lined up in the Pit at noon
to speak with Schroeder and to receive
free popsicles donated by Carolina
Dining Services.
“I think it’s lovely to meet all these
new folks for the first time and to make
some new acquaintances,” Schroeder
“It just was not financially
feasible ...we would have
had to implement
a student fee.”
SCOn HAMMACK
Student Services Committee
Cochairman
plans allowed.
“Each day the vendors turn their
sheets into the central office,” Myers
said. “The (vendors) are paid, and the
money is deducted from the ala carte
and expense accounts.
“If students were allowed to use their
meal plan at vendors, they could go to
five places in one day and use all of their
meals because the deductions aren’t
made until the end of each day.”
Scott Hammack, student govern
ment’s Student Services Committee co
chairman, said a scanner would have to
be installed at every mobile unit in order
for students to be able to use their meal
said.
Many of the students who spoke
with Schroeder agreed that this type of
interaction between students and
administrators was important.
“It’s good to know the face behind
the name,” said Belinda Liu, a fresh
man from Raleigh.
Bryan Winbush, a student govern
ment executive assistant, said, “Events
like this help to bridge the gap between
administrators and students.”
Student Body President Mo Nathan
passed out popsicles in the heat.
“Dean Schroeder has served thou
sands upon thousands of students over
plans.
“It just was not financially feasible,”
Hammack said. “We would have had to
implement a student fee.”
Myers said food services had looked
into a system that used radio technology
to transmit sales information.
“These were priced in the spring and
were really expensive,” he said. “They
were a lot of money per register and 15
cents per transaction.”
Myers said he was still looking for
other possible systems to allow students
to use their meal plans at carts.
Sherrie Ellis, a freshman from
Durham, said that being unable to use
her meal plan had not caused her any
problem.
“I just usually eat at Chase, Hanes or
the Student Union,” Ellis said.
Jim Clinton, manager of the ONE
Card Office, said changes could be made
with meal plans, expense accounts and a
la carte accounts until Sept. 5.
“As long as the parental permission
box was not checked on a student’s
form, they can change their current
plan.”
three decades,” Nathan said.
“Although we’ll miss him a great deal,
we want to wish him well and allow
him to leave as he has always served
with the students.”
The Student Affairs Division spon
sored a reception in honor of
Schroeder at 2 p.m. in Morehead
Banquet Hall. Upon entering the recep
tion, more than 200 friends, family, and
colleagues who attended the reception
had the chance to write a message to
Schroeder for a scrapbook.
Chancellor Michael Hooker was
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Recognition
for faculty
high priority
■ A task force suggested
faculty get raises and
awards based on teaching.
BY SHARIF DURHAMS
UNIVERSITY EDITOR
They get cash prizes, a handshake
from the chancellor and and a few min
utes on the court during the last home
basketball game of the season.
In short, recipients of the
University’s teaching awards get super
star status for working with students.
“It just makes them feel absolutely
wonderful that they have invested their
lives to become teachers of excellence,”
said Associate Provost Larry Gilbert,
&
r.@ x
who helped create
the teaching
awards three years
ago.
Now a task
force of professors
and students
wants to make
more professors and teaching assistants
feel like stars when they dedicate them
selves to teaching and getting students
involved in research.
In a 71-page report, the Chancellor’s
Task Force on Intellectual Climate, told
Chancellor Michael Hooker that chang
ing the faculty reward structure should
be the University’s second priority for
improving the intellectual climate.
The task force suggested spending
$300,000 of its $4 million in proposals
to evaluate professor’s performance
based more on their teaching than their
research.
The various teaching awards repre
sent what some of the task force mem
bers want to see all year. Students nom
inate their favorite professors and teach
ing assistants in the spring and describe
how they teach students inside and out
side the classroom.
“That just reflects student desire to
recommend teachers that go the extra
step,” said Sherry Honeycutt, a senior
who served on the committee that
selected the 19 award recipients last
spring.
“They are the teachers that (strxlents)
would see on campus and stop to talk
about problems they were having.”
History Professor Lloyd Kramer, a
task force member, learned firsthand the
value of the teaching awards. He
received the Undergraduate Teaching
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brand new series on college life, and
guess what? He's bringing the show
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NCAA champs set to start
Nancy Pelligreen and
the UNC field hockey
team open their
season Saturday
against Penn State.
The Tar Heels will be
seeking a third straight NCAA title this
season. Page 5
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