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Thursday, September 18, 1986 / University Daily Kansan
Mo. school officials seek investments
United Press International
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — More investments into Missouri's universities and colleges would increase the economic effect of those institutions on the state, officials said yesterday.
Representatives of universities and colleges that are members of Missourians for Higher Education released a report they had commissioned showing how the institutions influence the state's economy.
The report, by the independent consulting firm of Technical Systems Inc., said the economic influence of 54 Missouri colleges and universities exceeded $7.4 billion in 1985 and that the schools employed more than 128,000 people.
But the economic effect could rise to $10 billion if
the General Assembly increased levels of investments to more competitive levels, said C. Peter Magrath, president of the University of Missouri and chairman of the organization.
"We do not plead that we are poor institutions." Magrath said of the coalition of public and private, two- and four-year colleges and universities.
"We believe with the investments made we do good things. We're not afraid to say we believe we need more prudent investments (for the schools.)"
Missouri ranks 45th in the country with $72 in per capita state and local support to higher education. That's 33 percent below the national average. Marrath said he would like to see that increased.
"Our state will be impoverished if we cannot increase the prudent investment that is needed."
Magrath said at a news conference.
The report, which contained figures Magrath described as conservative, shows that in 1985, the institutions, their employees, students and visitors spent more than $4.6 million. More than $227 million in taxes was paid to state and local governments by the employees and students.
In other areas of economic significance, more than $166 million in federal funds was brought to the state in research investment, student aid and other educational programs. There was a $672 million expansion of the state's credit base derived from time and demand deposits of the schools, their employees and students.
ASK savs small staff hinders program
By SALLY STREFF
Staff writer
An off-campus work-study program financed by the state is prospering at some Kansas universities, but needs more administrative support at the University of Kansas, the Associated Students of Kansas told a legislative committee yesterday.
KU and other state universities are not spending all the money they receive because they don't have the staff to properly direct and promote the program, said Mark Tallman, director of legislative affairs for ASK.
The money the universities receive from the state may be used only for students' wages and not for administration of the program.
ASK and financial aid officials from state universities recommended to the Legislative Educational Planning Committee that the Kansas Legislature adopt guidelines for the program, one of which would provide for administrative costs.
The committee works between legislative sessions to plan the state's post-secondary educational policies.
*A lot of the focus of the meeting was to look at
the differences between the programs at different universities," Tallman said. "If you have enough money for administration, it works better. You can get students and employers together."
Beata Brayko, coordinator of KU's student employment center and an assistant director of student financial aid, said the Legislature had appropriated money for the program to state schools since fiscal year 1984, but had never written legislation governing it.
ASK is a lobbying organization that represents students from KU, Kansas State University, Wichita State University, Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University, Pittsburg State University and the Kansas Technical Institute in Salina.
The group probably will request at the next meeting in October that the committee draft guidelines to be introduced to the Legislature next session, Tallman said.
Brayko said the program worked much the same as the federal work-study program except that it matched students with off-campus employers. The universities pay 50 percent of students' gross
About 80 KU students are involved in the program
wages.
But because no state legislation governs the program, each school runs the program differently and has different results, she said.
Several schools, such as Wichita State, run the program in conjunction with another program that tries to find regular off-campus jobs for students.
"We don't have that, so coordination is difficult." Bravko said.
In addition, KU will allow only students who qualify for federal work-study programs to participate in the program. Other schools, such as Kansas State, do not have this restriction.
The program makes job connections through the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce and intern programs in schools such as law, business and social welfare, she said.
"The problem is getting student and employer interest growing at the same rate," she said. "It's not being done very effectively, but we don't have the manpower to do it any other way."
Engineering majors get career look at fair
Staff writer
By PAMELA SPINGLER
Students in Allen Field House yesterday had more on their minds than basketball. They were looking for information on job opportunities at the annual engineering career fair.
Engineering and computer science students looked at exhibits and talked to prospective employers about possible opportunities in their companies.
Mark Wagner and Sue Carley said company representatives gave them ideas on job requirements and company expectations.
Carley, St. Louis senior and architectural engineering major, said that because all companies didn't interview on campus, the fair offered students a chance to get specific information about companies.
"The fair may not cater to all disciplines in the school, but it's an excellent idea." Carley said.
"I found out that some companies aren't looking so much for the engineering technical skills but at the engineering thought process," said Wagner, Los Alamos, N.M., senior.
Lyndall Yarnell, Topeka senior and computer science major, said he learned about many opportunities he didn't know were in the job market.
I'm just looking around because I won't graduate until May, but it has given me some ideas for the future," he said.
Cindi Garrison, Burroughs Corporation representative, said the fair offered companies the opportunity to meet a lot of students.
After seeing the company's name at the fair, the student might also remember it in future job decisions, she said.
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