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Tuesday, October 13, 1987 / University Daily Kansan
Jello Biafra, lead singer of the rock band the Dead Kennedys, speaks to an audience at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union. Biafra performed several of his spoken works and talked about First Amendment rights and his rock censorship case.
MARGIN OF EXCELLENCE
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libraries, research programs and student services and by hiring additional teachers.
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"The Margin of Excellence represents what the University of Kansas must have to be com- A bad digd is said by a Badig said. "It's that simple."
"There is no plan B. The time for commitment is now. If the people of Kansas want quality in their schools, they must become a reality."
Under Margin of Excellence, state financing for KU would have two components.
First, financing would grow at the same rate as at peer schools. Once their growth is matched, Margin of Excellence money would be used to gain ground on peer institutions.
The Regents are asking for a total of $117 million in increased state financing of Regents schools for the next three years. About $70 million of that would be used to keep pace with the growth of 47 and 77 million, would provide what officials call the margin.
Approval of the plan would mean that KU would spend $2 million a year over the next three years to increase faculty salaries. Last year, the average faculty salary at KU was $36,353 — 8 percent below its peers.
Koplik said that the salary increase would attract better teachers to KU and would help
keep those already at KU from leaving.
"Margin of Excellence is an effort to provide competitive salaries," Kopik said. "We are not talking about moving to the head of the pack, we're talking about at least being in the pack. Many of us are not satisfied being relegated to spectator status in recruiting teachers. We want to be in the game."
A 1987 Legislative Post Audit Committee reported after interviews with former faculty, new faculty and individuals who declined jobs at Regents universities that the Regents schools had problems in attracting qualified applicants to state schools. The committee stated that inadequate salary was one of the most common reasons given for declining a job.
Robert Lineberry, dean of liberal arts and sciences, said KU would be increasingly disadvantaged if it did not get Margin of Excellence money.
"We would be competing against private industry and other schools for teachers with one hand tied behind our back," he said.
In addition to faculty pay increases, new teachers would be hired under Margin of Excellence. Positions for 19 new teachers, most of them in liberal arts and sciences, would be created during the first year of the plan.
Other benefactors from Margin of Excellence would include
libraries, student services and research money.
■ KU libraries would be financed at 103 percent of the average peer level. Margin of Excellence money would be used to purchase equipment and books for the science library under construction behind Hoch Auditorium and facilities at all campus libraries.
Student students at KU would receive a 10 percent increase in financing under Margin of Excellence. Student students at KU were financed 40 percent below programs at its peer schools
Almost three-fourths of the Margin of Excellence money for student services in fiscal 1889 would be earmarked for additional support for the student records office and student activities. The remaining amount would be used to create a position that would deal with students in emergency situations.
■ Research programs at KU would increase more than 12 percent under Margin of Excellence. The additional money would provide increases in the general research fund, research awards for new faculty and research improvement programs.
the Legislature will debate Margin of Excellence when it convenes in January in Topeka.
Until then, professors like Richard Schowen say they will work with tight budgets, old equipment and a fear that co-leagues will leave KU for other universities or private industry.
Margin of Excellence discussions begin today
Margin of Excellence will be the topic at several forums this week.
- Today, Donald Slawson, chairman of the Board of Regents, will present the Margin of Excellence proposal at 10 a.m. to the Legislative Educational Planning Committee at the Regents office at the Capitol Towers in Topeka.
and Sen. Wint Winter Jr., RLawrence.
Tomorrow, a panel discussion on Margin of Excellence sponsored by the Associated Students of Kansas will take place at 7 p.m. at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
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