Page 8-Friday, April 18, 1980-The Michigan Daily .mf. '. ........ . ....'............. . . . . . ..EWM9 M MSER Declining enroilments to have little effect on" University (Continued from Page 1) Coincidentally, the Chronicle report also said first rank universities, like Michigan, are in a position to reduce their admissions standards to adjust to declining enrollments. However, University President Harold Shapiro said he would rather see the Univer- sity's schools and colleges reduce their enrollment to maintain a high-quality. student body rather than decrease ad- missions standards to maintain enrollment. "If we wish to maintain our standar- ds, there will be some impact, but not a major one," he said. "For the last five years we've been purposely dropping our enrollment in several un- dergraduate and graduate programs, including pharmacy, education, speech and nursing." He continued to say some of these nrograms cut their enrollments in an effort to improve the ratio of faculty-to- students, thus upgrading the quality of the program. THE UNIVERSITY is in a relatively fortunate position compared to most other institutions. Some schools will struggle for survival and may exaggerate the quality of their programs in attempts to bolster sagging enrollments. "The danger that occurs when supply exceeds demand in education is fraud," explained Marvin Peterson, director of the School of Education's Center for the Study of Higher Education. "There are loads of marginal institutions providing marginal educations and reporting promising things that they can't deliver on, like job placement." Most of the talk surrounding the enrollment issue dwells on a reduction in student quality, fraudulent reporting by second rate institutions, and the demise of colleges and universities that can't compete with others, Peterson continued. Despite these results, there will be some positive effects from declining enrollments, he said. "SINCE THE Northeast and Midwest will be hit hardest by declining enrollments and other financial woes, institutions in these areas will suffer more than those in the South and Southwest," Peterson explained. "Most of the topinstitutions are in the Mid- west and the East; now the marginal schools in the South and Southwest will have a chance to catch up with us, and this is good." Another positive effect of declining enrollments, he said, will be that programs in the arts and humanities will become more accessible to women and minorities. In the past, he said, Ph.D programs in these fields were too competitive, and now admissions stan- dards Will begin to ease. In addition, Peterson said declining enrollments will force universities and colleges to actively recruit older students to make up for the loss of college-aged students. "Currently our educational system is segregated," observed Peterson. "You have teenagers, college-aged students and older people all in different educational settings." HE SAID both young and old students will benefit from taking classes together. Peterson added he sees the continued expansion of continuing education programs for people in the work force. "I'm not sure the University faculty and administration are aware of these benefits," he said. "When you're at a university that is essentially, in- vulnerable from these issues, you become isolated." MM AMMMMnMM~im 4 / Out-of-state students scramble for 1 wan n (Continued from Page 1) the past 365 consecutive days. Graduate student Suzanne MacGuire, came to Ann Arbor one and one half years ago after completing an undergraduate degree in Iowa. She worked at University Hospital from the fall of 1978 till last September after deciding to continue her education. MacGuire applied to the University as a state resident, but was asked to furnish proof that she had been in the state for a year. MacGuire furnished a signed lease as proof of residency indicating that she and her husband, a Michigan resident, had taken possession of their apartment September 8. She assumed there would be no further problems. But classes began September 7 last year, and the University requested TG PARTY! 5-8 p.m. "Two-fers") FEA TURING * * three notarized statements asserting that she had indeed been in Michigan on September 7,1978. OCCASIONALLY, the rules work against a student. One woman had been a resident' of the state since birth, moved to another state temporarily and accepted a job, uncertain as to whether or not she would return. After six months, she decided to return to her home in Michigan., She had left her bank accounts here intact. and had not changed her voter or automobile registrations. The University declined to grant her resident classification because she had been out of the state for six months. The reason, she was told, was the job she had accepted was not of a transitory nature, which indicated intent to become a resident of the other state. SOMETIMES, even if an applicant strongly follows the letter of the regulations, it is virtually impossible to prove that the intent to remain in the state is sincere. Bill Sharp, a graduate student in the theater department, came to the state from Missouri. "When I came here, I lived here. I was going to live here. That was my intent. But proving that is something else," he said. , Sharp was granted a Professional Theater Program fellowship, which, paid his tuition'-and a stipend in addition. He was offered a job at the Canterbury Loft, in his prospective field, but was warned that he would lose his fellowship if he accepted the position. "I TOOK the job with the idea that I was a resident of this state," he explained, "I'm not trying to get anybody's money - I could have had it all paid for. But now I'm broke because I considered myself a resident and lost the fellowship." Sharp is planning to form and incor- porate a theater company in May when he graduates. He also plans to marry a Michigan resident who has had a long- term continuous employment in the state. Nearly 2,000 residency cases are considered by the University each year, about half of which result in reclassifications. If a student thinks he or she deserves residency although his or her case has been turned down, he is given 20 days to appeal the decision to an appeals board. The greatest number of times anyone has appealed a residency decision is eight times. "Obviously, he didn't have a very strong case," Zimmerman said. REQUESTING, and receiving, residency status in Michigan has been less difficult in the past year. Until 1972, most major state universities accepted This isolation factor could lull the University into a false sense of security, allowing administrators to think they have an adequate number of faculty for the coming decade. According to School of Education Associate Dean Carl Berger, the num- ber of people entering the education field is declining. He said when olde9 professors start to retire in the mid- 1980's, there could be a severe shortage of qualified candidates for faculty ap- pointments. The bottom line, said School of Education Dean Joan Stark, is that the country has more universities than it needs, many of which may cease to operate in the 1980s. Tomorrow: The value of a liberal arts education is scrutinized in ligh of the declining job market for liberal arts graduates. residency students' voter registrations as conclusive proof of residency. But in the drive to register 18- to 20- year-old students to vote in that electiote year, laws were changed allowing out- of-state students to register on their campuses. Since that time, voter registrations have no longer been considered ample proof of residency, and the classification process has become increasingly difficult. According to Jim Chapman, a spokesman for the Secretary of State's office in Lansing, it is quite easy to establish residency by the state' standards. "You live here, you get a job, you're going to pay your taxes hefle. That's what we need to consider someone a resident," Chapman said. "It takes 30 days to get a voter registration. Once you're a voter, I1don't see how anyone can deny that you are a resident of the state. But for tuition purposes that's something different," he added. The issue that changed residency requirements drastically was a case called Hays v. U. of M. Regents, decided in 1972. At that time, the University de.termined that no one residing in Michigan with greater than three semester hours of credit, with the exceptions of people who had formerly resided in Michigan, could gain or lose residence while a student at any institution of learning. The University's live-in requirements had been six months. The court ruled the three semester hour practice was unconstitutional because it denied the right of equal, protection under the law to students. The court also ruled that persons who paid nqn-resident tuition from May 1972 forward had three months to apply to the University for a hearing concerning eligibility for resident tuition. MELODIOSO '., HOUSING DIVISION FOR 19W0-81 ACADEMIC YEAR i POSITION OPENINGS FOR RESIDENT DIRECTOR AND RESIDENT ADVISOR BAITS HOUSING-NORTH CAMPUS POSITION OBJECTIVE: To generate a staff team capable of building active support networks in a residence hallhousing upperclass, graduate and international students. JOB RESPONSI- BILITIES: Providing leadership in a house of approximately 150 students. Working to strengthen community and support networks for house residents. Designing and implementing educational, cultural, and social programs for residents. Serving as chair on special interest committees. Serving as a peer counselor and referral agent. Advising house government and student special interest groups. Orienting students to Baits and the University. Organizing and coordinating house events. Handling house administrative functions. Staff application forms are available starting April 16, 1980 in Charlene Coady's office, 1500 SAB. DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 4:00 P.M., April 30, 1980 A NON-DiSCRIMINATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER RIO, *.u * eral 1 Every Night LGth lace of the Week T.G.I.F. HAPPY HOUR 4:00-8:00 pm A 1 f ; 7L p '7 F d U Nq A A e LP & Cassette also available "Best of Return to Forever" and "Best of Bobbi Humphrey" 4 MR T~2 : B 3j~7~~ ~ U I