- -Friday, May 16, 1986 - Page 3 'U' to get increased state funds By AMY MINDELL State legislators again delayed voting on a bill yesterday that would give the University about $4 million more in state funds than it was budgeted to receive this year. But University administrators and legislators are confident the bill will pass next Tuesday. The bill, which would give $8 million to higher education in general, adds about $139 to various bodies state-wide, including prisons and national parks. A technicality over whether the bill was signed in an open meeting kept the legislation off the Senate floor Tuesday and yesterday. IF PASSED, most of the ad- ditional funds will go to the College of Engineering, as part of Gov. James Blanchard's Research Ex- cellence and Economic Develop- ment fund. The fund would help the state's four "research univer- sities" - The University of Michigan, Michigan State Univer- sity, Wayne State University, and the Michigan Technological In- stitue - pay for - research that helps the state economy. The University last year received $8.6 million of these fun- ds, $3.3 million less than Blan- chard's recommendation and far less than administrators saydthey need. The money willprimarily be used to buy equipment for a sophisticated electronics laboratory on North Campus. It will also pay for faculty salaries. THE COLLEGE of Engineering, however, still needs $4-5 million more to fully equip the Center for Advanced Electronics and Optics Technology, according to interim engineering dean Charles Vest. Equipment money was never a part of the college's requests for state funds, engineering officials have said. On Golden Street Day Photo by Keli McLoyd sells lemonade for 5Q a cup last Sunday afternoon in front of her Golden Street home. This is a first business endeavor for the six-year-old entrepreneur. Program may affectfunding By ROB EARLE million has been budgeted for 1987, the University's defense funding available only to American The University's participation to be coordinated by four agencies for the 1986 fiscal year will reach citizens. The project is an attempt on a new program designed to from each military service, and about $8.5 million, according to to encourage American students revitalize the nation's research on the Defense Research Projects Allan Price, associate vice to conduct research previously universities through the Depar- Agency. president for research. dominated by foreigners studying tment of Defense will probably not The potential funding jump may Added to Wilson's estimate of here. Increasing concern in the significantly increase its depen- seem significant, but not in light of URI funds, which she called her federal government over illegal dence on DoD funding. long-term trends. best-case scenario, this figure technology transfer to other coun- The new program may, Last fiscal year, the University could jump to $18 million in fiscal tries cannot have gone unnoticed however, subject the University to received $6.4 million from the 1986. by the formulators of URI policies. strict DoD control over who con- defense department, a nearly 17 But Charles Vest, interim dean of ducts research. The program, percent increase over 1984. The the College of Engineering, said Wilson called this provision called the University Research amount of defense department the University is not likely to get merely an effort to encourage Initiative (URI), mandates that money going to researchers here any of the funds, since researchers home-grown researchers. Student participants be American citizens. has steadily increased since 1972, here have applied for more than leaders, however, say it is UNIVERSITY Vice President when the present classified twice the total URI budget. They discriminatory, and have called for Research Linda Wilson research guidelines were adopted. are competing with 963 other on the University to provide mat- estimated that the University will The guidelines forced most researchers nationwide. ching funds to foreigners denied receive, at best, 10 percent of the weapons-related research off URI money. $90 million Congress has set aside campus. NONETHELESS grants and Unversity officials have not for the program's first year. $40 IF PRESENT trends continue, fellowships in the URI are responded. The college is pursuing money G ' yfrom private corporations to make U'plan may raise minority enrollment upforthe The additional $930,000 from the By ELLEN FIEDELHOLTZ Graduates will recieve a degree research university working with of a good small private arts bill will be added to the Univer- A partnership between the from both schools. Marygrove a community college is a good one, college and also the best of what sity's general operating budget, University and a small liberal arts students must have completed 90 and could have a definite impact the University has to offer," he which includes salaries, and school in Detroit may bring more hours of classes and maintained a on minoritnola added.' utilities. a minorities to campus. Students participating in the new program, which was announced by University officials last week, will spend 2 years at Marygrove College before coming to the University. Here, they will enroll for either 2 or 3 years, depending on their academic program. POSSIBLE schools and colleges for these students include engineering, nursing, pharmacy, natural resources and dental hygiene. 3.2 grade point average to be eligible for the Two Degree Oppor- tunity Program. Although the program is open to whites, Marygrove's 70 percent minority enrollment will probably channel more minorities to the University. THE University has struggled throughout the past decade to raise black enrollment to ten per- cent. Blacks now make up 5.2 per- cent of University students. "The whole idea of a major Nordby, director of the Univer- sity's office of Affirmative Action. According to Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs Robert Holmes, "the program will allow students to ease into their college education. They will begin at a small, private liberal arts college, where they can adapt to campus life and also take a broad program of liberal arts courses with careful preparation in the basics." 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