2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, May 25, 1994 DEBIT Continued from page 1 be identical in size and shape to ATM and credit cards. Off-campus merchants who want accesstothecardwouldhavetosign up through the bank and incur service fees. But the extra cost would likely be offsetby highersales, resulting in little or no expense for students. "What we're looking at is the com- mercial side as a debit function man- aged by a bank and the campus side managed by the University, with the intent of keeping the administrative cost as low as possible," said Robert W. Moenart, the University's con- troller and director of financial opera- tions. "Of course, any additional costs would be passed on to the ultimate user, which is predominately stu- dents." Later this summer, the University will solicit proposals from banks and credit unions to administer the debit- card program, Moenart said. The tar- get date for implementing the new program is fall 1995. Off-campus merchants expressed some displeasure with the wait. "I was told (the University) would make an announcement that would make all of us happy," said Dave Richard, general manager of Michi- gan Book & Supply. "Waiting an- other year doesn't exactly make me happy." The final shape of the new debit- card program will not become clear until early next year, Moenart said. The University's debit card will be modeled after a program now in place at Florida State University that has gained national acclaim. Florida State's FSUCard origi- nated in 1990 as the first campus id. card to be fully integrated into the banking system and other services. Students at Florida State now can pay tuition, make a long-distance phone call, purchase from vending machines, withdraw funds from ATMs, pay overdue library fines, pay off parking tickets, and purchase from stores both on and off campus. The card soon will be used to distribute financial aid. REPORT Continued from page 1 ethnic group, the report said. UniversityspokespersonLisaBaker said the University is trying to improve conditions for minority women. "I think we are really looking for- ward as we continue with the man- date to even more improvement in progress for all faculty of color. (Women of color) clearly present a special concern," Baker said. Opinions differ on why retention of minority faculty is such a problem. Harvey Whitfield, an African American, was an associate professor of biochemistry until he left the Uni- versity in 1980. He said both he and his wife were forced out of the Medi- cal School. "I think there was both racism and sexism involved and I do not say that lightly," he said. Whitfield is currently an associate professor of psychiatry and biochem- istry at the University of Illinois. Whitfield said the University asked him to return in 1990, but then retracted the offer, because funding was unavailable. "My big fear was the Medical School wanted to say they tried to recruit a Black faculty member and it did not work," he said. Pharmacology Prof. Thomas Landefeld served as interim assistant dean of student and minority affairs in the Medical School in 1990. He said the environment has not improved significantly in the Medical School. "I certainly feel there is both covert and overt racism." Landefeld said many minority colleagues have left the Medical School because of the environment. "I don't have any evidence I know ofthat there is hostility toward minor- ity faculty (in the Medical School " Betz countered. Robin Kelly, an African Ameri- can, is also leaving his post as a pro- fessor in the History and Center for African-American Studies depart- ments to take a position at New York University. "My leaving had nothing to do with a bad environment at the Univer- sity. I've had nothing but good expe- riences here," he said. "The major problem faculty must face, regardless of color, is overwork. For minority faculty, that burden is even greater," Kelly said, explaining that minority faculty are often asked to mentor minority students or take administrative positions. "Diversifi- cation is good, but the cost weighs on minority faculty." -I TeL4t-Nt e (ei+ te chcm 00 0i - r_ _ _ _ _ £pecs 761-1111 761-9393 1031 E. Ann St. 1200 Packard i - 99 ii 9- S Large : Large I 2 Small i 1 S i$ 9Specialty i Hand i iza I *Tossed Lar e hooseargom ousrll with Cheese i ,,,t"*,,,2m I wthchese EtravagnzaPepperoni, Pizzas I plus 1 topping. I Matza,VeggeDuor I xeas, Hnd 7o...d or Thh Cess.t ~ Bacon Cheeseburger Feasts. eaCh with cheese Hand Tossed or Thin Cust i sDeep Dish $1.20 more. i Deep Dish $1.20 more. i plus 2 toppings. Expire 8/15/94. VaiN d at particiahing, Expires8/15/94. Valid at participating Expire s8115194. Vald at participating stores only. 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But, University spokesperson Lisa Baker said there are no organized plans tomoveto 100-percentoperations year- round at this time."There's always talk that we couldusespacemoreefficiently but (year-round education) is not any- thing we have plans to do in the foresee- able future," Baker said. Despite Baker's statement, LSA is working to increase its course of- ferings during the summer. LSA has added about 30 courses this summer, said Associate Dean John Cross. Cross said while he was unaware of any move by Duderstadt, addi- tional classes are being offered through theindividual departments in LSA. "The question is to expand the offerings to see if there is reason to justify the expansion," Cross said. "We can't just dramatically increase the summer offerings. SELF-SERVE COPIES m 1 Sr- REG. COPIES 20# White, 8.5x11 -- " Collate 1 _ " Staplel " Two-sided * High Speed rrT COPYI NG 611 Church Street It de above Rick's Phone: 665-92t Fax: 930-2800 "Most faculty do go away and pursue their research during the sum- mer. That's one of the reasons we were gradually pursuing the expan- sion," Cross added. Butdiscussion on year-roundedu- cation is not new. Beginning in 1963 the University set up a commission to study the pos- sibility of year-round education. The result was the implementation of the spring-summer semester in 1964 and spring andsummer half terms in 1965. Some faculty members maintain that increased summerclass selection could have drawbacks. Chemistry Prof. Thomas Dunn said he researched the possibility of 100-percent year-round operations in the mid-'80s and found that it would put a crunch on faculty as well as financial resources. "Essentially it would mean a great deal of money to maintain and air condition buildings and fuel faculty salaries." Dunn said. "My research indicated then that it would be a f - lorn effort." Dunn added that the "efficiency" of the proposal is debatable. "When you talk about efficiency you have to think about the human factor. Is there a demand to service year-round operations? Are students interested in a third semester? Would the faculty then be increased? Ther' more to consider here than econoi ics," Dunn said. But regents said students may di- rectly benefit from the plan. "It would provide an opportunity for students to earn a bachelor degree i a shorter period of time," said Regent LaurenceDeitch(D-Bloomfield Hills). School of Architecture senior Jen- nifer Kowalewski said she thought it might also help students who need work to pay tuition. "I think it's a good idea, that way students could take less classes each termandearnmoremoney forschool," she said. The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Wednesdays during the spring and summerterms by students at the University of Michigan. 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