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WEDNESDAY October 23, 2013
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Higher education needed to fill skilled job deficit BY MEGAN JONES STAFF WRITER
Postsecondary credentials are now required to enter the middle class, according to the Illinois Board of Higher Education. As 140,000 high-skilled jobs go unfi lled in Illinois each year, Gov. Pat Quinn pushes 60 percent of the state population to hold postsecondary credentials or a degree by 2025. However, officials at the University question how to face these challenges as state funding continues to decline steadily. Following World War II, the United States saw massive growth in postsecondary education. Now, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s 2012 report, the U.S. ranks 14th in the world in the percentage of 25 to 34-year-olds with higher education. The odds
that someone will obtain higher education if their parents do not have a secondary education are 29 percent, which is the lowest among the countries ranked by the organization. “We need to make sure higher education does not become an opportunity only for the elite and wealthy families,� said Abbas Aminmansour, Illinois Board of Higher Education’s Faculty Advisory Council chair and member of the Urbana-Champaign Senate’s Senate Executive Committee. “We also need to make sure more high school graduates are college ready, pursue postsecondary education and finish their programs.� Harry Berman, executive director of the Illinois Board of Higher Education, said in contrast to years past, it’s very difficult to have a middle class life-
style on the earnings that a high school graduate would receive. “For people from low income families, it can be a challenge for them to move up because they need a postsecondary credential to do so,� Berman said. “This does not necessarily mean they need a four-year degree though. There are many certificates and programs available as well. Students need a credential in order to live a satisfactory and economically stable life.� Charles Tucker, vice provost for Undergraduate Education and Innovation at the University, said this is something the University has believed to be necessary for a long time. “Our charge is to educate the children of working class people,� Tucker said. “If you were having this conversation at a high-end private school, they
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Earnings, employment increase with education level While some may question the debt that comes with a college degree, Illinois Board of Higher Education executive director Harry Berman says the higher salaries of a degree provide students a chance to pay back that debt. A 2013 study by College Board, relying on 2011 U.S. Census Bureau data, shows that earnings and employment increase with education level.
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SOURCE: Trends in Higher Education Series Report by College Board, October 2013
might view their admission a little different, but it’s the mission of the University to educate people broadly across all kinds of backgrounds.� According to the White House Office of the Press Secretary, average tuition at a public four-
year college has increased by more than 250 percent over the last three decades, while typical family income grew by 16 percent. Some degrees may or may not allow students to pay off their student loans, said Nicholas Bur-
bules, a professor of education policy, organization and leadership. He explained that going into $100,000 worth of debt as an engineer is offset by a six-figure starting salary.
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Big Ten and UI rank 1st in producing CFOs BY JULIANNE MICOLETA
The Big Ten is America’s premier conference in producing chief fi nancial offi cers, according to a report from executive search fi rm Crist|Kolder Associates, and with 15 sitting CFOs, the University is ranked No. 1 out of all other universities in the world. The study was part of Crist|Kolder Associates’s annual Volatility Report, which looks at the backgrounds and measures the turnover of C-Suite executives in a portfolio of America’s leading companies. It examined the educational backgrounds of 602 sitting CFOs as of Aug. 1, 2013. It found that 69 of the CFOs at companies listed in Fortune 500 and S&P 500 — annual lists of the most profitable corporations in the
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Sixty-nine of the CFOs at Fortune 500 and S&P companies received degrees from Big Ten universities, according to a recent report from Crist/Kolder Associates.
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types of resident advisers and multicultural advocates, Coyer and Runnells said they try to ask very specific questions in the interviews to help bring forth the qualities that make a good hall leader. Coyer said they look for people who are “trainable� and have a passion for the job, which should be shown through in the interview. “I think we can tell when someone is really invested and they want the job for the right reasons,� Coyer said. Good time management skills are also a big part of the job for both resident advisers and mul-
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dent directors, program directors and area coordinators alongside current resident advisers. Residence hall director Nathan Runnells said he looks for people who are involved in the residence hall and who are leaders, along with people with good organizational skills and a passion for social justice. “A thing that students think a lot is that there is a cookie cutter RA,� resident director Sarah Coyer said. “This is not because all of our residents are different, so we need a variety of staff members to connect with all the residents that we have. It’s more about being yourself and showing us what you bring to the table.� Because there can be many
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When Media senior Justin Averill was a freshman, he had a tough time adjusting to college. Averill eventually overcame this, and he credits his success to the influence of the resident adviser on his floor. “She made me feel really comfortable living at school, and she was always there for me,� Averill said. “Starting off here I really didn’t have that many friends. She was my first friend.� Because of this influence, Averill is in his third year of being an resident adviser, and he said he loves the positive influence he can have on his residents. “I had one resident at the end
of (last) year that came up to me and was like, ‘You helped me so much, I was going to go home,’ and it just feels great that I can be a resource to help them,� Averill said. The process of applying to be an resident adviser or multicultural advisor is underway. This past weekend, applicants completed phase two of the threephase selection process. After filling out an online application as the first phase of the process, students attended an information session and panel to learn more about the positions. The third phase, the formal interviews, begins in November. Applicants are interviewed by professional staff such as resi-
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Urbana City Council debates installation of new digital billboards federal legislatures that prohibit images that blink, fl ash, slide, scroll or show video. “It has to be an instant transition (between images),� said Cain Kiser, real estate manager at Adams Outdoor Advertising. City Planning Manager Robert Myers said that under city ordinances, Urbana only has room for seven new billboards to be constructed. He also warned the council that once the billboards go up, it would be difficult for the city to have them removed.
BY ELI MURRAY STAFF WRITER
Adams Outdoor Advertising is hoping that the Urbana City Council will pass an ordinance allowing them to replace a few traditional billboards with more modern, digital ones. Under the new ordinance, Adams Outdoor Advertising would be able to construct digital displays that promote businesses in 10-second increments. The board’s 300-square-foot displays would be subject to safety guidelines imposed by state and
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Kiser said the advertising fi rm was looking to convert three or four billboards in Urbana to digital displays if the ordinance passed. Because they are so expensive to install and maintain, he said, Adams Outdoor Advertising is only interested in placing them in high-traffic areas where they already have billboards in place. “We are looking to have one on each main artery into Urbana: Cunningham, North Lincoln and University (avenues),� he said
Urbana resident Scotty Dossett voiced concerns about digital billboards to the City Council on Oct. 14. Dossett said he was skeptical about “what kind of foot in the door� Adams Outdoor Advertising was looking for. He also expressed concerns about corporate infl uence on the City Council and the impact these signs would have on motorists. “We lost somebody on campus last week, and I know that wasn’t related to anything like this, but I’m really concerned
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Kiser said he encouraged concerned citizens to speak with their council representatives or to call Adams Outdoor Advertising with questions. “We’re going to be 100 percent transparent,� he said. Digital billboards were approved in Champaign in 2007. Adams Outdoor Advertising currently has six digital signs installed in Champaign. Traffic data collected by the Champaign Police Department
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about the environment that we create here,� he said. Carol Ammons, Ward 3, whose district is bordered by Cunningham, N. Lincoln and University avenues, said she wasn’t necessarily opposed to the ordinance, but she’d like to see community members come together to fi nd an agreement. “There needs to be more conversation between the two sides. We want the best for the businesses, and we also want the best for the motorists and the residents,� she said.
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