Volume 5, Issue 23 - March 9, 1983

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Volume 5, Issue 24 © Metropress March 9, 1983 CCHE recommendation to Legislature

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Library, AHEC stUdy called for by Richard Bellizzi ~

library "as a benefit to students at Auraria and not solely as an administration or faculty convenience." · CU President Arnold Weber, in addressing the Commission, called for a moratorium on recommendations and studies pertaiI~ing to Auraria. .. The process of review," Weber said, "has probably reached the point of diminishing returns." We~. said the library's problems are administrative, not academic, in nature, and .any review would "dilute the respon·Sibilities of officers at the University."

The Colorado Commission on .Higher Education voted Friday to recommend in its annual report to the Legislature that a study be made of the Auraria Library - which would focus on its funding - and levels of service. The study, to be made by CCHE and developed by May 15, would assess .such alternatives as assigning t}\e library to the . _ Auraria Board of Directors (UCD now controls it), developing a memorandum of understanding regarding the library's funding, and curtailing and even eliminating some library services. ·• The Commission also voted to _ UCD Chancellor Gene Nordby told the Commission the Auraria recommend that an independent · study.be made of the organization Executives Committee (MSC of the Auraria Higher Education President Richard Fontera, CCDCenter. That recommendation A Vice President Myer Titus and l came after the Commission Nordby) "is not blind to the prodiscussed the Legislative- Audit blems," and that they have met -Committee's decision earlier Fri- already to draft a memo wh.ich day to call for a state auditor's in- defines .UCD's responsibilities in vestigation of AHEC and its inter- relation to the library and. • relationships. - discus5es how to deal with its sup.. The -Commission made its _plemental appropriations, both recommendations despite the ob- positive and negative. jections of the University of Col"We all agree the libr~ orado Board of Regents and the should be run by one institution, Trustees of the Consortium of not AHEC," Nordby said. "It . . State Colleges, which govern (the library) can't respond to UCD and MSC. every student or faculty need." CCHE staff member Ray Kieft, Consortium President Richard in presenting the Commission's Laughlin 1oined Weber in his recommendation for discussion, contention that a library study 'd h d h uld f th was unnecessary. Laughlin urged .. sat t e stu Y s 0 ocus on e the Commission to re-affirm its 1980 position that "the Auraria concept does work." Library services restored "The process must include four The Auraria Library has announced the governing boards in determining reinstatement of services which were cut priorities," Laughlin, said. "It's - '-last year becau~ of budget restrictions. more important to study Effective March 28, the library will resume its telephone reference service and (Auraria's) . efficiency and effecpick-up and delivery of audio/visual tiveness. You've got to know if ifs equipment. working before you look at goverIn addition, the library's hours will be: nance." , .Mon ..Thurs. 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., Friday The library being closed on 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 Sunday, Fontera said, is "simply p.m. and Sunday noon to 8 p.m. ' .an -implementation of the fiscal

reality of the current year." "To-give the library to AHEC is absurd," Fontera said. While disagreements between the Auraria insb'tutions do exist, Fontera said, they should not be interpreted as unsolvable. AHEC Executive Director Jerry Wartgow expressed his support of the .C CHE's position, and urged it to be aware of where the conflicts exist at Auraria - in

academic areas, where the AHEC Board has no jurisdicition. "That's a flaw," Wartgow said. . "I suggest the CCHE give mor-e responsibility to the Auraria Bo~rd in those matters." . CCHE Executive Director Lee Kerschner said he doesn't believe the AuraHa concept has failed, but said "the history at Auraria has shown there is no. chance of cooperation." 0

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'keys' to future succ,ss by Kevin Vaughan

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Are you one of those people, who shudders every time a paper is due because you never took a typing class? Well, a new class offered by CCD-A is designed to try to alleviate this problem for others. The class is Typing for Kids and is designed to teach children between the ages of 7 and 12 basic keyboard skills on the typewriter while getting them familiar with the· mini· computer. The course was initiated by CCD instructoi; Mary Beth Susman, who, along with Business and Government Studies Division Director Joe Kissik, approached the offices of Continuing Education, Weekend College and Community Relations to determine time, place, cost, faculty, curriculum and the marketing campaign for the course. · Dr. Jennie Rucker teaches the class on Tuesday and Thursday nights in Room 218 of the South Classroom. _ There are ten sessions in the course totalling 15 hours of instruction - including five hours on the computer. ' The main goal is to get the children acquainted with the

,..keyboard and to give them a head start on the typing classes that are offered in the public school systems. "They won't have any speed," Rucker said. "But they will be familiar with the keyboard." All of the sessions have been given names to give the children extra incentive. The first class· was titled "Shake, Rattle and Roll,'~ and the other sessions are "Let's Move Around," "Bonanza," and "Alphabet Animals," among others. The cl~ is not all fun and games though, and Rucker expects the children to attend each ·Continued on page 3


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