The Lumberjack, February 23, 1984.

              From left, Superintendant of Public Schools, Carolyn Warner, the Student
Regent from NAU, Kathleen Clark and NAU President Eugene Hughes, share a light
moment during the February regents m eeting last Saturday in Tucson.
f o u r e m p l o y m e n t r o u t e s
A presentation by NAU President—£ugene
Hughes Saturday convinced the Arizona flbard of
Regents to approve the creation of a Centyfor Ex­cellence
in Education at NAU. *
The State Legislature will be asked toHmd the
initial $1 million needed to open the centepHughes
said during the February- regents meeting at the
University of Arizona.
The center’s purpose will be to join personnel
from public schools, university business, indu-Jry
and state agencies in a cooperative effort to improve
education in the state, Hughes said.
The NAU center will be similar to cenZ&s in
business, engineering and Hispanic studies in
operation at Arizona State University and the U of
A.
“With mounting evidence of improvement in
Arizona’s economy, this year is as opportune time
to begin the renewal of the state’s education
system,” Hughes said.
“The center will be recognized for quality
preparation of teachers and administrators and
development of high quality curricular products,”
Hughes said.
He said due to the creation of the center, NAU’s
graduates will be in high demand because of their
ability to perform effectively in the classroom.
“Clearly, I will support this program,” said
Superintendent of Public Schools Carolyn Warner.
“ We have needed a center for excellence in educa­tion
for a long time. ”
“I think President Hughes is putting the focus on
where education ought to be,” said Regent William
Payne. “ It’s a step in the right direction.”
“The Center for Excellence in Education will
provide NAU with a unique statewide mission and
a leadership role in public education not only in
Arizona, but throughout the state as well,” Hughes
said.
N A U o f f e r s
Laura Resek
Staff Reporter
NAU provides four difierent kinds of employ­ment
for students, said Alan Shipley, director of
financial aid.
These are the college work study program, the
NAU student employment (Student Wage I. the
cafeteria employment program and off-campus
Employment.
TTie work study program was started in 1%5 by
the federal government. The government pays 80
percent of the student’s wage and the university or
an off campus employment agency pays the other
20 percent.
The college work study program is for students in
financial need. A student must fill out the American
College Testing (ACTI Packet to prove financial
need.
Approximately 650 students are on the college
work study program.
Some of the jobs available in the program are
clerical positions, grounds crew, custodians and
library workers.
Most students don’t work more than 20 hours per
week. The work schedule coincides with the
students class schedule.
The student employment program is funded by
the state and the university and is not necessarily
for those in financial need. Shipley said.
Students who are on financial aid can not qualify
for a student wage job.
Student wage jobs are controlled by each depart­ment.
The department makes the decisions on hir­ing
and students should look for jobs in various col­leges
and departments. The individual departments
are not required to list their job openings wtih the
student employment office although some do.
Shipley said.
The salaries start at $3.3.> but can go as high as
$7.60 depending on the job, Shipley said.
Another kind of employment for students is the
cafeteria employment program sponsored by Pro­fessional
Food Management IPFMI.
PFM hires students to work in the cafeterias,
concession stands and catering services.
Students wishing to work in one of these areas
should contact a cafeteria mananger or the
managers of the catering and concession stands.
The off-campus Employment agency works by
having students fill out cards according to their
skills. The agency matches the skill cards of the
students with job openings in the community. The
agency then sends students on interviews. Shipley
said.
He said financial aid is not a requirement of the
off campus employment agency . Shipley said.
There are approximately 500 to 600 students on
the off campus employment. Shipley said.
The pay, hours and benefits are negotiated by the
employer and student. Shipley said.
‘Jobs are a benefit to the student and the depart­ment,
cafeteria or employer, he said.
“I encourage students to work part time on cam­pus.
There s a big block of time that students aren t
in class.
“ National studies of the college work study pro­gram
have shown that students tend to have a better
GPA and kmer drop out rate than students that
who don’t work.'’ Shipley said.
Students tend to overlook utility costs
Steve Williams
Stall Reporter
The cost of utilities—it is something many on-campus
students fail to appreciate.
Because they do not receive an actual bill,
students in residence halls often consider their
utilities “free.”
“Whether they think it or not. students do pay
for their utilities,” said Dave Schultz, associate
director of Residence Life.
“The cost of the utilities is built into the rent
chance the students pav.”
Shultz and others at Residence Life are planning
an energy awareness campaign for the spring
semester.
Through both physical improvements and an in­formational
campaign. Residence Life hopes to cut
energy costs on campus.
“We had an energy awareness week last year that
wasn’t extremely productive,” Schultz said. "Now.
the energy awareness idea will be ongoing
throughout the semester.”
Many physical improvements are in the planning
stage that will conserve water, heat and electricity,
Schultz said.
The plumbing systems in Allen, Cowden. High
Rise, Sechrist. Tinsley and W ilson halls will be im­proved.
New valves will be put in the showers to
save water.
“ In the past, residents of Sechrist have had to
turn on two or three showers to get hot water.”
Schultz said. “The new valves will fix this
problem. ”
Also, new water-heating systems, which will heat
more efficiently, will be installed in several
residence halls.
The old radiators in the north campus halls will
also be changed. New thermostat valves will keep
the radiators at predetermined levels.
“W e’re also upgrading the ventilation in some of
the high rise halls.”
A few' improvements already completed are new
windows in Taylor Hall and new weatherstriping in
the doors of several other halls.
“Hopefully, these moves will save us energy,”
Schultz said. “Were trying to improve on the areas
we can control. ”
He added Residence Life must depend on the
students to conserve on an individual basis.
“We re going to be publicizing ideas on energy
conservation,” Schultz said.
Keeping thermostats at high levels and excessive
waste of water were pointed out by Schultz as com­mon
consumption problems.
“We really can save energy without putting a lot
out.” Schultz said. “ It’s easier than we think.”
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Volume 74 Issue 6
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Greg Staley
Staff Reporter
Regents approve upgrading of telephone system
Greg Staley
Staff Reporter
At last weekend’s monthly meeting of the
Arizona Board of Regents, approval was given to
NAU to get started on two large university projects.
One is the upgrading of the university telecom­munications
system. Approval was given for phase
one of this three part project, which is hiring a con­sultant
to analyze the problem and submit
upgrading recommendations.
The NAU telephone system is based on a
IT-year-old Centrex switch which is being taxed
beyond its capacity and is unable to serve the com­munication
and data distribution requirements of
the university, according to a report prepared for
the regents.
The report said the unit is being serviced with
parts cannibalized from discarded units since the
o rig inal e q uipm e nt is no longer being
manufactured.
In addition to an unacceptable level of service,
high cost of maintenance, lack of growth potential,
lack of appropriate technology for long distance
calling and complexities resulting from reorganiza­tion
of the telephone company, it is imperative the
system be analyzed and replaced, the report said.
The consulting firm chosen is Telecommunica­tions
International Inc. The fixed price of the con­tract
is $108,000 plus expenses not to exceed
$16,200.
This firm will analyze institutional telecom­munications
needs, usage, costs and develop an in­tegrated
plan for telephone and data comAiunica-tions
systems, the report said. Following review
and approval of the plan, the consultant will
develop specifications, assist with bidding and
supervise equipment installation to ensure a com­plete
working system.
Project cost for the entire system replacement is
in the range of $3 million to $4 million.
The second project is to implement a program of
group automobile insurance with the California
Casualty insurance company for employees of NAU
with premiums to be paid through payroll
deductions.
A report prepared for the regents said Arizona
State University and the University of Arizona cur­rently
have group automobile insurance programs
while NAU would be offering the program for the
first time.
NAU also reported the gift of property to the
university.
The school has received a gift of a parcel of pro-
[M»rty adjacent to the Latter Day Saints Student
Center and the Newman Center, according to a
report prepared for the regents.
The property will be used primarily to develop an
improved, all-weather access road to Roseberry hall
and the parking lot adjacent to it, the report said.
The only access currently is temporary and through
the courtesy of an adjacent landowner.
The gift comes from the original holdings of the
chambers family, near the university campus, and
results from the generosity of M an Chambers
Malmgren, Helen Chambers McPherson and Rita
Chambers Gannon, the report said.
It went on to say the gift was required with the
assistance of Jack Malmgren and Joe Riordan who
were both instrumental in determining the legalities
and assisting with completion of the necessary
records for the property.