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Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Aberdeen, S.D. 57401 Permit No. 77 XPONENT Northern State College, Vol. 83, Issue 6, November 3, 1983 Econ majors get shafted by Virginia Snyder The Northern catalog offers majors for which it does not schedule required courses. The academic program is caught in a maze of catch-22 rules; of confusion of authority; and confusion of definitions. The economics major offered at NSC illustrates this point. Five economics courses are offered yearly, all lower level. Nine other courses are listed in the catalog and not offered yearly. Of these nine courses, 490/690 Economics Problems was taught three times between 1977 and 1979; 432/632 Intro to Econometrics was taught once in 1982; 433/633 Public Finance was taught four times between 1977-1981 (finance major offered), and 422 Intro to Statistics once in 1977. Four upper division classes were taught in the past six and half years and only two courses in 1980. Amy Volk, a sophomore at NSC, declared her economics major last spring semester along with a major in finance. Nothing was said to Amy about any problems with her economics major, and her first year went nicely. She took an economics course, a couple of finance courses, and she had no troubles until last spring, when Mr. Neumann told Volk that a 400 level course, International Economics, would be offered. "He was very excited about it and so was I," said Volk. "Most economics classes do excite me." The class was then dropped from the spring schedule. "I expected this to count toward my eight credits left to complete my re-quirements," said Volk. She was told that only the basic economics courses would be taught and the public finance course for the finance majors. To find out the equation for FTEs the Exponent called the Board of Regents who said that different factors are ap-plied to each discipline by local ad-ministrators and to call the dean's of-fice for that specific information. The Exponent then called the dean's office and the secretary said to ask the dean. The Exponent called the dean who said, "I haven't heard of any such for-mula." Upon asking Mr. Jasinski, chairman of the business department, about the 400 FTE, the Exponent was told to ask the dean's office. Neumann and Callahan were also told that they could not teach 400 level courses unless they had at least 10 students in the class. To get the students, they must be allowed to offer the class. Jasinski said that Callahan and Neumann must have a date to teach the course but they still need to have 10 students. Volk and two associates in economics then went to see Prof. Gainok and were told that they could substitute those economics courses (continued on page 7) How the States Rank on 7 Scales Approp. per $1,000 1983-84 Appropriations of personal 2-year 10-year 2-year change 10-year change appropriations (a) per capita (b) income (c) change (d) change (e) less Inflation (f) less inflation (g) South Dakota ranks 50th by Deanna Demory Appropriations to South Dakota state colleges this year are down seven percent from last year, putting South Dakota dead last in an annual report compiled by M. M. Chambers, a pro-fessor of education and administration at Illinois State University. Chambers, who has compiled com-parable data from the states every year for the last 25 years, compares the 50 states according to percent increases in appropriations to higher education from 1981-82 to 1983-84, appropria-tions per capita, and appropriations per $1,000 of personal income. The latest report, published in the October 26 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education, also lists appropriations to each institution within the state. At NSC, appropriations from the state were down five percent. Black Hills State College took the biggest cut of seven percent, while SD School of Mines and Technology and Dakota State College both received an in-crease of two percent-the largest in the state. According to The Chronicle, "The data compiled by Mr. Chambers in-clude appropriations made from state tax funds for operating expenses. They do not include any appropriations for capital outlay." The Chronicle also cites that if the inflation rate is accounted for, South Dakota had an actual decrease in sup-port of 15 percent, 14 percent in California, and nine percent in North Dakota. Other states experienced decreases of less than five percent. SOUTH DAKOTA South Dakota St U S 19,179 0% U of South Dakota ... 16,904 - 2% SO Sch of Mines & Tech 4,937 + 2% Northern St C 3,727 - 5% Black Hilts St C 2,933 - 7% Dakota St C 1,963 + 2% Student aid 180 Nc Other appropriations 3,247 Nc Total S 53,070 - 7% Amount Rank Amount Rank Amount Alabama $ 410,038,000 20 $1n1 91 27 $11.67 Alaska 150,752,000 39 340.30 1 20.85 Arizona 336,080,000 29 116.25 23 11.09 Arkansas 197,321,000 35 85.64 40 9.87 California 3,150,376,000 1 128.19 13 8.83 Colorado 366,747,000 26 119.66 22 9.90 Connecticut 273,706,000 31 87.17 38 6.15 Delaware 77,792,000 4.5 129.65 11 10.64 Florida 956,258,000 5 91.66 37 8.06 Georgia 570,170,000 13 101.06 33 10.18 Hawaii 181,560,000 38 181.92 3 15.17 Idaho 101,007,000 42 103.60 28 10.94 Illinois 1,106,007,000 4 96.58 35 7.73 Indiana 503,484,000 16 91.76 36 8.89 Iowa 372,128,000 25 127.75 14 11.88 Kansas 306,473,000 30 126.96 15 10.88 Kentucky 400.529,000 21 108.60 26 11.97 Louisiana 503,086,000 17 115.04 24 10.26 Maine 76,653,000 46 67.48 49 6.29 Maryland 437,028,000 19 102.37 29 8.14 Massachusetts 451,423,000 18 78.47 43 5.38 Michigan 887,471,000 7 97.35 34 8.54 Minnesota 612,209,000 11 147.77 6 13.07 Mississippi 345,370,000 28 134.54 9 16.80 Missouri 363,689,000 27 73.49 47 6.98 Montana 103,617,000 41 128.88 12 12.73 Nebraska 193,925,000 36 121.81 20 11.35 Nevada 75,360,000 47 85.93 39 7.02 New Hampshire 41,141,000 49 43.35 50 2.93 New Jersey 531,891,000 15 71.77 48 5.31 New Mexico 187,600,000 37 137.23 8 14.83 New York 2,166,908,000 3 123.74 18 9.66 North Carolina 864,658,000 9 143.73 7 15.23 North Dakota 108,725,000 40 161.55 4 ;14.12 Ohio 883,761,000 8 81.91 42 7.41 Oklahoma 389,167,000 23 121.16 21 11.22 Oregon 272,969,000 32 102.12 31 9.61 Pennsylvania 902,253,000 6 75.91 46 5.83 Rhode Island 97,651,000 44 102.36 30 9.16 South Carolina 392,471,000 22 122.15 19 13.82 South Dakota 53,070,000 , 48 76.14 45 7.81 Tennessee 387,738,000 24 83.33 41 9.14 Texas 2,282,342,000 2 149.38 5 12.84 Utah 198,060,000 34 126.72 16 14.10 Vermont 40,343,000 50 77.88 44 7.92 Virginia 617,283,000 10 112.66 25 9.84 Washington 566,477,000 14 132.26 10 11.01 West Virginia 199,319,000 33 101.85 32 11.41 Wisconsin 595,843,000 12 125.23 17 11.69 Wyoming 100,780,000 43 198.39 2 16.64 Total U. S $25,390,809,000 $115.29 $10.45 (a) Reported by M. M. Chambers of Illinois State University as state tax funds appropriated for operating expenses and scholarship programs for higher education. Amount of appropri-ations may be reduced later in some states because of shortfall in revenues. Not included are appropriations for capital outlay or money from sources other than state taxes. Includ-ed are appropriations for annual operating expenses even if appropriated to some other agency of the state for ultimate allocation to institutions of higher education. Pre-allocat-ed state taxes whose proceeds are dedicated to any institution of higher education are included. Also included are state tax funds appropriated for scholarships and statewide governing or c - ordinating boards. Rank Per cent Rank Per cent Rank Per cent Rank' Per cent Rank 16 + 9% 3 -'.- 147% 32 -- 1% 35 + 10% 32 1 +23% 3 +544% 1 +12% 3 +186% 1 20 +10% 33 +147% 31 0% 33• + 10% 31 28 + 7% 41 +169% 20 - 2% 41 4- 19% 20 35 - 5% 49 +172% 19 -14% 49 + 21% 19 27 +20% 5 + 161% 23 + 9% 6 + 16% 23 46 +19% 9 +128% 37 + 9% 10 + 1% 37 24 + 8% 40 + 132% 35 - 2% 40 + 3% 35 38 +19% 10 +176% 18 + 9% 11. + 23% 18 26 +14% 21 +161% 24 + 4% 22 + 16% 24 5 +17% 13 +217% 7 + 7% 14 + 41% 7 22 + 6% 43 +148% 30 - 3% 43 + 10% 30 41 + 8% 39 +101% 46 - 2% 39 - 11% 46 34 + 4% 46 +116°/. 42 - 5% 46 - 4% 42 14 +16% 16 +158% 2a + 5% 17 + 14% 25 23 +10% 31 +181% 17 0% 32 + 25% 17 13 +18% 12 +205% 10 + 7% 13 + 36% 10 25 +11% 30 +.217% 8 + 1% 30 + 41% 8 45 + 15% 18 + 92% 49 + 4% 19 - 15% 49 37 +13% 26 +153% 29 + 3% 27 + 12% 29 48 +24% 2 +155% 28 +13% 2 + 13% 28 36 + 5% 44 + 91% 50 - 5% 45 -15% 50 10 +12% 28 +165% 22 + 2% 28 + . 18% 22 2 +15% 17 +206% 9 + 5% 18 + 36% 9 44 +12% 27 +101% 45 +10% 5 - 11% 45 12 +24% 1 +182% 16 +13% '1 + 25% 16 18 + 7% 42 +185% 14 - 3% 42 + 27% 14 43 +14% 19 +183% 15 + 4% 20 + 26% 15 50 + 5% 45 +136% 34 - 5% 44 + 5% 34 49 +14% 20 +106% 44 + 4% 21 - 8% 44 6 + 9% 34 +242% 6 0% 34 + 52% 6 30 +17% 15 +120% 40 + 6% 16 - 2% 40 4 +14% 22 +201% 11 + 4% 23 + 34% 11 7 0% 48 +243% 5 - 9% 48 + 52% 5 42 +20% 8 +156% 27 + 9% 9 + 13% 27 19 +20% 7 +305% 4 + 9% 8 + 80% 4 31 + 8% 38 +121% 39 - 2% 38 - 2% 39 47 +10% 32 +110% 43 0% 31 - 7% 43 32 9 +17% + 9% 14 36 +130% +166% 33 21 + 6% - 1% 15 36 ++ 182°//0c. 36 21 40 - 7% 50 + 97% 47 -15% 50 - 13% 47 33 + 9% 37 +157% 26 - 1% 37 + 14% 26 11 +20% 6 +356% 2 4- 9% 7 +103% 2 8 +14% 24 +198% 13 + 4% 25 + 33% 13 39 +19% 11 +119% 41 + . 8% 12 - 3% 41 29 +13% 25 +199% 12 + 3% 26 + 33% 12 21 +14% 23 +125% 38 + 4% 24 0% 38 17 + 4% 47 +144% 33 - 5% 47 + 8% 33 15 +12% 29 + 96% 48 + - 13% 48 3 +22% 4 +328% 3 +11% 4 + 90% 3 +12% +173% + 2% + 21% (b) State appropriations divided by the Census Bureau's population estimates for 1962. (c) State appropriations divided by personal income, in thousands of dollars, reported by the Commerce Department for 1983. (d) Increase in appropriations for 1963-84 over 1962-83, as reported by M.M. Chambers. (e) Increase in appropriations for 1983-84 over 1973-74, as reported by M.M. Chambers. (f) Two-year increase in appropriations adjusted for inflation of 9.8 per cent. as indicated by the Labor Department's Consumer Price Indexes for June, 1983, and June, 1981. (g) Ten-year increase in appropriations adjusted for inflation of 125.2 per cent, as indicated by the Labor Department's Consumer Price Indexes for ,June. 1983, and June, 1973.
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Date of creation | 1983-11-03 |
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Transcription | Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Aberdeen, S.D. 57401 Permit No. 77 XPONENT Northern State College, Vol. 83, Issue 6, November 3, 1983 Econ majors get shafted by Virginia Snyder The Northern catalog offers majors for which it does not schedule required courses. The academic program is caught in a maze of catch-22 rules; of confusion of authority; and confusion of definitions. The economics major offered at NSC illustrates this point. Five economics courses are offered yearly, all lower level. Nine other courses are listed in the catalog and not offered yearly. Of these nine courses, 490/690 Economics Problems was taught three times between 1977 and 1979; 432/632 Intro to Econometrics was taught once in 1982; 433/633 Public Finance was taught four times between 1977-1981 (finance major offered), and 422 Intro to Statistics once in 1977. Four upper division classes were taught in the past six and half years and only two courses in 1980. Amy Volk, a sophomore at NSC, declared her economics major last spring semester along with a major in finance. Nothing was said to Amy about any problems with her economics major, and her first year went nicely. She took an economics course, a couple of finance courses, and she had no troubles until last spring, when Mr. Neumann told Volk that a 400 level course, International Economics, would be offered. "He was very excited about it and so was I," said Volk. "Most economics classes do excite me." The class was then dropped from the spring schedule. "I expected this to count toward my eight credits left to complete my re-quirements," said Volk. She was told that only the basic economics courses would be taught and the public finance course for the finance majors. To find out the equation for FTEs the Exponent called the Board of Regents who said that different factors are ap-plied to each discipline by local ad-ministrators and to call the dean's of-fice for that specific information. The Exponent then called the dean's office and the secretary said to ask the dean. The Exponent called the dean who said, "I haven't heard of any such for-mula." Upon asking Mr. Jasinski, chairman of the business department, about the 400 FTE, the Exponent was told to ask the dean's office. Neumann and Callahan were also told that they could not teach 400 level courses unless they had at least 10 students in the class. To get the students, they must be allowed to offer the class. Jasinski said that Callahan and Neumann must have a date to teach the course but they still need to have 10 students. Volk and two associates in economics then went to see Prof. Gainok and were told that they could substitute those economics courses (continued on page 7) How the States Rank on 7 Scales Approp. per $1,000 1983-84 Appropriations of personal 2-year 10-year 2-year change 10-year change appropriations (a) per capita (b) income (c) change (d) change (e) less Inflation (f) less inflation (g) South Dakota ranks 50th by Deanna Demory Appropriations to South Dakota state colleges this year are down seven percent from last year, putting South Dakota dead last in an annual report compiled by M. M. Chambers, a pro-fessor of education and administration at Illinois State University. Chambers, who has compiled com-parable data from the states every year for the last 25 years, compares the 50 states according to percent increases in appropriations to higher education from 1981-82 to 1983-84, appropria-tions per capita, and appropriations per $1,000 of personal income. The latest report, published in the October 26 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education, also lists appropriations to each institution within the state. At NSC, appropriations from the state were down five percent. Black Hills State College took the biggest cut of seven percent, while SD School of Mines and Technology and Dakota State College both received an in-crease of two percent-the largest in the state. According to The Chronicle, "The data compiled by Mr. Chambers in-clude appropriations made from state tax funds for operating expenses. They do not include any appropriations for capital outlay." The Chronicle also cites that if the inflation rate is accounted for, South Dakota had an actual decrease in sup-port of 15 percent, 14 percent in California, and nine percent in North Dakota. Other states experienced decreases of less than five percent. SOUTH DAKOTA South Dakota St U S 19,179 0% U of South Dakota ... 16,904 - 2% SO Sch of Mines & Tech 4,937 + 2% Northern St C 3,727 - 5% Black Hilts St C 2,933 - 7% Dakota St C 1,963 + 2% Student aid 180 Nc Other appropriations 3,247 Nc Total S 53,070 - 7% Amount Rank Amount Rank Amount Alabama $ 410,038,000 20 $1n1 91 27 $11.67 Alaska 150,752,000 39 340.30 1 20.85 Arizona 336,080,000 29 116.25 23 11.09 Arkansas 197,321,000 35 85.64 40 9.87 California 3,150,376,000 1 128.19 13 8.83 Colorado 366,747,000 26 119.66 22 9.90 Connecticut 273,706,000 31 87.17 38 6.15 Delaware 77,792,000 4.5 129.65 11 10.64 Florida 956,258,000 5 91.66 37 8.06 Georgia 570,170,000 13 101.06 33 10.18 Hawaii 181,560,000 38 181.92 3 15.17 Idaho 101,007,000 42 103.60 28 10.94 Illinois 1,106,007,000 4 96.58 35 7.73 Indiana 503,484,000 16 91.76 36 8.89 Iowa 372,128,000 25 127.75 14 11.88 Kansas 306,473,000 30 126.96 15 10.88 Kentucky 400.529,000 21 108.60 26 11.97 Louisiana 503,086,000 17 115.04 24 10.26 Maine 76,653,000 46 67.48 49 6.29 Maryland 437,028,000 19 102.37 29 8.14 Massachusetts 451,423,000 18 78.47 43 5.38 Michigan 887,471,000 7 97.35 34 8.54 Minnesota 612,209,000 11 147.77 6 13.07 Mississippi 345,370,000 28 134.54 9 16.80 Missouri 363,689,000 27 73.49 47 6.98 Montana 103,617,000 41 128.88 12 12.73 Nebraska 193,925,000 36 121.81 20 11.35 Nevada 75,360,000 47 85.93 39 7.02 New Hampshire 41,141,000 49 43.35 50 2.93 New Jersey 531,891,000 15 71.77 48 5.31 New Mexico 187,600,000 37 137.23 8 14.83 New York 2,166,908,000 3 123.74 18 9.66 North Carolina 864,658,000 9 143.73 7 15.23 North Dakota 108,725,000 40 161.55 4 ;14.12 Ohio 883,761,000 8 81.91 42 7.41 Oklahoma 389,167,000 23 121.16 21 11.22 Oregon 272,969,000 32 102.12 31 9.61 Pennsylvania 902,253,000 6 75.91 46 5.83 Rhode Island 97,651,000 44 102.36 30 9.16 South Carolina 392,471,000 22 122.15 19 13.82 South Dakota 53,070,000 , 48 76.14 45 7.81 Tennessee 387,738,000 24 83.33 41 9.14 Texas 2,282,342,000 2 149.38 5 12.84 Utah 198,060,000 34 126.72 16 14.10 Vermont 40,343,000 50 77.88 44 7.92 Virginia 617,283,000 10 112.66 25 9.84 Washington 566,477,000 14 132.26 10 11.01 West Virginia 199,319,000 33 101.85 32 11.41 Wisconsin 595,843,000 12 125.23 17 11.69 Wyoming 100,780,000 43 198.39 2 16.64 Total U. S $25,390,809,000 $115.29 $10.45 (a) Reported by M. M. Chambers of Illinois State University as state tax funds appropriated for operating expenses and scholarship programs for higher education. Amount of appropri-ations may be reduced later in some states because of shortfall in revenues. Not included are appropriations for capital outlay or money from sources other than state taxes. Includ-ed are appropriations for annual operating expenses even if appropriated to some other agency of the state for ultimate allocation to institutions of higher education. Pre-allocat-ed state taxes whose proceeds are dedicated to any institution of higher education are included. Also included are state tax funds appropriated for scholarships and statewide governing or c - ordinating boards. Rank Per cent Rank Per cent Rank Per cent Rank' Per cent Rank 16 + 9% 3 -'.- 147% 32 -- 1% 35 + 10% 32 1 +23% 3 +544% 1 +12% 3 +186% 1 20 +10% 33 +147% 31 0% 33• + 10% 31 28 + 7% 41 +169% 20 - 2% 41 4- 19% 20 35 - 5% 49 +172% 19 -14% 49 + 21% 19 27 +20% 5 + 161% 23 + 9% 6 + 16% 23 46 +19% 9 +128% 37 + 9% 10 + 1% 37 24 + 8% 40 + 132% 35 - 2% 40 + 3% 35 38 +19% 10 +176% 18 + 9% 11. + 23% 18 26 +14% 21 +161% 24 + 4% 22 + 16% 24 5 +17% 13 +217% 7 + 7% 14 + 41% 7 22 + 6% 43 +148% 30 - 3% 43 + 10% 30 41 + 8% 39 +101% 46 - 2% 39 - 11% 46 34 + 4% 46 +116°/. 42 - 5% 46 - 4% 42 14 +16% 16 +158% 2a + 5% 17 + 14% 25 23 +10% 31 +181% 17 0% 32 + 25% 17 13 +18% 12 +205% 10 + 7% 13 + 36% 10 25 +11% 30 +.217% 8 + 1% 30 + 41% 8 45 + 15% 18 + 92% 49 + 4% 19 - 15% 49 37 +13% 26 +153% 29 + 3% 27 + 12% 29 48 +24% 2 +155% 28 +13% 2 + 13% 28 36 + 5% 44 + 91% 50 - 5% 45 -15% 50 10 +12% 28 +165% 22 + 2% 28 + . 18% 22 2 +15% 17 +206% 9 + 5% 18 + 36% 9 44 +12% 27 +101% 45 +10% 5 - 11% 45 12 +24% 1 +182% 16 +13% '1 + 25% 16 18 + 7% 42 +185% 14 - 3% 42 + 27% 14 43 +14% 19 +183% 15 + 4% 20 + 26% 15 50 + 5% 45 +136% 34 - 5% 44 + 5% 34 49 +14% 20 +106% 44 + 4% 21 - 8% 44 6 + 9% 34 +242% 6 0% 34 + 52% 6 30 +17% 15 +120% 40 + 6% 16 - 2% 40 4 +14% 22 +201% 11 + 4% 23 + 34% 11 7 0% 48 +243% 5 - 9% 48 + 52% 5 42 +20% 8 +156% 27 + 9% 9 + 13% 27 19 +20% 7 +305% 4 + 9% 8 + 80% 4 31 + 8% 38 +121% 39 - 2% 38 - 2% 39 47 +10% 32 +110% 43 0% 31 - 7% 43 32 9 +17% + 9% 14 36 +130% +166% 33 21 + 6% - 1% 15 36 ++ 182°//0c. 36 21 40 - 7% 50 + 97% 47 -15% 50 - 13% 47 33 + 9% 37 +157% 26 - 1% 37 + 14% 26 11 +20% 6 +356% 2 4- 9% 7 +103% 2 8 +14% 24 +198% 13 + 4% 25 + 33% 13 39 +19% 11 +119% 41 + . 8% 12 - 3% 41 29 +13% 25 +199% 12 + 3% 26 + 33% 12 21 +14% 23 +125% 38 + 4% 24 0% 38 17 + 4% 47 +144% 33 - 5% 47 + 8% 33 15 +12% 29 + 96% 48 + - 13% 48 3 +22% 4 +328% 3 +11% 4 + 90% 3 +12% +173% + 2% + 21% (b) State appropriations divided by the Census Bureau's population estimates for 1962. (c) State appropriations divided by personal income, in thousands of dollars, reported by the Commerce Department for 1983. (d) Increase in appropriations for 1963-84 over 1962-83, as reported by M.M. Chambers. (e) Increase in appropriations for 1983-84 over 1973-74, as reported by M.M. Chambers. (f) Two-year increase in appropriations adjusted for inflation of 9.8 per cent. as indicated by the Labor Department's Consumer Price Indexes for June, 1983, and June, 1981. (g) Ten-year increase in appropriations adjusted for inflation of 125.2 per cent, as indicated by the Labor Department's Consumer Price Indexes for ,June. 1983, and June, 1973. |
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