Page 8 Thursday, February 28, 1985 The Capitol Times Colleges could win lotteries (CPS) --Colleges in a number of states soon may start reap ing the benefits of organized gambling in a bigger way than ever before, but not all educators are convinced cam puses will come out winners. At least two states-- California and lowa--are ex pected to launch lotteries soon, joining the 17 states and the District of Columbia already in the lottery business. Until this year, only New Jersey earmarked a portion of its lottery profits for higher education, and the amount -$102,000 for the current fiscal year--is not large enough to have a substantial impact. That is about to change. The budget presented to the California legislature by Gov. George Deukmejian January 30 calls for spending $56.7 million in lottery funds for higher education next fiscal year. And officials from thre lowa campuses recently asked lawmakers for nearly all the money--some $4O million-- generated by the state lottery expected to begin this year. Some lawmakers, moreover, see the gambling money as a neat way to fund new campus programs. Deukmejian, for one, recom mended using lottery money to set up new programs that higher education officials wanted funded with traditinal revenue sources But if the legislators don't agree to use the money for the programs, the programs won't begin at all, educators fear. Proposition 37, approved by 59 percent of those voting last November, requires that lottery funds supplement state funds, not replace them, the point out. "The governor said either you take these programs with lottery funds or you don't get them," says Suzanne Ness of the government affairs division of the state's higher education commission. "That's caused a large amount of disgruntlement." Deukmejian's proposals con firm the fears of proposition opponents, including Ralph Flynn, director of the Califor nia Teachers Association, which represents professors in the California State University system. "Regardless of how the revenue is generated, the temp tation on the part of the gover nor and the legislature is too great not to treat lottery funds just like general revenue," Flynn says. The result, Flynn predicts, is that lawmakers will use lottery funds to offset money higher education would otherwise have received from other state revenue sources Fred Klass, a legislative lob byist for the state's communi ty colleges, adds: "It will divert attention from our needs." And William Pickens, chief fiscal analyst for the higher education commission, warns that using lottery funds to sup port continuing expenses such as salaries can backfire. "Lottery revenues are sub ject to wide swings, particular ly after the initial interest sub sides," Pickens notes. "And if they don't come in one year, the legislature is not likely to replace them with state funds unless they happen to have a significant amount of money available." lowa college officials say they share these concerns, but are not dissuaded. "We are very concerned about the legislature respecting our 'regular' askings and giving them the greater attention," UI Director of State Relations Frank Stork says. "But legislators ahve made a commitment to funding only non-recurring items with lottery funds, and we are hopeful they will uphold that commitment." University of lowa, lowa State and Northern lowa representatives asked lawmakers last month for $4O million to fund a range of en dowed professorships, equip ment purchases and technology, economic outreach and research programS. The sttate expects to generate $43 million in lottery funds this year and lawmakers invited col lege oficials to submit proposals. "We felt we were somewhat obligated to apply," Stork says. Each campus would match its lottery money with its own fundraising eforts, lowa Presi dent James Freedman told the lawmakers. Pregnant? & need help... Birthright volunteers offer alternatives to women facing problem pregnancies: Free Pregnancy testing Counseling Referrals Maternity & Layette Wear 545-2211 will put you in touch with someone who cares. IRTHRIGHT In-house training (continued from pg. 6) all shcools in the area. The company expanded its initial tuition aid program 15 years ago to include undereducated and entry level employees, Pavalakis syas. "In 1969, it became a huge program attempting to provide bsic skill education to help employees qualify for better jobs," he notes. "Then affir mative action pressure convinc ed us to offer non-traditional job training." AT&T began corporate education in 1895, Conover says, "accelerating the concept at about the same rate as knowledge accelerated." This year, the company will log 360,000 student-days of training at three large corporate education centers and 12 regional facilities. Many are stressing basic skills courses more and more, Carnegie's Eurich contends. "It's a question of getting basic skills," she says. "Cor porations are doing a lot of work in basic instruction, in reading, writing, math, effec tive listening and speaking." Polaroid's 30-year-old pro gram stresses reading, writing and grammar, and career plan ning and counseling, in addi tion to management and high tech courses, says public rela tions spokeswoman Maria Nearly 2,500 students per semester fill over 100 courses, most taught by Polaroid employees, she adds. Corporate education's in fluence on thraditional higher education is mushrooming as The Capitol Times Sports Writers Stop in W 129 for details Help Wanted Positions Needed For The 'B5 Capitolite Yearbook: 1) Advertising Manager 2) Layout Assistants 3) Copywriters 4) Sales Manager Interested? Contact Bambi Grasser c/o Student Activities quickly as the phenomenon itself, claims Sylva Galloway, American Council on Educa tion (ACE) spokeswoman. Last year, ACE performed accreditation evaluations for nearly 150 corporate education programs, she says, and many "look comparable, to programs offered in traditional college settings." "It's no reflection on higher education." AT&T's Conover insists. "Universities provide the fundamentals, foundation and advanced work in a field at a theoretical level." the corporations move "theory into practice, focusing on applications in the context of a particular corporation," he adds, "University training is thorough and general," agrees McDonald's Terri Capatosto. "But universities usually educate more to arts and general information. We focus on more specific food service and people skills." Colleges feel the corporate squeze as more programs seek accreditation, more professors and professsionals cross over to teach and do research, and as business giants like Rand and Wang open degree-granting institutions. "But colleges understand our needs and are trying to do something about them," C and P's Pavlakis says. Corporations need to use both theoretical and proctical education, AT&T's Conover adds. "We're working with universities for a productive relationship." needs
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