- The Highacres Collegian, April 29, 1977
"The greatest emphasis will be on continuing to try
to strengthen the academic programs of the campus(Highacres),"
said Ikenberry. Ikenberry was in town to speak at an alumni
dinner. (Photo by David Kraft).
Tuition Hike Scheduled
Tuition will have to go
up, according to Dr. C. Gail
Norris, Director, Planning and
Budget Office.
At a meeting of the Coun
cil of Branch Campus Student
Governments of Penn State,
Norris and John W. Oswald, Un
iversity President addressed
the group concerning the tui
tion issue.
The University's budget
needs $l7 million, and the go
vernor has recommended $3 mil
lion, and the University's ad
ministrators are working hard
to raise,, this figure. There
will definately be a gap; how-
For 1977-78
By CATHY RUSINKO
Collegian News Editor
ever this will not be entirely
made up by a tuition increase
according to Oswald. Oswald
reported that the University
will first cut back on what
they said was needed, simply
not getting the money for cer
tain restorations and such.
Next they may have to reallo
cate funds within the system,
taking money from areas rela
tively stable and using it
where it is desperately needed.
As a final step, tuition will
be increased. Last year this
made up between one-fourth to
one-third of the gap after
these first two steps.
Penn State Veep;
WERE CONCERNE
WITH QUALITY
By DAVID KRAFT
Collegian Staff Writer
Penn State will be more
concerned in the future with
the quality of academic pro
grams: than with the quantity
of them according to Dr.
Stanley Ikenberry, Senior
Vice-President for Develop
ment and Relations of Penn
State.
"The greatest emphasis
will be on continuing to try
to strengthen the academic
programs of the campus,"
said Ikenberry. Therefore,
according to Ikenberry, the
University has no plans for
new buildings or faculities
at Highacres in the near fu
ture .
When asked if there will
be any cahnges in the alcohol
or smoking policy, Ikenberry
said, "I do not believe there
will be any changes in the
smoking policy because our
policy is basically to try to
comply with the environmental
concerns.on smoking. The al
cohol policy basically attempt
to comply with state laws and
until those laws are changed,
I do not think we have much
of a chouce."
Ikenberry spoke about
tuition rates. "The major
problem in regard to tuition
relates to the status of Penn
State's appropriation. The
overall University budget was
projected to go up about eight
percent and we requested double
that increase in state appro
priation in an attempt to hold
the line on any further increases
in tution," Ikenberry said.
The Overnor" has released
a recommendation for the bud
get of approximately three per
centincrease in the appropria
tion for Penn State. Penn
State officials are presently
working with state legislature
arid the Governor to attempt to
increase the amount of funds
made available. Ikenberry said,
that the expected three per cent