College trends shift as University enrollment rises
'Editor's Note: This is the first of a two-part series
about enrollment in each of the colleges at University
Park. The first part deals with undergraduate
`enrollment. Tomorrow's story concerns the Univer
sity's graduate enrollment.
~13y KATHY HOKE
Daily Collegian Staff Writer
, Undergraduate enrollment at University Park has
'risen steadily since 1970, but student choices among
each of the University's 10 colleges have shifted sub-
.*The Colleges of Agriculture, Business Ad
lninistration, Earth and Mineral Sciences,
V,ngineering, Human Development, and Science have
experienced growth of 30 percent or more in their
pndergraduate enrollment since 1970.
But the Colleges of The Liberal Arts and Education
show drops in student enrollment between Winter
terms 1970 and 1980. The Colleges of Arts and Ar
!hitecture, and Health, Physical Education and
Recreation have shown smaller overall enrollment
growth in this period.
The "college with the biggest enrollment jump is
gngineering. In Winter Term 1980, its undergraduate
enrollment was 4,099 up nearly 1,700 from Winter
Term 1970.
90 Walter. Braun, associate dean for instruction in the
College of Engineering, said the job opportunities and
high salaries in engineering are attracting many
:Students to the college.
"There is a 'great need for engineers in all fields of
industry and government service, and the shortage is
`driving salaries up," Braun said.
Braun said the electrical and mechanical
engineering departments have grown more rapidly
than other areas in the college. Chemical engineering
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is also a popular choice among students, especially
freshmen, he said.
The number of women enrolled in the college has
increased drastically. Only 18 women were un-
Oergraduate engineering students in Winter Term 1970,
but 585 women were enrolled in the college last term.
Changing attitudes about women's roles and in-
the
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Kenawell, Deno chosen to
By DON KUSHTO
Daily Collegian Staff Writer
Praritis X.K4haWcll (6th-geheral art
and sciences) and Maryann K. Deno
(9th-biology) were elected president and
vice president of the . Association of
Msidence Hall Students at the ARHS
Council meeting last night.
Kenawell received 11 of the 'lB votes
cast by board members. He will replace
ARHS President Stephen D. Osborn.
Kenawell has two years experience with
,ItRHS and is the present chairperson of
lie dorm contract evaluating com
mittee, the football seating committeee
4nd the co-ed housing committee.
Kenawell defeated John E. Hook ( 10th
archetecture), president of North Halls,
and Deno, who is the present chair
wson of the security committee.
Deno ran unopposed for vice
president.
"ARHS has looked really good
recently," Kenawell said. "The ball is
rolling and I intend to keep it rolling."
He added that he will concentrate on
i ooblems directly effecting dorm
students. He said he thinks ARHS should
Kennedy takes two,
hush, Reagan split
NEW YORK (UPI) Sen. Edward
'Kennedy upset President Carter in the
I)ig New York primary and in Con
necticut yesterday as a coalition of
.IRvish, black and Catholic voters
dramatically ended his primary losing
sf reak.
Despite a win by George Bush in
Connecticut, the Ronald Reagan
steamroller continued its seemingly
unstoppable drive for the Republican
ilf,enination, picking up at least 84
lelega'tes and leaving him with nearly a
'bird of the total number he needs.
Although surprised by the double
•lefeat, the Carter campaign was still
'••i'ell on the track. The president gained
ne•ly 150 more delegates in the two
stales and was almost halfway home to
the number of delegates he needs for
renomination.
The results in New York and Con
necticut give, new importance to next
week's primary in Wisconsin another
Slate, with, a liberal tradition where
140nnedy and Republican Rep. John
Anderson could both do well against the
front runners.
' Two weeks ago the polls showed
Carter winning New York and Con
necticut by a landslide. But the economy
worsened, as did the hostage crisis in
It's getting better
Although it will be cloudy for first
period, this morning, there will be some
clearing this afternoon with a high of 44.
Twight will be clear and quite cold with
the temperature dipping to 26.
Tomorrow will be a beautiful spring day,
with lots of sunshine and a high of 50.
W 202 PATTEE
not get involved with the• endorsements
of various campus causes.
In other business, Assistant Director
of. Residential Life Operations Stanley
Latta reported male temporary housing
spaces will be cut by 100 spaces
throughout the campus beginning Fall
Term and that all female temporary
spaces in Simmons and McElwain Halls
about 105 spaces will be eliminated.
Associate Director of Residential Life
Patricia Peterson said, "We are con
sidering converting some infrequently
used gound floor lounges not study
lounges into additonal permanent
space." More concrete plans will be
available in a few weeks, she said.
The ARHS Council last night also
overwelmingly opposed the en
dorsement of any USG candidates for
today's election.
Hook was the only council meinber to
make - an endorsement. He said the
ARHS should support the Reeves-
Calkins ticket because they were the
only candidates to come before the
council to say they would stress greater
cooperation between ARHS and the
USG.
Iran; Carter announced budget cuts that
effected New York City and perhaps,
most significantly, the United States
voted in the United Nations to condemn
Israeli settlements on occupied Arab
land.
With 95 percent of the districts
reporting in the New York Democratic
primary, Kennedy had 543,336 votes or
59 percent, Carter had 377,861 votes or 41
percent.
Republicans in New York voted only
for delegates and not for individual
candidates.
In Connecticut, with 100 percent of the
precincts counted, Kennedy had 98,427
votes or 47 percent to Carter's 86,929
votes or 41 percent. With 100 percent of
the Republican vote counted, Bush had
70,070 votes or 39 percent, Reagan had
61,333 votes or 34 percent, and Rep. John
Anderson's had 40,481 votes or 22 per
cent.
In the race for delegates, Carter
received 119 in N.Y. and 25 in Conn., for
a total of 748.5: Kennedy received 163 in
N.Y. and 29 in Conn., for a total of 398.5.
For the nomination 1,666 delegates are
needed.
On the Republican side, Reagan
received 84 delegates in N.Y. and 14 in
Conn., for a total of 69; Bush received 7
delegates in N.Y. and 15 in Conn., for a
total of 69, and Anderson got 1 delegate
in N.Y. and 6 in Conn., for a total of 45.
Republicans need 998 delegates for the
nomination.
Jewish voters make up a third of the
Democratic turnout in New York, and in
the heavily Jewish districts Kennedy
won better than 3 to 1. NBC said its polls
showed .Kennedy got 79 percent of the
Jewish vote statewide.
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creased job opportunities account for the rise in the
number of women engineering students, Braun said.
Many companies actively search for women engineers,
he said.
Another college which has experienced substantial
growth is the College of Agriculture. Undergraduate
enrollment in the college was 2,275 last term, but only
799 in 1970.
James Beattie, dean of the College of Agriculture,
said student concerns about solving environmental
problems, using energy efficiently and feeding the
world population have caused the increase in the
college's enrollment.
"I see some students coming to us because they see a
rather serious problem in feeding the world's
population," Beattie said.
Beattie said enrollments in horticulture, agronomy,
forestry and food science have increased more than
other majors. Environmental resource management, a
major started in 1971, is also very popular among
students, he said.
Employment opportunitiesin agriculture are very
good for baccalaureate graduates, Beattie said, and
this affects enrollment in the college.
The number of women enrolled, in agriculture has
increased from 55 in 1970 to 835 in 1980. Beattie said
that increase reflects trends in the entire work force.
The' College of Earth and Mineral Sciences has also
more than doubled its enrollment since 1970 when its
Winter Term enrollment was 521. Last term, 1,333
students were enrolled in the college.
E. Willard Miller, associate dean for resident in
struction in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences,
believes the main reason for the enrollment surge is an
increased interest in energy problems. Other students
enroll in the college because of an excellent job market
or because of an interest in material resources and the
environment, he said.
The number of women in the college has increased
from 15 in 1970 to 190 last term.
"Women are recognizing that there are many op
portunities in this college and that they can get very
good jobs," Miller said.
While better job opportunities may be attracting
.• Wednesday, March 28,1980
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occupy ARHS positions
Francis X Kenawell and Maryann K Deno
students to career-related majors, two colleges have
experienced enrollment drops since 1970.
The College of Education has seen an especially
large drop in enrollment. Undergraduate enrollment in
the college was 3,332 in Winter Term 1970, but only
1,429 last term.
Henry J. Hermanowicz, dean of the College of
Education, believes the main reason for the enrollment
drop is a declining need for teachers as birth rates
continue to fall.
"I think the reason has been principally due to the
rather dramatic demographic shifts, not only in
Pennsylvania, but also nationally," Hermanowicz
said. "A lot of publicity has been given to the over
supply of teachers and many students have decided not
to go into education."
Enrollment has especially dropped in elementary
and secondary education, he said. Other drops have
occurred in physical education, social studies, English
and foreign languages. But better job opportunities
have caused smaller drops in special education, in
dustrial arts and vocational, education, speech
pathology, math and science, he said.
Hermanowicz said the glamour and altruism of
teaching may have eroded as teachers become in
creasingly organized and aggressive in salary
demands. In addition, many taxpayers are questioning
increased expenditures in education.
In order to adjust to the drops, the college has been
forced to eliminate 20 faculty and nine clerical
positions under the University's five-year budget and
planning cycles. Hermanowicz said 14 more faculty
positions and one clerical job are scheduled for
elimination through 1984. •
The College of the Liberal Arts has also experienced '
undergraduate enrollment drops since 1970 even
though it is still the University's largest college.
Last term 4,425 students were enrolled in the college
a drop of about 800 students from Winter Term 1970.
Stanley F. Paulson, dean of the College of Liberal
Arts, said many students are reluctant to study liberal
arts because the news media has overplayed the
employment difficulties of the liberal arts graduate.
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This chart shows the growth and decline of the various colleges in the
University over the last decade. Although the college of the Liberal Arts
remains the largest college, its enrollment dropped as all other colleges, except
the College of Education, increased.
Uperaft says funding
could be reallocated
By CINDY COX
Daily Collegian Staff Writer
Stipends for Undergraduate Student
Government officers which are
funded by motor vehicle violations
will be reallocated to other student
organizations if refused by USG, M. Lee
Uperaft, director of Residential Life,
said yesterday.
Uperaft said the fines are first used to
operate the traffic office. The remainder
is allocated by a USG scholarship
committee for stipends to students and
officers of student organizations, he
"If USG refused the money, it would
go backinto the fundand would be re:
allocated to other organizations," Up
craft said. No student has refused the
stipend since Uperaft joined the com
mittee in 1969, he said.
The scholarship committee members
are: Charles D. Bolan, an assistant
director of student aid, Melvyn S. Klein,
director of student activities, Uperaft
and the president and vice president of
USG.
The committee allocates stipends to
the president, vice president and
treasurer of student organizations such
as USG, Interfraternity Council,
Association of Residence Hall Students,
Organization for Town Independent
Students and Black Caucus.
"The committee decides how the
money is divided," USG Presillent Hal
Shaffer said. "USG usually gets a little
more because they represent everyone."
At the beginning of every Fall Term,
the committee determines available
monies, then decides how much will be
Final Distribution of Enrollment
at University Park
allocated to each organization, Uperaft
said.
Approximately 80 percent of the
stipend money goes to student
organizations the remaining 20 per
cent is set aside for other individuals not
included in these organizations who have
made a contribution to student activities
at the University, Uperaft said.
The committee allocates individual
student stipends on the basis of a
student's financial need and in
volvement in activities, he said.
"However, stipends for student
organizations are not based on need,"
Uperaft said.
The stipends for 1979-1980 USG officers
were: president, $1,341; vice president,
$1,098, and treasurer, $933.
USG presidential candidate Charles P.
Kennedy said he and his running mate;
Ray Leach, would forego the stipend and
channel the funds back into USG.
Of the other presidential candidates,
Joe Healey and running mate Andy
Weintraub said they would forego the
stipend in favor of basing it on need.
Healey also said athletes and honor
students receive grants and that USG
presidents work just as hard.
Candidate Stephen Reeves and run
ning mate Chris Calkins also said they
would forego the stipend in favor of
basing it on need.
Dave Pritchard, another candidate,
said the stipend cuts down on tuition and
he would favor it.
Presidential candidate Joe Kreta said
the USG presidential and vice
presidential jobs are full-time and he
favors the stipend.
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