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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1983
Page
4
Regents briefs outline items tackled by the state Board of Regents during a Wednesday meeting in Des Moines. The summary highlights the range of topics discussed and potential actions for upcoming sessions.
An Iowa firm won the coal contract for the University of Iowa despite higher bid. CenTran Corp of Minnesota submitted the low bid of 3.97 million dollars, while The Iowa Coal Sales Corp of Centerville bid 4.08 million. Officials said storage and delivery costs of out-of-state coal erased the price difference.
The University of Iowa bids will be opened next week for a new law school building costing 24.7 million dollars. The board will start west campus construction in July and finance the project with two bond sales at the July 21 Ames meeting and in January 1984. Completion is slated for February 1986.
For 1983-84 the University of Iowa will require students to pay 1.10 in mandatory fees to fund a faculty vitality program financing research leaves fellowships teaching awards and other perks. Total mandatory fees rise to 97.72 from 89.64 a 6.1 percent increase matching tuition rise. Summer school fees in 1984 will be 16.92.
The final leg of UNI president selection proceeds as regents meet an on campus committee in Cedar Falls. Candidates include Sandra Barkdull Constance Curris Richard Davies Edward Jakubauskas James Koch and Herb Reinhard. Former UNI president Kamerick announced he will leave Aug 1 to return to history faculty. The regents will meet again today and plan three days of closed meetings in Des Moines next week.
A nine member Committee on Efficiency and Cost Effectiveness was named by the state Board of Regents to streamline university operations. Members include Clare Rice and other business leaders and professors from Iowa schools. The panel plans task forces in areas such as physical plant cash management personnel and computer services with a budget of 10 000 to 25 000 and a mid November report target.
Gov. Terry Branstad unveils five two day trips across Iowa as part of See Iowa tourism drive. In Eastern Iowa the family will stay at The Inn at Stone City June 24 and visit Seminole Valley Farm Czech Village and Sykora Bakery in Cedar Rapids. The trip includes Hoover Birthplace Plum Grove Old Capitol Amana Colonies and other sites with modest personal cost.
Eric Radius 31 of Evansdale Iowa died after stepping from behind barriers into traffic on Interstate 235 in Des Moines. Radius, employed by Cramer Construction Co, was struck by 23 year old Sharon Kay Linder of West Des Moines who police say was driving the car.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the Reagan administration's 9.7 million Radio Marti proposal for Cuba broadcasts. It calls for pre United States broadcasts on AM 1190 via Radio Marathon, a VOA facility in Florida, originally set to air on AM 1040 near WHO in Des Moines.
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