Ohio University - Athena Yearbook (Athens, OH)

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Where ' s our Money Going There ' s more to it than tuition By Gretchen E. Jenkins Jeanine Ward Jt takes a large amount of money to keep this University going, and yet the sources of that money are quite vast . The source that most of us think about is the student ' s tuition. What happens to the money each one of us pays? According to William Kennard, Ohio University ' s treasurer, the tuition that we as students pay is 43% of all the money spent to run the university. Compare this figure to the 47% contrib- uted by the State of Ohio and the 7% from the federal government. The money does not stop coming. During the fiscal year 1984 OU took in $12,731,940 for research and sponsored programs. Each year Adam J. Marsh, manager. Office of Research and Spon- sored Programs compiles a report of the money coming to the university through professors ' solicitations for funds to do research or develop special programs. Marsh ' s report breaks down the university into colleges, then each college into departments. Through the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs the money comes through in one of two forms, either for externally sponsored programs or for externally sponsored research pro- grams. Under the category of externally sponsored programs roughly $9 million found its way to our campus. Several interesting projects were undertaken by our professors. In the College of Arts and Sciences Ernest Johansson of the English department headed a project entitled, Books our Children Read: Communication through Literature. For his project Johansson acquired roughly $62,000 to create a film which was shot at Fort Frye High School in Beverly, Ohio. The film debuted in April and received the honor of a mentioning at the Athens International Film Festival. The second channel which money comes into the office of Research and Sponsored Programs is through externally sponsored research pro- grams. The University received around $3.5 million in this area. In the College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Walter J. Costello of the department of Basic Sci- ences received $20,000 from the Mus- cular Dystrophy Association for his re- search in the area of Genetic Analysis of Neurotrophic Influences in a Developing Motor System. Dr. Costello ' s project has been ongoing since January 1983 and has a prior funding of $20,000. These are only a few of the projects underway in all areas of the University. So you can see that it takes more than students to keep our school going and we are not the only people in- volved. As Students and members of the Ohio University community we can take pride in our school, as the Beach ] Boys sing, Be true to your school. Wej not only educate students, but we aidj the world with research developments! and breakthroughs achieved on our campus. So when we look to the future we have the knowledge that the people of Ohio University are making the world a better place to be. fj ] 28 — Campus Life

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Many students volunteer at the Mental Hospital for cJass extra credit or practical experience. Carlene Breed is one of the few dedicated understaff members who care for the mentally in- sane. Tim Geoghegan Tim Gcoghegan Athens Mental Hospital — 27

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Staff photo A student ' s wallet gets a work-out in four years. Now you know where the money is going. Not many students look forward to waiting in line at Chubb Hail ' s Bursars office. Here students wait in lunch hour lines to pay their tuitions. Where ' s Our Money Going? — 29