Miami Hurricane, April 22, 1980

              THE MIA
URMCANE
Volume 57. Number 51
Tuesday, April 22. 1980
Phone 284-4401
The Stanford Years
President Reflects On University Growth
By JANE L. MARCUS
EOilar Ire-Chisl
It was 18 years ago and the
Board of Trustees' search for a new
president had dragged on longer
than anyone had expected.
Like an historic wheel, the Hurricane was informed by those who
remember Dr. Henry King Stanford's election as UM president,
that the faculty, administration and
trustees were divided over a candidate. The search came on the heels
of a campaign waged by the then
executive vice president for the position as president
Within 24 hours of Stanford's
visit to the UM campus, he was
elected  president.  The  search   had
gone on for too long and the University needed a president.
"They were desperate," Stanford
said. The University's president,
Jay K. W. Pearson, had been promoted to chancellor, and the post of
UM President had to be filled.
Stanford said he was in Miami
for 24 hours and that as he was running out of his hotel to catch his
plane home, Dan Mahoney, chairman of the Board of Trustees and
Miami News publisher, was the
first to congratulate him. Mahoney
swore the trustees to secrecy until
Stanford could talk it over with his
wife and make a decision. The next
morning, though, the Miami News
came out  with  the story of UM's
"/ would rather leave when the people want mc to stay, than to
stay so lona that people would want me to leave ... (bul) if the
lioard of Trustees are unable to pick a successor — J don't know if
that's the case — and the Trustees ask me to stay, I'd give it serious
consideration."
Dr. Henry King Stanford
UM President
Miami Hurricane KERRY PITTENGER
Stanford Looking Hack \i Itt Yean Of Progress
new president.
Now. 18 years later, Stanford,
who is 64 today, is set to retire this
May. However, the University may
not have a new president at that
time and the search process may
stagger as it did before.
Stanford explains his decision to
leave the Miami area with his wife
as a decision "we both arrived at independently. (We decided that)
when I was no longer president — I
wouldn't live full-time in the Miami
area.
"I have been in the spotlight for
so long that I believe it best that all
attention be directed to a new president (and) 1 don't want to look over
the shoulder of a new president,"
Stanford said.
When Stanford went to a reunion
in 1975 of Georgia Southwestern
College, where he wa.s president
from 1948-1950, he noticed a magnificent, 153-year-old Greek revival
cottage in Americus, Georgia, and
persuaded the owners to sell. "It's
going to be our headquarters," he
said.
"However, Mrs. Stanford doesn't
think I'll be there long enough to
cut the grass.
"I'll leave (UM) with a big lump
in my throat, but I will come back
everv now and then. We have many
friends in Georgia and Alabama and
it would be better for the Universitv and me to leave when I'm no
longer president ... It (Georgia)
would be the best place to go be
cause of the personal ties," Stanford said.
Although Stanford and his wife
are all set to move in June, there is
I possibility that a new president
will not be selected by that time.
And Stanford said that "if the
Board of Trustees are unable to pick
a successor — I don't know if that's
the case — and the Trustees ask me
to stay, I'd give it serious consideration."    '
Stanford said that someone asked
him how he could leave UM in a
lurch. He said, remembering the
condition of UM when he first arrived IH years ago, "Well, that's
how I found it."
Being this close to retirement,
there are many decisions that Stanford could not make this year,
which would be more appropriately
made by the new president. (Some
use the term Lame-Duck).
"Whenever the announcement is
made that the trustees will seek a
new president, a goodly amount of
uncertainty and instability begin to
permeate a University's operations.
"Frankly, 1 have deferred making
some decisions for it seemed fitting
that my successor make those decisions," Stanford said.
"If I stay, I'd try to act as if I was
going to be here forever."
When Stanford first came to UM,
he wa.s enthuastic about UM for
several reasons. "First, because of
what had been accomplished in
making   it   survive   and   progress.
Ethics Code To Stress 'Consistency
By CATHERINE HICKEY
Hurricana Stall Writar
The new University-wide Code
of Academic Fthics, which will
soon be proposed by the Faculty
Senate's Student-Faculty Relations
Committee, sets consistent rules
and regulations for students to follow.
According to the chairman of the
committee, Dr. Ronald Neuman.
who is also head of the Freshman
Fnglish Program, the new code will
provide for "consistency (in regulations and penalties) throughout the
institution and for rigorous standards of excellence."
Neuman said that in the past each
school had developed its own code
of ethics which resulted in a lack of
uniformity. The provost's office,
was becoming concerned about the
consistency of the most severe penalties — suspension and expulsion
— from both the educational and
the legal perspective. '
The Faculty Senate Student Relations Committee has been hard at}
work on the new code, even during
the summer months when the mem'
bers were not on contract, according to Neuman. He said that they"
sifted through the codes of "18 dif
ferent institutions and those of all
undergraduate schools of the Univeraity."
The code which was finally used
.is a basis lor the new document
was from I'M's School of Fngineering and Architecture. "It was the
most responsible, most sophisticated code that we considered. It had
the right pedagogical spirit of a
code of ethics, the right concern for
excellence, and the right concern
for due process and equal prntee
tion for the students,'' Neuman said
Two members of the committee,
John Stevens and Jerry Cat/, antrum SEA; they have been especially helpful in putting together the
new code. Some other members of
the committee are Bill Sheeder front
•Student Affairs, Malcolm Kahn
from the Guidance Center, and
Sharon Garman from SASC.
Neuman said, "The committee is
a very idealistic group of people —
people who are very committed to
their professions, to the institution
und to the students. What we would
like the students to feel is that this
instrument, this document, will not
only protect their rights if they happen to go astray, but, equally important, it will protect the reputation of the degrees that we award
and ol the honest students that earn
them.
"We,have made certain that even
in the least time-consuming assessment of penalties by teachers without going through the formalities of
a hearing, consultation and written
record is required. Penalties cannot
be whimsical and arbitrary."
Neuman released a tentative
draft of the Code which he says is
very close to what the committee
will be recommending; although, at
this time it is not in its complete
and polished form.
This draft states the objectives of
the Code, violations, disciplinary
procedures, the manner of notifying
involved parties of charges, the
wav to answer charges, how the
Fthics Board is selected, hearing
procedures, appeals procedures,
penalties and how they are assigned. According to the draft, an accurate written record will he made of
each step in the process following
an alleged violation, with the exception of the hearing deliberations
themselves. "A tape recording of
each hearing will be maintained by
the executive secretary for possible
mitigation of penalty and possible
appellate action, and shall be destroyed immediately after both pos-
UM's Budgetary Problems
Result Of Energy Woes
Bv ANDREW CAPONE
Hurricana Jtalf uvular
With tuition slated to increase a
staggering $500 next year, at least
$100 of which is attributable to
skyrocketing energy costs, the
question arises: What is the University doing to conserve energy? According to Oliver Bonnert, I'M's
business manager, the answer is:
Quite a bit.
Basically. the administration
faces the monumental task of heating and cooling the multitude of
buildings on campus, running the
vast amount of electrical equipment
used, and fueling a fleet of vehicles
needed in dav to day operations; all
while remaining within budgetary
constraints. Unrealistic budgetary
constraints are what plagued UM
this year.
"We budgeted approximately
$4.2 million for energy costs last
year, based upon an anticipated 11
percent increase in rates for the
year." Bonnert said.
"However, our costs Increased
more than 25 percent t i i vear.
leaving a large deficit Iris year.
• ..sis are anticipated to increase another IJ to 15 percent, and our allo-
< ation for energy is $ti million. Barring anv drastic changes in the
world energy market,we should be
right on target
Since we have no control over
the unit price of energy, the Univ, ■
sitv   must   practice  conservation  In
or.1>r to keep our costs down," lion-
nert said
Now. the thought of energy conservation in conjunction with the
air conditioning in the Memorial
Clafciroom Bulging probably jams
News Analysis
V.
up in the frontal lobes of many UM
students who have shivered their
way through some classes, while
enjoying involuntary saunas in
others. But even this notorious edifice is in line for some energy conscious improvements
Central air conditioning is being
installed, which in addition to being
more energy efficient than the antediluvian units now in operation,
will be much quieter. Window tinting and additional insulation will
also be installed on all existing and
proposed buildings.
In December, the University
launched an ambitious computerized energy conservation system.
Most of the major buildings on campus are tied into a "Central Scruti-
nizer" computer which monitors
energy usage, starting, stopping,
and controlling vast arrays of elec
trical equipment. By cutting electricity usage during peak rate periods, and unnecessary usage, substantial savings may be realized.
t ven more ambitious, exciting
(and expensive), are the long range
plans being formulated by Raphael
Ross and the energy conservation
unit of Physical Plant. Such radical
ideas as solar heating and on campus energy generation are being
mentioned for the future.
But for now, the UM community,
especially the students, must swallow the bitter pill of staggering energy costs and yearly tuition hikes
while utilizing facilities designed in
the days of cheap energy. Only the
continued cooperation of students,
faculty and administration, along
with strategic advances in the field
of energy conservation will enable
us tei win the battle.
sibilities have been realized or decided against."
Violations     of     the     _t*Alca     Code
cited by the draft aTe.
"I. Possessing, obtaining, or giving unauthorized information prior
to. or during, an examination.
"2. Plagiarizing material in assigned work such as homework
problems, laboratory reports, technical papers and reports, workbooks, themes, and studies.
"3. Providing false information
on academically related matters, either orally or in writing, to any
agency of the University or any
outside agency.
"•!. Having someone impersonate
a student in an examination, or effecting such impersonation.
"5. Violating the professional
ethics obtained in clinical activities,
research projects, and internships,
as defined by the various schools."
Penalties for a first offense must
include:
"a. The formal written reprimand
"b. At least failure on the scholastic project involved."
The draft recommends that the
penalties, in addition, include more
than the failure of one scholastic
project. It suggests a selection from
the following:
"a The requirement to drop the
course
"b. The requirement to finish the
course
"c. Extra course work
"d. The reduction of the course
grade
"e. F'ailure in the course
On first offenses, the teacher of
the accused student will usually decide the penalty after consultation
with the proper department chairperson or designee. A student can
appeal the decision to the appropriate dean. "The dean may either
summarily confirm the teacher's
decision or recommend the F.thics
Board procedure," which is explained in another section of the
draft.
The penalties imposed on a student who has either admitted guilt
See NEUMAN Page 3
Second, I liked the location and
third, I thought it was possible to
raise funds for the University," he
said and added. "Never for one moment have I been disappointed that
I came."
During the past 18 years the University has not only grown academically, hut the campus has also
grown. When Stanford first arrived
at UM, the Otto Riehter Library
was being completed. The 1968,
ftrit) and Pearson dorms were not
built. The Rathskeller, the Computer Center, and the Science Building
were not yet constructed. And the
construction of the Business School
was not even envisioned.
As he looks back on his years as
president, he sees "certain developments of which I am proud — the
growing research program, distinction that has come to a number of
schools and academic programs, the
improved quality of students and
the increasing financial support
from alumni, corporations, and
foundations."
With the search for a new president in progress, many have asked
Stanford to stay until 1981 — the
scheduled retirement date. But
Stanford seems unsure whether he
should stay if the University cannot
find a replacement.
"I would rather leave when the
people want me to stay, than to
stay so long that people would
want me to leave.
"I've thought a great deal about
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take over ..."
This Friday night, there will be a
$150 a plate testimonial dinner at
the Omni International Hotel for
Stanford. More than 1,000 people
are expected. The hosts will include
TV personalities Ralph Renick.
Wayne Fariss. I arrv Klaas and Ann
Bishop.
I SH(,\ Executive Cabinet:
Stanford Should Stay
By JANE L. MARCUS
Editor In-Chisl
The Flxecutive Cabinet of the
Undergraduate Student Body Government (USBG) unanimously
passed a recommendation to the
Board of Trustees asking that I'M
President Henry King Stanford remain as President for at least one
more year.
According    to    USBG    President
Paul Novack,  he  wrote a  letter to
i Stuart     Patton.     chairman     ot     the
Search CommiUfp, to intorrn Wm of
the cabinet's recommendation.
"The cabinet's recommendation
should be brought up at ihe trustees' next meeting," Novack said.
In the letter the two motions are:
"The Executive Cabinet of USBG
hereby urge the University of Miami's Board of Trustees to request
J
of Dr Henry King Stanford that he
remain as President of the University of Miami for at least one more
v ear as the search for a Presidential
successor continues.
"Dr. Stanford certainly has the
ability to provide the strong leadership that will be necessary, and it
would, in our opinion, be quite detrimental to the University if such a
request were avoided or refused by
the Board. Even a delay would
worsen the current situation; the
Umveraiity neeiiti lo be put back on
a directed tracVt "
The trustee.* will review this recommendation at their meeting
today. They will also decide on the
recommendation, made by the
Se>arch and Selection Committee
and the Consultive Committee, asking that Provost Clyde Wingfield
not he considered a candidate for
the I'M Presidency.
USBG Hosts
Seniors'' Dav
By CHUCK RABIN
Hurricana Stall writar
The University of Miami wishes
to thank all its graduating seniors
with "Senior Appreciation Days,"
which will be held Thursday and
Friday.
The two days of festivities will
include a banquet and many free social gatherings "to show the graduating seniors our thanks for putting
four years of their lives into our
school." said Jose Padilla, senior
class senator.
Festivities will begin with ■
steak  dinner   banquet  for  seniors,
Thursday, at H p.m., in the private
room of the Ibis Cafeteria.
A 20 percent discount will be
given to all graduating seniors who
wish to buy UM items in the bookstore during these two days. Also,
there will be.a Student t'nion Open
House which includes free bowling,
billiards and swimming
Tickets to shows at the Ring Theater and In the community will be
given  away   to  graduating  seniors
during Appreciation Day |,
Friday, the first annual Senior
Night liappy Hour at the Rathskeller will be held, free tickets for beer
will be distributed.
The IIM Program Council has
booked a band to appear on the
patio on April 25 at 12 noon, re-
Ireshments will be served.
All graduating seniors who wish
to participate in the Senior Appreciation days must present their I'M
I.D. to pick up tickets in the Undergraduate Student Bodv Government
(USBG) Office, in Room 240 of the
Student Union on Monday .
•.vailaWe tickets are limited and
will he handed out on a first come,
first served basis.
"The I niversity should do something for its graduating seniors,
hopefully this will become a tradition. Next year we hope to have a
full week of activities." said
lourdes Wolf, senior senator and
president of the F'ederation of
Cuban Students.
more information contact the
USBG Office al X.082.
Ex-Teacher Wins Pulitzer
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Gel Your Ibis Today
Students can pick up an Ibis
vearbook between 10 am. and 4
p.m. i.oday, tomorrow and Thurs
day at the Rock by the Student
Union Yearbooks are free to all
UM students with a valid I.D.
Justice
By ANDREW CAPONE
Hurricana Stall Writar
Donald R Justice, a UM graduate and former faculty member, won
the Pulitzer Prize last Monday for his 1979 book. Selected Poems."
"It's quite an honor, and I'm very pleased," Justice said from his
home in Iowa City.
Justice has been called one of our finest poets bv the Pulitzer Prize
judges. UM English professor Larry Donovan, a former classmate of Justice said, "Frankly, he was long overdue."
Justice, now a professor of English at the University of Iowa, was
born in Miami in 1925. and taught English here from 1948 to 1951. Many
of his works harken back to his youth in Miami
"He lives in the past. That's the strength of his poetrv." Donovan said
"His feelings for Miami are still very strong, as manv of his friends are
still here."
However, after visiting Miami recently. Justice had mixed emotions
about his old home town. "Some of the changes are very nice, but others
have wiped out scenes that I remember very fondly." said the poet. "The
banks seem to be taking over downtown."
Also a bit upsetting to Justice wa.s the fact that there were no copies
of his book for sale in any nearby bookstores, including the Universtl
own.
The prize-winning poet gave a two-hour reading of his poems at UM
last Thursday. It was attended by over 100 students, faculty and guests.
"He read in a very soft voice, taking everyone along with him into the
nostalgia of his poetry." Itonovan said