Veritas, Vol. 16, No. 05, September 22, 1975

              Comments Sought on Self-Study Reports
members, administrators, students, alumni and staff members.
Committees which have submitted reports so far are: Objectives, Financial Resources, Development, Student Personnel Services, Physical Plant, General Education, Admissions and Registrar’s Office, Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education, SEED, Music, Nursing, Law, Medicine, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Centers, and Athletics.
Drafts of the following reports are expected soon: Organization and Administration, Graduate Study and Research, Faculty, Library and Learning Resources, Student Life, Student Financial Aids, Instructional Aids, Educational Program and Continuing Studies.
Open hearings will be conducted on some of the reports to obtain additional suggestions. Information about the hearings will be published in Veritas as it becomes available.
The major thrust of this self-study is on the undergraduate programs. All interested individuals are invited to visit the self-study office, 136 Ashe Building, and examine the drafts already received and make written comments.
The essential purpose of the Institutional Self-Study Program, according to the SACS “Manual for the Institutional Self-Study Program of the Commission on Colleges,” is “the improving of the educational effectiveness in institutions of higher learning. The procedures of that program are designed to help institutions reassess their objectives, measure success in attaining objectives, explore ways and means by which educational efficiency may be improved, and prepare for the ever-increasing demands by society.”
Said Dr. Beery: “Any organization can profit by stepping back and looking at its programs and its objectives to see where it can improve. The SACS Visiting Committee will be very helpful in this respect, because they see things from a different vantage point.” The Visiting Committee will prepare a report of its own for SACS based on the UM report and findings from its visit here.
The UM Self-Study Report will be written in a new way, according to the directors, and thus will be closely examined for application at other institutions. “We’re trying to combine the standard SACS approach to self-study, which is more an enumeration of procedures, with a new approach developed by the Federation of Regional Accrediting Commissions of Higher Education (FRACHE).” The FRACHE (continued on page 2)
Dr. John Beery
Dr. Murray Manteü
Before compiling the final Institutional Self-Study Report to present to the Visiting Committee from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in March for the purpose of reaccreditation, Dr. John Beery, director, and Dr. Murray Mantell, associate director, are inviting comments from all segments of the University family.
Eighteen self-study committee reports have been received so far, according to Dr. Beery. “All of these reports are tentative,” he said. “None has received final action yet and we want to give members of the University of Miami community a chance to provide additional comments.”
This is the first UM institutional self-study which used as resources all segments of the University, including faculty
Ring to Present Original Comedy
The Ring Theatre will open its 1975-76 season with a top flight original production, “Breadwinner,” written by actress and playwright Marian Winters in conjunction with the New Dramatists, Inc., of New York.
“Breadwinner,” a period comedy piece set in 1936, will be performed Sept. 24-28 and Oct. 1-4. Among awards received by the playwright have been a Tony, two Emmys and “best actress” in a drama critics’ poll.
This is the second year New Dramatists, Inc. has introduced a new script by a leading young playwright to UM audiences. After the Miami production, the cast will present the play at the New Dramatists’ Theatre in New York.
In “Breadwinner,” Marian Winters will be working with director Robert Ankrom and a cast consisting of student and local talent.
Other plays scheduled at the Ring this fall are “Sarjeant Muskgrave’s Dance,” by John Arden, Oct. 29-Nov. 2 and Nov. 5-8; and “Tango” by Slawmvir Mrozer, Nov. 26-30 and Dec. 3-6.
Barbara Bemoudy, left, and Susan Amdur discuss family problems at the kitchen table in one scene from “Breadwinner,” the Ring Theatre’s first production of the season.
Among productions planned for next semester are “West Side Story” and “Taming of the Shrew.”
Curtain time for all productions is 8 p.m. For ticket information, call the Ring Theatre box office at 284-3355 Monday through Friday from 1-4 p.m.
Cancer Grants Available
The American Cancer Society has awarded UM an institutional research grant to support small research projects in the area of cancer. Applications for support not to exceed $3,000 are available from Frances Susi, 212 Medical Arts Building, 547-6567.
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Volume 16, Number S	September 22, 1975