Veritas, Vol. 13, No. 04, October 23, 1972

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October 23, 1972
University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
NCCH Dedicates $2.8 Million Expanded Facilities
On Sunday, October 29, 1972, formal ceremonies will mark completion of the $2.8
million expansion and remodeling of University of Miami Hospitals and Clinics/National
Children's Cardiac Hospital in the Medical
Center.
During the 18 months' construction period,
while "business as usual" went on, the structure was filled out to four stories and basement; in-patient beds brought to 63; outpatient rooms for clinical examinations and
treatment raised to 30; radiological diagnostic
unit expanded; a new heart and liver catheterization facility provided; and extensive
changes made in administrative and service
areas.
President Stanford and medical school Dean
Papper will preside at the ceremonies. Russell
A. Nelson, M.D., chairman of the Association
of American Medical Colleges, will be principal speaker and will be awarded an honorary
doctor of science degree.
The project was financed by the School
from hospital and clinic income supported by
special faculty funds and through gifts from
individuals, groups and private agencies. No
government funds were involved.
Officers of organizations which have supported UMHC/NCCH will be guests at a
reception prior to the ceremonies. Among
the groups represented will be the Woman's
Cancer Association of the University of
Miami, the woman's volunteer groups known
as the NCCH chapters, and the NCCH Deed
Club.
UMHC/NCCH-
What it All Means
by Jack Oswald,
Public Information,
Medical School
University of Miami Hospitals and Clinics/
National Children's Cardiac Hospital is a
mouthful of a name. Even as UMHC/NCCH
it's a little awkward.
What's in the name?
Well, it is owned by the University, the
only hospital to have that distinction. Jackson Memorial and the School's other teaching
hospitals are publicly or privately owned. In
1965, the University acquired the present
NCCH building, with the stipulation that the
NCCH name be retained.
Why Hospitals and Clinics, plural? It is
likely, looking toward the future, that there
will be other UM-owned hospitals. The clinics,
plural, is quite correct—more than 15 clinics
are held here regularly under the auspices of
the various disciplines among the faculty.
"National?" When NCCH was established,
back in the mid-1930's, it was designed to
serve youngsters with cardiac problems from
all over the nation. While this is no longer a
prime purpose, the hospital still has its share
of patients from other parts of the country
and, indeed, from other parts of the world.
A survey at one time revealed more than
half the private in-patients came from outside Dade County.
The reference to "Children" is—and is not—
a misnomer. Youngsters still get a priority;
the presence of the Deed Club Pediatric
Pavilion is self-explanatory. But adult services are highly represented. The Glenn H.
Curtiss Jr. Diagnostic Center provides outpatient clinics, radiological suites, laboratories and other diagnostic facilities. Inpatient areas provide beds—and suites—for
hospitalized adults as well as children.
"Cardiac?" The emphasis has been broadened, but youngsters with cardiac problems
still undergo heart catheterizations and treatment and adult heart patients are treated
there as well.
"Hospital" remains the key word. For it is
in UMHC/NCCH that physicians on the
medical faculty can see the private patients
who are referred to them for particular
treatment by other physicians.
Admissions Staff
Brings Bigger, Better
Freshman Class
Dr. William R. Butler,
Vice President,
Student Affairs
Few people on our campus realize the important charge our admissions staff has each
year in recruiting and enrolling the largest
freshman class of any private institution in
higher education.
The charge is not only one of recruiting
large numbers of students, but there is a
parallel commitment to improve the quality
of each year's class. Quality can be measured
by a student's high school performance and
scores on scholastic aptitude tests.
I would like to personally commend the
admissions staff, not only for their success
this year, but for meeting this charge for
the past several years. The quality of the
entering students has been increased as well
as the quantity.
For example, in 1962, only 37 percent of
the entering freshmen ranked in the upper
2/5 of their high school graduating classes,
while this fall 56 percent of our new freshmen were in the upper 2/5. This takes on
more significance when one realizes that
there were only 1,660 freshmen in 1962,
and there are 2,153 this year.
This fall freshmen came to UM from 45
states, District of Columbia, 34 foreign
countries and Puerto Rico, Canal Zone and
Virgin Islands. On the lighter side, the staff
also met its commitment to the President
by enrolling a student from Wyoming.
(Editor's note: Last year UM had students
from every state except Wyoming.)
Geographic representation in 1972 is much
different than it was 10 years ago, when UM
had largely a Dade County and Florida representation. This year, approximately 80 percent of the freshmen came from outside
Florida.
The states with the largest representation
(Florida, of course, has the largest) are New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Illinois,
Connecticut, Ohio, Massachusetts, Maryland,
and Virginia.
Perhaps the most significant step taken by
the admissions office this past year to improve the quality of the freshman class was
recruiting 70 National Merit Scholars or
letters of commendation winners, compared
with 17 a year ago.
These admission goals were accomplished
in spite of having 6 percent fewer freshman
applications.
We all can be justifiably proud of the efforts of the admissions staff this past year.
President Urges
UM Support
For United Fund
President Stanford told school and department representatives in a United Fund kick-
off luncheon September 21 that 39 of the
45 members of the Council of Administrators
had already pledged $10,100 to this year's
campaign.
This amount, he said, is 12 percent of the
University's goal of $83,580. Responsible
for the University's campaign this year and
in coming years is Vice President for Development Affairs Charles R. Estill.
In urging each member of the University
family to pledge support to the United Fund
Campaign, Dr. Stanford noted that "seldom
do we have an opportunity for making a
direct contribution to the well-being of those
individuals in the community who are less
fortunate than ourselves."
Dr. Stanford went on to point out that
during recent years the University of Miami
has received significant support from the
South Florida community toward achieving
the goals of its ambitious program to develop a major center of private and independent higher education. "I urge each of you,"
he said, "to reciprocate by making a pledge
to the 1972 United Fund Camoaien."
Fair share cards have been distributed to
all members of the UM family. This year's
goal is 3 percent more than last year's, Mr.
Estill pointed out, and meeting it will require
participation from all segments of the University.
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United Fund
United Fund of Dade County serves agencies which last year made the world a little
better place to live in for 450,000 Dade
County residents.
The 1972-1973 goals for each of the divisions are:
President $ 2,490
Academic $35,880
Financial $11,128
Development $ 3,260
Medical $26,022
Student $ 4,800
Let's show Dade County that the University of Miami cares!
Council Sets Agenda
For Faculty Senate
The Faculty Senate Council met earlier this
month and established the agenda for the
Faculty Senate meeting to be held October
23 at 3 p.m. in Brockway Lecture Hall.
1. Proposal for the Establishment of a
Doctor of Arts Degree (#72017).
2. Room Entry and Search and Seizure
Policies (#69057).
All faculty members are invited to attend
the Faculty Senate meeting. Faculty can
attend and speak out on any subject on the
agenda in which they have an interest; however only elected representatives have voting
privileges.
Any questions on items on the agenda, or
requests for a copy of the proposal for the
establishment of a Doctor of Arts degree
should be referred to Mrs. Susan Merriman,
secretary, Faculty Senate, at 284-3721.