Veritas, Vol. 13, No. 06, November 20, 1972

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volume 13, number 6	November 20, 1972	University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
Running a Safe Ship- Vice President for Financial Affairs Eugene Cohen (left) and Director of Insurance Orville Briscoe present President Stanford with the National Safety Council Award of Merit, which UM earned in the Council’s annual safety competition. UM was one of only three universities in the United States to receive this honor.
VAC Gives Volunteerism a New Image
Volunteer Action Center’s youngest volunteer is eight, and she visits nursing homes and invalids; the oldest is an 86-year-old man who donates his time to teach Italian and Swahili. In between, there are over 3,500 volunteers in the Miami area.
Although VAC already has about 300 volunteers from UM, most of these are members of student groups. It is looking toward the faculty of the University to donate their time—as little as one hour a week—to help their fellow man.
Miami’s Volunteer Action Center is a unique type of agency. It is based on the knowledge that there just aren’t enough employees to get all the services of federally-funded agencies to the public. Working with about 260 different agencies as well as groups and individuals who need special kinds of service, VAC is trying to supplement those programs with volunteers, as well as start programs of its own.
Each volunteer is interviewed and placed in an opening best suited to his interest. VAC volunteers don’t just push a cart in a hospital or sit and answer a telephone. . . unless that’s what the volunteer wants to do. With a job bank of over 5,000 different positions, most volunteers have found it simple to choose the exact type of work they want to do.
There are several ways that faculty members can meaningfully help the community through the Volunteer Action Center:
1.	Individual faculty members can volunteer their time (and name their own hours).
2.	Faculty can arrange a specific kind of volunteer work through VAC to serve as a class project.
3.	Faculty can encourage individual students to volunteer on their own for a class assignment.
I	LIBRARY HOURS
| Thanksgiving hours for the Otto G.
I Richter Library are: Thursday, Novem-I ber 23, closed; Friday, November 24,
I 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, November |	25, regular hours resume.
To get the ball rolling, call VAC at 854-8311 and arrange for a volunteer activity in line with your interest.
The Center is funded by the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitation Services, Division of Family Services and UM’s Center for Urban and Regional Studies.
Iron Arrow, ODK Tap 17 Faculty, Administrators
Iron Arrow, the oldest recognition society for men at UM, tapped 13 faculty members and administrators during homecoming, and the highest national men’s leadership honor society, Omicron Delta Kappa, tapped four faculty and administrators.
Tapped into Iron Arrow were Dr. Rafael C. Benitez, associate dean of the School of Law; Lynn B. Clarke, director of public relations; Dr. Nicholas D. Gennett, dean of students; Dr. Casimer T. Grabowski, professor of zoology; Dr. Marshall R. Jones, professor of psychology and chairman of the department; and Carl M. Kromp, associate professor of industrial engineering.
Also, Dr. Ramon M. Lemos, professor of philosophy and chairman of the department; Dr. Louis L. McQuitty, professor of psychology; Dr. Eugene L. Nagel, associate professor of anesthesiology in the School of Medicine; Walter Pomerko, head trainer, UM athletics;
J. Bradford Sargent, associate director of admissions; Dr. Michael J. Stolee, professor of education; and Sidney Weisburd, associate registrar.
In addition, 12 students and 7 alumni were chosen.
ODK added to their roster Dr. Jerome Catz, professor of mechanical engineering and associate dean of the School of Engineering and Environmental Design; Dr. Agus-tin A. Recio, associate professor of electrical engineering; Charles Lynch, associate director of residence halls, and William H. Muff, assistant business manager, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.
Sponsored Funding Hits Record High
by Jane Rieker News Bureau
The national trend toward support of problem-solving programs in medicine, urban affairs and the environment was reflected in an increase to $30,361,208 in funds for sponsored programs at UM.
Dr. E. H. Man, dean of research coordination and professor of chemistry and chemical oceanography, notes in his annual report to the President that the gain for fiscal 1971-1972 was $3.17 million, or 12 percent more than last year.
In contrast, many of the traditional academic areas of activity showed decreased support levels. “The fact that the total volume of support has increased during a period of practically no growth at the national level indicates the quality and aggressiveness of those areas capable of capitalizing on the new trends,” Dean Man reports.
This is the third year in a row that the UM’s receipts of sponsored program funds increased, and the total is a new high.
Excluding student financial aid and institutional grants, there are 16 academic units receiving funds. Of these, only half received any increase in support funds over last year. Those which did are almost totally in health sciences (medicine, nursing, child development) or other areas of applied research or service programs.
“Mission orientation” is the way Dr.
Henry King Stanford describes this year’s funding in his 10-year review of his presidency of UM.
Medicine accounts for $15 million and marine and atmospheric science $6.3 million.
Other increases shown in schools or divisions are in business administration, law, Center for Theoretical Studies, Center for Urban and Regional Studies, Mailman Center for Child Development and student financial aid. Institutional grants and “all others” (Guidance Center, Morton Collectanea, libraries) also increased.
Five Times More Funds
In 1962 UM had $6.25 million in federally sponsored programs. In the 10-year period to the present, the volume of sponsored funds has quintupled and the number of academic units receiving the funds has nearly doubled.
Each year the National Science Foundation reports on the national ranking of the top 100 institutions of higher education which
United Fund Campaign Edges toward Goal
The University United Fund campaign, which concludes November 15, had several divisions still lagging behind when we went to press.
Standings according to the figures available on November 8 were:
% Goal	Division	Goal
127%	President	$ 2,490
110%	Student	$ 4,800
75%	Financial	$11,128
67%	Academic	$35,880
59%	Development	$ 3,260
9%	Medical	$26,022
The total amount collected by November 8 was $43,270 toward the goal of $83,580.
November 15 was the final day for the campaign. Complete tabulations will appear in Veritas when they are available.
Dr. Eugene H. Man,
Dean of Research Coordination and Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Oceanography
obtain federal support. The most recent NSF report shows UM ranking 38th in total support and fourth in the South, with only the University of North Carolina, Duke University and the University of Florida ahead.
There are three major elements in the sponsored program administration.
The Sponsored Program Coordinating Council is composed of representatives of every major academic unit engaged in sponsored program activity, appointed by the dean or director of each unit. The Council , with Dean Man as chairman, meets monthly or more often to discuss new program opportunities, cooperative ventures between divisions, and problems of mutual interest. The Coordinating Council functions in the policy area by proposing policies or procedures to the Research Council which forwards these, after approval or change, to the appropriate academic and administrative channels.
On the Coordinating Council are Dr. Richard G. Bader, associate dean, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science; Dr. Bernard Fogel, associate dean, medical education; Dr. Howard P. Harrenstein, dean, engineering and environmental design; Mr. Calvin Leonard, director, special projects, continuing education; Dr. Robert J. Simpson, director TTT project, education; Dr.
Jess Spirer, director, Guidance Center; Dr. John Stewart, chairman, marketing; Dr.
Paul Salter, associate dean, arts and sciences; Professor Thomas Wills, law; Dr. Eugene Man, research coordination, and Dr. Richard Langendorf, director, Center for Urban and Regional Studies.
The Research Council, also chaired by the research coordination dean, includes:
Dr. Robert Hosman, Dr. Harm de Blij and Dr. Keith Wellman, arts and sciences; Dr.
S. L. Hsia, Dr. Douglas Sandberg and Dr. Rudolf Werner, medicine; Dr. J. Runnels,
Dr. Cesare Emiliani and Dr. Gilbert Voss, marine and atmospheric science; Dr. Theodore Sjoding, education; Dr. Stewart, business administration; Professor Wills, law; Dr. Jacob Kline, engineering and environmental design; Dr. Raymond Barr, music, and Dr. Leone Goure, centers. Ex officio members are Dr. Man and Dr. Clarence Stuckwisch, dean, Graduate School.
The research coordination office is located on the ground floor of the Ferre Building. Major functions of this office are policy development and administration, program development, faculty assistance, fund sources, library maintenance, information resources and dissemination, agency liaison, research personnel administration, grant and award administration in conjunction with research accounting, and administrative functions for the two councils as well as the patent and copyright committee and various subcommittees of each.
The staff, which according to Dr. Man “works together like a good symphony orchestra plays,” includes Mrs. Laurette Plunkett, assistant to the dean; Mrs. Marjorie Wood, administrative assistant; Mrs. Nancy Johnson and Mrs. Ray Chungo, coordinating assistants, and Mrs. Dorothy Bridges, secretary.