Veritas, Vol. 16, No. 02, September 2, 1975

              Library Is Given Volume of Vedas
The University Library is one of 23 major libraries in the country to receive as a gift from the Vishwa Hindu Parishad Society, Bombay, India, a 1,000-page volume, in Sanskrit, of the first compilation of the four Vedas into one volume. Comprising the ancient sacred literature of Hinduism, the Vedas are collections of psalms, chants and sacred formulas.
Presentation of the volume was made to Library Director Archie L. McNeal and to Dr. Ivan W. Hoy, chairman of the religion department, by 95-year-old Swami Gangeshwarananda, who although blind since the age of five, had personally compiled the volume.
Now on display on the second floor of the library, the volume will become part of the rare book collection.
New Department Chairmen Named
The following people have been announced as new department chairmen for 1975-76:
College of Arts and Sciences Art, Gerald G. Winter, 284-2542 English, Dr. William Babula, * 284-2553 History, Dr. Bruce Lohof, 284-2452 School of Business Administration
Business Law, Dr. Donald A. Wiesner, 284-4633
Finance, Dr. Donald R. Johnson, 284-4362
Marketing, Charles Wurst, 284-5935 School of Education
Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Dr. Thomas S. Miller, 284-3711
School of Medicine
Anesthesiology, Dr. Norton B. Cray-thorne, 325-6970
♦Acting chairman until December 17, 1975
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Volume 16, Number 2	September 2, 1975

Foreign Medical Grads Certified
by Jack Oswald Public Information Officer School of Medicine
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Certification of 123 graduates of foreign medical schools by the University’s Office of International Medical Education brought to 4,213 the number of physicians who have taken the course since it was started in 1961.
Originally designed as a refresher course for exiled Cuban physicians, the program was broadened to encompass graduates of all foreign medical schools. Before they can serve as interns, residents or trainees in the U.S., such graduates (with the exception of those from Canada and Puerto Rico) must pass a certification examination prepared by the Educational Council for Foreign Medical Graduates. A number of the students who take the course are American citizens who have gone to foreign schools.
The program, directed by Dr. Rafael A. Penalver, remains predominantly Cuban and is Spanish-oriented. Of the total participants, 2,346 have been Cuban medical graduates, 1,867 from other medical schools.
The international flavor of the program is illustrated by the 34 foreign medical schools represented in the latest class. Students were graduates of school in Argentina, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Rumania, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Union of Soviet Republics, United Kingdom, Venezuela and Yugoslavia.
Dr. Evelyn T. Helmick, associate professor of English, has been appointed director of the Program in American Studies, succeeding Dr. Bruce Lohof who has been named chairman of the department of history.
Dean Accepts State Post
Dr. Howard P. Harrenstien, dean, School of Engineering and Environmental Design, has been named director of the new Florida Solar Energy Center at Cape Canaveral, effective September 1.
His appointment was announced by the Florida Board of Regents. While Dean Harrenstien is on a year’s leave of absence from UM, Dr. Jerome Catz, associate dean, is acting dean of the School.
The new Center is designed to coordinate solar energy research, development and demonstration programs and to disseminate information about solar energy throughout the state.
The Florida legislature appropriated $1 million for its work.
One apparent reason the state had interest in the UM is the success the School of Engineering and Environmental Design had recently in attracting federal funds for research in solar energy. Specifically, this involves more than a quarter million dollars in projects dealing with solar cooling of school buildings and energy conservation in general.
In addition to coordinating the 65 courses offered in the interdisciplinary program, Dr. Helmick will continue to teach courses in the department of English.
Tenure Study Committee Formed
Late last spring, pursuant to a resolution passed by the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees, Board Chairman R. Bunn Gautier, Jr., and President Standord appointed an ad hoc committee to study tenure at UM.
President Stanford charged the committee to review all aspects of the tenure policy and procedures, and “take a comprehensive look at the principle of tenure as now in operation at the University of Miami and . . . make recommendations concerning the role it should play in the continuing development of the University.” President Stanford has asked for a formal report by November 1.
The committee members are Professors Claudia Rogers, Alvin Rose and Edward Sofen; Deans Sidney Besvinick (chairman), Clarence Stuck-wisch and William Whelan; and Trustees David Blumberg, Sloan McCrea and FYank Smathers.
The committee has decided that the most appropriate way to provide input from faculty members and administrators is by inviting them to speak directly with individual committee members or to write their views to the chairman. The Committee members would then relay such comments to the entire committee. If a substantial number of comments are received in this manner, the committee will consider holding one or more open hearings to receive further comments from interested individuals.
Anyone desiring to comment on the tenure system is urged to contact any member of the committee.
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Senate Meeting
Location Changed
The location of the Faculty Senate meeting scheduled September 2 has been changed to the Law School Auditorium, Room 129. President Stanford will address the Senate on the state of the University. Open to all faculty, the meeting will start at 3 p.m.
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