Veritas, Vol. 19, No. 13, March 19, 1979

              Vol. 19 No. 13
March 19, 1979
For Faculty, Staff and Friends of the University of Miami
Chamber Singers to perform
Three benefits will be performed this weekend. See page 2 for details
$2.500 each
Stanford recommends tuition rebate program
President Henry King Stanford announced March 14 he is recommending to the Executive Committee of the University’s Board of Trustees a tuition rebate for all full-time undergraduate students if fall enrollmenf exceeds projections.
The Executive Committee will act on Stanford’s recommendation on Tuesday, March 20. The amount of the rebate, if any, will be determined by the amount of tuition revenues above projections.
The entire tuition reduction program could be scrapped, however, if it jeopardizes the University’s overall financial position.
In making'the long-awaited tuition announcement Stanford said, “My first responsibility is to provide the best possible learning environment for all of our students. To do that, the University must remain financially sound. I certainly do not wish to commit the University to a financial obligation that would place it in peril. We will have determined the exact amount of the rebate, if any, by the end of October, 1979, after reviewing falf enrollment figures and assessing the University’s fiscal posture.”
The base undergraduate tuition for the 1979-1980 academic year will be 53,940, a $323 increase over the 1978-79 tuition rate. The $325 increase is tied to
the U.S. Consumer Price Index and represents a 9% rise.
Tuition was rolled back $85 for fulltime students this current spring semester. The tuition reduction was the University’s first since its founding in 1925.
The current rebate program has helped cut the attrition rate of University students. Some 743 more students remained at the UM this spring semester than during the same period last year. This increase has been attributed, in large measure, to the current tuition rebate program and improved student morale.
The anticipated reduction will differ from the current roll-back in two ways: twenty-five per cent of tuition in excess of budget projections will be retained for incremental costs associated with increased enrollment and the roll-back will not apply to law or graduate students.
The rebate will be used to offset a portion of the 1980 spring semester tuition.
Stanford concluded, “I appreciate the cooperation the University has received from the students and the leaders of the Undergraduate Student Body Government in helping keep students at the University. I am making my recommendation to the Executive Committee because of the success of the current tuition rebate program.”
Orovitz Fellowships awarded to 13
Thirteen University faculty members have been awarded the newly established Max Orovitz Fellowships in Arts and Humanities, valued at $2,500 each.
The faculty summer stipends for research in the humanities were inaugurated at the request of the UM Faculty Senate several months ago and were renamed to honor the University’s late trustee at the suggestion of Dr. Eugene S. Clasby, Senate chairman, and by unanimous vote of the Senate.
Ten fellowships were originally provided for. The additional three are supported by funds provided by President Henry King Stanford.
Orovitz was a member of the UM Board of Trustees from 1955 until his death Jan. 22, 1979. In its resolution to honor him, the Faculty Senate resolved “That in recognition of Mr. Orovitz’s many contributions to the academic welfare of the University, the Faculty Senate recommends to the President and to the Board of Trustees that the recently established program of Faculty Summer Stipends be henceforward known as the Max Orovitz Fellowships in the Arts and Humanities.”
The 1979 receipients of the Orovitz
Dr. Stephen E. Bowles Department of Communications
Dr. Barry Brosch
Department of Music Theory and
Composition
Dr. Edward Erwin Department of Philosophy
Prof. Christine Federighi Department of Art
Dr. Alan H. Goldman Department of Philosophy Continued on page 4
Fellowships and their research topics are:
Images and Ideologies in the Contemporary American Culture
Miles Keogh’s Horse/musical-dramatic work
Ethical Issues in Psychological Research with Human Subjects
Terra Sigillata: Further Color Possibilities
Moral Foundations of Professional Ethics
Thornton named athletic director
Charley Thornton was named athletic director at the University of Miami on Feb. 26, 1979, succeeding Lou Saban, who left the Hurricanes to become head football coach at the United States Military Academy.
For the 15 years prior to his UM appointment, Thornton served as assistant athletic director at the University of Alabama. He was right hand man to Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Paul (Bear) Bryant, assisting with all facets of the Crimson Tide athletic program, one of the most extensive and successful in the nation.
At Alabama, Thornton’s duties included assisting the athletic director in the preparation and implementation of policy and hiring staff members. He directed development of facilities and was in charge of all meets, championships and game management of all sports. He also directed the annual high school coaching clinic and was head of Crimson Tide radio networks for football (90 stations), basketball (25) and baseball.
In addition, Thornton supervised an aggressive mailing operation to alumni and ticket purchasers and initiated special fund-raising projects, such as the
athletic department sponsoring two Bob Hope shows, an Andy Williams show and others that made an average profit of $25,000 per event.
For most of his Crimson Tide tenure, Thornton served in a dual role as sports information director and oversaw the public relations and sports information operation. His expertise in the field was recognized by his peers when in 1974 he was named as the outstanding SID in the nation and elected to the Sports Information Director’s Hall of Fame.
From 1963 to 1964, he was an executive assistant to the director of the Continued on page 4
Charley Thornton