Veritas, Vol. 22, No. 11, March 1, 1982

              This is it!
A new admissions campaign has been unveiled linking the University more closely than ever with the positive elements of the community. The theme is— 'This is Miami, a way of life, a city, a university.” A series of three posters has been developed around the theme. One is shown here. For more information on the admissions effort, please turn to page 4.
Budget challenges precipitate tuUioii increase
Preparing the 1982-83 budget for the U of M was an uncommonly challenging task which resulted in a tuition increase and budget cutbacks, necessary steps to maintain the quality of education and student life on this campus.
The tuition increase of $350 per semester for full-time undergraduates will be effective next fall. It will bring the annual tuition rate to $5,700. Those enrolled in the Graduate School will pay an additional $29 per credit, bringing that cost to $237 per credit hour Tuition for full-time law students will also increase $350 per semester, to $5,800 annually, and medical students will face a $1,132 increase for an $8,670 annual tuition rate. Room and board rates will also go up depending on the accommodations and the meal plan the student selects.
In preparing the budget, two major issues had to be considered: the declining number of students of traditional college age, and the effects of federal student financial aid cuts on those students of college age. These national occurrences are intensified at the University of Miami
because of perceptions about drugs, crime and illegal aliens in South Florida.
While these factors signal a pause in growth of the University, there are some distinct areas marked for improvement. They are:
•	A 28.9 percent increase, $1.8 million, in student financial aid funding from University resources;
•	$200,000 for the acquisition of library books and periodicals;
•	$20,000 for a more comprehensive curriculum for students participating in the Honors and Priviledged Studies Program;
•	Improved computer resources for academic and administrative services, and
•	Faculty and staff salary increases which will allow the University to be competitive in retraining and attracting good faculty.
The increase of $1.8 million for financial aid will increase the amount of "U” money for undergraduate student financial aid from 9.4 to 12.4 percent of undergraduate tuition. Stipends for graduate students will also increase. Additional
Members of the Panbellenic Association recently named Dr John T Masterson Professor of the Year Masterson, tv ho teaches speech communication, acknowledged the honor at the "Smarty Party ” held in the Panhellenic Building where 50 sorority women on the Dean's List and seven on the President's Honor Roll were also recognized for their achiev ements. According to Margie Ballou, a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma who presided over the ceremonies. Dr Masterson was cited for 7expertise in his subject. teaching ability, fairness and his interest in students.
University scholarship funds will be distributed through a technique called "equity packaging” in an attempt to reduce the gap in the unmet needs of each student. Priority will be given to students of high academic caliber The goal is to make more gift aid available to academic achievers who demonstrate need.
The University also has allocated $200,000 for a state-supported computer engineering program which was launched last fall w ith 18 students and will grow to about 70 students next fall, and $191,000 for instructional costs for a new Executive MBA program which is to be funded from increased revenues of more than $300,000.
President Foote said that in developing a balanced budget, all facets of the University were carefully examined to determine what cuts could be made before a tuition increase was considered.
'These difficult times,” he said, "have required the most thorough réévaluation of our resources and their allocation.
Quite literally, we have examined the University' of Miami position by position, expenditure by expenditure. We have made hard decisions, none of which would have been easier later We have cut deeply of necessity, but not into the muscle. The University remains strong.”
Guiding principles in preparing the budget took into consideration that, in a tightening market, the University of Miami cannot afford to offer less than high quality programs of teaching and research, if it ever could, and that the
University must continue to improve the quality of its student body, especially at the undergraduate level. This will require that UM become a more selective institution, even at the cost of reducing the size of the student body, and therefore—at least in the short term—reducing revenues, and that kind of quality will require increased financial support from sources other than tuition.
Foote said that quality academic programs would not be jeopardized and that the necessary cuts would correlate generally, but not absolutely, with declines in the number of students enrolled.
Because there will be fewer students, with a student body of 14,389 projected for Fall 1982, the first step in reducing academic budgets will be the elimination of part-time and overtime faculty. Dr Clarence G. Stuckwisch, acting provost and executive vice president, says this means that as a generalization, there w ill be smaller classes, and they w ill tend to be taught by full-time faculty, both of which should cause better classroom experiences.
$825,000 has been allocated for computer services. Of that amount, $375,000 is to offset the effects of inflation and to meet fixed hardware commitments. The remaining $450,000 is to be used for improving systems used by the entire University, including an improved registration system and improved access to the computer by faculty and students. David A. Lieberman, vice president for business and finance, says, "This is only a begin-Please turn to page 7
Honoring tbc best and brightest
The tradition continues. Academic Honors Day, a day of public recognition of some of the University of Miami’s brightest students, is scheduled for Tuesday, April 6.
About 60 undergraduates, nominated by honor societies, department chairmen, and the deans of the College of Arts and Sciences, and Schools of Business Administration, Education and Allied Professions, Engineering and Architecture,
Music and Nursing, will be honored.
An academic procession of faculty, administration and student honorees, at 2:30 p.m. from the Cox Science Building to Gusman Concert Hall, will open the program. Carillon music performed by Dr Ralph Harris will accompany the procession.
The 3 p.m. convocation in Gusman Hall will be addressed by Professor Jack H. Hextec, Distinguished Professor of
History at Washington University and former professor of history at Yale. Dr Hexter will speak on "Finding a Calling.”
The UM Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dr Alfred Reed, will provide music for the convocation.
A champagne reception, hosted by UM President Edward T Foote II, will follow the convocation. Polished Brass, a quintet of UM music students will perform dur- -ing the reception, to be held at 4:30 on the verandas of the Cox Science Building. The Honor Students Association will assist with preparations for the event.
Admission to the Academic Honors Day convocation is by ticket only. Invitations to faculty, student honorees and their parents will include return ticket request cards. Honorary organizations will be given tickets based on a percentage of their memberships.