Veritas, Vol. 29, No. 05, February 1989

              FEBRUARY 1989 VOL. 29, NO 5
FOR THE FACULTY AND STAFF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
Sylvester Foundation commits additional $5 million to UM
The Harcourt M. and Virginia W. Sylvester Foundation of Boca Raton has committed another $5 million to the University of Miami for additional support of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the UM School of Medicine.
“This additional support will enable us to conduct more extensive research and offer more clinical services through the center,” says Dr Bernard Fbgel, vice president for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine. “This brings the Sylvester Foundation’s total generous commitment to $32.5 million, which should generate more than $77 million over the next 30 years.”
“We are very pleased to make this additional commitment to the University of Miami to further help the fight against cancer;” says Harcourt M. Sylvester, Jr, president of the foundation that bears the name of his parents.
In the largest gift ever to the University, the Sylvester Foundation committed $27.5 million in October 1986
to establish a major cancer clinic where screening, clinical care, and research would be centralized at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center. A mobile cancer screening laboratory has been on the streets of Dade County for more than a year Construction of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center began in January The additional support will increase the services to be provided by the center.
Over the next six years, the foundation is providing $32.5 million, of which $17.5 million will be for the construction of the building, $5 million for immediate faculty support, and $10 million for an endowment fund that will be used to recruit top quality staff.
The foundation became a reality after the Sylvesters sold their interest in Fasco Industries, Inc. (erf Rochester, NewVbrk), to Hawker-Siddeley, an English corporation. Sylvester’s father had dedicated his life to building Fasco from humble beginnings into a successful business, which had three divisions including motor; automotive, and consumer products with six plants in the United States.
The Campaign for the University of Miami, one of the largest in higher edtfcSon, has now raised more
than $441 million in comihif&ieKts.
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New construction will necessitate parking changes at UM
With construction beginning on the new College of Engineering building addition and with the anticipated groundbreaking on the new science complex, some changes will soon take place in parking patterns at the University A new parking lot, increased shuttle service (including an express shuttle), and more efficient use of existing lots are expected to minimize disruption to individuals who currently park in the lot behind the McArthur Engineering Building and the Cox Science Center
According to Joseph C. Frechette, executive director of the Department of Public Safety, the University’s parking situation has undergone thorough analysis during the past two years, and the 350 spaces that will be lost as a result of the construction will be absorbed in several existing lots, as well as in a new lot on Scodella Avenue (Lot 715) near the Faculty Club and the Alumni House.
“Our first priority was to make absolutely sure there would be enough spaces to accommodate the faculty, administrators, and staff who are currently using the lot behind the McArthur Engineering Building and the Cox Science Center,” says Frechette. “With the new lot (Lot 715) on Scodella and the existing spaces in other nearby lots, we have more than enough spaces to meet the demand for parking.”
According to Frechette, there are 200 new or newly designated FAE (faculty, administrator, and employee) spaces available in Lots 101A and 1-109A. In addition, Lot 715 on Scodella will provide 221 spaces, and Lots 600 and 604 and the Metrorail lot (Lot 425), all of which are currently underutilized, will provide even more spaces. Frechette points out that anyone who currently holds an FAE parking permit is allowed to park in any legal lot on campus.
Another priority during the planning process was to maintain security at the lots around the perimeter of the campus. The Scodella lot (Lot 715) will be fenced and well-lit, and Scodella Avenue will be closed at Red Road to eliminate through traffic. Lots 600 and 604 and the Metrorail lot (Lot 425) are also fenced, and some lighting changes are currently’ being made to those lots.
“We don’t experience a great deal of traffic on campus in the evenings,” says Frechette “but for people who are here after dark, it’s almost always possible to find a parking place close to their destination. Of course, once the new' traffic patterns take effect, we will be watching the situation closely to see if we need to adjust our security measures.”
Anyone who has questions regarding parking is encouraged to call the Department of Public Safety at 284-6666.
The Lowe Museum presents Odyssey: The Art of Photography at National Geographic February' 9 through April 16. The 289 photographs span a century, from the journal’s beginnings in 1888 to the present. Pictured here is Newspaper Stand on the Boulevard des Capucines, 1953, by Justin Locke.