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For the Faculty and Staff of the University of Miami February 1993 Volume 33 Number 4 Tuition and salary increases approved by Board of Trustees The Board of Trustees recently approved average merit salary increases of 4 percent for faculty and staff and a 5.5 percent tuition rate increase for undergraduates. These increases follow closely the five-year financial plan included in the Strategic Plan approved in April 1992. Provost Luis Glaser says the salary increase is probably higher than what comparable institutions are offering given the current economic climate. “In addition to the average salary increase for faculty, we will make a modest investment in key areas by providing an additional 1 percent increase to compensate for market conditions,” says Glaser. “Despite the financial hardships faced by both private and public institutions, it is important that we not lose sight of the importance of adequate compensation for the faculty After being invited to consider the job of vice president for student affairs at the University of Miami in 1965, William Butler had decided to remain in his job as dean of students at Ohio University. But shortly after calling then-UM President Henry King Stanford to decline, Butler received two tickets to Miami from Stanford with a note attached: “We won’t take no for an answer.” Butler recalled the story on December 14 as he was being honored by the Faculty Senate with the James W. McLamore Outstanding Service Award for his 27 years of service to the University of Miami. And Stanford, who spoke at the ceremony, was pleased to have had the foresight to invite Butler to UM and congratulated the Faculty Senate on its wise choice. Eugene Clasby, professor of English, spoke eloquently about Butler’s extraordinary commitment to the educational life of students outside the classroom. The Faculty Senate created the award in 1987 to mark the 25th anniversary of the faculty charter and to recognize service “above and beyond the call of duty” by a member of the University. The inscription on the plaque, read by McLamore, recognized Butler for his “outstanding representation of the University to successive generations of students and exceptional service to the University and the community at large.” Butler’s wife, Ginny, three of his four children, and his three grandchildren all attended the ceremony along with friends and colleagues from the University community. and staff as a University goal,” he says. Undergraduate tuition for the 1993-94 academic year will increase by 5.5 percent to $15,880. Glaser says tight fiscal management and establishing institutional priorities helped make this year’s tuition rate increase the lowest in almost 20 years. “We controlled expenses in all areas, and we set priorities and stuck with them,” says Glaser. “This decision recognizes that we are not in an inflationary economy and that our students face significant financial pressures.” Tuition at the School of Law will go up 12 percent for entering students and 7 percent for continuing students raising tuition to $17,280 and $16,508 respectively. This increase is expected to bring tuition at the law school more in line with that of other private schools. Budget policy recommendations Edward W.D. Norton, chair emeritus, Department of Ophthalmology at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, was also honored by the Faculty Senate. He was presented with a plaque for “the special achievement embodied in his 34 years of service to the University.” Speaking on Norton’s behalf was John Clarkson, who took Norton’s place as chairman when he stepped down. Norton, who continues to treat patients and oversee a number of administrative operations, said he could not have made to the board take into account projections for enrollment, retention, and revenues generated from indirect cost recovery and grants. This year’s budget also took into account the impact of Hurricane Andrew. “Early in fall 1992, we placed in escrow funds from various university units as a contingency to cover nonreimbursed costs due to the hurricane. Some insurance payments have been received and we have our first reimbursement from FEMA,” says Glaser. “We have reason to be optimistic that some of those escrowed funds will be available again at the end of the year.” Enrollment projections were met for the 1992-93 academic year in spite of Hurricane Andrew. Freshman enrollment was down only slightly, but increases in enrollments of upper classmen compensated for the short fall, says Glaser. For FY 1994 the achieved what he has at Bascom Palmer if he had stayed at Cornell University. And, he added half jokingly, they still haven’t. Twenty-one “hurricane heros,” those people who demonstrated leadership and dedication in restoring the University in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew, were also recognized for their service. President Edward T. Foote II presented each person with a certificate of appreciation. —Susan May conservative freshman enrollment projection of 1,800 is based on administrators’ assessment of a reduced pool of eligible high school graduates nationwide. In addition to providing merit salary increases and modest improvements to some campus facilities, roughly 30 percent of the revenue generated by the tuition increase will go toward financial aid. “We hope that the lower tuition increase together with our continuing policy to provide students with the maximum financial aid will ensure that students don’t have to abandon the educational process for financial reasons,” says Glaser. —Conchita Ruiz-Topinka Nobel Prizewinning author to give reading The Caribbean-born poet and playwright Derek Walcott, winner of the 1992 Nobel Prize for Literature, will give a reading of his works at the Biltmore Hotel, Alhambra Room, at 8 p.m., on Thursday, February 18. The reading, sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences as part of Black Awareness Month, is free and open to the public. “Bringing Derek Walcott to the University is a very logical thing given that it fits in with the English department’s Caribbean Writer’s Program, now entering its third season,” says Paul Blaney, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Walcott, who was bom in Castries, St. Lucia, grew up in what he describes as a colonial backwater, where he was influenced by English, Caribbean, and African cultures. His work is known for celebrating ordinary island people and their own particular voice and for portraying life there in Homeric terms. The author divides his time between Trinidad and Brookline, Massachusetts, where he teaches poetry and playwriting at Boston University. In addition to the reading, Walcott will also meet with students of creative writing and Caribbean literature on Friday, February 19. “We were fortunate to be able to contact him through Sandra Paquet, a faculty member in the English department and an acquaintance of Walcott’s,” says Blaney. For more information on Walcott’s visit and reserved seating tickets, call the College of Aits and Sciences, 284-4117. Bill Butler receives McLamore Service Award Ed Norton recognized for 34 years of special achievement William R. Butler, vice president tor student affairs, and Edward W.D. Norton, chairman emeritus of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, accept awards of achievement from Faculty Senate Chairman William J. Whelan.
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Full Text | For the Faculty and Staff of the University of Miami February 1993 Volume 33 Number 4 Tuition and salary increases approved by Board of Trustees The Board of Trustees recently approved average merit salary increases of 4 percent for faculty and staff and a 5.5 percent tuition rate increase for undergraduates. These increases follow closely the five-year financial plan included in the Strategic Plan approved in April 1992. Provost Luis Glaser says the salary increase is probably higher than what comparable institutions are offering given the current economic climate. “In addition to the average salary increase for faculty, we will make a modest investment in key areas by providing an additional 1 percent increase to compensate for market conditions,” says Glaser. “Despite the financial hardships faced by both private and public institutions, it is important that we not lose sight of the importance of adequate compensation for the faculty After being invited to consider the job of vice president for student affairs at the University of Miami in 1965, William Butler had decided to remain in his job as dean of students at Ohio University. But shortly after calling then-UM President Henry King Stanford to decline, Butler received two tickets to Miami from Stanford with a note attached: “We won’t take no for an answer.” Butler recalled the story on December 14 as he was being honored by the Faculty Senate with the James W. McLamore Outstanding Service Award for his 27 years of service to the University of Miami. And Stanford, who spoke at the ceremony, was pleased to have had the foresight to invite Butler to UM and congratulated the Faculty Senate on its wise choice. Eugene Clasby, professor of English, spoke eloquently about Butler’s extraordinary commitment to the educational life of students outside the classroom. The Faculty Senate created the award in 1987 to mark the 25th anniversary of the faculty charter and to recognize service “above and beyond the call of duty” by a member of the University. The inscription on the plaque, read by McLamore, recognized Butler for his “outstanding representation of the University to successive generations of students and exceptional service to the University and the community at large.” Butler’s wife, Ginny, three of his four children, and his three grandchildren all attended the ceremony along with friends and colleagues from the University community. and staff as a University goal,” he says. Undergraduate tuition for the 1993-94 academic year will increase by 5.5 percent to $15,880. Glaser says tight fiscal management and establishing institutional priorities helped make this year’s tuition rate increase the lowest in almost 20 years. “We controlled expenses in all areas, and we set priorities and stuck with them,” says Glaser. “This decision recognizes that we are not in an inflationary economy and that our students face significant financial pressures.” Tuition at the School of Law will go up 12 percent for entering students and 7 percent for continuing students raising tuition to $17,280 and $16,508 respectively. This increase is expected to bring tuition at the law school more in line with that of other private schools. Budget policy recommendations Edward W.D. Norton, chair emeritus, Department of Ophthalmology at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, was also honored by the Faculty Senate. He was presented with a plaque for “the special achievement embodied in his 34 years of service to the University.” Speaking on Norton’s behalf was John Clarkson, who took Norton’s place as chairman when he stepped down. Norton, who continues to treat patients and oversee a number of administrative operations, said he could not have made to the board take into account projections for enrollment, retention, and revenues generated from indirect cost recovery and grants. This year’s budget also took into account the impact of Hurricane Andrew. “Early in fall 1992, we placed in escrow funds from various university units as a contingency to cover nonreimbursed costs due to the hurricane. Some insurance payments have been received and we have our first reimbursement from FEMA,” says Glaser. “We have reason to be optimistic that some of those escrowed funds will be available again at the end of the year.” Enrollment projections were met for the 1992-93 academic year in spite of Hurricane Andrew. Freshman enrollment was down only slightly, but increases in enrollments of upper classmen compensated for the short fall, says Glaser. For FY 1994 the achieved what he has at Bascom Palmer if he had stayed at Cornell University. And, he added half jokingly, they still haven’t. Twenty-one “hurricane heros,” those people who demonstrated leadership and dedication in restoring the University in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew, were also recognized for their service. President Edward T. Foote II presented each person with a certificate of appreciation. —Susan May conservative freshman enrollment projection of 1,800 is based on administrators’ assessment of a reduced pool of eligible high school graduates nationwide. In addition to providing merit salary increases and modest improvements to some campus facilities, roughly 30 percent of the revenue generated by the tuition increase will go toward financial aid. “We hope that the lower tuition increase together with our continuing policy to provide students with the maximum financial aid will ensure that students don’t have to abandon the educational process for financial reasons,” says Glaser. —Conchita Ruiz-Topinka Nobel Prizewinning author to give reading The Caribbean-born poet and playwright Derek Walcott, winner of the 1992 Nobel Prize for Literature, will give a reading of his works at the Biltmore Hotel, Alhambra Room, at 8 p.m., on Thursday, February 18. The reading, sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences as part of Black Awareness Month, is free and open to the public. “Bringing Derek Walcott to the University is a very logical thing given that it fits in with the English department’s Caribbean Writer’s Program, now entering its third season,” says Paul Blaney, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Walcott, who was bom in Castries, St. Lucia, grew up in what he describes as a colonial backwater, where he was influenced by English, Caribbean, and African cultures. His work is known for celebrating ordinary island people and their own particular voice and for portraying life there in Homeric terms. The author divides his time between Trinidad and Brookline, Massachusetts, where he teaches poetry and playwriting at Boston University. In addition to the reading, Walcott will also meet with students of creative writing and Caribbean literature on Friday, February 19. “We were fortunate to be able to contact him through Sandra Paquet, a faculty member in the English department and an acquaintance of Walcott’s,” says Blaney. For more information on Walcott’s visit and reserved seating tickets, call the College of Aits and Sciences, 284-4117. Bill Butler receives McLamore Service Award Ed Norton recognized for 34 years of special achievement William R. Butler, vice president tor student affairs, and Edward W.D. Norton, chairman emeritus of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, accept awards of achievement from Faculty Senate Chairman William J. Whelan. |
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