News Scrapbook 1972-1973

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P • ae 8 - SOUTHERN CROSS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1972 Hughes discusses goaIs' structure' finances of us D ___ b_ut_._·

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Dr. Author r:. Hughes t.~ now into hi.~ second year w the first lay presi- dent of the Umver-ity of San Diego. This center ofleami11g, created by the Catliolic Church under the in ·pira- ti~m of Bishop Charles f', Buddy.firs bisho1i of tlte San Diego diocese, is now imteperident of direct diocesan cmitrol 1wdjinancmg. In this pecial mterview with Michael Newman, Presuler1t Hughes explains the posi- tinior year ·? I believe thi has been a factor in the past. J h1.ve not observed the ttrltion during th s y ars But what we have observed is a ·1gnificant increase in students from junior (community) college , reaching a point where, of the new upper classmen, enrollment is 70 per cent from community colleg s, as oppo ed to tram;fer from other four-year institution . Q. So your n .w tuition scale has not affected enrollment-: No, on the contrary, I think that when the students thrnk 1t through they will fi d it is a equitable as po. 1bl in levying

fees . Student reaction last year wa not so much that they didn't ike the program but that they w r not involved in the change Th t ·a: a valid point. We have now been alil o build in u scholarship program, loo, which h Ip those students who are excellin~ nd who want to take extra hour· without extra co ·t. Q. What about faculty? Have you incrtased or decreased since the colleges joined? And have you any idea of their breakdown in terms of religious belief? We have, by combining the two institu• lions, been able to reduce faculty by allri- taon. On the que tion of religion, I have only approximate figures . There are roughly 75 per cent Catholic I have no idea of the distribution of the balance. Q. What about Catholicity of studies? How would you describe it? The religious studies department has expanded in areas other than Catholic, but what is the general picture? During his undergraduate training a stu- dent is required to take nine semester hours in religious studies and 12 hours m philosophy Some of these courses are pecifically with the Catholic religion and the teaching of the Catholic Church. Others are more comparative in nature and still others are specialized courses in non-Cathollc religions. Our students may select certain courses. We require the minimum of hours, but they may select the course content. In terms of Catholic - related lo the Roman Catholic Church - I think we are holding fairly constant the availability of material. In the case of catholic - more ecumenical - I suspect we are more ecumenical than we were 15 or 20 years ago. I have no way of saying that other than intuitively.

Blood Bank downtown. He and 15 USD students were the first group to donate blood in the bank's new facilities. - SC We also receive gifts from individuals, cor- porations and foundations. Q. What about the contributed services of Sisters and priests? I understand the pic- ture here has changed. Yes. In 1969-70 we had 36 priests and nuns on the payroll. This year we have 22 priests and nuns. The cost to USD in decreased contributed services is about $90.000 this year over last year. Priests' services are still contributed, but there are fewer priests. There are fewer nuns and they are able to contribute a lower percentage. Q. How do you see the long range potential of USD? The figure we are now working with is an enrollment of about 3,000 for the 1970s. ll allows for growth and afford· u · to have adequate student enrollment in each of the schools lo allow for full programming. What we do beyond that point - we have just begun to scratch the surface. We know we can accommodate more students, but what will the sacrifice be ifwe gel too big• Phy ically, we might need addrtronal units, and we have to do something about the lav. library, which is very tiglilly squeezed. We have to consolidate the undergraduate libraries (two) into one and perhaps allow the law library to take over one of the buildings. We are working with a master plan and . I think my greatest sati faction is seeing the shift to a very positj\e spint in moving the university forward. Students and faculty show a real sense of caring. There rs a great optimism ere [ think we can make it a great un , er 1t), but it lakes time. We have a publicity program, alumni program _and fund raising program, coupled with a communications program to lhe general public on what our univer- sity is about. We are attempting lo make known to potential benefactors - foundataons. gov- ernments, private individuals and corpo- rations - what kind of program we have here and what kind of support we need.

MORE THAN BUS RIDE - Dr. Author Hughes is ready to board former Lon- don bus with USD students for San Diego I've only had a couple of enquiries from pastors - requests to help youngsters, financial help. But that's all. The question on parish scholarships is two-pronged. We are very definitely interested in having parish help in terms of scholarshtp support. But it implies that a student has certain capabilities, and I would rather have the students apply for a scholarship and be granted it on terms of academic ability rather than geographic location. The number of undergraduate students from within the diocese at present is,about 900. nol necessarily Catholics, of course. Q. )loving tnto the area of finances. Now that you no longer have a diocesan subsidy, what is your operating situation? Our operating budget is a little over $5 million a year. The accumulated deficit at the beginning of this fiscal year (Sep- tember lJ was about $1.3 million. Historically the deficit accumulated over three years when the bishop with - drew support and continued to the end of the last fiscal year. The anticipated deficit this year is $80,000. We hope that after that we will operate on a break-even basis. I think this s possible. In terms of the overall fiscal posture of the university the problem is basically that we can probably - by very careful management - operate on a day-to-day basis at the break-even point, bul ifwe are to expand or enrich our programs, or pro· vide for the replacement of physical plant and the retirement of debt, we are going to have to seek funding elsewhere. We are going to have to increa e our total revenue potential beyond what il 1s now. And that's what we are trying to do with our development program. Q. Where do you expect the money lo come from? Roughly 75 per cent of the cost ofoperat- ing the university comes from the slu• dents. The balance comes from govern- ment and various kinds of financial aid. Sane Star I

President Hughes I think there is a greater concept of catholicity on the campus. We have given a lot of thought to it and I th ink it has to do with the humane or human characteris- tics of Christianity or Catholicism. We are zeroing in on these concepts as they relate to um int r-relation hips. T con cious effort to make it a plat'• f the living presence ofth Church anc o im- ply its intellectual pr ence Th l I one of our goals, and it is ather a tou . one. Q. Do you have many enquiries about USD from tors? Would you welcomt' parish · ho ·p Ip? nd thirdly, how many students come from within the diocese?

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USD offers ~'.£:N\ I .r-s e\_ symphony to• '2.-""l-~72-. concert Aconcert has been scheduled by the University of San Diego Symphony Orchestra in Camino Theater on Oct. 29. The concert is to include Berlioz's "Roman Carnival Overture" and "New World Symphony•· by Dvorak. Contralto 'Mary MacKenzie ls to sing three arias from "Orpheo," Tschaikowsky and "Carmen." The concert also is to include ··Emperor V.~ltzes" by Strauss. lt begins at 8: 15 p.m and is open to the pub!i('. Or. Henry Kolar, cunduc.:tui and violinist, is a former member of the Modern Arts Quartet and played with the San Diego Symphony for eight years. Dr. Kolar teaches at USO. Soloist Mary MacKenzie was the winner of the Metropollt,rn Opera audition for: which she was given a contract with the Met. She appeared m concert recently at USO with Iliana Mysior. pianist.

Batik art ~ENTt~L shown at . JO-).).- 7·2 USD gallery USD's Founders Gallery is currently showing primitive Indian batiks from villages near New Delhi through Nov. 17. The batiks t dved design on cloths I represent creations from the Hindustani tradit ion utilizing wax resist methods rather than the paint technique The exhibition, from the state of Uttar Pradesh, represent a vanishing art form. Founders Gallery is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5p.m. and on weekends b y appointment. Arrangements for the exhibition were made by Dr Carl Gilbert. assoc iat e professor ot history, who first saw the batiks m a gallery in New Delhi. and Therese Hanatm assistant professor of art. both of l"~D.~-.--

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