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Volume XCV, Number 31	University of Southern California	Thursday, February 23, 1984
Academic plan applauded by administration, trustees
Outlines university needs, goals
By Catalina Camia
Assistant Qty Editor
A major university-wide academic plan, which broadly outlines the university's goals and priorities for the next 20 years, has received an enthusiastic response from the administration and the Board of Trustees.
The first 32 pages of the 107-page draft of the academic plan, released by the office of the president in early February, summarizes the priorities, needs and goals of the university community.
The remaining pages of the document emphasize the strengths and weaknesses of each academic department as it relates to the development of the university, and provide detailed summaries of each dean's evaluation of his own unit.
University President James Zumberge said the plan is a general one which is continually being refined.
"The academic plan won't ever get to the point where no changes will be made," he said. "When the plan is implemented it will determine the character and quality of the university to the beginning of the next century."
The four major priorities addressed by the
plan, as determined by a university-wide committee of deans, department chairmen and administrators, are:
—	to strengthen the quality of the undergraduate educational programs.
—	to maintain and build on the established strength of the professional schools.
—	to strengthen and sharpen the quality of the graduate programs and develop further the university's research capacity.
—	to continue to provide opportunities for extended educational and life-long learning.
In addition to these four priorities, the academic plan includes four university-wide objectives which will enhance the life of the university community.
The first objective is to strengthen the university's 19 libraries. Plans include both short- and long-term goals, such as moving the books to the recently acquired Armory Building and installing a much needed air conditioning system.
The second objective is to develop a new academic and administrative computer system which will facilitate research and generate new modes of teaching. This includes acquiring more terminals and developing various computing networks, especially one that will connect to the library's information system.
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Senate hears plan
for restructuring of programming system
By Sheldon Ito
Assistant Qty Editor
The Programming Team Task Force, made up of students and staff from the Office of Student Activities, has submitted to the Student Senate its proposal on the restructuring of the system which determines how the $14 student programming fee is spent.
The proposal, which will be voted on by the senate March 14, basically breaks the Campus-Wide Entertainment Assembly into seven different committees — concerts, lectures, performing arts, academic, special events, nightclub and facultv-staff — each of which answers directly to a program board chairperson.
The four minority assemblies — Asian-Pacific, Black, Chicano and International Students — will remain separate entities with their own funding.
Under 10% tuition increase suggested
By David Jefferson
Assistant Qty Editor
The Budget Advisory Committee requested last Thursday, in a written response to the university's 1984-85 trial budget, that the proposed increase in tuition for the coming academic year be lowered from 11 percent to under 10 percent.
"Preliminary' indications are that other universities may be able to hold tuition increases to under 10 percent," the committee's response stated. "We recommend that the tuition increase be held below 10 percent."
However, Jon Strauss, senior vice president of administration, does not see a tuition increase below the double digit mark as feasible for this university.
"The initial view is that there
is no room for a lower tuition increase," Strauss said.
The committee, which was formed in the fall, w'as designed to give faculty, staff and Student Senate members the chance to suggest changes in the proposed university budget.
"Our report, which covers all aspects of the university budget, will be used as part of the drafting of the second trial budget," said Kenneth Servis, chairman of the committee and an associate professor of chemistry.
Servis said the report is presently being studied by university President James Zumberge, who will suggest changes for a second trial budget, expected to be completed by March 1.
Strauss said the administration is currently seeking information from university deans in
order to determine university priorities and the money needed to bring them about.
John Curry, executive director of the university budget, said he proposed the 11 percent increase in tuition to the committee last December.
"From my standpoint, I don't see how that number can be lowered at this point," Curry said.
"We will be using the next month to decide where we should come out on tuition," Curry explained. "We have the spring financial figures now, so
we'll be better able to make an estimate for the fall."
He said his primary concern is not to jeopardize the quality of programs at the university with excessive budget cuts.
"We're always looking for efficiencies, in terms of better services for less cost," Curry said. "But what we have now is a balancing act. We juggle things like salary increases, overlooked sources of income, and tuition hikes."
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Programming Team chairwoman Becky Chang said the Campus-Wide Assembly was split up to increase both accountability and coherence in student programming.
Chang said that under the present system, proposals for programs are submitted by the assemblies for her approval, but there is no coordination between the assemblies so programs are often planned for the same day.
"Right now we're acting more as an allocations board," she said.
She said the present system also does not hold anyone accountable for putting on "bad" programs.
Under the proposed system, different programs (concerts, lectures, etc.) will have to be submitted to different committees and the committee chairpersons will be held accountable for the scheduling and execution of the programs they fund. The committee chairs will also meet regularly to coordinate the programs.
The programming board chair will have the authority to re-' move board chairs who are not doing their jobs properly, something the chair cannot do presently, Chang said.
Chang said she thinks the proposal satisfies the two goals of the Programming Team Task Force — to meet students' needs and insure efficient allocation of dollars.
The task force had previously proposed that the four minority assemblies be lumped together in a single "cultural awareness" committee. But the idea was dropped after the Inter-Ethnic (Continued on page 2)
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Second evaluation of deans proposed
By Sonia Saruba
Qty Writer
The Faculty Senate recently proposed that university deans undergo a second evaluation process in order to make them more aware of faculty needs, said Ennis Layne, president of the Faculty Senate and professor of pharmacology and nutrition at the School of Medicine.
Currently, Cornelius Pings, provost and senior vice president of academic affairs, evaluates the deans on their performance. This evaluation is used for retention purposes and as an administrative review.
The senate proposal w’ould require full-time faculty members to evaluate the deans.
This evaluation, Layne said, would aid the deans in their awrare-ness of faculty needs.
"It would not be used for hiring and firing, just as a means for stimulating dialogue," he said.
Pings said it is his responsibility to evaluate the deans in at least two different ways.
He explained that every spring he meets with each dean individually for a salary and performance review.
During this meeting, Pings said they discuss the events of the past year as well as goals and expectations for the coming year.
Pings also evaluates each dean every five years in order to deter-
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ROBERT HELLER DAILY TROJAN
Magic Mountain Shirt Tales characters promoted TROJAN BRUIN Night at Magic Mountain Wednesday. In addition to a fully operating park March 10, the night wil include a concert by Let’s Active, performances by seven local bands and a group from the Improvisation.