Vol. 55, No. 3
The Quest:
searching for $40 million,
finding it on schedule
By DAVID ANDERSON
Staff Writer
If more money equals better edu­cation,
the University of Loui:;:ville is
in good shape. "We fully expect with­in
a matter of a very short time to
reach our Phase One goal of $18 mil­lion,"
said John Blalock, vice presi­dent
for University Development and
executive director for Quest for Ex­cellence,
a fundraising campaign de­signed
to substantially increase the
amount of private funding the Uni­versity
receives. Only 12 percent
of the University budget comes from
student tuition. The majority comes
from a combination of state funds,
government research grants, and do­nations
from al=i and friends of
the University.
It should be no surprise to anyone
by now that the state of the economy
and Reaganism have greatly cut the
amount of state and federal support
any university may receive. With this
in mind, President Swain started this
Quest for Excelience campaign with
the goal of acquiring at least $40 mil­lion
in private funding over a five­year
period. The campaign is the
largest ever undertaken by the Uni­versity
of Louisville or any institution
of higher education in the state of
Kentucky.
President Swain's purpose for
these increased private funds is the
enhancement and maintaining of
quality research and academic pro­grams.
"This is not for bricks and
mortar. It is to build up the quality of
education," stressed Blalock. "These
funds are to provide an extra margin
of support over and above the Uni-varsity's
usual sources of funds."
The catmpaign is divided into three
phases. Phase I is the solicitation of
leadership gifts; that is, major dona­tions
and grants from corporate busi­ness,
f011mdations, and individuals.
Most of these gifts are pledges for
over a five-year period. These are
principallly endowments (named for
the donor or another designated indi­vidual)
which provide support for re­search
and academic programs, and
for endowed chairs in the various
schools.
"With major donors we have
agreeme·nts for specific uses for
these fwnds," said Blalock. "Donors
specify as to what area they want
their pledges applied. The University
agrees and is held accountable for
the use of these funds."
Of the• gifts already pledged, the
majority come from corporations and
businesses, which have given over
$8 million, or 55 percent, of the total.
Donations by foundations and indi­viduals
1total $2.25 million and $4
million, respectively. These figures
are right on target for the campaign's
estimated division totals.
"We are succeeding in accom­plishing
campaign plans in terms of
the number and variety of gifts,"
stated Blalock. "If our progress pro­ceeds
as expected, we hope to have
50 percent of the $40 million by the
end of this year. This would give us
four yea1rs to acquire the other $20
million."
Leadership gifts which have al­ready
bElen pledged come from a
wide range of sources. The corporate
gift.s incluJe:
Enrollment is same,
tuition is higher
By JOYCE SHULTZ
Staff Writer
For the past two years, the Ken­tucky
Council on Higher Education
and the University have predicted
that enrollment at U of L would go
down. Accordingly, tuition and fees
were raised- in order to offset the
deficit caused by a lowered enroll­ment.
As of Aug. 29, 18,207 students
were enrolled at U of L. This figure
does not include interns and resi­dents
at the School of Medicine and
those students registering past that
date. Enrollment at a comparable
time last year was 18,438. Total en­rollment
for 1982-83 was tg,744.
Dr. Edward H. Hammond, vice presi­dent
for Student Affairs, expects en­rollment
this year to be between
19,350 and 19,650.
Enrollment at the University of
Louisville is expected to be down one
percent from last year, according to
the latest figures. but a 5.5 decrease
had been projected.
The one percent deo.;rease this year
is due primarily to a 15 percent de­crease
in the graduate School of Edu­cation
and a 35 percent decrease in
the Kent School of Social Wor k. Law
School enrollment is down slightly.
Undergraduate enrollment is the
same as last year.
The 5.5 percent projected de-crease
was the result of demog­raphics
compiled by the Office of
Plarming and Budget. Hammond
said that one of the reasons the de-crease
was not as large as projected
is due to the good job the Office of
Admissions did. He cited the em­phasis
on excellence and the media
advertisements as factors. "The
economy encouraged people to stay
at home to• go to school," Hammond
added.
Enrollment at U of L has been de­clining
slightly since 1980. The
population of 18-24 year olds has
been declining nationwide as the
baby boom generation has passed
on. U ofL's population, however, has
remained fairly stable throughout
the past few years, Hammond said. A
significant decrease of approxi·
mately 1,000 is expected next fall,
due primarily to a decrease in high
school graduates in Jefferson
County.
U of L plans to expand its student
recruitment program, Hammond
said, by visiting more high schools
and increasing direct-mail contact
with students. In compliance with
Office of Civil Rights requests. more
money will be spent to recruit minor­ity
students.
Hammond noted that the univer­sity
wants between 19,000 and
20,000 students; increasing enroll­ment
is not a big priority.
"With t lhe new College of Urban
and Public Affairs, Basic College and
the restructured commUTiications
program set for next fall, U of L will
have significant academic changes to
market," said Hammond.
STUDENT NEWSPAPER
Louisville, Kentucky Thursday, September 1, 1983
Staff Photo by Ron Plummer
We Do WinJows
Floyd Cline and Don Ward r~place storm windows on the
Administration Building recently. The windows are raised to
the third Aoor and then the packinl!~ cue is lowered to the
ground. In aU, 155 windows are due~ to be replaced.
•$1,000,000 from Brown and Wil­liamson
Tobacco Corp.
•$500,000 from Brown-Forman Dis­tillers
*$275,000 from Capital Holding
*$250,000 from Seaboard Systems
Railroad
*$585,000 from the various local
barlks
•$100,000 from local law firms
Foundations which have already
made pledges include:
*$750,000 from the Donald D. Bax­ter
Foundation
*$700,000 from the Kentucky Lion's
Eye Foundation
*$100,000 from the Bingham Enter­prises
Fm\l'l.dation
Gifts from individuals include $1
million from the George W. Norton
family, $1 million from an anonym­ous
donor. and other personal gifts
totaling over $1 million.
Phase II of the three-phase cam­paign
will broaden the base of pros­pects
and lower the dollar amounts.
Although including the above­named
sources, the campaign during
Phase I is on a strictly local level,
Phase II will expand the campaign to
look for prospective state and na­tional
sources of funding.
Phase III will be a concerted na­tional
effort with foundations and
alumni. Foundations which have
traditionally been donors will be ap­proached
with a special effort. Of the
48,000 almnni of the University of
Louisville, 22.000 are spread
throughout. the nation. These alumni
will be approached for gifts and
asked to help in the campaign drive.
"President Swain has devoted a
considerable amount of his personal
time to the campaign, meeting with
individuals, attending breakfasts
Pnd lunche:s, and meeting with sol­•
citors,.. said Blalock. "The deans
and faculty have been very coopera­tive
and gEmerous with time, also.
They have worked in the consulta­tion
on and preparation of various
proposals cmd have even given dona-
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Methane project succeeds
By DAVID SILVERMAN
Staff Columnist
Since November of 1982, the Uni­versity
of Louisville has been the site
of a novel experiment in alternate
energy systems. A team of 26 resear­chers
from four University units and
the Tennessee Valley Authority are
now completing the first phases of
research into the use of methane, or
natural gas for automobiles.
Funded with a $150,000 grant
from the Kentucky Transportation
Cabinet, the Kentucky Transporta­tion
Fuels Demonstration and Test­ing
Project is developing several in­novative
technologies which promise
to use this high energy, low pollution
fuel as a key element in the evolution
Dr. Dee Allen, clirecter of 1M U of L c.._. Law Cnler, tlitcuaes tile ue of
methane as an ahemate fael-ce for ••..oWes. U ef L is emel'finl •• a leadinc
research center for methane fuels.
of a new transportation system
based upon more efficient and re­newable
energy sources.
"The technology itself is not new"
said Dr. Doe Akers, project coordi­nator
and Director of U of L' s Govern­ment
Law Center. However, impor­tant
techrti•cal improvements in re­cent
years have pushed methane in a
competitive' position with gasoline.
The heart ,of the Liquified Natural
Gas system is the cryogenic fuel
tank. Devel,oped by NASA in the mid
70's, the oversized "thermos" stores
liquid metlnane at minus-260 de­grees
F within a double walled tank
containing a nearly 100 percent vac­uum.
Theoretically, "it could keep a cup
of coffee hot for 20 years," said
Akers. in a space little larger than a
suitcase, enough LNG is stored to
drive 200 miles. compressed natural
gas is ston~d in conventional pres­sure
tanks, with a 40-mile range per
tank. In both systems. the methane
shot into th1e carboreutor as a vapor,
and burned as gasoline would be.
12 pages
Washington
I
civil rights
demonstration
proves unity
By PAUL A. LONG
Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - They came
here Saturday from every state in the
union- from Alaska to Florida, from
California to Maine. They came from
all walks of life - black and white,
men and women, workers and the
unemployed. There were old-timers
who marched on the Freedom Trains
in the South, and there were young­sters
attending their first protest
gathering.
They all had one thing in common.
They came to remember Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. on the 20th anniver­sary
of his March on Washington and
his now-famous " I Have A Dream"
speech. More than that, they came to
revive his dream; they came to renew
a commitment to his dream.
When they were finished, when
the marching was over, when the
speeches were done, o:td when the
singing had ended, they realized that
King's dream Lives on; that the hope
for "Jobs, Peace and Freedom" still
lingers.
Howard Samuels , of the AFL-CIO,
said during the rally on the Mall:
"Jobs and justice are not a privilege;
they are a right."
The speakers continued through ­out
the day. Strong denunciations of
President Reagan's administration
and his policies passed through their
lips, to the cheers of the throngs in
the audience. The crowd was told
that despite the diversity of its
groups, its f1rst priority was to fight
against Reagan's re-election in 1984.
"(We must) unite the unemployed,
unite the labor unions, unite the
peace activists," said Dr . Henry
Nichols of the National Union of Hos­pital
and Health Care Employees.
"Now is the time to vote Ronald
Reagan out of office."
In addition to sharing the dream,
the marchers were there to help form
a new coalition - a "rainbow coali­tion,"
as the Rev. Jesse Jackson has
called it. This coalition is one of
working people - black and white
- of peace activists, of feminist
groups. of environmentalists, and of
homosexual-rights activists. March
organizers hope that all these people
will see they have something in com ­mon
- the desire to live and work in
peace, freedom and dignity.
Estelle DeBates, a member of the
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile
Workers Union, said she made the
trip from Louisville because she
"supports this type of coa lition . . .. It
needs to be brought together. (It is)
what 's needed to move forward in
this country."
Before the Kentucky delegation
left for Washington Friday night , the
Rev. Jim Miller of the Lampton Bap­tist
Church reiterated that belief of
togetherness when, as he prayed for
a safe trip, he said, "We go not as
black, brown, yellow or white, but as
Americans . . .. We march so that
America may be the true America -
the land of the free and the home of
the brave."
On the bus ride to Washington, a
spirit of cooperation and hope was
evident. One black man. who said he
had participated in the original
march, was sitting in the back of the
bus. "Old habits are hard to break ,"
he said with a smile.
Many sang on the bus ride . "We
Shall Not Be Moved," an old Negro
spiritual, was sung by blacks and
whites alike. There was a feeling of
- yes - love, as food and drink were
passed around. and blankets and pil­lows
were shared.
Faculty Orientation succeeds
Faculty and students at Systems
Science Institute undertook a
thorough aJnalysis of the test data.
Earlier this year, Dr. John Dillon, di­rector
ofthEI Institute. said, "The use
of alternatilfe fuels (ones other than
gasoline or diesel fuel) is an impor­tant
area of research for the future of
vehicle tr~lsportation . Our studies
focus on bclth the efficiency (miles
per equivalent gallon) and the en­vironmental!
impacts k(exhaust emis­sions}
of thlltSe alternate fuels in real­world
drivi~1g situations. At the con­clusion
of these studies, the Unvier­sity
team will be able to suggest
what are thte benefits and the disad­vantages
of these new tech­nologies."
VVQhile the final numbers
are not yet iln. it appears that the nat­ural
gas alternative may result in a
20 percent reduction in transporta­tion
fuel cos1ts while significantly re­ducing
pollvtant by-products to well
below standlard EPA levels.
The Gove1rnment Law Center has
begun to address itself to the long
term policy issues. "Methane as a
transportation fuel Is an unregulated
industry," said Akers. Since the
sources of methane may vary widely.
and since cuiiT8ntly all methane used
in transportation is esesntially a re­tail
productr the traditional regulat­ory
framewl)rk, which controls natu­ral
gas pric ng and distribution from
the wellhea 1 to end user, is no longer
applicable.
During the march from the Mall to
the Lincoln Memorial, one could see
groups of every persuasion. Chants
such as: "Ronald Reagan, he's no
good; send him back to Hollywood,"
and "1 ,2,3 ,4 , we don't want a nucle­ar
war; 5,6,7,8, we don't want to
radiate," were heard.
Backers of the Equal Rights
Amendment chanted: "What do we
want?/ ERA./ When do we want it?/
Now!" Peace activists were heard to
sing, "Give peace a chance."
By LAURA KELLEHER
Assistant News Editor
Maybe it didn't include ice-break­ing
games and a tour of the campus,
but an orientation for new faculty
and administration was held Friday,
Aug. 26.
About eo of the 102 new members
of U of L's faculty and administra­tion,'
donning red and white name
tags, assembled in the auditorium of
the Ekstrom Library for the orienta­tion.
A red U of L folder was presented
to everyone present. Each folder con­tained
brochures on the city of Louis­ville
and its attractions, as well as
Umversic,r-related information like
parking n~ulations, employee bene­fits,
and three maps of Belknap cam­pus.
Dr. Thomas H. Crawford, Univer­sity
Provo,st, addressed the group on
the histol!v and role of U of L in the
communi! and the University's ex­pectation!~
of its faculty.
"We are an urban institution; we
have a 101119 history of being an urban
university," Crawford said, adding
that the University is in various
stages of transition. Crawford spoke
of U of L' :s committment to research
and servi1:e. "But also we expect, we
encourag1a, and we believe we re­ward
good teaching," he said. "We
have to strike that balance between
teaching, research and service."
Crawford introduced the vice
presidents and deans or representa­tives
from each school. then turned
the podium over to U of L president
Dr. Donald C. Swain.
"This is a fme University, with
great potential for the future and I'm
very pleased you've made the choice
to come to the University of Louis­ville,"
said Swain.
Swain talked about the complexity
of U of L, but also of the personal na­ture
of the University. "There is a
sense in this institution of network­ing,
of being involved," he said, and
he encouraged the newcomers to be-come
Involved.
"This is the first city in the U.S. to
support a college of its own," Swain
said, elaborating on the "very power­ful
notion in this institution" ofU of L
being an urban university.
Swain commented on the recent
cooperation between U of L and the
University of Kentucky. "They are
the land-grant University, we are the
urban university. We have a more fo­cused
mission, they have a more
comprehensive mission."
As an urban university, Swain
said, U of L is "large enough to pro-
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While the vast ~ority of U.S. nat­ural
gas comes from the southern pe­troleum
belts, significant production
is expected in the near to mid-term
future from coal bed off-gassing and
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At the Lincoln Memorial, the
crowd heard and cheered a multi­tude
of speakers. As Jackson spoke,
he was urged to nm for president
with chants of"Run. Jesse. run." At­lanta
Mayor Andrew Young,
women's activist Bella Abzug, and
Caretta Scott King all spoke out for
the needs of the less fortunate.
Some marchers took time out to
visit the Vietnam War Memorial,
which is close to the Lincoln Memo­rial.
As they stood there, looking at
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