Deficit Forecast Fall Convocation
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The rector talked at some length about the expenses of operating the university as the focus of instruction move!] forward. It was an old problem and one which the university discussed publicly in its report on the' projected development of the university to the Q_uebec go'{.ernment last summer. Excerpts: . "With the elimination of the first year of the old undergraduate program,..;the focus of instruction within the University has CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY Volume 2, number 11 November 20, 1975 moved appreciably forward ... calling for additional support 'by way of smaller cla_sses, mqre seminars and tutorials, more soph~ticated laboratory equipment, bet the current year is based on the cost of last ter library collections, etc. In other words, Deficit Forecast year's level df university operation additional resources are needed to serve increased to include. salary increases and I the same, or even a smaller, number of The Board of Governors at its meeting adjustments, as well as taking account of students. last Thursday evening released the rising costs generally. It does not include " '!fhere is normally and properly a wide statement concerning the university's additional university departmental re gap in per student grants between the projected deficit, appearing below. At a quests amounting to $1,247,000. collegial and university level. However, press gathering the following day, the " 'The government has indicated recent grants to the two institutions which rector pointed out the uncertainty v.i.jth allowable expenditures for this year now compose Concordia University do not which the university faced its future and amounting to $32,472,000" board Chairman reflect this differentiation. With the final underlined the fact that the university's C. Alex Duff, stated. "This works out to elimination of the collegial equivalent full-time equivalent per student grant was $2,167 per 'full-time equivalent' (FTE) program and the development of graduate by far the lowest -given to any of the Concordia University student. This studies which now .account for close to ten universities in the Quebec university compares with an average of $3,478 for all percertt of full-time equivalent students, system. Quebec universities apart from Concordia. financial adjustment realistically related to When asked by one reporter whether or It is also $634 per student less than the ·the structure of Concordia University as it not the deficit could eventually lead to the next lowest per student amount to a was established by gover nment becomes university closing down, the rector said Quebec university.'" particularly pressing.' " that while that was possible theoretically, it seemed more likely that the government QUEnEC UNil'ERS ITI)lS and the university could resolve the Depenscs Con sidcri'es ,- 1975-76 problem eventually. Total a nd per F.'l'.E. Student When the rector was asked whether or not further cutbacks in the university's F.T. E. !2£p_enscs Con s ide rCcs already tight-budget situation could be Students Amount · Per F.T. E. made, the rector said that the university / had for some time been operating on the LAVAL 16,639 60,602 3,642 bare pones minimum and any further I cutback in the university's operational_ MONTREAL 22,555 79,906 3,543 expenses would cut into services and SHERBROOKE 6,077 2~ ~ :'P.6 3,750 ' operations essential to the university's basic functioning. QUEBEC 16,629 . 54,029 · 3,249 In1a more recent interview by telephone BISHOPS' 986 2, 762 2,801 ' - on the Tuesday morning edition of the CBM program "Daybreak" - the rector H~GILL 16,391 55,620 3,393 discounted the prospect of raising fees CONCORDIA 14,984 32,472 2,167 because if the university ever did such a thing, the university grant would be lowered accordingly. "It wquld defeat the TOTAL 94,261 308,177 3,269 purpose of raising fees essentially," the ' rector said. TOTAL EX CONCORDIA 79, 277 275, 705 3,478 . Following is the official statement on the university's operating projected deficit. ..., ..... 11- ' ·'"" r., ,: , 1 . , • ... - ri , . "Concordia University anticipates an Source: Calculs des subventions de fonctionnement iles universifE:s du QuE:bcc _ operational deficit of $3,272,000 for the 1975- 76 - juin 19 75. , .J current 1975/ 76 operating year. This was reported by the Board of Governors of th, University at its regular monthly meeting Donald Hebb, Mrs. Agnes Higgins, Mme. last night. Expenditures covering Fall Convocation Renee Vautelet and Mr. David Azrieli. Dr. academic and administrative services are Hebb, renowned psychologist and former expected to amount to $43,000,0QO. This . Concordia will confer degrees on 868 Chancellor of McGill, will address compares with government operational students and will confer four honorary convocation on "Significance of Intelli grants, tuition fees and miscellaneous doctorates at its Fall Convocation gence Testing". This is a topic of current revenues estim~ted to amount to Saturday, Nov. 22 at 2 p.m. in Salle Wilfrid debate in academic circles. Dr. Hebb $39,728,000 for the same period. Belletier, Place des Arts. maintains that fundamental an.d wide- "This provisional operating budget for Recipients of honorary degrees are Dr. continued next page CONVOCATION from previous page , spread misunderstanding has put I.Q. testing in oad repute. Michael Gregory Jackson, creative guitar Agnes Higgins has worked with the ist from Boston, plays on Nov. 27, at 1:90 Montreal Diet Dispensary for 27 years aind and 9 p.m. in H-110;.free. has been its executive director for the past 16 years. Her contributions to the study of the effects of nutrition have received world wide acceptance; ·1bcally she is best known for her development of prenatal coun selling methods for disadvantaged mothers. Renee I Vautelet, C.B.E., is a past president and founding member of the Canadian Association of Consumers, she has a wide background in social service and women's organizations. One of two women on the War Savings Certificate National Committee, Mme. Vautelet was the ~nly woman member of the Economic Advisory Board of the Province of Quebec, a postwar planning board. As well, she was president of the "Block Plan" for war emergencies for Montreal. She is the daughter of the late Aime Geoffrion, K.C., a leading constitu tional lawyer; great-granddaughter of Sir A.A. Dorion, Prime Minister of Canada before Confedera.tion; and the widow of Lt. Col. H.E. V,autelet, former Montrea·I city councillor and for two years a military governor in Germany. David Azrieli, Montreal developer, has actively participated in the development of the Faculty of Fine Arts, and in the master plan for the Sir George Williams campus. He is a member of the executive committee of the International Association of Architects and Engineers of Israel, the National Board of the Jewish National Fund, the International Cooperation Cen tre, and is vice-president of the Montreal Board of the Technion lnstitut(l. .Mr. Azrieli was organizer of the McGill-Mon treal Children's Hospital "Decade of Support" Appeal and has lent support as well to the Thomas More Institute, of which he is a graduate_. Student Services Submissions Due At ~ts meeting of October 9, 1975, the Board of Governors approved the recom mendation of Dr. J.W. O'Brien, Rector, that a Task Force on ,the Council(s) The services offered are integrated with Organization for Student Services (as Photographic lhose available on the·Sir George Williams presently defined on both campuses and Campus and provide a wide variety of for the University as a whole) be Services At Loyola resources to the entire university established. community. If you need photographic prints, slide Such a Task Force· now has convened, The invaluable services of Winston transparencies, dia.zo chromes, dry under the Chairmanship of the Vice-Rector, Cross- in the field of photography, that is mounting or reproductions (maps, charts, and Principal of Loyola Campus, and is now · - have been extended to cover the needs / soliciting submissions on the Council(s) of Loyola. illustratidns etc.) for your lectures, open organization from any interested group or houses, exhibitions, presentations, publi member of the University community.' The photography section of Concordia's cations, laboratory projects, class projects, Submissions will be received by the Task Audio Visual Department · is now fully confer'e nces or field trips, make your Force until December 1, 1975, and may be operational on Loyola Campus. Processing requests known , to , the photography· forwarded to the Office of the Vice-Rector laboratories and offices are located in the section representative at room RFM 223 at and Principal of Loyola Campus, AD-225. RefectorY, building. Loyola. The telephone is 482-0320 ext. 618. Debt Moratorium. Free Music . Forum The Loyola Orchestra, Gonducted by Elizabeth Haughey, will perform at the Salle Claude Champagne, 200 Vincent The Graduate Students' Associa tion will D'. Indy, 8:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1. be talking the politics of development in an The program: Lortsing: Overture "Zar open forum at Sir George campus at 1 &Zimmerman"; Weber: Clarinet Concerto p.m., Tuesday November 25. The forum No. 2 in E flat Op. 74; Sploist: Bernard will be held in H-620 and all are most · - -Hotoca:.is1 t.reas Lafontaine; Wagner: Symphony in C. welcome . There will be no charge for admission. But poor old Nelson Rockefeller and I< ~ -.Food P<oductior, A;eas brother Dav'id of Chase Manhattan fame better not come unless they bring earmuffs t·-- Ski News because it looks like they're in for a proper - I drubbing. There are places still open on the Concordia Ski team but_ you've got to be One of the subjects on the forum agenda prepared to work.