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New prove By Belinda Ellison 0>manvl> U?H Newly appointed USC Provost Francis Borkowski said he thinks USC has an excellent opportunity to improve its academic standing. To achieve this excellence, Borkowski has a priority "to assist th president in making the case for adequate state funding the university to be able to do the job it has to do." Borkowski praised President Holderman for having made a "dramatic beginning in the development of a solid, positive base from which the university can achieve the highest level of instruction.." "I have a broad goal to become familiar with the breadth of academic programs that comprise the university system, and then to work at the development of Dolicies and nnvpHnrw! that will' ensure the academic integrity of all the University of South Carolina programs," said Borkowski, who is starting his third week at USC. As provost, Borkowski works with the deans of the colleges 11? > " wiuiui uie umversiiy to develop programs to reach the goals of the individual colleges. Having served USC expects By Bernard Slnkler Oamtcock Staff WrJtar The largest enrollment ever on the 10-campus University of South Carolina system is expected this semester. "It looks like a record Atimllmorii " T T iifkm vau v?a?iivu^| A* AJUVIICI \lUUiCl } USC registrar, said. Of the estimated total, approximately 23,000 students are enrolled on the Columbia campus. An estimated 15,500 persons who registered last spring enrolled this fall. Approximately 7,600 entered the Columbia campus during regular registration Tuesday, according to Barbara Blainey, director of registration. OF THOSE who enrolled last spring, most were undergraduates, according to figures last Friday. ?i / /Accent On j Just what you've Cannadji < 1231 Hampton Street < I IQXdi&com >st sets acac in other administrativepoeitions at at other universities, the new provost said he hopes to provide insightand experience so USC can avoid problems which other schools have had with attempts of uniformity and centralization. Before coming to USC, Borkowski worked with tenure, promotion, and personnel issues at Ohio Univftwitv Ha nlsn wo? chancellor of Indiana UniversityHe also was vice chancewllor of Indiana University, and most recently left the position of chancellor of chancellor of Indiana University-Purdue University. AS VICE chancellor of Indiana, Borkowski was instrumental in the unification of Purdue and Indiana onto one campus. He comparedthe mprffpr U/ith a hvnnfhAtinal iminn ?> ?? M |fVM?VUV?U U1IIU1I of USC and Clemson, and said , "Theanalogy is a proper one because there is the same intense rivalry and seperation of academic missions." He does not anticipate his work at USC to be as difficult as his past job if the transition from Indiana to South Carolina is any indication. "The administration, faculty,, and community have been very generous in welcoming my family to Columbia,' he said. record enroll They numbered 13,236 and other totals included 1,882 graduate students and 62 medical students. The total of 10,800 students registered at the nine regional campuses last year is expected to be surpassed this fall, Gunter said. Art West, director of admissions, said last fall that 70 percent of students accepted to USC actually enrolled for the 1977-78 year. /ippruAiinaieiy /w oi ?o percent may show up of the students who were accepted this fall," West said. Of that, 4,481 were accepted as freshmen to the university by Aug. 1. Records for 1977-78 also show North Carolinians comprising the largest number of out-of-state students attending USC. Students from Georgia make up the fourth Opticians r /~\ 11 i nrt i *-\ C OOOAH cuiuiiiui^, J.V.. L. KJ V nt-w-UhauJ ? lemic goals | rjjip!J The provost sees his job as one of I ^ service and assistan- \ ce.Borkowski said he is lookingforward to the challenge of raising the university's academic standards. 4'I want to be sensitive to the needs of the colleges and develop a uniformity of standards without decreasing the autonomy of the colleges," he said. ment this fall largest group of out-of-staters. Students from northeastern states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland, Mnkp ranking second, third, sixth and JVIUnc seventh respectively, make up the largest regional block. 1 - u pia More accurate figures concerning enrollment will be C^nl available next week after final computer tabulations are determined, according to the USC In- fnr K stitutional Research office. . CHCX I JEAN, CASUAL, Of (j PLEATS-ELASTIC WAIST-STRAIGHT I L?? IPTLER SLACK I VALUES TO *2600 1221 MAIN ST. (NEXT TO . OPEN LABO LLEEN I ~f EANING P leaning aundry n week I 2 < a.m. -4 p.m. 0 1 a.m.-3 p.m. H jjainSt^J Pre G \ Satun ) \ 4:3C \ sure you have ce attheTop. I 777-8198 leservations. DSE I DRESS MODELS EGS-DRAWSTRINGS-SEAMI M S (WW Nr*. IB e NOW SljIllbul THE WADE HAMPT rttxy"? niUTftRV ] jgffgUi 111 mi iimil iimil iiiMiiiiiiiii RENTS Refrigerators cu. ft. $8 per mo. 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