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One year ago James B. H< president of the University c barked on a mission to tell the i by increasing communication ? year campuses in an atl university. He would not ac university has suffered in the i began a struggle for full-f education. Higher Education Commiss when he boldly pronounced th< insistency to get what toe ficials called him bold; comm brash. Lawmakers opened their ey president presented the unive the potential of the school tr through full-funding. For onc< also received. 'I was grateful that the legist requests, Holderman said. 'I whflt it is wp nppd tn Hn the it: HE CREDITS this accompli! pulling together and preser legislature. He notes that one oi i j : , u:_ ... fiappen uurmg ins tuai yctu w communicate with each other, to fight for each other. )lderman became the 25th >f South Carolina and emjtory of Carolina. He began with the two ? and four tempt to unify the total :cent the underfundinff the >ast. With allies in hand, he ormula-funding of higher ion members were stunned e university s needs and his wanted. University ofission members called him eri and listened as the new f A _ _ _ A ? i ? ? M rsuy s requests ana toia ot iat could only be reached what was requested was lature saw fit to honor our t suggests that they know iy are willing to help us do ihment to all the campuses iting one budget to the f the most exciting things to as getting the campuses to ~i_ i i_ .it? -?i rare huuui eacji oarer, miiu ^ H^. : ; suggested removing mo another campus. 'We're part of the sar able to go through the said. 'All the campuf present their case.' He knows what it is li as vice-chancellor of th Circle. 4We were alw didn't want our two ? a they are from 50 to 100 r mi. ? * * i ney need to oe a part said. To further strenghten Holderman has initiate between faculty memt system has begun to ex between the campuses, also been opened to all visited all the camousc and still tries to visit tl week. 'We can learn s learn something from Carolina Plan Two, w will concentrate on fun facilities and program 'The University has a I've ever seen. It'satoJ it's a system. It does attitude that it's arriv m <* I Hold I, Jim Holderman celebrate; U his first year as president ol H i i r r> i / s~* i I university or^ourn ^aronnt Gamecock Staff Writer Jar reviews Holderman's activi in the following article. \ epresentative trom one campus ney from his own budget to give to tie team now. That's why we were legislature with such success/ he *es stood shoulder to shoulder to ke to be a step child, having served ie University of Illinois at Chicago ays treated like step-children. I nd four ? year campuses, because niles away, to be treated that way. of the whole system, 4 Holderman t the family spirit of the campuses, nnssihlo or* ovflhonrto Mi VAV111U15C yi ugimii >ers of the campuses. A shuttle :change books and other materials The Thomas Cooper Library has USC students. The new president is during his first months in nffioA tie other campuses at least once a omething from them and they can Columbia/ he said. hich will be released in December, ther opportunities to share people, s, Holderman said. ill of the nntpntinl nf ,?vi unjr Luuvci any p flight institution; comprehensive, n't have any self-satisfying smug ed. It's got alot of very exciting lerm ; today Hhe 3. i Easterling warn 3 first year j institution 'take off' with it. J 'It's got a fantastic student po the time. It's in a growing s$i that for it to grow as a state a?i to need first class high# Holder man said. < i 'Unfortunately, some peopi&i it really is. There's some peome as Duke, Chapel Hill or Emoig. if not better than any school iw A possible cause of the infafi mephasis on the shortcoming keeping 'hidden* all the good th he said. This is one past weak president is trying to remedy. 'The chemical engineering de ten in the United States and ot respected across the country. 1 the best choir in the world a yes kinds of things would put an; education institution clearly on the best inh we rnulri of telling t A spark was ignited ear ministration when he offered US McGuire the position of Special for Intercollegiate Athletics for I campuses and Athletic Direc College. (7 - 'I wanted to get someone wh system together. I thought Fra