The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, September 01, 1978, Page Page 14, Image 14
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
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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.
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'I wanted to get someone wh
system together. I thought Fra