Proceedings of the Board of Regents (1969-1972)

MARCH MEETING, 1970

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The following rates for 1970-71 for Baits Houses were ap- Baits Houses Rates
proved:
Room Type 1970-71 Rates
Single $625.48
Double 500.38
Double Suite 599.79
Triple Suite
Single 599.79
Double 575.21
President Fleming said that the issue of the black student de- Black Students
mands had been discussed at two previous meetings. Subsequent to
these meetings, there had been developed a document that would
be presented to the Regents by the executive officers, indicating the
kind of proposal the administration was prepared to make. The
Regents furthermore had copies of the black student document, as
well as the administration proposal. In addition to those documents,
Vice-Presidents Smith and Spurr spoke to the other issues in the
black student document which had not been covered in the original
proposal.
The problem, Mr. Fleming said, was on the one hand to make
the maximum commitment, and on the other, to do so responsibly.
We were in a period when anyone concerned with university financing must know that the single most difficult problem was simply
that of money. This was true of all academic institutions. Unfortunately, this problem came at a time when on both a state and
national level education was enjoying its least popularity in perhaps many a year.
Regent Huebner then read the following statement, which was
moved and supported:
1. The Board of Regents concurs in the suggestion that questions of admission and financial aids be separated for program analysis, in all the
schools and colleges.
2. That the Board of Regents then concurs in the establishment of an
admissions goal which is designed to produce by 1973-74 admissions
aimed at 10 per cent enrollment of black students and substantially
increased numbers of other minority and disadvantaged groups.
3. In reaffirming the conviction of the importance of recruiting added numbers, the Board of Regents recognizes that increased funds for staff (both
recruiting and counseling) and for financial aid will be required. It therefore commits for 1970-71, a minimum of $100,000 for employment of
staff, strategically placed to assure the broadest intensification of the effort.
Moreover, the financial commitment to the program (for both staff and
financial aid will be raised from its present level of approximately
$1,000,000 to $3,000,000 by 1973-74. The allocation of the annual increments between staff and financial aids can be determined best on an
annual basis. It may be noted that $3,000,000 represents an amount
greater than the total present General Fund Budget for financial aid.
It must also be noted that in providing this level of guaranteed financial
support, the commitment provides a top priority of University funds, and
the achievement will require active support from all operating units of
the University.