2. Improvement of instruction in the College of Medicine, $473,310 The College of Medicine has indicated that its primary concern, for the present and for the next 5 or more years, will be for a program that moves toward excellence, with the following component parts: namely, the planning and operation of a new hospital facility; qualitative improvement of the faculty; qualitative improvement of the student body; improvements in testing and grading; the promotion of research of high quality; and the rendering of superior service in patient care. The U.S. Office of Education in its comprehensive survey of the College of Medicine in 1964 supported the program as outlined above by making several observations that highlight specific areas that need attention. Particular emphasis was placed upon, (1) the need for an administrative staff for the medical or health center, which is to plan, coordinate, and efficiently operate the whole health science complex, including the proposed new hospital; (2) the need for an increase in the number of full-time faculty in the preclinical and clinical areas; (3) improvements in the salary scale; (4) need to improve on the quality of students admitted for the study of medicine; (5) improvements in the medical library to increase its below norm status among the medical schools of the country; (6) need for equipment and supplies; (7) need for the new teaching hospital, which has already been authorized, and (8) housing facilities for students. The survey report points out that an examination of eight separate categories of data shows that the College of Medicine ranks in the fourth quartile of medical colleges in the United States for six of the items. In two categories the college ranks in the third quartile. Since the report of the survey of Howard University was issued, the College of Medicine has received $90,818 in the 1966 appropriation for the addition of teachers, supporting personnel, supplies, and equipment. In the same appropriation there was provision for increases in the salaries of the entire teaching staff on an across-the-board, and merit basis at a cost in excess of $110,000. While these additional funds will be effective in reducing the deficiencies in two major categories, they do not lift the College of Medicine from the bottom rung of scale. Improvement in medical education at Howard University, therefore, is one of our most critical problems. The university is requesting that an appropriation of $91,000 be approved for six additional teachers in the following ranks: The additional sum of $88,570 is also being requested for 17 nonteaching positions in the following grades: The positions will be filled by clerks, stenographer-typists, laboratory technicians, and secretaries in preclinical, clinical, administrative, and service areas. The request for $293,740 in object classifications other than salaries is distributed as follows: Personnel benefits for new positions.- Object Travel for members of teaching staff to attend scientific meetings. Total_ $10, 775 89, 025 12,000 151, 520 30, 420 293, 740 The above estimates have been taken from a presentation by the dean in which an attempt was made to project the needs of the College of Medicine over a 3-year span. Additional funds in subsequent years will be needed to improve the salaries for the teaching staff, and take care of items not covered by non recurring expenditures. It is evident that we must concentrate on improvements throughout the College of Medicine if the university hopes to operate a first-class medical school. 3. Improvement of instruction in the school of law, $48,000 The university is making a determined effort to improve the educational program of the school of law. The Ford Foundation has made a substantial 5-year grant of $1,800,000 for this purpose. Approximately one-half of this sum is earmarked for student aid, as a basis for attracting superior students who desire to study law and who need financial assistance. The remaining half of the grant is intended for two professors of outstanding attainments who will serve for each of the 5 years; two senior faculty members; institutional research; strenghening the law library's collection on human rights (in books and personnel), and a human rights program consisting of institutes and symposia. As the foundation expects that its efforts will be supplemented by funds in the approximate amount of $425,000 from other sources, over the life of the 5-year grant, request is made for $48,000 under this heading. The sum of $37,000 is requested under the library activity to bring the total supplement to $85,000. The following is a distribution of the $48,000: (a) Center for Community Studies, $43,720.-Howard University has accepted a major role in programs of Federal and local agencies to improve the well-being. of low income individuals and families in the Washington metropolitan area. University policy requires that operation of, participation in, or the sponsorship of community activities be related to its teaching and research program. The role of Howard University in community related programs has been initiated through the efforts of individual teachers who devote a fraction of their time to each project. These efforts have been partially successful in that the number of projects now in operation has increased substantially. Up until July 1, 1965, the university has received 16 separate grants with a total value of $948,000 for the community phase of our activities. A recent evaluation of this operation, however, points up the need for a core staff of approximately three persons to effectively administer, coordinate, and evaluate these programs; to see that grant funds are devoted to program objectives; and to increase efforts for relating the proiects to the teaching of students and research. The request is distributed among the following items: (b) Director of the health professions program, $72,400.-One important conclusion reached by the director of the self-study project of Howard University was that there is a critical need for coordination of all programs and activities related to the health sciences. The conclusions reached in the self-study project are supported by the, "Report of Survey of Howard University" conducted during the March-July period of 1964 by the Office of Education. The following statement is taken from this report (see p. 7 of ch. II), concerning the administrative structure: "The school of medicine exists only on paper and has no dean for its specified functions. The three colleges-medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy-are each headed by a dean who reports directly to the president of the university. (The three deans currently report to the academic vice president.) This discrepancy between the formal paper organization of the school of medicine and the existing separate colleges in the health professions has been noted in previous survey reports. At present, there is no provision for the appointment of an administrative head of the school of medicine, which would include the colleges of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and the proposed school of nursing. It is the impression of the survey team that there is need for an administrative staff for the school of medicine (which would be better named a medical or health center to avoid confusion). Such a staff could be invaluable as the planning, coordination and efficient operation of the whole health science complex of the university which should include the proposed new hospital." The request here presented includes: Director of health profession programs Assistant director... Administrative secretaries: GS-9 (1) at $7,220; GS-7 (1) at $6,050. Total $30,000 25, 000 13, 270 4, 130 72, 400 (c) Data processing and computer center, $74,111.-The university proposes to move forward as soon as possible with the development of its electronic data processing and computer capabilities. Some applications related to student financial records, student academic records, budget, alumni records, student admissions, and research have been converted to the system. Classes in electronic data processing and programing are being conducted on a limited scale. The instruction of students majoring in the sciences, mathematics, economics, buisness administration, engineering, architecture, and medicine, the installation of applications touching a substantial segment of our financial records, and establishment of academic records under the system have been held in abeyance pending the acquisition of sufficient machine capability and related personnel. The proposed upgrading of the electronic data processing and computer center at Howard University will receive a substantial boost if funds are made available for the following: (d) School of engineering and architecture, $50,000.-This division of the university is embarking upon a program designed to upgrade its curriculum and facilities as a basis for the establishment of graduate education. With the advances being made in engineering education, the university finds that there is particular need to upgrade available equipment in architecture, and electrical, mechanical, and civil engineering. The entire sum of $50,000 here requested will be devoted to the purchase of new equipment in these four areas, as indicated below: Electrical engineering: Tr. 10 analog computer and accessories - - . Ramjet engine experiment__ Tr. 10 analog computer-- Total___. Grand total__. $8, 200 900 9, 100 9, 000 4, 000 13, 000 13, 000 4,000 10, 900 14, 900 50,000 5. Pay increase for teaching staff, $350,000 This request is designed to continue the policy started in 1962 under the Federal Reform Act of 1962 (Public Law 87-793), whereby salaries of the teaching staff at Howard University are periodically reviewed for the purpose of equating with criteria developed from data on salaries paid by 17 select institutions of higher education. The appropriations of 1963 and 1964 initiated this program. An appropriation in 1966 continued improvement. The request here presented is intended to bring teaching salaries up to a midpoint between the median mean and third quartile mean salaries for the 17 institutions, based upon the data for salaries at the 1964-65 level. This represents the salary objective of the university for 1967. While the university proposes to increase the salary of each member of the teaching staff on a percentage basis according to teaching rank, the merit increase salary feature will be retained as a means of recognizing superior teaching and research ability. The overall percentage increase will result in the following: The need for this increase is supported by an Office of Education report covering salary data gathered and published in brochure entitled, "Faculty Salaries in Land-Grant Colleges and State Universities, 1964-65" (OE-53023). The American Association of University Professors has also made a survey which indicates that a sum in excess of Howard University's request will be required to bring our salaries up to the AAUP standard of B. 6. Staff benefits, $161,372 (a) Pay cost for nonteaching employees $39,138. (See general administration activity for explanation.) (b) Social security expense, $83,402. (See general administration activity for explanation.) (c) Increase in contribution toward the purchase of retirement deferred annuities, $19,232. (See general administration for full justification of total request.) (d) Within-grade salary increases for nonteaching staff, $19,600. (See general administration for full justification of total request.) 7. Freedmen's Hospital, $150,000 Services rendered to Freedmen's Hospital on a reimbursable basis (five positions), $110,000. This amount is offset by an equivalent increase in the reimbursements to be received from Freedmen's Hospital in 1967. The sum of $39,000 here included represents annualization on 23 positions authorized in fiscal year 1966 for a part of the year. The sum here included is to be justified by Freedmen's Hospital. 3. Organized research EXPLANATION OF ACTIVITY The obligations included under this heading are supported from contributions and grants from individuals and organizations outside of the university, for research, training, and related activities in the graduate school, the college of liberal arts, the school of social work, the college of medicine, the_college of dentistry, the college of pharmacy, and the school of engineering. Each grant received by the university has a separate budget that is recommended by the dean and approved by the president and the board of trustees, to cover obligations for personnel, supplies, expense, and equipment. Obligations are offset in full by gifts and grants received from governmental agencies, business organizations, individuals, and foundations. The general library serves the needs of all 10 schools and colleges of the university. It is now the central library for a universitywide system, with a director who supervises the professional libraries located in medicine, law, religion, engineering, pharmacy, music, chemistry, and social work. Obligations for these libraries include salaries of the supervisor, professional and clerical staffs, additions to the library book and periodical collections, binding costs, and operating supplies and expenses. The estimates include obligations for all the libraries of the university. The several university libraries report a book collection of 466,128 volumes at the close of fiscal year 1965, an increase of 25,450 volumes over 1964. Periodical subscriptions number 3,333 in 1965, an increase of 54 over the previous year. SUMMARY OF INCREASES The following is a summary of obligation increases allocated to university libraries: Program increases supported by request for increase of appropriation in 1966— 1. Improvement in library services and book collections (3 positions) for the general library- 2. Improvement in the book collections for the medical-dental library3. Improvement in library services and book collection (1 position) in the law library 4. Increase in university contributions toward the purchase of retirement deferred annuities for employees under this activity.. 5. Within-grade salary increases for nonteaching employees. (See administration for justification).......... 6. Pay increase for nonteaching employees (including staff benefits, 7. Social security expenses_ $255) Total.... $100,000 200, 000 37, 000 773 2, 800 4, 508 4, 106 349, 187 |