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Everyman delayed
St. Edward’s University
Vol. 12 No. 9
Austin, Texas 78704
Friday November 4, 1983
SEU’s budget discussed
at forum
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Inside:
Staff Photo by Phil Zoucha
• Testing tips p. 3
Campus
Update
Shocked reactions across campus
Executive positions eliminated without warning
By AL PUENTE
St. Croix Philharmonic will ap-
pear at the ReUnion from 8:30
p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Nov. 10. St.
Croix is an excellent steel band.
• Hilltoppers prepare
for season p. 4
The Omni concert scheduled for
Nov. 5 will not be held in Teresa
Hall as originally planned. It has
been moved to the Austin Con-
valesent Center located at the
corner of Congress and Live
Oak.
Binder has been part of the St.
Edward’s community for 12 years.
In the last three years Binder has
served as director of government af-
fairs. Binder’s paramount respon-
sibilites for that job have included
finding and soliciting funds from
Washington and private corpora-
tions for University-sponsored pro-
grams such as the CAMP and
MAPP/ ESTIMA programs.
A great deal of Binder’s job
focused on selling the University
and its merits through community
relations and lobbying. In his re-
maining six months Binder will
assist the academic dean and the
division chairpersons in setting up a
continuing education program.
When asked about the elimina-
tion of his position, Binder said,
“All good things must come to an
end. He (Walsh) is the man that
makes the decisions, and those are
his responsibilities.”
Burbo, a part of the SEU com-
munity for eight years, has been the
• Commentaries ad-
dress budget cuts p.
2
• Secret Six rocks on
p. 3
Staff Photo by Damian Morgan
Moving out of Main
strayed far the 1983-84 budget, and
the 1984-85 budget. In a memoran-
dum released by Walsh on Monday,
Oct. 31, the current and future
budgets, and the actions taken con-
cerning those budgets were pre-
sented.
In that memorandum it was
reported that the 1983-84 budget
would most likely need to be re-
duced by $100,000 in order to main-
tain a balanced budget. Further-
more the memorandum forecasted
that SEU will need to find $738,000
more revenue, or less expense to
maintain a balanced budget for the
1984-85 fiscal year.
In reaching the $738,000 figure
four key assumptions were made.
These assumptions were:
•That fall enrollment for 1984
equal that of this years fall
figures. Additionally the spring
1985 enrollment is projected to
decrease by 10 percent as is ex-
pected of this spring.
• Salaries will be increased by 6
percent.
Editor
Three of the University’s top ex-
ecutives have been notified that
their positions are being eliminated.
SEU President Stephen Walsh says
the cuts were necessary to help
balance the budget.
“As a first step, we must reduce
the cost of administration and
tighten up management by in-
tegrating services. I prefer a lean ad-
ministration rather than reduce
direct services to students,” Walsh
said in a memorandum to the SEU
community Oct. 31.
Gene Binder, assistant to the
president and director of govern-
ment affairs; Jean Burbo, vice
president for student services; and
Robert S. Fritsch, vice president for
university relations and develop-
ment, were all informed that as of
June 1984 their positions would be
terminated. Walsh notified vice
president Burbo and Fritsch of the
cuts Oct. 25. Binder was notified of
his termination Oct. 31.
An anonymous letter addressed
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George Nichols, Everyman
editor, said, “Monetary constraints
and literary submissions have been
the two limiting factors in delaying
the December ’83 publication
date.”
He added that it is anticipated
that enough money and literary
submissions will be received in the
Fritsch has served as vice presi-
dent for university relations and
development for two years.
Fritsch’s primary responsibilities in-
cluded all fund raising directed
towards the university and it’s.
operations, and public relations.
During Fritsch’s two years he has
initiated a variety of programs,
which include two major giving
clubs, student solicitation, regional
alumni gatherings and serveral
others.
“St. Edward’s has a tremendous-
ly bright and promising future with
unlimited potential for greatness,”
Fritsch said. “My family and I are
truly disappointed that we will no
longer be part of that future nor
members of the great SEU com-
munity. We wish St. Ed’s only the
best,” he continued.
Binder’s feelings nearly mirrored
Fritsch’s on the future of St. Ed’s.
“We’ve had a whole host of suc-
cess in the past, and there is great
hope for fundraising in the future,”
Binder said.
By AL PUENTE
Editor
Shrouded in darkness. Following
a week filled with wandering
rumors, apprehension, and tension,
the St. Ed’s community gained an
opportunity to cast some light on
the current budget situation.
SEU President, Stephen Walsh,
and Senior Vice President for Ad-
ministration, David Dickson held
an open forum to address questions
surrounding the SEU budget, and
the actions taken involving that
budget. The forum was held in
Moody 300 on Tuesday, Nov. 1,
following a one day formal notice
to the St. Edward’s community.
At the onset of the meeting, and
on through it’s close, an air of ten-
sion existed. “I was scared going in-
to that meeting. I pictured Walsh
informing us (SEU staff) that we
would no longer have a job,” said
an SEU staff member who wished
to remain anonymous.
The questions and answers ex-
changed during the forum never
Pre-registration booklets will not
be out in time for many students
to make preparations for the
Spring semester. Elizabeth Starr,
Advising Coordinator, urges
strongly that students make ap-
pointments immediately with the
Advising Center. Advising is
taking place now. Pre-Regis-
tration is scheduled for Nov. 16.
may necessitate delays in the move.
Many offices were moved from
the Main Building before the fall
semester began. Offices of the ad-
missions, business, new college,
registrar, and financial aid are now
located in Holy Cross Hall.
Other offices soon to be moving
to Holy Cross Hall are the person-
nel office and Virginia Dailey’s of-
fice of the associate academic dean.
The only office to remain in the
Main Building after the fall
semester will be the fine arts office
and center. Kinsey says that this of-
fice will move once the new Fine
Arts/Photo-Communications
building is completed. All other of-
fices will move to Mount Carmel.
Next semester, perhaps sometime
in February, says Denise Klodnicki,
there shall be an invitation-only
celebration which will formally
mark the close of the main building.
This celebration is also designed to
develop friends and funds for St.
Edward’s University. One of the
themes at the celebration will be
four decades of games — 1890
parlour games, 1920 casino games,
1950 bingo games, and 1980 arcade
games. The celebration will feature
costumes of each decade.
By BRIAN PANKAU
Staff Writer
Moving vans will be a common
sight this month as offices in the
Main Building begin to move to
new locations.
If all goes well, says Richard
Kinsey, assistant to the president,
all offices will have moved to either
Holy Cross Hall or to Mount
Carmel by the end of November.
However, Kinsey cautions that pro-
blems in the installation of
telephones and other communica-
tion equipment at Mount Carmel
to the Hilltopper read, “Both
Fitsch and Burbo said they were
shocked. They said they had no
forewarning.” Binder echoed this
sentiment, “I was as shocked as
anyone.”
Walsh declined to comment on
the situation when first approached
by the Hilltopper on Oct. 28. To ad-
dress the situation would require a
briefing on the budget, and the ex-
amination of several figures, Walsh
said.
“I will hold an open forum on
Tuesday, Nov. 1, following the
release of my letter to the University
explaining the situation. At the
forum I will address the situation
and other issues,” Walsh said. The
open forum was to be held by
Walsh and Senior Vice President
for Administration David Dickson
Nov. 1.
When asked to comment, Fritsch
said, “In order to assist in balanc-
ing the budget I was informed by
Walsh that my position was being
eliminated.”
The Free Speech Alley scheduled
for Nov. 9 has been postponed
until a later date. For further in-
formation contact Tricia
Keating at the SAC Speakers
Coordinator office, ext. 382.
TSEA will be sponsoring a bake
sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov.
9 at the ramp entrance to Moody
Hall. Sample the culinary
delights and specialties.
• Other costs will be increased by
2 percent.
•That there will be no increase
in tuition.
When questioned whether these
were realistic assumptions, par-
ticularly the relatively low 2 percent
increase in other costs, Walsh said,
“If you assume these items, then
these are the outcomes that
follow.”
In preparing for the upcoming
year, Walsh reported that the
University msut reduce it’s costs by
at least $400,000.
“I can’t say if their are more
cuts. I think we are going to reduce
more personnel, but the guideline I
want to follow is to maintain the
level of service,” said Walsh of the
upcoming budget action. “We have
to think about the way we do
business,” and, “It clearly comes
down to an issue of dollars and
cents,” Walsh stressed throughout
the forum.
When asked by a staff member
what she should inform students
who asked about transferring to
other institutions Walsh said, “No,
I don’t think students should
transfer, and I don’t think this
university is folding. We are not in
debt, we are taking these steps in
order to be stronger. This is not a
harvest, just a pruning.”
catalyst for improving student ser-
vices and activities. More recently,
as vice president for student ser-
vices, Burbo was also appointed
acting director of athletics and as-
sumed campus ministry under her
administration.
Until May of 1983, when Burbo
was made vice president for student
services, she was dean of students.
Under Burbo’s jurisdiction also
falls student activities, student
publications, housing, Health
Center, and supervision of the Re-
Union operations and activities.
A consensus of the student
populous is that student activities
have blossomed over the past two
years. The ReUnion, which had
previously operated in the red, now
operates in the black. Student
publications have garnered many
national awards and honors for the
SEU community over the past two
years.
Burbo declined to comment on
the situation because of its sensitivi-
ty.
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St. Edward's University Hilltopper (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, November 4, 1983, newspaper, November 4, 1983; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1519078/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting St. Edward’s University.