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VOLUME 79 Nl'MBER 15
UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Thursday. aAnril 12.T*7H4~
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Past USF basketball star Jim Brovelli takes the podium in   McLaren 250 on Thursday morning.
April 5, after being named as    the 1985-86 Dons' head basketball coach..
84-'85 Enrollment Skyrockets
Combating the nation-wide
trend of decreasing liberal arts enrollments, the USF Office of
Academic Services, headed by
Eugene Muscat, has launched an
extensive recruitment campaign
that has seen remarkable accomplishments.
As of this past Tuesday the Admissions Office has witnessed a
34% increase in liberal arts applications over last year's mark. In
fact, there has been a 229c increase
in applications for the entire University. It was also reported that
the number of applications that
have been already accepted is up
43% university-wide.
"The first impression some
people get is that we have lowered
our standards," explained Muscat.
"But that is not the case at all. The
reason for the increase in accep-
. tances is because: 1) we are processing the applications faster, and 2)
we are attracting better caliber students."
Muscat believes he has accomplished this by directing his
recruitment efforts more towards
the private high schools that traditionally produce a better quality
student.
He cites several reasons for the
impressive jump in liberal arts
prospects.
New Program Reaches Out
To Neglected Students
By MATTHEW O'NEILL
The USF Office of Academic
Affairs' newest program, The Special Admissions Program, is now
underway on its task of providing
better services to the neglected
populations of prospective USF
students.
The Special Admissions Program' was designed to rejuvenate
interest in some of USF's unique
educational programs. Dr. Eugen
Muscat, Director of Academic-
Services, cited that the role of the
University is to serve the City. This
new program was initiated just for
this reason, to serve the community better. With this program,
many more people will have the
chance to attend USF.
Ernest Reyes, the former direc
tor of admissions, will head the
new program as director and counselor. Mr. Reyes, a graduate of
USF's evening school, was chosen
by Dr. Muscat because, having
been a student in these programs,
he knows the problems they have.
Dr. Muscat said, "During the 18
months I've been here, Mr. Reyes
has come to me several times with
proposals and petitions concerning
the special needs of these programs. '' As the director of this new
program he will now be able to
carry out his plans.
The new program will be concerned with the groups of people
who haven't been serviced as much
as they should have been in the
past. Among these groups will be
the part-time students, the evening
school students, minority students.
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"First, because we are recruiting from the better schools, both
public and private. We are finding
students interested in a traditional
liberal arts education."
Muscat's office has also concentrated its drive on incoming
freshman rather than transfer students.
"We want the student to stay
here for four years. If you bring in a
transfer student, you often find that
he has already satisfied his GEC
requirements and that will not
build a liberal arts program."
A focus on domestic rather than
international students is also a
contributing factor according to the
admissions head. "It is a known
fact that international students do
not typically major in liberal arts."
'One of the things we have
stressed hs been a 'Focus on Excellence." We have been looking
for and receiving better students.
Last year we accepted one national
merit scholar. This year we have
had applications from four. The
better students tend to be liberal
arts students."
Muscat credits the volunteer
work of faculty, administration
and alumni for assisting in his enrollment efforts by being involved
in the  "USF Advocate Program."
As faculty members and administrators visit local high
schools and organize open houses
and lecture series for potential students, alumni from all over the
U.S. are calling and congratulating
accepted students. •.
"Even Fr. Dullea is on the
phone to students," commented
Muscat. "What a nice touch when
the Chancellor of the University
calls and congratulates a student."
Introduced At Press Conference Last Thursday
Brovelli Named As
Basketball Coach
By JEFF Mill I R
In putting all speculation to rest, USF's athletic director
Fr. Robert Sunderland announced last Thursday that University of San Diego coach Jim Brovelli will be returning to his
alma mater to guide the revival of men's basketball on the
Hilltop. Brovelli, signed to a five year contract, was welcomed as the new coach during a press conference attended
by over one hundred students.
Fr. Sunderland confirmed the
fact that Brovelli had been considered the frontrunner for the job.
Sunderland stated that he saw
Brovelli as a man with the necessary character and perspective to
build on USF's great basketball
tradition, without resorting to
cheating or unethical activities.
Sunderland said that his selection committee was unanimous in
its support for Brovelli, who will
take over a team that will play its
first game in the fall of 1985. "I
know they recommended him because of his record as a developer
of talent, a competitor, and an extremely sound tactician," said
Sunderland.
Brovelli knows the Bay Area
and he knows USF. He was named
San Francisco Player of the Year as
a senior for St. Ignatius in 1960.
Brovelli went on to USF where he
was a starting point guard and
graduated in 1964. He has coached
at several Bay Area high schools
and has many alumni contacts.
But Brovelli's most impressive
qualification is his performance at
USD. He took the small school's
program and made it into a Division II powerhouse. Within five
years. Brovelli had the team playing in Division I. This past sc.isnn.
after steady yearly improvement.
Brovelli's USD Torreros went to
the NCAA Tournament and won
the WCAC with a 9-3 conference
record and 18-10 overall. He accomplished everything at San
Diego with a small budget. West
Coast recruiting and academically
sound standards.
Brovelli emphasized his wish to
bring his philosophy to USF and to
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When The Law
Becomes Business
By KEVIN P. FLANAGAN
The Board of Trustees of the
University of San Francisco assembled last March 23rd and approved a new JD/MBA Master's
program. This new academic appendage will combine law and
business into a joint four year program.
The School of Law and the
McLaren School of Business have
reached an administrative agreement involving a mutual endeavor
that will construct a joint four year
Masters program of Law and Business, effective at the start of the
1984 fall semester.
Students wishing to enter the
program must meet entrance requirements upheld by each school.
Admission to the School of Law
requires excellent LSAT scores,
strong academic background and
firm recommendations. The
McLaren College of Business requires good GMAT scores as well
as a superb academic track record,
therefore, admission to the program is limited to those highly
qualified applicants only. .
Pursuit of this degree is. restricted to full-time students only,
wherein their first year must be
completed in the School of Law
exclusively. If after this one year
duration the student has achieved a
minimum 2.3 GPA, continuation
in the program will be permitted.
Each school, in tum. will appoint
one faculty advisor to assist students in choosing a suitable course
of study, therefore creating ai] individualized curriculum.
The tuition fee charged, to the
students enrolled in the joint program shall be the formal tuition
charged to regular full-time Jaw
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