Northwestern University - Syllabus Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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I- From his desk and through activities which take him all over the campus and the nation, President Miller makes sure the Board of Trustees, the administration, the faculty, and the students are happy, satisfied, and progressive. 29

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Dr. J. Roscoe Miller Supervises NU Life Dr. J. Roscoe Miller, a friendly, distinguished man, describes his complex job as president of Northwestern University as fun and rewarding. Representing Northwestern to the public and the alumni entails frequent speeches and extensive travel. The affairs of the downtown campus also take him away from his desk in the Administration Building. President Miller ' s responsibilities include all aspects of University life from academic policy to Big Ten Athletic Conferences. He represents the faculty, the administration, and the students to the Board of Trustees. While Dr. Miller admits, My contact with the students is not as much as I would like it to be, his decisions affect NU ' s students of today, yesterday, and tomorrow. President and Mrs. Miller relax while playing the piano in the University presidential mansion. 28

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Faculty salaries, research budgets, and the jobs that operate the University ' s academic system concern Vice-president Payson Wild. -ufetvo me iunds tor campus expansion. Financial, Academic Budgets Balanced Payson S. Wild, dean of faculties, governs the academic facet of University life. He handles faculty appointments and promotions, receives grants from foundations to be used for educational purposes, and supervises the budget of each school. He and Mr. Kerr, the business manager, determine Northwestem ' s budget. They decide how funds will be split between academic and other needs. Wild ' s office initiates new programs, for example, the General Educa- tion Committee of which he is a member. Vild ' s other positions include chairman of the Faculty Committee on Research and advisor to GFC. 30 As Northwestem ' s business manager, William S. Kerr ' s schedule envelops all aspects of NU finances except academics. His office accepts payments of housing and board contracts and tuition. Kerr allocates the incoming funds for construction, buildings and grounds, and budg- ets. The treasury ' , purchasing and legal departments fall under his jurisdiction. The long range planning of improvements and additions to the campus especially interests Mr. Kerr. Meeting the demands of increased enrollment, the exten- sive construction on the campus and the expansive range of proposed plans evidence Mr. Kerr ' s foresight.