Central Florida Future, Vol. 03 No. 19, March 5, 1971

              Spring Sign-up Feverish
We Live in the Present,
By the Past, but
for the. . .
The lines were long but the complaints were short as FTU witnessed its first pre-registration this week.
Hew Dean Of Men
How Being Sought
Applications are now being accepted for the position of dean of men.
A replacement is being sought for William L. Proctor, who was promoted
to assistant to the vice president for student affairs. Proctor is currently
serving as acting dean until the replacement is selected.
Vice President for Student Affairs_ W. Rex Brown stated  that any
student    who    has    a    serious	
Photo by Steve Heitzner.
suggestion for a possible dean may
write him a letter, and he will see
that it is passed on to Director of
Personnel, J. Thomas Simmons for
possible action.
Simmons said that the minimum
requirements for the dean of men
as established by the Florida Board
of Regents are a doctorate degree
with the emphasis in the personnel,
guidance, and psychology fields,
and three to five years of
progressive student personnel
experience.
His job is defined as "overall
responsibility    for    the    general
N. Millican's concurrence and final
approval.
Brown nor Simmons
any prediction as to
new   dean   would   be
w e 1 fare    of    all
counseling.
administrative,
male    students...
serves     in
counseling,    and
advisory capacity for student
government organizations."
Simmons explained that the exact
jobs of the dean may vary from
campus to campus.
In reference to rumors that
students might have a voice in the
selection of a new dean, Brown
commented that it was quite
possible that students would have
an opportunity to meet with any
potential dean, and that the
\ecommendations these students
made would be considered in the
final selection.
He stated, however, that the final
choice is up to the office of student
affairs, subject to President Charles
Neither
could give
when the
selected.
Ellis How Dean
Of Grad Studies
And Research
Dr. Leslie L. Ellis, Jr., has been
elevated to the rank of Dean for
Graduate Studies and Research at
Florida   Technological    University.
The appointment was approved
Monday by the Florida Board of
Regents, meeting in St. Petersburg.
Dr. Ellis, who joined the FTU
faculty in July 1968, has been
serving as Director of the Office of
Graduate Studies and Research
since April 1969. His initial
appointment was as Professor and
Chairman of the Department of
Biological Sciences.
Dean Ellis's new title reflects a
wider responsibility for the conduct
and operation of the University's
growing research-grant program,
research proposals, and
post-graduate courses and programs
designed by FTU's six colleges.
It's In The FuTUre
Jean-Pierre Hallet page   7
Concert Review page   5
Board of Regents Meeting page 8
fcf.U.   LIBRARY
ARCHIVES
Preregistratio
'Fantastic/ 'Mess'
In spite of a 45-minute set-back Tuesday, when an overloading error in
Gainesville temporarily put the computer out of order, preregistration ran
smoothly. Preregistration officials said that in most cases appointment
times ran 10 to 15 minutes ahead.
On the first day of preregistration the computer stopped twice, for
about five minutes each time.  '■	
FINAL FuTUre
The last issue of the FuTUre for
the winter quarter will come out
next week, March 12. Any
announcements of activities or
special events scheduled for the
first week of the spring quarter
should be submitted to the FuTUre
for publication no later than noon
next Tuesday.
-o-
REGISTRATION
Spring quarter registration for
faculty and staff members, with fee
waivers, will be 11 am to noon,
Friday, March 26.
March Of Dimes
Is For Dollars
Between 1,000 and 2,000
volunteers will be marching 20
miles Saturday to raise money for
the March of Dimes. "Walking
Senator" Lawton Chiles will be
included among the volunteers. He
is the Florida Chairman for the •
Pledge Walk campaign.
The march, which begins at 7 am,
will start at the Florida National
Bank, 801 N. Orange Ave., and
proceed onto Colonial Drive, to
Semoran Blvd. (S.R. 436) to U.S.
17-92. From 17-92, the volunteers
will walk to N. Orange and finish
back at the bank.
There are 12 checkpoints for the
marchers along the route, and each
volunteer will be marked as he
passes each checkpoint to show
how far he has walked.
The money for the March of
Dimes will be paid by sponsors who
pledged a certain amount for each
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Smooth procedure during the
dcond day was interrupted about
3:30 pm when the computer
stopped due to the Gainesville
overload. Up to that time the
longest lines at the terminals
contained no more than 12 people,
but after the breakdown the lines
grew.
Officials finally requested
students to return the following
day to register before those
regularly scheduled. Bill D. Morris,
director of information system,
estimated that approximately 200
to 250 students were affected, but
most of the Tuesday students were
registered by 9:30 am Wednesday.
Morris said that the checking of
conflicts by the computer should
shorten the drop-add lines.
Drop-add begins March 29, the first
day of classes.
The deans of each college received
daily print-outs to inform them
how classes were filling, and in
many cases section size was
increased in response to possible
projected demand. Opening of new
sections in several instances
depended on availability of faculty
to teach the extra section.
Student comments on the new
system ranged from "fantastic" to
"it was a mess." Most students were
able to go through the entire
procedure within 10 minutes.
Students who had numerous
conflicts spent more time — 20
minutes or more.
The most often-heard comments
were in favor of the procedure, but
"it will be better when the bugs are
taken out."
There is still the factor of human
error. One student noted that he
was sent back with a conflict where
none existed, due to an error when
the course was keyed in.
The chief complaint from
students was one heard every
quarter: classes were closed out.
Another complaint was that by the
time schedule adjustments were
made, the substitute class was also
closed. One student complained the
system was too impersonal,
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President Seeks Aid
From Student Leaders
President Millican requested the cooperation and suggestions of
student leaders in regard to the FTU financial situation and a proposed
tuition increase Tuesday at a meeting with club presidents and the
Executive Committee. Estimates of the increase vary from $15-50.
Millican    addressed   a   body   of   	
student    organization    presidents  raising and  money saving projects
requesting   that   they   go   to   their were offered.
organizations and get responses and       The   meeting  was  the first in  a
opinions in reference to the tuition proposed series  to discuss student
hike   and   other   areas   concerning and    university    concerns   and
finances. He told the group that he  interests.
would   be   attending  a Council  of      Millican also spoke on projected
President's meeting in PensaCola at  University    construction.    He
the   end    of   March   and   that   he explained    the    Village    Center
wanted   student   response   to   the  Complex plan of FTU saying that
problems. breaking up a large  student body
Millican told the students that he into five groups would allow
was against a proposed increase of students to retain their identity.
$15 in tuition because "it isn't The FTU plan includes five separate
enough to warrant the increase." complexes, each an extension to
He pointed out projected the present campus. He added that
enrollment figures, building needs Phase III of the construction on VC
and costs and amounts of money Complex I is behind schedule due
available , explaining that other to lack of funds,
sources of income had to be The President informed the
investigated. students that the Florida Board of
According to Millican, sources of Regents has placed a freeze on
income other than tuition increase dormitory constructions saying that
and tax raises must be looked into it will be 3-5 years before
to provide money for construction additional dorms are built. He tolci
and supplies. He offered figures and the leaders that classrooms and
chart representation of needs and laboratories are more important at
available funds citing long-range this time because additional dorms
estimates of need. Millican asked would house additional students
the student leaders for their ™hich would Promote a shortage of
suggestions and a number of money class«>om space.
President Millican and Vice President Brown greet and chat with
students at a meeting of the Executive Committee and students
organization presidents last Tuesday.