Central Florida Future, Vol. 04 No. 17, February 18, 1972

              College Diploma No Longer Sure Key To Success
The key to a bright successful
future today no longer hinges on
that long-awaited college diploma.
The college degree has become a tool
which must be wielded with care to
unlock the door marked
"Opportunity."
A student today is no longer
desperately needed in the work
force, and must maneuver himself
into a job when he graduates. The
graduate can and often does wait
until his cherished degree is
officially bestowed, before looking
for employment. But John J.
O'Rourke, director of placement at
FTU, feels that anticipating one's
area of interest and actively lining
up concrete job possibilities prior
to graduation will yield the most
fruitful results.
The placement center, the
campus agency which provides
professional career planning and
occupational information, is
designed to help students resolve
their employment worries. The
center serves as a liaison between
students  and potential employers
prior to graduation.
Students come in voluntarily for
career advising, preferably at least
one year before graduation. The
center provides them with a library
of occupational information, assists
them in writing letters and resumes,
and sponsors employers on campus
to interview interested students,
who may become employed as a
result of that initial interview.
Potential grads for March, June
and August should begin now to set
up interviews with prospective
employers, according to O'Rourke.
Most companies begin their search
for applicants three or four months
before graduation, and may not be
hiring at the actual time of
commencement.
Assuming a professionally
optimistic attitude toward the labor
market, O'Rourke said he is
convinced that anyone who wants
to work can get a job. He based his
opinions on statistics from the
Bureau of Labor Statistics,
compiled    in    a    federal   agency
By Margaret Haas
bulletin, "College Educated
Workers- '68-'80." According to
their data, there will be a 5 per cent
increase in hiring this year across
the board in all disciplines at all
degree levels.
John J. O'Rourke
Estimates for '71-'72 indicate
openings for engineers will go up 17
per cent; openings for business up
11 per cent; science, math and
other  technical  fields up 23 per
cent; and other non-technical fields
down 1 per cent. Contrary to
popular pessimism surrounding the
field of engineering, the Bureau of
Labor Statistics predicts that
engineers will witness an impressive
40 per cent in job opportunities
from 1968-80.
The supply-and-demand theory
will call for more chemists,
counselors, dieticians, dentists,
physicians and physicists. Teachers
specializing in science, math, special
education and elementary
education will also be in demand.
Occupations which by 1980 will be
in balance include architects and
lawyers, while we continue to
educate more mathematicians, life
scientists and English and social
science teachers than we need.
O'Rourke questioned previous
conclusions that "Uncle Sam and
his Civil Service system is becoming
a well-paid field." He indicated that
the Federal Government is
presently on a hiring feeeze, and
that their hiring was down 1 per
cent last year.
National statistics can only
represent the national interest. But
what realities can FTU graduates
expect to confront when
attempting to infiltrate this area's
work force?
A recent mail survey undertaken
by the placement office gives some
indication about how many FTU
students find employment after
graduation. Questionnaires
concerning employment, sent to
members of the '70-'71 graduating
class, received a 39.1 per cent
response. Of those who replied, 74
per cent were employed,
representing a 5 per cent gain over
the year before. Those unemployed
remained at last year's level of 13
per cent, 3 per cent were in the
military, and graduate school
enrollments were down 5 per cent.
In a similar survey, the University
of Florida reported a 68 per cent
employment rate.
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We Live in the Present,
By the Past, but
for the.
New Speaker Sites
Receive Approval
Administrative action was taken recently on two aspects of the
university's speakers policy.
In response to student requests, President Charles Millican and the
A WORLD of Wastepaper might be the theme for
this pastoral scene which was created by a paper
collection team from Dr. Martin Wanielista's "Man
and Environment" class. The team of five (left to
WUml&mr i
right) include Dale MacMahan, Bob Reidenbach, John
Whitemer, Mark Crosby and Mary Canty (not
pictured) collected a total of 1,195 pounds of
wastepaper to be recycled. (Photo by Ed Burton)
Signups Boosted
By '7th' Primary
Secretary of State Richard Stone has credited the FTU-based Project
7th of March with being one of the key reasons for the large turnout
for voter registration on college campuses, according to Bill Castellano,
one   of   the   originators   of   the 	
project. their   mail.   We   have   sent   them
"We presently have 37 schools several letters, but have not even
planning   to   participate   in    the received acknowledgment of their
straw-poll," said Castellano, "and receipt."
we feel that they represent a good       Castellano said that he had heard
cross-section of the student voters from the president of the Young
in the state." Castellano added that Democrats of U of F, who said he
the campuses are spread from Key felt    that   U   of   F   would   not
West    to    Pensacola,    and    will participate because of the expense,
represent thousands of voters. "I feel that if they wanted to do it
"We   have   private   and   state they    could,"    said    Castellano.
colleges, community colleges, and "Florida State has managed to find
universities," he said, "and we are the funds,.but is going to be using
very     pleased     with     their paper ballots, just like the rest of
distribution." tht     lieges. Florida could do it if
The    University    of    Florida, they wanted to."
however, will  not be participating       Castellano said that the original
in  the project. "We have had no purpose of the project was twofold,
response    from    the    student First, it was designed to make the
government at Florida (U of F)," candidates   more   aware   of   the
said Castellano.  "In  fact, we are student voters, so they would spend
beginning to wonder if they answer (Continued on Page 8)
FAIR HELP NEEDED
FTU needs help to man this
year's Central Florida Fair exhibit.
Faculty, staff and students are
asked to spend a few hours of their
time at the exffibit. Thus far "only
a handful of persons, mostly staff,
and one fraternity" have
responded, according to Bill Daum
of Public Information.
The fair opens Monday and runs
through March 4. Anyone who can
help by spending a few hours at the
exhibit may contact Daum at
275-2504 or 275-2505.
6,217 ENROLLED
Official enrollment figures for
winter quarter indicate there are
now 6,217 students on campus,
compared with 6,160 in fall.
Florida Board of Regents have
approved a request that areas other
than the Science Auditorium be
designated as locations for political
speeches.
The Engineering Auditorium will
be used as a temporary location for
political speeches, and the Village
Center Green has been designated
as    a    permanent    location    for
SG Sponsors
Campus Clubs
Leaders Lab
A bill providing for Student
Government sponsorship of a
leadership lab for clubs and
organizations was reconsidered last   statement for off-campus speakers
speeches.
Students had been opposed to
the use of only the SCAUD for
speeches because of its inadequate
capacity. According to Student
Government representatives, several
presidential candidates had turned
down speaking engagements
because of the prospective small
(no more than 300) audiences.
In other action pertaining to
off-campus speakers, an eight-man
ad hoc committee to serve a
twofold purpose in the area of
determining policy for speakers has
been appointed by W. Rex Brown,
vice president tor student affairs.
The committee, to be chaired by
Dr. C. W. Brown, assistant to the
vice president for student affairs,
will    review   a   proposed   policy
Thursday, and passed by a roll call
vote of 19 to 8.
The leadership lab, administered
by a national organization, is
intended, according to SG President
Frank Santry, "to be an exercise in
group dynamics, allowing for open
interaction to teach groups to work
together more successfully."
The bill, which appropriates
$2,200 from SG's unallocated
reserve, failed the senate two
weeks ago by a vote of 14 to 12,
but passed successfully last
Thursday after Senator Sandy
Jackson (senator, natural sciences)
moved for reconsideration.
The total cost of the lab,
administered by National
Leadership Methods, will be
$3,700, the difference over the
allocation to be provided by the
organizations and students taking
part.
Forty-three clubs and
organizations expressed their
intended support of the venture in
a petition presented at the senate
meeting, and two members of
Lambda Chi Fraternity, who
previously attended such a lab,
were present to defend the idea.
Opposition to the bill came from
several senators who questioned the
desirability of such a large
allocation in light of how many
students would benefit. Santry
explained the original failure of the
bill,   saying, "Most senators were
to assess if it adequately satisfies
the Florida Board of Regents'
operating manual and current laws.
Committee members will also
suggest changes which would
improve the statement. They will
deal with the whole question of
off-campus speakers and make
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Senator Pulls
Bill Of Rights
The constitutional amendment
proposing a student bill of rights
for FTU, originally scheduled for
first reading before the Student
Senate last Thursday, was
withdrawn after it was pointed out
by administrators that the bill "said
nothing."
According to SG President
Frank Santry, Vice President for
Student Affairs W. Rex Brown and
his assistant^ Charles W. Brown,
examined the proposed legislation
last week and pointed out "that it
is for the most part a reiteration of
federal constitutional rights and
does not relate very directly to
university policies."
The content of the bill was
drawn in part from the Carnegie
Foundation Model Bill of Rights
and the American Civil Liberties
Union Model Bill of Rights and
listed under three main headings,
general rights of members of the
not well versed in the purpose of university community," "rights and
the lab and therefore voted against
it."
Support for the allocation came
from Senator Paul Gougleman
(sophomore, social sciences) and
others who pointed out that "the
bill would benefit the more than
3,000 students in clubs and
organizations on campus."
Senators also hailed the
leadership lab as being a "good way
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responsibilities pertaining to the
educational process" and "rights
and responsibilities pertaining to
campus regulation."
The bill has been returned to the
constitutional amendments
committee which will, according to
Santry, consider such additions as
"right of accessibility of students to
university records, privacy of
student records, right of students to
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