Central Florida Future, Vol. 04 No. 34, July 28, 1972

              Pre-R egis tra tio n Termina ted
ADVANCE REGISTRATION did not always work
smoothly during the first few times, due primarily to
computer breadkdowns such as the one which caused
the crowding shown in this August 1971 photograph.
We Live in the Present,
By the Past, but
for the. .
In later quarters, advance registration was
accomplished more easily, with no more than three
hours' delay for each registration period. In fact,
during the most recent advance registration, there
were times when signup even ran ahead of
appointment schedules. (Photo by Chuck Seithel)
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Decision Reached
At June Meeting
July Research Grants
Fund Major Projects
By Margaret
Advance    registration   for   fall
quarter   and   future   quarters  has
been cancelled.
News   of   this   cancellation   by
chance drifted into the hands of
Student Government last wepk.
The decision was made at the
June 7 Council of Deans meeting.
Vice President for Academic Affairs
C. B. Gambrell asked Assistant Vice
President of Academic
Administration Leland Jackson to
Research grants have financed Kennedy Space Center has been
two major research projects during conducted by four faculty members
July involving FTU faculty and and eight students and will
students. Prior to this month, continue for five years. The
$635,567 had been contributed for researchers are devoting full-time
45 programs in 1972. effort during the summer quarter
An    environmental    study    of and   work   part-time   during   the
academic year.
The National Institute of Health
gave approximately $15,000 for a
study to be conducted by Dr.
Henry Van Twyver, an assistant
professor in social sciences, and Dr.
Phillip Tell, an assistant professor in
-_, # # social    sciences,    and    the    FTU
Environment Institute EndsK^wnTSSS^VZ
10-Week Broadcast Series    biologicaI studies of s,eep -
FTU    Environmental    Systems   programming for the Information
Hour with the kind of faculty we
have to work with," said Wanielista.
"They are just interested and
involved in doing things.
reptiles, and Dr. Tell's interest is in
short-term memory and the deaf.
to promote research and broaden
public understanding of
environmental studies.
Engineering Institute (ESEI) has
just finished a 10-week series of
broadcasts on the WBJW (1440
AM) Information Hour.
The FTU five-minute spot
discussing Central Florida
environmental problems and their
solutions was featured on the
weekday evening program since
May.
"The program emphasized future ^j/rnm or f)n artar
environmental concerns that are ^Ummer quarter
not crises now but will be very
pressing within the next five years
due to Central Florida's rapid
growth. It explained those
problems at the layman's level and
gave useful information on what
actions the average citizen can take
to meet environmental needs," said
Dr.   K.   Phillip   Taylor,   assistant
Dr. Haven Sweet is the principal
investigator on the Kennedy Space
Center   study.   The   project   that
began June 1 will be financed by
The ESEI consists of 27 faculty $9B0000    th [
?^bJ^h^l^°^?U^°!^ Information and material is being
gathered that will contribute to the
Enrollment 3,251
professor of communications, who college are:
The total enrollment for FTU
during summer quarter is 3,251.
Approximately 77 per cent of the
enrollment consists of men and 23
per cent are women. Enrollment
figures   broken   down  college  by
served as program moderator.
The topics of land use planning,
population, solid waste
management, waste water
treatment and disease in lakes were
discussed by ESEI faculty
members. Guest speakers included
community environmental people
and FTU students, according to
ESEI Director Dr. Marty Wanielista.
The WBJW program idea grew
from a broadcast given by
Wanielista during Earth Week. "It
was   not   hard   to   formulate   the
Education, 1,026; 45 per cent
men, 55 per cent women;
Business Administration, 656; 91
per cent men, 9 per cent women;
Social Sciences, 552; 73 per cent
men. 27 per cent women;
Natural Sciences, 385; 72 per
cent men, 28 per cent women;
Engineering 287, 97.6 per cent
men, 2.4 per cent women;
Humanities, 216; 55 per cent
men, 45 per cent women;
General Studies, 129; 55 per cent
men. 45 per cent women.
students'   pursuit   of   a   master's
degree in biological sciences.
The purposes of the research
study are to investigate and
document the life forms and
ecology of the area, to determine
both short and long-term dynamics
of the eco-system, to study the
effects of both internal and
external forces on these dynamic
systems and to provide meaningful
experience to graduate and
undergraduate students who are
developing careers in
bio-environmental sciences,
conservation and pollution control.
Ralph Gunter, coordinator of
research administration at FTU,
said that $35,000 has gone to
students for salaries to support
themselves in 1972.
"When students and the public
think of research grants, they
sometimes have the feeling that
there is a scientist in a back room
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DR. LELAND JACKSON
move    to    one    registration    per
quarter.
Jackson stated that it was the
consensus of the deans to cancel
advance registration; no vote was
taken.
"There are numerous reasons for
the cancellation, the basic one
being academic considerations
rather than administrative reasons,"
stated Jackson. "There have been
student and teacher complaints that
pre-registration took away class
time that was crucial to reviewing
for exams. Also within the quarter
system, too much of the teacher's
time has been taken up with
registration, drop and add, advising
and pre-registration duties."
The duplication of time and
effort is another reason given for
the cancellation. Personnel had to
be taken away from their regular
duties in order to work at
pre-registration. Time and costs in
using computers also were
increased.
"I was opposed to the system to
begin with," stated Registrar Dar
Chapman. "We discovered that wt
had more complications with drop
and add because of advance
registration. Without it, 14 per cent
of the students used drop and add,
Shaughnessy
with pre-registration this percentage
increased to 21 per cent. Probably
half of these changes were
preference changes that would not
have occurred at a regular
registration. By far, mass
registration is the best."
"The cancellation resolved more
problems than did any other
alternative. We realized the one
disadvantage could be
inconvenience to a student's
vacation time; however, we are
permitting students to have other
students register for them, so this is
one alternative," said Jackson.
"Another alternative is late
registration; however, state law
requires that a fee be charged for
this."
Advance registration started in
the 1971 spring quarter.
"We started pre-registration in
order to get the students through
faster and cut down on errors. I
thought the system was progressing
well," said systems consultant
Bernard Slessinger, one of the
implementers of advance
registration.
Jackson, however, was vague
about the reasons for
pre-registration. "I suspect its use
was modeled after the examples of
W. DAN CHAPMAN
the Universities of Florida and
South Florida. They of course have
to have pre-registration because of
their large numbers."
With the proposed enrollment
for fall being 7,200, only three days
are needed to register the entire
student body in good order,
according to Director of
Admissions Ed Knight. "Why string
it out any longer?" he suggested as
one of the probable considerations
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