Central Florida Future, Vol. 11 No. 17, January 19, 1979

              Futura
Vol.11
Friday, January 19, 1979
University of
Central Florida
No. 17
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Presidential
Inauguration
by Ann Barry
associate editor
President Colbourn stands tall as UCF's new president.
An air of celebration and dignity filled the UCF gym Monday afternoon when chorus of trumpets and cymbals announced the
procession of faculty and dignitaries, who filed in dressed in formal
academic regalia.
Trevor Colbourn, invested as the second president of the university, sat with 23 others on a platform adorned with tropical plants
and yellow mums.
The 51-year-old historian and administrator was warmly
welcomed and congratulated by several speakers, who also extolled
the virtues of the university.
The ceremony marked the start of a new decade for UCF, with a
new leader to continue its motto: Reach for the stars.
In his speech, Colbourn stressed the need for more state funding to
expand UCF's academic and athletic programs.
The sound of applause filled the gym when Colbourn suggested
starting a UCF football team to help the university become better
known.
Applause also arose from faculty and other persons in the audience
when Colbourn added that not athletics, but academic achievement
is the heart of a fine university.
Colbourn spoke to about 1,500 persons, including E.T. York,
Chancellor of the Florida Board of Regents; former UCF President
Dr. Charles N. Millican; Orlando's Board of Regents Representative
Betty Anne Staton and Orlando Mayor Carl Langford.
Colbourn said UCF represents an investment in the future of
Florida and Central Florida specifically.
"I hope we do not sacrifice tommorrow for undue fiscal caution
today," the new president said, quoting the California state superintendent of schools, Wilson Riles.
Inauguration, page 5
Financial aid limits violated by students
(see related editorial, page 8)
by Deanne Jordan
staff writer
Although the Financial Aid Office
assists almost 5,000 students at UCF
every year, students working in that office earn, borrow or are granted more
money than other students are
allowed, according to some sources.
Financial Aid Director Donald
Baldwin said during an interview in
December that the maximum amounts
a student can receive in aid are listed
in the Financial Aid Pamphlet. The
maximum amounts are: $2,634 for a
single commuter student; $2,991 for a
resident student; $3,774 for a self-
supporting studnet; and $6,600 for a
married student without dependents.
One source, who asked to remain
unidentified, said that several students
working in the Financial Aid Office
are allowed to borrow more money
than other students in the same
classification.
"There are a lot of people over there
doing it," one source said, confirming
another source's report that some
people may be borrowing as much as
$2,000  over  the  limits  allowed  for
their classification. "Once you get a
BEOG (Basic Educational opportunity
Grant) approved, it opens all kinds of
loans," the source said.
This Tuesday, however, Baldwin
said this claim was "wrong." He added
that the figures given in various Financial Aid Pamphlets are only guidelines
and the amount of money a person can
receive is determined by individual
need.
Three persons said that many
students in the Financial Aid Office
are allowed to work more than 20-
hour maximum listed in the pamphlets, while other work-study students
cannot. According to the pamphlets,
students are only permitted to work
more than 20 hours per week during,
the summer or term breaks.
Baldwin explained that the number
of hours per week a student on work-
study can work is not determined in
accordance with a specific law but by
university guideline.
"Our policy," said Baldwin, "is to
hold them (students) under 20 hours
and that's basically what we've got."
He explained that in.the past, exceptions have been made in the number of
hours a person can work depending
"The ordinary routine is 20 hours a
week," he said, "but I will not say that
there will not be a case where we will
have to go over. It's flexible," he said.
A reason given by one source for the
excessive hours worked by Financial
Aid work-study students is that the
Financial Aid Office is understaffed.
"His budget is low as far as personnel goes," said a source.
Baldwin admits that it would be difficult to run the Financial Aid office
without student help. The current office staff consists of nine full-time staff
members and 19 work-study students,
16 of whom, are young females. Two
of Baldwin's staff are paid by either
Federal or State grants.
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When asked why there was a
disproportionate number of women in
his office, Baldwin said that women
are simply better workers than men.
He added that men, after working
"two quarters" want to become involved in management and the
"decision-making process."
"The people who work for me,
whether male or female-eyery one of
them-I have to hire with the idea in
mind that they are facing the public as
my personal envoys. My operation is
similar to a bank-they have neat well-
groomed people there."
Two sources said that many UCF
students receive "instant loans"
without proving need.
Financial aid, page 9
Today's Future.
Celebration     Guys & Dolls
Well, it is official now. President
Colbourn was inaugurated
Monday as the second president
of UCF. The Future's
photographers were there to
record the ceremony. See photo
spread, pages 6 and 7.
This year's Homecoming theme,
Knights on Broadway, coincides
perfectly with a description of
the Queen and King candidates.
They are a bunch of guys and
dolls. Take a look at each, pages
10 and 11.