Central Florida Future, Vol. 10 No. 03, July 29, 1977

              *   Florida
Technological
University
Vol. 10
Fiitra
Friday, July 29, 1977
No. 3
BOR - approved contract below agreement    Today>s Future
By MARK HESS
Staff Writer
The Board of Regents (BOR) unanimously approved the
7.1 per cent faculty pay raise set by the legislature at their
July 22 meeting in Jacksonville. The figure represents a cut
of $2.36 million from the collective bargaining contract
agreed upon bv the regents and the United Facultv of
Florida (UFF). '
Following the decision, faculty members present at the
meeting held at the Universitv of North Florida walked out
and began picketing outside the university's library. Kenneth
Megill, new UFF president, also served the board with a
second unfair labor practice charge, and a grievance charge
under the collective bargaining contract.
The unfair labor practice charge, to be taken up by the
Public Employes Relations Commission, accuses the regents
of refusing to bargain collectively following the legislature's
failure to fully fund the contract agreed upon bv the board
and the UFF last May.
The contract had called for a $10.5 million increase for
faculty pay raises, boosting the average yearly increase for
State University System faculty to $1,750. The regent-
approved contract will hold faculty salary increases to $8.25
million, or 1.7 per cent lower than the amount negotiated
before the 1977 legislative session.
Although Megill said the regents could transfer funds from
other accounts to make up the difference, BOR Chancellor
E. T. York disagreed. York said the letter of intent written by
the House and Senate Appropriations Chairmen specifically
prevents the board from moving funds from other areas to
faculty salaries.
Florida's nine state universities received $288 million in
operating funds and almost $36 million in building funds
appropriated by the 1977 legislature.
In other board matters, FTU was given planning authority
for a bachelor of science degree in nursing.
The board also approved a new health care rule which
allows each university to increase the maximum it can
charge for special health fees from $10 to $12 per student
per quarter. FTU was not affected by the rule change
because the amount it now charges, $8, is below the former
maximum fee of $ 10. The rule now goes to the State Board of
Education and will go into effect by Sept. 1 if approved.
A uniform code of penalties was approved by the regents
to insure validation of penalties imposed by the universities
for violation of rules which are not otherwise provided bv
law.
Fifty-one faculty from FTU were granted tenure by the
board. They, included seven from the College of Business
Administration, nine from Education, five Engineering
faculty, five from the College of Humanities and Fine Arts,
and 1 1 from the Natural Science College. The College of
Social Sciences had 14 faculty approved for tenure.
Freshmen take a look at
academic life, p.2
$24,000 available for
new scholarships, p.2
Special report on handicapped students in a
comprehensive series of
articles, p.4-5
Lee Means is Phi Beta
Lambda's best typist, p.7
"Don't mind if I do," says Leon Music  Hall  Monday.  Redbone
Redbone, as he raises his wine played to a capacity crowd along
glass  between   numbers   at   his with Mac McAnally. See review
concert at the  Great Southern on page 6. (Photo by Tony Toth)
23 minority students
work in model program
By SUNNI CAPUTO
Staff Writer
Twenty-three minority high school
students are getting the opportunity to
explore the field of communication,
while being paid, through a new
program sponsored in part by FTU.
The program. Minority Educational
Development and Involvement
Association, ' (MEDIA) Inc., was
designed to give minority students entry level skills and to make them more
aware of career opportunities in communication.
The students attend six communication classes, taught by FTU
professors, and are paid a stipend for
25 hours a week. They are also
provided with tutors, counseling, and
transportation to and from campus.
"This program is the first of its kind
in the country and it is hoped that it
will serve as a model for the nation,"
said Marcia Evans, president of
MEDIA, Inc. "MEDIA employs what
President 'Carter is saying in terms of
community, government, university,
and industry working together to
provide jobs and job training for
minority youth. Black youths currently
have the highest unemployment in the
country, ranging from.40 to 50 per
cent," she said.
MEDIA, Inc. was organized by a
black business firm, First World International Development Inc., that is
based in both New York and Ft.
Lauderdale. They presented the
program to FTU last May.
FTU, under the Division of Funded
Research, supplies the students with instructors, facilities and equipment.
Thev are also providing three support
personnel, a guidance counselor,
project director and outreach officer.
The outreach officer contacts local
media employers concerning job
possibilities for the students.
The rest is funded by the governments Comprehensive Educational
Training Act (CETA). CETA pays each
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Committee begins first round
The FTU Presidential Search Advisory Committee last week began
evaluating candidates for FTU
president by the minimum slectiori
criteria set up earlier bv the committee.
The committee voted to advance 26
of the 55 candidates evaluated at the
last two meetings to the second round
of evaluation. Among the 26 were
FTU's Vice President for Academic Affairs C. B. Cambrell and Dean of the
College of Engineering Robert D. Kersten.
The deadline for receiving applications and nominations was July
25, but the committee agreed to accept
correspondence postmarked Julv 25,
even though it mav be received after
that date. The committee also agreed
to give persons nominated two weeks
to accept or decline nominations and
send  a   resume after thev  have been
notified of their nomination.
The committee received a total of
170 applications and nominations for
president by deadline time. Fourteen of
those candidates withdrew, including
three from FTU: John Philip Goree.
vice president for Business Affairs;
Leslie L. Ellis, dean of Graduate
Studies and Research and search
committee chairman; and Bernard C.
Kissel, dean of the College of Social
Sciences.
At its next meeting the committee
will evaluate 35 more candidates In
the minimum criteria, including
Charles N. Micarelli, dean of the
College of Humanities and Fine Arts:
John R. Bolte, associate Vice President
for Academic Affairs; and Bernard
Ostle, dean of the College of Natural
Sciences.