The UCF Report, Vol. 01 No. 04, May 16, 1979

              University of Central Florida
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Wednesday, May 16, 1979
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The UCF Report
News and Announcements for the Faculty and Staff of the University of Central Florida
Regents approve reorganization
Knight Notes
Now you can call 275-2UCF
(275-2823) 24 hours a day for
recorded information on UCF
events and activities.  You'll
also find out if a baseball game
has been rained out, a concert
rescheduled, or whatever else
is happening special at the
University.
Set sail with the HMS
Pinafore. David Mays, cruise
director for the ship, wants to
welcome you aboard the Pinafore.
This Gilbert and Sullivan light
opera will be playing at the VC
May 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, and 27
(See Calendar inside for details).
You'll enjoy this special journey
to the tuneful, delightful
Victorian world of Gilbert
and Sullivan.
Plan now to attend the
Central Florida Home Show
May 17-20 at Exposition Hall.
The University will host a
booth providing complete
information on programs and
services at UCF, including the
Florida Solar Energy Center.
Members of the President's
Leadership Council will be on
hand to answer questions and
discuss the University.
Complimentary discount
passes are available at the Office
of Information Services, Adm.
395-K or the Office of Public
Affairs, Adm. 350.
Gary Goodall (Bldg. Services)
tells us that his department uses
a concentrated germicidal
detergent that is "bactericidal,
staphicidal, fungicidal,
pseudomonacidal, tuberculocidal,
and kills anti-biotic resistant
staph," among other things.
Don't you feel healthier just
knowing this?
The Dept. of Mathematics
& Statistics is now occupying an
office suite in HFA 451.   Their
new phone number is x2585.
The Board of Regents, meeting
Friday in Tallahassee, gave their
unanimous approval of President
Colbourn's academic reorganization
plan, which would consolidate the
Colleges of Humanities and Fine Arts,
Natural Sciences and Social Sciences
into a College of Arts and Sciences;
establish a College of Extended
Studies; set up an Office of
Undergraduate Studies; realign the
Student Affairs division, and
strengthen the Office of Graduate
Studies and Research.
The new College of Arts and
Sciences, the President stated,
would "represent the central core
of the liberal arts and sciences and
serve as the general education center
for the University."
President Colbourn has previously
stated that the new college could be
in operation by July 1, 1980. The other
changes would take place on varying
schedules, but all could be in effect
by at least 1981.
Active searches are now underway
for the Dean of the College of
Extended Studies and Associate Vice
President of Student Affairs. National
searches will soon be conducted for
the other positions within the
reorganized structure.
The College of Extended Studies,
which would replace the current office
of Continuing Education, would
coordinate all UCF extension, outreach
and continuing education functions.
The Office of Undergraduate
Studies will coordinate all
undergraduate programs and also be
responsible for admissions and
standards, student recruitment and
retention, minority student services,
the undergraduate curriculum, and
coordination of the General Studies
Program.
Student Affairs will be moved to
the Academic Affairs Division, and
the new Associate Vice President will
replace the former office of Vice
President for Student Affairs.
The Office of Graduate Studies
and Research will have its research
function become the responsibility
of a Vice President reporting directly
to President Colbourn. Designating
the office director as Dean of
Graduate Studies and Vice President
for Research recognizes the important
role of research at UCF.
In other action Friday, the Board
gave UCF permission to lease property
at the South Orlando Center to
SCEEE (the Southeastern Center for
Electrical Engineering Education) for
construction of their headquarters
at UCF's center.
Women's crew national champs...again!
We did it again!
UCF's Women's Crew, racing in the
Small College Rowing Championship
last weekend in Philadelphia, capped
their season by capturing the Women's
"4" crown for the third successive
year,
This year's crew was a completely
new group with the exception of
Carol Hughes, coxie from last year's
national champs.
In bringing home the championship,
UCF's girls won handily over a powerful
Purdue foursome and the University of
Virginia.
UCF's Men's Lightweight "8" was
fourth in their race — the highest any
UCF lightweight varsity crew has
finished in the annual competition.
Appropriations bills pass committees
The House Appropriations and Senate
Ways & Means Committees completed
action last week on their respective
appropriations bills for state funding
during the 1979-81 biennium. The
House will begin floor debate on
appropriations today, and the Senate
will consider their appropriations
package Thursday. Both versions are
far apart and provide inadequate
funding for the State University
System quality improvement efforts.
The chart below gives a comparison
of these recommendations.
The Quality Improvement Program
request includes UCF's Center of
Excellence in Computer Science. In
addition, $1.3 million in capital
outlay funds for completion of the
UCF computer center plus planning
funds for additional library space
and a performing arts complex are
included in the House recommendations.
The Senate is still evaluating capital
outlay requests on a project-by-project
basis.
A number of prominent businessmen
from around the state, including Charles
Gray, chairman of UCF's Council of
Advisors, and Joel Wells, Jr., met
with Governor Graham, Senate
President Phil Lewis and House
Speaker Hyatt Brown on May 10 to
express their concern for adequate
funding to improve quality education
in our university system. It was
strongly stressed by these business
leaders that, in order to enhance
economic development, Florida must
make the investment in its universities
now.
SUS
Request*
House*
Senate*
1979-80
1980-81
1979-80
1980-81
1979-80
1980-81
Quality Improvement Program
$34.5
$50.6
$15.8
$22.5
$1.7
$2.0
Scientific & Technical Equip.
$60.0
(one time
only)
$18.0
-0-
$12.5
$12.5
Library Enhancement
$10.0
$10.0
$10.0
$10.0
-o-
* in
-0"
millions
4-Day week considered
The following statement was
released by Vice President Goree on
Monday:
"The Board of Regents, at their
Friday meeting, gave approval to
UCF's plan to implement a 4-day class
schedule and work week during the
summer, contingent upon the
University being able to work out
problems and securing concurrence
of all affected constituents. We
are now in the process of studying
all aspects of this proposal, as
we need to have all details settled
before submitting the plan to the
Department of Administration for
their final approval.
Should all problems be resolved
and approval gained from the
Department of Administration, the
plan will be effective as of June 11,
1979. The various supervisors,
working with the University Personnel
office, will have the responsibility
of setting the individual work
schedules."
President Colbourn held a special
Faculty General Assembly yesterday at
4:00 p.m. to obtain faculty ideas and
involvement on the possible 4-day
class schedule during summer quarter.
Depending on faculty input, a final
decision on the summer class schedule
will probably be made this morning.
Faculty promotions
announced
Dr. Leslie L. Ellis   (V.P.,
Academic Affairs) has announced
that the following faculty members
have been promoted, effective with
the academic year beginning
September, 1979:
To Professor: Virginia
Barr-Johnson (Teaching Analysis),
Raymond W. Buchanan (Comm.), Wayne
A. Burroughs (Psych.), Fred E.
Fedler (Comm.), Terry J. Frederick
(Comp. Sci.), Roger B. Handberg
(Pol. Sci.), David T. Kuhn (Bio.
Sci.), William W. McGee (Chem),
Thomas O. Morgan (Comm.), Ronald
L. Phillips (EECS), Paul N.
Somerville (Math. Stat), Henry O.
Whittier (Bio. Sci.), Burton Wright
(Sociol.);
Associate Professor: Larry
C. Andrews (Math. Stat.), James
K. Beck (MEAS), Robert C. Bird
(El. Ed.), Jagdish J. Chavda (Art),
David R. Dees (Sociol.), Donald
A. Fuller (Mktg.), Charles A.
Gallagher (Mgmt.), A. Henry
Hagedoorn (MEAS), N. Gary Holten
(Pub. Serv. Adm.), Patricia C.
Manning (El. Ed.), Margaret E.
Sommer (Eng.), Marilyn W. Whisler
(Pol. Sci.), James A. Xander(Econ.);
Assistant Professor: Barry D.
Bullard (Engr. Tech.), John F.
Butler (Comm.), J. Stephen Lytle
(Resp. Then), A. Jeanne Miller
(El. Ed.).