The UCF Report, Vol. 15 No. 6, October 21, 1992

              Volume 15, Number 6
The University of Central Florida newspaper for faculty and staff
Oct. 21, 1992
Clips
Credit Union robbed
at gunpoint, escape
Two men robbed the UCF Credit
Union at gunpoint on Oct. 5, and
escaped with an unspecified
amount of cash.
The robbery occurred at 7:30
a.m. The men reportedly used duct
tape to bind two workers, and
locked them in a bathroom.
Although the amount stolen has
not been released, police said it is
much larger than the few thousand
dollars normally taken during such
crimes.
Dead Sea Scrolls
focus of lectures
UCF's Judaic studies program
will sponsor two lectures by
Lawrence Schiffman, professor of
Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New
York University, as part of the the
Judaic Studies Distinguished
Lecturers Series.
The topic for the first lecture is
"Scholars, Scrolls and Scandals: The
Dead Sea Scrolls Controversy." It
will be held in the visual arts
building auditorium on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 7:30 p.m.
The second lecture, "On Archaeology and the Dead Sea Scrolls,"
will be in the visual arts building,
room 113, on Thursday, Oct. 29, at
11:30 a.m.
For information, call Judaic
Studies director Moshe Pelli, x5039,
orx2251.
Fourth Annual Crime
Prevention Fair set
The University of Central
Florida and the Department of
Public Safety and Police is sponsoring the Fourth Annual Crime
Prevention Fair, Oct. 18-31.
More than 40 law enforcement
and social service organizations
will be present at the fair, held on
the Student Center green.
Participating organizations
include: Orange County Sheriff's
Office; Orlando Police Department;
Winter Park Police Department;
Orange County Victim Advocates;
Mothers Against Drunk Driving;
Missing Children Center; and
Women in Transition.
Planned activities include self-
defense demonstrations; canine
demonstrations; free bicycle
registrations; appearances by
McGruff; and appearances by OPD-
2 (the Orlando Police Department
robot).
For information, call Sgt. Sandra
McClendon, x2165.
University of Central Florida
P.O. Box 2500
Orlando, Florida 32816
Address Correction Requested
United Way pledges top $20,000;
amount one-third of UCF's goal
Time is slipping away for those wishing to donate to this
year's United Way campaign-
Through the first three week's of the campaign, UCF
employees had donated or pledged $20,000. That figure,
however, is "far short" of the university's $60,000 goal.
The campaign was officially launched on campus on
Sept. 16 — more than two weeks later than Florida's United
Way campaign — and concludes the end of October. As of
Oct. 14, about 250 of the university's nearly 2,000 employees had pledged or donated to United Way. The number of
donors and amount pledged were expected to receive a
boost early this week when some of the larger departments
reported their donations.
"We've got a long way to go to reach our goal, and
we're really only looking at a couple of weeks left in the
campaign," JoEllen Borum, campus campaign co-chair,
said last week.
A limping economy and back-to-back years without pay
raises for state employees are likely hurting the campaign.
The campaign's sluggish start concerns Borum.
"We're working harder than ever this year," she said of
campaign workers, "but it's tough. These are tougher
Please see UNITED WAY, page 3
To boldly go where no one has gone before ...
NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin looks through a microscope during a tour of UCF, Sept. 23. While visiting the
university, Goldin toured NASA projects in the College of Business Administration, the College of Engineering,
CREOL and 1ST. The NASA administrator is one of the highest-ranking officials in the space agency.
Classes canceled for inauguration
Classes have been canceled for four
and one-half hours on Nov. 19 so
students, faculty staff, spouses and
friends can participate in the inauguration of John Hitt as the university's
fourth president.
Classes will not take place between
11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. that day "to
permit students and faculty to participate in the inaugural showcase that
morning to be followed by the cer
emony and reception in the afternoon," Provost Richard Astro said in a
memorandum to faculty. The presidential inaugural steering committee
requested that the classes be canceled.
The inauguration ceremony will
highlight a week of activities leading
up to the event. The inauguration
schedule begins with a tailgate party
and the Fighting Knights football
game with James Madison in the
Citrus Bowl on Nov. 14.
Former hostage Terry Anderson
will lecture in the UCF arena on Nov.
16. Anderson is chief Middle East
correspondent for the Associated
Press, and was held captive in Lebanon for seven years.
On Nov. 17, an alumni and friends
breakfast will be held on the Brevard
Please see HITT, page 3
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