The UCF Report, Vol. 15 No. 17, March 31, 1993

              Volume 15, Number 17
Report
The University of Central Florida newspaper for faculty and staff
March 31,1993
Clips
Office workers warned
to secure valuables
A series of thefts of wallets have
occurred on campus recently,
university police report. The
wallets have been taken from
purses that are in easy view in
employee offices.
Police said a suspect has been
entering offices, scanning them,
and, when confronted, asking for
directions to another office or
building. The suspect is a 5-feet-10-
inch black male, about 20. Witnesses describe him as 120-130
pounds, with short-cropped hair,
well dressed and polite.
Police have advised all university employees to secure personal
property and keep valuables out of
plain view. They also said unauthorized people should not be
allowed to enter office areas, and
asked that all suspicious activity be
reported to the police department.
Anyone with information on the
crimes should contact the investigations unit, x5555.
Daytona Beach campus
student population up
Statistics for the fall term show a
"remarkable" increase in undergraduate and graduate students
attending classes at UCF's Daytona
Beach campus.
Undergraduate enrollment
swelled by 17.5 percent, and
graduate enrollment went up 12
percent.
Calling the fall the "best term
ever," Director Sarah Pappas said,
"These growth figures attest to the
great need within our community
for this type of state higher education institution."
The most preferred degree
programs at the Daytona Beach
campus are in the colleges of Arts
and Sciences, Business Administration, and Health and Public Affairs.
Careers for women
minorities addressed
The UCF Diversity Task Force is
sponsoring a live video-conference,
called "Women of Color in Higher
Education," in the president's
board room on Wednesday, March
31,1-3 p.m.
Immediately following the
video-conference, a panel of key
administrators and faculty will
share views with emphasis on
implications for UCF.
The video-conference is open to
all. For information, call x2716.
Founders' Day honors UCF's
outstanding faculty, students
Top students and faculty members will be honored
during the University of Central Florida's fifth annual
Founders' Day Honors Convocation next week.
The convocation will be in the visual arts auditorium at
10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, April 7. As in year's past, classes
will be canceled from 10 a.m. to noon so the entire UCF
community can attend.
The convocation provides a forum in which the university officially recognizes the outstanding accomplishments
of students, teachers, advisors, researchers and librarians.
Pied Piper
Irish flutist James Galway spoke to students in UCF's master's music class
March 29. Galway, who is recognized as one of the greatest flutists in the
world, was in Orlando for a concert.
Special Founders' awards will be presented to a select
group of students who have excelled in their work at the
university. Awards will also be presented to top faculty
members.
Also, faculty members who have completed 20 years of
service at UCF and those who are retiring this year will be
honored.
Graduating seniors who have completed honors thesis
and who rank in the top 1 percent of their class will also be
recognized.
Summer
schedule
expanded
UCF students have more classes
from which to chose this summer than
any in several years.
The more extensive schedule of
regular classes is the result of UCF's
success in meeting enrollment targets
in the fall and spring terms. Because
of that success the university retained
funding that would have been lost.
The expanded summer schedule,
which is about 25 percent larger than
in either of the past two summer
sessions, is part of a commitment by
university officials to help students
make "timely progress towards
completion of their education,"
President John Hitt said.
University
financial aid
officer dies
Mel Hagen, a long-time financial
aid officer at UCF, passed away on
March 19. He was 69.
Hagen, who passed away after
complications from diabetes, had
worked full-time in the student
financial aid office for almost four
years. Prior to that he had worked
part-time.
Co-workers said they will miss
Hagen's sense of humor and storytelling ability. He was an avid reader
and bridge player, and enjoyed
photography, trips to Leu Gardens
and spending time with his grandson.
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