The UCF Report, Vol. 16 No. 9, November 26, 1993

              The UCF
Report
| UCF officials will dust off their crystal
balls and look into the future on Monday,
Nov. 29. There will be a meeting that day at
p.m. in the administration building third fh
board room, where presentations regarding
the new student union and for the bookstore expansion
through the year 2000 will take place. Members
UCF community are invited. Presentations are the five-year   \
plan (1995-2000) for the bookstore area and the programming
and retail services that will be provided in the student union.
Volume 16, Number 9
The University of Central Florida newspaper for faculty and staff
Nov. 26,1993
UCF pledges
$52,433 to
United Way
Boosted by late reporting departments, the
University of Central Florida's 1993-94 United
Way campaign collected the second highest amount
of money and the largest percentage of donors in
school history.
Better than 37 percent of the university's employees had pledged $52,433 as of Nov. 15, said Barth
Engert, co-chair of the campus campaign.
The $52,433 pledged is second only to the $55,000
collected four years ago, and the 37.4 percent donor
rate — which represents 741 employees — is "the
highest we've ever had," Engert said.
As many as a dozen more pledges worth $500 to
$1,000 are still expected, he added.
Please see UNITED WAY, page 2
Hitt: Thanks for support
Dear Colleagues:
My sincere appreciation and thanks for the
outstanding support shown for UCF's participation in the 1993 United Way campaign. The
pledges and contributions through the colleges,
divisions and area campuses confirm our
commitment to partnership with the Central
Florida community.
Cordially yours,
John C. Hitt
Base's closing
could open
doors for UCF
Editor's note: This is the first in a continuing series of
columns by President John Hitt discussing issues of
interest to the UCF community that will appear in The
UCF Report. This week, the president addresses the
reuse of the Orlando Naval Training Center, which will
be closed to the military in the next several years.
Q. What is UCF doing to participate in the
reuse plans for the Orlando Training Center?
A. The secretary of the Navy within the Department of Defense has the final say on how the
Or-
On-Line With The President
A thermometer near the university's entrance
displays the success of this year's campaign.
lando
NTC
will be used after the Navy vacates. However, the
Navy has indicated that it will attempt to honor
local priorities for the reuse of the NTC. Those
priorities will be determined by a local base reuse
commission appointed and chaired by (Orlando)
Mayor Glenda Hood. Mayor Hood has asked me to
serve on that commission. Anyone or any organization may submit a proposal to the commission for
using the NTC after closing. UCF will submit a
proposal in cooperation with Valencia Community
College, the Orange County School System and
Rollins College.
Q. What will UCF propose for use of the
facilities and how will the decisions made internally as to what is intended in the proposal?
Please see ON-LINE, page 3
'Energy, vision1 IST's cornerstone
Community leaders, faculty, students celebrate institute's building dedication
UCF officials, faculty and students
joined community leaders to
dedicate the Institute for Simulation
and Training's new building on
Friday, Nov. 19.
IST's new home, the Bennett
Building, 38,000 square feet of laboratory, office and conference space, is
located in the Central Florida Research Park. 1ST was forced to move
because it outgrew its former location,
also in the Research Park.
During the dedication ceremony,
Edward Fitzsimmons, director of
training policy in the Executive Office
of the President of the United States in
Washington, D.C., praised 1ST for its
role in the nation's defense.
Battlefield simulation is essential to
fine-tuning the skills of military
personnel, he said. 1ST is also involved in projects designed to boost
teaching capabilities for students of all
ages through programs called Distance Education and Schoolyear 2000.
"My challenge to you is to maintain
your energy and vision," Fitzsimmons
told the staff of 1ST at the ceremony.
Carolyn Roberts, chair of the Board
of Regents, noted during the dedication that "1ST is an asset not only to
the University of Central Florida, but
an asset to the state and country."
Echoed President John Hitt: "1ST is
a source of pride not only to the
University of Central Florida, but to
all of Central Florida."
The move to the Bennett Building
Please see 1ST, page 2    IST's Jim Diaz demonstrates equipments at the institute's new building.
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