Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 02, September 2, 1983
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University of Central Florida STARS Central Florida Future University Archives 9-2-1983 Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 02, September 2, 1983 Part of the Mass Communication Commons, Organizational Communication Commons, Publishing Commons, and the Social Influence and oliticalP Communication Commons Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in Central Florida Future by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Recommended Citation "Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 02, September 2, 1983" (1983). Central Florida Future. 514. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/514 Special Foo~ball Preview FUTURE See Sportsweek UCF's award-winning student newpaper pagel9 Vol 16 No. 2 September 2, 1983 UCF allocation ranks lowest in the state ·by Rick Brunson ing more than 15 hours, iri up "We are at the bottom of Future news per and lower divisions at a the list at this point by a university. UCF has 9, 711 significant margin,'' said Col Spending per Fu~·time Student full-time students this year in bourn. The state is spending less 1983-84 money on students at UCF comparison to 8,187 last year. The state is spending than st.udents at other This means that a 9 percent $4,955 per student at UCF, . 1. Forida A & M $7,777 ·Florida universities, even increase in the budget was compared to $6,424 per stu 2. University of West Florida $7,367 though the school has been gobbled up by an 18 percent dent at Florida International allocated about $4 million increase in the number of University, a school of com 3. Florida Atlantic $6,893 more than last year. students. parable size. Because of an 18 percent in The results will be fewer Colboum said there is a clear 4. Florida State $6,742 crease in the enrollment of courses, fewer instructors and discrepancy between the 5. University of North Florida $6,738 full-time students over last less equipment, according to money spent at UCF and at year, the extra money has Dr. John Bolte, vice president the other eight universities 6. Florida International $6,424 been "diluted," according to of academic affairs. because of "historical errors"· 7. University of Florida $5,818 UCF President Trevor Coh What bothers Colbourn is in the state'& practice of bourn. that the state's allocation is allocating funds. 8. University of South Florida $5,526 The state bases its alloca less for UCF than the other He said basing allocations 9. University of Central Florida $4,955 tion formula on the number of eight u:riiversities in the State full~time students, those tak- University System. Budget, page 5 Desegregation - UCF ordered to increase black employment Editor's note: This week, the Future con cludes a two-part series on desegregation in the gram. In a memo to the State University 1980's and how it effects UCF. This week, the System University Chance~lor Barbara Newell, said the universities are to use these article features on employment and the u_niver educational grants to increase the number of sity 's plan to hire more black faculty. black graduate students in the state universi by Julie Norris ty systemand "to encourage the recruitment Managing Editor of those black graduate students into For the past five years, UCF's faculty disciplines and professional programs of high employment "has hovered around 2 percent demand where the number of blacks is ex- despite desegregation and af- tremely low." firmative action programs. In Black faculty, ad- response to a federal judge's "People hear the term 'affir ministrative and professional .order to increase black mative action' and say you're staff, and Career Service employment at all of Florida's going to hire less qualified employees are also eligible to public universities, UCF has blacks. Most data indicate receive grants to further their revised its black employment when blacks (and females) are education and make them recruitment efforts for all hired, they usually have a more qualified for advance- jobs. much higher educational level ment. Highlights of UCF's revis and are required to outperform ehiring a minority ed desegregation plan to in their white male colleagues." recruiter this fall to recruit crease black employment in minority applicants from the clude: local area. - •contacting department chairmans of emailing · employment vacancy an other universities that enroll black graduate nouncements to predon$iately black univer studeµts to show interest in hiring them after sities where there is a reasonable chance of graduation. UCF will concentrate recuiting hiring a minority. These announcements are of graduate students in areas where vacancies frequently followed up with telephone calls exist at the university. •continue to utilize a grants-in-aid pro- Desegregati~n, page 5 Half of student senate may not seek re-election ~ file/Future by Roger Simmons re-election might be because: After being in storage for nearly 12 years, UCF's electron News editor "They're tired and suffering microscopes will finally be used. from burnout. ·They're just Of the 22 current senators tired of the whole thing." in UCF's student senate, only Halbert says that even Microscope to be a little over half will probably though some of the major, ·iri-_, seek re-election- according to cumbent senators will not 'he· student body Vice President returning, it could have ~ ~ used after 12 years Stan Halbert. positive effect on th~ senate. "Right now we've got 22 "We going to be losing· some by Creig Ewing Crittenden of the College of students in the senate and I people, some of the strong Future news Health. It was put in working think at least half of those motivators like Dave One of two electron order for $6,000. A service want to run again," Halbert (Kiser)," Halbert said. ~' On microscopes, dormant for contract of $.2,500 will keep it said. "Anbd out of those th~t the other hand, your going to about 12 years, has finally running. • run, ,~ay e one of two will have· freshmen and students been brought out of The College of Health mat- lose. How~ver •. he does ex from other colleges who are mothballs. ched funds with the biology pect to mamta~n a core of fresh and have new ideas and Eileen Samefson/Future A transmission electron department to share use of about se~en or e1g.ht senators the enthusiasm (needed for Dog Days microscope owned by the the microscope and the from which to bmld. the new the job)." biology department will be building. senate around, be said. Even though the current fif Max the dog finds an unusual used for research by Dr. Dan Halbert says that some of teenth student senate has way to beat the Florida heat, Microscope, page 4 the reasons a large number of cooling ~mself in UCF's incumbents are not seeking Election, page 4 reflecting pond. Page2 Friday's briefing A look at people, places and events Future-September 2, 1983 News beat People in the news Night school volunteers needed The Orange County Public Schools "Night Owls" program is seeking volunteers to assist teachercs of adult general educa- l . tion classes. "Night Owl" volunteers tutor adult students two evenings a week in subjects such as reading, math and English. "Night Owl" tutors receive free orientation and training and· then are placed at one of several community schools or voca tional technical centers throughout Orange County. The "Night Owe volunteer provides specialized and personalized instruction to an adult student under the supervision of the adult education teacher. For more informatiop, call the "Night Owls" volunteer corr dinator at 422-5433. Research project on exercise slated A 12-week aerobic dance program, designed to be consistent with recent knowle~ge from exercise physiologists, physical · educators and psychologists, is available at the Academy of Dance and Theatrical Arts in Maitland: This class is being of fered to provide information about the relationship between exercise and personal health factors for a graduate research project. The project runs Sept. 14 to Dec. 14. Classes are held three days a week with a morning or afternoon time available. For Pam Glmson/Future more information, call Dolores Gerscovich at 896-7220 or Army ROTC cadets (from left to right, bottom row) Natalia Kittle, Dianna Kelpenski, Willie Neal 645-3847. Jr., Donald Starling and Ronald Housewright; (top row) Michael Frazier, Douglas Austin, Willie Childs, Nickolas Macchiarella and Sue Ann Walker. · Workshop for women planned. The following cadets Gf UCF's Army ROTC department successfully completed an ROTC Ad UCF will host a six-week Career Development Workshop for vance Camp, conducted at Fort·Bragg, N.C.: Nickolas Macchiarella, Willie Childs, John Irvine, Women beginning Saturday, Sept. 17. Mark Leggett, Ronald Housewright, Sue Ann Walker, Natalia Kittle, Adalberto Vigil, Kevin The free program is designed to assist women in developing Fritz, Erskine Heatherley III, Willie Neal Jr., Donald Starling, Torre Foote, Veronica career directions and goals. Each two and a half hour morning Braungart, Douglas Austin, Michael Dagile, Dianna Kelpenski, Michael Frazier and Kerrye session will focus on a different aspect of career building and Glass. selection, and highlight survival coping. and marketing skills At advance camp, the final hurdle prior to commissioning as a second lieutenant in the U.S. for traditional and non-traditional careers. Army, cadets Macchiaarella, Starling and Braungart received individual awards for achieving Pre-registration for the six Saturday sessions ends Sept.