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Volume 13, Number 20 The University of Central Florida newspaper for faculty and staff April 24,1991

News Clips Building a future Graduation time

Another wave of students graduate on Monday, May 6. Student union facility launched Four commencement cere­ monies will take place that day. Officials formally break ground on $10 million structure All will be held in the gymna­ sium. Shovels flung dirt. A crowd cheered. And con­ campus that is expected to continue into the next The ceremonies are: struction on the University of Central Florida's new century. • The College of Arts and Sci­ student union facility was formally launched, April 10. The student union facility, which will be in the ences, 8 a.m. Officially, construction on the $10 million project geographic heart of the campus, is a vital link in the • The College of Business Ad­ began early in the spring term. Land in Pegasus Circle university's growth, UCF officials said. ministration and Liberal for the 108,587 square-foot, three-story building had Expected to be completed in 1992, the brick and Studies, 11 a.m. been cleared months ago. And workers had already glass sheathed structure will house banquet rooms, • The College Education, 2:30 started pouring concrete foundations. meeting rooms, a computer/typing room, a large p.m. Nevertheless, the ground-breaking ceremony • Colleges of Engineering and marked the continuation of a building boom on Please see UNION, page 6

of Health and Profesional i Studies, 7 p.m. The procession line-up begins in room 174, multi­ purpose room of the education building, 20 minutes prior to F ,,.„ each ceremony. 1 1 • A . i 1 ; • i ,i ? j Benefits, health fair ! .£ ..; I;i ...... The Employee Benefits and ^j. LA^.rrr. ^_- ^ Health Fair will be held in the •HRMHV =\=i^ Student Center Auditorium on ri-ii-J! Wednesday, May 1, and Tuesday, May 2. Faculty, Administrative and Professional employees, and USPS members are invited. It is sponsored by personnel services, and is 10 a.m.-4 p.m. each day. For information, call x2771.

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Alpha Phi Omega, the national co-ed service frater- - Top faculty, students recognized nity, will assist the Alzheimer sity a reality and we prepare for the Resource Center during a lawn Seventy faculty members and 92 top one percent academically within accomplishments of the future." party to benefit the center. students were honored at the Univer­ each college. One outstanding sity of Central Florida's Founders' student from each college (Arts and Others recognized for their It will be held at the historic Day Achievement Convocation on Sciences had three students) was also Webster-Wagner House, 433 April 17. honored individually for accomplish­ New England Ave., East, in ments. Altman to receive prestigious Winter Park, on Saturday, May Among the most prestigious of 4,4-6 p.m. the awards, chemistry professor John The convocation, in its third year, award. See story, page 4 recognizes faculty and students for Now in its fourth year, the Gupton was named teacher of the their academic accomplishments. fundraiser's theme is "Derby year, Jeffrey Sowder librarian of the Do," and winners receive year, and CREOL's Eric Van Stryland "Our founding sponsors had a teaching excellence were: Karl donated merchandise. researcher of the year. vision," President Steven Altman Heinrich Barsch and Alvin Wang, Donations are tax deductible. President Steven Altman told the estimated 500 people attend­ from the College of Arts and Sci­ Corporate tables for eight are awarded emeritus status to 23 faculty ing the ceremony in the Student ences; Patricia Fandt, College of available at $200. It is $50 a members (including past president Center Auditorium, adding that the Business; Timothy Sullivan, College couple. Trevor Colbourn), and 24 others honors were for those who have of Education; Soheil Khajenoori, helped make that vision a reality. College of Engineering; and Eileen The Kentucky Derby Do is were recognized for 20 years of Abel, College of Health and Profes­ hosted by the Board of Direc­ service to the university. Eight A message in the Founders' Day sional Studies. tors of the Alzheimer Resource retiring faculty members were also brochure said: "As we recognize Center. A light buffet will also honored. these recent achievements, we Those recognized for research be provided. Founders' Scholars Awards were remember the efforts of those men For information, call 843- presented to undergraduates in the and women who made this univer­ Please see HONORS, page 4 1910. Next Issue Of The UCF Report is May 8 • Deadline May 1

University of Central Florida Non-Profit Organization P.O. Box 25000 U.S. Postage Paid Orlando, Florida 32816 Orlando, Florida Address Correction Requested Permit No. 3575

"•'"• • —•' Memorandum To: Faculty, A&P by letter from the division of sponsored research. This may seem like additional work From: Barth Engert, commencement committee for our researchers, but it is necessary to insure compliance with current audit Subject: Commencement procession standards. The staff at the division of sponsored research will work with you to facilitate these University of Central Florida commencement ceremonies are scheduled on new requirements. Monday, May 6 in the gymnasium: • College of Arts and Sciences, 8 a.m. To: UCF research faculty • College of Business Administration and Liberal Studies, 11 a.m. From: Rusty Okoniewski, sponsored research • College of Education, 2:30 p.m. Subject: Physical inventory • College of Engineering and College of Health and Professional Studies, 7 p.m. The procession line-up will begin 20 minutes prior to each ceremony in room 174, The division of finance and accounting is currently updating its policies and multi-purpose room of the education building. You may enter from the east side of procedures for inventory control. In the interim it should be noted that all researchers the building or through the lobby. Directional signs will be posted. must conform with university policy for physical inventory. For information, call x5907 or x2691. Internal control requires "adequate separation of duties between property acquisi­ tion, custodial duties and taking of the physical inventories." To: Supervisors of USPS employees Some principal investigators have been signing as both custodian and the person From: Maxine Bowers, personnel services taking the inventory. Without proper separation of duties, property items could be Subject: USPS appraisal by exception training misappropriated and not detected. Adequate control can be maintained by following existing procedures which require a person other than the custodian to take the UCF, along with the University of South Florida and the Board of Regents, is physical inventory and sign the inventory sheet. Your cooperation in this matter is piloting an "Appraisal by Exception" performance evaluation system for all USPS appreciated. employees who are not in probationary status. Initial training on the system was provided in lanuary. To: University community An "Appraisal by Exception" class will be offered on Tuesday, May 7, for those From: Janice Bain, library supervisors of USPS employees who were unable to attend the sessions held in Subject: Library hours, summer term lanuary. The session, which will be limited to 25 participants, will be held 9-10:30 a.m. in Below is the updated library schedule for the balance of the spring semester and personnel services, ADM 230. summer semester. The hours for summer semester have been shortened. This was Advance enrollment is requested. Call x2771 to reserve a seat. necessary due to library budget reductions. Call x5026 for information. To: All USPS employees Regular spring operating hours From: Mike Smith, staff council Monday-Thursday 7:45 a.m.-midnight Subject: Staff assembly Friday 7:45 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. We cordially invite you to the 1991 staff assembly on May 16 at 9:30 a.m. in the Sunday 2 p.m.-midnight administration building boardroom. Extended hours during spring exams Please mark your calendars and plan to attend this meeting. Remember, this is Saturday, April 27 9 a.m.-midnight your staff assembly. See you there. Sunday, April 28 noon-1 a.m. Monday-Thursday, April 29-May 2 7:45 a.m.-l a.m. To: Full-time university employees Friday, May 3 7:45 a.m.-6 p.m. From: Parking services office Break between spring and summer semesters Subject: Reserved parking spaces • Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and 5 closed • Monday, May 6 (commencement) 8 a.m.-5 p.m. The parking services office has been authorized to sell 100 24-hour reserved • Tuesday-Friday, May 7-10 8 a.m.-5 p.m. parking spaces to fulLtime employees (A&P, faculty and USPS). • Saturday and Sunday, May 11 and 12 closed The cost per decal is $205 for a calendar year, and issuance will be on a first-come, • Monday, May 13 begin summer hours first-pay basis. Regular summer operating hours Advance sale of the 1991-92 reserved decals will be Wednesday, May 1, beginning • Monday-Thursday 7:45 a.m.-lO p.m. at 7:30 a.m. Interested employees may pay for reserved space by coming in person to • Friday 7:45 a.m.-5 p.m. the parking services office on the aforementioned date. • Saturday noon-5 p.m. Remaining reserved spaces will not be offered for sale until July 15. • Sunday 2-10 p.m. Reserved spaces may be purchased in the paved lot of your choice. Additional Summer holidays details will be furnished when the decal is purchased. • Monday, May 27 (Memorial Day) closed You cannot reserve your space by phone. However, you may contact Ina Carpen­ • Thursday, luly 4 (Independence Day) closed ter, x5518 (PROFS ID CARPENTE), or Shirley Bordner, x5854 (PROFS ID SBORD- Break between summer and fall semesters NER), for additional information. • Wednesday, Aug. 7 7:45 a.m.-5 p.m. • Thursday, Aug. 8 (commencement) 8 a.m.-5 p.m. To: UCF research faculty • Friday, Aug. 9 8 a.m.-5 p.m. From: Rusty Okoniewski, sponsored research • Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 10 and 11 closed Subject: Submission of reports • Monday-Friday, Aug. 12-16 8 a.m.-5 p.m. • Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 17 and 18 closed Auditors from the state of Florida recently reviewed UCF's research operations. • Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 19 and 29 8 a.m.-5 p.m. The auditors determined that to insure contract compliance, all research faculty Fall semester classes begin should coordinate report submissions through the DSR grant and contract coordina­ • Wednesday, Aug. 21 resume regular hours tors (i.e. Betsy Gray, Irene Marton, Doug Backman). Our contract and grant coordinators will be required to document report submis­ To: University community sion on all projects. It is essential to monitor and document the submission of reports From: Tamara Jones, housing and residence life so current or future funding will not be jeopardized. Subject: Apartment day/Goodwill trailer Contract/grant coordinators will be sure reports are submitted in a timely fashion and retain documentation in official DSR files. The department of housing and residence life's off-campus housing center is Any extensions or amendments of report requirements must also be documented sponsoring the annual apartment day. On Wednesday, April 24,9 a.m.-l p.m., the Student Center green area will be filled with representatives from area apartment complexes. Students and the university community are invited to stop by to see what available apartments the off-campus community has to offer. Official Ballot The residence life staff is again sponsoring the community Goodwill trailer. The trailer, which will be located between Lake and Osceola halls, will be on campus from To spotlight the UCF employee of the month Monday, April 29-Friday, May 3. Those interested can drop off donations between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. through Thursday, May 2. The last day it is on campus it will close at 2 p.m. This will be a I nominate manned station, so tax deduction slips will be available. (name) (campus address) For information, call UCF-HOME. to be UCF employee of the month. (Nominee must have been a University Support Personnel System employee at least two years.) Any To: University community employee, including faculty and A&P, may nominate a candiate on the From: Linda Bonta, Jack Winstead and Rusty Okoniewski basis of job performance, dependability, attitude, etc. A name submitted Subject: Available balances — contracts and grants remains in the pool of eligible candidates for one year. Please remember to check budget balances in your contracts and grants accounts before and purchases or travel arrangements are made. If sufficient budget is not Signed:. available, the requisitions and other invoices will be sent back to the department. In (name) (campus address, phone) order to avoid delays in processing purchases and payments, it will be necessary to follow your budgets closely. If you have any questions, call x2541, x2661 or x2671. Cut ballot and return to personnel, EOM. (Mark envelope "confidential.") i i Please see MEMORANDUM, page 6

Page 2 The UCF Report News To Note Former congressman university advisor Bill Nelson accepts position as distinguished fellow of the Space Education and Research Center

Bill Nelson, former U.S. congressman and the In announcing the appointment, President "I am honored with this appointment," said only civilian to fly in the space shuttle, has been Steven Altman noted that Nelson's stature as a Nelson, "and I believe the university has to be one appointed to a newly created post of distinguished former astronaut and former chairman of the space of the nation's centers for excellence in space." fellow of the Space Education and Research Center subcommittee will enhance the university's The non-salaried appointment is for a one- at the University of Central Florida. reputation in the space field. year, renewable term. "Bill Nelson's energetic leadership of efforts to promote space studies and the country's space program are truly distinctive, and we welcome "I am honored with him into the university community as a key "... we welcome this appointment, and I resource in the development of our space-related (Bill Nelson) into the programs," Altman said. believe the university has "We look forward to his advice and counsel on university community as a matters relating to the university's space research to be one of the and education activities. His expertise and visibil­ key resource in the ity will be major assets to these developments." nation's centers for Among Nelson's duties as distinguished development of our fellow will be to help prepare proposals and work excellence in space." with scientists, external agencies and private space-related programs." - Bill Nelson industry to expand the university's space-related ~ Steven Altman work. National organization grants UCF $120,000 English professor Stuart Omans, was written and will be led by in the English language. artistic director of the Orlando Omans and Sidney Homan, English Nationally recognized artists, Shakespeare Festival, received and theater professor at the Univer­ scholars and directors from through­ Library faculty, confirmation on sity of Florida and director at the out the United States will participate April 8 that UCF Hippodrome State Theatre in in the program. Among them: John staff volunteer will receive a Gainesville. Andrews, former associate director Twelve of the university's $120,000 grant The grant provides funding for of the Folger Library in Washington, library's faculty and staff from the National 17 faculty from five Central Florida D.C., and currently editor of the served as ushers at the March Endowment for community colleges to study "Ham­ Guild Shakespeare; A.J. Slavin, 24 performance of "Macbeth." the Humanities. It let" during an intensive five-week Renaissance historian and distin­ The Orlando Shakespeare is the onlyNEH period this summer. guished professor of humanities at Guild has been responsible for award in Florida Omans said that the program is the University of Louisville; Bud lining up groups from within Omans ^s vear/ an(j js unique in that it allows the study of Beyer, head of the acting program at the community to host the the largest NEH award ever received seminal documents from the Renais­ Northwestern University; Dennis annual, month-long cultural by the university. sance, and connects these to active Huston, of Rice University; and event at the Lake Eola Park. The project, "Hamlet: Exploring performance of scenes in the play Marvin Rosenberg, of the University the Renaissance Mind in Action," some have called the greatest drama of California at Berkeley.

Saving money Veteran in TV Commercial students1 goal to speak at UCF banquet The University of Central Florida senior design class in industrial engineering is More than 200 black students from Central Rivers, director of special programs at UCF and helping UCF help itself. Florida who have earned "A" averages in school McKnight Center director, has been a force in tack­ As its class project, it has offered to help and who also serve the community as volunteers ling the area's school drop-out problem: any department design a money-saving will be honored for their accomplishments at the "The students from kindergarten through 12th technique as part of the State University first awards banquet of the University of Central grade who participate in the McKnight programs System's incentive/efficiency program. The Florida McKnight Center for Excellence at the Pea have an excellent retention rate and are highly program rewards employees and depart­ body Hotel on Saturday, May motivated to prepare for and ments in cash for money-saving ideas for 4, at 7 p.m. attend college," she said. the campus. Bill Demby, the Disabled "We used to do this with industry, but American Veteran's "Out­ Just the facts Tickets are $25 or $400 for a (UCF) is a multimillion dollar business, standing Disabled Veteran corporate table, and may be too/' said William Swart, industrial engi­ for 1990," who plays basket­ * What: McKnight awards ordered by calling 423-6632. neering chair. ball on two artificial legs banquet Swart worked with Mark Roberts, against non-disabled com­ • Why: To honor outstanding Demby's appearance at the director of personnel services, to develop petitors in a DuPont TV black students awards banquet will be pre­ the program to benefit UCF. Current commercial, will address the * When: Saturday, May 4,7 p.m ceded by a morning talk to students. projects underway are with physical plant, • Where: Peabody Hotel the McKnight Achievers and environmental health and safety, and The students, designated • Guest speaker: Bill Demby other participants in the personnel. McKnight Achievers, repre­ center's after-school pro­ A cash award of 10 percent of the first sent grades kindergarten grams and cultural activities year's net savings or generated revenues are through 12th, and participate at the Callahan Neighbor­ awarded to the suggesting group. in educational preparation and community service hood Center, 101 N. Parramore Ave., at 10:30 a.m. Swart said money "won" would be split programs offered by the center. Demby, who overcame the amputation of both between the industrial engineering depart­ The center also runs a variety of community- legs to become a champion for the rights of the ment and individual departments. The based tutorial and educational enrichment pro­ physically challenged, embodies qualities of industrial engineering money would go to grams for minority elementary, middle and high leadership and courage in the face of adversity. the industrial engineering scholarship fund. school students throughout metropolitan Orlando. Demby also will appear with parents of The awards banquet is a key fundraiser for the children who have had amputations, at the Arnold McKnight Center, which, according to Cecelia Palmer Children's Hospital at 1 p.m. that day.

Wednesday, April 24,1991 Page 3 People Education professor Donna Baumbach had HONORS, continued from page 1 two chapters published in a new book from Libraries Unlimited, "Instructional Technology: and other creative activities were: Ben Morgan, Past, Present, and Future," titled, "The School College of Arts and Sciences; Michael Morris, Library Media Specialist's Role in Instructional College of Business Administration; Donald Design: Past, Present, and Future" and "Profes­ Molocha, College of Engineering; Tim Merrigan, sional Organizations and Publications," co- Florida Solar Energy Center; and Michael Sweeny, authored with Gary Anglin. The text contains a College of Health and Professional Studies. collection of articles for students and practitioners Retiring faculty are: assistant psychology Sowder Stryland Gupton by prominent instructional technologists. Baum­ professor D. Scott Burr; assistant vice president of bach has also been appointed to serve on the board sponsored research Joan Burr; biological sciences Gregory Turenchalk, Debra Drobney and Andrea of the newly organized Society of Technology and professor Leslie Ellis; education professors Wil­ Pable, from the College of Arts and Sciences; Perry Teacher Education. She served on the national liam Esler, Nancy McGee, and Calvin Miller; Laycock, College of Business Administration; planning committee for the April conference to be chemistry professor Graeme Baker; and Bruce Katherine Szerdy, College-of Education; Sundar held in Greenville, N.C Joseph. Sinnappan, College of Engineering; Kenneth Dion, Students receiving Founders' Awards were: College of Health and Professional Studies. Associate electrical engineering professor Glenn Boreman was named outstanding engineer­ ing Educator by the Orlando section of the IEEE.

Assistant music professor David Brunner was the featured clinician for District 2 of the Florida Altman named recipient Elementary Music Educators Association in Venice in March. He spoke on "Encouraging the Young Singer," and demonstrated vocal techniques and rehearsal procedures with an ensemble of 40 of Tree of Life' award children from Gloria Musicae's Young People's University of Central Florida President The award symbolizes the JNF's efforts to Chorus. He also appeared as conductor, lecturer Steven Altman and Rollins College President transform desert and barren lands of Israel into and harpsichord soloist in a "Celebration of the Rita Bornstein have been named as Orlando's forests, farms, communities, parks and indus­ Baroque," which was co-sponsored by the John recipients of the Jewish National Fund's 'Tree trial areas. The Dr. Steven Altman and Dr. Rita and Mable Ringling Museum of Art and Gloria of Life" award. Bornstein Land Redemption Projects will Musicae. Brunner also presented a lecture, "The Altman and Bornstein will be presented prepare land in Israel for Uniqueness of the Voice as an Expressive Instru­ with their awards at a dinner to be held at the development sites of new ment," for the Sarasota Opera Guild in March. Peabody Hotel in Orlando on May 15, at 6 p.m. housing units. These units Leonard Kleinman, president and CEO of the will be utilized by some of Research assistant Myoungsik Cha was New York Yankees and a past JNF honoree, will the one million new Russian selected for a division of sponsored research present the awards. Paul Jeser, JNF national immigrants expected to enhancement award for the 1991-92 academic year. campaign director, will be the speaker. arrive in Israel during the The Tree of Life, the JNF's highest honor, is next several years. Net pro­ Timothy Daly, assistant education professor, a humanitarian award. It is given in recognition ceeds from the dinner will was to attend the American Association for of outstanding community involvement, Altman gQ to endow the land re­ Counseling and Development Convention in dedication to the cause of American-Israeli demption projects. Reno, Nev., late this month. He also has been friendship and devotion to peace and the Previous winner^ pf the award nationally involved with the Guidance and Career Advisory security of human life. include former President Gerald Ford, former Committee with counselors from Orange County Altman and Bornstein were named as this governor of New York Nelson Rockefeller, slain Public Schools and business leaders working on years's local honorees "to publicly acknowledge civil rights leader Martin Luther King and en­ the promotion and advancement of developmental your outstanding contributiors to the advance­ tertainer Bob Hope. Local winners include school counseling programs. ment of higher education in Florida and to the former Florida governor and current U.S. Sen. Greater Orlando community," wrote Samuel Bob. Graham, U.S. Rep. Bill McCollum, former Robert Davis, associate communication Cohen, JNF executive vice president, in a letter U.S. congressman Bill Nelson and Orlando professor, was recently recognized by "Quotes," to the recipients. mayor Bill Frederick. the student chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association, for his dedication to their organiza­ tion. He was awarded a plaque of appreciation.

Pete Fisher, associate director of the Counsel­ ing and Testing Center, presented a one-day PBS special on ancient city workshop, "Realizing Human Potential," to the Orange County Association for Counseling and Development, in March. has heavy link to university Karl Guenther, engineering science professor, An engrossing look at one of the most remote (Daytona Beach) at 6 p.m. the next day. Cocoa has been named to serve on the program and archaeological sites in Central America at the station WRES-TV also had planned to broadcast organizing committee of the fifth topical meeting ancient Maya city of Caracol will soon air on local the program, but has not scheduled a time. in Optical Interference Coatings, to be held in June PBS stations. The program, which was sponsored in part by 1992 in Tucson, Ariz. But this isn't just another PBS special. This one instructional resources, is being sold to colleges has a University of Central Florida twist. Its around the nation, and the U.S. Department of Assistant education professor Marie Somers executive producer is instructional resources Education is expected to make the video available Hill presented "Expanding Visions of Student director Robert to school systems. Achievement" to the Florida Education Research Arnold. And The 27-minute, 40-second program looks at the Council Brevogel Conference at the University of Gary Twitchell is warrior residents of Caracol, a city of 200,000 that Southern Florida, April 12. Just the facts its producer- existed for more than 200 years beginning with the writer-director. defeat of Tikal in AD 562. Caracol remained a Research assistant Thomas Kimble was • What: PBS special on Twitchell was a dominant force until AD 900 when it was mysteri­ awarded third prize in the student poster paper Maya city of Caracol TV producer and ously abandoned. Many discoveries here have presentation at the 20th annual meeting of the • Who: Directed by director at changed the thinking about the Maya. Florida chapter of the American Vacuum Society. Gary Twitchell; instructional The program takes viewers into the Maya The poster addressed "Measuring the Attention of produced by Robert resources before Mountains with husband and wife team Diane and Thin Waveguides Using a CCD Camera," and was Arnold; featuring leaving the uni­ Arlen Chase, professors of anthropology at UCF. coauthored by professors Karl Guenther and Diane and Arlen Chase versity a month Documenting the work of the 1989 season, the Marc Himel. • When: Check local ago to shoot video also shows what it's like to live and work in listings footage in Belize a remote site where rain provides the drinking William Lawler, Litton Fellow and research for another water; bath water comes from an ancient Maya assistant, was chosen outstanding electrical program. reservoir. engineering student of the year by the Orlando The program is scheduled to air on WMFE-TV The nearest town is a two and a half-hour, section of the IEEE. on Friday, May 3, at 6:30 p.m., and on WCEU-TV bone-jarring ride through dense jungle.

Page 4 The UCF Report — People —

Anna Lillios, assistant English professor, English professor Stuart Omans has been a review article on Samuel Romanelli's 18th published a review of "The Durrell-Miller Letters, asked to serve on the international board of the century Hebrew travelogue, titled, "Travail in an 1935-80" in The South Atlantic Review. Shakespeare Guild, and has been invited to serve Arab Land," translated into English, in Hadoar on the executive board of the Association of Hebrew journal in February. He was also ap­ Bob McGinnis, university relations vice Shakespeare Theaters of America. pointed editor of the planned volume on the president, has been elected president of the history of the Hebrew Movement, Hebrew Culture Planned Giving Council of Central Florida, a Gary Orwig, associate education professor, co- and Hebrew Language in America, to be pub­ professional organization which promotes chari­ authored with associate management professor lished by the Hebrew Language and Culture table giving and advances member and public James Ragusa an article published in Expert Association of America. education in the field. Systems: Planning/Implementation? Integration , titled, "Attacking the Information Access Problems Allen Plogstedt, a member of the UCF Bre­ Associate hospitality management professor with Expert Systems." vard Campus Board of Advisors and an adjunct in Hank Melton recently presented "Marketing the engineering technology department, has been Yourself in the 90s" to the National Conference of Mary Palmer, education professor, was one of named a member of the McDonnell Douglas Minority Hoteliers at Cornell University. 20 people invited by the National Endowment for Engineering and Research Fellow Program. He is the Arts and the Kennedy Center to participate in the principal manager of engineering at McDon­ Assistant professor of hospitality management a special institute, "The Anatomy of Successful nell Douglas Missile Systems in Titusville. Ady Milman had an article, "The Role of Theme Arts Education Partnerships," in Atlanta, recently. Parks as a Leisure Activity for Local Communi­ Ronnie Priest, assistant education professor, ties," published in the Journal of Travel Research . Judaic Studies director Moshe Pelli published presented "Treatment Paradigms for Counseling Sexual Offenders" at the annual convention of the National Children's Advocacy Center Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., in March.

Employee of the month Assistant English professor Gail Regier presented a paper titled "Misplaced Texts" at the Numbers, people figure SAMLA meetings in Tampa, recently. The $10,000 MacAllister Auditions Committee in Indianapolis has notified voice professor Louis Roney that two of his former students, sopranos in reasons she loves job Sharon Ellis and Wren Marie Harrington, have been judged "national professional-level regional — she will Every winners" and will compete in the finals in August. day on her retire from way to work, her job. Ellen Rosell, coordinator of Brevard public Jill Swenson '1 hope to administration, presented a paper, "Foreign Direct mentally be doing the Investment in Southern Rural Communities," at plans her same thing Rural Planning and Development conference: day. In her (in the Visions of the 21st Century, in Orlando, recently. mind she future) as I'm She also presented "The Messages in Public checks her doing right Administration Textbooks: Where are the desk calen­ now," Women?" at the 14th National Teaching Public dar. She tries Swenson Administration conference in Knoxville, Tenn. to figure out said. "I'm exactly what really happy. English professors John Schell and Jerry tasks are "I enjoy Schiffhorst published "The Short Handbook for waiting for working Writers." Schell was also appointed to the Litera­ her at the with figures. ture Review Panel of the Florida Arts Council. office and The people how much in this Kathryn Seidel, associate English professor, time is neces­ department published an article titled "Art and Homoeroti- sary to ac­ are terrific; cism in Chopin's The Awakening' " in "Perspec­ complish they're really tives on Kate Chopin." She also presented a paper each one. a fine group titled "The Artist in the Kitchen: Zora Neale of people Then she Hurston's 'Sweat'" at the SMLA meetings in here/' she lets the Tampa, recently. whole said, as if to confirm that agenda slip Mansour Sheik-Bahae, CREOL senior re­ any sugges­ away. search scientist, was named outstanding engineer tion of her "I make in the LEOS chapter of the Orlando section of leaving is all these IEEE. plans, but I ridiculous. Although, really don't Associate nursing professor Frances Smith know what's Swenson admits that and assistant professor Laura Moore recently going to contributed to the 1991 FN A Clinical Excellence happen once at times her job can be Conference. Smith served as conference leader, the day and Moore served on the expert panel. Smith also begins," said stressful. Like, for served on the review committee to select the Swenson, an papers presented, and gave the opening address. administra­ instance, when law tive assistant Diane Wink, assistant nursing professor, makers decided to take a chunk out of the in the College of Education. presented a lecture on promoting growth and university's budget. If s times like that when "There neyer is really a typical day around development in children who are critically ill, at Swenson earns her paycheck. here. These little crisis just come up, and we just the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and "It can be very difficult to get everything do what we have to do." Women, recently. She also presented a poster at right and for us to still come out in the black. And that, Swenson said, is one reason she the Faculty Development Conference, titled I'm real proud of us that we were able to do it loves her job so much. "Promoting Critical Thinking in the Clinical Labo­ after the budget cuts," she said. "I really like what I do here," she said. "I ratory Through the Use of Effective Questioning "We have to be so careful with the budget ought to — I spend eight hours a day here." Techniques." Swenson, whose duties involve making and be sure we don't over-spend the college." sure the College of Education's budget balances, Swenson does work hard. Still, being Associate health sciences professor Tim has been working at the university seven years, named employee of the month was a shock. Worrell presented a seminar on "Cardiac Output the first three at the Brevard campus and the "I had no idea they were going to chose me. Determination — An Overview" to the staff of the rest at the College of Education. I was surprised when I got the phone call," she cardiopulmonary department at Kissimmee And with luck — barring any major crises said. "Ifs a great honor." Memorial Hospital, recently.

Wednesday, April 24,1991 Page 5 News To Note UNION, continued from page 1 game room, a TV lounge, student organization offices, a food court and retail space. A central atrium will provide access to interior facilities. The building will be equivalent in size to the recently completed College of Business Administration building and companion joint use facility. The loss of Pegasus Circle parking has been largely remedied by the construction of a 300-space parking lot north of the circle. The construction of the student union facility is one of several building projects currently taking place and planned. The university's state-of-the-art arena and track facility will be completed soon, as will the art complex. If the university's master plan stays on track, heavy construction Officials break ground on the student union facility on April 10. They are, from left, Ross Wolf, Jeff Laing, Presi­ will continue for 20 years. dent Steven Altman, Debbie Komanski, Jimmie Ferrell, Jason DiBona and LeVester Tubbs.

MEMORANDUM, continued from page 2 • Shipping term N/A • Items covered Per contract, call purchasing for schedule of items. To: All departments • Minimum order $50 — job charge From: lack Winstead, purchasing All questions concerning this contract should be directed to the purchasing Subject: Renewal of annual contract for typewriter maintenance/campus division, ADM 360, attention: Yvonne Conover, x2661. No guarantee can be given as to the exact number of times services will be UCF's invitation to bid no. 9221GA has been renewed to the vendors listed used in this agreement. The quantities shown herein are estimated requirements below for the period from luly 1-Tune 30,1992. Acquisitions of product(s)/services based upon current information made available from the university's records. shall be made under the terms, prices and conditions set fourth in this notice. Bidder will supply all equipment and labor for the service listed below. Bidder • Vendor LOT I will guarantee the university the lowest rate and complete all forms. Deltech Business Machines Twenty-four hour turnaround on most jobs is required. Based on no. 10 enve­ (formerly known as Metro Business) lopes, and eight-by-11 paper. 1886 Clematis Lane • Estimated number of labels per year: 834,869. Apply Cheshire labels and sort: Winter Park, 32792 $8.06 per thousand. • Vendor contract Felix Alvarez, 299-8413 or 629-2441 • Estimated number of machine folds per year: 98,230. Machine fold (1) brochure: • Vendor LOT II $4.32 per thousand. Protech Automated Business Systems Inc. • Estimated number of machine inserts per year: 120,917. Machine insert (1) 620 Douglas Ave. Suite 1320 brochure: $6.38 per thousand. Altamonte Springs, 32714 • Estimated additional pieces for machine inserts per year: 80,842. Machine insert • Vendor contact Anthony Cannizzaro, 682-9373 each additional piece: $1.07 per thousand. • Delivery time Within one day • Estimated number of no. 10 envelopes sealed per year: 87,190. Seal no. 10 • Items covered See schedule of items below envelopes: $3.23 per thousand. All questions concerning this contract should be directed to the purchasing • Estimated number of presorted labels per year: 56,950. Apply presorted labels division, ADM 360, attention: Yvonne Conover, x2661. and sort: $8.06 per thousand. LOT I • Estimated number of drops to the post office per year: 86. Delivery to post office • Standard: $35 after packaging per their specifications: $5.41 per lot. • Decimal tab: $55 • Estimated number of pick-ups at UCF per year: nine. Pick-up service at UCF: • Executive: $35 $10.82 per lot.. • Selectric I: $12.95 Below is a list of services provided with prices included for each. • Selectric II: $12.95 • Minimum job charge $50 • Correcting Selectric II & III: $12.95 • Data entry 15 cents each Bidder will charge an hourly rate for labor in the repair of excepted machine. • Electronic media conversion .. $10 diskette Explain below: $28.95 an hour. The hourly rate does include mileage and/or • Cheshire label and sort (flat longer than 10 inches). $9.50 per thousand transportation costs. The hourly rate will not be charged during time repairman is • Hand label $35 per thousand traveling to and from the university. • Metering $10 per thousand LOTH • Bulk mail preparation $7 per thousand • Brother (memory): $32.95 « Hand fold $15 per thousand • Remington (standard): $32.95 • Print labels $10 per thousand • Royal (standard): $32.95 • Raw zip sort $20 per thousand • Olivetti (standard): $32.95 • Staple $15 per thousand • Olympia (standard): $32.95 • Collate $10 per thousand • SEM (standard): $32.95 • Bursting $5 per thousand • Swinteck: $32.95 • Silver Reed: $32.95 To: Various departments LOT II All-or-none total per machine: $32.95 From: lack Winstead, purchasing Bidder will charge an hourly rate for labor in the repair of excepted machine. Subject: Annual contract for IBM typewriters Explain below: $20 an hour. The hourly rate does include mileage and /or transportation costs. The hourly rate will not be charged during time repairman is UCF's invitation to bid no. 0109YCA has been renewed to the vendor listed traveling to and from the university. below for the period from luly 1-Iune 20,1992. Acquisitions of products shall be made under the terms, prices, and conditions set forth in this notice. To: All departments • Vendor Delta Business Systems From: lack Winstead, purchasing 4150 lohn Young Prkwy Subject: Renewal of annual contract for bulk mailing services Orlando, 32804 • Vendor contract Barbara Martin, 299-7180, x326 UCF's invitation to bid no. 9175KCSA has been renewed to the vendor listed • Delivery time Two-seven days below for the period from luly 1-Iune 20,1992. Acquisitions of product(s)/services • Payment terms N/A shall be made under the terms, prices, and conditions set forth in this notice. • Items covered by contract Per contract — see list below • Vendor Mail Unlimited Inc. All questions concerning this contract should be directed to the purchasing 2954 Forsyth Road division, ADM 360, attention: Yvonne Conover, x2661. Winter Park, 32792 • Personal Wheelwriter: $350 • Wheelwriter 3, series II: $459 • Wheelwriter 6, • Vendor contract Richard Broennle, 657-9333 series II: $546 • Wheelwriter 10: $464 • Wheelwriter 30: $656 • Wheelwriter 50: • Delivery time ... Work will start with one day and be delivered by two days ARO $820 • Wheelwriter 70: $986 • Quitewriter 8: $645

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Press conference Writer shares poetry with students, fans Pulitzer Prize-winning American stration, a poem about California's poet W.S. Merwin spoke at UCF and Universal Studios (he has not visited Valencia Community College last Orlando's studios), to one about his week as part of the UCF World kidnapped dog. Writers Series. His characters are often based on Merwin is noted for his surrealis­ real-life people, including his family. tic, unpunctuated poems which "Everybody flunks his family is illustrate humankind's relationship weirder than anybody else's. to nature. Everybody's family is weird. We are He has published more than a all pretty weird. That is one of the dozen books of poetry, including, best things about us, imagine if we 'The Drunk in the Furnace" (1960), were all statistically correct." "The Lice" (1967), "Selected Poems" He read "Questions to Tourists (1988), and, most recently, "The Rain Stopped by a Pineapple Field," a in the Trees" (1988). poem in the form of a questionnaire He won a Pulitzer for "The Carrier directed to tourists visiting Hawaii. of Ladders" (1970), the National Merwin, who lives in Maui, related this to Florida residents by saying, "Those of us who depend on World Writers Series tourism live in whorehouses. We hate what it does to the place." Book Award for "The Moving An avid botanist, Merwin stopped Target" (1963), and, at 24, won the in Orlando en route to Fairchild Yale Younger Poets series for "A Botanical Gardens in Miami to gather Mask for Janus" (1952). information for a book of prose he is At the VCC reading, Merwin read working on. 20 poems in rough chronological On writing and why authors order from the 1960s to the 1990s. He write, Merwin said, "One does not also read his unpublished poems, write out of desperateness despite which he described as "extremely how desperate one gets. Writing is a formal, invented forms rather than sign of non-desperation." resurrected forms." He explained his method of Many of his poems, focus on the writing as haphazard, occurring, environment or animals. "only when the poems overtook me . "Life without animals is a life I .. One of the mistakes often made in would not want to go on with. It is writing is the assumption that artists not accidental that animal is the plan everything in advance, but you word for spirit," he said. know that is not the way things George Reedy, press secretary to former President Lyndon Johnson, Merwin is particularly concerned happen ... They happen out of presented a lecture, titled, "The Presidency: The Role of Symbol and with the environment and is aghast themselves, it is as much of a sur­ Substance," at the University of Central Florida, recently. at the rate humans are destroying it. prise as a plan." The poems' content were diverse, ranging from a San Francisco demon­ By Kristen L. Sweet Newcomers Linda Anderson, senior secretary for the church work, became a father for the first time on Vereta Powell, a secretary in electrical engi­ Counseling and Testing Center, comes to UCF Feb. 23. neering, will be working with undergraduate from the University of South Florida in Tampa, students. She was a secretary at the State Univer­ where she was a senior secretary. Anderson, who Linda Miller, a research associate with sity of New York before coming to UCF. The has two children, enjoys outdoor sports and educational services, will coordinate activities of mother of two enjoys cooking and plays. shopping. the uniform database project. Before coming to UCF, she was a reference librarian with the Peter Wigley, post doctoral fellow working in Margaret Brock, telephone systems operator Seminole Community College Library System. She CREOL, will do research in ultrafast nonlinear supervisor, may be bringing luck to the university. graduated from the University of Michigan, and is optics. Before coming to the university he was a The mother of two won a 1991 car on "Let's Make the mother of two. She enjoys reading and receiv­ postdoctoral research assistant at Imperial College, a Deal," recently. Her favorite hobby is walking. ing company from the North. University of London, where he graduated.

Frances Demetree, director of the Winter Park Center, was owner of Demetree School of Real Estate and Securities before coming to UCF. She ^ou are invited to attend the attended Rollins and Barry colleges. She has three children, and her hobbies include traveling, reading and decorating. She is also interested in Tmployee benefits mental health and women's issues.

Debra Huffman, senior laboratory technician in the hospitality management department, comes and Health ^air to the university from Kraft Foods Inc., in Illinois, where she was a microbiologist and lab technician. May 1 & 2 10 AM to 4 PM Huffman has two children. STUDENT CENTER AUDITORIUM

Richard Metzger, landscape and grounds superintendent, will be in charge of all landscap­ Learn more about your employee benefits. ing projects and ground maintenance on campus. Sponsored by University Personnel Services Before coming to the university he was owner and general manager of R/M Irrigation and Landscap­ USPS, Faculty, Administrative & Professional ing. Metzger, who enjoys bowling, gardening and

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