The University Echo An Independent Student Newspaper Serving the University Community Since 1906 <& Volumes/Issue 6 The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Friday, October 1, 1982 Chancellor Obear gives "State of the Campus" address, See page 2. Students elect their 1982 Homecoming queen and class representatives, See page 2. Barry Aslinger/The Echo News 2 The Echo/October 1, 1982 Obear assesses campus goals By Marv Mahonev Echo News Editor In an attempt to open up lines of communications their programs were reviewed. Another better students by gradually tightening up the within the University, Chancellor Frederick Obear accomplishment Obear cited was approval by UTC for enrollment requirements," he stated. He also held the first University Forum on Wednesday, Sept. both a master's degree in environmental studies and suggested a competency test requirement for 28 in the Fine Arts Center. Obear stated the purpose English. These programs, he added, are now awaiting graduation, as well as the degree requirements. of the forum to be "to share information and approval of the UT system. The second goal, Obear stated, is "to continue to impressions and to indicate some directions for the On the topic of administrative affairs, Obear said improve administrative efficiency." This would institution." one of the major accomplishments besides the be accomplished through decentralization and a Obear said that last year, being his first year, was a complete administrative reorganization was an streamlining of procedures without "eroding the year of transition for the university, but it was also one internal reorganization of the business and finance quality of the university." One suggestion Obear of accomplishments. One of his goals, he noted, was department by Dave Larson, vice-chancellor for mentioned is to discontinue the three five-week to improve communications. This has been Business and Finance. This includes new job summer terms, and move to a more simple and accomplished, he feels, through his meeting with responsibilities and methods of cost reduction. Obear efficient schedule. groups and committees, the creation of a newsletter added. "This has improved the relative position of the Clarifying urban university admissions was listed by to be released three or four time per semester, his University within the state, concerning higher Obear as the third goal. He said he would like an visiting over 90 percent of the academic and education," Obear observed. increase in the co-op programs, as well as administrative departments, the Chancellor's Another administrative concern was environmental international education, including more Breakfasts, and his attempts to release information to factors that affect the education process, Obear fauclty/student exchanges. He also mentioned a the campus before the community. stated. This ranges from comfort, regulated by energy possible exchange program with Munster University Last Fall's drop in enrollment raised some concern management and temperature control, to morale, in Hamm, Germany, Chattanooga's "Sister City." with the administration, Obear said. However, he which is affected greatly by the appearance of the The fourth goal is to extend the research and added, "We are not interested in growth at any cost," campus, he explained. The university, Obear said, service roles of the University, Obear noted. He said he After studying enrollment and retention figures from tries to "provide a positive environment for education hopes to have a variable teaching policy developed and this past year, Obear noted, the administration activities to occur in." approved, and to increase the number of part-time recently authorized changes in both personnel and Obear said the university is also concerned with graduate assistants. He added that it is important to structure of the admissions office. Obear added that personnel management. Orientation training and have a creative balance in the use of part-time enrollment did increase this fall, although it fell short of compensation of personnel are all under review, he faculty. In the public service role, Obear said the the projected budgetary figures for the second said. The administration is "looking very carefully at University has both a philosophical as well as a moral consecutive year. The administration is currently in faculty salaries," Obear added, with particular respect commitment to provide the appropriate environment. the process of reorganizing the various recruitments, to the correlation between salary and the years of The University should promote community and such as adults, minorities and honors programs, to service. economic development, as well as advance cultural consolidate all the efforts, Obear said. In addition to In the athletics department, Obear mentioned awareness and respond to minority needs, Obear the recruitment project, he continued, he will appoint several improvements and changes. He noted that the said. an admissions task force to study admission fund drive from last year brought in $250,000, while this Improving the University government, Obear standards, while Dr. Merle Baker, provost, will year's figure has already reached $400,000. Another stated, is the fifth goal. He hopes to clarify the roles of appoint an enrollment committee. significant improvement he cited was the increase in the deans, and administrative officials. Obear said he Concerning academic affairs, Obear said there were the number of graduating athletes. Obear noted that wants to decrease the number of committees without many accomplishments last year. One of his goals, he the change to AA standings brought about a cut of decreasing involvement. There are 19 administrative said, was to have every possible program accredited, some sports, and there was also a decrease in the and 22 faculty committees, he observed, and he hopes this goal is closer to being realized, Obear continued, number of football scholarships awarded. to be able to consolidate some of them. as the school of Business recently received Looking toward the future, Obear listed five goals Obear stressed that last year was a very productive accreditation for its undergraduate program, and is of the university. The first, he said, is increasing the year, and that "the ingredients for progress are real currently working on its graduate program. In quality of education. "We need to obtain more and and substantial." addition, other programs have been re accredited as Homecoming Queen elected Bv Julie Johnston Managing Editor UTC Senior Lisa Cooke was named member of the Black Student Bridges is a native of Memphis and a 1982 Homecoming Queen in an official Association and a Panhellenic Business Administration major. statement after the ballots were representative. Bridges pointed out that she and counted Tuesday evening. Senior class representative Jarvis is Shelton are neighbors and went to high Senior JennylJarvis, junior Rhcnda president of Alpha Delta Pi and a Home school together. Neither was initialk Vineyard, sophomore Arnetta Shelton Economics,'Business major. aware that the other was running in tht and freshman Marjorie Bridges were Vineyard, the junior class election, they added. elected class representatives. representative and a native of Voter turnout was low for tht The queen and candidates will be Knoxville, is a varsity cheerleader and a Monday and Tuesday elections presented and crowned at half-time member of Chi Omega. A psychology reported Dave Roberts, assistant to thi during the Oct. 9 Homecoming game. major, she is also a Sigma Chi Little Dean of Students. They will also be presented between Sister and a member of the Student "It was a close race all the way numbers of the Oct. 8 Kenny Orientation Board. around," Roberts observed. "There Rogers/Gatlin Brothers concert. Shelton, the sophomore represent­ was a contest in every election." Cooke, a senior majoring in ative, is from Memphis, TN. An "I think it went off rather well Computer Science/Business, is Engineering major, she is an Alpha Phi considering all the controversy that president of Delta Sigma Theta. A Alpha Sweetheart and a member of the surrounded the Homecoming native of Chattanooga, she attended Lisa Cooke, 1982 Homecoming Qneen. Usher Club and the BSA. elections," Roberts concluded. Brainerd High School. She is also a Barry Aslinger/The Echo Freshman class representative The Echo/October 1, 1982 3 SGA establishes two positions By Kimberlv Ryan Special to the Echo "We (SGA) need to start finding new avenues of bility. Also, the media will receive advance notice of be called on to attend and gather pertinent information. reaching out to the students and involving them on major news events. A major undertaking of the PR In summation of his proposals, Grant stated that the campus for the betterment of UTC in general." So Director will be coordinating SGA's summer orienta­ new positions would provide for, "input-output on a stated President Charlie Grant at the Sept. 28 meeting tion activities and providing participants with SGA two-way street between the SGA and the campus." of the Student Government Association. Grant's information and publicity in the form of a brochure or The motion passed by a vote of 10-0-1. concerns for student involvement brought about the newsletter. In other business, Entertainment Chairman Johnny availability of two new positions: Public Relations The Executive Assistants will act chiefly as a liaison Owens proposed that $18.75 be used to purchase a Director and Executive Assistants. Grant, who began to specific campus organizations. They will report to one-half page ad in the Echo advertising the Home­ formulating the guidelines of these positions during the SGA Executive Officers the concerns and coming Coffeehouse. ACE will contribute the same the summer, feels "We need to start extending our suggestions of these organizations. Grant feels that, amount. Owens also requested that $25 finance one- operation to the students in order to avoid being an "This aspect is the whole heart of the matter on the half of the necessary refreshments for the coffeehouse.