University of Central Florida STARS The UCF Report University Archives 12-4-1998 The UCF Report, Vol. 21 No. 10, December 4, 1998 University of Central Florida Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/ucfreport 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 The UCF Report by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Recommended Citation University of Central Florida, "The UCF Report, Vol. 21 No. 10, December 4, 1998" (1998). The UCF Report. 580. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/ucfreport/580 o:;:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::-' :;SSH$: Volume 21 • No. 10 • Dec. 4,1998 A publication for faculty and staff UCF's use of technology applauded National group ranks university is one of the five best Center and the State Higher Teaching and Learning and Office institutions in North America when it Education Executive Officers. The of Course Development and Web university among best comes to helping teachers use other top institutions are Virginia Services work together to support technology in the classroom, Tech, the California State University faculty in use of technology and for helping teachers according to a national study. System, Bellevue Community information resources. use technology The distinction — in a year College in Washington, D.C., and "This award is an honor and a when Yahoo! magazine rated UCF College Boreal in Ontario. recognition of the cooperative he word "technological" is no the 26th most-wired campus in the The survey considered how the approach we take at UCF," says Joel longer part of the university's nation for use of the Internet — Library and offices of Instructional Tofficial name, but UCF and stems from a July survey by the Resources and Computer Services, Please see technology still go hand in hand. The American Productivity and Quality along with the Faculty Center for TECHNOLOGY, page 3 Graduate New SUS Studies, categories Research worVt alter mission units split five-year plan approved by the Board of Regents to distinguish n another sign of UCF's coming of A between teaching and research I age, the one-time Division for schools for the 10 state universities will Research and Graduate Studies have little impact on UCF — for now. has been split so that more emphasis Under the plan, UCF is designa­ can be placed on each function. ted a Research II university, meaning The change comes at the recomm­ it will continue on the course now set, endation of a blue-ribbon committee adding undergraduate, graduate and of faculty who studied the proposal during the past year. As the university moves into its second quarter century "The chancellor's plan offering classes, both research funding simply recognizes and graduate student enrollment are expected to substantially increase. UCF [and the other "We want both [sponsored research and graduate studies] to universities] as what grow, so we will look more like a 111 nil Research I university. That's what we we really are." eventually expect to be," Provost — Provost Gary Whitehouse Gary Whitehouse says. The university's research area will doctoral programs as needed and remain under the direction of the vice focusing on research. president for Research. Graduate Joining UCF as Research II Studies will be directed by an universities are Florida Atlantic and associate vice president and report Florida International. Florida State, directly to the provost. By removing South Florida and Florida are the Office of Graduate Studies from Research I universities and will cap the Division for Research, undergraduate enrollment while Whitehouse hopes that both areas Which way is up? working to establish national-level will be stimulated. research. North Florida, Florida While no other major changes are The image of a student walking past the Health and Public A&M, West Florida and Florida Gulf planned for the Division for Research, Affairs Building is reflected in the pond in front of the Please see building. Please see DIVISION, page 3 CLASSIFICATIONS, page 4 Next issue of The UCF Report is Dec. 18 • Deadline is noon, Dec. 9 University of Central Florida Non-Profit Organization P.O. Box 160090 U.S. Postage Paid Orlando, FL 32816-0090 Orlando, FL Address Service Requested Permit No. 3575 ETC., ETC. Business Administration. To: UCF community Line-up for the procession is 20 From: Public Relations Department Memo minutes prior to each ceremony in the Subject: Web page calendar The Office of Public Relations has Leave corridor outside room 115. Enter the To: Faculty and A&P personnel Arena on the first level under the main revised the universitywide Web page From: Julie Hite, Registrar's Office entrance stairway and proceed down the calendar for 1999. The format is Subject: Commencement procession right corridor. Signs will be posted. Major easier to read and operate. Please campus, of faculty and A&P staff professors assisting the doctoral hooding check out the calendar at http:// Commencement ceremonies are join their candidate(s) in the right corridor. www.oir.ucf.edu/pubrel/ for the many Saturday, Dec. 19, in the UCF Arena: 8 Area roads are heavily congested events listed for the new year. To a.m. — College of Arts and Sciences; prior to ceremonies; plan accordingly. have your department events listed, what for? 11:30 a.m. — Colleges of Education and Your academic regalia will serve as your send them to Sheila Anderson at Engineering; 3 p.m. — College of Health "parking pass" for reserved parking in lot [email protected], ADM 338 Yo quiero Taco Bell. OK, so and Public Affairs; 6:30 p.m. — College of F-1 on the east side of the Arena. +0090 or fax to 823-3403. there's no Mexican food on campus — yet. But there's not much else to complain about when it comes to eating or doing lunchtime chores Nobel Prize winners to speak at UCF on campus. Over the last few years, our UCF faculty, research staff and Past, Present and Future." He was "To have speakers of this caliber campus dining choices have greatly students are invited to hear three awarded the Nobel Prize for presenting at the same event is a expanded. And Nobel Prize winners and several developing non-linear optics, the tremendous achievement," says M.J. From let's face it, getting other notable optical scientists and interaction of high-intensity light Soileau, director of the School of a quick, tasty bite celebrate the establishment of the with matter, as a field of study. Other Optics/CREOL. "It is an indication of the — and maybe School of Optics/CREOL at a special key presenters are Nobel laureates the growth of UCF's program and finding a place to discounted rate. Charles Townes of the University of reputation." ivory sit and chat with The School of Optics Inaugural California, Berkeley, who was Several other notable speakers, peers — is the goal Conference, Jan. 11 and 12 at the awarded the prize for his role in the presentations by CREOL alumni and tower most of us have for Student Union, will feature the invention of the maser (a precursor to a tour of School of Optics/CREOL lunch. Five or 10 years ago, it wasn't world's most lauded researchers in the laser) and the laser; and Steven labs are also on the agenda. The dis­ easy to do that. Going for pasta or the optics field. Nicolaas Chu of Stanford University, who counted rate for UCF faculty, research a favorite hamburger meant a road Bloembergen, professor emeritus and received the prize for development of staff and students is $60 for the two- trip off campus. optical tweezers which can be used to Nobel laureate from Harvard day event. Conference program and There's a lot more to lunch than manipulate small objects such as University, is chairing the event with registration information is available eating nowadays. Back in UCF's protein molecules. a presentation on "Nonlinear Optics: on the Web at www.creol.ucf.edu. "dark ages," getting chores done on the lunch hour was a challenge fit for the meticulous planning of a rocket scientist: Get from the office to desired destination (perhaps the post office to mail a gift for Aunt Annabelle), suffer slow-moving lines and sprint back to work. With UCF becoming its own village (and Preparing a fair-sized one), services for the campus community are growing. for finals Now, you can arrange to get your hair trimmed, find a garden­ Kelly Zirkle makes ing book on how to fight the pests the most of her study that popped up in your yard, time by being purchase a last-minute gift and outdoors on a bench card, plan a vacation, try out that near the Student computer you're thinking of buy­ ing, compare prices on software, Union. Behind her take care of banking or buy snacks the Classroom for that afternoon slump. If you Building is under need file folders for your home construction. office or copies of a favorite joke to send friends, you're in luck. All of these tasks can be accomplished without leaving campus. And don't forget buying UCF stuff for relat­ ives. KnightWear, the Bookstore and Greek Unique are places to shop. Of course, the newest rage is the All-Campus card, the new I.D. card for everyone. "Currently, it can be used to a limited degree with some of the vending machines," says Phil Goree, acting director for Time to plan for commencement Business Services.