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Central Florida Future. 702. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/702 1hAThe Central Florida Future e 1987 e CenrtraJ Florida Future Volume 19, Number 59 University of Central Florida/Ortando Thursday, April 16, 1987 Colleges attack grants: fund dispersment unfair "That NSF listing is not by Susan Skorupa completely illogical," COLLEGE PRESS SERVICE concedes Charles Kaars, director of sponsored A group of schools, programs at the State claiming they are getting University of New York at shut out of lucrative Buffalo, which came in 98th government research on the NSF's list of top-100 grants, met in Washington grant winners. last week to try to get some of "Schools that are them. successful at this have the Campus leaders from top-quality people, who across the country met to try attract more top people. Once to keep the old system of a department is established, handing out research it's very competitive in grants-some $5.6 billion getting federal research was distributed in 1984- money." from evolving into a chaotic Richard Benhoff of the competition between NSF argues all its decisions Donna Calloway/Central Florida Future individual colleges around are based on "merit," and SUMMER TIME BLUES the country. that the money goes to the Two UCF students relax by the reflecting pond. They are probably dreaming of days by A number of campuses schools that have the "ability the pool with sweat dripping off their foreheads and a cold beer in hand. Not to fret have grown increasingly to best conduct research." though, classes are almost over and the dream is soon to be reality. Just hang tough impatient with the system, Others agree the top schools and soon you will be rewarded. which seems to funnel most get the most money because of the money to the Johns they are the top schools. Hopkins, Stanfords and "History speaks for itself," Massachusetts Institutes of says Joe Banks, of the UCF's Zeta Xi is declared Technology of the world. Southern Regional One hundred campuses­ Education Board, an out of a total of 3,300 in the advocacy group for southern as Outstanding Chapter country-get close to 90 colleges and universities. percent of the grants the Banks notes that "Johns by Jackie Fiorito throughout the country. federal government makes Hopkins, for instance, CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE "We picked up the contest after funding each year. which is the number one was dropped by the state," Brain said. The government normally school on the list, is well UCF's Zeta Xi Chapter has been named Cash prizes are awarded for the best poems gives the money to the equipped to do applied Outstanding Chapter from over 400 Sigma submitted in four categories. Poetry contest National Science physics research in a way Tau Delta chapters located throughout the winners will be announced Friday in the Foundation (NSF) to few others can." U.S. Board of Regents room of the distribute, but cries of NSF "Most schools in the top "Even though Zeta Xi, UCF's National Administration Building. favoritism and hopes of 100," Benhoff adds, "are also English Honor Society is only seven years "Everyone is welcome to attend," Brain getting some money have led in the top 100 in other surveys old, we beat a lot of chapters that have been said. some schools in recent years that measure science and established for over 25 years," said Vicky Other important activities leading to their to ask Congress for grants engineering resources." Brain, chapter advisor and UCF instructor. award include the monthly faculty-student directly, without going But, with money in short "Since this is the off-year for the Sigma seminars consisting of an informal lunch through the NSF first. supply among most of the Tau Delta National Convention (which is and speaker, two-day Annual Writing One observer called it a other campuses in the U.S., held every two years), we will be formally Symposium in poetry, fiction and non­ "highly biased" system that · some schools have been less awarded next year. We will not be eligible to fiction, and receptions for internationally excludes many small willing in recent years to win again for another three years. renowned authors. colleges. cede such riches to Johns "In fact, we will be hosting the National A report found that the Hopkins, regardless of how Convention at UCF," Brain said. The "We also a ward a Terrye Lang system does tend to favor the well equipped it is. convention will run March 1-5, 1988. Scholarship for Creative Writing and same universities year after In 1984, for · example, Brain said, "At least 450-500 people are Technical Writing, and a Stuart E. Omans year. Georgetown University, the expected to attend the convention. David Scholarship for Literature," Brain said. In the report, released just lOOth school on the NSF's McCollough, host of the Smithsonian World before the cam pus leaders list, drew flack from higher on PBS and national book award winner, "In order to become a member of Zeta Xi, convened in Washington, education groups for will be the speaker at the Banquet on March UCF students must major or minor in the General Accounting successfully lobbying 4." English or English Education and they must Office (GAO) found the same Congress to fund a multi· One of the many factors leading to the have a 3.0 GPA. We currently have seven few universities still are million dollar energy award was the annual Florida Poetry officers, however, next year (beginning getting most of the money. demonstration project. Contest for a spiring and professional poets September 1987) we will have nine." According to the GAD, 16 of Dean Price, manager of the 20 universities that the Georgetown project, received the most federal called criticism of the research money in 1967 also lobbying effort "not valid" UCF grads rem~ining in Orlando got the most federal research because of the university's money in 1984. energy research. average, followed by Nearly 77 percent of the by Carol Rumsey computer science majors graduates live and work in; CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE earning $25,848. The Orange, Seminole, Brevard, average salaries of Lake and Osceola counties. University of Central graduates in UCF's six James Gracey, resource Florida graduates are colleges is $20,161 for center director, said the taying close to home bachelor's degrees and reluctance to leave Florida is according to a recent UCF $24,855 for master's degrees, nothing new for UCF job survey. an increase of 2 percent and graduates. The extremely The survey reports that 7 percent, respectively, over low rate in this latest survey fe er than 3 percent of the previous survey. indicates a steadily gr duates from July 1985 This marks the 17th year improving area job market through April 1986 have left the Career Resource Center for college graduates, he the state in search of has mailed out the said. mplo ment. questionnaires. Results are Is UCF Orlando's Engineering graduates based upon a 39 percent hometown university? ith b chelor's degrees response from 3,200 Wendy A Wander, a 1985 r p rt d the highe t t rting bachelor's and master's 1 ri 'th 26 59 degree recipients. SEE GRADUATES PAGE 4 2, The Central Florida Future. April 16. 1987 • • • . ,. • • • Ask to see Jorge Magluta cas Graduate). Show your UCF l.D. and recieve a Special Discount! • • , -f/d #I " 3535 est Colo ial Drive • (305) · 299-5900 • W. Vtrgi ia plans for Top 00 universities colege shut-downs get most funding by Susan Skorupa Staff Report COUEGE Pf<ES-5 SERVICE COUEGE Pf<ES-5 SERVICE In perhaps the most dramatic ~ffo!"t to resolve The federal government provided $5.6 billion budget crises affiicting public campuses in more to universities for research in 1984, and 86 than half the states, the West Virginia Board of percent of that money went to the top 100 Regents last week proposed temporarily shutting universities. down 16 of its state campuses to save money. The top-20 campuses-an even more elite The unprecedented shutdown, if approved, group-received 42 percent of all federal money would shorten spring term by a week, eliminate spent in universities on research and • the first of two summer sessions and leave 8,300 development, 46 percent of all National Science campus employees statewide without pay for five Foundation (NSF) research money and 44 days. percent of all National Institutes of Health funds. Other states have cut the number of course Top-20 federal research grant recipients in sections offered, laid off administrators, limited 1984, followed by their 1967 ranking, were: enrollments, dropped athletic programs and even 1. Johns Hopkins (15); 2. MIT (1); 3. Stanford proposed closing single campuses to save money (7); 4. University of Washington (13); 5. this year. Columbia University (3); 6. University of This is the first instance, however, of a proposal Southern California (8); 7.