University of Central Florida STARS Central Florida Future University Archives 11-30-1979 Central Florida Future, Vol. 12 No. 14, November 30, 1979 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. 12 No. 14, November 30, 1979" (1979). Central Florida Future. 380. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/380 .U C F LIBRARY ARCHIVES University of .·central Florida) Fr~day, November 30, 1979 N~. l_ ~ . -; ~ _ ill __ Energy. costs exceed university's budget by Barbara °Cowell aaaoclate editor UCF's energy consumption has rise.n and is no longer within the budget .project­ for : this yea_r, according to Richard V. Neuhaus, assistant director of thP Physical Plant. The proposed budget for the year underestimated the rising cost of energy. Ac·· cording to Neuhaus, the cost per energy unit has riseq over 35 percent and show5 no sign of abating. "At this time," he said, "the cost of the kilowatt hour has risen from three to five cents." "They tell me that at other universities they're having problems. '.with . budgets," said N~uhaus. "Especially campuses like USF and UF, where medical centers are situated and consume a great amount of energy." According to Neuhaus, UCF has implemented a Delta 1000 and 2000 Horeywell system for energy management. "When we heard about the demonstration seminar conducted by Honeywell, we thought it was ridiculous .. But we sent a representative who was also skeptical," he said. "However, he came back very optimistic about the program. After taking it up with the administration, we began to· use it off and on from April 1979 to the present.". Many bugs are still within the system, Neuhaus said, and there is no date plan- ned to have the entire system working. Neuhaus. added one ~f the biggest problems with the Delta is it is "very vulnerable toaberrationsin the line surges such as lightning." Energy Use, page 8 Schools could adopt common calendar by Deanna Gugel The state universities presently U5'~ a editor In chief quarter system, but community colleges are run on a modified semeste'r The State Articulating-Committee is program. expected to ·recommend a revision of A proposal approved by the State · the state universities' calendar system Council of Student Body Presidents to Florida Commissioner of Education calls for a modified 15-week calendar Ralph Turlington, according to state for both systems. The plan also calls for the first week to be designated for education officials. 1 A cpmmittee studying the revision of academic counseling and orientation. Florida's postsecondary education activities, while the final week would system recommended earlier this month be i:illocated for exams, and academic. Dave Dur:ilo!J!Future 'that Florida adopt a common calendar instruction would be given during the _Barry Thomson . carries a double-load this quarter as student and. for 'its State University' and Community interim 13 weeks. Three semesters--one beginning in early September, one pr!sident of the UCF diving club. College System: beftinning in January and extending in­ to April, and another lasting from UCF research park planned to open in '81 early May to middle August--could be by ~athleen Foronda · kind aJ!ywhere in Florida. scheduled · during the acadmic year, iitaffwrtter Last year the Board of Regents was awarded a lease from according to the proposal. Construction o~ a univer~ity rf'search-pa-rk may begin in the. Florida Cabinet to operate a 260-acre site located in the "It wouldbe fair to call the proposal 19$0 and hopefully will be ready for occupancy by 1981, ac- northeast quadrant of the UCF campus, said Gunter. -Gun- a compromise which forces all in­ cording to Dr. Ralph Gunter of UCF's Sponsored Research. ter ha~ been involved with the formulation of the project for . stitutions·, faculty; students and staff to A rough sketch of the park has been drawn, and Gunter the past five years and is now chairman of the authqrity. give a little but does not force anyone said detailed work will be completed within three months~ According to Gunter, the authority is a five-member volun- to give a lot," according to the council. At present, the Orange County Research and Development teet organization which develops and manages the park, Will Wallace, Florida Student Authority is applying for a grant from the Economic and has the power to buy and lease land. "There will be a , Association Executive Director, also Development Administration. The EDA grant requires a day when the auth~Hity will have its own staff, but that's presented the plan to the Joint matching grant, which the authority has requested from the down the road somewhere," said Gunter. Legislative and Education Com- Orange County Board of Commissioners. Funding would There are two main objectives to building the park, said mission on Postsecondarv Education • provide a feasi,bility study, transporation study of UCF area Gunter. The first is to attract new research-oriented in- The proposed calendar ~ystem would traffic and complete master·plan. dustries into Florida for growth and stabilization. "Part of offer a more diverse selection of cour­ ~ossihle tenants are -being sought, and Gunter :said the problem was not a broad enough base in the past," said ses than the quarter system but would discussions are already being conducted with one. foreign Gunter, adding the Central Florida area has been too depen-· not allow students as much rese"a rch electronics industry and one company in training systems.. dent on tourism. "The second is to strengthen the aca.demic time as the semester system, Wallace · The university-related research grants UCF faculty and rc'>le of the university. said. · . students· the opportunity to work with national and inter- Students will be~efit because the park would offer em- He said · the modified calendar national research-oriented firms without having to leave the ployment opportunities designed to enhance the educational should not cost students any more for campus, Gunter said. process, said Gunter. "Students will be able to go to school tuition but should remai~ flexible. One of 17 university-related research parks throughout the_ and work on the same facility. This CLlts lots of things like "These changes arr just some ot country, the Central Florida Research.. Park is the first of jts travel time, an.Q fuel expenses." noted Gunter. those major changes which may take . · _Calendar, page 7 .. 'f'oday·'sFuture Research Park, pages · · Bus·ng students? China welcomes CI osing Victory UCF professor The UCF football team closes the season As gas prices rise, so rise students iwpes China opens its doors to U.S. scientists as !it was begun-again in victory. Read for a bus route to th<> UCF campus. Read touring 'its universities. Read ·what a about the Knights' final game with of th<7 bus run sch<Jduled to begin in UCF chemistry professor found as a Mor~house-College on page 14. January on page 9. member of the U.S. delegation on page 3. • Page 2 - Future - November 30. 1979 FINAL EXAMINATION SCHEDULE 'anagement seminar CLASSES WHICH FIRST MEET planned bJ UCF institute DURING THE WEEK AT FINAL EXAMINATION PERIOD 8 a.m. Monday 8-9:50 a.m. Mon., Dec. 10 he in~ricacies of cas.h management at the eorporate level. is the theme of a three 9 a.m. Monda~ 8-9:50 a.m. Wed., Dec. 12 da seminar at UCF m February co-sponsored by the First National Bank of lOa.m. Monda~· 10-11-:50 a.m. Tues., Dec. l l Or ando and the Management lnstitute of the College of Business Administration 11 a.m. Monday 10-11:50 a.m. Thurs., Dec. 13 ~ 12 noon Monday 12-1 :50 p.m. Mon., Dec. I 0 of~CF. · · he seminar, to be conducted Feb. 20-22 by the Management Institute, will I p.m. Monday 2-3:50 p.m. Tues., Dec. 11 co ,er a wide range of topics, taught by industry executives, university facultv and 2 p.m. Monday 2-3:50 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 13 banlcers. 3p.m. Monday 4-5:50 p.m. Tues., Dec., 11 Roger Cossaboom of UCF will present an overview of working capital ·to 4p.m. Monday 4-5:50 p.m. Wed., Dec. 12 q. Sp.m. be~in the seminar. He will be followed by Robert M. Donnely, Quip Systems, New,.· Monday 6-7:50 p.m. Mon., Dec. 10 .- York, with "Cash Forecasting and Planning." Cash concentration techniques wil I 6p.m. Monday 6-7:50 p.m. Wed., Dec. 12 7p.m. be ~he subject for ~ panel to include David Baker; treasurer, Jack Eckerd Cor- Monday 8-9:50 p.m. Mon., Dec. 10 . po~ation; John Koehler, Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner and Smith, New York; and 8 a.m. Tuesday 8-9:50 a.m. Tues., Dec. 11 · Roll>ert M. Brice, vice-president, Sun First National Bank of Orlando. 9 a.m. Tuesday 8-9:50 a.m. Thurs., Dec. 13 ·1Bank Services arid Relations" is the topic of Nolan L. North, assistant treasurer 10 a.m. Tuesday 10-11:50 a.m.