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Box 25000 Orlando, Florida Orlando, Florida 32816 Permit No 3575 Address Correction Requested +UCF REPORT Volume 11, Number 23 For Faculty and Staff May 17,1989 Spring '89 commencement-the biggest ever The Spring 1989 Commencement set a Even three separate ceremonies bare­ across the platform to receive degrees. aspirations of the University and all who record for the number of degrees con­ ly provided enough room in the Educa­ The tenor of the day was hopeful study within it. ferred by the University of Central Flori­ tion Building gymnasium to accommo­ throughout as three speakers stressed The sun set on 12 years of his admin- da-more than 1,600--and a cumulative date the graduates, the familes, friends that problems were challenges and that stration of the University in 1978 and is total of 47,000 in 20 years. and the officials central to the ceremony graduates are capable of improving the setting now for President Colbourn, he It also set a stage for President Trevor of the occasion. world while enjoying its benefits. observed. "I worked seven days and Colbourn to make his final appearance President Colbourn noted the full Colbourn chose to make his own talk nights a week for 12 years. We both as the leader of the University. He gave house and the dilemma. Graduates and to Arts & Sciences, addressing gradu­ gave the best we had. We gave our all. the inspirational talk at one of the three others in the audience readily saw the ates of the college where he expects to The assignment takes total possession ceremonies, while Charles N. Millican, problem, however, of combining rites in return as a history teacher. of your life." the Unversity's founding president gave one ceremony, staged in a vast arena He concluded, "It is trite to remind you To his audience, made up of graduates another, and Frank Hubbard, a long-time when he remarked it would take four or that you are the future leadership of this of Business Administration, Health and friend of the University, gave the third. five hours for all the graduates to walk . community, this state, this nation. But it Liberal Studies, he said, "You too should is true. You face large responsibilities, reach for the stars with total devotion. but you have the capacity, the opportu­ At this point you should decide to be nity to move us forward, to reaffirm the your best. I challenge you to reach for values that have made this the best na­ the stars." tion in the world in which to live and work and raise a family. "You bring new ideas to the table, a table where the lunch may not be free, but it can have a quality matched by an makes his farewell com­ awareness that we have earned it. Take mencement address risks, raise questions, participate and contribute to a society that is still free and open to as much individual involve­ Commencement pictures ment as you care to undertake. ~Pages4&5 "This University, this community, this state and this nation face extraordinary challenges accompanied by extraordi­ Frank Hubbard, who headed the larg­ nary opportunities. Test them. Make est road building company in Central them happen. -Good luck!" Florida for many years, and also sup­ The University's founding president, ported UCF from the beginning, told Edu­ Charles N. Millican, recalled how the slo­ cation and Engineering graduates, gan that appears on the University's "Build your bridges for those who fol- . seal came to him on a dark night when he low." was flying over the mountains of North Colbourn "shared reminiscences," im­ Carolina during a faculty recruiting trip. parted observations about values and He remembered that he was willing to the need for taking risks. He also began abandon that slogan when various draw­ his talk of encouragement about the fu­ Shared memories ings and color choices were being con­ ture of UCF. He said: sidered by many people. A friend, "In a few months' time I will be step­ Commencement addresses look back to shared roots and forward to though, urged him to keep the slogan as ping aside as the first president of the new hopes and Charles N. Millican (left) and Trevor Colbourn share an a part of the seal and eventually, the University of Central Florida (I was brief­ exclusive inside look at how UCF formed and is directed. As the first, stylized drawing of Pegasus, the stars, ly the second president of Florida Tech­ second and only presidents the University has had theirs is a club with the slogan and school colors blended nological University); and president- no other members. into an enduring representation of the designate Steven Altman will, most ca­ pably, assume the responsibilities that have been mine for the past 11 years. I am delighted with Steve's selection and appointment. I believe he will move UCF forward into our third decade of classes with skill and judgment, confirming the great future facing a university that has already achieved distinction in many fields of endeavor." About values he said, "If we are to be­ come a society that has any chance of survival, it must rediscover its values. Are we to be awed by a marketer of junk bonds who reportedly made over a half a billion dollars from their sale in 1987? .. .implicit is the question whether we can survive as a society of the incredibly rich and the incredibly poor. .. ."We have a Marine officer who breaks our laws and holds his personal sense of right as a justification. We have arsonists torching abortion clinics because their sense of right is more im­ portant to them than the lawful rights of others. "After a decade-long struggle for the recognition of civil rights for minorities, we seem to have forgotten that civil rights belong to everyone, including the Praise for the president majority." Provost Richard Astro introduced President Trevor Colbourn as a teacher, scholar, historian with "such style", a He also obsrved that it costs $24,000 description that drew spontaneous applause at the first commencement ceremony last week. Shown on the plat­ a year to keep a criminal in jail, more form party during the standing ovation, left to right, Astro; Student Body President Fred Schmidt; speaker Frank than it costs for a student to be kept at Harvard and five times as much as it Hubbard; Vice President for Student Affairs LeVester Tubbs; Thomas S. Mendenhall, interim associate dean, Col­ costs for a student at UCF. He asked, lege of Health; Gary E. Whitehouse, dean, College of Engineering, and Paul R. McQuilkin, associate dean, Under­ "Which offers more for our future?" graduate Studies. Page 2 The UCF Report, Wednesday, May 17,1989 Grant Publication of these memoranda and announcements about University Opportunities Official Memoranda policy and procedure constitutes official notice to faculty and staff To: All Faculty and Staff To: Faculty and Staff "THE NBS/DOE ENERGY-RELATED IN­ From: Janice W. Bain, Head, From: Roger Handberg, Associate Dean VENTIONS PROGRAM" (US DEPT OF Library Access Services Graduate Studies ENERGY) - The purpose of the program Subject: Due Dates for Summer Semester Subject: Application Deadlines is to provide an opportunity for indepen­ dent inventors and small businesses Please be advised that May 30 is the faculty/staff due Please advise students that the FALL deadline for interna­ with promising energy-related inventions date for all materials checked out from the Library from May tional students is May 19. All other applications (this in­ to obtai.i Federal assistance in develop­ 2,1989 to the date of the implementation of NOTIS Circula­ cludes post-bac) are due Aug. 1. ing and commeroializing their inven­ tion (scheduled for the week of May 29,1989.) The Library is tions. Due date open. converting to the NOTIS Circulation System at that time and would like to have all materials in circulation brought back, To: All Faculty "Small Business Innovation Research" checked in and charged out in NOTIS. The regular faculty From: Phyllis L. Ruscella (NASA) - NASA invites small business due date for the summer will be set once NOTIS implementa­ Bibliographic Instruction Coordinator firms to submit research proposals un­ tion is complete. Library Reference Department der the SBIR program. A small business Faculty/staff members who do not expect to be on campus Subject: Library Program Offering is defined as having less than 500 em­ during the summer and need to take materials for the duration ployees. If you have worked with or should contact Janice Bain, x5026, in the Access Services UCF faculty members are requested to inform their stu­ know any small business firm ( possibly Office, Room 221. dents of a new class being offered by the UCF Library to fa­ in our research park) that would be inter­ Thank you for your cooperation.