The University Echo An Independent Student Newspaper Serving the University Community Since 1906 Orientation Issue The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Summer 1983 «ss? SL0* START SPlt* AGAIN ,VU<H™ no* «0- -^URN >N CO SCHm $500 PRIZE DOCTOW $io,ooo, MOVE Mj*° like Locke/The Echo It's your turn ... at UTC • • News 2 The Echo/Orientation 1983 Crews at work Construction gives UTC a face lift By Michele Pendleton Echo News Writer Campus projects on Oak Street construction, the University Center expansion and campus beautification continue both on and ahead of schedule, according to campus officials. "I think one of the main events that the campus has going right now in the line of improvements is the Oak Street project," said Bob Camperlino, assistant The utility lines in Oak Street will hook Hooper-Race to the university's central energy system. director of Physical Plant. Construction on Oak Mike Locke/The Echo Street is being carried out in order to add Hunter and "The extra space will satisfy a community need as things that must be checked over and possibly Race Halls to the university's central energy system. well as a student need," Camperlino said. "It will be additional changes to be made even after the building The estimated date of completion and the test date especially beneficial to the continuing education is completed," he said. for the project is set for Aug. 29, the first day of the fall classes, which will—upon completion of the addition Camperlino has high praise for the new portion of semester. However, the project will likely be finished to the center—have a more efficient place to hold their the center, as does Provost Merl Baker. "I feel the before then. workshops and labs." addition will be a success and an asset to everyone in "The contract for the project was not signed until "The center has become a community medium and this area, especially the students," Baker said. late in the spring semester, and because the state an extremely busy facility in Chattanooga," Campus beautification projects are also underway, waited so long to contract it, we anticipated the Camperlino added. University Center Director according to Bob Mills of Physical Plant. At the end of construction to carry on into the fall semester," Shannon Smith is already booking events for the the spring semester, triangles were sectioned off in the Camperlino said. "However, we really got a jump on addition, some of which won't take place for another parking lot adjacent to Grote and Holt Halls on Vine things and the progress we have made so far is nothing year or year-and-a half. Street. Greenery was planted in each triangle. short of miraculous." The completion date for the addition remains "We are arranging to do this in more of the lots this "There are many advantages to this project," said tentative, Camperlino said. "We've had the date set at fall or soon afterward," Mills said. "There are a lot of Joe Johnson, maintenance superintendent of somewhere between late September to early October other projects ahead in the line of campus Physical Plant. "The change in the system will mean for quite some time but we can't say anything for sure beautification, but we can only carry them out as we better operational control, better energy efficiency, a because of all the extras involved. There will be many receive the money to do so." reduction in maintenance costs and lot more peace and quiet." Johnson feels staff and students will be pleased with the replacement of the noisy units. "After all," he said, General education "Hunter has one of the oldest operational units in the entire state of Tennessee. It's been there since 1957. We'll still keep it on reserve, but the new unit will be requirements expanded much more practical, especially when it comes to a decrease in costs." By Amber Finney Construction continues on the expansion to the Echo News Wnifi University Center. The expansion is designed to Students entering UTC in the fall of 1983 will find 101 and 102, Political Science 101 and 102, Psychology create additional dining space and conference rooms. that the general education requirements have been 101 and 241, Social Work 210, Anthropology 152. and expanded. New courses have been approved that will Soci'olgy 151, 215 and 220 can be applied to fulfill the apply to a student's general education courses. requirements of Category C. Added requirements for entering fresmen are that Category D includes the physical MK\ natural any student who has not had onr year of American sciences. Four hours must bv taken in order to satisfy history in high school must complete six semester the requirements. The courses which arc applicable hours of American history at UTC. Health and to Category D are: Anthropology 209, Biology 121, Physical Education 021 is required in the first year at Chemistry 121 and 125, Environmental Studies 150, UTC and one additional physical education activity Physics 103, General Science 111 and Geology 111. course is required for graduation. The activity course Category F is the mathematics category. Three does not include varsity sports. hours of mathematics must completed in order to fill Category A covers written communication in the the requirements of this category. In the 1982 83 English language. A minimum of six credit hours i*- academic year, the applicable courses were required. The courses which satisfy this category are Mathematics 115, 120, 125,126,140,150,155 and 210. English 101 and 102 and UHON 101 and 102. However, two new courses, Mathematics 136 and In humanities and. fine arts (Category B), nine hours 145, are now certified to fulfill the requirements. These are required. Three hours must be in humanities, two courses, however, replace some of the 1982 three hours in fine arts, and three additional hours in courses. The final decision on which courses are either subject. The following courses satisfy the satisfactory has not yet been made. requirements: (humanities) English 103, 111, 203and The final category, Category G, requires a student 207; History 101, 102, 203, 204 and 310; Philosophy to complete three hours in perspective courses. 106, 201 and 221; Political Science 212; Religion 103, Courses which satisfy this category are: Anthropology 221, 222 and 236; (fine arts) Art 111 and 211; Music 208 and 333; English 233 and 257; Political Science 111; Theatre and Speech 111 and 115; and Classics 102, 244 and 314; Religion 211 and 232; Engineering 310 and 396. 211; Modern Languages 201; Social Work 250; Music Category C is comprised of six hours of behavioral 214; and History 114, 208 and 211. The atrium in the expansion of the University and social sciences. Human Services 101, Economics Center will let aooitional light into the dining are*.. The Echo/Orientation 1983 3 1983-84 General Budget Report Keeping pace with inflation and holding the costs of with attending an institution of higher education. range planning being carried out by the academic and higher education for our students to a minimum are These circumstances are beginning to place a college administrative units. challenges consistently being faced by university education out of reach for many of our citizens. It is of UTC has been blessed with a high quality of faculty administrators. This report has been prepared as a critical importance that all avenues be used to insure and staff and remains committed to the retention and means of providing information about our institution that adequate funding is available for our campus. attraction of personnel necessary to provide the best by our Budget Office with assistance from the One alternative resource being used at UTC to education possible for its students. Financial Aid and Student Affairs offices. support the quality of education is to obtain gifts and In an effort to provide you with an overview of our UTC is constantly seeking adequate state support grants from private and public sources on a continuous financial situation, this supplement to the Echo has through the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, basis. been prepared. the state legislature and the governor. These individuals Recent budget constraints which involved a After you have examined this material, David or groups and other organizations are being encouraged $616,300 set aside of the 1982-83 funds and no Larson, vice chancellor for business and finance, to be more responsive to the increased financial effective increase in the 1983-84 appropriation have Charles Renneisen, dean of students, or Ralph Moser, purdens placed on students due to budget cuts in presented a serious challenge to UTC. This is being director of budget, will be happy to answer any "ederal aid programs and the rising costs associated met by careful allocation of resources and careful long questions or discuss items of interest in greater detail. Student fees & tuition One of the institution's goals is to provide students The bookstore has recently improved and enlarged Food Services Department for further information or m quality education at the lowest possible cost. The its selection of good quality used textbooks and call 755-4200. lack of adequate funding makes achieving this goal encourages their use by our students as a means of The pricing of food is primarily based on the cost of [difficult at best. The Tennessee Higher Education reducing costs. Also, numerous sales are conducted food itself. Food Services, by using better processing [Commission has in recent years advocated that fee by the bookstore on items ranging from classroom techniques, has been able to keep price increases to a ; increases be tied to increases in state appropriations and office supplies to clothing, to further stretch the minimum.