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Florida 32816 Permit No 3575 Address Correction Requested UCF REPORT Volume 11, Number 8 For Faculty and Staff October 19,1988 Colbourn announces retirement UCF President Trevor Colbourn an­ one course a year. "I want the opportu­ Americans: A Brief History, a co- nounced on Tuesday, Oct. 18, plans to nity to return to the research and writing authored text published by HBJ with a resign as head of the 18,000-student in­ activities which have necessarily been fourth edition issued in 1984. stitution after more than a decade of put on hold due to my administrative re­ Colbourn, who earned a PhD from The service which has seen enrollment leap sponsibilities," Colbourn, 61, said. A Johns Hopkins University, came to by more than 60 percent and two dozen published historian, Colbourn is an au­ Florida from San Diego State University, new degree programs offered to meet thority on early American history. As an where he served as vice president for the increasing educational needs of author and editor, he is perhaps best academic affairs before becoming act­ mid-Florida and the State. known for such books as The Lamp of ing president. His first administrative In announcing his plans to relinquish Experience, Fame and the Founding Fa­ post was as dean of the graduate the post which he officially assumed oh thers, The Colonial Experience, The July 1, 1978, Colbourn said his resigna­ American Past in Perspective and The (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8) tion will take effect next August and he plans then to resume a full-time faculty role. In the meantime, a national search for a new president will be conducted with the objective of having UCF's third president selected prior to Colbourn's departure from office. "The celebration of the University's 25th anniversary this year afforded the perfect backdrop for my decison," Col­ bourn said. "The Silver Anniversary of the University's founding provided a window on a very satisfying view of the 10 years I have been privileged to lead UCF. That satisfaction, together with my continuing interest in teaching and re­ search, convinced me that this was a particularly appropriate time for me to step aside for new leadership to take UCF into its third decade of classes." Colbourn,.who has been described by COLBOURN TODAY Chancellor Charlie Reed as the "State .announcing retirement University System Scholar-President," has usually managed to teach at least • Enrollment grew from 11,046 in the Fall ings in computer engineering, civil engi­ of 1978 to 18,053 in the Fall of 1988. neering, electrical engineering, mechan­ • The institution's name was changed ical engineering, industrial engineering, His name from Florida Technological University to environmental engineering, business Trevor Colbourn's changing the name of Florida Technological Univer­ the University of Central Florida to re­ administration and human factors psy­ sity to The University of Central Florida, effective Dec. 6,1978, got him flect a diversifying curricula required by chology. In addition, master's programs into an aerial lift to dramatize the new look on the Pegasus emblem at­ a region whose development failed to were broadened with the addition of de­ tached to the Administration Building. proceed along just technological lines. gree offerings in taxation, health • The average Scholastic Aptitude Test science, statistical computing, civil en­ scores ofJncoming UCF freshmen rose gineering, communicative disorders, 36 points, to 1022 (118 points above the history, microbiology, political science, Steps in the Selection of a national average), while the national public administration, and applied psy­ State University System President SAT average rose 7 points. chology, as well as a cooperative pro­ • The University was designated a Na­ gram in public health. 1. A current pre- tional Merit Scholar host institution on • One of the nation's earliest phone reg­ ; s}2::;tti&Ou$ty',U^vi^Qjy^&m:^^$& apr>o'i vs w'u'i• *rnmjtte£i»:•&'., •/;•:.""• the basis of its record in attracting Na­ istration systems was inaugurated. Search Advisory Committee Including University and Community representa­ tional Merit and Achievement Scholars. • An intercollegiate football team, start­ tives, usually with 20 or more members; and a Selection Committee, consist- • Campus facilities were enlarged with ed in 1979, developed into a NCAA Divi­ - \ fiwc si> construction of some three dozen sep­ sion II playoff contender while simulta­ , .-:• * M •-.• . *.«J i ... ' vsU< arate campus facilities, including a ma­ neously eliminating a start-up deficit. deadline for nominations an ..<;$, jor library expansion, multi-story dormi­ • Annual faculty research jumped from 4. Nominations and applications are received until the deadline and re­ tories, buildings to house the Colleges $3.8-million in contracts and grants viewed. All nominations and applications are considered public documents utv of Business Administration and Engi­ work, or $9,078 per faculty member, to liiiii neering, a sports center, the Brevard $16.4-million, or $25,394 per capita. 5. The Chanctljor iielc^.s -ifP^ - -»«*i*-y-5-30 names i^lv *.;• . Lifelong Center at UCF's Brevard cam­ • The Institute for Simulation and Train­ the next round, which is ;-^;r. ;V \ .:.•>:/ d : . ^/ 7- :: \, . pus and the Daytona Beach Joint Use ing and the Center for Research in Elec­ .ten ch Ao\ (so- <; Comrr ritfe* v- «-¥«•« •.-*? •• :--::-^: •: ••--••=-:•! .-: Facility. In addition, a fine arts building tro Optics and Lasers were created to ' rCkrA/Wtg the icviev/by the Cearc-h iJv:sorv Cor^srss. -^O '. - 7--;: :: has been authorized, while planning pro­ advance the technologies and to edu­ •••.. nmendsaSistofa^pjo" r& /KJ^nfJdstesTo -wiher ai • - •-• • ceeds for a 6,000 seat arena and stu­ cate students in growing fields worth bil­ e ; • - ~ ' . • • -- :«v, ~> . sC ancelta dent union. lions of dollars to the central Florida tions and selects approximately 10 candidates for Interviews with the Search • An on-campus Greek Park, already economy. Advisory Committee, w< - oversubscribed, was established for • A Sink Hole Institute was formed to re­ . - < * k fraternity and sorority houses. search sink hole phenomena. Committee to report the results of the interviews and tha Selection Committee • The University's primary comitment to • Four Eminent Scholar Chairs were fully "-dvar.oos a^:)ro^:.-r»difc y ';v£ CB<-C •-.<••?•* \ »?««;'-. \o the cs;?ipus :=" jepn-.are undergraduate education was bolstered funded; meanwhile, the assets of the two-day periods to meet with various campus and community groups. with the creation of baccalaureate de­ UCF Foundation increased 14-fold, from 8. The five candidates advanced to this round return for final Interviews with gree programs in hospitality manage­ $783,000 to more than $11-million. the Regents Selection Committee. ment, special education, aerospace en­ • The Central Florida Research Park was 9. Upon consideration of the recommendation of the Chancellor, the Re­ gineering, information systems technol­ created and has developed into one of gents Selection Committee nominates a candidate for president; the full Board ogy and computer technology. the nation's top ten business parks, ac­ of Regents votes to offer the position to the candidate. • The University's first stand-alone doc­ cording to Site Selection Handbook. 10. The candidate accepts and schedules his or her move to the University, toral program, in computer science, was • The College of Arts and Sciences was arrives and assumes off Ice introduced and followed by Ph.D. offer organized out of three smaller units. Page 2 The UCF Report, Wednesday, October 19,1988 Grant Publication of these memoranda and announcements about University Opportunities Official Memoranda policy and procedure constitutes official notice to faculty and staff GENERAL PROGRAM GRANTS To: All Faculty and Staff To: All faculty (NATIONAL COASTAL RESOURCES From: Carol Larson From: Richard Truett, Editor AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE) - The Registrar's Office (x3012) UCFAIumNews ideal NCRI project should: 1) Have a Subject: Student's Mailing Address Subject: Teacher Feature measurable effect on the nation's coastal economies, 2) Be highly appli­ In recent weeks, the Registrar's Office has received a The new publication produced by Public Affairs for alumni cable to address a contemporary coast­ large volume of student mail which had been returned by the would like to provide graduates with readable material to keep al economic problem or opportunity, and Post Office as undeliverable. Furthermore, many Fall Se­ them up to date on our faculty. Some of the same material 3) Have the potential for regional or na­ mester students have not furnished local addresses