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The UCF Report Vo lume 5, Number 37 for the Faculty and Sta f f Wednesday, J u n e 29 , 1983
Spotlight's on new theater, '83-'84 season
By Sharon Bishop Student Wri ter
When the University Theater raises the curtain on the 1983-84 season, the effort and enthusiasm that went into the creation of a "state-of-the ar t " performing facil i ty wi l l shine through its six planned productions.
Harry Smith, director of the UCF theater, says the annual production schedule has doubled since the Science Audi tor ium was renovated and renamed the University Theater.
" I t 's been a long t ime in coming," says Smith of the new facility. When he first started at UCF in the summer of '69 a'jumbo-size blue and yel low striped tent was as close as the University could get to having an actual playhouse.
When the tent literally disintegrated in 1972, the theater moved bag and baggage into the Science Audi tor ium. It was better than the tent but still far from an ideal theater setting. Smith declared.
The theater department had to contend w i th the less than adequate auditor ium for another decade, before construction began on the new facility on the old site.
One year and $1.2 mil l ion later, the one-t ime lecture hall has been transformed into a "faci l i ty that we wi l l put up against anybody's," says Smith. And this offers the theater the opportunity to stage productions that were previously too complicated for their l imited surroundings.
"We are now better able to do the things we have always tr ied to do," says Smith. "Our policy and our approach has always been that of a university theater." This includes an emphasis on classics and Shakespeare, "as wel l as experimental and avant-garde things, things that you do not see on the Broadway stage or in the local dinner theaters.
"We like to do at least one, let's say popular thing each season. We wi l l be better able to do high quality musicals, for example, because we have a bigger stage," says Smith.
The theater's opening performance in the renovated building is scheduled for November, w i th the classic Hect-MacArthur comedy-melodrama, "The Front Page." It originally opened in Times Square on Aug. 14, 1 928,
The fol lowing performance, scheduled for early December, wi l l probably take place in the new Black Box Theater. This is an interesting eight-sided, high-ceil inged room wi th black walls and wooden floors. The room, w i th its mirrored walls to accommodate dance practice, was designed to be both a rehearsal hall and an intimate performance setting that can seat about 120 people.
The December offering wi l l be some kind of holiday show.
The large, elaborate musical, "Mack and Mabel , " wi l l be presented on the main stage in February 1 984. The play is about legendary comedy director Mack Sennett and his on-again-off-again love affair w i th his greatest star, Mabel Normand.
"Mack and Mabe l " wi l l be fol lowed by classic drama mNApril. "It wi l l probably be something like a Greek tragedy," says Smith. Following that wi l l be "Diamond Studs," a saloon musical about the life of Jesse James, performed in the Black Box Theater.
The season's closing show wi l l be in the Black Box theater in early May. Smith said he is attempting to arrange for "Cries of the Heart," but plans aren't definite as the play hasn't been released for official production as yet.
ROTC commander Kimberly receives new assignment
Anne Marie Al l ison
New director of libraries appointed
Anne Marie Al l ison, assistant director and head of technical services at Wayne State University, Detroit, has been appointed director of libraries at UCF.
She wi l l succeed Lynn W. Walker, who retires Aug. 31 as charter director of the UCF libraries.
The UCF libraries on the main campus and at centers in Cocoa, Daytona Beach, and South Orlando, operate on a $1 04-mi l l ion budget and contain 600,000 bound volumes.
Frank Juge, (associate vice-president of academic affairs) who oversees library operations, noted that Al l ison, one of two finalists for the position, impressed members of the national search committee "w i t h her knowledge of library operations and her vigor."
She is a graduate of St. Mary-of-the-Woods College, Indiana, wi th a master's degree in library science from Rosary College, III. Prior to joining the Wawie State staff in 1981 , she was acting director of libraries at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton.
She is expected to assume her duties at UCF in September.
'Jazz on the Beach' alive and well on WUCF-FM
Jazz wil l remain alive and well in Central Florida with a decision by UCF to carry Jack Simpson's "Jazz on the Beach" Saturday evenings, starting July 2.
Simpson's show, which wil l run from 8 to 11 p.m. on WUCF-FM (89.9) each week, comes to UCF from three years at FM 90 Plus in Orlando, which dropped "Jazz on the Beach" in a programming change.
Keith Fowles, general manager of WUCF-FM, hailed the move by Simpson as "a definite plus for jazz buffs in Central Florida." The locally produced show wil l be one of a kind for the area, and "something we're all looking forward to at the station," Fowles declared.
"We feel WUCF-FM has become Orlando's jazz alternative with this move," he added.
Schedule conflict cleared
A conflict between the summer graduation date (July 29) and classes also scheduled on that date has been resolved by UCF deans at a special meeting. See Provost Ellis' summary in the first of the Official Memos on Page 2.
Col. Floyd V. Kimberly, for the past three years commander of UCF's Air Force ROTC detachment, leaves July 8 for a new assignment at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
He wi l l report to the Aeronautical Systems Division as director of civil engineering research and development.
The local detachment, w i th 120 cadets on the rolls, stands among the top producers of prospective Air Force officers, said Kimberly. Since its start, in 1972, the UCF detachment has commissioned 290 officers, which puts it in the top 10 percent of 148 AFROTC units in the nation, he added.
Currently the Air Force is looking for more engineering officers, Kimberly explained. The need for non-technical majors has correspondingly dropped, whi le competit ion for pilot slots remains high, he said.
"I 've really enjoyed the opportunity to work w i th the faculty and staff at UCF," he declared. "We all appreciate the cooperation we have received, ROTC programs here are well-organized and accepted."
Accompnaying Kimberly to his new duty station wi l l be wife Sharon and
Colonel Floyd V. Kimberly
their two youngest chi ldren, Kelli and Brett. Their oldest daughter, Jana, is a communicat ion major at UCF and intends to f inish her degree here.
His replacement, Lt.Col. Charles Bradley, is expected on campus in mid-July.
Governor's Scholars to tackle UCF courses Squeezing 1 5 weeks of college work
into five weeks of study is no easy task, as 40 high school high achievers from Central Florida wi l l discover this summer as Governor's scholars.
The 40 selectees for the intensive academic program at UCF wi l l be exposed to a steady diet of computers, engineering and English composit ion during their stay on campus starting June 25.
They'll receive six college credits for their efforts, and a head start on their contemporaries, explained Paul McQui lk in, associate dean of undergraduate studies, and coordinator for the program, now in its third year at the university.
"They wi l l be severely challenged, and what may be a breeze in high school could become a nightmare in college wi thout the proper preparat ion," said McQui lk in. Part of the scholars' stay at UCF wi l l be devoted to learning study habits, he noted.
The young scholars wi l l live on the UCF campus w i th the option of returning home on weekends. The individual cost is $325, wi th the remainder of the expenses picked up by the state.
Bookstore selling catalog copies
Because of increased print ing and mail ing costs, UCF undergraduate catalogs this year are being handed out more sparingly w i th priority to registered students, Florida high schools, communi ty colleges and other selected individuals and places.
Extra copies may be obtained for $1.58 (or $2.63 including tax, handling and postage) at the UCF Bookstore.
The Registrar's Office estimates its catalog costs wi l l be cut about 40 percent, as other SUS insti tut ions have discovered.
Stargazing in the Afternoon
No, ladies this time it wasn't a daydream. That's Burt Reynolds, in the flesh, standing outside the President's office with Shirley Metcalf (left) and Adele Svendsen (right) looking on as autograph-seekers, stargazers and other curious folk enjoy the live Friday afternoon show. Reynolds was here on business, though, having recently contributed two football scholarships to UCF.
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July real estate courses offered
Five courses wi l l be offered in July through the UCF Real Estate Institute. Included is a development course for real estate professionals to be conducted at the Orlando Chamber of Commerce.
The development course, from July 21 to Sept. 1, wi l l feature Thursday evening sessions from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Chamber's board room. Tuit ion is $125 including text.
There wi l l be a State Exam review course July 8-10 on the main UCF campus. Classes wi l l meet from 6 to 10 p.m. Frida'Y and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tuit ion is $40 w i th book.
Real Estate I (salesperson's course) wi l l be conducted July 11 -Aug. 22 on the main campus. Sessions wi l l be conducted from 6 to 10 p.m. Monday and Wednesday. Tuit ion is $100 and includes necessary books.
The broker's course —Real Estate II —begins July 18 w i th classes each Monday and Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m. through Sept. 14, at the Orlando Chamber of Commerce. Tuit ion is $1 50 w i th text.
There wi l l be a mortgage broker state exam prep and principles course conducted from 6 to 10 p.m. each Tuesday starting July 26 through Sept. 1 3. The exam review wi l l be on Saturday, Aug. 20 and the exam three days later. Al l sessions wi l l be in the Chamber of Commerce board room. Tuit ion is $110 and includes the text.
Information on the July courses and others offered through the Real Estate Institute is available by contacting the College of Extended Studies at x21 23.
Oviedo groups to stage rousing July 4 event
If you ' re in the Oviedo area at 11 a.m. Monday, July 4 th , you might like to participate in or watch a "Star-Spangled, Flag-Raising and Dedication Jubi lee."
Oviedo Lodge F&AM, w i th support of nine other Oviedo civic groups, promises a nationally recognized speaker, color guard, band music, uniformed groups and free refreshments at the lodge next to Oviedo High School.
Math , Stats separated but share same space
What has been the Mathematics & Statistics Department has been split into individual departments, according to an accouncement f rom Ralph A. Llewellyn, Arts & Sciences dean.
Both the new departments wi l l continue to share their present space in Computer Science II, Rm. 226.
Bernard Ostle moves into the Stats acting chairmanship, whi le Joby Anthony continues as math chairman. Math's office extension stays 2585; Stats gets x2289.
David F. Scott Jr. (Phill ips-Schenck Chairholder) conducted a class in managerial economics for commercial bankers at the Stonier Graduate School of Banking, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, June 13-17. On June 20 at Darden Graduate School, University of Virginia, Charlottesvil le, he was an outside examiner for a doctoral examination in f inance.
Frances Smith (College of Health) was selected by the Florida Nurses Association to be a participant in the National Conference on the Impaired Nurse, which was held in Atlanta Apri l 6-9. On Apri l 14, as a representative of the FNA, she testif ied in Tallahassee before the House Subcommittee hearing on Bill SB348, which prevents reinstatement of l icensure of any nurse that's found guilty in three separate hearings of diverting controlled substances from patient use to personal use. Smith witnessed the signing of the bill on May 16th.
Official memoranda To: Al l Faculty 6 / 2 3 / 8 3 From: Provost Ellis Subject: Summer Graduation
Due to a conflict between the summer graduation date of July 29 and scheduled classes, a special meeting of the deans was held on June 22 to resolve this problem. The fol lowing motion was passed unanimously:
Graduating students who provde their instructor with a copy of the completed Intent-to-Graduate form from the Registrar's office will be excused from course attendance on the day of graduation or later (if course work is scheduled after the date of graduation) and will be allowed to complete those course requriements which were scheduled on these dates in advance of the date of graduation without prejudice.
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To: All Departments Using University " H o l d " System 6 / 1 4 / 8 3
From: Gus Lyles, Supervisor of Claims, Registrar's Office Subject: Holds for Fall Semester 1983 Registration and
Summer Semester 1983 Grades
The fol lowing deadline dates must be adhered to by input depar tments/ offices desiring to place a student on " h o l d " or "release from ho ld" status prior to the issuance of SUMMER semester grades and the creation of the registrat ion file for FALL semester registration.
Deadline Function Jul 19 Registration (Fall 1983) Jul 26 Grades (summer 1983)
It has become impossible to accommodate the large number of changes occurring during the t ime between the creation of the registration file and the actual registering of students. Therefore, special arrangements must be made by the office originating the " h o l d " to insure a student is added on a priority basis after the deadline date.
Such arrangements must be made in wr i t ing, w i th full just i f icat ion, and on the proper form.
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6/29/83 All Academic Deans I.E. Knight Director of Records and Registration
Subject: Incomplete " I " Grades, Spring Semester 1983
A record of Incomplete (I) Grades for your college is being furnished you
Please forward to the Registrar's Office your change of grades no later than July 8, if applicable. Also, it is requested that the Change-of-Grade Request Form be used. Our current Change-of-Grade Request Form provides for your approval when a change of any grade is issued in your college.
For reference information, the Change-of-Grade Policy is on page 51 of the 1982-83 UCF Bullet in, Vol. 15, No. 1.
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To: All Employees 6 / 1 6 83 From: Dr. Joyce A. Clampitt
Assistant Vice President for Business Affairs Subject: Transfer of Telephone Communicat ions
and Postal Services
Effective July 1. 1983, Telephone Communicat ions and Postal Services are being transferred from Physical Plant Division to Auxil iary Administrat ive Services. Requests for additions, deletions or changes of phone service should be sent to Ruth Colquitt, Library, Room 244. Telephone repair service calls should still be directed to Ext. 2802.
Al l questions relating to SunCom and long-distance bil l ing wi l l stil l be directed to Peggy Smith, Ext. 3040, unti l further notice.
Al l questions pertaining to postal services, postal rates and postal charges should be directed to Wi lma McCol lum, Ext. 2400.
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in the 82-83 Campus Telephone Directory From: Cecile Rochefort, Printing & Reproduction Svcs. Subject: 83-84 Campus Telephone Directory
The 1983-84 Campus Telephone Directory is being prepared by the Department of Printing & Reproduction Services (Print Shop).
Please prepare a departmental listing for your department. Use any listing from the 82-83 directory as a guideline.
To facil itate updating of the personnel listing, please send us a 3 x 5 card (or 3 x 5 sheet of paper) for each person in your area. Each card should be typed as per the fol lowing examples:
1. LAST, DR. FIRST M. Tele. ext. Department, Building and Room Number
2. ROCHEFORT, MS. CECILE M. 2277 Printing and Reproduction Services, CR 201
Please return all material to the Print Shop by July 6, 1 9 8 3 .
Publication of these memoranda and announcements about University policy and proceduares constitutes official notice to faculty and staff
To: Administrat ive Council From: Janet Park Balanoff, Assistant Director
Equal Opportunity & Aff i rmative Action Programs
Subject: Change in Vacancy Announcement Procedures
The Board of Regents EEO Office has developed a new form to be used in making changes only on SUS position vacancy announcements. The same five-copy form wi l l remain in use for posting the posit ion, but any changes -during the posting period should be recorded on the new form. Academic Affairs is distr ibuting forms to departments under its authority; Personnel is maintaining a supply, as wel l .
Please note that if the posit ion's closing deadline is extended, the salary level is changed, or the position is cancelled, the new change request form may appropriately be used.
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To: Al l Departments 6 / 1 3 / 8 3 From: Jack Reinstatler, Mgr, Printing & Reporuction Subject: Inventory Closing of Prmt Shop
and Duplicating Center Both Print Shop and the
Duplicating Center (Admin 262) wi l l be closed on July 1 for inventory.
We wi l l reopen on July 5 at 8 a.m.
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To: All Departments 6 / 1 7 / 8 3 From: G.C. Horton, Director of Purchasing Subject: Subscriptions (Update of Memo Dated 1 / 2 6 / 8 3 )
The Division of Purchasing has entered into an agreement wi th EBSCO Subscription Services for the purchase of most subscriptions in a cost avoidance effort and to receive certain service features. Please continue to submit subscription requests on the Payment Authorizat ion Form (Short Invoice) and include the fol lowing ordering information:
PAYEE: EBSCO SHIP TO ADDRESS PUBLICATION TITLE LENGTH OF ORDER (i.e. 1 year, 2 years, etc.) PRICE INDICATE IF NEW OR RENEWAL ORDER
Be sure to include the order blank received from the publisher, particularly those offering special pricing.
Direct all questions regarding subscriptions to Barbie Ranson, Coordinator for Subscription Service, Division of Purchasing, ADM 360, extension 3385.
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Announcements To: Campus Community 6 / 1 3 / 8 3 From: University Ticket Agency Subject: New location of University Ticket Agency
The University Ticket Agency has been moved!! We are now located in the new Athlet ic Complex, Building 39, Room 11 6. The phone number and mail ing address wi l l remain the same:
University of Central Florida University Ticket Agency Orlando, FL 32816
Phone number 275-2139. If no answer, please call and leave message at 275-2256.
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To: Al l Faculty and Staff 6 / 1 3 / 8 3 From: University Ticket Agency Subject: 1983 Football Season/Payrol l Deduction
Payroll deduction for football season tickets wi l l be offered again this year. Forms can be obtained from the Personnel and Payroll offices, as wel l as from the ticket agency, (now located in the new Athlet ic Complex). The deadline for season ticket sales wi l l be Sept. 1.
The 1 983 Football schedule is (home games only; all games start at 7:30 p.m. in the Tangerine Bowl):
Fri. 9 / 2 Elizabeth City State U. Sat. 9 / 2 4 U. of North Alabama Sat. 10 /1 Valdosta State College Sat. 1 0 / 8 Bethune-Cookman college Sat. 1 1 / 1 2 Nicholls State U. Sat. 1 1 / 1 9 Fort Lewis College
Payroll deductions wi l l be l imited to a maximum of four pay periods. The last pay period for payroll deduction wi l l be 11 /1 7 / 8 3 . Please return completed forms to the ticket agency. Any questions, please call the agency at 275-2139. If no answer, please call and leave message at x2256
Grant opportunties available in Canadian Studies
The Canadian Studies Faculty Enrichment Programme is designed to provide selected faculty of four-year U.S. universities and colleges wi th an opportunity to undertake study relating to Canada in order to develop new courses, or redesign existing ones, on some aspect of Canadian studies which they wi l l subsequently offer as part of
their regular teaching load. Any faculty member of a U.S. univer
sity or college who holds the PH.D. degree (or equivalent) from an accredited insti tut ion and who is either teaching courses related to Canada or who wishes to do so, is eligible. Candidates must have held a ful l - t ime teaching position at that university for at least two years.
Each applicant must secure a wr i t ten commitment from his or her university administrat ion indicating that this course wi l l be offered at least three times wi th in six years fol lowing completion of the period of study. In addition.
two letters of recommendation from academic contacts are required.
A monthly stipend of up to $1,500 for a period of no more than six months depending on estimated costs of the proposed programme of study and other resources available (if any), wi l l be paid to the successful applicant.
The project must be undertaken between Apri l 1, 1 984, and March 3 1 , 1 985. The application deadline for the 1 984-85 competit ion is Ocober 3 1 , 1983.
For further details contact Dr. H. Kennedy, director of Canadian Studies x2079.
The UCF Report, Wednesday, June 29, 1983 Page 3
UCF Library Current Awareness Report Wednesday, June 29, 1983
A special bi-weekly report f rom the UCF Library of excerpts of newspaper articles dealing w i th important issues and developments in higher education.
CAMPUSES A CALDRON FOR NEW BUSINESSES — (by Jay Mathews) The Washington Post, 6 / 1 3 , p. 1 .
"Brett Kingstone started a small water bed business to pay for his Stanford tu i t ion six years ago. Today, at age 23, he is founder of a Palo Alto fiber optics company expected to gross $1 mil l ion this year and five t imes that in 1984. Walt Disney's Epcot Center is a client, and Kingstone has learned Japanese to help run his new Tokyo office. He has a book-publishing company and a fast-sell ing businessman's hand-bopk, but in this California caldron of youthful enthusiasm and electronic wizardry, that is only a beginning. John Halamka, 2 1 , operates a $100,000 computer software business out of his basement apartment. David Hedman, 26, has turned a Stanford student-faculty report on earthquake safety into a $1 mil l ion consult ing service. In this and other university towns throughout the country, students have become so absorbed in the romance of innovation and profits that they are remaking a part of the U.S. economy. Pressured by mount ing college costs, depressed by terrible corporate job prospects and intr igued by the demand for better, cheaper goods and services, Amer ican students in large numbers are starting businesses from their dormitory rooms. Dozens of universit ies, including Stanford, the University of Southern California, the University of California at Los Angeles, Baylor, Harvard, Dartmouth, Pennsylvania and Georgetown have accelerated the trend by introducing courses in entrepreneurship or creating entrepreneurship centers. College campuses have become places for young marketing experts to meet young inventors and to f ind advice in modern business administrat ion and the names and numbers of investors eager to take r isks."
UNIVERSITIES SHOULD STEP INTO C O M M U N I T Y ISSUES — (by Neal Peirce) Today. 6 / 1 0 , p. 19 .
"How dangerously should an urban university live? 'Very' is the answer of Marshal l Kaplan, the dynamic, nervously energetic 47-year-old dean of the University of Colorado's Graduate School of Public Affairs in Denver and ex-official of the Carter administrat ion Department of Housing and Urban Development. . .American universit ies, says Kaplan, are all too often great, slothful insti tut ions. 'They're afraid of risks,' he says. Faculties operate under a tyranny of "publish or per ish." They don't want to disrupt their sabbaticals.' Respect by peers — many of whom sit at distant universities — is often more important to the careers of academics than working on the burning issues of the communit ies around them. Finally, charges Kaplan, 'Universit ies offer tenure, which as often as not locks in the incompetents and means you can't hire bright young people.' He claims academia needs performance contracts w i th high-level criteria. And it needs to be wi l l ing to plunge into 'dirty — that is, relevant — research. ' "
COLLEGE CENTER FOR WORKERS GRADUATES 17 IN FIRST CLASS — (by William Serrin) The New York Times, 6 / 6 , p. 1-B.
...yesterday Mrs. Brewster, a New York City housing assistant and a member of Teamsters Local 237, was one of 17 students to be awarded bachelor's degrees from City College as part of an unusual program for working people w i th out college degrees. Mrs. Brewster, who is 48 years old, believes that she may enroll in law school. Deborah Edwards, 27, a legal assistant, eventually wants to teach history. James Calvin, 46, a massage therapist, leaves soon for Upper Volta, where he wi l l teach English wi th the Peace Corps.. .When the center was begun, there was some controversy because the program al lows up to 30 credits for life experience. Yesterday, the director of the center, Edward Quinn, vyho is a professor of English, said the life experience program had worked. There 's no question about it; the success is clear,' Mr. Quinn said...To supporters of the program, the center, like some similar programs around the country, offers badly needed services for working people, particularly as the nation's economy is being altered by the new technologies. Today experts are becoming convinced that many workers must expect to have two or three different careers during their working lives. Many workers believe that 'if they are going to survive, or just upgrade themselves, education must be the basis' of that effort, said Stanley Aronowitz, a sociology professor at the Graduate Center for the City University of New York and an instructor at the Center of Worker Education. Other worker programs have b.een established at Hofstra University, the College of New Rochelle and Wayne State University in Detroit and in the California university system. And experts such as Joseph McDermott, education director for Teamsters Local 237, which runs the Center for Worker Education in conjunct ion wi th the City University, believe that such programs wi l l be substantially expanded in coming years."
HIGH-TECH TOOL FOR LITERATI: USING COMPUTERS TO ANALYZE POEMS, PROSE — (by Marshall Ingwer-son) The Christian Science Monitor. 6 / 1 5 , p. 10 .
"Robert Dill igan is a thoroughly modern scholar. Working alone in a bland room ful l of screens, keyboards, and printers, wearing an open-collar plaid shirt, he looks like just another computer scientist. That's another sign of these electronic times. Dr. Dill igan is an English professor at the University of Southern California. And he is one of the distinct but growing minority of humanit ies scholars who are fascinated w i th th,e new tool of the scholarly trade. Like the cloistered monks of the Middle Ages, copying texts by hand, his vocation is to 'preserve and transmit the culture. ' Gutenberg made the job easier in the 1 5th century, and now computers are making it stil l easier. Now scholars can do projects as a matter of course that once took the devotion of a career, or were beyond a scholar's reach altogether. For example, beginning in the late 19th century, English poet and scholar Robert Bridges spent his life studying the poetic structure of John Mi l ton's work, line by line, counting several stylistic features in each. One of Professor Dill igan's graduate students recently put the same body of work onto a computer and charted some 40 features per line in less than two years. Tabulations like this al low scholars to see how much a poet's style changes and — by counting the same stylistic features in samples by later wr i ters — to gauge the inf luence of a poet's style on those that fo l lowed."
STATES TAKE THE LEAD IN EFFORTS TO SHARPEN M A T H , SCIENCE EDUCATION — (by Peter Grier) The Christian Science Monitor, 5 / 2 4 , p. 1 .
"The United States school system's recent string of bad report cards has made education a hot polit ical topic in Washington. But whi le national polit icians worry about the warnings of such groups as the National Commission on Excellence in Education, state governments across the country are already tackling one of American education's most serious problems: woeful ly inadequate pre-college instruction in science and math. — Last year in Alabama there was a grand total of one university graduate qualif ied to teach pre-college math. But that number seems sure to increase, as Alabama is now experimenting w i th free college tui t ion and board for quali f ied students who promise to teach math or science in the state after they graduate. 'We already have as many applications as we can handle,' says Dr Ted Spears, an assistant director for the Alabama education department. —In Iowa, school districts receive an extra $25 per year in state aid for each student enrolled in advanced math or science courses. 'We call it a bounty,' laughs Dr. Barbara Wickless, a math education consultant to Iowa's public schools. University students who promise to teach math, physics, or chemistry in Iowa are also eligible for state-funded rebates of up to $6,000 on guaranteed student loans. —In West Virginia, the state education department wants to recruit retired scientists to help ease the math and science teacher shortage. Such experts would receive a crash course in teaching skills. 'We've been contacting scientists who've taken early retirement, etc.,' says Roy Truby, West Virginia superintendent of schools. There 's a cadre of people out there who can help us.' West Virginia is also trying to establish a team of state-employed teachers who would be sent to school districts facing an acute shortage of instructors in any subject. In al l , at least 27 states now have programs — either in place or on the drawing board — to aid math and science teaching, according to the lists of national groups of educators."
TEACHER SHORTAGE HITS AS M O R E W O M E N S H U N PROFESSION FOR BUSINESS DEGREES - The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, 6 / 1 2 , p. 54 .
". . .The joy of watching children discover, learn, is what keeps many teachers in the classroom. The frustrations of poor pay, burgeoning paperwork, undisciplined pupils and administrative hassles drive others out. In 1966, 21.7 percent of enter ing college f reshmen wanted to become schoolteachers. By 1982, only 4.7 percent — a drop of 1 7 percentage points — planned teaching careers. The teacher glut of the 'ate '60s and early '70s is»gone, experts agree, and there are already severe teacher shoitages in some areas
of the country and some specialties,' according to Professor Alexander Astin of the University of California, Los Angeles. Ast in, director of the 1 7th annual survey of entering freshmen conducted by UCLA and the American Council on Education, queried first-year students at 492 colleges and universities across the nation. He found a variety of societal attitudes to explain the trend away from teaching: — Teachers are not valued by society — and their salaries, particularly, show it. —Women, traditionally the vast majority of teachers, are f inding better-paid and more prestigious fields opening up to them. —The changing population is escalating the complexity of teaching. —Interest in the liberal arts and sciences — the foundations of education — has been waning since the '60s. —Material ism has replaced generosity."
Willard to retire, looking toward new career
If there's one thing Wi l l iam Wil lard doesn't like, it's freezing temperatures. " I like to be where it's w a r m , " he says, and even though he is sitt ing in his air conditioned office in the heart of UCF's steamy Physical Plant, one is compelled to believe h im.
As util it ies superintendent, Wi l lard doesn't get the chance to cool off for long. If you want to f ind h im, he's probably not behind his desk. He works on-cite whereever there's a bug in the University's heating and air condit ioning system. In fact, he's spent his entire career " in the heat of th ings."
After high school in York, Penn., Wil lard joined the Navy where he worked for 20 years as a boiler technician.
When he retired to Orlando, Wil lard still didn't long for a cool office job. He started off at UCF as a uti l i t ies mechanic, and for the last 14 years has been involved in all aspects of HV/AC maintenance.
Along the way to his present position, Wil lard says he enjoyed "watch ing the University grow, and especially being in on the planning of the new buildings — setting up an energy management system, incorporating a computer in the system."
Al though Wil lard wi l l retire from UCF July 2, he doesn't anticipate f inding much time for such favorite activities as water skiing, bowling or tennis. " I 'm going for a third career in asset management," he explained.
Working out of the regional office of A.L. Wi l l iams Co., Wi l lard wi l l help people to better manage their f inances. It's bound to be a cooler job, but the heat never bothered Wil lard anyway. The greatest difference to Wil lard is that after a l ifetime of dealing wi th technological problems, he'l l now be specializing in people problems.
"I f ind finances very interest ing," he explained, "but what 's important is helping other people — that 's really what it's all about."
'Incrediball' softball sign-up June 30
Recreational Services continues its line up of exciting coed Summer Rec activities with "incrediball" softball. Get your team together and sign-up at 4PM, Thursday, June 30 at the Office of Recreational Services.
Games wil l be played at 5 PM, Mondays through Thursdays during July. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to join the fun and play ball. Batter up!
For your information: On your UCF academic calendar,
the fol lowing dates supercede those published in the 1983-84 university catalog:
Dec. 1 2 - 1 7 (noon) — fal l semester f inal exams.
March 1 2 - 1 6 — Spring holidays for students
March 19 — classes resume April 2 3 - 2 8 (noon) — Spring
semester f inal exams.
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Hear ye! Hear ye! Visual, performing and literary artists!
The 1983-84 Artist Registry, a comprehensive listing of visual, performing and literary artists in Central Florida, is now being compiled by the Council of Arts & Sciences. Determined to list as many artistically talented individuals in the vicinity as possible, the council is issuing a plea for artists of all disciplines to call for listing information in the Registry at 843-2787, (T*H*E -A*R*T*S). The listing is FREE and the council anticipates wider distr ibution of the book for more community impact.
The deadline for entries in the Artist Registry is JULY 30th, 1 983.
Call the Council of Arts & Sciences at 843-2787 (T*H*E - A*R*T*S) for an initial listing questionnaire or wr i te:
The 1983-84 Artist Registry Council of Arts & Sciences 1 900 North Mil ls Avenue, Suite 2 Orlando, Florida 32803
Thank you My family joins me in extending our
heartfelt appreciation for the kind expressions of sympathy which we -received from faculty and students at the t ime of my father's passing.
John C. DiPierro Foreign Languages
Classified This is a free service
to fulltime UCF employees
FOR SALE
Pool home, $49,900, home warranty; newly painted, 3 bdrms, family room, carport, screened patio, double attached utility rm; fenced yard, fruit trees, low taxes. Call Karen Gauvm, x2540, or 365-3840 after 6 pm
Twin bed set, bookcase, headboards, night stand, mattresses, dresser, mirror. 644-7120. ask for Millie.
74 Ford Capri — either car or parts from the auto. Car recently in a fire accident. Call Mrs. Wiechel at 351 -9983
Bernina Sewing Machine model 840, top-of-the-lme, excellent condition Call Joanne at 273-0203 or Jeannie at x2219.
Travel Trailer, 25' prowler, 1976 tandem axle; new 13.500-watt air conditioner, tires; in good condition. $4500 Call 339-2889.
'77 Mercedes 2400. air, sunroof, maple yellow-tan interior, mint condition, $1 1,500. Call 671-0980.
FOR RENT
Cocoa Beach luxury oceanfront condo, sleeps 4. Tennis, pool. 1 week - July 1 6-23. $300. No pets. (305) 671 -0980. W.Pk.
WANTED
Any 50's skirts or sweaters needed for a Student Affairs program. Items will be used with care. Please contact Ann Kerr (x21 77) if you have something to lend Thank you.
Thank you! I would like to tell everyone how
much I appreciate their concern and thank them for all the cards and prayers whi le I was in the hospital.
CAROLYN BRANCART Student Financial Services
The UCF Report The UCF Report is the University ot Central
Florida's official publication, whose purpose is to inform the University community through announcements, official memoranda and items of general interest. Publication and announcments and official memoranda about University policy and procedures in • The UCF Report constitutes official notice to faculty and staff. The UCF Report is a weekly publication most of the regular academic year and biweekly during the summer sessions, at a cost of $180 per issue, or 7.5 cents per copy, paid for by the Office of Public Affairs, ADM 395-J, x2504.
Copy submitted on or before Thursday noon of the week before publication receives handling and space priority. Copy is accepted after this deadline but is subject to editing or delay until the succeeding publication date.
Editor: Bill Averill Editorial Assistant: Wendy Pennington Photographer: Tom Netsel Typographer: Belinda Glennon
UCF is an Equal Opportunity/Aff irmative Action Employer For resume of current openings, call Career Opportunity Line, 2 7 5 - 2 7 7 8
and/or laboratory items. Written exam. $8,978.40-1 1,567.52, $344. 7 /08/83. STOCK CLERK (Bookstore) Completion of the tenth grade. Written exam. $7,475.40-9,437.76, $286.40. 7 /08/83 TRADESHELPER (Physical Plant) Completion of the eighth grade and one year of experience in building, mechanical, or equipment maintenance and operation. $8,978.40-1 1,567.52, $344. 7/08/83. GROUNDSKEEPER I (Physical Plant) Ability to follow written and oral instructions. $7,809.12-9,938.88, $299.20. 7 /08/83 CUSTODIAL WORKER (Physical Plant) 2 positions. Ability to follow written and oral instructions. Evening shift: 4:00 PM to 12:30 AM. $7,475.04-8,978.40, $286.40. 7/08/83. CLERK IV (Library) Graduation from high school and three years of progressively responsible clerical experience. Written exam. Prefer library technical experience or library science degree. $9,437.76-12,193.92, $361.60. 7 /08/83. SECRETARY II (Athletics) Graduation from high school and one year of secretarial and/or clerical experience. Written & typing exams. Prefer multi-line telephone experience & good typing skills. $8,184.96-10,440, $313.60. 7/08/83. SECRETARY III (FSEC, Cape Canaveral) Graduation from high school and two years of secretarial and/or clerical experience. Written & typing exams. Prefer word-processing and accounting experience. $9,437.76-12,193.92, $361.60. 7 /08/83. SECRETARY III (Registrar's) Graduation from high school and two years of secretarial and/or clerical experience. Written & typing exams. $9,437 76-12,193.92, $361.60. 7/08/83. CLERK III (Registrar's) Graduation from high school and two years of progressively responsible clerical experience. Written exam. $8,184.96-10.440, $313.60. 7/08/83. CLERK TYPIST III (Brevard Campus) Graduation from high school and two years of clerical and/or typing experience. Written & typing exams $8,560 80-1 0,962, $328. 7/08/83. INTERNAL AUDITOR I (Internal Auditing) Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in accounting or business administration, provided the latter included 15 semester hours of accounting. Prefer a portfolio or writing skills during interview process. $14,532 48-19,355 76. $556 80 7/08/83. CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR (Physical Plant) Graduation from high school and six years of experience in building inspection or construction. $14,532 48-19,355.76, $556.80 7 / 0 8 8 3 UTILITIES SUPERINTENDENT II (Physical Plant) Graduation from high school and six years of experience in the operation of heating, air conditioning, sewage or water treatment plants, four years of which must have been in a supervisory capacity. Prefer experience in heating and air conditioning plants utilizing high pressure steam boiler and steam driven centrifugal water chillers and absorption machines. $ 1 6,307 28-21,882.24, $624.80. 7 /08/83. CUSTODIAL SUPERVISOR II (Physical Plant) Graduation from high school and two years of experience in custodial or maintenance work. Evening shift: 4:00 PM to 1 2:30 AM. $8,978.40-1 1,567.52, $344. 7 /08/83.
Administrative and Professional
Coordinator of Development (Athletics) Bachelor's degree and three years institutional experience in private voluntary support fundraising activities in a responsible administrative position. Prefer Master's degree, related experience in business affairs and fundraising experience at the college or university level. $18,660-31,100, $714.94. 7 /08/83.
Career Service FISCAL ASST. I (Development/Alumni Affairs) Graduation from high school including or supplemented by a course in bookkeeping or accounting and three years of bookkeeping or clerical-accounting experience. Written exam. Prefer experience with governmental accounting systems. $9,918-12,862.08, $380.00. 6 /30/83. OPERATING ENGINEER II (Physical Plant) Graduation from high school and two years of experience in the operation and maintenance of heating and/or air conditioning equipment. Rotating shifts every six weeks. Prefer experience in high pressure steam boiler and steam driven centrifugal water chillers and absorption machines. $11,609.28-15,242.40, $444.80. 6 /30/83. CLERK TYPIST III (Registrar's) Graduation from high school and two years of clerical and/or typing experience. Written & typing exams. $8,560.80-10,962, $328. 6 /30/83 TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR I (Physical Plant) Graduation from high school. Experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required education. HOURS: 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM. $9,918-12.862.08, $380. 6 /30/83 BUYER (Bookstore) Graduation from high school and two years of purchasing experience. Written exam. $8,978.40-11,567.52, $344. 6 /30/83. SECRETARY III (University Development) Graduation from high school and two years of secretarial and/or clerical experience. Written, shorthand and typing exams. $9,437.76-12,193.92, $361.60 6 /30/83 SECRETARY II (Student Center) Graduation from high school and one year of secretarial and/or clerical experience. Written and typing exams. $8,1 84 96-10,440, $313.60. 6 /30 /83 COMPUTER PROGRAMMER I (Registrar's) Graduation from high school and one year of experience in data processing. Written Exam. $12,924.72-17,100 72, $495 20 6 /30/83 SECRETARY IV (Academic Affairs) Part-time Graduation from high school and three years of secretarial and/or clerical experience. Written, typing and shorthand exams. Prefer word processing experience and requires occassional evening hours. $4 99/Hourly. 6 /30/83 REGISTERED NURSE I (Health Svcs ) Graduation from an accredited school of nursing meeting the minimum standards of the Florida State Board of Nursing Possession of a certificate as a registered nurse in the State of Florida. Saturday and Sunday only - 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. $6.22/Hourly. 6 /30/83 EDITOR (Univ. Relations) Four-year degree wtih major course work in English or journalism and three years of exprience in editorial work, journalism or technical writing. $13,676.40-18,165.60, $524. 6/30/83. FISCAL ASSISTANT II (Finance & Acctg.) Graduation from high school including or supplemented by a course in bookkeeping or accounting and five years of bookkeeping experience. Written exam. Temporary - four to six months. $11,003.76-14,386.32, $421.60. 7/08/83. STOREKEEPER I (Bookstore) Graduation from high school and two years of clerical experience, one of which must have been in receiving, storing, shipping, and issuing store
OPS Temporary
CLERK III (Registrar's) Graduation from high school and two years of progressively responsible clerical experience. Written exam. Temporary to work as reader at registration only. $3.92/Hourly. 6 /30/83.
REGISTERED NURSE I (Health Svcs.) Graduation from an accredited school of nursing meeting the minimum standards of the Florida State Board of Nursing. Possession of a certificate as a registered nurse in the state of Florida. Relief nurse -on call. $6.22/hourly. 6 /30/83.
O F F I C I A L To Spotlight the UCF B A L L O T Employee of the Month
I nominate to be UCF SPOTLIGHT EMPLOYEE OF THE M O N T H for AUGUST. (Nominee must have been employed for at least one year.) Faculty and A&P personnel may also nominate a career service person for this award. Rationale for nominat ion: (i.e. job performance, dependability, attitude, etc.):
Cut out ballot and return to Dorris Cannon, ADM 230, by June 29.
Signed: !
Wednesday, June 29 Beef Stroganoff Turkey Fried Rice Quiche Lorraine**
Thursday, June 30 Scalloped Ham and Potatoes Lasagna Baked Chicken*
Friday, July 1 Chinese Pepper Steak* Veal Scallopini Baked Turbot
Monday, July 4 The University Club will be closed for
Independence Day Tuesday, July 5
Swedish Meatballs over Noodles Knockwurst and Kraut* Turkey and Spinach Quiche
Wednesday, July 6 Country Fried Steak Chicken Pot Pie* Liver and Onions
Thursday, July 7 Chicken Cacciatore Beef Noodle Casserole* Veal Cutlets w / Mushroom Gravy
Friday, July 8 Batter Fried Perch* Open Faced Turkey Sandwich Stuffed Green Peppers
Monday, July 11 Philly Steak Sandwich**** Seafood Quiche Chili Fritos
Tuesday, July 1 2 Knight Club*** Chicken Pot Pie Salisbury Steak
Wednesday, July 13 Natural High *** Beef Tips over Noodles Veal Parmesan
Thursday, July 14 French Connection**** Macaroni and Cheese B.B.Q. Chicken
Friday, July 15 Pita's Tuna Pita*** Fillet of Perch Chicken and.Dumplings
* Daily Special: entree, 2 vegetables, roll, beverage, $2.50 plus tax. ** Special: entree, small salad, roll, beverage, $2.50 plus tax.
*** (for $2.50 plus tax) and **** (for $2.75 plus tax) Specialty Sandwich-Week Special - sandwich, chips, pickle, beverage.
Grant opportunities
Assessment of Private Financing Arrangements for Infrastructrue in New Residential Developments (HUD) — Examine the feasibility of private financing mechanisms to support some significant portion of new residential infrastructure as an alternative to present arrangements. For purposes of this study the term "residential infrastructure" shall be limited to those capital facilities, either on-site or off-site, intended to primarily serve a residential development or a group of adjacent subdivisions. Due July 14.
Grants Under the Law-Related Education Program (ED) — Law-related education is intended to give persons knowledge and skills pertaining to the law, the legal process, and the legal system, and the fundamental, principles and values on which these are based. Will fund projects with state-wide, area-wide, or school district-wide applicability designed to institutionalize law-related education. Due July 18.
Program Development (NEH) — Encourages proposals in two ares: (1) theory, history, and criticism of the arts, and (2) the interpretation of literature. Special Initiative: The United States Constitution Bicentennial. NEH welcomes proposals on the philosophical, literary, historical, and political origins of the constitution; the substantive meaning of the provisions of the Constitution; the relation of the structure of the constitution to American political, social, and intellectual culture; and the connection between self-government and the ends of human life. Due August 1.
Inetlligent Robotics Systems and Automated Manufacturing (NSF) — NSF plans to augment current engineering program support by providing additional funds for proposals that focus more directly on fundamental research problems related to robotics and automated manufacturing systems. The emphasis remains on increasing the fundamental research knowledge-base rather than on specific applications. Major research areas are: computers, sensors and controls, production research, mechanical systems, systems problems, integrated system design, multiple lobot systems, flexible manufacturing systems. No due date.
Research Instrumentation Program (NSF) — The purpose of this program is to provide instruments to enable science and engineering faculty members, including recent Ph.D.s, to perform quality research by an individual investigator or to be shared by two or more scientists. $35,000 limit. No due date.
Only the educated are free. Epictetus