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Group Discussion Of Common Problems, Bobby R. Patton, Jon T. Powell, Terry H. Ostermeier, Alvin Goldberg

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This document presents four summaries of group discussions addressing challenges frequently faced by communication administrators. The first summary examines approaches to sustaining faculty morale amid declining resources. Participants emphasized the value of clear merit evaluation systems, opportunities for professional exchange, flexible role assignments, and recognition that administrative influence depends on articulating coherent program priorities. The second summary addresses the proliferation of communication courses taught outside communication units, expressing concern that such developments diminish disciplinary coherence, weaken departmental status, and erode academic rigor. The third summary focuses on the difficulty of addressing unsatisfactory performance among tenured faculty, outlining strategies such as …

The Ideal Chair: Appropriate And Inappropriate Uses Of Power, Robert S. Goyer

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article analyzes how an academic department chair may employ power in ways that advance or hinder departmental goals. It defines inappropriate uses of power as actions that serve personal interests or undermine institutional purposes, and it highlights abdication of responsibility as another form of misuse. The discussion then turns to appropriate uses of power, beginning with definitional considerations drawn from social psychology and organizational theory. Power is conceptualized as the demonstrated capacity to effect change, derived from both formal authority and personal characteristics. The article surveys classic bases of social power and examines how assigned authority, positional status, and …

A Department Chair Interprets The Roles And Powers Of The Ideal Dean, Lloyd F. Bitzer

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article presents a department chair’s perspective on the powers and responsibilities of the ideal dean, emphasizing the influence a dean exerts through decisions affecting budgets, resources, and personnel. It argues that these powers shape a department’s programs, priorities, and long term vitality, making the dean’s role both consequential and potentially dangerous if exercised without wisdom and moral discipline. The ideal dean is described as one who holds limited but sufficient authority, whose decisions reflect institutional norms, and who avoids overreach or violations of established procedures. Problems arise either when the dean exceeds legitimate authority or when decisions, though formally …

Case Studies For Communication Administrators, James E, Roever

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This brief set of instructional materials presents four case studies designed to stimulate discussion among communication administrators. The studies pose issues without prescribing solutions and invite users to consider multiple perspectives on personnel decisions, curricular leadership, and administrative identity. The first case examines conflicting evaluations of a tenure candidate whose strong service record contrasts with limited publication and mixed administrative support. The second explores the tension between personnel standards and compassion when an instructor’s substandard performance is attributed to personal hardship. The third considers the role of a chair in balancing faculty governance with administrative judgment when deciding whether to …

Aca News

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This bulletin presents organizational information for the Association for Communication Administration during the mid 1980s. It introduces the candidates for three Executive Committee positions beginning in 1986, outlining their professional backgrounds and statements of objectives. The bulletin also reports on administrative developments, including the reconstitution of the Commission on Departmental Data, the appointment of a committee to consider the future direction of the Association, and the formation of a Texas state affiliate. The closing section provides the full bylaws of the Texas Association for Communication Administration. All contact information and organizational details contained in the document are historical and no …

A Consideration Of Current Leadership Theory For Communication Departmental Chairpersons, Stephen L. Coffman

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article surveys leadership theories relevant to communication department chairpersons, focusing on the distinction between ascribed leadership status and leadership achieved through the development of managerial skill. It reviews situational leadership approaches that emphasize adapting managerial behavior to the needs of faculty, staff, students, and task conditions. The discussion outlines how theory X and theory Y orientations produce contrasting directive and supportive behaviors and examines research suggesting that effective leadership often involves integrating task structure with interpersonal support. Studies by Blake and Mouton, Redding, Bednarek and colleagues, Latham and Saari, Jurma, and Fisher are incorporated to demonstrate that task and …

Central Florida Future, Vol. 17 No. 26, March 29, 1985

Central Florida Future

Presidential race gets moving (with photos of Tom Green, Carlos Payas, John Gill and Andrea Darner); Bush stresses grass roots; AROUND UCF: UCF ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP; UCF People: SEA TURTLE PROGRAM; New investigator to can crooks; Learn the ropes of real estate (with photo of Richard Fryer); Mandatory seat belt laws gain support; Opinion: Dispel the paradox of sheep; Sports: Player of the Week (with photo of Vince Cangelosi); Knights deflate Gators; Coaches still in the running for Oviedo. Includes insets: The Futile. The Futile: Futile office bombed; Going to an X-Rated Movie is a thrill; Saban returns to UCF (with …

The Ucf Report, Vol. 07 No. 30, March 20, 1985, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

Research, teaching, library awards go to Grupton, Phillips, Davis, Young; Blood drive on campus for 2 days; Best student art on exhibit; Grants show world interest in FSEC's research abilities; Rollins appointed A&S dean.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 17 No. 24, March 8, 1985

Central Florida Future

Tuition increases left in limbo (with photo of GOV. BOB GRAHAM); DOT to study Alafaya for improvement: Relief for commuters; Area to get a new look (with map); AROUND UCF: KNIGHTS IN ENGLAND; UCF People: NAVY BOUND; Students learn about health at UCF fair; Technical writing conference bridges the gap; New organization for hispanics at UCF; Development threatens black hammock; Opinion: A Spring Break lament...; Sports: Player of the Week (with photo of Russ Schenk); Knights 3-0 vs. Rattlers; Small Knight wrestling team fares well at regionals; Orlando Renegades to face Birmingham; Confetti: The freeze did more than kill trees …

The Ucf Report, Vol. 07 No. 29, March 6, 1985, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

Credit Union grows in dollars and members; Library has $$ for best essays; UCF hosts the first: Florida techwriters conference draws 116; Student dance marathon for Dimes march;.

The Ucf Report, Vol. 07 No. 27, February 20, 1985, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

Workshop offers small businesses professional tips; Dean's search narrows to two; Convocation for freshman aiming high; Engineers Fair: Look out for flying objects; CU lunch tabs going, going...

The Ucf Report, Vol. 07 No. 26, February 13, 1985, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

UCF News (TV, that is!): Student enthusiasm just won't let it die; 9 faculty apply for retirement; Educator to give inside view of Israeli society; McCollum speaks on campus today; Spring '85 fashions await Women's Club party-goers; Computer conference set in March; Miss UCF crown decision Feb. 15; Admission free to ladies' finale.

The Ucf Report, Vol. 07 No. 24, January 30, 1985, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

Indictment; CC Counselors get briefing on University; Ancient math talk subject; UCF invites high schoolers to Engineering Career Day; University CLAST scores high.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 17 No. 18, January 25, 1985

Central Florida Future

Problems dull attendance Orlando CPA appointed as BOR member; High bids delay work on new student center; AROUND UCF: UCF WINS $300,000GRANT; AROUND FLORIDA: ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE SEMINAR; Parking lot pinch puts on the pressure; Florida panther threatened by construction; Health center gets new ideas with new full-time director; Attempts to reduce athletic deficit flop; Senate faces difficulties trying to make quorum; Opinion: Yuppies for activism; Sports: Baptist College Bucs claim overtime victory; McDowell calls students to aid athletic program; Knight player Dan Faison Future Athlete of the Week (with photo of Dan Faison). Includes Confetti: The Entertainment and …

The Ucf Report, Vol. 07 No. 23, January 23, 1985, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

McKnight grant gives University's $300,000 to enhance programs for Blacks, minorities; Students get director of financial aid; Dick Scott snare convention for Orlando in November 1986; CFR Park ready for expansion; Knight night at dog track to aid scholars; Off the Franklin Stove, Served up by Ben.

The Ucf Report, Vol. 07 No. 22, January 16, 1985, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

Combining talents: UCF puts together a national seminar; Holocaust author to speak at UCF; UCF Canoe Challenge Race to aid Muscular Dystrophy; Here's a combo that really is; UCF Library invites public to inspect new facilities; Health director talks on smoking; Craft teachers exhibit works.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 17 No. 16, January 11, 1985

Central Florida Future

Cheating hard to stop; Research helps fund engineers. "Student Survival Guide" and "The Movie Magazine" included; AROUND UCF: FOOD FOR THOUGHT; AROUND AMERICA: GIGGLING FOR GOOD HEALTH; Liebler to lead Episcopal ministry(with photo of John Liebler); Food shipments not reaching needy; Opinion: ONLY THE NAMES HAVE CHANGED; LITTERS: Story lacked understanding; Sports: Knights get coach(with photo of Gene McDowell); KNIGHTS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP; USFL marches into 1985 season; Lady Knights power past a hapless UMES team 96-62; APARTMENTS: Good roommates are tough to find; Theaters offer a difference in dining.

The Ucf Report, Vol. 07 No. 21, January 9, 1985, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

National association booklet includes good ideas from UCF; Harvard's Robert Anthony next in business lectures; King Day to be observed Tuesday.

The Ucf Report, Vol. 08 No. 23, January 8, 1986, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

President realigns administrative duties; distinguished award goes to BP Phil Goree; Edwards named Health director; Behind the scene, a dedicated team toiled through the night.

Patrick Air Force Base Branch Brevard Campus Catalogues, Rollins College

Text Materials of Central Florida

Rollins College catalogue with list of faculty and students and courses by department.

Rollins College Winter Term 1985, Rollins College

Text Materials of Central Florida

Rollins College catalogue with list of faculty and students and courses by department.

A Policy Analysis Of The Legal Aspects Of Teaching The Handicapped Child In Physical Education, Ronald K. Hirst

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

Within the last decade, handicapped students were routinely excluded from public schools (Cintron, 1983). Federal and state law now guarantee these children a free, appropriate public education. It is the task of school administrators to develop programs and policy to insure the rights of handicapped children. The goal of this research is to present a legal perspective for the teaching of handicapped children in physical education and offer specific recommendations for the successful implementation of educational programs for the handicapped. A policy analysis was performed with regards to the legal aspects of teaching the handicapped child in physical education with …

Data Compilation And Statistical Analysis Of Bachelor Of Science In Engineering Graduates At The University Of Central Florida, June A. Hagerty

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

The College of Engineering at the University of Central Florida (UCF) required a data set containing the Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) graduates from 1970 on, to be updated each semester. The data set was created in 1984, through the use of the Statistical Analysis System/Full-Screen Product (SAS/FSP), a computer system which allows for easy access to and editing of data values, and the use of SAS programming for statistical analysis of the data set. The data set presently (1985) contains 1483 observations each with 70 variables, such as personal information (age, social security number, ethnic origin), degree information …

Sex Differences In Dietary Practices And Attitudes Toward Weight, Mary F. Rollins

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

Obesity constitutes one of America's major health problems. It has been estimated that there are 40 to 80 million Americans who are considered obese (Stuart & Davis, 1972). When 20% above ideal weight is used as a criterion of overweight, it is approximated that 25% to 45% of American adults fall into this category (Rodin, 1977).

There is a sex difference in the prevalence of obesity. While some studies suggest that biological factors predispose females toward obesity (Stuart & Jacobson, 1979), other studies attribute the sex differences to social factors (Hall & Havassy 1981; Wooley, Wooley, & Dyrenforth 1979a; Zegman …

Groupthink Analysis Of The Mayaguez Incident, Lloyd D. Tellefsen

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

University Of Central Florida 1985 Self Study Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools: Department Of Sociology And Anthropology Self Study Report, University Of Central Florida. Department Of Sociology And Anthropology

Self-Studies

University of Central Florida College of Arts and Sciences Department of Sociology and Anthropology 1985 Self Study for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The study covers philosophy of the university and the college, organizational structure, educational program, financial resources, faculty, library, student development services, physical facilities, special activities, graduate programs, research, summer terms, computers, The Brevard, Daytona and South Orlando Centers and Media.

University Of Central Florida 1985 Self Study Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools: Department Of Psychology Self Study Report, University Of Central Florida. Department Of Psychology

Self-Studies

University of Central Florida College of Arts and Sciences Department of Psychology 1985 Self Study for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The study covers philosophy of the university and the college, organizational structure, educational program, financial resources, faculty, library, student development services, physical facilities, special activities, graduate programs, research, summer terms, computers, The Brevard, Daytona and South Orlando Centers and Media.

University Of Central Florida 1985 Self Study Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools : Art Department Self Study Report, University Of Central Florida. College Of Arts And Sciences

Self-Studies

University of Central Florida College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Art, self-study report for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 1985.

Research & Scholarly Achievements, July 1, 1984 - June 30, 1985, University Of Central Florida

Research Activities & Annual Reports

Annual summary of scholarly activities at UCF for the period from July 1, 1984 to June 30, 1985. This report highlights the contributions to scholarship by the Faculty during this period, including books and monographs, articles, creative works, presentations, grants and contracts.

Psychological Responses Of Fathers And Mothers To Amniocentesis, Nancy D. Williamson

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

Amniocentesis is one of the most widely used prenatal diagnostic techniques for congenital disorders. It was hypothesized that the psychological responses of mothers and fathers to amniocenthesis during high-risk pregnancies would be positively correlated on scales of Symptomatology (Anxiety, Depression, Anger, and Somatic Complaints) and Well-Being (Relaxed, Contented, Friendliness, and Somatic Well-Being). It was also hypothesized that Symptomatology would be negatively correlated with Well-Being. Nineteen couples, who were referred by their physicians, voluntarily participated in the study. Each partner completed the Symptom Questionnaire (Kellner, 1983), a self-rating scale of Symptomatology and Well-Being, in addition to the Pre-Amniocentesis and Post-Amniocentesis Questionnaires …