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The Ucf Report, Vol. 12 No. 8, November 1, 1989, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

Student Union on BOR agenda; UCF to get OK for capital improvements; Belle names Asst. Dean of Undergrad Studies.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 22 No. 20, October 26, 1989

Central Florida Future

Homecoming 1989.

Sandspur, Vol 96 No 05, October 25, 1989, Rollins College

The Rollins Sandspur

Rollins College student newspaper, written by the students and published at Rollins College. The Sandspur started as a literary journal.

Backstage Disneyland : A Personal History, Van Arsdale France

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

Backstage Disneyland: A Personal History is the unpublished autobiography of Van Arsdale France, in which he describes how he came to work for a nascent Disneyland in 1954. It provides Mr. France's detailed inside account of working for Walt Disney and developing Disneyland's employee training program.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 22 No. 19, October 24, 1989

Central Florida Future

Schmidt tries to prove worth; Tie a red ribbon for drug awareness.

Anaheim/Long Beach Public Investment Negotiation Strategy, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

Fiscal impacts on Anaheim and Long Beach due to future Disneyland theme park and Disney Hotel investments.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 22 No. 20, October 31, 1989

Central Florida Future

Appeal process proposed for athletic fees; State could allot money; Dissection not needed for learning, activists say.

Sandspur, Vol 96 No 04, October 19, 1989, Rollins College

The Rollins Sandspur

Rollins College student newspaper, written by the students and published at Rollins College. The Sandspur started as a literary journal.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 22 No. 18, October 19, 1989

Central Florida Future

SG Prez not eligible for his position; Studnet seriously hurt; Senates clash over control of Peer Advisement Team.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 22 No. 17, October 17, 1989

Central Florida Future

Honor students want some answers; Tanzi resigns from position; Florida owes unclaimed money to 16 UCF students.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 22 No. 16, October 12, 1989

Central Florida Future

Report ranks UCF in South's top 15; Preserve, animals lose space; SG votes to offer bus rides to game.

Sandspur, Vol 96 No 03, October 11, 1989, Rollins College

The Rollins Sandspur

Rollins College student newspaper, written by the students and published at Rollins College. The Sandspur started as a literary journal.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 22 No. 15, October 10, 1989

Central Florida Future

Altman to finalize Student Union site; Students to protest at park-in; Faculty senate recommends restrictions.

The Ucf Report, Vol. 12 No. 7, October 18, 1989, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

UCF 11th among southern schools; Peer advisement, class size affected: Faculty senate votes on two resolutions.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 22 No. 14, October 5, 1989

Central Florida Future

$1 million donated to UCF; O-Team takeover; Program changed very few minds; Student Union may get a $7.5 million boost in bond bucks.

Sandspur, Vol 96 No 02, October 5, 1989, Rollins College

The Rollins Sandspur

Rollins College student newspaper, written by the students and published at Rollins College. The Sandspur started as a literary journal.

The Ucf Report, Vol. 12 No. 6, October 4, 1989, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

Million-Dollar banking chair established; Research proposals flood high-tech council's mailbox.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 22 No. 13, October 3, 1989

Central Florida Future

New electric devices to evict resident bats; Language requirements stull foreign to troubled students; Student investors dabble in mock stock market in SFA competition.

Tracer Gas As A Practical Field Diagnostic Tool For Assessing Duct System Leaks, Florida Solar Energy Center, James Cummings

FSEC Energy Research Center®

A methodology is presented for using tracer gas testing to detect and quantify duct leakage in homes. Since air is invisible, leakage of air from duct systems often remains undetected. Smoke sticks used in conjunction with blower doors are excellent diagnostic tools for detecting and locating leaks in the air distribution system. The tracer gas tests described are a good complement to these tools in the detection, location, and measurement of duct leakage.

Testing for house infiltration once with the air handler on and again with the air handler off indicates whether duct leaks exist. In many cases, it is …

An Apology For The Ph.D. Degree In Theatre: A Personal Retrospective, David W. Addington

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article offers a personal, historically grounded defense of the PhD in theatre, contextualizing its erosion amid the ascendance of the Master of Fine Arts and changing higher education policy. Through narrative reflection, it documents the decline of doctoral programs, administrative neglect, and labor market contraction, then contrasts the scholarly rigor, disciplinary identity, and research oriented training of the PhD with the practice centered MFA. The discussion maps comprehensive curricular demands, foreign language proficiency, and dissertation requirements onto professional pathways, demonstrating how such breadth cultivates critical theory literacy, historiographic competence, and instructional versatility. Examining technological advances, demographic shifts, and renewed …

Should Theatre Programs Be Nast Accredited?, Donald A. Drapeau

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article explores the rationale for pursuing NAST accreditation in collegiate theatre education, distinguishing between misplaced expectations and practical advantages. Through analytical discussion of program evaluation, it contends that accreditation rarely guarantees immediate gains in funding, staffing, or facilities, yet requires substantial investment in self study, site visitation, and annual dues. Nonetheless, this article argues that the accreditation process yields strategic benefits, including national recognition of curricular quality, standardized assessment metrics, discipline specific data gathering, and strengthened accountability to administrators and external stakeholders. By framing accreditation as a collective endeavor that informs faculty workload analyses, budget planning, and educational standards, …

Theatre Accreditation : An Argument Against, Patti P. Gillespie

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article critiques the push for theatre program accreditation in higher education, positioning minimum standards as psychological ceilings that discourage pursuit of excellence and homogenize distinct pedagogical missions. Drawing on philosophical reasoning and analysis of institutional politics, the discussion argues that accreditation frameworks lack valid metrics for theatre pedagogy, shift attention from learning outcomes to bureaucratic compliance, and risk misaligning scarce resource allocation. It observes that accreditation is already under scrutiny by federal agencies and faculty governance groups, and that tightened budgets diminish its leverage as a bargaining tool. By contrasting theatre with established fields such as music and nursing, …

Saying The Right Things (But They Don't Always Work), John Waite Bowers

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article analyzes how semantic framing of communication studies influences departmental legitimacy, governance, and program resilience within research universities. Employing narrative inquiry and institutional critique, it traces the precarious trajectory of a communication department subjected to severe program review, suspended doctoral admissions, and potential dissolution, then documents its strategic recovery through disciplined self definition, curricular clarity, and persuasive rhetoric to campus leadership. Comparative reflection on experiences at multiple institutions illuminates how labels such as discipline versus field and communication versus speech communication interact with administrative taxonomies, budget priorities, and faculty culture. The discussion integrates humanistic and social science perspectives, mapping …

Merit Increases -- Myth Or Reality?, Donald A. Drapeau

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article critiques the myth of merit pay by situating faculty evaluation within a budget constrained environment characteristic of fine arts and communication departments. Using descriptive analysis of institutional practice, it argues that shrinking operating funds, stagnant salary pools, and top down equity adjustments render traditional merit increments symbolically and materially ineffective. The discussion examines how rigid performance appraisal systems create zero sum dynamics that punish collective excellence, then outlines alternative reward mechanisms, including released teaching time, travel support, equipment funding, special topic courses, and nominations for campus honors. By reconceptualizing merit as holistic faculty support rather than marginal salary …

An Algorithmic System For Determining Faculty Salaries, Theodore Clevenger Jr

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article presents an algorithmic salary model that guides higher education administrators in setting equitable faculty pay based on transparent assessment. Built on database software, the model shifts attention from annual increments to overall salary relationships, integrating rank, experience, career productivity, career visibility, and annual performance into a menu driven calculation of projected salaries. Assignable salary units are distributed across these factors according to predetermined weightings, then compared with budgeted figures to direct discretionary adjustments, thereby preserving equity during fluctuating funding cycles. The model encourages consistent faculty evaluation, links reward to sustained scholarly contribution and public visibility, and generates audit …

Faculty Evaluation For Salary Increases: A Computerized Model, Steven B. Padgett

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article describes a computer mediated salary model that supports equitable faculty evaluation in communication and fine arts units. Grounded in accountability discourse and human resource management scholarship, it details how the menu based software records teaching scholarship service and visibility activities, assigns configurable point values, encrypts data, and generates rankings that guide merit allocations and salary adjustments. Technical specifications outline minimal hardware requirements, password protections, and modular data files, illustrating adaptability across diverse IBM compatible systems. Discussion elucidates how standardized scoring mitigates subjective bias, fosters transparency, and supplies audit trails for administrators facing budget constraints and external scrutiny. By …

Application Of The Florida State University Salary Model To Speech Communication And Theatre Department, Eastern Kentucky University, Dan Robinette

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article recounts the implementation of the Florida State University salary model within a speech communication and theatre department at a regional public university, using narrative inquiry to reveal faculty evaluation dynamics. Through reflective analysis the text documents data entry procedures, merit unit calculations, and salary projections generated by menu driven software, then interrogates theoretical concerns about weighting rank, experience, career productivity, and teaching quality. Pragmatic issues including category customization, qualitative student evaluations, and equity across graduate and undergraduate workloads are examined, illustrating tension between motivational incentives and budget constraints. The discussion highlights how transparent metrics, audit trails, and flexible …

Developing Models And Systems For Merit Salary Administration, Robert M. Smith

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article assesses merit salary administration in communication departments, outlining why systematic, goal oriented processes underpin equity, motivation, and departmental planning. Drawing on administrative experience, it proposes principles for constructing merit pay systems, including faculty participation, explicit performance categories, annual planning cycles, and transparent criteria linking teaching, research, and service to differential rewards. The discussion then evaluates the Florida State salary model conceived by Clevenger and Padgett, explaining how menu based software aggregates longitudinal productivity, career visibility, and annual performance to generate projected salaries that smooth legislative funding fluctuations and maintain internal equity. Benefits such as cumulative data management, audit …

Research And Performance : Doctoral Tensions, Milly S. Barranger

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article surveys the shifting purpose of the doctoral degree in theatre and its uneasy coexistence with the Master of Fine Arts. Employing historical reflection and administrative insight, it traces how competing expectations for research rigor, performance training, and professional relevance have fragmented doctoral curricula and eroded labor market demand. The discussion critiques reliance on disciplinary models imported from literature and science, observes the ascendancy of dramaturgy programs, and diagnoses structural stresses produced by funding limits and faculty specialization. It proposes reconfiguring doctoral education around integrated dramaturgical study that links critical theory, production practice, and audience engagement, thereby aligning graduate …

Alice Breaks The Mirror: Or, The Future Of The Ph.D. In Theatre, Patti P. Gillespie

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article critiques prevailing assumptions about the Doctor of Philosophy in theatre, interrogating how divergent institutional expectations and performance centered curricula undermine doctoral rigor and academic competitiveness. Drawing on sector data, conference dialogue, and faculty search experiences, this article identifies four structural tensions: inconsistent definitions of doctoral purpose, discontinuity between undergraduate and Master of Fine Arts preparation and research oriented study, limited publication productivity that weakens market positioning, and departmental cultures that undervalue scholarly credentials. The analysis argues that theatre doctorates are disadvantaged when compared with language literature or history graduates because of inadequate research training and evaluative inconsistency. To …