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The Usitt Evaluation Guidelines: How Do We Use Them? Where Do We Go From Here?, Lucy Nowell

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article analyzes the United States Institute for Theatre Technology evaluation guidelines and their implications for tenure and promotion decisions affecting theatre design and technology faculty. Grounded in professional practice literature, it traces how workload inflation, unsafe studio conditions, and inequitable compensation erode artistic productivity, career longevity, and departmental morale, while also discouraging recruitment of graduate technologists. Narrative evidence and survey data illustrate systemic burnout and attrition among technical directors, costumers, and designers, prompting a call for labor budget planning, transparent performance metrics, and balanced recognition of creative scholarship. The discussion links faculty evaluation with student learning, occupational safety, and …

Workload Policies For Theatre Faculty And Staff At Columbus College, Hazel E. Hall

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article examines workload policies for theatre faculty within a teaching oriented college in the Georgia University System. Through descriptive review of institutional practice, it contrasts lecture, laboratory, lecture laboratory, one on one, and extended laboratory courses, detailing how student instructor contact hours, rather than credit hours, more accurately capture instructional effort in performance oriented pedagogy. The discussion highlights strategies such as piggybacking courses, applying two thirds to one credit for individual instruction, and adopting three to one calculations for production laboratories, thereby aligning faculty release time with actual preparation and supervision demands. By comparing theatre workload practices with those …

Methodological Issues Regarding Student Evaluation Of Teachers: A Pilot Study, Craig Monroe, Mark G. Borzi

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article interrogates prevailing student evaluation instruments in higher education, assessing their construct validity through exploratory factor analysis of a campus wide rating scale. The analysis reveals that a single ambiguous factor explains negligible variance, suggesting ratings measure student attraction rather than pedagogical competence. Situating findings within accountability discourse and psychometric theory, this article urges replacing item aggregation strategies with a theory driven model of teaching effectiveness. It outlines an iterative procedure for item generation, confirmatory analysis, and context sensitive deployment, differentiating between global and specific, descriptive and evaluative prompts, and recognizing curricular variation across service, undergraduate, and graduate courses. …

Strengthening Teacher Education/The Craft Of Teaching, Ellen A. Hay

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Reviews the books "Strengthening Teacher Education," by C. Peter Magrath and Robert L. Egbert, and "The Craft of Teaching," 2nd ed., by Kenneth E. Eble.

Student Services And The Law, Jane A. Frederick

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Reviews the book "Student Services and the Law," by Margaret J. Barr.

When Is Released Time, Equivalent Time For Theatre Faculty, Susan S. Cole

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article examines the allocation of equivalent time for theatre faculty in higher education, focusing on designers technical directors and production managers. Using survey data and reflective analysis it shows that institutions offer inconsistent released time ranging from zero to six credit hours, often undervaluing the extensive labor required for scenic costume and lighting work. Discussion contextualizes workload inequity within burnout, morale decline, recruitment challenges, and safety liability. This article critiques current formulas, proposes that each production role receive at least three credit hours of equivalent time per show, and advocates hiring qualified staff to supervise construction, balancing production schedules, …

"Doan Be De Wictim: A Commentary On Workload Policies For Theatre Faculty And Staff, David W. Weiss

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article interrogates workload policy frameworks for theatre faculty and staff in higher education, spotlighting the unequal burdens borne by design and technology practitioners. Drawing on reflective professional experience and institutional observation, the narrative traces how expanding production complexity, administrative paperwork, and audience sophistication intensify teaching load and backstage labor. The text identifies structural inequities that cast designers and technicians as chronic victims, then outlines pragmatic remedies: selective season planning, addition of full time shop technicians, enforcement of union inspired hour caps, and mission focused alignment between curricular goals and production scale. By comparing academic practice with professional theatre standards, …

Executive Integrity: The Search For High Human Values In Organizational Life, Roger Smitter

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Reviews the book "Executive Integrity: The Search for High Human Values in Organizational Life," by S. Srivastva.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 22 No. 12, September 28, 1989

Central Florida Future

Added spaces ease crunch; Student's car flipped into ditch; Phi Alpha Theta wins nationwide award as history society.

Sandspur, Vol 96 No 01, September 27, 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. 11, September 26, 1989

Central Florida Future

SG to battle Gold Card contract suit; Mann defends senate seat; Recording Scoiety open to students.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 22 No. 10, September 21, 1989

Central Florida Future

SG workers fired; Alafaya soon 6 lanes; AASU elects Sherrod to continue positive influence.

The Ucf Report, Vol. 12 No. 5, September 20, 1989, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

$80 million building plan goes to BOR; Tubbs leads drive for student housing.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 22 No. 09, September 16, 1989

Central Florida Future

Temporary student parking in works; Health fee increased for 1990; Acacia rushes to join league of UCF fraternities; SG leaders lobby in D.C.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 22 No. 08, September 14, 1989

Central Florida Future

Film not so tempting for protestors; Sisterly support on the way; Fraternities rush to MDA's aid; UCF clears the air.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 22 No. 07, September 12, 1989

Central Florida Future

Bat gets bagged in Seminole Hall; Altman hears parking complaints; UCF no storm haven; Parking lot loses ground to Art Complex.

Fibergramme Vol.13 No. 5, Weavers Of Orlando

Text Materials of Central Florida

FIBERGRAMME is published in September, November, January, March and May.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 22 No. 06, September 7, 1989

Central Florida Future

Balky elevators handicap access; Search underway for new dean in arts and sciences; Brevard residents report break-in try; parking tags stolen.

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

The UCF Report

EE Professor, Students win 'best paper' honors for '88; "A University choice, not convenience": Altman brings UCF vision in focus for faculty; UCF 'alive and well': Enrollment tops 20,000.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 22 No. 05, September 5, 1989

Central Florida Future

Students, faculty air parking gripes; Officials in search of cure for parking maladies; SG forum to field student concerns.

Market And Financial Analysis Of The Dinosaur Project Exhibit Tour, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

The Ex Terra Foundation has proposed the development of a traveling exhibit of dinosaur fossils. The exhibit would have a life of four to five years and would be Initiated in North America and then travel to other parts of the world, such as Asia and Europe. The Terra Foundation retained the Harrison Price Company (HPC) to conduct an independent evaluation of the proposed tours market and financial potential. The report has the following sections: Section 1, Introduction; Section 2, brief summary of major conclusions and recommendations; Section 3, the envisioned scope and content of the Dinosaur Project is described …

Fibergramme Vol.13 No. 4, Weavers Of Orlando

Text Materials of Central Florida

FIBERGRAMME is published in September, November, January, March and May.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 22 No. 04, August 31, 1989

Central Florida Future

Two national fraternities end pledging; Tuition outpaces inflation; Justice Dept. investigating tution fixing; New library photocopying machines will not accept old-style copy change cards.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 22 No. 03, August 29, 1989

Central Florida Future

Missing UCF student phones fater; Wanted: Stories about your worst registration ever; Faculty, staff get sixty student parking spaces; Senate funds student admission to theatre for fall productions.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 22 No. 02, August 24, 1989

Central Florida Future

Missing UCF student phones fater; Wanted: Stories about your worst registration ever; Faculty, staff get sixty student parking spaces; Senate funds student admission to theatre for fall productions.

The Ucf Report, Vol. 12 No. 3, August 23, 1989, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

Arriving students see changes: Enrollment tops 19,000; Additional faculty positions authorized; Funds to improve air conditioning: UCF awarded $85,000 grant for energy saving steps.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 22 No. 01, August 22, 1989

Central Florida Future

Campus police take aim at speeders; While you were away...; Alpha Phi Omega offers students another option; President Schmidt faces "pivot year."

Sea World Acquisition, Harrison Price Corporation

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

Report no. 479 was sent from Harrison A. Price to Frank Stanek and Tony Young. The report includes obervations on Sea World park operations, including, management performance, attendance, capital reinvestment, and feasibility of park replication abroad. The report includes a critque of Sea World's senior executives.

The Ucf Report, Vol. 12 No. 2, August 2, 1989, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

BOR approves Ph. D. in Physics, B.A. in Film; Altman emphasizes employee salary increases; As promised, Altman 'Hits the Ground Running': his vision for UCF: Developing into a 'Model Urban University.'

Xeriscape: Landscape That Saves, Florida Solar Energy Center, Carolyn King Burns

FSEC Energy Research Center®

Today's headlines trumpet urgent energy concerns. Still, there are ways in which individual effort cumulatively can slow, stop, and even reverse the negative impact of poor conservation habits.

Landscaping spends energy in a variety of ways: in the manufacture and use of fertilizers; in the manufacture, use, and fueling of landscaping equipment; in the production and distribution of our water supply; and in physical effort. But Xeriscaping saves energy.

With 800 - 900 people a day moving to the land of sunshine, water is increasingly precious. In Florida outdoor irrigation alone can consume up to 50 percent of the average …