Stetson Cupola 1980-8-5

VOL. 8 NO. 5 (USPS 990-560) STETSON UNIVERSITY, DELAND, FLORIDA MARCH 1980 By Pope A. Duncan On March 6, 1980, I was privileged to be invited to the White House for a briefing on matters concerning national security and energy by the President and his advisers Mr. Brzezinski and Mr. Eizenstat. This was an experience which I shall long remember, and one I had planned to write about for my Cupola article. However, something else happened on that trip to Washington which, for me, has taken precedence even over the visit to the White House. When I stepped out into the light of day from the Washington Metro Station, I looked up to recognize that I was standing in the shadow of the Veteran's Administration Building. What happened next could only have happened to the President of Stetson University. I went into the building without an appointment, gave my card to the clerk at the information desk and found myself shortly after on the 10th floor in the office of Max Cleland, the Administrator of the Veterans Administration, looking out of his window over the seats of power in the nation's capital. Not long after, we were sharing lunch. I say that this could only happen to the President of Stetson University, because Max Cleland is a Stetson alumnus and one of the continued on page 6 Legislators Lauded at March Dinner Volusia County legislators were honored earlier this month during an appreciation dinner sponsored by Stetson University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Be- thune-Cookman College. The four state legislators attending were presented folders and citations by the presidents of the independent colleges and universities of the county, lauding their support of the Florida Tuition Voucher Program. The Florida Tuition Voucher Program was passed by the state legislature in the spring of 1979 and provides assistance to Florida students attending independent colleges and universities in the state. Salaries, Library Allocation Have Biggest Boost Ever Trustees Approve Budget The University Board of Trustees adopted a record $14,514,525 budget during their spring meeting, a figure which includes the largest faculty raises in the school's history. The budget also provides for a record increase in allocations for library acquisitions. The 1980-81 budget reflects a $1,379,925 increase over the current year's budget, with a large portion of that increase attributed to inflation, according to a university spokesman. A total of $145,000 was included for library acquisitions, an amount larger than the figure requested by the library committee. Pope A. Duncan, president of the university, directed the budget committee to increase the requested allocation in keeping with his policy of upgrading the library as quickly as possible. The budget figures reveal $337,450 (not including salaries) for the operation of the library on the DeLand campus and $337,468 for the library at the College of Law. "The faculty and the libraries are the heart of the university," Dr. Duncan stated. "We are justly proud of our exceptionally talented faculty. If we are to maintain our high standards of academic excellence, we must financially support our faculty and libraries to the best of our ability within our means." Robert D. Flippo, president of Golden Gem Growers, Inc. and chairman of the trustee budget committee, presented the budget to the trustees. Officers for the coming year will remain the same: Dr. John L. Pelham, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Palatka-chairman; B.Frank Wheeler, president of Nelson & Co., Inc.-vice chairman; Kenneth P. Kirchman, president of Florida Software Services-secretary; and Wendell Jarrard, Sr., board chairman of DeLand State Bank and Trust-treasurer. 12,000 Kw Saved: Kill-a-watt Makes Cents Vv L j ■*s Cai Ruth Roberson of Orlando points to signs Conrad Hall residents made to illustrate energy cutbacks during the March 13 blackout on campus. The watt was killed at Stetson March 13 when offices, classrooms and dormitories were darkened in a campus blackout sponsored by the Earth Day: 10 Years After program. The blackout was part of "Operation: Kill-a-watt," Stetson's energy conservation effort for March in the university's countdown to Earth Day, April 22. University officials released figures indicating the five-and-a-half hour electrical shut-down resulted in a 30 percent reduction for the 24-hour period and a savings of more than $600. Power usage figures cited indicated the average daily usage for the school is 25,322 kilowatts including holidays with a total of 30,000 kw used during a 24-hour period one week prior to the blackout. The reading for the 24-hour period including the blackout was 18,000 kw, indicating a 7,322 kw reduction from the daily average and a 12,000 kw reduction from the same period one week before. The blackout began at 3:30 p.m., and members of the university staff and administration worked within their darkened offices, conducting conservation inventories and determining their personal responsibilities in conserving energy. The cafeteria served a picnic dinner, with tickets available for students and others not on meal ticket. The lights went on again at 9 p.m., but the Earth Day committee expressed hope that all members of the university community would continue reduced electrical usage.