Volume XIV, Number 1
The Student Newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina
August 22, 1978
(photo by Robin Colby)
It all has to start somewhere and for this UNCC student, it's only the
beginning of lines in registration, costly textbooks, exams and the life of a
49er.
Registration new to all
Orientation prepares
new students for UNCC
By Kim Burns
As UNCC grows in physical size, so
does it in number. According to Robert
Gwaltney, director of the Registrar's
Office, the projected enrollment at UNCC
for fall is 8,850. That's up 2.3 percent
from last fall, when the enrollment was
8.504. Gwaltney also added that the
number of applicants was up nine percent.
There are still more than 700 students
being considered for admittance, but the
process is at this time incomplete.
As with the growth, registration had
undergone some major changes. The new
computerized system has replaced for
many the long waits, headaches and
overall confusio traditionally associated
with registration.
One of the changes occurred last
spring when approximately 4,600
continuing students pre-registered for the
fall semester. Because of pro-registration,
Gwaltney does not anticipate any major
problems with registration this year. He
expects for drop/adds “to increase a little
bit this time...because a lot of students
didn't realize they really would get
scheduled., .but it (drop/add) can't
increase much."
All pre-registered students who have
paid tees on or before August 1 received
their schedules in the mail. Those who
failed to meet this deadline must report
to the gymnasium Wednesday, August
23, to pay tuition and fees and pick up
schedules.
The majority of the pre-registered
students received full schedules. However,
there are always exceptions to the rule.
Some students received only partial
schedules, on which the number of
requested hours could not be successfully
met. An example would be a student who
requested a graduate course, but is only
an undergraduate. These students will
have an opportunity to come and get full
schedules Thursday. August 24. 9:30 a.m.
1° 12 p.m. One may drop or add to their
present schedule in order to obtain a full
one.
The second major change concerns
freshmen. Contrary to past procedure, this
year freshmen did not receive registration
appointment tickets. Instead, they will
(continued on page four)
Office/classroom building
ready for use soon
By John Deal
There are a number of projects
nearing completion or in the planning
stage which are designed to help alleviate
the problems caused by UNCC’s rapidly
growing population. According to Ed
Ayers, the director of the Physical Plant,
a number of these projects can be viewed
by anyone who takes even a casual look
around campus.
First, the office/classroom building
(OCB), located near the Reese
Administration building, is expected to be
completed in December or January of this
coming school year. When the 130,000
square foot building is completed, it will
house offices, classrooms and eats for the
Human Development and Learning
department. Nursing department and
College of Social and Bchaviorial Sciences.
The building was expected to be
completed by the beginning of this
semester, but delays brought about by
bad weather have postponed the
completion for five or six months.
An additional administrative office
building is scheduled for construction by
the early spring of 1979. The building is
to be located due south of the present
administration building, and shall bear a
“visual, though not physical" connection
with the OCB.
Second, the large pit between Smith
By Nancy Davis
“I would like to see students come in
anticipation of new experiences...and by
the finish of the first week be saying ‘Yes,
I feel good about this decision. 1 want to
stay here for four years...’ We want to
affirm what they had anticipated,” said
Marian Beane, director of Orientation.
The 1978 Orientation Committee has
worked this year setting goals and
preparing for the arrival of the new
additions to the UNCC population. In
assessing these goals, Beane was hesitant
in saying whether the committee had
reached the goals or not.
“One never knows about goals
until...after the first week and we see how
we affected the orientation itself.” she
said. “I feel good about the committee.
We’ve worked hard. I anticipate having
O.(.’s and captains who will be very
enthusiastic.”
Beane was probably not disappointed
in her prediction. Friday, August 19, the
O.C.’s came in, pads and pens ready, to
begin a weekend full of workshops and
seminars. Their schedule was packed with
meetings with the administration and their
college deans, and plenty of social
activities to allow everyone to get
acquainted.
Besides being divided into groups by
college, there were two special groups of
orientation counselors. They were
orientation peer counselors and
orientation alumni counselors. Together
and McEniry buildings will become the
new bookstore complex upon its
completion in the late spring of the
coming year. The complex was designed
with the capacity to contain the
bookstore, the Post Office, the printing
shop and a snack bar. As more room is
needed for the bookstore, the other
functions can be moved to other locations
since early removable stud walls are being
used in the construction. Upon its
completion, the bookstore will contain
enough room to house books for a student
body of approximately 20.000.
At the present, plans are also being
made for the construction of a classroom
and faculty office building to be located
between Barnard and McEniry and a
304-bed apartment complex near the
amphitheatre. The apartments are
presently scheduled for construction
completion by the fall semester of next
year. Ayers also stated that the University
had made a request to the Department of
Housing and Urban Development for
funds to build apartments with an
additional 196-bed capacity, but had not
heard from HUD.
When asked about the energy
efficiency of the new buildings. Ayers
staled that “all construction was
u n dei taken with an eye t o energy
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the counselors discussed techniques of
being a good guide and the various needs
of all the different students.
The biggest change in the orientation
week is "the distinct separate orientation
for transfers and freshmen.” according to
Beane. There are two versions of
orientation. She described one as the long
version designed for freshmen, including
college meetings, tours, the multi-media
presentation, all with the O.C. The short
version is for transfers and stresses
advising, orientation of particular college
and registering.
“We’re just as concerned...but our
basic priority is the advising process,”
Beane said. All of the other programs will
be offered to the transfer students, but
are optional, “not worked into the
schedule like for the freshmen,” she said.
The committee has worked towards
two types of orientations. The first is the
academic orientation in which they want
to help the new students "understand
what college is about ...academic
expectations and requirements,” Beane
explained.
The second is orientation of the
“University as a whole...the physical
layout...personality as far as people,
services, activities,” she added.
“As far as preparation,” Beane said,
“we’re in good shape as far as how the
students involved feel about it. The end
result of that is how the students will feel
after this week.”
Inside
Orientation
Issue
Teacher Evaluations
page 8
UNCC Non-Guide
page 2
Fun Calendar
page 3
Students SpeakUp
page 5
Intramurals Info
page 13
Residence Life
page 11
Student Media
page 12
Soccer Schedule
page 14
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