University of Florida - Tower / Seminole Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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Academics at the University of Florida is truly going places. When the citrus canker problem emerged in early September in a central Florida nursery the government gave IFAS money to do research at UF. Quite a few doctors and professors in the agriculture department acted as advisors and researchers for the eradication of the canker problem. This was just one of the many services the university provided academia. High national rankings for each college was attributed to its unique features. Shands Teaching Hospital was one of the few teaching instructional institutions which incorporated all fields of medicine in one facility. Extensively equipped labs enabled detailed research to be conducted. This research was used by such organizations as the State of Department of Agriculture and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Television replay classes were used to allow a greater number of students to attend required classes. Find out students opinions about their colleges, such as how they ranked their college, what they thought of the advisement available and plans they had for after graduation. See in the following thirty pages many special events which dawned the year, including a new president and engineering ' s 75th anniversary year. — Claudia Cofield Tigert Hal is the center for academic administration and also a favorite hangout spot for students. Academics 163

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8th President Welcomed To Florida 164 Inauguration 2) Information Services 3) Information Services 1) Information Services Marshall Criser was inaugurated as the eighth president of the university on February 16, after taking office September 1. The inaugural celebration started the Thursday before the ceremony. The ceremony was held in the O ' Connell Center. Afterwards, everyone was invited to the president ' s house. Guests included Governor Bob Graham, past presidents of the university and most of the state cabinet. Criser made clear that his goal was to make the University of Florida the flagship university of the state. As the nation ' s tenth largest university and one of the three most comprehensive, the University of Florida has an excellent chance of achieving based on its already strong reputation in many disciplines. At the inauguration he stressed that education money should be used to improve existing academic programs rather than to create new programs. He proposed to reduce undergraduate enrollment by 1,500 students in the next three years. The Board of Regents accepted this plan in April, 1985. He also planned to raise the minimum admission standard to a 2.5 grade point average. What has been accomplished at the University of Florida has taken decades to build, Criser said. Great academic institutions are not built overnight. It takes even longer to be recognized as a great — Debbie Schmidt 1) President Criser poses with Former Presidents Robert Q. Marston and Stephen C. O ' Connell. 2) President Marshall Criser shakes hands with Lieutenant Governor Wayne Mixon at the 3) Governor Graham speaks at the inauguration.