University of Maryland College Park - Terrapin / Reveille Yearbook (College Park, MD)

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New Era Begins At College Park Campus Gets New Chancellor What do the National Science Foundation and the University of Maryland have in common? Until November 1982 they had nothing at all. But now they have John Brooks Slaughter, former director of the NSF and College Park ' s newly ap- pointed Chancellor. Dr. Slaughter was confirmed by the Senate to be Director of the Na- tional Scinece Foundation on Sep- tember 23, 1980. In this position he was responsible for an agency charged with strenthening national scientific research and with increas- ing the interchange of scientific in- formation among scientists in the United States and abroad. Before joining NSF Dr. Slaughter held the position of Academic Vice President and Provost of Washing- ton State University. Before this, he had been Assistant Director of the NSF for Astronomical, Earth and Ocean Sciences. He was also the Director of the Applied Physics Laboratory and Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington at Seattle. Now he has been appointed Chan- cellor of the University of Mary- land ' s main campus at College Park. This university has 37,528 students, the 7th largest college campus in the nation. Seven percent of Maryland ' s students and four percent of its 1 700 faculty members are black. Slaugh- ter is a 48-year-old engineer born in Topeka, Kansas with a Ph.D. in En- gineering Science for the University of California as San Diego. Upon his arrival, two months ear- lier than expected, Dr. Slaughter projected an air of optimism, stating, My highest responsibility is how we can improve the overall quality of student life at the Univeristy of Maryland . The Unversity ' s first black Chan- cellor, Slaughter is quick to note that his presence does not mean an extra assistance for the campus ' black stu- dents. However, he does express his support for both desegregation and affirmative action goals proposed b University of Maryland ' s black stu- dents. Despite the fact that he intends to take a low-key approach to his new position, he has set further goals for himself that are anything but low-key. His highest? Bringing the Unversity of Maryland down to size: The thing I ' m most interested in is how to make this large institution seem like a place where faculty, staff and students can come together and set our goals . With these goals and many others, we welcome Chancel- lor Slaughter to the University of Maryland and wish him the best of luck in his new position. -Mary Powers. Fall 23

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WM bu Maryland Rebuilds Campus Renovations Continue The South Hill dormitories, ranging in ages from twenty to sixty years, are currently being renovated. Over the next several years, nineteen of the Hill ' s twenty-four dorms will have been com- pletely renovated. During the 1982- 1983 school year, the dormitories being renovated are Kent, Prince George ' s, Talbot, Garrett, and Calvert. The renovation is being done in phases. During Phase I, which took place during the 1981-1982 school year, seven red-bricked three-story buildings were added to the Leonardtown com- plex behind Fraternity Row. Many of the 450 students who were displaced from the South Hill dorms being ren- ovated this year now live in the new Leonardtown apartments: six people live in each of these spacious apart- ments with four roomy bedrooms per apartment, (two singles, two doubles), and two single occupancy bathrooms. Referred to by Leonardtown residents as the Land of Pleasant Living, this arrangement sure beats screaming bloody murder when you ' re in a d ormi- tory shower and some prankster flushes three toilets at once. There is also a new, large community center which houses all types of Leonardtown events. The renovation of Harford Hall was completed during Phase II in the fall of 1982. There is now another new Com- munity Center located on Harford Hall ' s lower level which provides resi- dents with laundry facilities and vend- ing machines as well as a study area and physical weight training room. This weight room will only be open to South Hill residents. When Phase III is completed in the fall of 1983, none of the renovated dor- mitories will look the same, as there will only be suites and apartments, no indi- vidual rooms at all. Each campus apart- ment will have the same amenities and atmosphere of an apartment off-cam- pus: a stove, a full-size refrigerator, a smoke detector, heating, air condition- in g; and right outside there will be some trees, shrubs, benches, and plaza areas. A Satellite Central Utility Building, or ' Scub, ' will be built as a part of Phase III. This facility will be built in between Frederick and Annapolis Halls. The building will have all the mechanical equipment necessary to keep all the South Hill ' s dormitories supplied with electricity and hot water. This will mean that eiectricity and hot water problems on the South Hill will be taken care of more quickly and effi- ciently. South Hill dorms slated for Phase IV work in late 1983 are Alleghany, How- ard, Baltimore, and Frederick. Phase V, scheduled for 1984, includes the ren- ovation of Charles and Montgomery. Washington and Annapolis Halls are i ii lilllk -Mnfrii John Kammerman not scheduled for renovation because these buildings are being considered for total destruction and rebuilding. Cecil Hall is a relatively new dorm and will, therefore, not be renovated. During Phase VI, renovation will begin on dor- mitories on the North Hill. Robert Christiansen Fall 25