Page 6 Friday, September 7, 1984 The Capitol Times
Registration faster, says Guy
By Neil Myers
Despite complaints by
some students about clos
ed courses and waiting in
line, registration for fall
courses under the new
computerized Ad
ministrative Information
System (A. 1.5.) has gone
smoothly.
So said DorothyJ.
Guy, Records and Institu
tional Research Officer at
Capitol Campus.
"To my knowledge,
there have been no
delays," Guy said. She
described registration as
"uneventful".
Guy said the new
system has speeded the
registration process as well
as drop/add procedures.
The system allowed the
Records Office here to
pre-register incoming
juniors for the first time,
Guy said.
Campus improvements slated
Cipnrd. from p.l_
New Buildings
Meanwhile, the new
bookstore is awaiting
materials for its .front en
trance before an interior
decorator hired by Universi
ty Park can begin work, ac
cording to Joseph Kemp,
Manager of Maintenance
and Utilities Operations.
Kemp said the installation of
cabinets and shelves should
take two to three weeks, with
the actual move requiring 48
to 72 hours.
Michael Breslin, Director
of Campus Relations, said
the tentative opening date
for the store is September 28.
The other new building,
the Science and Technology
Center, is already in use.
Elevator
The new Olmsted Building
elevator, which is being in
stalled to meet Department
of Labor and Industry stan
dards, will replace a freight
elevator that has served han
dicapped students under a
temporary permit since 1972.
"I had hoped we'd be
moving by now (on the in
stallation)," Kemp said,
noting that the contract
stipulates a November 30
completion date.
A.I.S. allows instant
notification of course clos
ings, time conflicts bet
ween courses, and revi
sions to class rosters.
"Down time" , or shut
downs in the system, have
been minimal, Guy said.
The Records Office
maintained a duplicate
manual system in case
A.I.S. failed, but it was
not used, according to
Guy. She said the longest
unscheduled shutdown
lasted about 50 minutes.
"It went well. If I were
to tell my staff we were
going back to cards I'd
have to run out of the of
fice," Guy added.
Nevertheless,
refinements are in the
works for spring registra
tion. Some will involve
A.I.S. itself, but others
will include the Records
Office as a whole, Guy
said. She declined to give
details of the changes.
He estimated that the in
stallation would titi'Aless
than a month".
"We're going to have to
play it by ear," Kemp said.
"There is a possibility the
elevator can be in operation
with an (employee)
operator."
Kemp said all of the parts
for the new unit have not yet
arrived.
Student Affairs director
James D. South said "every
attempt" will be made to
keep elevator access in the
building until the project is
completed. "We don't know
how long it's going to be out
of service or even when it's
going to be out of service,"
he said.
Other Projects
Further along is the pain
ting of the cinderblock
laboratory buildings at the
eastern end of the campus.
Only the backs of these
buildings remain their
former fluorescent colors,
and Kemp said the painting
will be completed this fall.
Also, 22 picnic tables were
constructed by the
maintenance staff this sum
mer at the request of Dr.
Leventhal. Dr. South in Stu
dent Affairs said the project.
had been discussed for some
time.
Remodeling is als9_ under
way in the Multi-Purpose
Building to improve the new
Student Center. Student Af
fairs Director South said
preliminary interior
decorating work will begin
next week with the study
area, game room, and
lighting improvements to
follow throughout the
semester. He said the project
was originally budgeted at
$50,000.
S.G.A. allots budgets
By Neil Myers
Over $l7 thousand was
scheduled to be alloted this
week to campus clubs and
organizations by the Student
Government Association
(S.G.A.) as the budgeting
process that began last spring
draws to a close.
Sharon Corcoran, S.G.A.
Treasurer, said that most
clubs seemed satisfied with
their preliminary allotments
decided at budget hearings
held in August by the S.G.A.
Finance Committee.
"Soma people . left,
most seemed pleased," Cor
coran said, although no
Still anotherproject being
planned is the construction
of a walkway along the
Fruehauf side of Q. Street
between the Olmsted
Building and Meade
Heights. _
Also in the works is the
construction of a new
walkway' from the new
bookstore to the upper tier
parking lot and the elimina
tion of the existing wooden
organization received its full
requested subsidy.
About half of the campus'
35 student organizations
elected to defend their pro
posals at a hearing, Cor
coran added.
The largest request came
from the Student Union
Board of Governors
(5.U.8.0.G.), which asked
for $ll,OOO. The Chess Club
filed the lowest request at
$236, according to
Corcoran.
The Finance Committee
encourago all clubs. : tO fund
as much of their costs as
possible themselves.
n process
steps in front of the Olmsted
Building. Kemp said he
hopes to complete the pro
ject "before winter sets in."
And finally, with an in
definite schedule, is a plan to
pave over the existing
railroad crossings on campus
with an eventual effort to
negotiate with Fruehauf
truck center for the complete
removal of the University
owned tracks, Kemp said.
She said many clubs are
planning to hold car washes,
donut sales and other fund
raising events this year.
Additional funds from
supplemental funds, parking
violations, and interest on
accounts may raise total
S.G.A. reserves as high as
$28,000 for both semesters,
Corcoran said. That would
be roughly equal to last
year's fund, she noted.
The Finance Committee,
which makes recommenda
tions to the full S.G.A., in
cludes Dave Fitzgerald, John
Grodis, Ed Bardella, Cindy
Kurtz,. Jim Kress and
Corcoran.