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sity had discussed purchasing
the System 38, which costs ap
proximately $200,000, Provost
Dick Hill says he is unsure
how seriously the University is
considering it.
"We certainly don’t rule out
the possibility of a database
system,” Hill says.
Hill says the University's
computer registration pro
gram must be compatible with
financial aid and billing.
"What does go on line
shouldn’t complicate your cur
rent existence," he says. “If
you’re ever going to have com
puter preregistration, you
can't develop a program that is
incompatible with financial
aid and the billing process."
The University also is look
ing into purchasing an ex
isting software program from
another university and adap
ting the system to fit the
University’s registration
needs, but Hill says that plan
is costly.
"Other state institutions
have had serious problems
with doing that — the cost in
volved in using an outside
company probably inhibits
that alternative," he says.
In 1978 the University was
given the preregistraton pro
grams, software documenta
tion and summary of the
University of Texas at Austin’s
system. The program was
developed on an IBM 360/50,
the same computer the Univer
sity was using at the time.
The software was incom
patible and could not be
adapted to the University’s
computer.
The University has come a
long way towards developing a
common understanding of
what computers can do and
how they can serve ad
ministrative needs, Hill says.
Two main stumbling blocks
in the preregistration process
are the lack of a machine
readable time schedule and an
outdated student information
file, says University Registrar
Wanda Johnson.
Johnson says no money and
no manpower are preventing
work on these projects.
She says the University tried
to implement a demand
analysis in 1968 similar to one
scheduled to take place spring
term. It failed due to lack of
student participation and
good information.
"It left a bad taste in peo
ple's mouths," says Johnson.
The demand analysis is
designed to provide informa
tion on how many students
want to take each class but
won't schedule the students
into their preferred classes.
That experience has con
tributed to the University's
reluctance to implement a pro
gram stage by stage. Johnson
said.
General scholarship award aid
available for qualified students
By Aleta Zak
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More than 300 University students were
$200 to $1,200 richer this academic year
through general scholarships awarded to
help pay for their college education.
And any undergraduate or graduate
University student has a chance at these
general scholarships for next year, says
associate financial aid director Carol
Richard.
Completed applications for next year's
awards, including faculty recommendations
and transcripts of grades from other col
leges, are due in the financial aid office by
March 1.
The awards, which totaled more than
$200,000 this year, came mostly from funds
established in the name of individuals or
companies who have donated money to the
University.
Richard and a special scholarship
selection committee, which is composed of
about a dozen faculty members and two
students, will decide who gets the awards.
After the deadline, the committee
begins sorting through the hundreds of ap
plications to determine which students are
most qualified to receive the awards.
“It’s a hard-working committee from
anyone's standpoint," says Richard. “They
really have to make some difficult decisions.
I mean, how are you going to draw the line in
borderline cases?”
After reviewing all the documents, the
committee assigns a rating to each appli
cant based on academic merit and returns
the applications to the financial aid office.
Richard determines exactly how much
money is available for the coming year,
noting which scholarships are based on
financial need as well as merit. She then
makes specific awards to the highest-rating
students.
Out of 651 students who applied last
year, 318 received scholarships.
This year's lucky few will receive money
from 34 different funds ranging from the
Coca-Cola Scholarship to the Joseph
Kinsman Starr Scholarship.
Much of the award money comes from
investments earned from the original cash
donation, says Richard. The Starr and Leon
Culbertson Scholarships are the University’s
two most profitable funds.
Awards based only on academic
achievement vary from $200 to $500, while
those based on achievement as well as
financial need can range from $600 to
$1,200, Richard says She says more scholar
ships specify financial need than academic
merit alone.
Many departments and professional
schools offer their own scholarships,
Richard adds Students must apply separate
ly to their individual major departments for
these awards, which may be based on more
specific criteria.
About 120 department scholarships are
available for the 1983-84 academic year, and
a few more will be awarded to students from
specific geographic areas.
For more information on these scholar
ships, contact your major department or
consult the University scholarship and
award folder available in the financial aid
office.
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