Interesting Times and Program Eliminations

Well for those local people who watch the news - by now you know that the Engineering Technology Department has been discontinued. The final decision was made yesterday July 23 at the BOT meeting. Ironically that morning a news report stated that students wishing to find a job and make a good wage should either

1. Go to an Ivy League School
2. Go to a Technical College.
3. If you go to a state University be sure to major in something that requires a lot of math.

Anyway - I made my statement, did a few news interviews and headed over to Wackadoo's to have a drink with my colleagues. Here is the BOT statement I made;

While we are disappointed by the cancellation of the Engineering Technology program within the University of Central Florida, the faculty of the ENT department have been pleased at the number of opportunities that have arisen as a consequence of this decision. I have personally reviewed potential options available to the department, and gone over these options with the department faculty.

At this time we feel that a full move of the Department to Daytona State College is the best course of action to meet the needs of our students and faculty. We are actively assisting Daytona State College administration in seeking state approval for the program. We are requesting that the Board of Trustees, University Administration, and College Administration assist us in what ways that they can in making this transition successful.

At all times during this difficult period we must first and foremost take into consideration the needs of the over 500 Engineering Technology students, all juniors and seniors that are being displaced by the cancellation of programs in the department.


For all of those who follow this saga - this is a good place for me to give you the news from my perspective.