There are only 6 days left untill the board of trustees meeting to deliberate on the program deletions. We were able to obtain a schedule of the meeting. Please do your best to attend and show your support.
Schedule and Protocols
Education Programs Committee Hearing on Program Deletions
July 13, 2009
2:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Cape Florida Ballroom, Student Union
Schedule:
2:35 – 2:40 p.m. Review of protocols
2:40 – 2:55 p.m. Provost presents the five programs to be deleted
2:55 – 3:30 p.m. Comments from representatives of the five programs; five minutes per program
3:30 – 4:45 p.m. Comments from the floor; three-minute limit to each speaker
4:45 – 5:30 p.m. Committee deliberation and vote
Protocols:
1) Leaders of each program will determine how best to use their five minutes.
2) Each speaker from the floor will be limited to three minutes.
3) Sign-in sheets for speakers from the floor will be available at 2:15 p.m.
outside the Cape Florida Ballroom. Speakers from the floor will be selected in
order of their name’s appearance on the sign-in sheet.
4) Speakers from the floor will be selected to represent the five programs as
equally as possible.
5) The number of speakers from the floor will be determined by the amount of
time available. The public hearing portion of the meeting will end at 4:45 p.m.
I am unable to attend the BOT meeting and have already signed the petition. But, I am posting my statement here, so it might be seen or even help someone form their own argument.
I decided a long time ago that I wanted to work with computers. I also knew that Computer Science and Information Technology were not for me. Then, I stumbled upon Management Information Systems.
MIS is unique. It offers not only a background in computers but in business processes and functions as well. I cannot count the number of times I have heard how desirable this combination in the workplace from friends, teachers, and employers alike.
By eliminating the program you not only are hindering current students, but, you are imposing a serious impediment on prospective MIS students, current and future business students, and the community at large.
I selected UCF as my first choice for three reasons: (1) the gorgeous campus, (2) the opportunities in Orlando, and (3) the Management Information Systems program.