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Accent on the individual: the first twelve years of Florida Technological University.

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Date Issued:
1976
Summary:
Gives the early history of Florida Technological University (later renamed University of Central Florida). Provides details of the establishment of the University starting with the state legislature's authorization for its creation, the purchase of land and construction of buildings, the preparations for programs of study and the graduation of the first class. Describes relations with the local communities in Orange and other counties. Includes brief descriptions of the visits of notable persons. President Millican's comments are interspersed throughout the text.
Title: Accent on the individual: the first twelve years of Florida Technological University.
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Alternative Title: First twelve years of Florida Technological University.
Alternative Title: A history of Florida Tech's early years, 1963-1975.
Name(s): Sheinkopf, Kenneth G., 1945-
Millican, Charles Norman, 1916-
PALMM (Project)
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Text
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1976
Publisher: Florida Technological University Foundation
Place of Publication: Orlando, Fla.
Physical Form: electronic resource
Extent: xiii, 180 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm.
Language(s): English
Summary: Gives the early history of Florida Technological University (later renamed University of Central Florida). Provides details of the establishment of the University starting with the state legislature's authorization for its creation, the purchase of land and construction of buildings, the preparations for programs of study and the graduation of the first class. Describes relations with the local communities in Orange and other counties. Includes brief descriptions of the visits of notable persons. President Millican's comments are interspersed throughout the text.
Table of Contents: Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Section I. The early years -- Ch. 1. June, 1963-February, 1967 -- Ch. 2. March, 1967-August, 1968 -- Section II. The university begins -- Ch. 3. September, 1968-August, 1970 -- Ch. 4. September, 1970-August, 1974 -- Section III. The big growth years begin -- Ch. 5. September, 1974-December, 1975 -- Section IV. Appendices -- Appendix A. Comprehensive planning schedules -- Appendix B. Subscribers to fund to acquire university property -- Appendix C. Biography of President Millican -- Appendix D. Citizens' Advisory Committee to the President of FTU, November, 1965-September, 1968 -- Appendix E. Original faculty, administration and staff, 1968 -- Appendix F. Major contributors to FTU foundation, 1969-1975 -- Appendix G. FTU Foundation board members, 1968-1975 -- Index.
Target Audience: general
Identifier: AAA3368QF00012/20/200108/04/200515686BfamIa D0QF (FCLAZ), FHP C CF 2001-12-20 (DNX), FIPS12095 (snx), FCLA url 20020731xOCLC (snx), 51045212 (oclc), CF00001585 (IID), 2566843 (digitool), ucf:11418 (fedora)
Note(s): Includes index.
"A history of Florida Tech's early years, 1963-1975, with the personal reminiscences of President Charles N. Millican."
Electronic reproduction. [Florida] : Florida Board of Education, Division of Colleges and Universities, PALMM Project, 2002. (Florida heritage collection) Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software; Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print PDF files. Electronically digitized by the University of Central Florida from a book held in the Main Library at the University of Central Florida, Orlando.
Subject(s): Florida Technological University
Orange -- 12095
Contemporary Florida, 1960-
Education
History
Library Classification: 607/.1/175924
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/CF00001585.jpg
Use and Reproduction: Copyrighted by the University of Central Florida Foundation. Permission is required to copy, download or use any text, photograph or image files.
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Host Institution: UCF
Original Title: Accent on the individual: the first twelve years of Florida Technological University.
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Is Part of Series: Florida Heritage Collection.
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