VOL. XLVIII
NUMBER 39
Published Weekly	CHATTANOOGA ENGINEERS CLUB
October 13, 1997           12:00 Noon UTC UNIVERSITY CENTER
                                          Raccoon Mountain Room 1st Floor  
COMING
PROGRAM	Mr. Todd Stancombe,
Senior Vice President of Duke Solutions, Duke Energy Company
 The subject of  Mr. Standcombe's  presentation will be the emerging energy
services industry.  Mr. Stancombe will discuss deregulation and the impact
customer choice will have in the emerging energy services industry.
Mr. Stancombe is an alumnus of Hixson High.  Chair William Gurley
Last Week's Program	UTC's Chancellor Stacy was the featured speaker.  He
discussed his seventy days in office and perception of changes in higher
education.
He stressed the need to re-invent ourselves as every business has had to
re-invent themselves in times of dramatic change.  He noted some major
shifts in higher education:  Students are media literate and have access to
multiple information sources in addition to the professor;   Information and
the methods of access are changing at amazing rates; The professor's role is
changing from lecturer to something else; Though UTC can brag about its best
buy at $2500, the cost of higher education is increasing.  [This rate can be
compared to a nation engineering tuition average of $11,000]; The mix of
funding sources for public institutions has changed.  This requires a
university to look toward multiple source fund raising as standard practice.
UTC benefits from a community committed to its success; 75% of entering U.S.
freshman require remedial courses.  Before criticism is directed toward the
K-12 schools we must consider who educated the teachers; Higher Education.
Thus UTC has an aggressive partnership with the Chattanooga School System.  
He outlined the challenges of and his commitment to UTC's engineering
program: Maintain program quality in a rapidly expanding and changing
environment, improve the technology infrastructure of laboratories,
establish a doctorate program meeting local, regional and state needs, and
acquire an engineering and computer science building.
He requested the continued assistance of the engineering community.  
Future Programs	October's Program
Program Chair: Dr. William Gurley
October 20- Coach Henry Dickerson, the newly appointed head coach 
     of the basketball MOCS. 
October 27- Mr. Kent Moore, Attorney with the Baker, Donelson, 
     Bearman & Caldwell Law Firm.  Kent practices patent law. 
ANNOUNCEMENTS	Report fellowship items to Ron Burton 886-4693, or 825-8233. 
Gregory A. Sedrick, Ph.D., P.E.
Acting Dean
College of Engineering and Computer Science
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
423-755-4121 (Voice) 423-755-5229 (Fax)
GREGORY-SEDRICK@UTC.EDU
Ranked in Top Thirty by U.S. News and World Report as "One of the Best
Engineering Programs in the US",1997
Awarded by National Society of Professional Engineers "Professional
Development Leadership" 1995
Awarded by Data Processing Management Association "Outstanding Computer
Science Program",1994
Awarded by American Society for Engineering Management "Best Engineering
Management Program" 1993