UpDate - Vol. 11, No. 38, Page 2
August 6, 1992
New agreement between University/Del Tech

     A new two-year agreement marks the continuation of the Delaware
Tech/University of Delaware Parallel Program, which allows about 1,000
students a year to take liberal arts classes on the three campuses of
Delaware Technical and Community College.
     The University will continue to admit students, select
professors, determine the curriculum and set the tuition.
     Del Tech will provide classroom space and library support at its
Wilmington campus, Southern campus at Georgetown and Terry campus in
Dover. Under a formal referral system, students not meeting University
standards for the program will be directed to Del Tech for alternate
study courses or remedial work.
     Both institutions now will present a joint proposal to the state
for funds, which are then to be placed into two budget lines within
the office of the president of Del Tech, Thomas S. Kubula.
     The operations budget will pay for buildings, energy, supplies
and computer time, while the academics budget will pay for staff and
faculty.
     The agreement provides that tuition should not be more than 10
percent above Del Tech tuition and will not be more than 50 percent of
University tuition.
     This year, Parallel Program students are paying $49 per hour,
compared with a University rate of $141 and a Del Tech rate of $43.50.
     Parallel students will pay the same student service and course
material fees as do Del Tech students, with these fees going to pay
for supplies, equipment and library reference books.
     In support of the parallel program, Del Tech will change over to
the semester system used by the University by September 1993.
     The University will assist Del Tech in meeting its liberal arts
requirement for accreditation as a community college.
     Both schools will make semi-annual reviews of the program, and
the new contract is renewable if both institutions agree.
     "This agreement provides for a good, solid working relationship
between the two institutions," says John T. Brook, vice president for
government and public relations and a member of the University's
negotiation team.
     According to John A. Murray, acting dean, "This agreement between
Del Tech and the University is a partnership whose emphasis is on
quality education and building a collegial, business-like relationship
based on cooperation and mutual respect.
     The spirit will guide the future of the program."
     The parallel program was first established by the University in
1967. An internal search is under way for a permanent dean of the
program to take office in July 1993.