MembersÕ Representatives:  HereÕs your chance to debate university 
directions

In a novel approach to this fallÕs UCAR annual meeting, attendees will be 
asked to pool their thoughts on external factors shaping the future of 
UCAR universities.  This theme constitutes the issues portion of the 
meeting, which gathers representatives from all 60 UCAR member 
institutions, as well as affiliated undergraduate institutions.  Plans for 
this part of the meeting are being made by a committee appointed by 
UCAR president Richard Anthes.  Committee members are:  Timothy 
Spangler, UCAR Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, 
Education and Training; Robert Gall, NCAR Mesoscale and Microscale 
Meteorology Division; Marsha Baker, University of Washington; Ellen 
Mosley-Thompson, Ohio State University; and Edward Zipser, Texas 
A&M University.  Before the meeting each attendee will sign up for a 
group focusing on topics such as

--Conflict between research and education--Is it real?
--The comprehensive university--Is it practical?
--Improving university outreach to K-12 education and the public.
--Atmospheric scientists--abundance or shortfall?

Each group leader is preparing a position paper to begin the discussion.  
Each group will present to the full assembly their suggestions for how 
universities should respond to the forces theyÕve discussed.  The result 
will be a useful body of ideas that can help guide UCAR universities 
over the next few years.  More details on the groups and topics will be 
contained in the information packets that are mailed to attendees before 
the meeting.  Sessions will convene at NCAR at about 11:00 a.m. on 12 
October 1993 and continue through 13 October.  Questions or 
suggestions for the meeting may be directed to Spangler or his 
committee members, or to Harriet Barker for the regular business 
portions of the meeting.