Show i College of Eastern Utah 01 LEGE OF EASTERN UTAH CD51 UGRARY PRICE L IT J ill ' '! X 'c'l Eafl® men to end regular ffmMiggjL eaon wl° matchup page 6 Former CEU president ' passes away at 76 page 8 ASCEU Elections ££ announced - page 9 VThT KateiA’oIumeJ' I KTheyoke '’Lurnberjf j)Uheitudent CEU debate takes second place in Portland by Dani Weigand news editor The tournament In the junior division the team of Yari Mitchell and Kelli Scrano took first place also receiving seventh (Mitchell) and ninth (Scrano) speaker awards Ryan lloglund and Ilcidi Anderson were quarter finalists and I loglund received eighth place speaker award Dan Dilsavcr and Jason Nichols College or Eastern Utah dc team has done it again! Two ago in Portland Ore the took debate team second place overall in the junior college division CEU was competing against approximately 50 sdiools during the thrcc-da- y Allen Ellis move up CEU were quarter finalists in the junior division In the senior division Chris Thcodosis and Michelle Grogan were quarter finalists with Grogan taking fifth speaker award The team will be competing in Maryland on March 8 for their next tournament record lists all-ti- me Lindsay Aflsn (right) has ssta CElfa woman's record for tho most rebounds In ono season VZ with 305 boards She Is closing In on Kim UdrMTs mark of 391 rebounds In her CEU career Allan Is freshman and will likely pass the mark by the end of the season - the men's side Rosed Ellis (left) needs seven points to move Into fourth plsce on CElfa scoring list Ellis has scored 171 points In Ms two seasons at CEU He Is also fourth on CElfa rebounding list with 605 On all-ti- me all-ti- Both the men and women will play their season final on Saturday Feb 25 against the College of Southern Idaho A tailgate party Is planned prior This game Is Important to both teams to f The women can move Into sixth place depending on other region games being played this weekend and the men can asm a share of the d at the region regular season title and tip-of- top-see- I upcoming region tournament CEU to ask for $11 million budget increase by Leona J Christensen staff writer enrollment has expanded by (he past three years full-tim- e 1 7 CEU needs more money to that Serfustini stated percent College of Eastern Utah is requesting a $11 increase over last year's $105 million bud from the state legislature This represents an increase of approximately five percent nearly all of which is to be derived from state tax funds CEU solicited $550800 for base adjustments claiming that this is to simply “tread water” The increase reflects increasing costs outside the control of the college The level of funding proposed will maintain current operation The other $5 million represents funding for new or ex- continue to provide quality education A surplus is an excess of revenue over spending Which may result from over collecting or under spending Die n dollar surplus to legislature may utilize the e refund tax a lax payers give The process to formulate a budget request is three-fol- d First the departments of CEU develop a wish list of what they desire the list is then reviewed by the college budget committee The Board of Regents will then examine the budget Finally the Appropriations Committee further re- panded programs The CEU's prospects appear grim to receive the desired amount of increased legislative funding Despite a substantial tax surplus the Utah State Legislature just isn't fulfilling higher education's full request Public Information Director John Serfustini stated that the legislature's Executive Appropriations Committee which sets the overall state budget figures has come out with a remarkably low figure compared to the surplus Higher education is not the only one suffering from budget woes Public facilities such as roads public transportation government programs and primary and secondary education increased funding is being held to a minimum Consequently budget ullotmcnl is mil increasing with the rate of growth of the tax base Decreased funding results in not having adequate money to manage increased growth and demand for the college In fines the figures The multi-millio- one-tim- The legislature appropriates a certain amount of money to CEU who will then use the revenue to purchase the top priority items in the budget In addition the new Student Activity Center which is proposed to be built in placeoftheold gym and power plant is a primary priority for legislative funding At press time the Capitol Appropriations Committee has unanimously passed a recommendation for the state's share of the SAC funding amounting to $38 million dollars The proposal has been sent to both the Senate and the House CEU President Michael Petersen has indicated student contribution will not exceed $31 million The escalating construction expense may surpass these figures A host of options exist to generate more money for the SAC including additional student legislative and private donations Price! UT8450 iThuFwlJy! 1 FtbiwyD’ 1995 Auto mechanics department placed on probation by Dani Weigand news editor of the academic school year departments and programs by committees in order to determine their efficiency Die arc made up of institutional academic leaders elected the course During faculty representatives one student representative and one or more external evaluators Die external evaluators are usually representatives from higher education institutions within the Northwest Association ol Schools and Colleges or from another community college with programs similiar to those of the College of Eastern Utah During the last evaluation process the auto mechanics chemistry and music departments were evaluated Alter evaluation tlie auto mechanics department would be placed on a three-yea- r probationary period Die reasons for the auto mechanics placement on probation are its weaknesses These include the auto mechanics program and instructor are not Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certified and the low budgets lor ilic program's maintenance and repairs The reKit published by the Board ol with recommendations from a Regents pointed out a major ASE certification review: previous The institution is concerned with the lict that the Slate Vocational Board requires that all automotive departments must have ASE certilication in lour out of eight areas by July I IW5 in order to qualify lor vocational funding CEU's automotive department is not certified in any of the eight areas The criteria lor the probation for the department are submitting an update to (lie Board of Regents staling the progress toward ASE certification placement rates of all levels with associated salary inhumation and information on gr:iduuics of the program Diis information will inlluence the decision to eliminate the probationary period or the elimination of CEl I's automotive program Die report did point out the strengths of the automotive department which commended instructor Ike Eavio on his enthusiasm for the program classroom improvements and use of budgets The chemistry department received a rating of acceptable due to its dedicated faculty consistent curriculum and the level of preparation students have when transferring toother institutions The music department was seen as outstanding by the evaluation committee The report reflected the strengths of technology department scholarships and performance ensembles for this department to change Affirmative Action procedure CEU by Leona J Christensen staff writer To correct a contradiction in the process hiring procedure of Eastern Utah President Michael Petersen drafted an amendment to the affirmative recruitment policy which was recently approved by the CEU Senate "This action by the senate exemplifies the college's commitment to its policies being in accordance with state and federal law regarding the affirmative action hiring process” said Jay Andrus chair of the senate An individual at the San Juan campus questioned the integrity of hiring individuals connected to a grant without going through the affirmative action hiring process Because it was not in the current policy President Petersen and the senate amended the policy to include a waiver of the affirmative action hiring process in special cases as deemed acceptable by the president with the approval of personnel and tlie affirmative action officer The affirmative action and personnel officers must be notified and information must he given to these offices illustrating the need fur the waiver and the qual i ficat ion and compctiti vcncss of the person Next the president of CEU must review the situation to determine if a waiver should he granted The CEU Senate may establish a policy staling that employees who have been hired under a waiver may not be eligible to apply for other positions us |