Show : Efr'vAaftA 'A'Wrt fiit-- vV‘ s “ oigitt aitL r ti- - 1 - '"JirVc 7 -- S - : V- — — Jvf -- V c ) QiBEBQ® pUTktSUTaai'TTriTTss TtSlVol!JoflTkTSiTi7HU Qfiyott IAJ4AO C CEU enrollment stays the same By Heidi Mathte mmamms staff writer 0© enroll is to enter or on a roll or lisL No what college or a student enrollment is the most important asset a college has Without students there can not be a school So how is die College of Eastern Utah stacking up? Enrollment hasnot fluctuated within thelast couple of years but has decreased since the 1994-9-5 year which set the enrollment record Although the final records for 1997-9- 8 are not due until the end of this month CEU is about 89 percent of where it should be Which is within 1 To 4 r $ '( ' r Qjjfl® GlgpffW lift n Ci Uti-lEPi- d J43 fiQH$£Ti OMiTT K or2percentoflastyear(1996-97)Thtotal headcount for 96-- 97 xnm-EDr- B njJjSfc' £J£i Ij3J$1Wi 'idiAllifef i'A Qftjitiu Qhlt i 4$HH8-fliraMM?fti3tn- r$px &n QfijsrtfjAiiA QIJDSvinii ' Cetliri !m QhgJiH 1 QklSfcW slJjtJlVluTl Qteltid’i£ 'Me&eJji' e was 2162 but the full time equivalent (FTE) was 1630 FTE is die total number of hours taken divided by IS (number of credits considered to be toll time) Coilegesandunivehities receive funding from the state based on the FTE number While the headcount number has increased it is the FTE number that has leveled Why is enrollment at CEU not increasing? There are a variety of reasons says Jan Young registrar one of which could be tuition In !987aUtah resident could attend CEU for $290 per quarter compared to $437 in 1997 An out of state student would have paid $776 in 1987 per quarter verses $149950 in 1997 Not all students pay tuition In 7 572 scholarships were awarded 681 scholarships were and in 8 received Todd Olsen director of high school relations and scholarships sees an increase for next years enrollment but says "Recruitment and retention is a philosophy for the whole campus One office cannot do it alone" The majority of the students enrolled at CEU are from Carbon County followed by Emery County in second and Salt Lake County in third Grand County and Utah County finish off the top five In the 96-9-7 school year the CEU population was 53 percent male and 47 percent female 43 percent (25 years or older) and 10 percent minorities The only percentage that tends to fluctuate is the malefemale ratio Another factor figured into enrollment is Utah's economy which is doing well right now Students could be finding a job instead of going to school or going to a college up north and staying home and working instead mi- 96-9- G&pep 97-9- ar onqirUnsDiUS-ir- i G&BBGgqmM tj$4einili!filPlEVtt 'Atflft a 4- h<nfr - 'Anrfc' SfnjiiO"M!Min I i&4sttftT IA'ih iitiftA &H3 '5jrV I hii ' 'IlfijX' (I ii(qpjiil: cifeiC4 iQ non-traditio- "to ‘ivjifH1 ilfc ft CvH'ftfl&ll& ?£$ ( A ) CEU first Cofftt House fostured Chad Taylor juggling chain saws and anything also one could find to throw In the air ASCEU presents the Coffao House series monthly photo by Scott Parker Saupan named as Eagle editor With the beginning of a new school year comes new hopes and goals new people and fresh voices The campus paper The Eagle has many new editors writers and photographers on this year’s staff With new people comes many new idcus opinions and viewpoints This year'seditor Amber Saupan hopes to cover a wide range of subjects and a variety of student viewpoints with the help of the other editors and staff writers The Eagle is suppose to be the voice of CEU students Mymain goal this year is to try and express the many voices of CEU students as well as printing articles that capture their diverse interests" she said grating to Price said Olsen So if you like CEU tell a friend or even a couple and who knows maybe one day it will become UEU (University of Eastern Utah) Saupan is in the process of designing a new column for the paper which she plans to call "The Voice of the Stu- dents" This column will have student body opinions on various subjects dealing with campus life and the outside world "This column will appear every newspapers and representatives from the Moab and Blanding CEU satellite campuses The goal is to set up a circle of communication between each to let each other as well as the students and community know what is going on The other editors this year are Wes Christensen Michael Pearce lay out editors Shanz Lconclli sports editor Jill Edwards fea lures editor Mike Zahllcr viewpoints editor and Bryan Bernard photography editor Randy Chandler is the proof reader for the paper Mary Ann Southards is assistant advisor The Eagle staff is excited about this year and wants to make this year’s paper the best ever They appreciate your opinions and ideas for articles If you have any questions or would like to be a guest writer or write a letter to the editor please contact a staff member by calling ext 5250 or email at ro0'Le' issue with three to four opinions of both freshmen and sophomores male and female" mentioned Saupan "Along with the opinions wewill place the students picture name age and major” If you are interested in participating please contact Saupan at the Eagle office at extension 5250 Your input on subject topics is appreciated President Grace S Jones is looking forward to working with the paper this year She is planning to hold a luncheon with editors from the campus paper representatives from the local ard spolster®acceuedu |