Show gO( i rtL)rcHbicniuTAr LIBRARY PP'CE UTAH College of Eastern Utah 3 INSIDEITHEIEAGLE: Homecoming 95: last dance page 4 Andy's "People M” CD page 5 Eweit's teaching philosophies ) page 6 Volleyball looking for a win page 8 Raby coaches at Notre Dame page 9 7 Eagle Volume XXT Number PrRUT Ohe Voice Of The Students’ 1 President addresses challenges that face CEU for the 1995-9- 6 school year cut by $56(XX) due to a new policy adopted by the Board of Regents by Leona Christensen editor and goals lor (lie new Challenges year were discussed of Eastern Utah iTesideni Michael (Viersen at the annual faculty and slat! breakfast held Sept IS Enrollment is a primary concern for the coming year Current projections indicate that Chi' enrollment is 50 full time equivalent students lower than List year One reason for the decrease is (hat st lulents who are currently enrolled in both high school and col lege courses e can no longer be counted as students Based on present projections in dill's enrollment would be below the funded target lor the next three years As a result funding would be full-tim- l‘)-0- 7 This year (Til) will prepare for an interim accreditation visit by the Northwest Association IVtersen focused on five areas including: improving the library participation in the budget process current syllabi with indicators of learning outcomes general education and related requirements to satisfy the association's standards and assessing if the college is achieving the institutional goals Accreditation will begin m October IW6 The Student Activity Center is currently being designed 'Hie planning committee has been meeting all summer to create a lloor plan and an exterior look for the building 1'lie critical step is acquiring $49 million in construction funding from the legislature The Board of Regents adopted a eap- - by Jenifer Dinkelman staff writer to sit down at your computer play on a keyboard and a few days later have your creation on your own CD? Thanks to a $50 (XX) grant from the IIETI What would it he like d CEU’s debate and speech team is off to another powerful start this season After schools last week at the University of placing second among all two and four-ye- itol di velopment request that lists the project as the second highest priority ar Utah Fall Scrimmage the team traveled to the United Slates Air Force Academy last D' "ii learning w as a prominent topic u: the speech Progress in and implementing distance learning 'gel tided doubling the microwave capabilities resulting in allow ing (wo classes to be broadcasted simultaneity Two classrooms have been renuxleled and converted to send and receive distance learning As initial development lor (lie distance learning program has progressed oik time funding sources weekend and finished fifth among 24 schools “The irony" said debate coach Matt Stannard “is that although our team finish was nut as strung since we only had about half the squad with us our performance among individual competitors was much more impressive” In novice debate the team of Danny Van Grscn and Biyan Allred advanced to the semifinal round meaning they finished third overall Van Gesen was also selected by the judges as the best individual speaker in that division In open debate where CEU teams went head to head with four year schools CEU debaters represented three of the lop ten speakers: Dan Dilsaver was tied for lop speaker in that division Heidi Anderson finished their and her partner Yari Mitchell was eighth overall Moreover Anderson and Mitchell also advanced to the semifinal round meaning division they also finished third in the There was no junior division which is where you'd expect us to be as a two-yem appropriate However due to the ongoing costs of maintainpermanent ing distance learning funding is necessary while opportuhave been ar school so we competed in open and finished stronger than most four year schools" Stannard said In individual events the duo dramatic team of Tracy Furgie and Chris Solbes finished in first place among all competitors while the duo team of Bryan Allred and nities for federal grants are declining rapidly with grant sources most like- Liz Paddock ended up fourth overall Solbes also advanced to the semifinals in prose interpretation Tom Geffe a CEU sophomore advanced to finals in prose and look fifth place Freshmen speakers from all schools were ranked at the end of the tournament about 30 in all and CEU had the top spot (Solbes) second (Forgie) fifth (Allred) sixth (Jennifer Sorensen) and seventh (Paddock) Director of forensics and ly being eliminated during the next lew years individual events coach Dean Gundlach added that he was very pleased with the school we are a team and that the results “show that we are not just a two-yeschools” Gundlach said that many other coaches are contender among four-yesurprised when they find out that CEU is only a junior college The team travels to San Diego State University for their next tournament in three ar recording through electronics instead of the normal sound waves w hich make the CDs sound professional The program is first copied onto a mini tape that uses electrical waves then it is taken to the technology center in the main building where it is transferred onto a compact disc in about 30 minutes Afterwards the CD is ready for use ar weeks Distance learning explained at Pacific island conference Don't think this is all fun and games Wilson says "It's very painstaking work" On the - (' average a piece of music lakes As&l I ‘ up to two days or 16 hours to It compose lakes a lot of J timeloligureout what sounds fit together and how to play it correctly The new equipment will he able 57 'I-'- - to Russell Wilson seems like he’s In hesven with all of his new equipment the 130000 grant provided for his department Photo by Alan DeFrlez (Utah Legislature for Higher Education Technical Institute) that is now possible for the CEU music program After eight years as a vocal music instructor Russell Wilson worked hard to get this grant for the department lie said that this is the only appreciation and composing classes by teaching them with hands-o- n experience The system's system which allows you to pick sounds off one track and copy onto another It has a mixer board which mixes the different sounds 24-tra- ck together and digital recording which is write 1 Thursday! Octobt 5 1995 Forensics finish strong at Air Force tournament Music department receives $30000 grant junior college that was fully funded for a music system complete computer-aideline and is is the Tlie system the (op of midc upofStXXIdilfcrent digital sounds which can make the music sound like a full orchestra depending on how hard or soft you press on the keyboard and which techniques you choose This new program will help (lie music K4501 the mu- background sic for the the- ater choir and dance performances he added Wilson will he arranging the music for a Utah Centennial Project culled “Songs in the Desert” which will he per- I 'tali has tremendous distances between by Leona Christensen editor While his family was enjoying the sandy beaches of Palau College of Eastern Utah President Michael Petersen was conducting a session illustratingCEU'sslridcsandsct backs in distance learning Recognized as an expert in the Held IVtersen spoke to approximately 2(X) school and educators public college gathered at Palau Community College at the Pacific Education Conference “In the area of distance learning the College of Eastern Utah is at the We're implementing new technologies We' re changing the way we teach courses We're taking advantage of capabilities in ways that other people arc really only beginning to think about" said Petersen As part of the College of Eastern Utah's involvement in the Star Schools program one of (he school's main formed by cluirstuttalj parts of the state ntfxnan atTiiiiiTcr ent locutions in Utah library stated BOICE UTAH 1 lore-fro- nt the (Vice and San Juan campuses and the high schools in the region the school began to consider distance learning as a possible solution to some of the unique challenges He explained that because of the problem of sizable distances between the campuses that CEU began to develop distance learning to provide education to people who would not have the opportunity to attend classes on campus This expertise was recognized by Joe Wilkes who manages the Star Schools program in Washington DC and also serves as a program officer for the Pacific Regional Educational Lib in Hawaii During his visit to CEU last April he reviewed the progress of CEU's distance learning program I Ic was impressed with the caliber of project and mentioned to Petersen that it would be useful for the educators in the Pacific to Icam more about CEU's distance learning program Wilkes informed the committee who organized Pacific Education Conference about Petersen's expertise in e Palau page 12 dis-se- that because Eastern |