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Show THE THUNDERBIRDD SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITYO T Telescope funded BY JENNIFER MORLEY of The Thunderbird Staff During its Tuesday meeting, the SUUSA Senate allocated $3,500 and heard three requests totaling $1 ,795. Senators allocated $1 ,500 to SUU's project New Frontiers (formerly called New Horizons) to assist in the construction costs of one of the largest telescopes in the western United States. "Of all the bills I've been associated with, this one will have the most impact on Southern Utah University. It's going to be here for a long time," said Sen. Jim Staheli, the bill's sponsor. ." I envision this to be a project that will be used by students, teachers, school children, church groups and scout groups. It will give them an opportunity to see the heavens as they've never seen th~m before, " said Brent Sorensen, assistant professor of physical science. Sen. Ron Killian said, " This seems like an excellent opportunity to expand our university in this field. " The bill was passed at $1 ,500 with an amendment recommending that the next senate fund the remaining $500 that was requested. Also during the meeting, senators allocated $2 000 to clubs and organizations so that it may continue normal fu~ding activity for the remainder of the quarter. According to Lisa Pearce dubs and organizations director, 16 campus clubs and organizati~ns have requested funds this year totaling $10,995. Clubs and organizations has allocated a total of $2,619.48. Senators heard a $1 ,700 request from the Journalists' Guild so the group can attend the Rocky Mountain Collegiate P ress Association conference in Gunnison, Colo. According to bill sponsors Killian and Sen. Jennifer Palmer, in past years The Thunderbird has won more awards than any other school and the students attending the conference will have the opportunity to greatly improve their skills. Approximately 12 students and one adviser will attend the conference. · The Thunderbird informs students of events and activities on campus and the Journalists' Guild brings nationwide recognition to this campus, said Killian and Palmer. Senators also heard a request for $20 to purchase 10 information signs to be placed below each courtesy phone on campus. These signs would say "Campus Security 9-586-9445" ~d according to Sen. Dennis Sponer, the bill's sponsor, untold hves could be saved through this paltry allocation. The final request was for $75 to be allocated to Cedar City High School's attendance committee to purchase awards to give to students with 100 percent attendance. Other businesses and ~mmunity ?1embers are also supporting this cause and if money ts allocated 1t will bring publicity to SUU and will work as a recruiting tool, said Sen. Jennifer Englestead, bill sponsor. Finally, senators heard a proposal by Killian suggesting two revisions to the SUUSA Constitution. The first revision entails clearly defining that a quorum shall consist of a minimum of three-fourths of the entire senate, or nine senators. The second revision says that the Judicial Council shall perform quarterly audits of the SUUSA Student Government to evaluate their compliance with the SUUSA Constitution. If this p~oposal passes through the senate in their next meeting, students will have the opportunity to vote on these issues in the general election on March 4. ON CAMftJS '.:l 0 (.) z I I Brent Ahns, a pre-engineering major from Richfield, works in the Computer Numeric Control class, which teaches students computer aided design techniques. SU's program teaches students as well as employees from local businesses to use the system. CNC opens job opportunities BY LEASA TRIPP Thunderbird Staff Wn'ter The computer numerical control programming course, under the direction of Roger Greener, opens up a whole new employment avenue for students at SUU. The course, taught daily from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., trains students in the field of metal machining. Machinists turn out metal parts on lathes and mills similar to the way woodworking is done. CNC programming enables machinists to produce large quantities of machine parts with less effort than before by directly programming instructions into the machinery. According to Greener, an influx of new industries to Utah created a large demand for qualified machinists, and businesses were having to search for employees out of state to fill some 500-plus job openings yearly. Since the inception of the computer numeric control program two years ago, every student completing the course has been offered a job. The year-long course has an open entry Regents scramble for funds (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) GRAD PAPERS DUE IIONDAY1 Students planning to graduate this June 5 and 6 need to turn in their graduation papers to the Registrar's Office by Monday, March 2, and pay a $10 diploma fee. Office, in AD 303C before March 15, 1992. There is a should rese.rve their cap and gown at the Alumni Relations office, in AD 303C before March 15 , 1992. There is a rental fee of $12 .50 for associate and bachelor apparel. SNOWBIRD'S BASS SWIMS TO TOWN: Dick Bass a " flat-lander" turned mountain climber and Snowbird ski' resort owner, will present "Seven Summits: A Multimedia Presentation" at today's Convocation in the Auditorium. At age 55 , Bass was the oldest person ever to climb Mount Everest. He was also the ftrst person to climb the highest peak on each of the world's seven continents. Bass' next goal is to climb Everest again, at age 62, and to reach the summit without using oxygen. policy. Students may enroll in the course at any time during the year and graduate from the class upon completion of the requirements. According to Greener, students can complete the course in less than the prescribed year if they accomplish all of the task requirements. Greener said, students enrolled in the course not only receive excellent job training and placement, they also pay less, overall , in tuition and books. The tuition and fees for the course run $325 per quarter and books are only about $250 for the entire year, he added. The CNC programming course emphasizes a bands-on teaching approach but entails some class work as well, including instruction in both geometry and trigonometry as well as CNC programming instruction. Outside projects solicited by companies such as Morton Technologies bring in additional revenue to the program . The outside funding allows the CNC programming course to both employ students and instruct them. There are currently 10 to 20 job openings to be filled by enrolled students, said Greener. Utah," he said. " In general," he said, "it's going to have some horrendous effects on all campuses." SU's share of the FTE funding allocation was for approximately 177 students; however Richards said there are currently 300 unfunded students on campus now and the university is anticipating between 200 and 250 new students next year. ''The funding that they have given us barely covers one-half of unfunded students on campus and leaves nothing for any new students next year. What we're left with is a major public policy problem that the Regents will try to work through in the next couple of months,' ' said Richards. Part of the problem, Richards said, is that students are already making plans to attend school in the fall and if Utah's institutions can't accommodate them, incoming students need to know soon. The Regents, he said, have set up several access task force meetings and directed them to accelerate their deliberations and to have recommendations to help ease the crisis by the Regents' March meeting. Richards said recommendations will come in a number of areas, including the implementation of admissions indexes, the concept of enrollment management at all of Utah's nine campuses, and tuition rate increases. Although Richards said the Regents may call for additional tuition hikes to be effective fall quarter, the 6 percent increase passed by the Legislature still stands. In other bills, additional funds that will be directed to SU include $410,000 in supplementary monies allocated for current-year enrollment growth, campus equipment and deferred maintenance. Teacher training was also allocated a block of $1 million that will be split between teacher training institutions based on the number of students receiving teaching certificates. |