Show ON THIS DATEs'5 &f- ' ' ?" 1888SwgAte Irving Bcrlinwasbora 1947-T- he ' v onmnaraim i 1985--5- 6 hursday7M ayUJK 98? development of (he tubeless lire was announced by BF Goodrich of Akron Ohio people died when a flash fire swept a packed soccer stadium v in Bradford England Efce7CUtaFL84501 Six new instructors to be hired of faculty will One-thir- d turn over in near future The College of Eastern Utah will be hiring six new instructors replacing two hiring a women's coach and a new librarian The decisions made as to who will fill those positions will affect the character of CEU and influence the community for the next 40 years "Student population growth and the number of instructors reaching retirement age will cause of the faculty nearly one-thipositions to be filled” explained CEU President Michael Petersen "Last year we hired five new faculty and now thinking in terms of retirement and growth experi-cnc- e within the five- - to range we will be hiring half of our faculty in a brief time rd six-ye- ar "The decisions made now are critical since they will determine the character of the faculty and will go far in shaping the teaching climate into faculty salaries for many years said by Kirsten Christensen news editor well have here" he Not only will our decisions now affect the college but they will impact the community as well Petersen said Look at what instructors like Don Burge A1 Trujillo and others who have been here for 30 and 40 years have done in the community as well as how they have influenced individual students like myself when I was a student here "There is not anything more important to the strength and vitality of a college than its faculty” Petersen said "Because of the responsibilities of each instructor” he said "we want to attract strong qualified applicants for the openings But we arc concerned because of the low salaries here Although the state Legislature funded additional money for salaries we arc still 25 percent below typical salaries throughout the country It is a statewide problem since Utah has not put adequate funding "Competitive salaries are causing us to lose instructors as well" he said "One of our instructors has accepted a job at another school which offers $10000 more and a reduced teaching demand So when someone receives an offer like that all we can do is say 'it's unfortunate but congratulations1" New positions to be filled of business science nursing Encomputer and life sciences glish arc in the areas Petersen said that more instructors will help take some pressure off of crowded classes "We had 33 classes this quarter that were filled to capacity and that followed nearly 50 from winter quarter" he said But CEU is the fastest growing college in the state so pressure will still continue Todd Bendlxon stuff his face at the frs May 9 J Photo by Paul Pulll barbecue on Ground breaking next week New $200000 dorm to be built with donated labor by Gina Howard feature editor The College of Eastern Utah Foundation hopes to break ground next week on a new dorm to be built adjacent to Town-house Residence halls currently have the capacity of providing 186 students with housing and due to the growing amount of students not living within commuting distance of the college more housing is needed y dorm The new will contain 12 units consisting of two bedrooms connected to a bathroom Two students will live in each room so the dorm will house 48 students two-stor- non-cooki- Construction of the dorm will begin soon "There will be holes and dirt flying by the end of May” promised Development Dean Karen Bliss Miller The loan the CEU Foundation has received will cover the cost of materials Labor to construct the dorm will come from CEU and the work force will include faculty members Vice-preside- nt of instruction at CEU Robert Torgerson will oversee construction "He is a well-qualifi- ed experienced con- tractor" Miller said Torgerson has built apartments in Price Also the Student Construction Trade Program will enable students to help with the project The cost of the new dorm is about $200000 which is half the usual price Miller said The donated labor is helping to keep the costs down Construction will be done during the summer and the building should be ready by fall Miller said it is not uncommon to have a summer project like this In past summers Sessions Hall was renovated and the cafeteria remodeled Miller said that Director of Development Mary Shaw is working with a private foundation seeking a substantial "gift" which if received would allow CEU to provide housing scholarships for the new dorm The free barbsqus sponsored by ASCEU attracted many students photo by Garth Frsndssn |