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Show JANUARY 17, 2001 WASATCH COUNTY COURIER Third <Tase AYE = PAULETTE TILLMAN EDUCATION EDITOR hird grade teacher Mike ~MaWhinney and _ assistant teacher Amber Carter at J.R. Smith Elementary School wanted their students to have a better understand- ing of our society's elderly and. how to relate to and respect fulfillment of his goal the street at the them. The was just up Rocky Mountain Krissa George, Mallory Luke, Ashlee Brockman, Nathan Johansen, Thomas Care Center. Sprouse, | | CMPETIMED SE KET Ruben Kinder Since last fall, students from MaWhinney’s class regularly visit and bring activities to share with residents at the Care Center. While students bring activities to do, residents share stories and songs from their Staples even provided a yodeling demonstration. Both students and residents seem to enjoy the time childhood. spent together. Resident Emerson ACADEMIC PROFILE: ° U. of U. Promises To Accept Top 10 Percent Of Each Utah High School “SALE “LAKE -CITY (AP). — University of Utah President Bernie Machen has guaranteed admission awarded to those students who haven’t secured another form of financial aid. percent of the graduating class at each Utah high school. endow the diversity scholarships for Machen told a civic club that the the first four-year run, but a fund-rais- Spparmeman meager: from disadvantaged backgrounds. The $5,000 scholarships will cover tuition, fees and books. | Machen also unveiled plans to open a satellite campus in Riverton to serve the area’s growing high-tech industry, Machen hopes to improve the quality of students on campus. i seers FeRAM Ea cee a RTRSY TA RHEIN ESAS The university president said that where students start their college — careers makes a big difference in their academic success later on. | Students who stay at one school to complete their degrees graduate sooner, which costs state taxpayers less, he said. The university still will cater in large part to transfer students from other Utah schools, Machen said. Nearly half of the Utah students admitted are transfers, a practice the university will continue. | Utah’s high schools produced 32,000 graduates last year. Machen — expects that less than half of the 3,200 students making up the top 10 percent . ringrtemn OER POET LOE AE g at the U.,” he said. In addition, the money will only be and a $1,000 scholarship to the top 10 school also will award 20 four-year | scholarships to qualified students of this pool will take advantage of the offer. : e | “Last year, only about 300 enrolled — ' The U. has raised enough money to ing drive is in the works to raise $8 million to permanently endow the program. Currently, 7 percent of the universi- ty’s students are minorities, who account for 11.5 percent of the state’s population.” Recipients of the scholarships also BINGGELI ROCK Sponsored by & CONCRE Supporting a strong foundation for education in - Wasatch County! will benefit from a faculty mentoring ‘program. Theresa Martinez, faculty | senate president, is recruiting 20 faculty members to participate. The university’s Lowell Bennion Community Service Center will also expand its after-school mentoring program, which pairs university students and disadvantaged junior and high school students throughout the state. Machen did not: provide details about plans to open an extension in Riverton. He’said only that growth expected to be generated by businesses such as Intel Corp. is driving the expansion and is in part a response to Gov. Mike Leavitt's quest to double in five years the number of students pursuing technology degrees. | The university already operates satellite campuses in Bountiful, Sandy and Park City. 3 : : 654-2611-654-2233 Charleston, Utah © |