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Show 2. L Westminster College of Salt Lake City Tuesday, January 28, 1992 Volume XXXIV Issue XV College Neighbors Fed Up: Stricter Parking Rules Enforced by Jennifer Thompson Forum editorial assistant near the Westminster College campus are becoming fed up with students parking irresponsibly on the streets bordering their properties. Westminster receives complaints from nearby residents when students cars are blocking driveways or trash cans, hindering trash collection, according to Wendy Barlow, assistant to plant operations. We try to keep good relations with the surrounding community, but we cant stop students from' parking on the streets, said Barlow. We encourage residents to report cars blocking driveways and have them towed. Now, any car parked within six feet of a driveway or less than 12 inches from a grass line can be legally towed or ticketed, but the penalty for parking could soon become more severe. There is a possibility of a residential permit-parkin- g zone being established near Westminster, said Lynn Erickson, resi- Homeowners off-camp-us MPC: Reply To p 0 by Michael Andre Forum staff writer According to Westminster College President, Dr. Charles H. Dick, the college Master of will soon offer a Professional Communication (MPC) program by September 1992. "We are very careful about adding new programs. This is the first one we have added in 7 years," said Dick. "Many students were asking for an advanced communication program," which made the Westminster Board of Trustees decide to conduct market research "on whether people would be interested in this kind of program or not" ed .a ' - vAl hj y "N, 9 I. if , t tf 5arking in residential areas near college is causing stir. dential permit parking coordinator for the Transportation Division of Salt Lake City. Only cars belonging to residents and displaying a permit can legally park in a residential parking zone. Illegally parked cars receive a $15 ticket. The research was directed by Craig A. Green, vice president for enrollment management and college relations, and the result was very promising. Dick said the MPC program will be very practical rather than theoretical , as opposed to programs at some other universities. Dr. Ray Ownbey, dean of the school of arts and sciences, agreed. "This program is unique in the state of Utah because it is a practically oriented degree program, as are Westminsters other graduate programs in business administration and education." Since the program is oriented more toward practice, prospective students who J well-plann- X! Students Desires O' President Charles H. Dick V. have work experience might ask: what they could gain through this program? Dick said most people working in a professional environment are working in a particular area. "The program will be very beneficial to students who are already working in the communications field and will give the students abetter chanceofleamingawhole host of different things," Dick said. The program will span all areas and provide a broad experience in the various areas of communication. Dick feels it will incorporate a lot more than a professional would probably get in a working situation alone. To help professionals attend clases. Dr. Fred Fogo, assistant professor of communications, said only night classes will be offered. The program will start in September 1992. Heather Bush Weve had some interest here from residents on Wilson Street and petition forms have been issued, said Erickson. Louise Sharp, Wilson Street resident, operates a business from her home and wants parking there left vacant for her clients. A man who resides in a home owned by Laurel Berg on Wilson Street said he encounters problems with students and faculty parking illegally on his property daily. I probably call the cops every other day because cars are parked on my grass. When my wife comes home for lunch, she cant even get in our driveway. The resident said he has replaced many sprinkler heads that are destroyed when cars park on his lawn. When he calls Westminster to complain, he is offered excuses and transferred around to different departments, he said. Westminster security made no parking signs to post, but the resident said they have been ineffectual. He leaves notes on cars explaining why they cant park there and invites the car owners to knock on his door and discuss it with him before he calls the police. He said of the last 20 notes he received responses from, eight were from faculty. One professordestroyed a sprinkler head in Bergs lawn. The professor offered to replace the sprinkler and has never parked near Bergs property again, according to the resident g The petition for a residential zone has been completed and returned to the Transportation Division. The division will consider this petition in March when its current project is completed, according to the Berg property resident. Im sure the college is interested in maintaining good relations with its neighbors. It would be better if students could park on campus whenever possible because then action wont have to be considered, said Erickson. The largest residential permit parking zone in the city is located near the University of Utah. The Transportation Department is currently establishing a zone near the LDS Business College and will not consider one near Westminster until that permit-parkin- Continued on Page 9 Spring Nursing Enrollment Doubles by Ruth Catron Forum staff writer Westminsters spring enrollment in the nursing program has doubled since last year. Sixty applicants were accepted this year, while only 32 were admitted in spring 1991. Dr. Imogene Rigdon, dean of the St School of Nursing, attributed this growth to the new appreciation for a baccalaureate degree in nursing. She said more people are realizing what a notable career nursing is. She also credited the growth to the increased amount of money the school provided the nursing department, this allowing the nursing program to expand to its maximum size. Two full-tim- e nursing faculty members have been hired in order to maintain the ratio. present student-to-faculBonnie Benson, R .N., M.S ., was a nurse educator at the Diabetes Treatment Center before coming to Westminster. Marks-Westminst- er ty Dr. Yeou-La- n Duh Chen, R.N., was an adjunct instructor at Westminster in fall 1991. She has now been hired full-tim- e as part of the nursing faculty. baccaApplicants begin the four-yelaureate nursing program in the last semester of their sophomore year. Acceptance to the program depends on completion of liberal education requirements, at least a 2.5 GPA and letters of reference from health care providers or previous employers. Rigdon said that Westminster nurses have a commitment to lifelong learning ar and care-givin- g. Westminsternurses are known fortheir excellence, she said. Jenifer Richards, junior, is beginning the nursing program. She has wanted to be a nurse ever since she was 4 years old. Richards said she can empathize with patients, having been one herself for a month after breaking four major bones in an automobile accident. She said she knows about the work and care involved and is fully determined to reach her goal. |