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Show s Continuing Ed extends U campus to the world BY MARY F. L. EDMISTON Special to the Chronicle Education doesn't need to end with the years actually spent in school. The Division of Continuing Continu-ing Education spends its time fulfilling ful-filling the educational goals of people in Salt Lake City or 13 foreign for-eign countries, in home ec courses or refresher courses for lawyers. In an interview, Dean Holt of the Division talked about the 13 diverse areas included in the Division's Divi-sion's program of continuing education. edu-cation. These include evening classes, industry programs, women's wo-men's programs,' the Institute for Technological Training, conferences conferen-ces and institutes, adult education, educa-tion, correspondence study, the Institute for Secretarial Training, Bureau of Indian Services, general 'studies program, educational media center, lectures and con- The Institute for Technological Training and the Institute for Secretarial Sec-retarial Training both offer certificates certifi-cates for completion of courses. The first offers a certificate as an engineering aid. The second was created when the Business College dropped secretarial courses, and offers a certificate in secretarial skills. Indian Services The Bureau of Indian Services provides an important aid to Indian reservations in Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Utah. Representatives visit the various Indian groups and "help them help themselves," by informing and helping them apply for various var-ious educational grants from the government. Another important facet of the Division of Continuing Education is the General Studies Program. This plan is offered to graduated high school seniors who cannot meet entrance requirements for the University. They are given two or three quarters to complete remedial re-medial courses in English, math, and general education. Upon completion com-pletion of the courses with a grade of C or better, they are accepted into the University with credit for these classes. Approximately 50 percent of the 500 students who have enrolled have completed this program. certs, ana educational television. All these programs are aimed at "continuing enlightenment and growth of all our citizens." said Sherman Sheffield, Dean of the Division. 5000 Night Students Evening classes are attended by about 5 000 students. These courses, free to students enrolled at the University, are concentrated concen-trated versions of daytime classes. These classes are taken for credit, but many non-credit evening classes are offered, also. These classes are mostly technology courses. Evening classes for credit are offered to non-university people peo-ple also. Some of these classes are in finance, English, creative arts, or "anything there is an interest in." The Division is also in charge of the Women's Department. They train women with extra time to take on certain educational endeavors endea-vors such as work with retarded children or psychiatric patients. They also offer classes in finance, gym, creative writing, theater, fashion, a Home Management Institute, In-stitute, and many other courses of interest to women. Urban Problems The Division sponsored over 100 different conferences and institutes in-stitutes serving more than 10,000 people last year. These programs are based on demand, but are also created for community betterment. better-ment. One such program still in planning is a conference on Urban Problems asked for, and financed by the state of Utah. They also have a Model United Nations Assembly for high school students and a conference on the problems of older citizens. Another group of conferences in planning are to help members of various professions pro-fessions catch up on new developments develop-ments in their fields. |