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Show tSJQBteblQYMBERm98fll THE THUNDERBIRD M V1W if M - 1" . Enrollment stands at new high Fall figures show increase of 10 percent with 2,021 regular students BY GREG SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEM DEFENDS STUDENT LEADER STIPEND HIKE. SEE PAGE 4. r r,4Sv. V ' 5lJ - 4f c' ' 'i e MISS SUSC INTER-TRIBA- L PAGEANT IS SET FOR FRIDAY, NOV. 7. SEE PAGE 8. MILES For those who are charged with increasing SUSC's enrollment, the hard work, it seems, has begun to pay off. For the first time in the history of the college, enrollment has topped 3,000 for students enrolled in regular and special courses. The figures for fall quarter have been released, and overall enrollment stands at 3,066. D. Mark Barton, director of admissions and records at SUSC, said 2,821 students are enrolled in regular classes on campus, which is an increase of nearly 10 percent over this same time last year. College seminar courses and the Division of Continuing Education serve an additional 245 students. Barton reported that of the regular students, 2,564 are taking full class loads of 15 or more credit hours. "This also marks a 10 percent increase," he said. The stats show that 236 new students are a part of SUSC. Just over 100 are college freshmen, and the remaining are transfer students. Barton noted that Dixie College is SUSC's largest supplier of transfers. "Dixie t students," provides us with many Barton said. "Our relationship with Dixie is very good, and we're always grateful for the Nsthings they do for us." Barton also reported that SUSC is seeing more and more transfer students from larger four-yeinstitutions. "A lot of the transferring students are coming from the larger universities," he said. "Most of them are looking for a more personalized education something SUSC can offer them." Barton believes a combination of a numberof factors has been the initiator of the enrollment boost. He said the initial opening and dedication of the Centrum began an important recognition process "that started a chain reaction of positive reinforcement." The Summer Games followed, bringing approximately 7,000 people to SUSC. "People not only saw that we have great facilities," Barton said, "but also that SUSC plays a role of major importance in Utah." On the heels of the Summer Games came the Shakespearean Festival, "which always brings a great variety of people to our campus," Barton remarked. In conjunction with all of the summer events has been 'Project Image' SUSC's advertising campaign in magazines and on radio, television, and billboards. Barton said that the project "has been a very good reinforcement," for SUSC. Barton feels that this is only the beginning. "The effects of all that's happened will continue to benefit us," he said. "We hope to reach our goal and be at 4,000 in three years." Such increases, coupled with hikes in summer school enrollment, bode well for the future, said Barton. The 1986 summer school enrollment showed a dramatic increase above last year's count. More than 1,700 students attended classes during the summer, which is an increase of over 100 percent. f top-gra- -- li'-'HJf Sw THEATRE ARTS PRESENTS NOEL COWARD'S 'PRIVATE LIVES' ON STAGE TWO. SEE PAGE 9. USA LOSES TO JAPAN 15-- 9 IN TIEBREAKER VOLLEYBALL GAME IN CENTRUM. SEE PAGE 10. Admissions director Mark Barton points to a number of factors in SUSC's increase in the number of students this fall. s' de I, ar n ;v 3 (Fall headcount figures by year) 78-7-9 79-8- 80 81 81 81 J 8b S s |