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~TCCceCcoeVveewet errr ree Owe — The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH Friday, May 21, 1999 B5 Enrollment Down — the Aftermath of Switch to Semesters atl as] your romi- College officials 6 say dip expected; for people who are educated and n enrollment decrease was ex- Thestate Board of Regents or. Pected because studies in other on . ‘ rojection is 4% p }} states have shown students initially react to the increase in term lengths by taking fewer classes. Numbers typically rebound the BY DAN EGAN THE SALT LAKETRIBUNE This year's switch from quarters to semesters at Utah's public ‘they colleges and universities has tak- with cated nty’s they may President Frank Budd. “We're ecapemned : tors edgy because state fundingis the 15-week semester. tied largely to the numberof fulltimeequivalent (FTE) students at terms into two 15-week terms re- One FTE equals one student taking 12credits each semester sign their classes, a process that proved moredifficult than many of education has improved Final enrollment numbers for dents taking three credits each equals one FTE. The University “Thepiecethat has really been lost in the semester conversion dip wasexpected andthe quality For example, four part-timestu. expected IS On for example, lost around 1,000 to the new system ys of full-time students, about an 8 percent drop. . It has to come back. We have plenty of students who need us a 10-week en a toll on enrollment, though education officials maintain the about $130,000 for every 100 FTEs Buddis confident the numbers will begin to climbthis fall as students become more accustomed ike I three quired faculty members to rede- the academic year have yet tobe = Converting each school abouta 4 percentsystem-wide dip in students for the 1998-1999 academic year. Someschoolswere hit harder Salt Lake Community College, ot 80 percent ofthe nation’s colleges already use the semester system, many textbooks aredesignedfor uncil m. in 918 uncil __ =a dered the switch because some educators believe the longer seester systemallows for moreindepth studyof subjects. Because following year Still, the drop has some educa- uncil it all trained,” hesaid tallied, but early predictions show That's big time,” said SLCC of Utah receives about $250,000 was how muchextra work was in- for eve volvedintermsofpreparation for 100 FTEs. SLCC gets cla nd new courses,” said Weber Stae University Provost DaveEisler. “Iamseeing asignificant amountofthat continue and it will go onfor sometime.” Higher Education Commission- and want usandbusinessis crying er Cecelia Foxley said students who have contacted her office have generally supported the switch MacMahon, Not everyone feels that way I've been from students who say: dean of USU’s Col legeof Science. getting some e-mails “If it goes theway it has natio Why did then what will happen is we'll regain ae a the Board of Regents do this? This is crazy. Andthey are trying to get _us to reconsider,” she said dents in the next year or so That will not happen. I don't think many people would want to back to quarters simply because we would haveto a1 taxes rFREE STU FF! VorceStream change a lot of things again,” said Blythe Ahlstrom, Utah State Uni With Every Great VoiceStream PhoneYou Will Get A versity assistant provost Oneconversion problem thel and USU still must deal with is a FREE Leather Case! FREE Car Adapter! classrooms. Space in those facilities is al nes BES DEAL! shortage oflaboratories and large ee ready tight, and semesters makeit tighter because S0OIMInutes AnytimeOnly? lab classes that $39.95 Per Month! previously were offered to stu dents threetimes ayear underthe quartersystem arenowoftenof feredonly twiceeach year “We wereableto cram every F NATIONWIDE AUTO GLASS Lake Ogden “ body in, but part of that was be 533-8700 cause wehad6percent fewer stu dents on campusso that sort of 392-4433, ( Reh on OASENels saved us for theyear.” said James Hi 24 UTAH BRIEFS rd C ¢ 0 a iy CC OLYMPIC FUN RUN Warm summer mornings, family reunions > og Corradini will host her first Olympikids Fun Run onSaturday all about. Utahnsare active — especially D nal “Salt Lake City Mayor Deedee andtripsto the lake are what summeris me. 4 during the warm months. That's why The Corradini launched the Olympi- kids For Fitness Program when she Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News are kicking off the summer with their annual Summer Fun special section. Publishing Sunday, May 23, a week before Memorial took over as president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors last year. Since then, she has been jogging with elementary school students from New Orleans to Chicago and at 23 local schools, encouraging Day,this section is sure to be hot! children to watch less television, eat healthy foods and walk orrun. ‘ach 4th-, 5th- and 6th-grade 12 student received a packet with in- em setting. Students designed their l = wn 5 } ‘ The SummerFun special section will be a formation about exercise and goal- ih fy filled with lively editorial and photographs provided by The Salt Lake Tribune and own fitness programs. At East High School, 1300 E. 800 South, 2,000 to 4,000 Salt Lake Deseret News. City graduates of the programwill ’, . Don’t let this Summer Fun run in four L-mile races at 9 a.m. 10 am., 11 am. and noon. Real Ride Skate Park will dem- 1 pass you by! onstrate in-line skating and teach safetyclinics. USA Track & Field will demonstrate racewalking, ur f Seam FLAS! 4 r } 7 os ni systems. n- City Bike Emergency Medical Ser- cheSoltfakrGritone ~ DeseretNews Pe ae A c a ee Haaga’s ENDS SATURDAY 4, DOOR BUSTERS NURSING SCHOOLOK’D The undergraduate and gradu- Mark’s-Westminster School of Nursing and Health Sciences have received accreditation from the Maconeaanee | 33 Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, school officials nounced this month an. ‘The baccalaureate program is certified for a 10-year term. The tial accreditation for a 5-year term The St. Mark’s-Westminsteralli- in nursing programs at St. Mark's Hospital taking college courses at Twin ceioeemmarreran Ise" $ sai to the Westminster Queen $249 King dents. Set AID FOR LEGAL AID GDEN — ThreeUtahlegal aid have Pillow Tops 9455 ser $205 $389 $20 $279 $539 Set meen $349 ki ad iWin Back SaverIll “The Rock” nimimisrintenees ite $389$489 Society of Salt Lake are encourag igtheates5200atoneo twobillable hours So far, the legal-aid campaign called “and Justice for all,” has raised $151,991 in cashand anoth 9 in pledges from9 D said Lauren Scholnick of Jaueen $4 200 20 only JQueen $HOQ King $BAO Futons Metal Futon $ Soff on top firm in the middie $399 « king $599 Back Saver| Full raised than $250,000 in cash and pledges in a fund-raising effort aimed at at we $9668! $339 |Backsaver Full Back SaverHT.. Twin Oo beats The Factory! EX FIRM Orthopedic Balt Lake City’s Westminster Col. 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