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Show I~@ FOCUS: CONTINUING EDUCATION THE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL• SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY• FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1994 SUU spreads wings to St. George By LARRY BAKER JOURNAL EDITOR It's been a foregone conclusion for some t ime now that in our future, colleges and universities w ill be coming to students more than ever. "There is a greater trend toward having m ore education-including upper division courses- as close to students' hom es as possible, " says SUV Provost T erry D . Alger. That is the philosophy behind the University Cente rs program in Utah and that is why we now see SUUans studying at the St. George Center on the Dixie College campus. " While there is a graying of America, there is also as graying of educat ion," according to Alger. "The age of the average student is increasing, and, concurrently, the t ime that students take to complete their education is increasing as well. Many of today's students are already locked into jobs or marriage and, as a res ult, must attend school where they live." T o meet this need, the state legislature approved funds for plans to bring fo ur-year school programs to two-year cam puses and other venues as well . " Rather than have two-year schools expand, it was found to be more effective to take the presence of fouryear schools to the community college campuses, " says Alger, who notes that the idea has also spawned University Centers at other locations; in the case of SUU, at such places as Kanab, Richfield and Delta. The Center is now in its fo urth year of operation, offering a va riety of course on a schedule that's due to expand in coming quarters. According to George Fenstennacher, the director of the Center, students may complete the entire SUV curricula in elementary education and business administration/marketing by taking evening courses on the Dixie campus . T hose interested in criminal justice will be able to complete m any courses through the center. "Day-time course work is scheduled to begin in fall of 1995," says Fenstermacher. SUU offers St. George classes this fall in three separate departments through the SUU St. George Center. In criminal justice, CJ 450, Special Issues and POSC 341 Public Administration are offered in the late afternoon-early evening hours and taught by Larry Lunnen, formerly Utah state director of public safety and now a St. George resident. Four courses in business administration- all taught by SUU faculty members- are offered: ACCT 335, Business Law I, taught by Tim Lewis; BA 324, Human Resource Management, ta ught by Jerry Horgesheimer; ECON 385, Money and Banking, taught by Alan Hamlin; and MKTG 303, Consu mer Behavior, taught by Dennis Vredenberg. In teacher education, the following courses are offered (and ta ught by SUV faculty m embers): EDUC 302, Technology for Teachers, with Lee Montgomery;EDUC 499, Senior Project, with Kevin Robinson; EDUC 499, with Jerry Bowler, IM 3 18, Utilization of Literature, with Suzanne Julian; ElEd 600, Classroom Managem ent, with Paul Wilford, and ED 610, Supervision Theory with Mark Webster. T he Center's administrative offices are located in the Con tinuing Education Building at Dixie, 300 South, 800 East in St. George.For more information on the St. George Center, phone 673-4811, ext. 368. The SUU Center at St. George (righ t) bas palm trees and a w elcoming staff consisting of George Fen stermach er and Sh aryl Mathews. (Below) Form er h ead of the state departm ent of public safety Larry Lunnen (at left) teach es crimillal ;ustice classes at the Center. Variety is featured in SUU non-credit classes A bevy of courses, ranging from karate to signing, begin here Monday A second wave of fall quarter non-credit classes and workshops begins sessions Monday (Sept. 26) through the Division of Continuing Education at SUV. Included in classes beginning Monday, or later, are a number of dance classes ranging from sessions for young children through advanced ballet. Courses will also be offered in karate, therapeutic massage, nutrition for diabetics, holiday cooking, and sign language. Registration for non-credit classes and workshops may be completed at the first class period or in the Hunter Conference Center Room 103B during regular business houis. The cost of courses varies between $15 and $120, depending on the length of the course and other factors. A complete listing of courses is available at the Hunter Conference Center. "The university has a long tradition of offering noncredit classes and workshops as a service to the community and to non-college students," David Nyman, assistant dean of continuing education, said. " Many of the classes are of the enrichment type for which university credit really isn't applicable. We have excellent instructors this year, and we will have more classes than usual from which to choose." 'Many of the classes are of the enrichment type,' says Assistant Dean of Continuing Education David Nyman. I T he first non-credit courses for the 1994-95 year began Tuesday (Sept. 20 ) with the start of regular fallquarter classes. Some openings in those classes still exist, but a $5 late fee will be chaiged for anyone registering after the second course session. SUV non-credit classes beginning Monday, or later in the quarter (course name, site, time, cost): Beginning Sept. 26-Beginning Karate/Self Defense, PE 210, 6 p.m., $40; Sign Language-Beginning, Old Main 304, 5 p.m., $35; Beginning Western Swing, Auditorium 109, 6 p.m., $40; Dance for Teens-Intermediate III-Tap, South Hall, 3:30 p.m., $50; Advanced Ballet and Intermediate Pointe, South Hall, 6:30 p.m., $75. Beginning Sept. 27-Dance for ChildrenBeginning IV, Audi torium 109, 5 p.m., $50; PreBallet for 4-6 Year Olds, South Hall, 4:15 p.m., $30. Beginning Sept. 28- Dance for ChildrenBeginning II, South Hall, 4 p.m., $50. Beginning Sept. 29- Therapeutic Massage for Beginners, PE 210, 6 p.m., $35; Dance for Children-Intermediate Ill, Auditorium 109, 5 p.m., $70. Beginning Nov. 3-Daily Dining for Diabetics (Nutrition), PE 201 , 7 p.m., $21. Beginning Dec. I-Hean Healthy Holiday Cooking, PE 201, 7 p.m., $15. I |