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Show THE CAMPUS Growth, change increase number of hard-to-get classes into are Comm. 101, Math 101, Art 161, and FN 145. Two of these are required classes. He said one problem is that classes are constantly being canceled or closed. JOURNAL STAFF WRITER "When classes are closed, a lot of it has to do with times. Many of the classes are offered, just not at those times." As the quarter begins, many students-largely freshmen-are rushing around "Another problem I see is that it isn't hard to get into classes. It's just that campus Oailing a yellow signature card, attempting to be the first to be signed in classes aren' t being offered." Grogan offered that in the class schedule guide HU to a full class. This rush and competition are a result of the limited number of 101, HU 106, HU 107, and HU 108 are offered at SUU, but HUlOl is the only classes and sections offered this quarter. humanities class taught spring quarter. There are some classes on the computer Students at SUU may have noticed problems in scheduling during registration, that aren't in the scheduling guide and vice versa. when many of the general education classes offered spring quarter were full before "If you are more flexible on the hours you will take classes I think that makes a the sophomores registered. big difference," Grogan said. He said the time most people take classes is between "This trend is beginning to be a very large problem," said Frain Pearson, late the the hours of 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. communication department If you are willing to take night chair and now interim provost. classes or schedule classes on "The growth in the · Fridays your chances of getting communication department into the classes you want alone has been large, and we greatly increase. need more teachers to Grogan recommends students accommodate the increasing register as soon as they can. He number of students. All of our also recommends going to the teachers are carrying a full Registrar's Office and getting a load, and we still aren't able to PIN number. With a PIN and offer aJ I of the classes we social security number, would like, we have to students can use the Internet alternate each quarter." and see which classes are full Advisers in each department before they register. He also are working hard to help thinks students should pick students get into classes, two or three alternative wether they be general classes. education requirements or According to Grogan, if major requirements. The classes are filled there are a limited number of classes couple of routes students can offered this quarter has caused take. He said a student should huge conflict for students who first get a section closed form have been unable to get into from the Registrar's Office. any classes they needed. Then the student needs to fill "It's a huge problem; there it out and ask the professor if are literally no classes offered they may be signed into the Lines at the Registrar's Office are common. before and after classes begin eacb quarter. lhis quaner, " said Marinda class. Crogan said sometimes Broomhead, freshman pre-law professors will sign two or major from Riverton. "I was three extra students into the class, because usually within rhc first week a few standing in line, waiting to register and before I could get up to the desk, three students will drop the class. sections of the Math 105 class I needed were closed, and getting mro humanmes Grogan said if the professor is not signing anyone in, the sludent can keep was totally out of the question. I was able to get two classes, and now I havl to gi::t checking back with the Registrars Office. He said during the scheduling process signed in to the rest." · students are constantly changing their minds. One moment a class may be closed Students were equally frustrated during registration, because the classes that are normally bard to get into, seemed even harder. John Grogan, Student Development and a student checks back five minutes later and there is an o_pening. He said also if there is a high enough demand for the class sometimes another Center counselor, said some of the most difficult general education classes to get By JANELLE PHILLIPS and VERONICA GARNER Better science teaching is goal Im proving science education in urban secondary schools is the goal of a National Science Foundation pro ject involving 24 sets of educators from across the nation, including a pair of Southern Utah University professors. "This is a relatively high profile project intended in part to address a growing disparity in the success of science students from urban areas compared with that of rural and suburban students," Mark Wallin, SUU assistant professor of teacher education, explains. "Urban school students are slipping further and further behind. " Wallin and Terry Schwaner, assistant professor of biology, are the project members from SUU. They will join 23 other teams selected from colleges and universiti es nationwide in the two-year project titled "Reciprocal Science Success: Visions and Strategies." The first phase of the project i:s a March 12-15 visit to the Baltimore area to examine successful urban science initiatives in action in Baltimore City Public Schools, review American Association for the Advancement of Science national science standards, and construct evaluation models which can show interconnectedness. Schwaner and Wallin will also help other team m embers develop performance assessments at a conference at T owson University just north of Baltimore. Additional phases of the project include extensive teleconferencing which is planned during the summer, and a second week of onsite conference activity which is scheduled next year. While in Maryland, the national teams will collectively design strategies to enhance the active participation of minorities in science and to promote effective teacher preparation on their home campuses. "One benefit to Southern Utah University will be the insights we can gain into better preparing our graduates for the urban high school science teaching experience," Wallin said. "We are excited to be participating in such a project." - Terry Schwaner (1) aIJd Mark Wallin are working across departments on a project. |