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The university teaches two four-week sessions and The classes are very flexible to allow for people's to ninth grade students with advanced skill,;. an eight-week session. Classes for both the first session schedules, says Nyman. "We teach the same classes that "Our summer offerings cover a big, wide spectrum," and the regular session will begin today. The second fourNyman says. "Some are geared for broad general interest, are offered during the fall, winter and spring quarters, week session will begin July 13. The first four-week there just aren't as many." The majority of these classes while others are very specialized. Some are primarily for session ends July 10. The regular summer term and the are scheduled for the mornings, allowing free time in the personal enjoyment and enrichment, but most are second four-week session conclude Aug. 7. afternoon and evenings. planned to fill degree requirements. Some courses last This year's summer school enrollment is already the An opportunity is being offered 10 students 62 years old only a day or two, while others are scheduled for the full largest in the university's history, says C. David Nyman, or older to audit any SUU summer credit class for $10 per four- or eight-week sessio n. The best way to see if we assistant dean of continuing education and director of quarter, on a space available basis. Registration will be have something of interest is to obtain a summer school SUU's summer school. He points to the fact that this is the pcm1itted on the first day of class for each fmal quarter for the university, which will join sessio n. Special workshop or non-credit the other state colleges and universities in Utah classes are not included in this senior in switching to semesters in August. citizens offer. Mean whilt:, Nyman says there are great An1ong the special programs scheduled opportunities for students to get a jump o n the this summer at SUU arc workshops in school year. storytelling, creative writing, and William • A large variety of workshops, conferences, Shakespeare; Utah Girls State, Upward c:1mps, and special training programs are Bound; reading, accounting, rural schools, offered, in addition LO the fou r- and eight-week and early childhood conferences; the classes, " Nyman says. "We try to make our Governor's Honors Academy; several sports offerings accessible to as many people as camps; a spirit camp; the U1al1 Summer possible by allowing the maximum flexibility in Games; a Sund:1y Evening Concen Series: our program: and a field sd10ol in Southwestern Registration may be completed between 8 archeology. a.m.-4 p.m. at the Registrar's Office in the "Project Discovery," a special program rotunda of the Sharwan Smith Center. Students nmning July 5· 10, open to 50 highly can register for either the regular session or the motivated students in grades six through first four-week session through 4 p.m. June 16. nine. Students in the program will Registration for the second four-week session experience campus life. and they'll also get will continue through July I 4. Tuition and fees a chance to experience science and the arts. arc to be paid at the time of registration. The $395 cost covers classes, room and In addition to in-person registration, students board, field trips, and tickets to the Utah may register by telephone by calling 586-77 14 A trio of senior p olitical science majors gathered Friday to discuss their summer Shakespearean Festival. The application between 8 a.m.·5 p.m. weekdays. A $3 phone classes which begin today. From left are Chris Beins, who's also majoring In deadline to participate in Project Discovery regis1r.ltion fee is assessed. German, a 11cl is from Summit, Utc1h; Robert \flifkes of Salt Lake City, and Claire is today, and a SI 00 deposit is required fo r · we suggest that those registering by Palfeyma,z of South Pasadena, Calif. the application. telephone have classes and alternate classes Another program Nyman is most proud of sdected before calling, •· Ma.x.ine Stolk, registrar, is the annual Creative Writing Workshop. says. "It also helps the process if all information The workshop is designed to teach writers from catalog and check out the courses." is at hand as if the student were going to register in beginning to advanced, English teachers and students o n Out-of-state tuition charges are waived during summer person: the fundamentals and techniques of writing creative Summer c1t.1.logs, complete with a listing of classes being school. Non-Utah residents attend for the same costs as short fiction, prose, poetry and drama. This year's taught, arc available free at the continuing education Utah residents. conference will be held at the University Mountain "Lower tuition costs for non-Utah residents during the offices, the Bookstore, and the Reg.istrar's Office. Center July 13-17. Each day of the conference will summer is a factor that is appealing to many students,· Nyman points to a couple of classes in particular that he include guest lectures from authors Ken Brewer, Sam Nyman says. "Also attractive are the cultural and calls great opportunities for students. Green.Diane Nelson and Gary Holthaus. The Creative recreational activities in the area, such as the Utah One, he says, is a Continuing Education course in Writing Workshop costs S 195, and college credit is also Shakespearean Festival and the Utah Summer Games. This Modem Conversational Spanish, designed to help beginning students gain skills in Spanish. Taught bY. Allison area is blessed with wonderful scenery and a great summer offered through the Division of Continuing Education Summer School and the Registrar's Office. For more climate. These factors, combined with an appealing Oberholtzer, the course is taught Mondays through information on the Writing Workshop o r Project curriculum, have resulted in a steadily growing summer 'Jl1Ursdays from 6 to 6:55 p.m. during the first session. Discovery, you can contact Nyman at 586-1995 . enrollment." Nyman also likes another language class, Beginning Politics,.Public Service Ce_n ter set SUUhosts Girls State The creation of a "Center for Politics and Public Service" at SUU was approved at the June 6 meeting of the university's Board of Trustees. Professor Craig Jones who, has taught political science at SUU for 35 years, will serve o n a part-time basis as the founding director of the center. He retired, effective this month, from his regular faculty position. A statement outlining the mission of the new center indicates that among its goals are providing internship and leadership experiences to broaden career and professional opportunities for students, promoting citizenship awareness to enhance political participation within and beyond the university, and providing opportunities and recognition for humanitarian service. "Tilis center will make the university even more proactive in addressing one of the cardinal purposes for the university," Steven Bennion, university president, said. •·mat purpose, as stated in the just revised university mission statement, is to 'prepare students as infom1ed and responsible citizens ... '" Among the activities of the center, Bennion foresees campus visits by government leaders and experts on key issues affecting the public; students being tutored and prepared as interns with state and national government leaders; and significant avenues of public service being identified. The center will be instituted this fall. The board also approved a five-year building plan for the university. The plan includes funding requests during the 1999 Nearly 400 high school girls from citjcs and towns across the state gathered o n the SUU campus last week to participate in Utah Girls State activities. The week of training in political procedures and local and state government functions is sponsored by the Utah American Legion Auxiliary. Participants in Utah Girls State were selected from their high schools and communities through competitive processes administered by Auxiliary posts. · Girls who will be starting their senior year of high school this fall participated ..After being divided into mythical political parties, counties, and cities, the girls created the government structure and citizenry of a state which includes the four counties and 14 cities. SUU has acted as host for Utah Girls State since the early 1970s. The complement to the program, Utah Boys State, is held each year at Utah State University. •• ~• · • • • •• •• 0 • " 6 ·"· ··· · •" · • • . .. ... . .. ... , •• • •• ., . •,, • •• _ , , •• ._,. . . ... . . " .. . . . . '# . ... ... . . .,.., .. . ... legislative session for construction of a new physical education building and for land purchases contiguous to the campus. Costs for the programmed physical education building are projected at just under $20 million. Land purchases are projected to cost S890,000. Also approved by the board, was a request to begin construction in l 9Q9 of a Utah Shakespearean Festival scene shop. The facility, which will be used to build scenery for the festival, will be funded by non-appropriated (non-state) funds. Other requested projects outlined over the five-year period include planning and programming money for re modeling the old Cedar City Middle School building, planning for a fine arts center and classroom building, planning for a Business Building addition, planning for a physical plant addition, planning for expansion of broadcast studio and related space at the Centrum, and planning for a Science Center addition. ln other business: • l11e board approved a revised university mission statement. • Treion Muller, re~ently elected student body president, was sworn in as a member of the board of trustees. • The board approved a psychology degree to be administered through the SUU St. George Center, and recommended that the Utah State Board of Regents approve SUU awarding a construction management degree. • The board approved a change in the fiscal year for the Utah Shakespearean Festival. The new fiscal year will run from Jan. l through Dec. 31. ,. .~r . 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