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Show ., UNIVERSITY JOURNAL CAMPUS NEWS !TUESDAY, JUNE 1! 1999 PAGE 3 I Summer session begins today Enroll111ent looks up for fall se111ester Indicators are pointing toward a healthy enrollment increase at SUU for the fall semester of the 1999-00 academic year. uour enrollment report for the just completed spring semester showed a total of 6,740 students had enrolled for at least one class," D. Mark Barton, assistant vice president of student services, said. "That's 776 students more than had enrolled by our official third week report [to the Board of Regents] cutoff date. Most of those additional students came from continuing education programs." Full-time equivalent enrollment (total student credit hours taken by all students divided by 15-a "full-time equivalenr class load) also climbed: 142 FTE students enrolled between the third week report and the end of the spring semester. "Our applications for admission for the upcoming fall semester are coming in at a record pace,• Barton points out. "This year we have 14 percent more applications than we did last year at the same time. Total applications from Utah residents are up by 13 percent, and non-resident applications are up by 15 percent." A further breakdown of application information shows applications from 10 percent more students who are transferring from two-year and other institutions. Marl< Barton "Because of this year's conversion to a semester calendar, it is a little difficult to make direct comparisons between the number of actually enrolled (registered) students this year and last year," Barton said. "We do know, however, that 252 more students are now enrolled than were enrolled at a comparable time in the registration cycle last year." Of the 252., SUU has enrolled 53 more sophomores, 148 more juniors, 49 more seniors. and eight less graduate students. "I think our one year of semester-system-induced flat enrollment is over," Barton said. "All the indicators for fall enrollment are positive. I would predict--and you can quote me-an increase of 300 to 500 headcount students over last fall's enrollment." If Barton's prediction is realized, SUU could threaten the university's highest-ever headcount enrollment, as measured by its third-week report to the Utah State Board of Regents. That enrollment showed 6. 125 students during the winter quarter of the 1997-98 academic year. application for admission before registering for Summer school classes at SUU start today, classes. Admission forms are available at the considerably earlier than the start in recent years. "We will again be offering our traditional wide Division of Continuing Education offices or the Admissions Office in the Sharwan Smith Center. range of classes as in previous years, but under our new semester calendar, we need to get under The form is also included in the summer school way a little earlier," C . David Nyman, assistant catalog. "We try to make our offerings accessible to as dean of continuing education and director of SUU many people as possible by allowing the maximum summer school, said. "The variety of workshops, conferences, camps, and special training which flexibility in our program," Nyman points out. uln . have been so popular will be available again this that same spirit, we like to offer a big, wide spectrum of classes. Some are mostly for personal , year." enjoyment and enrichment, but most are planned The university teaches two four-and-one-halfweek sessions and a nine-week "regular" term. The to fill degree requirements." In addition to first session runs courses scheduled from June 1 through for the full regular July 2 , and the term or one of the second session two shorter sessions, begins July 6 and ends August 6. The others last 9nly a day or two. regular summer term "The best way to runs concurrently with the two shorter see if we have sessions. something of interest Registration will is to obtain the continue up to and summer school including the second catalog and check day of class. out what is being offered: Nyman Registration may be said. completed between Out-of-state tuition 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at the registrar's office in charges are waived Laurel Dodgion, a senior psychology major from Cedar during SUU's the Sharwan Smith City, processes registration forms . She is just one of the summer school. Center rotunda. In · Non-Utah residents addition to in-person many students (}nrol/ed at SUU who help keep the registration. students administrative offices running. may attend for the may register by same costs as Utah residents. Also, telephone by calling 586-7714 between 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on weekdays. A students who are 62 years old or older may audit $3 telephone registration tee will be assessed. any SUU summer credit class for $1 O per class on Summer school catalogs, complete with a listing a space available basis. They may register on the of classes being taught, are available free at the first day of class for the session when the course is division of continuing education offices in the taught. Special workshops or non-credit classes Hunter Conference Center, the .:SUU Bookstore, are not included in this senior citizens offer. and the Registrar's Office. A number of special programs are scheduled "We are suggesting that anyone registering by during summer school this year, includiryg telephone have their classes and alternate classes workshops in storytelling, creative writing and William Shakespeare; Utah Girls State; Upward selected before calling," Maxine Stolk, registrar, said. "It also speeds the process along if Bound; conferences dealing with reading, necessary information is at hand as if the student accounting, rural schools, and early childhood; the were going to register in person." Governor's Honors Academy; several sports Prospective summer school students who did not camps; a spirit camp; the Utah Summer Games; a attend SUU during either the most recent fall or Sunday Evening Concert Series; and a field school in Southwestern archeology. spring semester will be required to complete an / all Richards·to.head assessment program Southern Utah University is making several administrative assignment changes to step up its effort to provide a campuswide assessment program and to enhance i1s institutional research capabilitiM. Michael 0 . Richards , currently serving as vice president of planning and · technology, will be given the major responsibility for creating and administering the internal planning and evaluation system intended to measure and increase SUU students' learning and development "We have long known that a full-time campuswide assessment program and research capability were badly needed," Steven 0 . Bennion , SUU president, said. "Additionally, the Northwest Commission on Colleges-in recently reaffirming the university's accreditation-stated that 'Southern Utah University needs io accelerate its effort to develop a disciplined, systematic, campus-wide assessment program which would comply with Commission standards'. 9 •••-1., ' , . :,' j •• .! / , In order to help satisfy the university's Glen Pryor, who directs SUU's self-perceived need and the accrediting information technology operations, will body,s charge, Richards will shift from his continue in that capacity under the current assignme11t to assume a position supervision of Reutzel. as associate provost Under the new effective July 1. assignments, capital "In this new role, Or. facilities development and Richards will have improvement projects will responsibilities for . be handled by Michael institutional assessment, Reid, who will serve as institutional research, and director of procurement planning." Bennion said. and capital facilities "He will also bring badly planning; and Pete needed full-time Heilgeist will serve as professional support to Or. manager of procurement. Ray ~eutzel, university Legislative liaison will be provost, and to the the responsibility of Dorian academic administration of Page, who serves as the university.n associate vice president Richards has previously for administrative and had oversight for financial services; and information technology, athletics will now report to capital facilities , Gregory Stauffer, Michael D. Richards development and administrative and improvement projects, athletics, and financial services vice president. legislative liaison for the university. "These substantial changes in ........ . . . . ·, . :: ~:· ': . 0 • •- • • 0 • A A 0 administrative assignments are being accomplished without a major allotment of new funding," Bennion said. "The pressing needs of institutional assessment and increased support for academic administration have prompted the changes. "Without the splendid cooperation among the President's Council members and other administrators , these important changes would not be possible. I am grateful for the cooperation and team play of those assuming new assignments on top of their.existing work loads." Richards has served for the past 17 years as SUU's representative with the Utah State Legislature. "He has p~rformed yeoman's service," Bennion said. "This is a long time to serve ·in that role, to sacrifice substantial time away from.home, and to assume the stress and strain which inevitably come with each legislative session. He deserves special thanks tor his effective and extensive service, not only with legislative relatior:is but with his many o!h~r. ~~~~~:·. I• |