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Show PAGES UNIVERSITY JOURNAL CAMPUS MEWS !THURSDAY. JANUARY 13, 2000 SUU has parking advantages In comparison to other universities, SUU's parking isn't bad the proximity of the lots. Many colleges have Some students complain that SUU's parking is parking lots so far away from the campus that not adequate for the number of vehicles that are students have to be shuttled back and forth. driven to school. At SUU, the Centrum lot is usually the last to fill VVhile it is true tha},..when compared statistically to some other co)leges, SUU might have a smaller up, and Jim Turner, SUU director·of the department of public safety, said, "it's only a student-to-parking space ratio, it has distinct seven-minute walk from the Centrum lot to the advantages over many other colleges in both farthest building on the other side of campus. And price and parking proximity. that's seven minutes timing me in my boots." For students with parking permits, which cost The only spaces Turner specified where $12 for the year and $6 for the semester and can students absolutely be purchased at the may not park are Public Safety Office those set aside for in the Sharwan the faculty and Smith Center. staff. In past years, There are student it has been a major parking spaces in issue keeping the Physical students out of Education Building these spaces. lot, on north side· of Turner stressed the the Sharwan Smith importance of Center and keeping out of Manzanita lots, these parking behind the Randall places. Theatre, the "First, you're Centrum Lot and going to get a everything west of ticket, which is bad 800 West. enough, but you're Of these lots, there are about There are about 2,100 parking spaces available on also going to make 2,100 parking campus. The lots closer to the buildings fill first. the faculty very . irritable. And if you spaces available on happen to have one of these irritable faculty . campus. members as one of your teachers, you could Although SUU may not have the best parking suffer some dire consequences," said Turner. situation, it is comparably better than other Parking tickets carry a $10 fine and the ticket is colleges in the state. For instance, the University recorded on the student's SUU transcript. of Utah does have about 14,000 parking spaces If the ticket isn't paid off in a timely manner, not to accommodate its 27 ,000 students. but at higher only is there a late fee, but the ticket prohibits the costs. student from registering for the next semester and According to Dalene Holland at the U of U's from receiving an official transcript. information center, because it is a larger school, Michael L. Reid, SUU director of procurement, an increased demand for parking causes higher said some of the older buildings on the recentlyprices on parking permits, which range between acqujred land northeast of campus might be $52 and $106 per semester. depending on leveled and turned into a parking lot some time in location. Another advantage of SUU's parking situation is the future, but he said that won't be for a while. Teachers with .d octorates wanted BY DEB.ORAH PERRY JOURNAL STAFF Bostick said that students directly benefit from instructors who have achieved their terminal degree. . "If SUU is to be a university, it should have a Because faculty members are more faculty that has attained the terminal degree in knowledgeable about their field, have better . their field," said Earl Mulderink, assistant professor communication skills and can see more teaching of history and SUU Faculty Senate president. styles and can choose the styles that they think A terminal degree is the highest level of are best, they are able to instruct students with education attainable for any . - - - - - - - - - - - ~ more confidence and authority, specific discipline. It varies from R h · th Bostick said. discipline to discipline, however eac 1ng e Mulderink said that individuals terminal degree with their terminal degree are, most disciplines require a doctorate or an educational "highly qualified, highly trained doctorate. offers knowledge experts in their fields." Achieving a terminal degree of the bigger Most faculty members come to offers several advantages to SUU SUU with their doctorate or faculty and students. picture, said Curtis termina1 degree in hand. Mulderink said. Faculty members can receive a Bostick, assistant raise, rank advancement and can "[It's) a much more competitive professor of social job market than 30 years ago,• he be considered for tenure if their terminal degree has been said. reached, according to Arthur SCJence · Other faculty members who don't have their terminal degree Challis, assistant professor of communication. usually cannot achieve tenure and will never be a Reaching the terminal degree offers a full professor. A terminal degree offers job knowledge of the bigger picture, said Curtis security, Mulderink said. Bostick, assistapt professor of social science. SUU offers some help to faculty members who Bostick said that faculty members are equipped don't have their terminal degree. Faculty members with more analytical, language and computer skills can take a quarter sabbatical with full pay, or they after completing their terminal degree. He also can take a-one year sabbatical with 60 percent said that the requirements for a doctorate allow a pay, to work on their dissertation, according to deeper understanding of the area of study. . ·challis. a ·Returning student scholarship applications for continuing or former SUU students for 2000-2001 ~ can be picked up arid returned to the Admissions Office. Application deadline is February 1, 2000. Council LONDON or PARIS Only $299 roundtrip! NEW YORK $258! MIAMI $287! GUATEMALA $408 ****************** HUGE GEAR SALE up to 75% OFF including backpacksl 1999 LET'S GO GUIDEBOOKS 1/2 OFF call 801-375-1919 or email: JNuttall@CouncilTravel.com FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER: $10,000 CASH BONUS PLUS $50,000 FOR COLLEGE. 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