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Show · !PAC.E 4 THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2001 UNIVERSITY JOURNAL CAMPUS NEWS Reutzel probes class sizes Sigma Nu rushes on BY RHIANNON BENT SENIOR STAFF VVRITER students [who should be enrolled] in a class,· he said. Omes said he asked the department chairs in SUU has a tradition of small dass sizes, but the College of Science to look at historical could there be an excess? · · enrollments and examine the possibilities of D. Ray Reutzel," SUU provost, said small class offering certain classes every other semester or sizes are beneficial for ease and access of every other year. students, but they don't economize the cost of "lfwe did away with some low-enrollment education. classes, we wouldn't be a university,· Ornes said. Reutzel said on average, each three-hour College of Education Dean .Bruce Barker also course costs the university about said the university needs to make $7,500. An over1oad course, one that the best use of its resources. increases a professor's workload "It's not prudent or economicaJlyabove 12 hours, costs $2,100. sound to have faculty teaching Independent study costs $150 per excessively small classes on a student. regular basis.· he said. Reutzel said upon examining some Barker said it is sometimes research, he discovered more than necessary to offer low-enrollment 100 classes with less than 1 O . courses to meet student and students enrolled. This figure doesn't program needs. count things like internships that Reutzel said he'd ideally-like to cut would result io a low enrollment. 80 percent of the classes with fess "It's a very costly way to provide for than 10 students enrolled, which students' education," be said. would still leave enough classes for SUU doesn't have a policy on the the students who need them. matter, but Reutzel said some other He said he thought it would be universities do. either explicitly in Ray Reutzel beneficial for faculty to better writing or implicitly in understanding. manage the number of courses taught with the From an academic view, Reutzel said he sees number of preparations required for each .. the issue as a problem and wants to get input Reutzel said he'd like each faculty member to from students, faculty and administration. have no more than three preparations, or, ttiree "I'm trying to start with dialogue," he said. "Do different courses. they see [low-enrollment courses) as a problem? Reutzel sent each department chair a three-year Would potential solutions be worthy of pursuit?" enroffment history. He said he would like faculty in College of Science Dean Harold Omes said he each department to look at the information and is starting to look at the issue and figure out the decide which dasses should be retained and real costs of offering low-enrollment classes. which should be offered less frequently. "I don't think we'd be wise money managers Reutzel said the bottom line is he wants SUU to until we figure out the minimum number of move up in academic quality. We acco/t aff major credit cara orders over the yfione. ; Last week's rush successful for Sigma Chi Fraternity BY STACY VENTURA SENIOR STAFF WRITER Calling all men. Sigma Nu's Spring Rush week has been in full gear since Monday. Each semester, Sigma Nu and Sigma Chi set aside a week to let the SUU student body know what they stand for. Sigma Chi rushed last week and member Cody Slape a senior marketing major from Springville, Utah, said the week was a success withthe addition of 10 new members. Rush week is primarily a recruitment week where plausible rushees are able to meet the fraternity or sorority of their choice and learn more about the organization. Sigma Nu's Rush Week began with a dance called "Club Paradise" in the Student Center Living Room from 6 p.m. to 9:.3 0 p.m. · "'Club Paradise' was the beginning of our Rush week," · said Dustin Sitterud, a junior sociology major from Orangeville, Utah, and Commander of Sigma Nu. ·we did a summer theme to all our activities because I think we are all sick of winter.· On Tuesday. Sigma Nu put on a pool party, "To Hades with Winter.· at ttte Middle School. ·we had access to the water slide at the middle school ," said Sitterud. "Plus. we held different games. It was fun .· "Welcome to Margaritaville" was the event on Wednesday. An imitation casino was set up in the Student Center Living Room from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m . Tonight is ·come Meet the Knights" open house at the Sigma Nu House located 197 S. 300 West. Tonight's activity starts at 6 p.m . "Tonight is pretty much for the guys at SUU," Sitterud said. "This gives them the opportunity to meet the men of Sigma Nu, tell them what we are about, what we have to offer and what we believe." Friday, "Judgment Day," is bid night at the Sigma Nu House at 6 p.m. "This is the night where we invite those interested to pledge," Sitterud said. "We will be accepting bids." · we believe in what we practice,· Sitterud said. "Our three principles are truth, love and honor, honor being our highest principle." 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