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Show !MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2001 PAGE3 UNIVERSITY JOURNAL CAMPUS NEWS SUU programs may be cut in reprio~itization BY CYNTHIA KIRKHAM ENJOR TAFF WRITER Changes in higher education have made it neces ary for college and universities aero the ountry to re tructure and even cut some programs. An advi oty committee, head cl by former provo t D. Ray Reutzel, met in January to begin the proce · of prioritizing and re tructuring program at When Reutzel left in Jun to take a po ltion at tah tate Univer ity, that duty fell on the shoulders of Interim Provo t Carl R. Templin. Templin aid the reorganization, cheduled for completion by fall 2002, ha not been brought on by budget cut but a need for the university to et prioritie . While budget honfaU have contributed_to then ed to reorgaoiz , documentati n by Reutzel 's committee emphasizes the need for "greater accountability for the use of public funds ." Befor Reutzel left UU, h and the actv· ·ory committee evaluated each university program. The evaluation consi, ted of a formal prioritization from each college dean that ranked each program 's value to th coJlege. Reutzel and the committee were then able to create a form.al recommendation regarding the future of each program. Reutzel suggested that UU may no long r be th · place for tudents looking for programs of study such as family and con umer ience or busloe education. He recommended eliminating tho -program . " B coming a distiocti e university known for a high quality tradition colleg p rience require the univef'ity to move away from b ing all things to all people," he said in the evaluation . The value of program in each college wa d termioed through ao evaluation of element e · ential to the continuation of a program . TI1i evaluation includ · element such as program produ tivit co ·t ·ervice to general education and ince mo l of the department 's program are integrated into other programs, the recommendation wa to cut bu iness education entirely and distribute its area of tudy to other departments. The two department that would be affected by the chang are the only department headed by women. Al o, both departments have high percentages of female ·tudents. Templin aid it was not the committee' intention "to target the program · mostly women want. " Department chairs of th family ancl con umer cience and busine s The two departments education department remain optimi tic regarding the po ibility of that would be affected their program being cut. Family and by [reallocating and con umer science department chair reprioritization are the Cynthia Wright aid he did not wi h to comment on an e ent that ha yet to only departments happen, saying that it i · after all , onJy a headed by women. Also, recommendation at thi point. are going to do everything we both departments have can"We to pre erve this program ,~ said Dori Williamson, department chair of high percentages of busine education. emale students. SUU Reutzel and Templin have al o Interim Provost Carl R. recommended expan ion of programs. Programs deemed valuable would be Templin said it was not expanded , but programs that cor d the committee's low on elected element would need be cut. intention 'to target the to'Iluoughout eptember and ctober, programs mostly hearing will he held for each college with the dean , faculty and staff present. women want. ' They will have the opportunity lo _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___, review data and make comment on the other majors, relevance to the university, relevance to ext rnal goals and mark t d mand. Even if family and consumer science and business education pr grams were eliminated , that wouldn ' t mean that every cla sand empbasi within the e program would di appear entirely. For example, interior de ign and apparel design and textile program would no longer be offer d . Early chi ldhood d velopment and nutrition and food cience , however, J would be moved co other departments. The pre chool lab would likely remain, but several problem would need to be re olved. Templin aid a lack of fire e its in the ba m nt of the building severely limits the capacity ofJhe lab . UU Pre ident teven D. Bennion said the pre ·chool lab may be moved to the future teacher education building but plan have not been m, de for a location meanwhile . Program ·in the information ystems and business ducation department are also facing re tructuring. ome po · ible outcomes for studcmcs guilty of plagiarism are: a failing grade on the assignm nc containing plagiarism, a failing grade in the course and po ibly a probationary period (usually one year). A student might be asked to leave the department and tart a new major or may even be uspended from the university. " nforrunately," Church said, "we have seen all of those outcomes." Obviously a freshman in a first year writing course may receive more ,. leniency than a senior student working on his or her thesis, he said. BY ANDY BURT "It's important that tudents always ENIOR TA ·F WRJTER give appropriate r cognitioo to th original author," ·said Church. When md nts write papers the correct way,; The first w ek of class is over and , as they learn eth i along with the . tudents begin to create pile and piles knowledge the course offers, he added. of papers to tum in, o prevalent tudents find many excuses to concern among fa ulty members is plagiarize, he said. It's·ea.<;y for th m to plagiarism. justify the act wh n it's unday night and APJagiarism is passing someone else's they have a paper due 1onday morning work ff as your own," terling burch, that they haven't even tarted. vi e pie ident for tudent services, said. Jt's a common misund rstanding when "It's using work that belong to a student realizes that h or sh may get anoth.a ." caught plagiarizing that if they withdraw Plagiari mis a punishabl offense from th course, or school altogether, regarded as improp r behavior by the they C'dfl avoid any repercussion , Chur h UU ·student handbook. "SUU do sn 't said. " tudents cannot drop a course to deal lightly with plag:iari m ," Church avoid appropriate penalties for their added. SUU policy nieans severe . punishtnent for .plagiarisni r 'commendations. The recommendation · will then be pre ented to the Deans' ouncil and Faculty enate. Pre ident Bennion will review the recommendations in December and a final report will be given to the Board of Tru tees and Board of Regent · in April and May, re pectively. The final structure will be completed by July and implemen~ed in fall 2002. Part 2 of the story on reprioritization and its specifics will be in Thursday's issue. contribute to that Man professors allow violation of institutional policy." studen to look al term papers po ted Wh n students ar found guilty of plagiarism by a professor with evidence, - on the Internet. "I encourage them to look at term it is then up to the professor to pap rs on tl1e web, Kay K. Cook, determin a course of action. lf nothing associate department chair for the can be resolved by the profe · .r and student, the case may go before the (continued on page 4) department chair. lf difficulties persist, th final body that the accus d will face i the vice president of student ervice . ~we hear of about eight to 10 account of plagiarism a semester, " aid Church. We don't hear of every case, though. There ar more, he added. The number of students who plagiariz b, gone up, ChuFCh et es~ays off the said. The . tor some students. t<;> g ork when met increasing lt may be temptmgthem off as their ongmal,w la iarism, availability of term internet and passaching deadline. But, tdhatt~rlces, said. papers on the with a fast appro . president for stu en Internet may Sterling Church, vice fl |