Show 26A The Suit Lake Tribune Thursday Nos ember CEU Enrollment Soars to Record 2200 Students J 988 10 School Politicians Unveil $100000 Train Project By Dawn House Tribune Staff Writer pro-pose- d senator congressman and governor were easily overshadowed by the digital "Z" gauge toy trains the dignitaries had come to dedicate Add a light rail system computers to run the trains a supertunnel and put them all on a scale model of Salt Lake Valley and you have magic at Hill View Elementary School Everyone had a hand in creating A U S the train project tries for lessons about history Then there's the state's light rail system UTA General John Pingree has volunteered technical assistance to help students program and build that portion of the model Career Research a company that provides technology for education has provided the financial backing for the train project The firm headquartered in Salt Lake City will also develop the software for the trains The Tandy Co of Texas con- valued at $100 000 and used to teach a variety of subjects to children who likely will become train enthusi- tributed computer equipment and area residents Stan and Margo Bergeson directed the computer work The PTA chipped in mon- asts before they enter junior high school A student s grandfather donated the blinds in the computer room where the trains are housed and a velvet skirt to drape the train table Students figured out how to make the miniature plastic trees clay houses and styrofoam buildings The Wasatch Front Regional Council sent over blueprints for the light rail system Railroad hobbyists stopped by to lend a hand Principal Paul McCarty found even more volunteers starting with the Marklin Co of Germany which provided the digital train modeled after the West German ICE train one of the fastest trains in the world Mr McCarty sees no end of applications students can make using the scale model and trains Most importantly students can visualize the lay of the land in which they live "Ask a student where Valley Fair Mall or the airport is from their home and they often have no idea" he said "The model can help students see what makes up their surroundings From there we can incorporate different subjects again using the valley where the kids live" Growth projections economics even history and current events can be programmed into software programs to be run by the students said Mr McCarty s For example may use the computer and train board for math grids and basic geometric problem solving Or fourth-grader- s might figure out where to build tracks roadways or indus and local businesses contributed cash and gifts Each train on the model layout ey will be operated by its own com- puter Geographical concerns growth projections economic impact and future state projects will be programmed to software scenarios for the students to analyze and solve "The students will gain an appreciation and increased understanding of why they need to learn reading math history and science" said Mr McCarty "The trains computers and relief model will be used as a high motivational and interest medium to teach the relevance of academics in the students' daily lives " Mr McCarty ought to know He's been a train buff since he was a boy "Kids have a fascination with trains and models" he said going to the Los Angeles County Fair as a boy but the only thing I remember is the model train layout When something impresses you as a child you re not " likely to forget Special to The Tribune r enrollment PRICE — at the College of Eastern Utah has reached an high of 2 200 this year CEU President Michael Petersen said the enrollment represents students at both the college's main campus in Price and at its San Juan Center in Blanding The 2200 students translate into 1400 equivalents (FTEs) Fall-quarte- e full-tim- e building projects when lawmakers corn ene Solving the problem of additional employees is also a difficult issue "Our highest personnel priority is protecting the benefits of our current employees followed by secur-- ' mg enough money to provide raises that at least keep pace with the cost of living We will then look to expand to meet the demands of enrollment growth" Dr Petersen said additional space for the extra classes we will have to offer" he said The space problem w ill be allev lat-ethe president said when renovation of the old Carbon Hospital is completed adding a facility roughly the size of the school s main building Money for the first phase of the renovation project is in place and work will begin in the near future The final phases he said will have to compete for money with other state Petersen said CEU has now reached a level of enrollment that is cost ef- fective But a growing enrollment creates challenges too Dr Petersen said CPU's larger student bodv was pushing the college's resources to the limit "We cannot continue to add students without hiring more faculty and staff members to handle the extra work load We also have to find An FTE represents a student taking a full course load of 15 credit hours Headcount enrollments are usually higher than FTE counts because many students take fewer than 15 credit hours Dr Petersen said 1800 of the students are 2200 en- rolled on the Price campus with more than 1 200 of these students attending full time The San Juan Center has registered 360 students with 246 of these considered Overall he said the college's enrollment jumped by about 100 students this year We anticipated that enrollment would stay even with last year's figures because we eliminated the football program which brought in 80 students each year To replace those students and still bring in another 100 is much better than anything we ever expected” he said r colDr Petersen said the lege has posted significant enrollment grow th in recent years The size of the student body he said has increased bv 135 percent between the 1 976-7"and 1987-8academic years The increase has made CEU the state's fastest grow ing college 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