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Show 1998 lanuary 20, The Dixie Sun Page 7 ' Instructor returns from educational experience By oped a love for teaching. Rebecca Lloyd writer She knew she had a talent and she was determined to STAFF fulfill it. Away from her husband for a year and a half on a sabbatical, Louise Excell, English professor at Dixie College, spent her time on sabbatical at Idaho State University furthering her education. furthering her education in and Philosophy, she worked on getting a doctorate of arts While the areas of English degree. Excell started teaching with her degree in English from the University of Utah. Excell has been teaching students since 1986 and has continued teaching for the past 10 masters years. returning from being Recently, away from everyone she loves, her family, friends, students including and the people she works with, Excell is back in the classroom teaching English 101 and Philosophy 101. While attending she became interested studied English so become graduate school, in writing. She that she could a writer. At the University of Utah, she was given the opportunity to be an assistant instructor in a writing class. While an assistant, she discovered she had devel But even before teaching she was fascinated with history and wanted to major in it at the University of Utah, but she came to realize she loved writing more. She ended up minoring in history instead of majoring in it. Louise Excell grew up in Southern Utah, so being away from her husband and the scenes she grew up around was difficult for her. Even though she loves Idaho, with all the beautiful scenery and remarkable people, shed rather live in Utah where theres a much warmer climate. The nicest thing in the world for me, is just driving down through Utah and seeing these beautiful red rocks, said Excell. She plans on teaching at Dixie until shes too old to drive to the campus. Theyre going to be stuck with me until they throw me out, she joked. Louise is an excellent instructor and has developed her personal talents with many years of school, hard work, and determination. She is here to help enrich the lives of all the students who attend Dixie College. Dixie College is very fortunate to have this engaging teacher. f r Louise Excell is ready to teach again following an 18 month sabbatical to Idaho State University. Excel! is excited to share all of the new information with her students Growth hits Dixie College By Amy Pearce Staff Writer Full time enrollment for Winter Quarter at Dixie College is up from last year's Winter Quarter enrollment So far this Winter, 3,156 full time students are registered, up 8 percent from 2,935 in win- ter of 1997. According to Bill Fowler, dean of students, it could be because, "more teachers are willing to take more students," and, "new sections of General Education courses have been opened by the Division Deans." In 1998, more students attend full time than ever before. Maybe it's to get ready for spring graduation, or maybe fear of transition to semesters in the 1998-9school year sends students scrambling to get those extra credit hours. Outlook is pos 9 r i , if h J itive. 'Tm really excited," says Fowler, '1 like to see the school grow." Enrollment lists show that of the 5,140 students who enrolled Fall Quarter of 1997 that 1,269 of them were first time fresh- men. Of those 5,140 students, 3,400 of them were degree seeking students, up 9 percent from fall of 1996. When asked about expectations for the 1998-9- 9 school year, Max Rose, vice president ofAcademics and Student Affairs, replied optimistically, '1 think well grow a modest ammount, about 5 percent or so." With numbers rising, there is no reason for students and staff not to be optimistic about the future of Dixie College. As in any community, new growth means new opportunities. F Card System CV nbnud from Si calls. The MCI telephone portion is an option you can sign if you want, explained Dennis C. Graham, ISU vice president of business affairs. The university will receive up to 20 percent of revenue related to phone calls made with the card. in At College Bentley Massachusetts, students can use their ID cards to charge a new do at the campus long-distan- hair salon. McArthur Jewelers ESTABLISHED 41 North Main 673-247- 1 1950 Red Cliffs Mall 628-266- 4 J Washington State University students can use their Cougar Cards at campus convenience stores, coffee nooks and even the golf course. Northwestern University students use their WildCard at the local grocery store. At the University of Washington, students who pay the extra price just flash their UPass when they hop on a city bus. At the University of Michigan, students might have a big brother feeling each time they use their ID. The MCard can be used to track students movements across campus. School officials hasten to add that the tracking system is only used in the case of emergencies or at the request of police. It also has been used to catch students who pull fire alarms. At Michigan State University, students attending class in a giant lecture hall must swipe their ID card to prove that they really were at class. The system was tested last fall, and all 600 students for an economics lecture checked into class on time, reports said. |