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Show 2010 DIXIE SUN k ich ice void itive le was be- -' said it of itive. past see :sof ' lid .1 ; de "ship ient ith outdoor: .or 0 id. ng ing as X. rge isein aid. fi ve - re- o X :er said. d- - ver ely dus- Doug Gubler, a general education major from St. George, works on a for advanced ceramics. Doug is one of many returning students taking classes at Dixie State College and trying to get back into the swing of school. ing students is mainly body at DSC are returnBY KATIE JOHNSON to job loss and the due ing adults. Dixie Sun Staff Writer economy, but she has no Returning adult stuexact numbers on the dents, sometimes called The returning adult size of this returning students, program was organized student increase. are students who are it Dixie State She said the program College starting or resuming in 1987 to was designed to aid retheir college education help students transi-lo- n after some sort of break turning students by into college life, for a variety of reasons helping them integrate ind since into the college commuthen, the protincluding family and ram has largely innity, improve study economy reasons, desire creased, especially this skills and provide leadto change a degree,, or tear. and service obtain a higher degree, opership Career Center director portunities. Kinney said. kathy Kinney said this The returning adult Approximately 25 large increase in return percent of the student program at DSC has Junior om- - - piece al d iy, al ink n t d rk- - ion e, gov, te d Bennett seeking student interns ship tu- - from Sen. Bennetts office will be the Dixie State College Campus March 4 interview-,n- S students who would like complete an internship luring summer semester in "ashington D.C. There are six positions bailable. The interview !rcess will take place on Representatives Bob vn in r oro-- to n Harch it 4 in the Hazy Build-aigan- d will include 20 min-te- s ted ro- - for the art, ninutes for tells interview and 5 writ-:- n an 1 on-si- te exercise. Tire to the ol- - on-si- exercise is in "ntmg addi-Jo- n writing sample ed tired with the student :nt. Tphcation. Some al- - stu- - it ore ed r re- re- tirements include: Interns must have a 3.0 or higher. Students from all majors encouraged and welcome ,0aPply. Prior to the intenv 'lup. students e should an introductory course "Political science or United "tes government. cumu-lleGPA- com-5lct- ;S tue Interns ht To must be sopho-rejuniors, seniors or s, duates. leam more about re- ire tirements and how to t fPly, Visit www.dixicsun-"- jeH T com. For more informa-'about the internship, tntact Lee at 652-783- 2 or tjijj dixic.edu. FACULTY continued from page n 1 facility and make a higher salary than as a program director for a college or university," she said. She said partly because of this difficulty that last year they decided to partner with Weber State University to allow students to earn an associate degree in clinical laboratory science. "We wanted to get the program going as soon as possible in order to meet community needs for medical laboratory technicians and technologists," she said. Students who are accepted into the program will take theory classes online through Weber State University, and their lab courses will be taught at DSC. Grady said her department well-train- is in the process of hiring a full-tim- e lab instructor to of the minimum - 3 stiadeiits Nosa-traditio- eal teach both of the introductory classes that are required before students can apply for the program, as well as the lab classes that make up tlie program itself. She said of file introductory classes will be taught in fall 20 0 and file second in spring 2011. Students can file first begin applying for file program during spring 2011. Students who graduate from file program will cam an associate degree from Weber Suite University. Grady said the goal is for DSC to eventually develop its own curriculum and create its own degree program, hopefully by 2013. She said two components: the Returning Adult Forum and the L3 (Life Long Learning) Club. Kinney said the Returning Adult Forum is a class held every week where students listen to speakers and discuss subjects including adult study skills, time management and life skills. The forum is also an opportunity for these students to establish a network of friends who are in similar circumstances. The L3 Club is a club on campus that is subsidized by student fees. The main purpose of the club is to organize events and other social functions for returning students and their families. The L3 Club, previously known as the NETO Club, was recognized as the DSC Club of the Year in 2006. Dee Ann Shaw, a returning adult communication major from Lehi, is vice president of the L3 Club. She said most of the club members are 25 or older and have had a break in their formal education of more than 5 years. ' She said getting back into school is difficult. "Its a little bit overwhelming at first, she said. Shaw has been a member of the L3 Club for four years now and became a club leader right away. She said the club was awarded Service Club of the Semester during fall semester. Coming up on March 7, the L3 Club will be holding an SOS fundraiser, which is a 1 program for students to loans get tor emergency needs. Most of us have so many responsibilities that the bills tend to be a little tight, she said. Across the board, the returning adult program is not well known, even w'ith returning adult students. Debbie Everett, an integrated studies major from St. George, said she hasnt bothered to see the advisers or get involved with the program. However, Everett said she is impressed with the integrated studies program at DSC because it offers some flexibility that some of the regular programs dont, which is helpful to her because she has several other responsibilities including a family to raise. Everett said she wanted to go back to school because she wanted to finish her degree. My children were getting college degrees, and when I was in college before, I got married and had kids and never finished mine, she said. She also expressed the obstacles she has had while trying to go to school and be a mother. She said: The hardest part is finding time to do both. Children take a lot of time and other responsibilities take time and its not always easy to find the time to study. You have to go back and relearn what the younger students al-- 1 ready know." non-intere- st flicy would need to hire a program director about a year and a half before this time to begin the degree creation process. Grady said she would like to see the program eventually become a Marty Noland, a returning student and elementary education major from Stillwater, Okla., has had similar problems. Ive been thinking about coming back to school for several years because of the kinds of jobs that Ive been having to work because I dont have a college education," he said. "I feel like Im fairly intelligent and able to do jobs that I cant get into just because I dont have a de- gree. Noland hasnt been in school for about 8 years and also finds the biggest challenge to be with time. Im not used to budgeting my time the way I need to budget for this kind of schedule, he said. He also said it :s hard to study and do homework with kids running around the house, and his fiancee is also going back to school, which makes it a challenge. Noland said DSC treats students the same as every other student, which he thinks is the way it should be. Shaw said the programs designed at DSC specifically for students are meant to help transition them back into regular college classes. "Returning students involved in these programs have felt more like average students because of their participation with the club and the forum," she said. al al e four-yedegree. Grady said the members of the board of regents still want DSC to keep some of the functions of a community college while it expands its ar four-ye- degree offer- ings. She said programs like these benefit the community because there is a need for clinical laboratory technicians in die area. She said the need for these technicians in file area has led to increased cooperation between DSC and Intcrmoun-tai- n Healthcare. "Its a mutually beneficial relationship in which we provide programs to train health care professionals," she said. "In turn, Healthcare has been extremely generous to us in its donation of land for file Taylor Health Science Building as well as giants that we are able to use to fund new and ongoing proin grams." The new operations management degree came about firrough a partnership w ith the Dixie Applied Technol- ogy College. DXATC Campus President Rich VanAusdal said students in tlie program combine course requirements at taught DSC with the technical courses taught at DXATC. Operations management classes prepare students for management in the gen-cral-- These tools will help clinical laboratory science majors conduct tests on blood and urine samples. Clinical laboratory science, psychology and operations man' agement are all moving forward after receiving regents approval. manufacturing industry by teaching them leadership, management and enhanced safety skills. Students of the program receive their technical certificates from DXATC and their associate degree from DSC. VanAusdal said the program is made up of students who have been sent by their employees to receive further training. Training that may lead to a pay increase of even a promotion, he said. There arc currently four different companies sending employees into the program: VIRACON, Cabmtec, Stampin Up! and Blue Bunny Ice Cream. VanAusdal said the program is not open to students w ho are not sent in by these companies though he hopes to eventually increase the number of partner companies, and po tentially open up the program to any and all interested students. VanAusdal said these companies allow students to leave work to be trained and in some cases get paid for the time they spend in classes. Some of the companies also help cover the tuition costs for their employees. Its beneficial to the students and beneficial for the n employees; its a situation, he said. Vanausdal said employers benefit from better trained employees, and students benefit from the opportunity to further their education. A lot of the students are older adults, and most of them have to work to support their families, and have not had the opportunity to go back to school, he said. win-wi- Students who are interested in pursuing a degree in psychology should begin by meeting w'ith lecture adviser Aaron Combs to plan their class schedule meet degree requirements. Students who want to apply to the clinical laboratory science degree need to sign up for the first required class, CLS 1113 (Introduction to Clinical Practice), offered this fall. They will also need to sign up for CLS 1123 (Principles of Hematology and Hemostasis), which will be offered in spring 2011. Grady said they are working with through the details of tlie Weber State affiliation and in the mean time students interested in applying to the program should talk to health sciences adviser Kathleen Plcwe. |