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Show fi'" itwip. u.i-ipvifintnr- av 'P'HV'Lrr (A lilKO- - J33 2L 1 I mu u:0 wzin, 1ER5R. 4 4 -- 2- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2015 DIXIESUNNEWS.COM SipGTOg QDTIPoDDDuDQDIIO BY EMILY HAVENS emilyhavensDSN Spring enrollment is up, but Dixie State University officials are on the edge of their seats for fall. According to the Spring 2015 Third Week Headcount Enrollment Report from the Utah System of Higher Education, there is no consistent growth between institutions throughout the state, but total headcount at DSU has risen 1.4 percent since last spring. The total headcount at DSU is 7,532, which is an increase of just over 100 students. Full-tim- e equivalent enrollment is also up 1.7 percent, which means if every student at DSU was enrolled in 15 credits, there would be 5,639 students attending. Andrea Brown, director of institutional research, said DSUs competitors gave it a run for its money. There were some heavy hitters, she said. In terms of headcount. Southern Utah University is up almost 6 percent. Snow College is up just over 7.5 percent, and Utah Valley University is up 6.2 percent. Enrollment at the University of Utah fell .6 percent, and Salt Lake Community College saw a 4 percent decrease. Utah State University and Weber Sate University both saw incremental increases. Brown said enrollment at DSU has improved slightly this semester because the institution is making big changes that look more attractive to incoming freshmen and seniors who DSU are keeping longer. In general, our enrollment is set to grow as we add programs and expand degree offerings at DSU, Brown said. As we continue to work on things like our quality and specialized accreditations, we will continue to see growth. Although spring enrollment is looking up, headcount in fall 2014 was 8,570, which is a decrease of just over 1 ,000 students. Brown said next fall is the real big question. She said enrollment at institutions across the state fell in 2012 when a large portion of students who belonged to The Church of JeSaints sus Christ of Latter-da- y went on missions. We all took hits when the missionaries left, and were expecting to grow 6.8 percent next fall (when they come home), Brown said. Despite the optimistic projections, Brown said the institution is always in a position to enroll more students. More students mean more money, she said. You always have to bring more students in regardless of where growth is. Its too competitive. David Roos, executive director of enrollment management, said although there are early indicators of an influx next fall, he still plans to have strong recruitment marketing techniques. He said recruiting for fico! OUGIlfl QDp; the spring class is tricky. Enrollment wasnt as good as we were hoping in the spring, he said. However, Roos said officials were pleased with fall 2014 enrollment because some administrators werent expecting much. Our former President Stephen Nadauld said we would be lucky to break even," Roos said. We were happy in the fall. There is going to be a struggle over the next several years as the institution continues to grow, Brown said. Departments are going to see a push and pull n in terms of upper and courses, and she said DSU is going to have to work to balance what courses are being offered so it fits each level of its students. Brown said DSU must become more strategic and work on prioritization in departmental enrollment issues to manage the projected growth. Our job is to try and help departments predict how many students will be enrolled in their program in the fall and help decide how many sections of each course should be offered to meet that demand, she said. Campus officials are optimistic for fall, Brown said. Seeing that enrollment is up slightly this spring gives hope those projections will hold true. All of us here in Utah are ongX pins and needles waiting to see how fall enrollment looks, she said. lower-divisio- ziuG S1YJG iUVGQOliuY D 1 G pFODDDDSODilg 0 tl ?: C3 f-TG r :'7. STUDENT ENROLLMENT PERCENT.:'.' INCREASED BY.) FROM LAST.SPRING SEMESTER &r& I 7600 7200 i 7000 t 6900" 6600 6300 , 6000 5900 . r 3i? , , . 5600 530u 5000 4 I J 7, vX c Z . 4 2 5 7, 5 3 2- 1 i HIGHER EDUCATION THIRD WEEK HEADCOUNT REPORT UTAH SYSTEM OF i A m St al j DIXIE SUN HEWS sti se D ni ACADEMICS Tuition, fees will rise in BY CODY SMITH casweekly increase was presented in a Truth in Tuition meeting Feb. 17 alongside an additional tuition increase of 5 percent. While the tuition hike is within the standards set by the previous years, the 7.5 percent increase in student fees is significantly higher. The proposed fees are 3-- The Student Fees Allocation Committee has proposed a 7.5 percent increase in student fees for the 2015-1- 6 school year. The proposed new fee 2015-1- 6 awaiting approval by the board of trustees. Some of the established fees are getting their names changed, and one is being deleted. The Unexpected Plant is becoming the Campus Facilities Maintenance The IT Support (old Banner Fee) is being removed, and its fees will be absorbed by The New Student Center Fund is becoming the Human the Human Performance Center Fund. Performance Center The Banner Fee was going to other things that it should not have been going to, Dean of Students Del Beatty said. The students were paying for things they should not have been paying for. The student fee increases would total $25 Fund. if approved. Athletics increased from $65 to $80 Instructional Computers increased from $22 to $24 Student Center Operations increased from $20 to $22.50 Tutoring Center increased from $4 to Student Body President Gregory J. Layton, a senior English major from Cottonwood Heights, presents tuition information at this years Truth in Tuition meeting. The proposed raise in tuition for the 2015-1- 6 school year is 5 3-- UJ91PJJJ $4.50 New Student Center Fund is a new fee percent. BJBP frc academic year that will be $5 nr ta yc jo benefit students, and one thing that will ben- tic efit students the mosti' t scholarships. None of our athleti teams provide the mav mum amount of that the NCAAon none of them me allows Layton said. And, sen Prt out of the 13 dont ever 1 provide half. acj, The cost of tuition st is expected to increase - The largest proposed increase is in athletics. Student Body President Gregory J. Layton, a senior English major from Cottonwood Heights, said Dixie State Universitys sports teams are having to dip into donations meant for scholarships to pay for operating expenses. The proposed $15 rise will help the athletic department pay its $450,000 base operating expenses without dipping into other funds. Sports are really important, especially as our ambassadors recruit new students, said Jill Wulfenstein, a senior integrated studies major from Pahrump, Nevada, and DSUSA student life vice president. "If your athletics teams are successful, there is a direct correlation between that and how people perceive your university. Layton said the decision to increase the fees is based on what would schol-arship- s from $ 1 ,897 to as high $1,992 for resident' and from $6,065 to as high as $6,368 for non as residents. Beatty said it(J the tuition increase ratf , is typically mandated je state legislature. i0r "We have been in a slump economically, cm thf Beatty said. "When tax dollars decrease ;an people aren't buying dg cars, they're not buy- he ing homes and they're on not investing. The staI! doesn't have tax reven'hg to put toward higher pei education. So, there sf ti no other choice but to he have the minimal difoci ence made up by studfom j tuition dollars." |
