| Show amxm The :SNew proposslPg2 4 opeasPg 5 coatrovers yPg iiaqicit: ofSeasons Hsstiag Monster production Eagles I iTheEagTVolumelXVINumberll hl?i4 iOJXH X ic Pg beglnseaion:Pg l‘ u rsd $H 8 aTiJcto Im Clllli LI Grade transfer statistics favorable for CEU bj Sam Pittman staff editor Education majors fared better than the business majors compiling an average GPA of 3108 compared to 3131 at CEU Second year education majors posted a 3142 and a 31 1 1 cumulative A total of five education majors transferred from CEU First year science majors posted a 3147 the highest of any department compared to a 3468 average at CEU Returning stu How do students who graduate from the College OT Eastern Utah fare when they arrive at four year institutions? Quite well according to a recent survey of CEU graduates who attended Utah State University during the 1990 school year The report compiled at Utah State University compares the grade point averages of students from CEU with their current academic performance at USU Students excelled in many acaTlie College of Eastern Utah demic areas particularly in busiAssociate Degree Nursing ness education science and the Program received accreditation humanities from the National League of The 10 business majors who Nursing Board of Review in New York City in shortest amount of 1990 from in transferred CEU maintained a 2926 GPA their first time possible to receive accreditation CEU President year compared to an average of Michael A Petersen recently an3204 at CEU Second year stunounced dents maintained a slightly lower The accreditation is cuaverage of 1924 and a 3147 retroactive to include the first mulative dents carried a 3463 cumulative GPA In the humanities CEU transfer students turned in an average GPA of 1853 as opposed to a 1922 at CEU Continuing students turned in a 190 and a 3j030 cumulative Copies of this report were distributed at a CEU faculty breakfast during orientation week Sept17 Bob Torgerson CEU vice president of academics told the faculty that he felt that they were doing an excellent job preparing our stuinstidents for transfer to four-yetutions indicating that many of CElTs transfer students maintained a higher GPA at the four-yeschools than they did at CEU When contacted by the&igfe for comment Oct 16 Torgerson said these types of reports are largely inaccurate and cannot be relied upon He refused further ar ar comment saying the Eagle staff should verify their sources before printing an article In an attempt to verify those sources the Eagle contacted Jan Young registrar and director of admissions Young also declined comment saying that verification of these sources would have to come from the academic vice president Bob Torgerson Nursing program receives accreditation associate degree graduating class 'Accreditation is evidence of external evaluation and an indication that a school meets national criteria for the education of nurses” said Donna Cartwright CEU Director of Nursing "It is a measure if eligibility for government aid lo education and is looked upon as evidence of a school's quality by private foundations and individuals” she said The accreditation process y included a by CEU nursing faculty and staff and an inspection of the program and facilities by a member of the Board of Review for NLN The National League for Nursing is officially recognized as the accrediting agency for nursing education by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation and the US Department of Education self-stud- NATIONAL RedRibbon CAMPAIGN Naional Federahon of Parents for Oug Free Youth October 19-2- 7 Sand volleyball: for fun and charity participating In a charity aand volleyball toumamant to benefit the Christopher Cowley fund It took the team of Rich Nielsen Shsne Plnneo Cheryl Callon and Evallssa Young three matchea to win the double elimination tourney which waa sponsored by the Associated Students of the College of Eastern Utah The winners oarned 5 Left: ASCEU President Eric Blsquera Lara Frandsen and Frank Felice watch teammate Tina Smuln prepare to block Callon'a hit during a match Right: Frandsen uses her athletic leaping ability to make a "last ditch effort" In saving a point for her team Photo$ by Paul PulU ' |
