Show May 25 1995 Pape The governor says no more new buildings in higher education even though the projected level of college-ag- e students will top 1 50000 in next 1 5 years sands by Gov Mike Leavitt guest writer of students participating in many locations via interactive video using such resources as laser discs CD-ROvideo clips the Internet and so forth The goals are qualitv accessibility choice M students arc enrolled full time in Utah's nine and universities In 15 years when today's enter college projections indicate there will be 150000 students If we add traditional classrooms and buildings to our campuses to make room for them all the cost for the buildings alone will be more than $2 billion Add to that more than $4 billion in iden- - j tided water and highway development 1 needs it is clear that Utah taxpayers face a daunting challenge in infrastructure costs We will build new buildings but we don't have enough money to simply build our way out of these challenges It would take 60 years to pay those costs if we annually devoted a $100 million capital bond (the highest we have ever used) to finance them Clearly we must do other things to provide access to higher education beyond just constructK00CX) Today diversity and flexibility while avoiding overcrowding in our schools and colleges and slowing the growth in building construction Nothing cun replace a master teacher I once watched as the irrepressible Fred Adams of the Utah Shakespearean Festival in Cedar City taught a class on Shakespeare to a group of students in the Logan area and computer guru George Gilder warned listeners to expect a judgement of technological capacity and power over (he next few years that cannot he held back At the same conference TCI Chairman John Malone speaking of technological advances said “It is not possible to exeverything will aggerate the end game be will an There change explosion of choice and opportunity There will be a flourish- ing of entrepreneurship" Today's high school seniors will enter the work force in the next century Docs anyone believe that computer mastery will not be an absolute g jobs requirement for almost all in the new century? ing buildings The day that homes schools businesses Recently I was chatting with a Utah d and government arc linked with higher education official after a meeting where I had suggested that we could detransmisconnections - — allowing computer ov" ' Leavitt liver college and high school classes sjon 0f voice data graphics and video is solution the enrollment to means as a the world that the partial through technology day changes And that day will come sooner crunch lie informed me that my expectations were overblown than wc realize Many of the world's largest telecommunications in part because students don't want to give up the campus experiand information technology companies arc investing billions of ence dollars to make this happen Through our SmartUtuh initiative To illustrate his point he asked a high school senior: “Would many of these companies have agreed to deploy the first versions you rather go to class on campus with other students or take courses of these networks right here in Utah Our students must he prealone via computer or television?" I want to be on campus go to pared for this future because their career success will depend on it class meet people have fun” the student said If wc follow this vision wc will continue to have traditional classI A asked No But was submit the rooms and campuses and yes wc will continue to construct buildBig surprise? wrong question college student might take four or five classes per quarter each ings Probably even a majority of classes will he taught in traditional classroom settings But wc must take advantage of the wonmeeting three or five days a week in a classroom Some classes with 300 other students and little opwill be in large lecture halls derful opportunities that arc now available to add richness and vawill with be smaller for Others the interaction professor portunity riety — and cost savings — to our system We can use technology will textbooks The student be intimate more and hearing to make education more accessible and affordable to all of our reading lectures writing papers taking tests and attending labs citizens while at the same lime improving the quality of our eduHere's the right question: “Would you be willing to lake some cational offerings small part of that mix described above through a technology-delivere- d means? Perhaps one class a quarter or some part of two CEU classes?" It is dear that a great deal of misunderstanding exists with regard to the role of computers and technology in education Some by Carol Sommer people think we want all Utah students to gel their education guest writer silling at home in front of a computer or television set Or take all With a $10000 grant an asphalt course and six 200 cc Yamaha classes via video originating from a remote site motorcycles the College of Eastern Utah is gearing up to start a education That's not it at all Our vision of technology-delivere- d motorcycle riders training program According to Vocational Diis not about eliminating the campus experience It is about choice rector Richard Robinson it will start sometime in June or July variety and flexibility It's about accessibility and making some Currently four colleges teach riders education: Weber State classes (hose that fit the proper criteria available anytime anyUniversity CEU Snow and Salt Lake Community College All get where It's about using the incredible advances in computer techof their funding (hough the Riders Education Fund Robinson nology software networking content and telecommunications to part enrich courses and curriculum It's about providing resources is excited to have the opportunity to oversee the Rider Training I to teachers and instructors and empowering them to spend more Program at CEU for one hope that this program will be a great benefit to the College and to motorcyclists thoughout the state By time with students Yes students will still take courses in tradior the way this is not the only stale to have a Training Program Idaho tional classroom settings but also via floppy disc or and Washington just to name two also have one through our EDNET distance education network Some courses Utah allocates grant money to those schixtls that apply for a will use a combination of teaming expenses — perhaps dissecting one day and training program The standards the grant requires includes builda simulated frog at home using interactive foot course and training two institutors for each class ing a 150-30-0 doing the real thing the next day in a biology lab must supply motorcycles CEU was granted Also the scIuk)I Clearly the campus expenses will not be lost But it will be en$ 0000 to hclpgct the class started Robinson said he used the grant riched and we will use our campuses more effectively and effiand $2000 from CEU to build the asphalt course The course is ciently Some students may not spend as many days as they do located at the Industrial Training Center south of Price on Highway now on campus in traditional classrooms — but the choice will be 10 Great Outdoors Stores of Price and Yamaha of USA donated six theirs Wc have a diverse student population A new college 200cc bikes for the class I le said the course will be painted Yamaha fresfiman will likely want to enjoy all aspects of campus life But sometime in May or early June when the weather warms e father of two with a a job may want to obAt the same lime CEU received their grant last year Snow tain his education as efficiently and quickly as possible with a miniCollege and SLCC received a grant for the same amount of money mum number of trips to campus of Snow College says they used their grant to buy Some courses or purts of courses are best suited to small group Lyn Schissamn their course is at the local church They will have four and Suzukis interaction with professors in a traditional classroom A few can e - a new course built ut the college by early July Their effectively be taught over networks with hundreds or even thouhigh-payin- high-spee- — 3 0S7(S(1i©sK&17 The "EM d escn'bj "W8 hihISfco in I lege newspaper and its aawsorY womens ket baiL c da c h i Editors note: This letter is in res ponce to a comment made by the head women's basketball roach David Paur to two Eagle staff reporters during an interview for a sports story in February lie told the students that their advisor would revise the (sports) story to be a bitch column and that's all she is April 26 1 995 To the staff and advisor of The Eagle: Over the past four or five years there has been a growing antagonism between the school newspaper and the women's baskcthallmcn's baseball programs Both sides of this chasm have been very negative towards the other side but that is not the important point The important point as I sec it is that these bad feelings arc hurting the functioning and cohesion or both programs thereby hurting CEU in general As we should all be working for the good of the entire campus I would like to offer a sincere apology to the staff and Advisor of the Eagle for anything that I have done or said that could have caused or fed this problem Your responsibility to CEU as I sec it is to keep the students and staff informed about what is going on around campus and our responsibility is to help the campus come together in school spirit These I wo objectives go hand in hand they cannot he separated and still be effective So for the good of the campus in general I hope you will accept my apology enabling us to work together for the benefit of CEU My door is always open if you would like to talk things over make suggestions or just get a better understanding of our program and goals Sirxcrcly Coach David A Paur develops a motorcycle safety program with a $10000 grant from the state CD-RO- M CD-RO- M 1 part-tim- mid-Jun- classes will start in July It will cost about $50 per person per class In talking with Dale Bell from WSU who heads the training program for Motorcycle Institutors lie said the Riders Education program has been at Weber since 987 1 le has headed the program the last three years lie explained (hat the program is about a motorcyclist funded course to improve rider safety though training and education The fund was started with a Federal Highway Safety grant When that ran out Weber went to the slate and pushed for a Motorcycle Safety Program and got one It is paid for by all motorcycle riders When the stale taxes & licenses bikes $5 goes to the fund Bell said he docs not want sec a mandatory class at this lime I le would like to wait until they have trained their institutors and have all the training centers in place first When CEU's classes start Robinson said they will cost around $50 Class size will be six students per class and held on weekends If you think $50 is loo high a price to pay for the class travel to California and pay over $100 The national average for the class is $175 per person There arc more benefits to the class than just learning how to be a safe rider Let's talk money Did you know if you take this class some insurance companies like I ’rice Insurance will give you a 0 to 5 percent discount on your insurance Check to make sure that your company is one that docs offer a motorcycle discount All major motorcycle manufacturers give certificates to lake this class when you buy a new bike from them Why offer motorcylc classes? Because of the lack of safely intrinsic to motorcylcs and their rides The number one cause of motorcycle accidents is drivers failing to see the motorcycle and rider on the road Drivers make led hand 1 1 1 set Motorcycle course page 12 |