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Show iiouf new/ MONDAY* OCTOBER 23 • 2006 A6 Former Novell CEO to speak at UVSC Successful businessman and former CEO of Novell Robert Frankenberg will be speaking about successful leadership in a speech entitled, "So you would like to be a CEO?" Frankenberg will speak Oct. 18 at 12 p.m. at the Ragan Theater in the Sorensen Student Center. * Frankenberg was president and CEO of Novell Inc. from April 1994 to August 1996. He led Novell through a major strategy change to focus the company on the network software business, internet and groupware network software markets. Prior to Novell, Frankenberg was vice president and general manager . of Hewlett Packard's personal information products group responsible for the personal computer, PC server, networking and consumer product lines. Under his leadership HP's personal computer business moved from 26th in market share to 7th. "It is important for r Enrollment on the rise Numbers issued by the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) show that enrollment is up this fall compared to fall 2005. This year, there are 19,585 students enrolled here on campus compared to 19,482 last year. Full Time Equivalent (FTE) enrollment is up 1 percent. Last fall, the FTE was 13, 739 while this year it is 13, 877. The FTE is a significant number because all budget-related revenues at the school are based on it. The total headcount for UVSC is up, even with changes to concurrent enrollment requirements. New state mandates require high school students interested in taking concurrent enrollment courses meet certain criteria before qualifying for college-level credit. This shift brought the overall fall 2006 enrollment to 24, 487, up from 20,262 in 2005. There was a 46% increase in transfer students this year. Last year, there were 1, 046 who transferred. This year, there were 1,531. Utah residents who attend UVSC have increased to 12,405 this year up from 12,161 last year. Non-resident enrollment dropped by about 80 students since last year. Statewide, college enrollment is down for fall semester in both headcount and FTE. UVSC is one of only a few state-run institutions that saw an increase in numbers. The others are Southern Utah University and Snow College. The increase in enrollment is good for UVSC, say administrators; they reflect a stabilization of enrollments at the College. Conservation garden to change the way we use water Nate Gambill News Writer UVSC's cultural diversity at risk Jeffrey Hilton News Writer Gwen Anderson fears the growth of UVSC may cause it to lose its Cultural diversity . "Don't ever make this a closed elitist Institution," says Anderson who is in charge of the Multi-cultural department. Anderson is concerned that by becoming a university it might become harder for everyone to get into. Anderson says there are 960 Latino students that wouldn't get in. According to the most up to date UVSC ethnic headcount chart,. that's every single Hispanic student. Anderson says UVSC could even be risking all of its cultural diversity. "The diversity is lacking. People need to see Cultural Diversity," student Natalie Cadet said. As a culturally diverse student herself, Cadet feels that not seeing many culturally diverse students at UVSC prevents more from enrolling. Anderson says the best recruiters of culturally diverse students are other Culturally diverse students. Racism has been a third issue discouraging the growth of culturally diverse enrollment at UVSC Anderson says. Anderson said there are some who speak in favor of other races and then are racist in their actions. She didn't go into more detail on those individuals. More specifically she said, "Some misinformed and unkind people have put up signs attacking Native Americans, but there are more positive reactions to other cultures than negative ones." Anderson listed many students whose contributions would be missing if UVSC only made itself available to the elite. Among these were Irish Mike, known for his storytelling talents and Constance Ufuti, whose voice is complementary to her Hawaiian chanting. Students like these often already struggle to get to UVSC financially. Anderson is pleased withsupportfromPresident aspiring business students to gain knowledge from those that have already walked the path; they can point you in a solid direction not only in career decisions but in life in general," said Caleb Love, business senator for the UVSC school of business. "It is an extraordinary opportunity for students to learn from such an experienced and high caliber individual." Frankenberg is currently president and CEO of Encanto Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA, a provider of small business internet web servers. Frankenberg also serves as a member of the Sundance Film Festival and Westminster College boards. He is a graduate of San Jose State University with a bachelor's degree in computer engineering and an SEP graduate of Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. Admission to Frankenberg's presentation is free and open to the public. Sederburg. "He attends every performance," she said, "Staff, space, and scholarships are what we need at the Multicultural Center." Anderson also says that faculty members who teach entry-level courses can change the lives of these students. To promote their efforts the Multicultural center has many projects. One is the Circle of Nations Navajo Center, which they hope to complete 5 or 10 years from now. They are also working to perfect the Latin and Native American Legacy Dance groups. The Legacy Polynesian Dance group at the McKay Event Center will perform their next event, Imua, on Oct 5, 6 and 7 Have you noticed the construction happening at University Parkway and 400 west, just southeast of campus? It almost looks like an elaborate playground. A "water conservation demonstration garden" is being built by the Central Utah Water Conservation District (CUVVCD). Nancy Hardman is the conservation programs coordinator in charge of the garden and other programs. The purpose of the garden will be to educate visitors on how they can make their yards beautiful without using too much water. The garden will showcase a variety of different kinds of plants that can thrive on minimal amounts of moisture. Homeowners decorate their yards with plants and trees that don't occur naturally in the dry Utah climate. Because these plants don't occur naturally, people have needed to use a great deal of water in order to keep them alive. In an effort to minimize water use, the garden will show visitors how to landscape using plants that will require little more than a "drip system" to keep them alive. Hardman explained that there won't be seen any cactus in the demonstration garden. However, the conservation program hopes to surprise the public by showing them just how nice a yard can look without using much water. Hardman hopes that UVSC and other schools will utilize the wide variety of labeled plants at the garden as an educational resource. Horticulture and landscape programs can certainly make use of the garden. Hardman added that the CUWCD plans to hire student interns to help maintain the garden, beginning next summer. The grand opening is scheduled spring of 2007. UTAH COLLEGE OF DENTAL HYGIENE A OWIB1ON OP CAOTEHS UNUWJTED. l_l_C. 1176 South 1460 West Orem, Utah 8405B Lpply now and you could start in August 2007! Call for details. 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