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Show A4 NEWS 66 ENROLLMENT from Al classes but failed to pay tuition or have a payment plan in place. The administration had planned for a drop in enrollment due to these changes in policy. "We kind of knew this was corning," President Matthew Holland said about the drop in enrollment due to the new structured enrollment policy. The administration didn't expect the announcement from the LDS church in October 2012 allowing missionaries to leave at a younger age. Now, according to administration, many young men are leaving shortly after graduating high school instead of enrolling in college courses. These drops in enrollment are a blow to Utah's Big Goal, a movement established in 2010 by the Board of Regents and the We anticipate that UVU will be down in enrollment for the next two to three years until the first big wave of missionaries return home, fall 2015. MICHELLE TAYLOR Associate Vice President for Student Services and Enrollment UU Commissioner of Higher Education. The goal was to have 66 percent of Utahns — men and women ages 25-64 — hold a post-secondary degree or a certificate by 2020. "Current levels of educational attainment are insufficient to meet projected workforce demands," said a statement by the board in a press release concerning the Big Goal. According to a 2010 census, only 43 percent of Utah's adult population held a post-secondary degree. A report from Georgetown Center on Education and Workforce indicated that within the next ten years, 66 percent of jobs in Utah will require some form of postsecondary education. If enrollment numbers do not increase until the projected 2015, five years will be left for the goal to be met and for Utah to meet the expected demands of the workplace. JANUARY 07, 2013 STATUE from Al As Proulx noted, the design's message also represents "a need to support each other and that we need to give each other a hand-up rather than a hand-out." All funds raised by the club thus far have gone to creating the 15-foot tall stainless steel prototype, which, when completed, will become a permanent part of campus in its birthplace of Utah. After completion of the 15-foot statue, the club plans to build a 30-foot statue. Proulx hopes to encourage more student involvement in the club next semester. "Students at UVU have a oncein-a-lifetime opportunity. If you think about how cool it would have been there, to be a part of building the Statue of Liberty, the students of UVU have that opportunity now to participate in this historical 66 The point is that all along the way we are doing good works and good deeds in serving one another. CHERYL PROULX Communication and Community Heath major event," Proulx said. Similar to the manner in which the Statue of Liberty was funded, members of the Statue of Responsibility Club ask for donations of $1 per person, rather than asking only few people to fund the project. Names of those who have made a contribution will be listed in a kiosk surrounding the statue. Although fundraising for both statues is the main goal of the club, this is just one of the many projects which Proulx hopes will convey a larger message. "The point is not just to create a statue to be a cool thing to look at. The point is that all along the way we are doing good works and good deeds in serving one another," Proulx said. More information about the Statue of Responsibility foundation can be found at http://www. mystatueofresponsibility.com. II I I ILI RAMP OrITIThst " Spring 2013 H UTAH VALLEY UVW UNIVERSITY Flo This is a weekly support group for women of color atINU„ the focus of the group is to provide a supportive atmos, phere where women of diverse cultural. backgrounds can engage in discussion and self expression related to the challenges, celebrations and complexities of lifer Stualent Heal& gemirte-s If inibtneited. can.: Bastrria (801) 86 3-9304 ar Carob7n at (800 863 , 60a3 This is a group for students who identify as LGBT and want to tat in an accepting environment. This group offers a safe environment to talk about relationships, labels, coming out 86 other areas that the group feels would be beneficial to discuss. Call to get info and sign up. 801-8635094 or 801-853-6015 LIVLI Student Health Services |