Show Council Chairman Of N National X i r i vv fo Council Of State Directors Named y 1 4 r o a Dr lr Don A. A Carpenter associate commissioner for planning Utah System of Higher Education has been selected chair elect chairman elect an-elect of the National Council of State Directors of Community Junior Community I Junior Colleges He will assume the position next July The National Council aims to develop and enhance the role of community colleges Students Students- can be most economically educated at community colleges where teaching rather than research is the first priority Dr CarPenters Carpenters Carpenter's research shows Too few really know what a community college is said Dr Carpenter It is neither a junior college nor a technical training institute It is a comprehensive college that incorporates curricula from both Students attend nd community community community com com- colleges to pursue academic and univ university ity transfer education du vocational technical le education r remedial developmental dey e education ca o and short term short ten intensive training f for fors s job entry or career career- career all ment all Y i V Vat at the s same me institution Research indicates m many ny students enrolled in Vt Utah h universities are uncertain why they are at a university and many many are not adequately pre prepared red to succeed Dr Carpenter said L If f. f these students we were enrolled in community coU colleges g s. s with m more r i. i comprehensive offerings they could easily transfer between programs to pursue purs a vari variety ty of educational ional objectives academic or vocational without the loss of sel- sel self esteem tee often L caused by failing or dropping out of a research-oriented research university ity and with increased efficiency in time tune and money for both bOUl students stud and institutions Dr Carpenter said A Vi |