| Show I Flexibility is sought at but not year four-year degrees I Maj-Len Maj Anderson Staff Writer of following in the RUMORS steps of by adding year four-year programs have been running rampant but the rumors are wrong according to President Frank Budds Budd's administrative assistant Katherine Boswell President Budd is pleased with the mission of our school said Boswell He is not going to seek a year four-year degree degree degree de de- de- de gree program for Jor as has done He does not think the students w would be better served Weber State and both offer extension extension extension ex ex- ex- ex tension classes at and in the fu future future future fu- fu ture Boswell could see similar arrangements arrangements arrangements arrange arrange- ments with the U of U. U But Buti she said we will not be competing for students in overlapping academics The mission statement of clearly defines the focus of our college C is an open door student- student focused community oriented college offer offering ng a comprehensive curricula of less than baccalaureate degrees Boswell Boswell Bos Bos- well said Budd is to quality services within this setting This comprehensive curricula reflects the vision of un universal education education tion and long life-long learning reads the mission statement Boswell said the focus drastically would be altered if were to seek year four-year programs The ability to provide unique and in innovative innovative innovative in- in education and training opportunities opportunities opportunities op op- op- op for occupations college transfer adult and continuing community com com- community mun ity education developmental tal programs would suffer as something something something some some- thing else would have to yield The money has been received for a special scholarship program President Budd has been working on since last spring but the full implications of who will be eligible have not yet been worked out This type of special funding funding funding fund fund- ing could become harder to get were to compete with university academic academic programs To change even the wording on the mission statement for our school would require the approval of the Utah Board of Regents Boswell said III 1 am sure there will be no drive for year four-year programs as long as S President President President dent Budd is is' in the lead of she said |
