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P«g«8_ The Pauly CoUegMiia NEWS March 4,1986 Programs offer lower school fees larw i and older a chance asion courses fot a is the re e fee of $5. aid Dr. Carroll Cotten, assistant director of admissions and The chancellor authorized every cam¬ pus in the CSU system to admit students and reduce their fees if they were 60 years The program requires that the student be 60 or older, a California resident, have undergraduate or post-baccalaureate sta¬ tus and meet eligibility requirements for "It is important to noteTharthis is not a special admissions program," he said, "It is a fee waiver program." Applicants are admitted i their high school and college "They go through the same procedures as all regular admissions," Cotten said. The only draw back is that the student space in a class that's not taken by a »tu- farming industry people will start to go Affirmative Action program dent paying regular fees, Cotten added. back to school to pick up another type of SAA started last fall. In the first class to offer this program education." ' This program is. for minority juniors The program can have a maximum of and seniors who have a 3.0 grade point 300 students, but according to Cotten that average and are recommended by their is only a technical limitation. The experi- high school counselor or principal. For a . mental 60 plus program "discovered stu- Sjp fee they can attend-CSUF and earn dents 60 years and older did very well college credit at the same time, academically, said Cotten. J The SIJE-SAA program is designed for The 52 students at CSUF continued/black and latino students. Half of their with this academic success. Last fall they book expenses are paid to a maximum of averaged a 3.21 grade point average. $25 per student and bus tokens arc pro- uld think people 60 years and vided. The primary difference ^betwr" ccording t< : enrolled. Out of a population of 275,000 people in the Fresno area, 51 students is a low enrollment for a program with such benefits, Cotten said. He attributes the small lum out to mental barriers and a lack of knowledge. "Their perception of the university is that it is a institution far removed from their lives, like a fbreign country. It has to do partly with the image most of us still have thaLthe university is designed prim¬ arily for people who are 18-29," he said. However, he added, the number of stu¬ dents over the age of 25 is growing became of modern dynamics. With the divorce rate increasing a lot more single parents, especially Cotter vide for fam might have some learning difficul¬ ties, but the people that are interested in this program are very capable students and are highly motivated," he said, adding that "if they do have an initial problem in learning abilities they tend to overcome them very quickly." Most of the students enroll in one or two classes. The classes vary with their ! regist rcfor SEE-SAA and the 60 plus program, is that these students can enroll through the early admissions process. This semester 36 students have enrolled The majority of them are from McLane and Roosevelt high schools. "This represents a small effort, but we think a significant effort, to augment a standard outreach in the admissions pro¬ cess. It is a way to augment some areas where we know we should be doing some more work." He said. Cotten pointed out that "this is a special program. While students are in high school they still have to meet the regular criteria king a Lecture Continued from page 1 After ERA went down, she lost hope But then she said she realized that "as Ion, as we have hope, there is hope." solving the problems in the Middle East central to doing something humane ii Central America and other countries lik that, central to the global economy whicl "We all want above all other things, to be intimate, to be close to others, to be a part of one another..." — Johnson Also supportive of this, she said, is the fact that, one out of three women before the age of 18 are sexually assaulted, bil¬ lions of dollars are spent in pornography, young children grow up with them and the "feminization" of poverty in this country. Johnson said. "Fortunately the women's Theater office doesn't packages. The package e price for t might pay n de all of the s ransportatiqn a udents don't nee Health Continued from page 3 astic were regarding the Clinical Labora¬ tory and X-Ray departments. Pedersen pointed out that although responses in those areas were not as good as in others, there was still improvement over the 1980 survey. She also said that e departments have fewer staff mberstl other it The survey also found that students who responded have visited the center an average of eight times in the last two years. Although the center sees approximately 40 students a day according to Pederson's Own estimate, she thought the 65 responses were representative because the qucstio- naircs were passed out over a two dav period. The reason for the survey, she said, was to test students'opinion of the Health Center's services. "We wanted to look at our strengths and weaknesses," said Pedersen. "We'd like to offer the best we can." She added that more than anything the center tries to have as much personal con¬ tact as possible with students. "Sometimes we're in a hurry and aren't as friendly as we. would be," Pedersen admitted. "But w< try to do whatever we can to make things easier for students in the Health Center." accomodatio sanly get the poshe they don't pay for them cith "Typically, they don't st hotels because of cost, but t well and stav in clean places can afford." he said. He estimated that 400 Ml travel and take courses thr< grams that extended educ Most of those students, he positive feedback about the said generally the complain students having preconcei what their trip will belike, ing the trip does not livii expectations. "Students feel tr :xperiences were we ind time they put in, He said many programs for s of Ramon 141. AIM Presents Burroughs Topic: 4th Generation Language Speaker: Tim Fargo Date: Wednesday, March 5th Time: 3:10 p.m. Place: CU Room 312 All are welcome CLASSIF1EP McMatBMM Earterpriaea Bo* 14U/TC " "" ~*»747f paling students e experience. >rth the money OMfityTyptas, By appointment TyfttMS/Word PtoccmOms 227-—31 CB225-+221 NOWH Sunset Patio Cover Co. Hourly wage, door to door Daily Collegian CLASSIFIED
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Title | 1986_03 The Daily Collegian March 1986 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1986 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
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Title | Mar 4, 1986 Pg. 8 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1986 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
Full-Text-Search | P«g«8_ The Pauly CoUegMiia NEWS March 4,1986 Programs offer lower school fees larw i and older a chance asion courses fot a is the re e fee of $5. aid Dr. Carroll Cotten, assistant director of admissions and The chancellor authorized every cam¬ pus in the CSU system to admit students and reduce their fees if they were 60 years The program requires that the student be 60 or older, a California resident, have undergraduate or post-baccalaureate sta¬ tus and meet eligibility requirements for "It is important to noteTharthis is not a special admissions program," he said, "It is a fee waiver program." Applicants are admitted i their high school and college "They go through the same procedures as all regular admissions," Cotten said. The only draw back is that the student space in a class that's not taken by a »tu- farming industry people will start to go Affirmative Action program dent paying regular fees, Cotten added. back to school to pick up another type of SAA started last fall. In the first class to offer this program education." ' This program is. for minority juniors The program can have a maximum of and seniors who have a 3.0 grade point 300 students, but according to Cotten that average and are recommended by their is only a technical limitation. The experi- high school counselor or principal. For a . mental 60 plus program "discovered stu- Sjp fee they can attend-CSUF and earn dents 60 years and older did very well college credit at the same time, academically, said Cotten. J The SIJE-SAA program is designed for The 52 students at CSUF continued/black and latino students. Half of their with this academic success. Last fall they book expenses are paid to a maximum of averaged a 3.21 grade point average. $25 per student and bus tokens arc pro- uld think people 60 years and vided. The primary difference ^betwr" ccording t< : enrolled. Out of a population of 275,000 people in the Fresno area, 51 students is a low enrollment for a program with such benefits, Cotten said. He attributes the small lum out to mental barriers and a lack of knowledge. "Their perception of the university is that it is a institution far removed from their lives, like a fbreign country. It has to do partly with the image most of us still have thaLthe university is designed prim¬ arily for people who are 18-29," he said. However, he added, the number of stu¬ dents over the age of 25 is growing became of modern dynamics. With the divorce rate increasing a lot more single parents, especially Cotter vide for fam might have some learning difficul¬ ties, but the people that are interested in this program are very capable students and are highly motivated," he said, adding that "if they do have an initial problem in learning abilities they tend to overcome them very quickly." Most of the students enroll in one or two classes. The classes vary with their ! regist rcfor SEE-SAA and the 60 plus program, is that these students can enroll through the early admissions process. This semester 36 students have enrolled The majority of them are from McLane and Roosevelt high schools. "This represents a small effort, but we think a significant effort, to augment a standard outreach in the admissions pro¬ cess. It is a way to augment some areas where we know we should be doing some more work." He said. Cotten pointed out that "this is a special program. While students are in high school they still have to meet the regular criteria king a Lecture Continued from page 1 After ERA went down, she lost hope But then she said she realized that "as Ion, as we have hope, there is hope." solving the problems in the Middle East central to doing something humane ii Central America and other countries lik that, central to the global economy whicl "We all want above all other things, to be intimate, to be close to others, to be a part of one another..." — Johnson Also supportive of this, she said, is the fact that, one out of three women before the age of 18 are sexually assaulted, bil¬ lions of dollars are spent in pornography, young children grow up with them and the "feminization" of poverty in this country. Johnson said. "Fortunately the women's Theater office doesn't packages. The package e price for t might pay n de all of the s ransportatiqn a udents don't nee Health Continued from page 3 astic were regarding the Clinical Labora¬ tory and X-Ray departments. Pedersen pointed out that although responses in those areas were not as good as in others, there was still improvement over the 1980 survey. She also said that e departments have fewer staff mberstl other it The survey also found that students who responded have visited the center an average of eight times in the last two years. Although the center sees approximately 40 students a day according to Pederson's Own estimate, she thought the 65 responses were representative because the qucstio- naircs were passed out over a two dav period. The reason for the survey, she said, was to test students'opinion of the Health Center's services. "We wanted to look at our strengths and weaknesses," said Pedersen. "We'd like to offer the best we can." She added that more than anything the center tries to have as much personal con¬ tact as possible with students. "Sometimes we're in a hurry and aren't as friendly as we. would be," Pedersen admitted. "But w< try to do whatever we can to make things easier for students in the Health Center." accomodatio sanly get the poshe they don't pay for them cith "Typically, they don't st hotels because of cost, but t well and stav in clean places can afford." he said. He estimated that 400 Ml travel and take courses thr< grams that extended educ Most of those students, he positive feedback about the said generally the complain students having preconcei what their trip will belike, ing the trip does not livii expectations. "Students feel tr :xperiences were we ind time they put in, He said many programs for s of Ramon 141. AIM Presents Burroughs Topic: 4th Generation Language Speaker: Tim Fargo Date: Wednesday, March 5th Time: 3:10 p.m. Place: CU Room 312 All are welcome CLASSIF1EP McMatBMM Earterpriaea Bo* 14U/TC " "" ~*»747f paling students e experience. >rth the money OMfityTyptas, By appointment TyfttMS/Word PtoccmOms 227-—31 CB225-+221 NOWH Sunset Patio Cover Co. Hourly wage, door to door Daily Collegian CLASSIFIED |