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April 9, 2012
Issue 101, Volume 77
TUITION
Policy change: Pay by major, not class Areas of study will be broken into groups based on cost of education, equipment, labs Mohammed Haider
THE DAILY COUGAR Starting fall 2012, tuition costs will be determined by major instead of by course; dividing majors into three groups based on cost. The ultimate goal of the University is to save money, said Provost John Antel. The first group will consist of majors
that do not require much financing or equipment such as English and Art History, while the second will include majors such as chemistry and biology — mainly majors in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. The third group will be composed of the more expensive and in-demand degrees like engineering and technology. This should keep the cost of tuition down for students overall, Antel said. “The University of Houston is not raising tuition anymore,” Antel said. “We are not going to make our students pay any more than they have to.”
The National Center for Educational Statistics reported that only 15 percent of students graduate in four years and only 46 percent graduate within six years. Antel said he hopes students will have a better idea of when their college experience will end under the new system. “Many students at this university take six, seven or sometimes even eight years to receive their bachelor’s degree,” he said. “A big reason for this is because of finances. The University will have better degree plans available for each major on the campus and on the website with the price of each course so students can have
a better idea of how they can manage their course load from a money stand-point. We will hire more advisers and counselors to assist all our students with this.” The system will also work in favor for freshmen; core classes cost much less to teach. “I think this would definitely be better for everyone at this school because salaries also vary by degree,” said advertising senior Lauren Proff. “It’s just not fair for an art major to pay the same as a chemical engineering major.” news@thedailycougar.com
RECYCLEMANIA
FACULTY
Prof pens social work handbook
National competition comes to a close at UH
Guide deals with issues pertaining to child abuse Jennifer Pearson
THE DAILY COUGAR Professor and chair of the clinical practice concentration at the Graduate School of Social Work, Monit Cheung, recently published “Child Sexual Abuse,” a book which serves as an extensive manual for the treatment and court preparation of child sexual abuse cases. With sample interviews and a DVD that provides a step-by-step process in forensic interviewing, Cheung’s book is aimed at multidisciplinary professionals who work with child and adolescent victims. “I have been a social worker for 35 years. I received my first child sexual abuse case in my caseload when I worked in a refugee camp in the 1970s,” said Cheung, who began her social work career in Hong Kong. “This experience of working with a child victim of sexual abuse in the refugee camp made me realize that this problem exists everywhere.” Seeing that most authors in the field of child developmental psychology were American, Cheung decided to get her M.S.W. in Ohio State University. After graduation, Cheung worked at a child protection agency and as an instructor in various
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This experience of working with a child victim of sexual abuse in the refugee camp made me realize that this problem exists everywhere.”
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“Now that this book is published, I feel a sense of relief because I can now move on to other projects and continue to use my knowledge and experience in the field,” Cheung said. “It will be another busy year for me, and my Dean has granted me a developmental leave to complete this new project. (There are) many more days and nights ahead of me … I will complete another book for children’s sake.”
RecycleMania celebrated the semester’s accomplishments and displayed RecycleMania Art Contest masterpieces at its closing ceremony Thursday on the UC Satellite Patio. The competition challenged campus organizations and groups to promote recycling and green initiatives through awareness campaigns over an eight-week period. “We had eight organizations build a sustainability awareness campaign and compete amongst each other,” said Marketing Coordinator Billy Garner. “There were two separate divisions, the Conservation Houstonian Division, which had fewer than 20 members, and the Sustainability-Savvy Shasta Division which had organizations with (more than) 20 members in it.” Psi Chi was the winner of the Sustainability-Savvy Shasta Division and the HRM Green Team was the winner of the Conservation Houstonian Division. University of Houston students, faculty members and staff
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Monit Cheung, on why she became a social worker colleges, where she wrote several research articles on forensic interviewing techniques, which eventually led to publication. “This book is the essence of 30 years of preparation,” Cheung said. “I felt that it is important to write a book about these experiences with support from the current literature so that a systematic guide can be provided for those who work closely with children to prevent mistakes in child sexual abuse investigations.” Cheung said preparing the manuscript was tedious, but with the encouragement of her publisher at Lyceum Books and the assistance provided by graduate students who helped complete the accompanying DVD, Cheung was able to finish “Child Sexual Abuse.” “I feel very happy that this book was finally printed in Feb. 2012,” Cheung said. “A group of police
Monit Cheung’s book was printed in February of 2012. | Emily Chambers/The Daily Cougar officers who encouraged me to write this book since 1995, when I started a special training program in child protection in Hong Kong, were excited about this book and have ordered a copy for their own use. From the day I started writing, I knew that this would be a useful manual for social workers and other professionals.” Cheung plans to prepare another manuscript featuring exercises using therapeutic games and guided imagery to aid the treatment of child and adolescent victims.