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Page 8 § The Vista § January 18, 1990
International enrollment declining
By Kamal Mazlan
Staff Writer
Despite higher tuition rates in Oklahoma, foreign student enrollment at Central State University has not declined significantly because of relatively low tuition.
"CSU is still one of the least expensive schools in the nation," international student advisor Dr. Ron Paddack said. "Tuition increases do have an immediate impact on foreign students, but we hope it doesn't have a long-term effect. In terms of total costs, CSU is a great fman
Regents make plans to review missions
By Debbie Blossom
Staff Writer
An intensive examination and re-evaluation of Oklahoma higher education is now in the beginning stages of a four-year plan to appraise and enhance the quality of academic programs offered by the 25 institutions of higher learning in the state, Oklahoma State Regents said.
State regents plan to include ideas from college and university regents, higher education center trustees, college and university students, state, civic, and business leaders and the general public in their appraisal.
Public hearings for comments and questions will be held at 1:30 p.m., Jan. 22, at Rogers State College in Claremore; Feb. 26, at Rose State College in Midwest City; and Mar. 26 at the University of Science and Arts in Chickasha.
A series of strategic planning conferences between regents and the 25 colleges and universities will also be held over the next three months, said Jeanie Edney, public information director for the • Oklahoma State Regents. The purpose of these meetings is to evaluate and revamp each institution's mission statement, which is an outline of each institutions's plan and purpose, Edney said. State regents believe up-dated mission statements will help streamline budgets from each college and assist their administrators with short-term goals and long-term plans.
Academic programs will be the primary focus according to Higher Education Chancellor Hans Brisch. "In traveling about the state during my two years as chancellor, I have spoken frequently about building a nationally respected and competitive system of higher education here in Oklahoma," Brisch said. "The skeptics are always quick to tell me that the dollars aren't there and the people don't care. That is just not true!" "Oklahomans are a proud people--we enjoy being number one! We are competitive, we are workers and we are building academic strength! We want to be the best, and we can be the best," Brisch said.
"Excellence depends upon more than financial resources, critical though they are. Our primary focus must be on the programs offered to our students," Brisch said.
According to Dr. Clyde Jacob, vice president of academic affairs, it is too early in the planning stages to say what programs at CSU would be enhanced or reduced.
The strategic planning session for CSU will be Mon., Feb. 12, at 4 p.m.. Room designation has not been announced.
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cial bargain in higher education," Paddack said.
Paddack said other reasons include changes in international politics and stricter currency regulations in some foreign countries. "For example, in spring 1979 we had about 600 Iranian students enrolled at CSU. But that number has since dwindled when the Ayatollah Khomeini government took over and reduced its study abroad programs," Paddack said.
According to new data from the Institute of International Education, a record number of 367,000 foreign students enrolled at American colleges and universities last fall.
However, since 1983 the number of foreign students at Oklahoma colleges has dropped from
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awards, Duke said.
Hoe and Mallard placed second in senior division debate while Parsley and Harrell won third. Fitzgerald and Terrill won third place in junior division debate. Huffman and Logsdon won fourth place in senior division.
Hoe won the first place speaker award in senior division debate, Mallard received third speaker 6,500 to 4,000.
Paddack confirmed the number of foreign students at CSU dropped from 964 in 1987 to 844 last fall. "I predict foreign student enrollment this spring will be about the same as last semester. Although we don't have high numbers, we do have a broad geographical representation. Also, new students with good academic background are enrolling at CSU," Paddack said. Last fall students from 74 countries attended CSU.
Paddack said many colleges in the U.S. have begun to invest in manpower and financial resources to recruit foreign students. "Competition among American colleges has now become much keener," Paddack said. "We have
and Logsdon won fifth speaker. Terrill received the first place speaker award in junior division and Fitzgerald won fifth place speaker in junior division.
Duke said the debaters are researching the new spring debate topic concerning foreign investment in the United States and preparing for the next debate tournament on Jan. 26 and 27 at Wheaton College in Chicago, Illinois. to find new, better ways to present the CSU story abroad, such as recruitment trips, participation in study abroad festivals held in foreign cities and more money to mail CSU brochures and catalogs to foreign countries."
Last November, Paddack went on a 13-day recruitment drive to six Asian countries and spoke to representatives from junior colleges, high schools, English language schools, study abroad placement centers and the United States Information Service (USIS) centers in each country.
"I believe that within the next year we'll be able to see an increase in enrollment as a result of these contacts. Already, two new students have enrolled at CSU," Paddack said.
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the library and the microlab. • Resolution 89-204, brought up by the Faculty Senate, the Student Government Association and the CSU Alumni Foundation, supports efforts to change CSU's name to The University of Central Oklahoma.
The next Student Senate meeting will be at 12:40 p.m. January 22 in the Senate Room of the University Center.
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