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Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Enrollment count continues to rise From Staff Reports For the fifth consecutive year, the enrollment at CSU has continued to increase. The enrollment for fall 1987 is 13, 866, a 3.4 percent increase over the 1986 enrollment of 13,412. Despite the economy sitution, CSU's enrollment continues to increase because of the cheaper cost, convenience and jobs in the metro area, Dr. Bill Lillard, CSU President said. Lillard also said even though the tuition was raised, the enrollment was affected, but in a positive manner. CSU's tuition is still cheaper than the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University, therefore attracting more students to this college, he said. The freshman enrollment has a 6.7 percent increase with 3,499 students over 3,280 in 1986, the largest enrollment of the classifications. A 2.3 percent increase is seen for sophomores with 2,214 over the 2,165 enrollment in 1986. The junior enrollment is 2,390, a 8.5 percent increase over the 1986 enrollment of 2,202 and the senior enrollment is a 5.8 percent increase with 2,219 enrolled over the 1986 enrollment of 2,098. The graduate enrollment decreased by 3.3 percent with an enrollment of 3,544, under the 1986 enrollment of 3,667. The enrollment count was divided into ethnic groups. Whites accounted for 81.7 percent, Blacks-8.2 percent, Indians-1.7 percent, Asians-1.5 percent, Hispanics-1 percent and International students-5.9 percent. The full-time student enrollment equaled 7,086 students cornpared to the part-time student enrollment of 6,780.
What's Inside.. .
Photo by Kevin Hunter
Art students under the direction of Assistant Art Professor William Hommel, capture campus perspectives during the week of Sept. 8-1 1. Students sat on the lawn east of the Art building, facing the University Center.
Positions open for Student Senate By J. Money Associate editor Students interested in running for positions on the Student Association Senate are required to attend a special meeting at 1 p.m., Sept. 16 in the Senate Room, located on the fourth floor of the University Center. Student Association President Jeff Shilling said there are 22 seats up for election each semester, approximately half of the 45 seats in the Senate. "Forty four seats are elected by the student body," said Shilling. He went on to explain that the one remaining seat is filled by the Resident Hall Association, one time each year. Shilling said there are two basic requirements a student must meet before running for a vacancy on the Senate. "The student must be enrolled for six semester hours if he is an undergraduate, or three semester hours if he is a graduate student," Shilling said. Shilling said the above regulation was allowed to give part-time
Freshman orientation given by Black Peer counsel center By Susan Green
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students a greater voice in the Senate. In addition, Shilling said all students interested in running must have a C grade average or better. Shilling said once a student is elected to the Senate, his or her responsibilities include: attending the Senate meetings, held each Monday at 12:30 p.m., serving on one or two of seven standing committees the Senate operates and being available one hour a week in the Student Association offices to talk to students from the college the senator represents. Shilling said once elected, a senator's term runs for one year. The following breakdown tells how many seats are available for election this semester in each college. In the College of Business, College of Education and College of Liberal Arts there are five seats up for election. In the College of Math and Science there are four seats available this election. 'In the College of Special Arts and Sciences there are three seats vacant. Shilling said he expects this year's Senate will continue to press on with issues expressed as important by the student body.
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Despite the lack of interest students have in a university sponsored freshman orientation program, the Black Peer Counseling Center held a freshman orientation Sept. 9 in the Counseling Room of the University Center. "I felt there was a need," Rhonda Mitchell, BPCC member said. "CSU has no formal orientation and that's why students don't know all the things the school has to offer. We wanted this to be an informal gathering to tell students things that will make their college experience much better." In an article from the Aug. 27 issue of The Vista, Dana
Christman, from the CSU housing office said that CSU's freshman orientation is basically limited to freshman living on campus. She said leaflets were sent out during the summer to incoming freshman. For $18.50, interested students could participate in a three-day program which included meeting the dorm resident staff, campus tours, swimming, softball and a hamburger cookout, she added. Dr. Dudley Ryan, Dean of Student Services said that four years ago, the university offered a week long, in-depth orientation program. He said that due to lack of participation, the service was deleted. Ryan said that with the average age of students being 27.8, it is
difficult to force someone of this age to participate in an orientation program, because they don't have the interest. Karla Ellis, Miss Black CSU began the meeting by telling the freshman to take advantage of college and what it has to offer. She encouraged them to get involved in campus activities and to study, because college isn't here just to wade through. Mitchell informed the students on the different services available on campus. Some of these included the gift shop, check cashing services, testing and counseling, career and personal counseling, department scholarships, the Health Center and fraternities and sororities.
"If you get involved, you'll really have a good time," Mitchell said. Three sorority/fraternity members were on hand to explain the sorority/fraternity function and to invite the freshman to get involved. Each member stressed that the university was a body and that everyone should work together. At the close of the initiation, the freshman were given brochures from various areas of campus life. These included the Broncho Magazine, Student Association, academic advisement, part-time employment programs and an instructional calendar. Seventeen students attended the orientation.
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