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UNIVERSITY
Course changes intended to help
By Stacy Ivie
Emerald Associate Editor
The abundance of curriculum
and course number changes
made this term are intended
help students by improving the
University's course offerings,
but many are finding that the
changes are confusing. Some
have even found themselves re
peating courses they have taken
before, or in the wrong class
entirely.
The disorder was expected,
however, said administrators
and directors involved in the
modification process.
"It is confusing and it does
create a problem because there
were such massive changes."
said Ixirraine Davis, vice pro
vost of academic personnel.
The alterations, which in
clude changing not only course
numbers but also some course
names and department curricu
la. were a result of the pro
posed switch from quarters to
semesters, said Marla Strange,
a member of the curriculum
committee and associate direc
tor of Academic Advising and
Student Services.
Faculty members were asked
several years ago to redesign
their cuiTicula to fit the semes
ter system. Davis said.
“When the semester idea
went out the window, we re
tained some of the good ideas
and transposed them to offer
ings on a quarter system." she
said.
The change from quarters to
semesters was shot down by
the state higher education
board during the 1989-90
school year. "Why bag the
ideas because the format isn't
going to change?" Davis asked.
About 100 courses were mod
ified by various departments.
The proposed changes then
went before the Student Senate
and finally through a general
faculty vote before they were
implemented.
The revamped courses are ex
pected to transfer more easily
to other Oregon state universi
ties and even community col
leges throughout the state, Da
vis said.
To ease the burden, the Uni
versity offered a "crosswalk
handout," included in the class
schedule mailed to students be
fore registration. The transi
tional guide offers information
to returning students on how to
understand the new course
numbers and other curriculum
changes.
'it wasn't fun making the
changes." said registrar Herb
Chereck, who was in charge of
putting the changes into the
time schedule. "But that
wasn’t the most difficult part of
the problems. The problem is
getting the students to be aware
of the changes and their re
quirements so they can get
their clusters or stand-alone
courses."
Despite the handout included
in time schedules, some stu
dents still found themselves
tangled in the registration web.
Strange said many students
may have inadvertently signed
up for classes they have taken
before.
Strange recommended that
students use the transitional
guide to avoid any repetition.
Davis said any confusion
over the changes should be
short-lived. “It will get easier
after this quarter to plan a
schedule," she said.
Bank donates $75,000 to University
University President Myles Brand accept
ed the first installment of a $75,000 gift from
First Interstate Bank Wednesday.
The $15,000 check, handed to Brand by
Kandy Snyder, manager of the First Interstate's
main Fugene branch, will benefit the Knight
Library, the Athletic Department and the Presi
dential Scholarship Fund.
The gift is a result of efforts by the Univer
sity Foundation and its ‘Campaign for Ore
gon' It is the largest corporate gift of the cam
paign. said Kloise Stuhr. executive director of
the University Foundation.
The University Foundation is an indepen
deni, non-profit corporation organized to raise
and manage private gifts to the University.
The gift will be paid in five $15,000 in
stallments. A fourth of the money will go to
the athletic fund, 25 percent will go into the
Presidential Scholarship Fund and the remain
ing 50 percent will go to the Knight Library.
This is the sixth year in a row tliat First In
terstate Hank has supported the Presidential
Scholarship Fund. Stuhr said.
"1 am very pleased about the gift," Brand
said. "It represents a gift from a major Oregon
corporation, and this is an area we need to
continue to solicit funds from."
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