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Thursday, March 21, 2002
COMMUNITY COLLEGES
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not yet changed the curriculum, it has
changed the classroom dynamic.
“Anytime you have a diverse class
room, it adds to the intellectual stimula
tion of the class," Lancaster said.
“You have 47-year-olds and 17-year
olds in the same class. The older stu
dents bring life experience that enriches
the classroom."
Hovey said he has enjoyed classes
with older students because they are
more focused.
“The classes are quieter than they
would ordinarily be," Hovey said. “The
older students are more serious about
their studies."
Many community college officials
agree that there has been an increase in
younger students, yet they say that due
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to the poor economy, there has been a
recent influx of older students.
Larry Caudill, dean of student ser
vices at Wilkes Community College,
said the recent setbacks in the economy
have influenced the student profile.
“Recently we’ve seen a large increase
in the older student population because
of a decrease in plant employment,"
Caudill said.
“There are more people unem
ployed. We’ve seen an increase (in the
average student age) because of that.”
Caudill explained that the overall
enrollment has soared due to the influx
of older and younger students.
“We are seeing both trends,” he said.
“There is a large transfer group of stu
dents that wanted to go on to the uni
versity system, but (the universities) are
having to turn away more students. ...
We are getting the spillover from them
and from unemployment.”
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Enrollment in the community col
lege system increased by about 14,000
full-time students this year, about twice
the total of the increase in the UNC sys
tem.
Whitehurst said that although there
has been a short-term growth trend of
older students, he believes the increase
in younger students will be the more
consistent trend.
Caudill explained that the increased
enrollment has caused class size to
increase as well. “We are having to put
more students in each classroom,” he
said. “There has been a large increase in
the number of large classes. We’ve his
torically tried to keep class size small.”
Lancaster emphasized that commu
nity colleges are facing significant finan
cial needs in addition to class size prob
lems. He said that with the relatively
low salaries, the system has difficulties
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attracting and maintaining faculty.
“The greatest challenge is that we are
grossly underfunded,” Lancaster said.
“(The teachers) are the worst paid in the
country.”
But Whitehurst said the increased
enrollment has expanded the role of the
community college system in the state’s
educational system and has strength
ened the partnership with the UNC sys
tem.
Whitehurst said, “It has given com
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■ Health Department to Close
Two Area Mental Hospitals,
Open New Facility ■
By Lindsey White
■ Board of Aldermen Renews
Pine Street Debate ■
By Nate DeGraff
ROAD
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Department of Transportation.
Mary Beck, senior vice president of
planning and program development at
UNC Hospitals, said the purpose of the
meeting was to inform residents about
plans to conduct a roadway study and
receive suggestions on it.
“It takes several years to conduct a
study, and we believe the time is right to
ask for options how,” Beck said. “We
recognize that a lot of input would be
required from everyone.”
Beck said one of the main reasons for
expanding the road is to improve access
for hospital staff, patients and emer
gency vehicles.
“Our staff has complained vehe
mendy about traffic congestion in the
area,” she said. “People come in all day
long, and they get caught up in traffic."
Beck said alleviating traffic conges
tion is a key aspect in the recruitment
and retention of nurses and other health
care workers because fewer traffic prob
lems make the area more attractive.
But residents said widening the road
would attract more traffic and create
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additional roadway problems.
“It seems to me that you’re just
encouraging more traffic (in the area),"
said Lexie Simpson, of 3 Penick Lane.
Charles Murphy, a resident of South
Columbia Street, said he thinks trying to
find parking near UNC Hospitals is a
bigger challenge than fighting road con
gestion. “Traffic isn’t the problem -
parking,” he said.
Beck acknowledged parking as an
issue but re-emphasized that hospital
officials would research various traffic
related issues through the study with the
NCDOT.
“I’m the last person to say that park
ing isn’t a problem,” she said. “What
we’re asking here is a study; we’re not
saying the road absolutely has to be
widened.”
Beck assured residents that UNC offi
cials plan to incorporate resident com
ments and criticisms in the roadway
study. The findings will be presented to
Moeser and the town.
“What I plan to do is summarize
what I’ve heard and kind of make a list
of the issues.”
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at citydesk@unc.edu.