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Wednesday, October 8, 1975 daily nebrasksn page 9 LiMgng education rnee While many students are coming back to school for their college degrees, non-college credit courses provide in struction for those wishing to broaden their general know ledge, Harold Allen said. ") Enrollment has increased in all ar?as of non-traditional education, said Allen, information officer for UNL's Extension Division. . Goals of unlimited, life-long education programs include development of background study in order to receive a pro motion, reliscensing or recertification for professionals and personal gratification, he said.-' r Continuing education serves the basic need of many adults for a high school diploma, said W.C. Meierhenry, chairman of UNL's adult and continuing education dept. Meierhenry noted that over 384,000 adult Nebraskans do not have a high school education. This represents a larger group than all those currently enrolled in elementary and secondary education in the state's public schools, he said. ' -' Allen attributes the increased interest in continuing edu cation to students recognizing the need for more education and to the larger variety of continuing education programs available at UNL. The university held 181 conferences at the Nebraska Center for Continuing Education in ..fiscal year 1975, said Allen. These conferences, for which participants receive no credit, ususally last two or three days and are held for the benefit of companies or special groups who wish to keep up on the latest developments in their areas of work. Students participate in few activities Part of a total college education is participation in activities not directly related to academics. Many of these are organizations, clubs and associations which are funded by student fees. These groups are usually made up of traditional age uni versity students. But what of the older, non-traditional age student? ' ' 1 According to Don Wesely, acting chairman for the Fees Association Board, older students have begun to complain that they should not have to pay the same amount of stu dent fees because they don't use the facilities and clubs funded by the fees. - "We have begun to get feedback from older students about student fees," Wesely said. "It was apparent, from what they said, that they were not getting their money's worth." - Wesely said all students have the opportunity to benefit from fee-supported programs, even though they might not use them. ' ' "It's unfortunate that older students feel they're being cheated," he added. "But, I consider their request to adjust student fees a reasonable one." Currently, all students taking seven or more hours, pay $ 6 1.50 in student fees per semester. Students taking four to six hours pay $47 and a $22 charge is made for loads between one and three credit hours. .Students earning college credit through extension or correspondence courses do not pay student fees. W.C. Meierhenry, chairman of the adult and continuing education dept., said one of the greatest complaints is the inaccessibility of student services, to the older student. Other non-traditional age students said they pay no attention to fee charges made on tuition statements. One of these was Mary Nordstrom, 46, who will graduate from the NU Teacher's College in May. . "I wasn't aware of where student fees were going," she said. "I'm just so happy with my education that it doesn't really bother me." According to Irene Johnson, extension division coun selor, older students usually aren't active in student organ izations because they have full-time jobs, and family and community obligations. Jean .Costigan, assistant coordinator for Community Involvement Services, said several older students have done volunteer work with the group, but now there are only two older women and a few graduate students. Ijm Say, ASUN president and student regent, said there arentt any older senators in ASUN, but knows there is a 40ar-old student senator at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Lectures and discussions at the conferences are headd ,by university instructors and professionals or by guest speakers. Attendance at conferences was up 7,000 over fiscal year 1974's attendance. - Informal instruction throughout the state last year in cluded 19,571 Nebraskans in 182 non-credit courses. Length of instruction varies according to the needs of the ' particular group or community receiving the instruction, Allen noted. Training in fighting arson, for example, might be a course for community police and fire departments. v Last year, the university extension division provided' part-time college credit instruction for more than 15,000 adults. Courses for credit may be taken at night or by corre spondence. Allen noted that Nebraska continues to operate the largest university-based independent correspondence study for high school and college degrees. ) ' ' Individual colleges provide In addition to the extension division, many individual colleges provide continuing education for those who have graduated from or are working in the college's area of interest. John Lagerstrom, director of extension programs for the engineering college, said the college offers short courses and workshops in the field of technology. He said the courses are offered either on campus or at the Nebraska Center for Continuing Education. The college booked 14 such programs last year, he said. Ronald Joekel, associate dean of Teacher's College, said reliscensing and recertification law provide a demand for continuing education for teachers. Former teachers enroll He said many adults taking courses in the college are former teachers who have let their certification lapse and now wish to resume teaching. ' Quentin Gessner, dean of continuing education college, said there is a national trend toward reliscensing and up dating requirements for professionals. Lifeling education programs are a large part of the State University of Nebraska (SUN) instruction. Any Nebraskan who has access to a television set or newspaper can benefit from SUN courses, he said. In order to take courses for either high school or college credit, students must formally enroll in the program. Of the 318 homicides occuring in Nebraska between 1968 and 1974, only one man has been condemned to die. Can this be justified? iosicerncd Pro-Life Students Nebraska Union, Room 345 Senior science and engineering majors earn about $50,000 TiO I I L.IIM13 Students graduating in December 1975 or May 1976 would earn approximately $50,000 in four years as a nuclear power specialist for the U.S. Navy. ' Qualified students would receive a year of graduate-level study In nuclear power, while being paid their first year salary of $10,000 plus; They would also receive a commission as a Navy officer plus all military benefits including free medical and dental care, 30 days paid vacation and unlimited paid sick leave. ' Engineering, physics, chemistry and math majors are urged to interview today or tomorrow. Contact the UNL Placement Office (472-3145) In the Nebraska Union for an interview time. The University of Hair Design wishes to announce that they are having an advanced hairstyling workshop, teaching the popular RK SYSTEM, and they need male and female models. The participants in the class are experienced hairstylists wishing to advance their knowledge in the current hair fashions for men. This your chance to get a professional hairstyle at no cost to you. Sunday, October 12, at 12:30, 2:00, or 330. Please-phone for appointment. Phone 432-2745 In sophomor es receive scholarships If you qualify, all tuition, books and fees are paid during your junior and senior years plus you receive $100 a month for living expenses. Minimum qualifications are on semester each of calculus and physics or two sem esters of calculus by the end of the first semaster of your sophomore year. During your senior year, depending on performance, you'll be interviewed to de termine your acceptance for advanced nuclear training, Those selected will re ceive a year of graduate-level study, com mission as a Navy, officer and all military benefits. . Interested sophomores are urged to inter view today or tomorrow. Contact the UNL Placement Office at 472-3145 in the Nebraska Union for an interview time.
