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$urvivcrl of the Fítüest IXD nost large universitles, úe UnivÙsly of Arizona is a v¡rtD¿l clty: 37,000 stude¡rs dd Dearly 1.1,000 employees orì a sp¡awtirg cam- pus L¡ Tucson oi 174 buildings a¡d lÌi000 pa¡k-
'I¡ose îumbers have roiled state and fedcralotfictå¡s from P¡esidenl BusL on do\\'n, ln û recent suwey, edùca. tion policy mskers ln 2? srstes sald tlìâtfi¡ùcfÂl sûÞrroÍ for hlghe¡ ed'rcâtjon should be tied in somc way to a unt versity's abl¡itytokeep åndsraduate ¡ts f¡eshmÐ. Gover- nors of seven stÂtes - Arlzonâ, Àrkas¡s, Mlchis¿rì, Min-nesotå, New Mexico, ohio a¡d Vlrsi¡ia - sây they are
John Me¡¡ow is o v¡s¡f¡ng scholdt ¿t the Cdnrcg¡e Foünda. tioñ for the Adúoncenent of Teachiìg and repo s øi ed* cation for "The NewsHout W¡th ¡lû Lehrcr."
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¡ngspots. Àlso ¡ikc mosrof the counrry,s cottetes a¡d u¡lt verslries, it js not larticul¡¡ly selectlve. Arlzona admfts 83 perðent ol its applico¡ts, although mosr gradLiared in lbe rophâlfof rheir hlglt schæl class. They sir innùmbing lêc- ture hÊ¡ls !À,ltb 500 clâssmatcsi the only l¡slrucror rhey may k¡o'r¿ is a teachi¡g asslst¿Jìt, oú tlìey are, for ¡t¡ in, rcnts and purposes, ar¡o¡rymous.
Thls ,s not exactly the popular lmage oi llA.covered highc¡ educåt¡on, bùt lt's the truth ol ir- Most shdetrrs do not go to ån Amh€rst or û Wlliâms, They go ro enormous publÍc ¡nsl Dtions llke the Unlversities of Arl2o¡râ, Iowa, CoDecticL¡t, MltDesotai more thùì five milUon ünder. graduates alle¡d an l¡stltution r,vlth at icasr 15,000 sru- dents. The freshman clrss ¡lore exceeds Ute populât¡on ot a smau town, ¡d t¡e courE€ catrlog ls the s¡zeof å phonê book. M,l(e Morefield, â jun{o¡ at ¡.rizona, re'nomù¿rs lìis firstyear: "lt's like somebody comes along wlth å pin riahr after lìith schooì, pops your bubblc, picks you up, dr¡ows you nåkediìlosomecollege, ar¡d you've gorto figurelror¡1.,,
Mr. Mo¡efiold flgùred uoùt, but l,29t of his freshmeD clßsmates - 23 pe¡cenr of thc class - dLd Dot. tn tharvây, ioo, Arlzônâ ls t)ÞLcal. The ståte UDivcrsiry ot New York âl Buflalo ånd the Untversityol Kentucky losr 22 per- cent of tlìe,r freshmen last yeår. Th¡eeo¡ t¡e four Univer- sity of MassachuseLts campuses lost at least 2,1 percenr. Eastem MichisÐì Univers ir y lost 28 percenr A¡d stx yea.s after enle¡lng
^rizonå, oDly 55 percent ot freshmen wtlt
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By JOHN MERROW
How five younEpeople try to find their way amid large lectures, low expectations and newfound lreedom. mâking a lriorry of lncreasing rhe a.counrabiliry of cot le8es ard untversrtes thát recetve publlc m¡ncy, accordtng 1o the Nâtion¿l Govemors Assoclâtlon. Aìd when Congress Íakes up reautholzatlon of the gishcr Educãrionr{cr lârer tl1s year, it ts expected to cons¡der ho\,!' topcrsuadeor @m- pelcouegês â¡duniverslties ro crearcwhar Educarlon Sec- retary Margårer Spe¡lings câlls "cômmon ¡â¡Buage and metrlcs" about t¡elr performaùcc that wlll glve p¡ospec. tlvc srudents aîd the¡r fåmuies berter toots lor decidi¡g wher€ to lnvest,¡ thelreducario¡,
Eow carì colleges help slùdents ståy lhe couÌse? Edu- cÀtors subscrlbe ro the idea that rudents need a sense of Delonglng Ðd commitment. To nurrurc iÌ, campuses rry ro creûle pockets ot intlmâcy - s¡y, .esidences for studentsofsimllar l¡teresls, like women l¡sclence and engtnearhg. Ar¡zona also provldes speciâl orjentâtioD ¡d counselûìB for Hlspùic and Amer¡can IMIâ¡| srud€nts. And the uni- vêrslty's nerv Inl€grâred tÆarni¡B Center, bu¡lt üIlder, gÌound at the heartof the campus,ls p¡omoled as a,home base" fo¡ freshmc¡ and sophomores. Opan 24 hours, it of- fers academic sdvlsing, access ro rutors ard computers ùd 14 classrooms, f¡rm audi¿oriums to seml¡ar ¡ooms, where råculty are srpportedrv'th multim€dla technolo8y.
"w:J""'":åi'ili:iï,i:ff '.iï.:i:,'îî1":1H,; 'rwith thc lntegrated Leârllng cenler, 'Èe've mêde a mas-slve co¡nmitme tir tcrms of physicalfãcilit¡cs Ând the ad- vlsing tlìat gocs wlth lt. 'llut, he adds, "il is a mo¡e Darwin- lârì eDvi¡oDment, â publlc university of tlì¡s character.,'Of foùnderil)t studeDts, he says: "Wc always have the fælins that lI we had tìe rèsources to rccognize them âs rlrey lau throùgh,1o plck them up, jn rhc ì{ây that a liberal a¡ts col lege does, we could kccp them frc'n fâllùlg. Bur vc don'r have thôsô rêsoùr.es "
Even thotìgh a uDivers'lyopens tlìedoor,ir cdftmaÌe a¡ adolescent walk drrough lt However losr rhey may be, coìlegestude¡ts mayncvcr seckour Ð adviser, ht¡midat- ed, shyor allenâted, rh€ydon't drop in di¡rins facully o¡ticc
The U¡i \)ctsitt of A.izono c¿hpr¡s, rÞov?. "I¿ is d morc Daghn^ r hvtoh¡nc t. o publc úateÞt st t ol thts choracter," say, Petcr , Liþlns, thÞ ptcside t hours, Parcnts our oI siglìr, ürey slrì¡Aglc with ttìeìr lreq. lound ¡ndelcndence, stårti¡gwith the freedo¡n nor ro wâke up before midday or lo eat Þlzzâ âny hour of the ¡icht -aDd agal¡ for breakfast - or to pr¡r olf rcåd]Àg assign-mentsùnlll cram llme ar firals.
The lâLest resulls from th€ NationalSúlvey of Student E¡rBagement - of ¡60,000 fresììmen and seniors tro¡n 420lrrstt(ulions - show thût oncLifth ot underyraduates åre "discùgåged." To the survey s dlrector, ceorge D. Kuh, that mea)s rhey do not take parr irì campus culhrål events, do ¡ot samplethcw¡de cholce ol ava'lable cuurses or put much erergy ûuo tleir sludies. Nor, he såys, do rhey
Rlchârd H. Hersl¡, former presidenr of Td¡ty Colegc 3¡d Hobårland Wi¡ll¡m Smlrh Ço¡leges,rcIeßro rhis situ- atlon as À "mutua¡ nonaggressior pacl." Prcfcsso¡s see teachi¡g as û reqùirement they have rofultrtl to do the rc- sca¡ch they prcfcr, he says, "so the professor gocs into class anddoes l ûsk much ofstr¡dcnts, \yho ill return doD,r ask much of the proiessor. T¡e proiessor gives out reason. aþly hlgh Eradas as a vay oI camoull¡gins thûr thts Þa'.- gâin has been r. ck, hls evaluations wlllbo sâtLsfacrory, ûnd studcnts don'r comtlãin oboul grades ûr !Þour tv¡erh- er they've leaûred rnuch."
Inlhevlew of Dr, Hersh, a Þroponent of accouùrabiliry in hisher edì¡carioD, s¿udcnts hava 1o be lreld respons'ble for thei¡ ov¡ irlllatlve, bùt low srânda.ds allorv rhem ro coast th.ough l,¡relr collegc ycâß r'ilh rìjl)lmâl iDvolvc. ¡nent. "Thål's lhe realdßg.âce,'he sâys
TIÉ experlences oI rileyouDspcoplc arúe Untversjry of^rlzona - four seDiors aDd one vho would have beeD -illustråte djfferent âs¡ccts of tltc cãmpus expericrce. ìror onc extraordlnary s denl, coÌlese has do¡e cxæt ly ,rhÂt lt should: tìlumt¡ate thc Þossibil'lics. For ânothe., it has bcen one lont pnrly,Iiltle more thdr a stcppingsro¡)è to â job. For âll,learni¡s seems Loùc oplio¡al.
lfThls ls Boozeday, Th¡s MùstBe College ail l UDENTS håve nâmc, lorcerla'n d¡vs.'Iu¡sday jsIt Boozed¡v. Thùrsdâv ,s'l b,rsrd âv at Ar g-p.m. on a B@/¡day Iâ;r fÊtt, Fóbrn Bhârta a¡d frlends are downiìg shots of vodka ar hls off"campus apartment. "we sâve money ütat \À,ay,,'he explal¡s to a re. porter warchin8 the r¡tual "Ger ô bùzz on âthone,rhengo bâr-hopplng " Surficicnlly buzzed, the stùdcnts who are of d¡i¡ling age dr'lve ro a popùla¡ bar rear c¿mÞùs, where rhey chùgbeer ånd dô hûrè shots.r¡l like logetdrunk,rìor btacl- o{tdrunk, but I like ro acr drùrk," M¡. Bhållasays. "You're able!olalkrogirlsêlotlnore.ADdItikeAirts "Byì á.m.t¡els "l'ibâ¡," $'hlch polilely fanslates as'fouled up beyo¡d all recognjtion,r' aDd is asked to leåve the bâr. Hc stots a stll- dcnt who he ls sure i¡s'rlted hin earlier that evenUrg and rushes blm, Ìntent oD lighlins. His friends puu ¡i¡n åway, ard Mr. Bhalla rccls aroundrhepark¡ng lor,curs¡rs.
Lare rhe next mornint, Mr. Bhall¡ wakes up o¡ tùe floor of ¿vacant buildlng, Â shufered frâremiry house ,,I wâs so depressed, a¡d I looked at triy fåce and myhånds,,, I'e recålls, now siuing ¡n ê do¡nitory lounge for Ân tnrcr- uew. "¡ wås just likc, 'Wltat am I dol¡g vuh my Ufe?' ', But thât momert of ¡cllcclion smn passes- rlf I sât therê for d¡ys like that, what g@d's goil)g to com€ our ot ?' he says. Mr. Bhâlla p¡ofesses notto ¡êmember the qllercstion
About thc pu¡pose of colleae, he sâys: '.you go so you car get B job 3¡d make money wlen you're oidcr But ar t]ìe same lime you ge¿ ¡ife exper¡ences t¡åt âre prlceless, like networkilu." He expccrs that to pay off | .'I've made so many connectlons I never would tìave been ûble to make wit¡out lt, ùd l¡esc åre alì my frlends a¡d peopte dìar I k¡ow from the b¡rs dd from classes â¡d, you know, peG plê l¡at I've hùtg où!wth rhar þtêr ln üfc I'mgoirg tobc able to cau on and bc like: 'Ikrowyouhav€ âjobw¡th r¡ns company. Ilo you klìorv lf thêy¡!€ hlrl¡E¡ or can you get me M apÞlicalion ? Ca¡ I use you as ¡ reference?' "
Mr. Bhãüa, 22, a psychology maJor wìtl â ml¡or in I busiiÉss lg¡ada polfl Âverage 3.0, on û 4.0 scâlc), says he J stopf\ed golng lo mor of hls class* afrer sophomore yea¡ / ùd drårl cxcosslv¡ly rour nkhrs a vcd: usually Tues- l day, Thursday, Frlday, saturday. Nonerheless, he made I the dcù¡s ¡isr lasl spr¡ng. He says he has rârely tJve¡ t more ùe¡ ù hour ¡ ni8hl lor allhls courses. leachcrs
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Robin Bhallo soy s he ¿rdnh low ntghts o week o¡ A.izo,1q (bctotr, tõhnÉ abcet swiÐ_ s¿itl, h? on¿c mdde ¡l¡e deo¡,s l¡s¡
I sây, 'For evcry class vou sbou¡d do a cenain amounr of l reading, bur ¡ Deve' do that, he says. HIs ¡ourine: lowârd lùe end of thcscmes(er, scâr thc rcâdi¡Cs, revteqnoles to lsee whâr ùe raâcher said wâs lmpo¡rdr, eerrhe reacher's I rudy glide. He bcllevcs hn ß nor alone 'A lor ol peopte I jusr try and.oar by, and don r do r¡e reâülngs. Ihcy tr.l,' ¿nd cheal off lhc homevork, copy lhelrfricDds'.
"Now tþt I look bâck on tr, it's not r€ally hârd work,', he sûys. "I thbk orybody, tf they reaUy sat down ånd rrted to do thc vork, coulddo lt,"
Mr. Bhalla, rvho grew up lr fte Los Angëles suburb of oák Pårk, chose ;{rjz¡na (o get away trom the ground 'llles
of home ' My pa-rents always needed to krow whe¡e I vas, whâl I wÂs doi¡ì8," he sÂys. ','You cån'r do rhls, you cùldo t¡ar. r{nd rhcy d alwåys be houDdurg mcìodo my homework. So I ahvays hâd someoDe to rellme whatlodo', He wênt "a lltle crazy'' with his new lndependcncc. .fiy parents are, you know, I,000 miìcs ãwåy," hesays. "Olher. than phorto cals, they câ¡'t reâlly r¡vatch me, gr seo what I'm dolng flerc tt's: 'We're not golng ro watch you. Tùr¡ lL in Il you wa¡tj if you don't. l,urn lttn, wedon't care.",
charles M. T¡tum, dean ol ihe Colleg€ oI Hur¡aìiries, sâyshe ùderstå¡ìdshow {ough úce be 1o make fte r.üF sltio¡ fro¡n htgh s.-hodl to couage.',Iù highschoolihe¡e Âre dlrecl conscquences lor nol dol¡g your lromework," he
says. r¡Yoù lose polnts on your iinal mark In hish schooì the¡e's lnstant feedback. You're ln aclass ol maybe 25 or 30. Here, you wâlk üìto clâsses whcre süddenlyyou're nor expected to show rhe reacher on ã dally bas¡s yoù've done your homewDrk. You're lold: 'There's goi¡g ro be ¡ mid- t€rm, a,rd maybe â pap€r âlld üen a flnal aûm. co forlh ùd m8¡e the besl of it.' You'd beíor betleve úar certâin students cûnrt hmdle tÍat,"
Mr. Kuh, who ln addltloù to directiDg rhe srude¡rr e'r. 8âeement survey¡s a professofof hrghereducation ar hdi- s¿ Unlversiry, Bloominßron, doscrlþes studenrs ttke Mr. Bhûlla as'mazo smarl' - rt¡cv ¡aGl¡euãd õur wäärlrev Iha'@c;-I u'Slgbeonrhe€xamandslâvrnviqihlc'Thcy Upictrlâ¡Ã¡ | classcÈrnõ-sijiaTfi_(-cy l¡ so rhrcush üe drsrr¡burro or I Brâdes l¡ diffcrcnr majors ùd plck ü¡c casiesl otrc. T¡on I lhey tend Io hang toacrhcr.' Hc says rlrcsc srudcnß mßs I rhe polm ol couc8ei 'Tl¡csc arc peopte wtrl cnornrous ¡o- | lerrialarìd lalenr. Welus( necd rojdcnrrfy drcm. Thår cot I legcs cûn l tel such students morc lnvoived rn rhcir cduca- Itlotr¡s "ûrexcusable," he sâys.
ls il ¡cally possible to gct through a rajor university wjth so llttle effort? 'îs much as I would ltkc ro say,,Abç91 lutely notl,'yes, jt is possible," says Mellssa Vlto, deå¡ of stude¡ts at Arizona "we have a lorofsrudenls vhosc moü-
¡S'n"gS"" tt'."" pr"""r "f advrce rhâr I slvc a ll my corrcctions. suppose yoìr sisùed up ror a htstory class,ffg¡rEffio"rccs on no. ro makc thê most out oi and üþ onty reÀ;¡re;ent w;s ¡,n;jor råper ar the cnd. w:t@ql r havcn t lost a slr¡Bte onc yetI Then wh¡rlf you vrite thârfl,ìâlpaper andger ltback ffii rgmdy ln small Êroups $ât you j ol¡ or evcn lwo wee¡{s af rer the course enos ãnã on trrc õover page u forln you raelf. It ls antlrely cleù ùat rhc si¡Ble best sâys ,C-mtnus - John, r åsked stude ts to atralyzc vl¡alway !o
'ncreasestudenls' ensagement vlth rle¡r r¡ebook sald. youdidn'r arìstyze tr. you simply
åcademicvork, to connectstudents wlth othersrudcDts sutnmår¿e.l tt'Since this w¡s rhconlypaper, th€ arou¡d sùbstaodve ldeas rather thansìñÞltaõaiailz. cor¡rse l¡rcrå y hås ended. Too tata ro icarn trom rhts or ing, and to rrise the gr¿duation rate ¡s lo study t¡ chàtge ân],rhing, groups. Meet atmosr lwice aweeklorå¡ hou¡ and a ,,ln contrast, supDos€ you hÂd chosen ¿ history course hâlf ro so over ¡rsslg ed ¡eådi¡gs or prob¡em sers or l o ttìar askedyoìr ro sqbmtt ãêverat shor( plnèrs, TTen, discuss what ¡åppencd l¡ì class ycsterday. when gerl,¡g the tdcnrical com menr, yoÌr srllt would
"second, choose classes that slve you lro qüent have sjx or seven cha¡ìces ro makc a mi.rcou rse feedbâck, ì{hich auow6 you to make midcourse cor¡ectton. Alrd you m ay end up bor¡ì leamürg lots more
md gelrL€ arìA{DiÌus [!,rc¡dof a C-mnus "T¡l¡d, come to lhc ilrsr year of college \\,lth tlc
mindser rhat yoù are eåger tom6et people who ho¡d dlfferent vlews l.om fr¡ends you venr rohigh sctroot with. Oneof rhc happicst things about college ls þ€ing aÞle to chanse your m¡rd Àbourdrhgs.
"Sludents should staû atl|trlralslty wjlh lhc allitudc or | 'MÂybe I vl¡l end up lust r€arirmini my orlsh¡l beliefs,yetthls ls â speclal oppo¡runiry ro res! those bcÌofs and lohear ldcâs thâr arcne!v.I rnå! e¡d uD rr. Jccrurs rhen, yet ¡ cenain¡yshould ¡'sren.'Wfl mR'c,rA{ffiH}¡ßffi
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f vJlro¡ fo' ùu'nr g ln rn i\ lo É¡l J good Job. lhet th'r r,I How do I sêr l¡¡ pridcs?¡ ùrsr¡ad 01 rnrinp lo lcam. | Às for d¡l¡kirl8, Dea¡r ViLo says p¡obter¡s oflenstarl in
his¡Jichool, somctimes earlie¡. "studcDts comc hcre w'tl mo¡ehÂblts than theyuscd lo,"shesays, ¡nd alcoholisthe sûbstance ol choice. "lt\ what causes stùdents to make those bad decisio¡rs." At one poi¡t Mr. Bhâlla's drhkn)g crü8ht the ùiverdly's atrcùtio¡.IIevas senr to an alcohol education clãss in sophomoreyea. ailcr beûìg caught drlv- iDgù¡der lhe hnìrence, and was putonprobation tor â se- mester. He did no!getcâlght ãgain.
.¡¡ the end of a threÈhou¡ lnterview, Mr. Bhalla ,s ãsked ¡f he .e8.cts ¿rìyllìjDg he has doDc at Arizono. "These åre the ycds tìåt I'¡n ¡ot Boin8 to havc bâck,"he sâys, ".And I don't wâ¡t to be 30, 50, loo&i¡8 Þack åñd \Ìlsh- lng Ì'd partied thcn bccause Icú't do it now"
A r¡ontì alrorlhê i¡tervìcrv,l¡ December, Mr. DhBlla I sr¡duared ofler loì, r ¿nd â hâ lf yea¡ s ¡n collcac. Hc moved I ro Mlamt ro'oom wlú a (olle8e f ¡ iend. Hc hâs jus! sr¿fl ed I workinß fo' a ÞharmâceuUcâ¡ sÂles compry (basc ù¿lá- I ry: 530,000,. Forüemorpârl,hesâys,he goe,ouronlyon | !r'day and Sarurdåy rlghls. "J definllely mßs my coll.soI days,' hcsays. T¡¡ywere ùebcstfouryer¡sof mylfel
Gottlng Oflthe Comnrunlty Col¡oge Tråck
llt *:i.imtJåii::i';": ;ïiil :i'Å:Uf " r",,"" ^". ¡nste¿o o¡ s,vms a nus ro some-one wlrlr a Wi¡dcat b¡ckpack, I wås hug8ing conslruction workers we¡rbs ¡â¡d h¿ts," ahe re'Ìembers. "It was sad d'd a litrle ftastråtbg " Ï]'e ftìsr thing they would ãsk: Did sbe lìavc childrc$ yet? "A lot ofpeop¡e I wen! to high schooìr,vith did stârt off goir8 to college,"shesays. "We all entered PIma Community Colle8etogether as âgroup, but aboüt 90 to 9Spercentareno lorìger ¡'l co¡lese. PeDplehave blUs, Þeo0le have bâbles s¡d lû mllles."
Át the Þegin¡ing, Ms, Mârtlnezlad fit thenãtioDalprc,
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lile of Hispdic srudcnts slre âtlerìdcd a higlì schæl thât was ?5 ¡ercenl Hlsparic, thaD å two-ycar collcae. HispaD- ics cnroll incollege ât lhc same r¡te as \rhirc studè¡ts, âc- cording to a stùdy Þy lhePev ¡lrspÐic Center and tlrc U¡i- versity ol Soud'enì CalilorDla, butone lll drree artend co¡l- munlty colle8cs, coml)ared v/il¡ one Ir llvewhlLe sludenls,
Ms. Martinez hÀd wa ted ro attcnd thc u¡iversity si¡)ceshe wâs 1ll klndergarLeù "lt$'âs LnstlucdtDnre early, the U is prestlglousi lt's lhe Þlace vhere I need to be," she says. Bul ln hcrscnior yearof high school, pithlhe distrac' tlon of lhe sludenr coutrctl ând chee¡leadt'rs, she look â Iess stressful scledùIe," she says, ålld wound ùp lacllng some admlssion rcq iremolts. SLudents j¡ rbe top h¡lf ol thejr c¡âss âre automâtically âdmLtled 1o tlÉ udlversìty lf thcy have ta*cn üireeyeÀrs of math, threc y¿a¡s of sclence and twoyearsof a forci8n læexagc. To earD a hlghsch@l ditloma, they need only t$ro years of math, two years of science ùrd Do forelgn lá¡gùâge, llc¡ less stresstul sched- ülchad keprherourol theùrlyerslty, so slìc wetrt to Phn¿ CommunltyCollege wl(h hcr hlgh schoolf¡
'ends.Begirìnlng next fal¡, the university willbe more selec- llvc, linitinA automatic acccptdce to t hc 1ôp 25pe.ccntof a high school class. The hope ls to i¡ìcreas€ Craduatio¡ râtes by, Mr. Lü{lûs says, "âdmiltl¡s l¡to our freshmân clnss studentswho mâyhave a betterp¡ospecroi success."
After lwo years atPima, Ms, Marllnez lrmslerred to rbe U ând slgned up for buslness aDd puDlic adninlstra- !ion, the u¡ivosity's second mosl potular mÂjor. "l vâDr ed to mÐ]{e money and be successful," sììe says. Dutdry ûc- counthE course$ convinced her she did Dot llkc rhc field. And there rvas social oplo¡(unity - she hâd jusl lurncd 2l and wâs living awây koh home rorllreflrst Ume,,'making my os,n n¡les.'r Three-qu¡rt€¡s of rhe woy lhrough the{irst sernester, she stopped golng [o clâss. "r didn'r otiiclelly drop the clâsses, brlt I didD't take the finãlexams, either," sl'e says- She so¡nehoìv got a C I ooe coü.se : "IlD'À, 1 md' ¿8ed thåt, notevcn la¡{¡ng d¡e final,I stiìl don't know,''
Thinkhs backover whyshe vasted û vììole semester,
shé sâys she ¡nisscd Lhc close rontact she had had wiLh t¿achcN a! Pnn¡ì an(l disl'kcd the "e{rãil relÂlionshit, ll there s ål]y coDneclioìl ¡t all" ì,vitlì profcssors. Also, "ar Plma I was i¡ lhc majority, butharc, wâìking arouDd and scctrg so nrúy bl'rc-cyed, blond-haircd pcople wûs a buge drock," shesays. "lt made itlìard to be comfortablc."
The universily's llispa¡ic enroìlme¡t ls l3-3 pcrccnt, ihough the ståre is more than 25 percent Hispaùic. Natio¡. al¡y, only ?3 perceDt of Hispùics who start college fiùish wlth a bachelor's dcgrcc, ard only ìSpercenl who stårl il) å commùùity college a d ttâìsfcr' !o lour-ye¿r hstltutlons finish ar aìI, ¡icco¡ding 10 the Perv HisDaùic Cenrer, The U¡lversity ol^¡¡zona's rccord ls co¡ìsldorâbly Iretler - 47percentgfâduate - dd it is work'¡8lo rltraü morc His-pa¡ic students, scDdins reprcseDtal'ves into elêrneitary schoo¡s 10 lãlk ¿opareuts âbouthowtoprepare for the U.
Ms. Martinez's mediocre âcademic performance - a 2.?5 c.P.A., dråßged down by the sorneste. ol gooi¡¡g off- taught he[ a lesso¡ : "I had [o be my own drill sergea¡l,.be- causa nobody else s'as goÌng to dlsclpli¡e ne. No reÞort ca¡d to Mom, and nobody to check on whether I went to
Now 24, she has sqitched her major to ¿lcmcntary educ¡rtion s¡d is student-t¿achi¡g ¡n hcr old school district. Like Mr, Bhâlla, shc sâys that ¡o m¿tter hov/ maDy øurses shehas o¡her schedule * or how lnary hours shc Epends at her part-ti'¡c job at Plmå Cour)ty Community seraices (no$ I a weêk, dovn rrom 25) - rshe has spcDLonlyrn hour a night on homevork. she NìU graduåle iD Þe- cember, seven å¡d å lìall yeers âfter'stâr'rùrg her colìege career. "I ù'oughr would be a lol more ìnteDse dd a lot harder," she says. "I'd Âlways thou8hl thal peoplc who rvc¡t to college we¡e drese brilliùl peoplc rvho had ro stay up hours ud hours studyins ard re¿dirì8, but l'rn ûûr a genius Ðd I m dolng just ll¡re."
Mr, Küh says hts $u.veys f¡nd th¡t mosl students stafr out wlth hlgh expectations, which âro r'ârcly me1. "They expecl 1o read morc, wrlre more, spend r¡ìore rimc vJrth lacùlty, ùd study more,'he says. "Theycxpect 10 be wr'it- tng three, four or tive pûpers, Uut studenß, particùl¿rly Âr larg¿ insritutions, can get through rlreir iirst year of col leseq)ithoùt ever hrvj¡g wrltten a ÞãDcrat all,"
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I - *u"c" o,;.rõm¿ *i'¡;¡¡er,e¡scrnrí. -voueorocol- |lI leee becauscyou don r,.\'anl ¡nrddlc-and lo;er{la\s I jobs, bccausc you don l war¡t Io sit rhere måÌrng $20.000 ro I $40,000 ! ycir," he s¡,ys. And thâr, h. adds, n¡cessi(ares I "lhâtpleceofpater."
Sowhen studeDrs come to tlú Trlden¿, a wood-Iranelcd bar papered wtrh Wildcât memorabilia ùd pholographs, Ire's sùre that some ol lhem look dov¡ on him wlen he aÊ rivedat the nniversity in fall2000 i¡orì Enid, Okla, hc ex- pectêd 1o beon the olher side of the ba¡, orderl¡ìg drùrks !! slead of serving llìem.lf he had tollowadtlrepaÌh of the Âv- €rage Arizona student, who täÌes 4.? ycars rograduate, he would bc gcttûrg his dlplomâ rhls âcadc¡nic yca.. Today, at 22, he's a dropoüt, mâ¡âging the Tridenl, ¡¡sr across Eãst SpeedwayAvenùe on thenortl sideoi câmpus.
Mr. c¡yr!'ood remernbers l)ow ovc¡rhelmcd he feit when he aùived on cam¡us, tle "classicnc¡d" with û map and Ào
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dizzynìg. "Yor dldn't håve sonìeone, you k¡ow,leâdhg you by the haDd," be says. "No oDe ãcrually sat rltffc aDd g.Âbbedmcùrdsaid:'Hey,youkiìow,thisisascåryplace. Coma wlth me, and we'lltalÌ lhls tlìroìr8h-' I went ahcad turd lùit klrd oI jurnped ¡D, grabbed â schèdtrlc rrd took what I thought was needed "
Rernlnded thot the university offers emoUment ad. vice, hc acknowledges thal he k¡cw that. "I t¡rouglìr I was, you krorv, more matûre lhùt most ol my colleåAucs, buL I really w¡sn't," he says.
Mr. CÂJ¡ivood look severûl l¡rse leclurccourscs vhose ùìst¡ùctors, he says, dld not loìow h¡s ¡râme- Hc did not do vell. "I le¡l arslecp a lot," he recalls. "l got bo¡ed f,Dd I would talk wlth myfricùd. Thcre rvas no lnterac(ion, noone måklng sure I was obtâl¡lng rhc knowlcdgc üú! I should have bcen set(i¡g." He remembersone clâss l¡prrtlcular, \rlth 60 or ?0 sludents, raught by å graduale tcaclr,ìg as'
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Mr. C¡)ryood's re(ottecr'oDs do 'úr surÞr¡se Lcc S.Shulman, presidenl of rlc ¡ ârnegic Founda,lon tor ll¡¡ Ad- vecement of Teåchlng. '¡The g.eat etrenìtes ot lcâming a¡e ûnonymity aÌd lnvisib"¡ty, ,Mr. Shulmân says. ,,pco_ ple who are l¡visible do¡r'r tearn. h no seNe are tììey ac_ coùDtable¡ h rþ sense arc they respoDsiblc, ând rherefore thcycâr¡ simplyturnolf.
Mr Liklns, Lhe presjdeDl, .ålls the jargc ¡ecrure ctass¡¡s¡ uofDrtunâre ecoDorìric ¡racessiry', at a dme whcn the slate Lcgjsl¡lùre has cut lr¡¡ds by more thÐ g50 mlllion over the past scve.al years, I-lle studeDt,teacher rario ar
^¡ izon¡ is high - l9 4 to I - bùr nor ùDusual.It,s Ìg ro I ârPem Srale, t? 3 to I at d'e UDivcrslry oI Kånsas and 22 to I
at lexasÀ&M. By conrrast, A¡nherst has oDeÞrolessor lor every nùe srudeDts. Eco[or¡ic reatfties dtcrate rhal un! versiries rclyon 1.4.'s ro ¡educe jr]strucrioDal costs ând ro
allow professo¡s ro corcentrsteon r¡rejr ¡esearc¡¡, ^rizonarequlÉs T,A. s lo Ârrcnd wækly ffahu¡8 semùrrrs ln rteirllr\l sem.sler of (eachi¡t, axd Mr. t¡kos sar,,s trù pncour.
ages senior faculty to teach t¡e gc¡ìerâl educâuon tccru¡T coqrses thal undergradtratcs ererequircd ro take.
M¡. Câyvood tûsrcd until midteÍn ex¡¡ìsaì.¡then cn- rolled Ât Píma Comrnu¡ity College. . I had smat¡er clâssos, aDlqhe'c kom l8 ro 25 srudenß, tre says. ¡lhe reachêrs lncw nte by n¿mc Jnd werc wiling ro mccl mc aftcrctass aìd \{o¡k on projecrs. Ir wås a wholc lot bet!er,,' S1l¡l onty r¡, he sor a lob nr â bar when he boasred to rÌre ur raser thathe could ¡jft a fullkegabovehis head.,.she c¡¡ålentcd ¡ne Io prove lr, I d¡d. ùrJ shc hrrcd me, he sãys. He frn- lçhcd theycðrar pina burdrop¡edoul towork fullrl¡rc
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sh colte8"' Hc hcdSe!, callDB il a 8oâ1.lrur n s nol 8ol¡r8 lo h¡ppcn sool I D Dcjrjn€Eood ¡noney riShl now, hesays. I m a resForsrbte ncrsù ¡,¿y-nrrlerlrh irsu¡an.o ¿nd car ¡nsu¡oci,an¿ ¡enì o¡ n 0n¡c- ly basis. l cou¡d look bact and ùt'rk coL¡td of. shoutd ot,qould ot, lrut rt I ¡re¡¡ dwc ¡ng on thùres n rlc pa,t, rh¡r doesn l help' Hc hopes to ìruy his own bar sompdcy:,.t,,n movjl)g on {oberrar lhings,I be¡lcve.',
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body's only 3,0 percenr Af ùca¡-A¡ncrÌcan. Tlte stale,s high schøl pìayer of rhe ye¡r, Ch&Dins Frye be8s¡ hts freslr_ D)ân ycar on aülettc scbôlarshlp_ Easínß lhe âccìirna- lion lo cam¡us I¡,c, ha roo¡ñcd vfh á lcammat¡, and tso orhcrs Uvcd acro,s lhc hatt. A junior or ,c lcam, Jasol Car(Ùrc¡, g¡v. hlm lhc A B C's. -Chaj¡ni¡g, horc's vhal you do,'.ML cÂrdner rold htm. .,you r¡od rhe horresr sirt taìl car¡ fi'¡d ðü you ¿sk ¡ìer wt¡c¡e your ct¡ss js, cvaD if you l{Dow whcre is. Thàas ju\r how you b;c¿k (h¡jce ðrd, you lnow, get comforraÞle vfh jt ,'
A¡nong âthlc¿cs' prillteges is åll acadc¡¡¡c advise¡ räÀ sec rhat thoy stây on lrrck ro gradùÐr¡ rar¡d ctigjbl¡ rr compcte). An àss¡s!dn hcad båskctÞâ , oach, Jim Ros. boroùgh, drivcs around carnpus ln ¿ gô¡t.dr( nrolira¡ilc c¡¡ss åtrendârco. On¡ professor sajs hc ¡s askeJ twrce â s.mcsle¡ for updalcs on the acãdc,¡rc ¡cto nå¡tcc ¿nd¡t(n dùÌceof alhìeres Ihisclåss.
Ar aqçistanr.o1ch and ttre ¡dv¡sc¡ helpcd Mr. F¡yù selcct cl¡sses ftcy rold hrm whrh Þ¡otcssots to avord. '¡lo be honcst, heroys, ¡thnLkit sbc crbDtt¡forlh¡årl! leta dd for thc professor, it rhe professo. docsD,t war)r ro å.lust the rules or, yoü kìow, be à li(ttc mo¡e leDieDl rGvrrd tl¡c âfhlêtr drd his scl.êdulo.' Duflnts ttrc se¡sol, p¡ayers mãy rntss ct¡ssps and tcsrs two or Urrcc days a veck bccause of road rrjps. .Sorncl¡m.s you car't trkr ûþsl,' Mr. Fry" extlains, t c.rus¡ you c4¡'l op.n youÈ cycs Le.susc you re so rirc,l f.om Scu ins bJ.k ai 2 or 3 jn rllu rnornurg." Hc{tors Dor rhxú rU¡tetësect û t¡e Ìidu:tr.
ï,Rèly ooi;ur peers. TI'ey câDprovidehorcsr ldîdbag$a sounJrn8 ùoârd a¡d à scDsÞor b¡toDts,,,ts l*f#Uc faiç$¡tf a va ne(y or Lrrå trorscs., ffixi: $*lì* ASAHTLLTARDù|p rcl¿ s sor.of u rban educstion,' ceo¡giû statc uñi\,crs¡ry "vlslt prolessofs arolf'cc tìou¡s. cer to k¡ow rhem, åÀd let tl)em k¡ow you. Forte â co¡xrecdon wlth r¡e o¡res yor¡ like. they caù ùe asource oi ¿dvicc a¡d mentorjlrg ùd Decome your tururc wrj ters of lelte¡ s of recom hend¡ r iôn "
"Tlerc ¡s too rnuctr ¡crding ¡narcristin the averâcù collcre coursÊ, aDd sharlnc rhe bu.dên c orÐc c,;,n l¡mc will reruy helD. Bùl chmsc your srudy ßrcun n¡embcrs carcrutly. F¡c^loade's ôróthers vho dox r contrlbute tDughüu¡ly slþùtd no! be ùlcludad. Also,do Dot loodup on cou¡scs for your cxpccrcd rnålor ù¡ r'cs¡¡mm year.låke ttmé to ox¡toro olt¡or arcâs.
"Fûryc ¡ì( loaçt o¡c f¡ i¡ndsh¡¡ wrü sontoo¡rc wt,o lnitially irri¡nidalesyou. KecÞ i¡ rouch wit¡ vour lrlcnds frorD lìiBh s(hno¡. Doyour laund¡r repulår tv, C¡lllromo weekly. And don't cut ctâss. tr'si¡r ult¡mare'dts " ÌìOBIN (i MA,TÍLET
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and tacent Haredñ graduarc trrclevâlrtmaysce,nroouì;rs. ior¡,uìeaDrnore f¡o¡n pürsujr¡s Ð jrnellc.l ù¿ I p¡ssion rhû ,itimj¿I¡ìì;\t r he corc currtcurur ns in I l,r wor¡d srdckcd ôilHå¡¡r Rõff#pachorho.,. ¡:¿w¡niïülrläi¡
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On tl¡e Web Vidco Þrofilca oI sLL¡deùrs i¡ lhis arricle ca, be vjerve(¡ ¡ìt n]'times-coD/edùcåiionllfe. They we¡e nade ror "Decllrtr¡g by Degrees," à rwoìour docu- me¡rtary reported md nâùated by Joh¡ Mcrrow où the state ol hisher educalion. Il will bc Droadcast on PBS ¡r June.
s¿ys Lhey l¡)âìÌ a ¿ougher path l¡tâ!ì rhe coDvenriotât sru- dcDtbccauseof t¡rc reslonsibility thcyshoulder
Lytùe M. 'Iro¡sdal, the uìiverslty's åssistau vicc presldent for studc¡t retention, w¡shes ¡egu¡âr stÌ¡dcnrs cou¡d cnloy the hâ¡rd-holding errended ro athleres !'lf we coutd do fort¡reno¡ studen t-athlerc whât $e do for the stu- dent atllete, weVould have a retcndon ra(e il)at is rnc¡edi, ble," she says. Asked !o describe rhe athlere's parh, Ms. Trolsdal s¡nllcs. "TI¡ey are v]ooed, froùr the tlme they caù slr@t a baskct or play , irh a bâll, \¡rhåtever ft ls they do, , she says, "They're told, 'You're våluab¡ei $re waDt you ro come.' Once they'rc here, tlrey hâve acadcNic advise¡s who work wtth tlrem on a oneìo{ne basts, lookÍ* ar thejr schedüles, arrСgirìg tutor¡rg, mâÌtrg su¡e therr ctasses don't conllicL wlrlr prâctlce. A¡id if they have ar âlhtere who caùl write vcryqcU, theyhavc a wr¡ting lutor come ln to belp, They \À,ork Nilìì professots on rt¡e ¡thlctc's grådes, a¡d lf the gradc isD't gmd enorìsh, they'U help ÞeÌi- l¡on U'e grâdc. They help vitlì deadll¡ìes, give cåreer ad- vice, even teåch lhem how ro 6paal<ìvitl.the media "
The media (rair)hg seems evident when Mr. Fryc, 2t, ls asked ho\r many houìs a nighthc spends on schootwork. Hls filst ânsvcr is "ù hour, maybc an hou'. and a hau " Then he p¡uscs, sDilcs and â¡ncìds his answer, ,'Tvo hours, maybe lwo ând a hÂIf." He esr'måLes hc spends 20 perce¡tol h¡s rlme on ¡câdemtcs, t0 percent ,lenjoying co! Ieße lifc" ùd ?0percent d¿voted tobasketûall.
,As r serìior, M¡- Frye started every game, averaged more thar 15 points Ând ?,5 rebounds a gan)e aDd was sc- lected to BaskerbÀü Tnnes'All^m€ricâ teâm. He scored 24 po¡nts, trabbed I? reþou)ds ùd blocked 6 shots in hts låst couegiare game, â90,89overrimc loss to tllinois ln dre qüarterfinal round of tIc Nationål CollegiateAthìetic Asso, cialion tou¡nament. The coach, Lute OIsoD, says Mr. ¡'ryc ¡epresenls aU thatlsgood Âbou(college athlelics: ..qe is ¿ lour-yca¡ stÂr¿c., a wonderful representatlve wirlin the com¡nun lrv ând a b¡ €llr youtì8 mûn.
^swiLch In majors - from physical educario¡ to hrer-disciplh a ry stùdies, which å¡lowedhim to Þürsùc irìtcr€sts
tn Dotì rehglon aDd Âlric¿n-AmeücÐ stùdies - pur Mr.Frye one semerer behind, hc says. Alrd his c.P.A - 2.3s6 - ls low. But that's sdll ahead of the same. Arizonâ srecord ìvitb studcnt Âthletcs, dcspile the hùldlìoldiî8, ¡s Dot Bood. Sûce 1905, only t\\'o basketball Dlayers on sclìol, arshlp havc graduâtedt niDe håvé lefL eÂrjy 1o Þlay in rhe N B.^, The most recent ls Andre l8uodala, who droDDed oùt a¿sèãson's end Iåslyeâr àrd si8ned for g9 mitlionwlth the Philadclphla 76ers. Thc Ar¡zoûa rcam's overålt gradua- lion ¡åte js 25 percenr; only ì4 colteges in rìrc 65-team NC-ÀA, basketbâll tournament r¡ris year ha(¡ a worse.
"l've oÍlen thought \rIat ve nced tohavc åre âLhtcrcs çho play for a municipallty," Ms. Tronsdal says. ,,Ca¡l them thc Tùcson Wildcats ând ler lhem gerpaid,
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poDaliz!,g rear¡s qhosc tl¿ye¡s arc nor nro8rëssrng ro ward 8råduation witl tlcir or'gi¡ìâlclass and rv¡rosegrád- uåtion rate fal¡s Delow 50 pcrcent. Mr. Fryc did consider lcavn)g ror ù¿ N.B.A. lâs( year. But, he says. '.I felr likc lastyca¡, both o¡ ùdoff üre court,I was¡¡t malùre enough ro srcp lnto tha real vrorld.I don'tk¡o$r who I voùld be it I hád ìeftìâstyeûr." Mr. Fryeis.ertain tobodrafedby rl)e N.B.A, in Jùne, o¡e tenn shy of grâdùation requlremcnts. tle pro¡nlses to "tinisl dre job" lhroush or i¡e .oùrses
chonn¡ns F¡ye,lcft, ¡s o¡c sct¡rcs,er shy of adegrac. He pronises toti¡ris¡, ¡¡o!ß\ the Artzo^ø bqslretboll Leoñ's ovcfall Erodüaliþh rt¡c ls only 25 p¿tccht.
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ls more sùÞrised to be lhere thâ¡ she is. she å¡rivcd o¡ .arn¡us in lall ?000 Ni(l' å clear plo: be'ausÞ sh¡ Iov¡d crcarive wri(rnÊ snd horsrìJack ridmg and w"s âcrive lll rle Future Fârmers of âmerica, she rvot¡ld studv E¡glish and ¿Ar'cullurc Now sh. ts a !illh_ycãr senior malorjng jn Dhvsics r3.! G.P.A.) ând h¡¡di¡8 for 8râduhle schooì i'r ;lÐcr¿n scichcc. I owc ¡I âl¡ ro mv educalional id¡n'rlv lfls¡s," ¡¿. Scl¡mi¡t, zZ, says wlth a ¡¡uBh ¡ alwav5 knew exâctty wlratlwa¡ted to do.1wås independent,I vâs going to go g¿t it, ând I væ Justgoi¡s to do amâzùrg things."
college \ras a disappointment Professors gâvo har the ¡nrpression they woùld rather Þe someplâce elso rhcir ¡ujtude wås, "'O K., well, I've got to teach, but I re¡lly am ùìrefestcd in reseârcb, or lm re ally interes tcd lnwhat I'm doing alter clåss,"' she sâys. "'Uty'd come ror ân hÔÙ. âDd givc thcir lectures sd leave. There's no( that owner_ sht¡ rhal you feel in hrgh scbool Thc¡e ¡ kr,cw all rhc rcachcrs Сd âU rh¡ srudeDrs Ànd then t gor hcrc ðnü wàs on¿of 3?,000 people oncampus, and re¿llvnorÐ imporlant onc I diatn't knorv whcre I llr ¡¡ tltcPlclure "
aìl of ssùddcD. shc recaìls, "Iwasjùs1like: 'l lìave Do ìdeâ \ebo I am. I don't know what I'm gohg lo do. I don't kùowwhãt I wÐr{ to do,'I was set!¡ng
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Uut I lvasn'Lbeirg cha¡lenged, dd I wâsnÌ llìitrkltg aboul ncw rhings." she declded that she needed t0 staft ovcr somewhe¡e elsc, but metnwhile, she enrolled ùt â selncs te'"s worth of gcneral4duc¡tion require'nents - "s¿m' plrng, âs she Puls il. Sludcnts musl lal¡ l¡ courses in dlf_ fc¡enr "reûs: malh,
(omÞosillo¡, a s€cond lângì38o, natu_ rat scicnce, humtnitles, art, non-Western studles, trådl tions and cultùres and i¡divlduals and soc¡ety
À natura¡-science class caught hèr itnaginado sìd sh¡ begd srâyùtc aÍle¡ cìass, tallint wi¡h llte leâchlng as_ s'srúß- Shê had never mct a sc ent'sl beforc "I bêg¡n 1o lcel like I rcalìy belo¡ged," shc sÂvs. "I would ask thc TA.'s whât llìey were rcsearchùìg, and whv l asked all rhesc oucslions I d âleavs though( aboul butnevcrhâd lhc oÞÞor;ntty to ssk.
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Protessor Bro\\, remembers Ms schmidt as "just a facc irì the crovd"of 160 students u¡ti¡she shoved hcr pas' ston, aod then he lnvhed her lo set involvcd In laÞ wotk 's$dentslikeD t¡ey\À,ho hâve tlat exlra motivarion usu- auy tâÌe leâdershlp roles," says P¡ofessor Brown, vho saveup âî åppo'Jìtment alN^SA'ß Jct Prolulslort Labor¡r- ror v ro comLi'rc reâchùrs w'r h ¡ e5earch " l ¡kc Io chã¡lcDge rh.;, lo marc su¡e rhcy u<'ì ¡lìeir I'frs " Ms schm¡dl rc_ câlls the day he chauonged her' "one dâv, Dr Bro\rn sat t¡e dov ånd said: 'Læk, you'rc ndependent enough to come i¡ and âsk questions- ln my cxPcnence, that lwelor indepodence ls someone vho does reaìlv well h scì¿Dce. You should .eally thìnk aboür giving lt â go "
Shc aptrc.tst¡s l¡¡ universily s t'Dcrrtedu'ar'on re' quircm¡Dt, she says, alrJìough 'c!êryonc comPlrins ¡boul rì. lt i' ¡m¡o¡tart for Iwo ¡casons: Srudcnr\ who rnav hâve ioundvhattÌrey wa¡ì!todo are rorced to gel å dceper
und€rstá¡ding, so lbey gct rnore context to cxplåItr thl¡lgs to orhers, And students who don't kDow what t¡ey vant to do caD exlreriment â¡d sludy loß or subjects."
Ms. Schmidt€ndcd uP havlrlg ùe experience that Ari' rcna admintshators would like all sudenls to go th.oug¡, "We doD't want our stude'ìls 1o fecl likc thcy came here snd fust Êot a trado, bul l¡rar lhPv lefl hÞrccdÙc¿lcd"s¿ys Ms. V'to. rhedeeofsrudcnrs.'Even if yod'rcsoinslobe a sclenUst, it's tmporr t to hûve somc e4)erience with the humditics and ot¡rc¡ trâditio¡s ând cu)torcs,"The uDlveF s¡lv s fundamen(al bellel isrhatbc,Dgcducâred ro"ôns,shc ,ais, hav¡¡t a s"nse or qisdom aìd culture, which ls drf_ ,crenr lhùrjust belng prcParel toEo l¡rlo âJob r'
lD Ms. Sctìmidt's esllmâtiõ|l, thatìfoùld bc moreProD' åble lf studenls were morc resÞonsivc and lf rÌore leach_ crs reaclìed out. "I vas lùcky," dre savs "l took a class from som€body who really ca¡cd, ù'ho thougl)! th¡t léach' lng a gênerÂl educalion clâss gâve Iìim ûchanceroì erâct rvith mo¡e sluden(Ê oi dillerentvårieties,"
Tom Flemjng, a se¡rlor lcctu¡€r in asltonomv on ¿ ycarly appoii)irnent vilhthe ùntvarsltv, is mÓther Profes sor who sees va¡uc !¡ trviìlg ro sh$kc ùp dre ¡eluctanl uD_ derclassmêÀ i¡r ã reqliiredcoùrse. "l caD't sit herc 8rìd raùt and rave å¡d complajll thaL, 'Oh, our slandards 8re low drd rlc s(ud¿nts don't lcarù In high school \trlrat lhev used lo.' The lact ol the matler ls I hâve 135 sludcnls hcre Dow' ard I cân,t go bâck atd change historv as to wlrat sort ol
hlgh school education tlrêy ¡ cceivcd lf r pùblish a !âPcr iir rhc .{stroplrysical Journal snd 12pcopLe in the eDrirc wo¡ld rcad lt fro'n covcr to cover, that's å high reade.slìip. On UE otherhÐd, everysa¡tesler I can af¡ccl lhclivcs ol Ì00 10 t50 Þeople, and it's muclt mor e g.åtilyirg ''h Mr. Flemlng's c¡asses, lllcrc is no hidi)g itì lhe b¡.k. He ic jusl as Iikoly ¡o call on (ho'e i¡ l¡re lasl rov ûs xl rhc frontas he movcs auout the auditor¡um lfstudents ârc rc¡ìdi¡g The Daily w¡¡dc¡t, s¡ccPing or tcrl_nìcssasi¡rg or¡ Ureir cellphoDcs, "l ãsk thenl to lcave the rÔon," he savs rD hb teclures, hc loses proDlcms thât stùdeDts ¡rn$wqà with håod,held t| spondcrs suÞpliedby tlre uDjversilyi if stù.lc¡ts underslaDd rhc concepl, he movcs oni ifnot, lhay discuss il i¡ sma¡lt¡ouPs ¡nd rhctì revlsit lhc problem tjh- derstarding ls the 8oal, hc says, nol "coveragc" of atopic
Ms. Schnidt has beel) accepled at the Urrivcrsity of C¡lifor¡iâ, Los Anscles, in Þlanctary Plìysics ¿nd at the Unlversity of Cìricago ln cosmo_cheûistrv but hâs not dc_ cidcdwhich gradùare sclrool to atlend.
she oflers this advice to incoming f¡ eshmeD i "Cel oÙ I or you' co¡nfo¡l ¿o c. You ìc¡rn so mu(h ¡norc whur you ¡râve lo cl¡ânÈc wh¡t yuù re ûoirr!, üan ifvou lusl c¡mc ¡n aú ssid, 'Well, this ls ûre ¡nd I'm aì{ays soûìg to be likc thjs drd I'm Àlways Soitg to siudy this' If vou thùrk tlìat \1'ây, then yôu never sLop to qùeslion whelher tbaÌ's wh¡t really you're strpposcd to do RelÀx Yoù ¡ìaven't liv€daþ perccnt ofyourlitc. What's lhe rush?"
B,hcy Scht¡lidt lound her ptss io¡, ,r¡d,relory sc¡eñce ¡i to hs to Eenerct cducotion courscs s¡¿ plo¡s to d¿ Srtduole wor'?
#ie "affior y.u. ¡o¿v wû'kouråcÒuplcorr¡¡rcsa.*fiek. bd6occ ll,c bcêr rnd cold cercâlin vou¡ dier wirh ffi"*t'iffiffi"¿uc"eroulus. dpel ãsoodn)shl sslccp ffi" Sffi" Yotwtll hclberrcr aodset q¡ck l"ss
!AURENCE SIE¡NBERG Profe$or of psychotogy, Tenple V niversitv
"Don't takc no tor aD arìsrver- If vour caursescheduLe lsn'tlvlìat yoù hadhoted, your sectioD lc¡deror tcach¡ng asststaDt isn't inspiru)9, or you don't get hro yoùrf¡rscct'oicc clâsses, bc âssertlvê v¡tlou( b"Û)B ¿g8ressive. Reâpplylor Èhat semÙrar, ârrange aD DrdcDcrdcnr srud\ wirl s profcssor, Òr Ii¡c up a faculrv aovrie¡ Io supe¡ viscyou so you can ßet crcd't for
so¡ncrhurg you '
u wôr ki¡8 oD Ücyon'¡rl'c cl¡ss'oon' And ¡lyouever feel losto¡loÂcly or trcublcd, don't sulfer ln sllenco. CoucsectmPusÊs âr'c ¡iosrgncd torcspond l\'siudcûl De€ds,bul theirorrv ¡s' ifvou'¡e fcclùrß dorvn, )ou ãre le¡stllkelv Lo bc in the frÂ'ncbf mind to åvûilyourseuof allthe services available to yôu. Tetl å friend, faDrllymcmber, dorn advlscr, dnronc, I hat you Dced hclp and ask them 1o stecr you lo rlìc riÊht Place "
ÛILENREEVI'S Ed4cútion ediro¡, Th¿ Nete Prcss,
o norprof it Publ¡c' iirc rest püblish¡"4.o¡nPÛnI
g¡o¡n âr lcast one or Lwo studenlorgùizaliots Tìrcy may jùrolvé somethn€ you do vell - a musi.ãl sroup' a sDorls tcam or ro0orlirrg lor fhc sludrnr nowspå¡rcr - or ihcy m¡y ra¡ ¡nro ¡r ¡¡ro'csr you d ¡,kc ro c¡Plorc cvon lhoughyouhave n0 spcci¡l þletr' You arc mosr likcly rû e;joy lhc c¿ml,rs âr)d do vcll n vour.lasses rf vou 0lso engaÄe ln ùr cxlracurricul¡r åclivitv "
fIIOMASI:IlRLICII Pt¿sÍde¡r e m¿ rirls, lndl(¡û Univ¿ rstt,
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Shippensburg U of Pa. 59/40 6,450 6 6,284 13 708 Wesr Chosler u. of Pa. 59129 10 182 1l 6 147 13,633
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63/50 11.144 5 5,880 12,140 U. ol Pilrsburgh, Johnslown 63/41 2,910 1 10,344 20'224
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