The Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 1, Ed. 1, Friday, July 30, 1999 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME 90 ISSUE 1
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CHRISTINA ECKHOFF
YJ STAFF WRITER
The city of Drown wood has
approved the closure ot Center Av-
enue through Howard Payne Uni-
versity. HPU foresees the comple-
tion of the closure hy the beginning
of the tall semester.
Center Avenue will be closed
between the intersections of Cen-
ter and Whalcy (in front of the
Davidson Music Complex) to the
alley next to Veda Hodge Hall. This
will allow motorists to make a right
turn from Center Avenue onto
Whaley which connects with High-
way 377. The alley south of Veda
Hodge I fall will be made into a two-
way street.
Bill Heston senior vice presi-
dent of HPU said that Center Av-
enue will become an entrance to the
campus but will no longer be a
through-street.
Driving and paiking on Cen-
ter Aenue will not be pei nutted.
'I his includes both the HPU com-
munity and the general public.
"Because of negotiations
with the utv. students must observe
the no-paikmg rules in order to
meet the agreement" said Heston.
Parking tickets will be
issuedby to students who tail to ob-
serve these rules. I lesion added In
School of Education
praised; satisfies
reaccreditation
CHRISTA HAGERTY
YJ STUDENT MENTOR
According to the State Board
tor Educator Certification Howard
Pane University's teacher prepa-
ration program will be back on the
list of fully-accredited programs if
July's EXCET (Exam lor the Cer-
tification of Educators in Texas)
scores are consistent with the im-
proved passing rate on the tests
given so far this year.
I'he news came alter last
Septembers SBEC report that the
piogram would be put on "accrcd-ited-under-review"
status along
with 5 othei Texas universities.
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addition to Center Avenue parking
on Fisk will be restricted. Heston
said that it is requested that " the
city patrol Fisk much more closely."
However Heston added that
to accommodate lost parking
spaces new parking areas will be
built. Parking lots infront of the
Mabee Center and across the street
from Taylor Hall arc already cl;ose
to completion.
HPU is trying to close the
core of the campus said Heston.
This includes pushing traffic to the
edges of the campus a method used
by other universities.
"It's not about crossing the
street" Heston said "it's about set-
ting a tone for the campus."
The closing of Center Avenue
is part of the university's master
plan. This master plan has been
progressing for several years. Ac-
cording to Heston closing Center
Avenue is a major step in moving
forwaid with such plans.
A model is next to
himbrough's located on the top
floor ot the Mabee Center.
requirements
To be accredited a university
needs to have a 70 percent passing
rate for first-time test-takers in
seven specific demographic groups.
HPU passed in six groups but failed
with a 68.75 percent in just one
causing the whole program to come
under review.
Yet almost a year later
HPU's program looks to be back at
the top of its academic game.
"We've had numerous phone
calls from the accreditation team
congratulating us on our improved
test scores" said Dr. Robert Peters
dean of the School of Education.
"On every administration ol the test
since the problem occurred our
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photo by Julie Welker YJ Adviser
Jeff Stephens works on running lines in the new
Enrollment Services Office downstairs in Packer.
Several offices have relocated during the last week.
Flat rate
boost student enrollment
TERRY CANTWELL
YJ STAFF WRITER
This summer Howard Payne
University students experienced a
change in tuition from the hourly
rate to a new fiat rate of $4200 per
semester. There is also a single tech-
nology fee of $300 added for full
time students.
Pepper Dill dean of enroll
Congratulations!
Mike and Darcy Reagle
It's a Boyl
Morgan Patrick
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tuition hopes to
ment services said that he hopes
this new rate will increase enroll-
ment. "Admissions are up 5-6 per-
cent so far" Dill said.
As of Monday July 19 4.5
percent more new students were
registered than this time last year.
One benefit of this new tu-
ition fiat rate is that students may
take a full class load and still only
pav the nine-hour minimum rate.
BROWNWOOD TEXA&76801'
Offices
move
to improve
student
service
BETHANY SCHROEDER
YJ EDITOR
Returning students are going
to be just as lost in Packer as new
students because of the wind of
change that swept through many of
the offices this week.
The change comes in an ef-
fort to "better improve student ser-
vice" said Dr. Pepper Dill dean of
enrollment services. "We decided
we would make it more student
friendly."
The office of enrollment ser-
vices and the registrar have traded
places to make it easier on students.
Most prospective students
work closely with recruiters when
deciding where to go to college and
how to apply. This move allows
easy access to the recruiting office
and brings the emphasis of recruit-
ing new students downstairs.
Enrollment services also
works closely with financial aid to
help prospective students so the
move allows both ollii.es to give
students better service.
The registrar's office has also
moved giving them more work
space and easier access to their files.
"We didn't mind the idea of
moving" said Eydie Henderson
transcript manager. "It does work
better for the students."
The office of student life has
also made some changes. They are
see MOVING page 8
Part time students taking less than
nine hours will pay $175 per hour
plus a $100 technology fee. These
rates also include summer courses.
"We do not have to raise tu-
ition every year in order to compen-
sate for a guaranteed tuition rate"
Dill said.
The new rate will also sim-
plify the refund and class adddrop
see TUITION page 8
9 Dorm Directors
A Student Profile
C Tennis Complex
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