Provost candidate supports change

By Laura Pelner
Campus Editor

The fourth candidate for provost said in her open forum on Wednesday that the future of research universities is going to be all about change.

Sally Frost Mason, the current dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Kansas, said universities are going to face three challenges in the coming years — enrollment pressures, faculty turnover rates and the impact of new media forms like the Internet on education.

Mason said undergraduate enrollment is increasing nationwide while graduate level enrollment is decreasing. "I think more students will want a bachelor's degree; the demand will increase or at least remain strong," said Mason. "No longer is a high school education enough. It takes some post-secondary training."

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College students mentor kids

Program encourages interaction, learning between 'buddies'

By Anna Herkamp
Staff Writer

For some, it is an odd sight to see people running around playing tag on the Hello Walk between University Hall and Stewart Center. However, a special program devoted to kids allows Purdue students and elementary school children alike to "be kids."

College Mentors for Kids is a program dedicated to teaching elementary school children about college and how it can benefit their lives. Many of the program's participants are children who would not otherwise have exposure to a university setting.

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Provost candidate supports change

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College students mentor kids

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