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ANNUAL REPORT
CHURCH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
DIVISION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION
AND
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................ ii
FOREWORD ............................................................................................................................................. 1
Statistical Summary Report for Continuing Education,
1994–1995 and 2000–2007............................................................................................ TABLE I
Total Enrollments,
1994–1995 and 2000–2007............................................................................................. Graph A
Total Full-Time Equivalent Students,
1994–1995 and 2000–2007.............................................................................................. Graph B
Enrollments in Credit Courses,
1994–1995 and 2000–2007.............................................................................................. Graph C
Full-Time Equivalent Students in Credit Courses,
1994–1995 and 2000–2007............................................................................................. Graph D
Enrollments in Noncredit Courses,
1994–1995 and 2000–2007.............................................................................................. Graph E
Enrollments in CES Courses,
1994–1995 and 2000–2007.............................................................................................. Graph F
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ORGANIZATION
Church Educational System, Continuing Education Organization, 2007 ....................... CHART I
Brigham Young University Division of Continuing Education
Organizational Chart, 2007 ......................................................................................... CHART II
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REPORT SUMMARY AND HIGHLIGHTS .................................................................................
12
Total Enrollments and FTES by Continuing Education Departments
and Centers, 2007 ......................................................................................................... TABLE II
Total Enrollments and FTES by Academic Units, 2007 ............................................... TABLE III
Comparison for Total Enrollments and FTES by Academic
Units, 2006 and 2007 ................................................................................................. TABLE IV
STATISTICAL REPORTS—BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY DCE
Total Credit Statistical Report Comparisons by Continuing
Education Departments and Centers, 2006 and 2007 .................................................. TABLE V
Enrollments and FTES for Noncredit Courses by Continuing
Education Departments and Centers, 2006 and 2007 ................................................ TABLE VI
STATISTICAL REPORTS—CHURCH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM DCE
Total Enrollments by Continuing Education
Departments and Associated Programs, 2007 ........................................................... TABLE VII
Total Enrollments and FTES by Programs,
2006 and 2007 .......................................................................................................... TABLE VIII
Education Week Locations and Attendance, 2007 ....................................................... TABLE IX
Associated Programs in Continuing Education, 2007 .................................................... TABLE X
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DEPARTMENT REPORTS
Bachelor of General Studies Department .........................................................................................
Department of Conferences and Workshops ....................................................................................
CES Adult Continuing Education Programs ....................................................................................
CES Adult Programs—Total Enrollments and FTES by Program Type
Seven-Year Comparison, 2001–2007 ........................................................................ TABLE XI
Department of CES Youth Programs ...............................................................................................
Department of Evening Classes .......................................................................................................
Department of Independent Study ...................................................................................................
Independent Study—Comparative Enrollments Report
for 2006 and 2007 ..................................................................................................... TABLE XII
CENTER REPORT
BYU Salt Lake Center for Continuing Education ...........................................................................
SERVICE AREAS
Department of Computer Operations ...............................................................................................
Department of Visual Communications ...........................................................................................
Continuing Education Financial Services ........................................................................................
Continuing Education Human Resource Services ...........................................................................
Continuing Education Registration Services ...................................................................................
BYU Conference Center ..................................................................................................................
Number of Hours Scheduled in Conference Center Rooms
by Hour of the Day and Day of the Week, 2007 .................................................... TABLE XIII
Percent Utilization of Conference Center, 2007 ............................................................. Graph G
ASSOCIATED PROGRAMS
BYU–Idaho Division of Continuing Education ..............................................................................
BYU–Idaho Statistical Report, 2007 ........................................................................ TABLE XIV
BYU–Idaho Registration Summary—Enrollment and FTES, 1997–2007 ................. TABLE XV
BYU Jerusalem Center Program, 2007 ...........................................................................................
Total Statistical Report, Jerusalem Center, 2007 ..................................................... TABLE XVI
DOCUMENTARY AND HISTORICAL ITEMS
Administrative Changes and Assignments .......................................................................................
Division Documentary Items ...........................................................................................................
Professional Honors, Awards, and Appointments ...........................................................................
Special Division Programs ...............................................................................................................
University Committee Assignments of the Division of Continuing Education
Personnel, 2007 ..............................................................................................................................
EMPLOYEE INFORMATION
Number of Full-Time and Part-Time Employees, 2002–2007 ................................. TABLE XVII
Full-Time and Part-Time Employees, 1998–99 to 2007 ................................................... Graph H
Number of Administrative, Staff, and Part-Time or Student Employees,
2003–2007 ............................................................................................................. TABLE XVIII
Administrative, Staff, and Part-Time or Student Employees Growth Comparison,
2002–2007 ........................................................................................................................ Graph I
Full-Time Staff and Administrative Employees Growth Comparison,
2002–2007 ........................................................................................................................ Graph J
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FOREWORD
The 2007 annual report for the Division of Continuing Education summarizes one of the largest and most
diverse educational programs in the nation. Again this year the statistics for the division show increases in the
volume and variety of programs. Some decreases in specific areas have resulted from program or department
closures and administrative changes.
The report contains data from the entire collection of Continuing Education programs, including Brigham
Young University, specialized Church Educational System programs, and BYU–Idaho.
The information contained in this report is of value to educational administrators in understanding the
character and dimension of BYU and CES Continuing Education programs.
MISSION STATEMENT
The particular mission of the Division of Continuing Education is to “extend the services and spirit of the
university beyond the campus, [and] particularly to encourage Latter-day Saints to study and learn throughout
their adult years.” 1 Continuing Education links the university and those people of the world who desire to
participate in learning experiences that are consistent with the unique mission of this university. Some of the
opportunities will be provided by intensive study in the stimulating setting of the university campus. Other
opportunities will be provided through learning that must take place in other settings.
NOTE: Definition of Full-Time Equivalent Students and Enrollment
1.
The number of full-time equivalent students for credit classes (semester hours) is determined by the
following formula:
FTES = Total undergraduate student hours divided by 30
FTES = Total graduate student hours divided by 18
2.
The number of full-time equivalent students for noncredit classes is determined by the following
formula:
FTES = Total student class hours of instruction divided by 375
3.
1
An enrollment in this report refers to one course registration by one person. The same individual may
enroll for several courses during the year.
President Marion G. Romney, Dec. 1968 Report for Board of Trustees
1994–95
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007³
FTES
6,230
7,949
8,688
9,053
9,289
9,242
9,754
9,359
10,681
Enrollments
58,386
97,194
96,338
100,820
124,912
142,108
157,259
172,545
171,916
FTES
2,983
4,613
4,837
4,603
5,246
5,987
6,335
6,904
BYU NONCREDIT
Enrollments
264,051
226,685
219,960
211,536
208,336
152,790
134,157
147,758
146,490
FTES
10,059
8,860
9,640
8,894
8,715
7,987
8,032
8,565
CHURCH CONT. ED.1
Enrollments
32,147
41,267
26,535
26,954
29,564
21,942
18,621
24,329
23,717
FTES
2,024
2,581
1,673
1,965
2,082
1,907
1,770
2,057
ASSOC. PROGRAMS2
Enrollments
429,170
457,884
442,896
442,782
472,395
426,727
425,815
456,018
469,805
TOTALS
FTES
21,296
24,003
24,838
24,515
25,332
25,123
25,891
26,885
³Beginning in 2007, FTEs for noncredit and CES courses will no longer be collected.
For 2004–2006, Associated Programs include only BYU–Idaho and Kennedy Center Study Abroad statistics. BYU–Hawaii and Jerusalem
Center statistics were included in previous year's statistics. In 2007 Jerusalem Center statistics will again be included in the Associated
Programs.
2
In 2004 there was a change in Church Continuing Education statistics due to discontinuation of the Know Your Religion program and
consolidation of three CES departments into one department.
1
Enrollments
74,586
92,738
100,063
103,472
109,583
109,887
115,778
111,386
127,682
BYU CREDIT
TABLE I
STATISTICAL SUMMARY REPORT FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION
1994–95 AND 2000−2007
Graph A
Continuing Education
TOTAL ENROLLMENTS
1994–1995 and 2000–2007
42
5,
81
5
42
6,
72
7
42
2,
78
2
42
9,
17
0
44
2,
89
6
45
6,
01
8
45
7,
88
4
46
9,
80
5
47
2,
39
5
500,000
400,000
300,000
94–95
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
26
,8
85
Graph B
TOTAL FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENTS
1994–1995 and 2000–2007
25
,1
23
24
,0
03
25,000
24
,5
15
24
,8
38
25
,3
32
25
,8
91
27,000
21
,2
96
23,000
21,000
19,000
17,000
15,000
94–95
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
12
76
82
Graph C
ENROLLMENTS IN CREDIT COURSES
1994–1995 and 2000–2007
125000
11
57
78
120000
2004
11
13
86
10
98
87
2003
10
34
72
110000
10
95
83
115000
10
00
63
105000
92
73
8
100000
95000
90000
85000
75000
74
58
6
80000
70000
65000
94–95
2000
2001
2002
2005
2006
2007
Graph D
FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENTS
IN CREDIT COURSES
1994–1995 and 2000–2007
10
,6
81
11,000
2004
7,
94
9
8,
68
8
9,000
9,
35
9
9,
24
2
2003
9,
05
3
9,
28
9
9,
75
4
10,000
8,000
6,
23
0
7,000
6,000
5,000
94–95
2000
2001
2002
2005
2006
2007
Graph E
ENROLLMENTS IN NONCREDIT COURSES
1994–1995 and 2000–2007
91
1,
17
17
2,
54
6
5
190,000
8
15
7,
25
9
170,000
91
2
14
2,
10
150,000
12
4,
130,000
10
38
96
,3
97
,1
94
0,
82
0
110,000
2000
2001
90,000
58
,3
86
70,000
50,000
30,000
94–95
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
26
40
51
Graph F
ENROLLMENTS IN CES COURSES
1994–1995 and 2000–2007
260000
21
15
36
220000
20
83
36
21
99
60
22
66
85
240000
200000
14
64
90
2006
2007
13
41
57
160000
14
77
58
15
27
90
180000
140000
120000
100000
94–95
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
ORGANIZATION
CHART I
Church Educational System
Continuing Education Organization
2007
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Brigham Young University
President
Cecil O. Samuelson
Administrator of Religious
Education and Elementary
and Secondary Education
Garry K. Moore
International Vice President
Sandra Rogers
Dean
Richard C. Eddy
Dean
Richard C. Eddy
BYU—Departments and Programs
CES-Related Programs
Bachelor of General Studies
Conferences and Workshops
Evening Classes
Independent Study
BYU Salt Lake Center
BYU–Idaho Continuing Education
Campus Education Week
Computer Operations
Financial Services
Human Resource Services
Visual Communications
BYU Campus Education Week
Adult Religion Classes
Especially for Youth
Best of Especially for Youth
CES Adult Programs
CES Youth and Family Programs
CHART II
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
2007
ASSISTANT TO THE DEAN
DEVELOPMENT
DEAN
Richard C. Eddy
FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Darin R. Oviatt
Gary L. Bauer
CES MANAGER
HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES
COMPLIANCE
Scott B. Froerer
Justin K. Johansen
ASSESSMENT
Jeff E. Hoyt
ASSOCIATE DEAN
Wayne J. Lott
ASSOCIATE DEAN
Kenneth W. Anderson
COMPUTER OPERATIONS
Barton D. Schaerrer
CES ADULT PROGRAMS
R. Neil Carlile
BACHELOR OF GENERAL
STUDIES
INDEPENDENT STUDY
R. Dwight Laws
CES YOUTH PROGRAMS
Gregory M. Tanner
CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS
VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS
Personnel
Correlation
Reports and Projects
Ellen R. Allred
Steven W. Taggart
CONFERENCE CENTER
Kenneth D. Lindquist
BYU–IDAHO (Liaison)
Ronald W. Campbell
Educational Resource Group
Shared Services Subcommittee
Program Development
Spencer E. Hansen
EVENING CLASSES
Scott L. Howell
SALT LAKE CENTER
Lee J. Glines
Dean’s Office Management
Curriculum Review
Program Development
REPORT SUMMARY AND HIGHLIGHTS
1.
Total enrollments for all credit classes were 127,682. The full-time equivalent student enrollments
totaled 10,681.
2.
Enrollments for all noncredit programs sponsored by BYU Continuing Education were 172,085.
3.
Enrollments for all noncredit programs sponsored by the Church Educational System and
administered by BYU Continuing Education were 146,490.
4.
The total enrollments in the noncredit area for all of the Division of Continuing Education were
318,575.
5.
The other continuing education programs offered by BYU–Idaho and the Kennedy Center Study
Abroad programs in both the credit and noncredit areas provided an additional 23,717.
6.
The total for all enrollments for the Division of Continuing Education was 469,974.
7.
Education Weeks were held in two locations for a total of 23,683 enrollments.
8.
Graduate classes had 7,038 enrollments. Full-time equivalent students in this category totaled 906.
Undergraduate credit class enrollments were 125,531 and 10,229 FTES. (Study Abroad [4,884
enrollments and 454 FTES] is included.)
9.
The division paid out in teacher and support honorariums the sum of $15,585,900.
10.
There were 143 full-time employees and 306 part-time employees involved in this work for the year
2007.
BYU NONCREDIT²
Enrollments
0
39,342
123,345
254
8,975
0
0
0
0
171,916
¹Graduate programs and Native American programs.
²Beginning in 2007, FTEs for noncredit and CES courses will no longer be collected.
Associated Programs (BYU–Idaho 18,833 [1,553] and Study Abroad 4,884 [454]).
Statistics not included in above totals.
Department or Program
Evening Classes
Independent Study
Jerusalem Center
Misc. Programs¹
BYU–Idaho
CES Adult
CES Youth
SUBTOTALS
BYU CREDIT
Enrollments
FTES
84,430
6,629
4,507
581
24,659
2,182
2,284
145
0
0
10,389
1,018
1,413
126
0
0
0
0
127,682
10,681
CHURCH CONT ED²
Enrollments
0
0
0
0
0
0
19,526
70,919
56,045
146,490
TABLE II
TOTAL ENROLLMENTS AND FTES BY
CONTINUING EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS AND CENTERS
2007
469,805
23,717
TOTALS
Enrollments
84,430
43,849
148,004
2,538
8,975
10,389
20,939
70,919
56,045
446,088
7,856
3,498
19,247
13,437
8,397
17,166
4,992
202
7,815
9,793
10,011
6,377
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,223
112,014
876
339
1,899
1,053
415
1,720
456
17
779
653
685
384
0
0
0
0
0
0
202
9,478
FTES
698
155
661
936
14,372
1,569
0
3
97
0
819
20,032
146,490
254
0
8,975
122,097
1,248
0
318,406
NONCREDIT³
Enrollments
¹Kennedy Center Study Abroad programs are included in these totals.
²Kennedy Center: University open majors are unclassified.
³Beginning in 2007, FTEs for noncredit and CES courses will no longer be collected.
Associated Programs (BYU–Idaho 18,833 [1,553]).
Education
Engineering and Technology
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Fine Arts and Communications
Health and Human Performance
Humanities
Life Sciences
Nursing
Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Religious Education
Management (Business)
Interdisciplinary (unclassified)
Church Education
Jerusalem Center
Law
Native American Programs
Independent Study─High School
Independent Study─Noncredit
Kennedy International Center²
SUBTOTALS
Unit
CREDIT¹
Enrollments
TABLE III
TOTAL ENROLLMENTS AND FTES BY ACADEMIC UNITS
2007
449,253
18,833
8,554
3,653
19,908
14,373
22,769
18,735
4,992
205
7,912
9,793
10,830
26,409
146,490
254
0
8,975
122,097
1,248
3,223
430,420
TOTALS
Enrollments
531
890
268
2,002
1,176
1,903
0
1,837
19
901
700
740
1,423
8,565
0
30
234
3,875
25
143
25,262
1,617
26,879
6,631
9,221
2,818
20,163
14,939
22,444
0
18,144
316
9,016
12,290
11,202
35,339
147,758
0
349
6,240
116,252
743
2,355
436,220
19,708
455,928
TOTAL 2006
Enrollments
FTES
122,097
1,248
3,223
429,770
18,833
448,603
8,975
4,992
8,554
3,653
19,908
14,373
22,769
0
18,735
205
7,912
9,793
10,011
26,409
146,490
423
TOTAL 2007²
Enrollments
²Beginning in 2007, FTEs for noncredit and CES courses will no longer be collected. Because these totals combine both credit and noncredit, no FTEs
will be listed.
¹Kennedy Center Study Abroad programs are included in these totals.
Biology and Agriculture
Education
Honors
Humanities
Nursing
Religious Education
Management (Business)
Interdisciplinary (nonmajors)
Church Education
Jerusalem Center—Noncredit
Law
Native American Programs
Independent Study
Independent Study—High School
Independent Study—Noncredit
Kennedy International Center
SUBTOTAL:
Associated Programs: BYU–Idaho
TOTAL:
Unit
TABLE IV
COMPARISON FOR TOTAL ENROLLMENTS AND FTES BY ACADEMIC UNITS¹
2006 AND 2007
STATISTICAL REPORTS
37,573
45,588
6,053
76,658
Males
Females
Graduates
Undergraduates
30,468
34,538
4,513
60,493
65,006
31,426
2,419
24,659
0
1,284
986
3,929
0
303
0
51,451
64,556
6,632
109,375
116,007
69,966
4,005
27,056
514
4,621
1,157
8,688
0
0
0
58,425
74,144
7,038
125,531
132,566
4,884
1,413
10,389
0
2,284
0
84,430
4,507
24,659
ENROLLMENTS
2006
2007
122,848
163,384
14,974
271,258
286,232
159,500
14,311
72,161
1,170
12,935
1,555
24,600
0
0
0
138,722
186,559
16,432
308,849
325,283
195,156
15,244
65,467
0
13,468
2,261
29,349
0
4,338
0
CREDIT HOURS
2006
2007
4,190
5,609
848
8,951
9,799
5,422
542
2,405
39
440
92
859
0
0
0
4,711
6,424
906
10,229
11,136
6,629
581
2,183
0
454
126
1,018
0
145
0
FTES
2006
2007
³Statistical totals in this table are not completely consistent with other totals because they also include credit registrations from associated programs such as
Study Abroad.
²Jerusalem Center had been closed to student programs since 2000. The Jerusalem Center reopened in January 2007.
¹In previous years participants auditing university classes associated with Travel Study tours were included in credit calculations. Beginning 1998–99,
auditing participants were included in noncredit report totals (see Table VI). Travel Study statistics include Semester at Nauvoo. The Travel Study
Department closed August 31, 2004; 2006 totals are for Semester at Nauvoo only and will be the last year these numbers will be repoted. Winter Semester
2006 marked the end to the Semester at Nauvoo program.
83,161
45,407
2,953
27,056
86
1,646
879
5,134
0
0
0
TOTAL³:
Evening Classes
Independent Study
Travel Study¹
Study Abroad
BYU–Idaho
Special Degrees (DIS)
Jerusalem Center²
Miscellaneous Programs
STUDENTS
2006
2007
TABLE V
TOTAL CREDIT STATISTICAL REPORT COMPARISONS BY
2006 AND 2007
TABLE VI
ENROLLMENTS AND FTES FOR NONCREDIT COURSES BY
2006 AND 2007
DEPARTMENT
Independent Study
Jerusalem Center²
TOTAL:
ENROLLMENTS
FTES¹
2006
2007
2006
0
49,310
116,995
0
0
39,342
123,345
423
0
2,770
3,900
0
166,305
163,110
6,670
¹Beginning in 2007, FTEs for noncreidt and CES courses will no longer be collected.
²Jerusalem Center had been closed to student programs since 2000. The Jerusalem Center reopened
in January 2007.
STATISTICAL REPORTS
Enrollments
21,207
0
2,476
23,683
Enrollments
206
0
0
206
CES Adult Programs
CES Youth Programs
BYU–Idaho*
88,514
13,759
48,806
25,949
Enrollments
EFY
22,232
2,500
0
19,732
Enrollments
ADULT
RELIGION
11,855
791
7,239
3,825
Enrollments
OTHER¹
146,490
19,526
56,045
70,919
Enrollments
TOTALS
¹Includes adults in institute classes for CES Adult Programs. For CES Youth Programs, statistics are combined with Powwow.
TOTALS
EDUCATION
DAY/WEEK
SCRIPTURE
SYMPOSIUMS
CESCE
DEPARTMENTS
& ASSOC. PROG.*
TABLE VII
TOTAL ENROLLMENTS BY CONTINUING EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS AND ASSOCIATED PROGRAMS*
2007
TABLE VIII
TOTAL ENROLLMENTS AND FTES BY PROGRAMS¹
2006 AND 2007
Individual Enrollments
Program
FTES by Program²
2006
2007
2006
Education Weeks/Days
23,123
23,683
1,868
Other Courses and Programs
25,574
11,855
353
Adult Religion Programs
23,651
22,232
950
Especially for Youth Programs
75,324
88,514
5,393
86
206
1
147,758
146,490
8,565
Scripture Symposia
TOTALS:
¹Includes BYU–Idaho CES programs.
²Beginning in 2007, FTEs for noncredit and CES courses will no longer be collected.
TABLE IX
EDUCATION WEEK LOCATIONS AND ATTENDANCE
2007
I. OTHER LOCATIONS
BYU–Idaho (1)
Total Registrations
2,476
II. CES OFFICES
Provo Campus Education Week 2007
Full-Event M–F (no senior citizens)
Full-Event M–F (senior citizens)
Full-Event M–F (complimentary)
T–F (no senior citizens)
T–F (senior citizens)
T–F (all mornings, afternoons, or evenings)
T–F One Day Only
T–F Part One Day Only
Monday Only
Total Registrations
3,385
1,360
1,951
4,719
1,544
2,245
2,461
2,135
1,407
21,207
III. SUMMARY OF EDUCATION WEEK/DAYS LOCATIONS AND ATTENDANCE
ENROLLMENTS
LOCATIONS
BYU–Idaho
CES (BYU–Provo)
2,476
21,207
BYU–Idaho
CES (BYU–Provo)
1
1
GRAND TOTAL:
23,683
GRAND TOTAL:
2
TABLE X
ASSOCIATED PROGRAMS
IN CONTINUING EDUCATION
2007
Programs
BYU–Idaho¹
Enrollments
FTES
Credit
Noncredit
6,486
13,222
CES Programs
17,591
TOTALS:
37,299
Kennedy Center²
Enrollments
FTES
658
658
2,355
0
143
0
0
0
2,355
143
COMBINED TOTALS (including CES Programs)
Enrollments:
FTES³:
39,654
801
¹Does not include BYU credit programs reported elsewhere.
²These statistics are for Study Abroad programs offered under sponsorship of the Kennedy
Center but registered through Continuing Education.
³Beginning in 2007, FTEs for noncredit and CES courses are no longer collected.
DEPARTMENT REPORTS
BACHELOR OF GENERAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT
With Bachelor of General Studies (BGS) now being nine years old, the program has come to a new stage
in natural growth and maturation. We are moving from the development stage, where the major emphasis
was on developing policies, processes, and procedures, to the need to be more proactive in sustaining
growth, retaining students, and assessing outcomes. This report will highlight some of these issues as
well as address the ongoing work for 2007.
Sustaining Growth
BGS has a well-defined audience, and we are continually looking for new and creative ways to reach
these former BYU students who had completed at least 30 hours as an admitted student on campus but
left without graduating. While continuing close collaboration with BYU Alumni Records, we discovered
that students with BYU associate degrees had never been included in the mailing lists we have been
given. Therefore, for the first time this fall, 2,860 potential BGS students who already have BYU
associate degrees were sent a special mailing. Ads in BYU Magazine, 30- and 60-second spots on
KBYU-TV and BYU-TV, chapel posters, and direct mail continued to be the main advertising tools.
A special celebration was held on the morning of April Commencement for BGS graduates and their
families. Besides acknowledging the accomplishments of the graduates, this gathering was used to
interview, photograph, and video these graduates and to capture their stories. These stories and photos
were used in the marketing materials for the 2007–08 academic year. These testimonials were also used
in the postcard campaign to target different ages, stages, and gender of potential students.
Also worthy of note is the award received from UCEA for the best advertising campaign for the TV spots
produced for 2006–07.
Retaining Students
After attracting qualified applicants, our next focus is to help the students graduate. A record high
number of 145 BGS students graduated during 2007, bringing the total number of graduates in the first
nine years of the program to 594. While the BGS program differs significantly in audience and design
from the former Degrees by Independent Study (DIS) program it replaced, it is interesting to note the 594
BGS graduates in nine years compared to the total of 609 DIS graduates in the 35 years of its existence.
In continuing our efforts to provide first-class customer service, the staff sustained their daily focus on
prompt, accurate, and personable student interactions. However, welcome calls to newly admitted
students and calls to students who were stalled in their progress were temporarily put on hold after August
due to staff turnover but will be continued when training of new personnel allows.
In addition to the “Meet and Greets” held at the BYU Conference Center at the beginning of spring and
summer terms for students to meet the BGS staff, get answers to questions, and make connections with
other BGS students, this year we also held gatherings at the BYU Salt Lake Center. In January, we had
an excellent turnout and found that most students wanted one-on-one advisement. So in September, in
addition to having tours of the new Salt Lake Center facility, we gave students options for advisement by
appointment, with few takers. The summer term gathering on campus was also expanded to include
family members for an ice cream social. Students enjoyed relaxing together and making connections with
others in similar circumstances.
Continued special attention has been given to students with fewer than two years remaining. Focus for
the future is to be able to be more proactive in reaching out to motivate and support students.
Assessing Outcomes
As a continuation of the university focus on student learning outcomes, BGS accomplished the following:
•
•
•
In January, the newly articulated emphasis-related student learning outcomes were explained to all
BGS students.
The BGS capstone course (StDev 490) was revised to provide assessment of these emphasis-related
learning outcomes in addition to assessing the Aims of a BYU Education that has been part of the
course since the beginning. Students graduating after August 2007 are now required to complete the
new 2-credit version of this course. The revised course consists of an emphasis-related research
paper and the submission of two previously written papers from emphasis courses that demonstrate
learning outcomes as well as a more structured reflective paper related to the Aims of a BYU
Education. The capstone papers will be evaluated periodically by faculty in each emphasis to provide
feedback for program improvement.
The first survey of BGS graduates was completed in May with excellent results.
Enrollment Summary
Continuation of the more restrictive admissions requirement plus a record-high number of graduates
resulted in a significant decrease in the number of students in the program at the end of 2007. The 1,882
formally admitted students at the end of 2007 is a 6 percent decrease from the same time a year ago. As
mentioned previously, there were, however, a record high number of 145 BGS graduates during 2007,
bringing the total number of graduates in the first nine years of the program to 594. Tables on the last
page detail the breakdown of students and applicants and demographics of the formally admitted students
as of year-end.
At the same time, the fewer number of formally admitted BGS students translate into a significant
decrease in the number of course enrollments for 2007. The 3,973 course enrollments is a 14.5 percent
decrease from the previous year. The full-time equivalent student decreased from 376 in 2006 to 322 in
2007 and enrollment per student decreased from 2.45 to 2.26. A historical course enrollment summary
follows.
BGS CREDIT HOUR AND COURSE ENROLLMENTS
Evening Classes
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Independent Study
Spring/Summer
Classes
Cr Hrs
People1
Classes
Cr Hrs
People1
Classes
Cr Hrs
People1
24
45
87
157
117
119
122
110
101
54
97
217
290
337
319
308
244
210
145
257
585
793
897
848
781
661
548
885
1,007
1,318
1,128
1,757
1,790
1,833
1,818
1,688
1,532
1,753
2,543
2,919
3,612
3,648
3,826
3,749
3,236
2,762
3,410
5,326
6,278
7,833
8,235
8,758
8,831
7,639
21
42
75
60
111
140
148
159
139
64
124
198
243
297
361
409
476
348
177
334
533
667
817
988
1,160
1,354
999
21
33
47
60
555
64
71
72
68
C&W
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Salt Lake Center
People1
Classes
53
77
106
121
122
125
137
157
148
Cr Hrs
141
196
288
322
328
337
381
418
421
Totals
Travel Study
People1
Classes
Cr Hrs
People1
Classes
Cr Hrs
People1
Classes
Cr Hrs
FTES2
4
5
14
7
16
24
13
16
26
4
6
14
7
21
32
16
18
31
8
7
25
11
38
39
19
20
45
2
1
1
0
2
1
2
1
1
0
2
1
2
1
1
0
2
1
889
1,034
1,351
1,552
1,803
1,868
1,974
1,893
1,756
1,542
2,058
3,079
3,580
4,391
4,486
4,696
4,644
3,973
2,803
4,205
6,758
8,071
9,915
10,446
11,099
11,284
9652
93.4
1,40.2
2,25.4
2,69.0
3,30.5
3,48.2
3,70.0
3,76.1
3,21.7
1
Totals for people do not equal the sum of people in each department. For example, one person could be enrolled in both
Evening Classes and Independent Study, but counted as only one person in totals.
2
FTES = Full-Time Equivalent Student (total credit hours divided by 30).
ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
Director
Program Assistant, Marketing and Retention
Program Assistant, Admissions and Advising (as of September 2007)
Ellen Rae Allred
Robert C. Hunt
Leanne M. Olson
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY BACHELOR OF GENERAL STUDIES DEGREE
STATISTICAL REPORT AS OF DECEMBER 2007 (INCLUDES DATA FROM BEGINNING OF PROGRAM)
American
Studies
Eng & Am
Literature
21
26
32
224
25
161
88
17
0
594
90
142
143
704
115
354
203
131
0
1,882
7
7
15
46
17
35
15
11
25
178
20
49
44
165
54
221
97
62
43
755
0
2
4
4
3
7
4
2
7
33
13
18
10
49
16
86
55
17
24
288
75
123
148
489
131
487
289
137
108
1,987
62
0
0
288
104
0
0
471
138
1
0
535
506
2
3
2,192
117
2
1
481
338
1
0
1,690
196
0
1
948
106
1
1
485
0
0
0
207
1,567
7
6
7,297
Graduated
Formally
Admitted
Provisionally
Accepted
Denieda
Application
Process
Application
Canceledb
Never
Admittedc
Former BGSd
Deferrede
Time Expiredf
Totals
Family
History
Family Life
Management
History
Psychology
Writing
Undeclared
Total
a
Those not meeting age, time away from BYU, or grade point average requirements. Students are counseled as to courses they can be taking that will eventually count toward a BGS degree.
Their applications will again be considered when students meet the admission requirements.
b
Those who began the application process but never submitted a full application.
c
Those who were provisionally accepted but never completed Student Development 100 or withdrew during the provisionally accepted stage.
d
Those who were formally admitted and then have withdrawn from the program.
e
Those whose status has been put on temporary hold for mission or military service.
f
Those who did not graduate within the eight-year time limit.
DEMOGRAPHICS OF FORMALLY ADMITTED BGS STUDENTS
Gender:
Female
Male
Average
Age:
Female
Male
Age Range:
Female
Male
87% Geographic Distribution:
13%
Utah County
Salt Lake/Davis Counties
42
Other Counties in Utah
41
Western States, Alaska, Hawaii
Central States
21 to 81
Eastern States
25 to 86
Other Countries and APO (Canada, China, El Salvador,
England, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia,
Mexico, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Singapore, Spain,
Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand)
Prior College Work:*
Former BYU Students
14.0%
Transfer Students
14.2%
No Previous College
6.4%
41.3%
8.8% *With new admission policy
13.2% implemented January 2006, all
2.4% new admissions will be former
BYU students.
90.8%
9.1%
.1%
DEPARTMENT OF CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS
The Department of Conferences and Workshops enjoyed another successful and busy year as they worked
with colleges, schools, departments, and other BYU entities in offering hundreds of outreach programs to
thousands of participants. A variety of both credit and noncredit programs were offered, including
conferences, workshops, symposia, short courses, seminars, association meetings, test-prep courses, and
youth camps. Department staff assisted with the administrative and logistical aspects of the programs,
while the colleges and departments focused on curricular issues, thus allowing them to reach out without
detracting from their teaching, research, and creative work. These programs used both campus and offcampus facilities in reaching out to alumni, youth, the campus community, and other adults.
The department operated under five administrative units headed by the program administrators listed
below. The colleges on campus are assigned to one of these units. Each unit is organized to operate
independently while contributing to the overall success of the department and the university.
Several new programs were held in 2007, as reflected in the pages that follow. Personnel changes are
also reflected below.
2007 Unit Highlights of the School of Education, Admissions and Records, and Credit Programs
(Susan V. Overstreet, Administrator)
This year a staff change was made when Janee Livingston left and Chris Banford assumed the program
assistant position in the Education area. All other positions remained stable.
A new Storytelling Conference was held in February, cosponsored by the Friends of the Orem Public
Library. The conference included two days of presentations by local and regional storytellers as well as
two storytelling concerts. Due to the success of this first event, it was decided to make this an annual
conference.
The Central Utah Science and Engineering Fair, hosting over 1,200 elementary and secondary students,
continues to promote quality research projects. Twelve finalists were selected to represent Utah at the
International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Nine of the twelve
Utah students (75%) received awards. Overall, only 30% of participants at ISEF receive awards.
Midwinter Books for Young Readers was held for a second year in 2007. The program filled to capacity
with an enrollment increase of 42.8%. Participant evaluations were overwhelmingly positive. An
afternoon-only option was added to the Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers Workshop. This
proved successful in overall evaluations and increased enrollments by 37% over 2006. The BYU
Symposium on Books for Young Readers in July continued its success reflected in the overall ratings for
quality and knowledge gained at 4.8 out of a possible 5.0.
The Counseling Workshop, Summer Educator Workshops, Safety Conference, and Utah Council of
Teachers of English continued their success with positive evaluations from participants and planning
committees.
Unit Highlights of Women’s Conference, the College of Fine Arts and Communications,
Undergraduate Education, and Engineering and Technology (Caye Wycoff, Administrator)
Women’s Conference was held May 3 and 4 with nearly 18,000 attending from almost all 50 states,
Canada, and several other countries. Sister Patricia Holland and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland spoke in the
closing session on Friday afternoon. The conference theme was “Thou art come to the kingdom for such a
time as this” (Esther 4:14), and over 200 speakers presented in more than 90 conference sessions. The
Church satellite system broadcast was discontinued, but a tape-delayed broadcast of selected sessions was
shown on KBYU-TV and BYUTV on May 18 and 19.
The BYU Women’s Conference service component, “Come Take Your Place,” and was held in the Smith
Fieldhouse and Richards Building on the lower part of campus. Thousands of newborn, hygiene, and
school kits were assembled for the LDS Humanitarian Center. In addition, sisters visited the service
learning rooms on Thursday and Friday, where they made sensory vests for blind children; tied quilts;
stuffed pocket hearts; loomed hats and booties; crocheted blankets, dishcloths, and scarves; colored folder
games; made greeting cards and Christmas stockings; stuffed and sewed comfort pillows; cut and finished
over 700 fleece blankets; and much more. A luau dinner, with more than 1,100 paid participants, was held
in a large tent set up on the parking lot west of the Richards Building. An evening concert with Shadow
Mountain artists, held in the Marriott Center, was enjoyed by more than 7,000 participants.
Music workshops for adults were offered again in June, July, and August, with 300 attending InterMuse
Academy, English Horn Master Class, the BYU Choral Academy, and the BYU Organ Workshop. The
largest enrollment increase among adult programs was seen in Choral Academy, which went from 29
participants in 2006 to 70 in 2007. It was decided that we would not hold the English Horn Master Class
in 2008 because BYU is hosting the International Double Reed Society Conference in the same month.
Over 700 youth ages 14–18 participated in the Young Musicians’ SummerFestival, Theatre Workshop,
Young Ambassadors’ Singing Entertainer Workshop, Summer Scholars’ Academy, and Late Summer
Honors in 2007. Final performances and closing events included Thoroughly Modern Millie by the
theatre participants, and American Songbook by the Singing Entertainers. Due to the summer closure of
the Harris Fine Arts Center, both shows were held at Timpanogos High School in Orem, Utah, to full
houses, receiving standing ovations. Summer Scholars participants enjoyed a closing banquet and awards
ceremony with their parents and instructors. SummerFestival participants were able to perform seven
vocal and instrumental concerts for family and friends. Late Summer Honors, which focuses on
introducing freshmen to the BYU Honors Program, had its biggest year with 143 participants. They
closed their week with a banquet and linedancing.
Unit Highlights of the School of Management; Law; Humanities; Religion; and Family, Home, and
Social Sciences (Robert A. Holcombe, Administrator)
The Family History Conferences: The Computerized Family History and Genealogy Conference topped
the 1,000 mark in enrollments, while the Family History and Genealogy Conference topped the 700 mark.
New FamilySearch, coming from the Church, is generating a lot of excitement about doing family history.
Along with several tracks taught at the conferences, we also featured a day conference by itself for the
professional developers of the program to gather. The Technology Conference connected to the
Computerized Genealogy Conference continues to prove a successful merger.
Family Expo (242) ran for the last time, continuing to provide impactful information about the family.
The program was very well received. Families Under Fire and Family Outreach were discontinued this
year, due to a reevaluation of the School of Family Life’s mission. They want to combine the three
conferences into one substantial effort next year called the Conference on Family Life.
The Management Conference was not held this year due to the construction on the Tanner Building. The
dean of the Marriott School of Management felt they needed to concentrate on other issues, but this
conference could be brought back in 2008. The Academy of LDS Dentists was solid with 345 dentists
and 116 spouses attending. The 30-year anniversary of the conference was celebrated with many special
events capped off by Elder Alexander B. Morrison who spoke at the closing gala. With a live band and a
cake on every table, it was a very fun night for this service organization.
The test preparation courses (MCAT [56], DAT [49], GRE [282], GMAT [198], LSAT [95], and ACT
[134]) had another outstanding year with over 1,000 contact hours. We had excellent feedback
evaluations about the teachers and the content. PMBR and CA/AZ Bar Bri law Review courses also ran at
capacity.
Hyundai sent 19 upper-level GM managers and 23 leadership managers this year. We had our first
member of the Church attend who also was just released as a bishop. When he returned he wrote and said
three of the men from the group were going to attend his ward. Also 9 of the 19 men who were in the first
group were promoted to the vice president level. Their evaluation of the program has been very positive,
and Dr. Gyung Paik and Rob Holcombe plan to visit Korea in April 2008.
The Wilford Woodruff Symposium was run this year with 81 participants attending each popular
workshop. This will continue to be an annual offering. EMT ran again, training 37 new first-year
participants. This is sponsored by the Campus Police Department. Financial Planning Workshop
continues to fill every time it is offered.
Sperry Symposium continues its popularity with a loyal following attending. After some effort we have
brought in the Economic Self-Reliance (ESR) Conference in conjunction with the Marriott School. This
was a great success, with 332 attending. The next conference is planned 18 months from November.
Unit Highlights of Health and Human Performance, Biology and Agriculture, Physical and
Mathematical Sciences, and Nursing (Von R. Phillips, Administrator)
The Sports and Dance Camps Office continued to have unprecedented growth. Both 2006 and now 2007
have been banner years. The Sports and Dance Camps registrations increased by 10 percent for 2007,
following a 21 percent increase last year. These increases are probably fueled by our winning NCAA
football, basketball, and other teams and also by a healthy economy. It appears that the Internet marketing
and the BYU brand attached to these camps is also helping to drive registrations.
Some of the important facts for the year include:
49 sports programs totaling 67 separate events or camps with 13,583 enrollments.
16 dance programs totaling 68 separate events or camps with 2,313 enrollments.
5 academic/professional programs totaling 6 separate events with 291 enrollments.
Total programs:
Total events:
Total enrollments:
70
141
16,187
The academic conferences cohosted this past year include ID+SCORM with the Department of
Instructional Psychology and Technology, the Utah County Hospice Coalition Conference with the
College of Nursing, and the American Society of Engineering Educators with the College of Engineering
and Technology. Conferences and Workshops partnered with the College of Health and Human
Performance in hosting dance educators from mainland China for the Leadership in Arts Conference. This
provided a grand opportunity to promote good relationships and cultural exchanges in the future.
In July assistant administrator Jennifer Slaugh Hsu moved with her husband to Kansas. Replacing her was
Chelsy McFadyen Erickson in the Dance Camps assistant administrator position. The Sports and Dance
Camps Office continues to grow and develop camps and conferences, with 2007 having been a very
successful year.
Unit Highlights of Native American Educational Outreach Programs (Howard T. Rainer,
Administrator)
In 2007, Howard’s vision and determination to help Native American youth, parents, and educators
understand the urgent need for post-high-school education continued to grow. He devoted countless
hours to a new DVD called Voices of Promise to send out to all Native American communities,
leadership, and families. By our count, 5,478 copies of the Voices of Promise DVD were distributed this
year.
The following off-campus conferences and workshops were held during the 2007 calendar year.
Date
Education Conference
Place
Feb. 6–7
Feb. 9
Feb. 27
Southern California Indian
Utah Indian
First Nation
Temecula, CA
Salt Lake City, UT
Edmonton, Alberta
March 7
Hopi Tribe
Hotevilla, AZ
March 13
California Indian
Sacramento, CA
March 22
National Math
Atlanta, GA
March 30
April 4
April 24
May 3
May 9
May 14
June 19
July 5–6
New Mexico Higher Ed.
California Indian
Washoe Tribe
Northwest Indian
Isleta Pueblo
Idaho
Southern California Indian
United Indian Youth
Santa Fe, NM
Sacramento, CA
Reno, NV
Seattle, WA
Isleta, NM
Boise, ID
Escondido, CA
Oklahoma City, OK
Sept. 11–15
Bad River Tribe
Bad River, MN
Dec. 11
Dec. 12–15
Total:
Washoe Tribe
Navajo Nation
Northern California
Gallup, NM
Group
#
Educators
Students, teachers, & parents
Educators
Parents, counselors, teachers,
& tribal leaders
Parents, youth, teachers, &
tribal leaders
Minority math & science
teachers
Indian college presidents
Indian educators, counselors
Parents and youth
Tribal leaders & educators
Students, teachers, & parents
Minority educators
Parents & youth
N. American student leaders
Tribal & community leaders
& youth
Parents & teachers
Counselors, aides, & youth
250
600
175
300
150
2,100
200
700
200
400
300
500
600
1,200
300
800
200
8,975
Director, Conferences and Workshops
Program Administrators:
• Education; Admissions and Records; Credit Programs
• Family, Home, and Social Sciences; Religious Education; Humanities;
Management; Law
• Health and Human Performance; Biology and Agriculture; Nursing;
• Fine Arts and Communications; Engineering; Women’s Conference
• Native American Educational Outreach Programs
Steven W. Taggart
Susan V. Overstreet
Robert A. Holcombe
Von R. Phillips
Caye H. Wycoff
Howard T. Rainer
Assistant Program Administrators: John E. Best, Chelsy Erickson, Laurel B. Hornberger, Jennifer S. Hsu
(until August), Jennefer M. Johnson, Vince W. Stroud, Stephan C. Trost, Chrystine M. Whyte
CES ADULT CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS
SUMMARY OF PROGRAMS FOR 2007
Organized under the Church Educational System (CES) and Brigham Young University Continuing
Education (both organizations of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), the department provides
religious continuing education opportunities to adult and youth members of the Church. The programs are
designed to be spiritually strengthening, to inspire lifelong learning and service, to extend the blessings of
learning, and to develop friends for the LDS Church and the university. 1
The programs administered by the department in 2007 were Adult Religion Classes, Best of Especially for
Youth (BEFY), BYU Campus Education Week, and Scripture Seminars.
Adult Religion Classes feature an LDS institute curriculum focusing primarily on the LDS canon of
scripture (Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price) and LDS
Church history and doctrine. The classes are designed exclusively for adults and are held at selected
LDS institutes and/or meetinghouses. Course length varies from 10 to 17 weeks (with classes meeting
once a week), held at selected locations in the United States.
Best of Especially for Youth programs were offered by this department for the first time in 1991.
The program offers topics of interest to youth ages 12 to 18. The program consists of from one to
three faculty members who may present topics on LDS doctrine, morality, peer relationships,
family relationships, dating, courtship, marriage, and other subjects. The program is generally a
three-hour seminar.
BYU Campus Education Week, begun in 1922, is a program unique to adult continuing education in
the United States. For one week the program utilizes the campus of Brigham Young University
(Provo, Utah) to present more than 1,000 classes on education, religion, marriage, family relations,
health, history, genealogy, science, youth interests, and many other areas. Designed for adults and
youth, it is one of the largest continuing education conferences in the United States.
Scripture Seminars are presentations by one or more faculty members concerning the canon of
scripture of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Seminars may address (in whole or in
part) the Old Testament, New Testament, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the Pearl of Great Price (a selection from the
revelations, translations, and narrations of the Prophet Joseph Smith). The time format ranges
from three to six hours per seminar, held at selected locations.
Program Summary
Adult Religion Classes
There were 267 Adult Religion Classes taught during 2007 (153 in Utah and 114 outside Utah), an 11 percent
increase from 2006. The combined enrollment was 19,732, which represents a less than 1 percent enrollment
increase from year 2006. Beginning in 2006, the department began directly managing the regional Adult
Religion Classes in the same way as the Utah ARCs. This continued change has made program
administration more consistent and has expedited the flow of information and faculty hiring and payment
processes.
1
The Aims of a BYU Education and BYU Institutional Objectives
Best of Especially for Youth programs were organized and conducted in 36 locations during the year. There
were 25,949 enrollments, which represents a 3.5 percent decrease in enrollment from year 2006. These
programs continue to be well supported by local stakes and wards and are one of the most stable and
consistent program offerings of the department.
BYU Campus Education Week
“The Dawning of a Brighter Day” (“The Morning Breaks”, Hymns, no. 1)
Campus Education Week was held August 20–24, 2007. The theme, “The Dawning of a Brighter Day,” was
chosen to emphasize the blessings that are available because of the restoration of the gospel in this
dispensation.
The program offered 1,064 classes taught by 208 presenters. Additional highlights of the week were the
devotional address given by Elder Richard G. Scott, Quorum of the Twelve of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints (attended by 9,466 CEW students); a youth dance held under the south concourse of LaVell
Edwards Stadium on Thursday evening (attendance of 989); and evening performances of Take the Mountain
Down, An Evening with Marvin Goldstein, and The White Star (combined total attendance of 6,937). In
addition to hundreds of university employees, 570 hosting volunteers helped to direct and serve students
throughout the week.
New in 2007, Campus Education Week offered a “School-Day Special (8:30 a.m.–2:45 p.m.)” registration
option intended to attract parents while their children attended school. A total of 913 individuals took
advantage of this new registration option.
Individuals came from all 50 of the United States and from 11 other countries. Total attendance
was 19,913 individuals and total enrollment was 21,208 compared to a FY2006 enrollment of 20,615. This
represents a 2.9 percent increase in enrollments from year 2006.
Broadcast of Campus Education Week
Eight presentations from Campus Education Week were taped for subsequent broadcast on BYUTV (DISH
Network, DIRECTV, and various cable systems) and BYU Radio. This was a change from recent years
where 12 presentations were taped, translated in multiple languages, and also broadcast over the Church
satellite system. It was felt that this year’s format would still provide a valuable educational resource but with
a significant reduction in resources for language translation and broadcast efforts.
Volunteer Service
Volunteer service from local individuals is critical to the success of the department’s programs. For 2007, a
total of 11,554 hours of service were contributed by volunteers; 570 Campus Education Week volunteers
contributed 7,980 hours of service, and approximately 3,574 hours of service were contributed by off-campus
volunteers for Adult Religion Classes, Best of Especially for Youth, and seminars. This represents a total of
5.56 full-time equivalent employees (using the standard of 2,080 hours for one full-time equivalent employee
[FTEE]).
Department Summary
Following a major restructuring and consolidation in 2004, CES Adult Continuing Education Programs is
stable financially and is experiencing enrollment growth. In 2008, there will be continued emphasis on
identifying learning outcomes for program participants and on assessment and evaluation efforts to document
whether those outcomes are being achieved.
Director, CES Adult Continuing Education Programs
Associate Director, CES Adult Continuing Education Programs
Program Administrator, Campus Education Week
R. Neil Carlile
Gary L. Bauer
H. Bruce Payne
641
624
529
178
4
0
FTES
3,504
543
767
720
598
584
86
206
Enrollments
6
11
11
6
5
1
FTES
SCRIPTURE
SYMPOSIUMS
152,059
22,321
22,380
22,179
21,305
22,063
20,615
21,196
Enrollments
1,810
1,729
1,755
1,721
1,771
1,686
FTES
EDUCATION
DAY/WEEK
181,746
24,269
27,570
28,758
23,190
25,100
26,910
25,949
Enrollments
214
246
233
182
179
207
FTES
BEST OF
EFY
139,296
18,356
20,822
23,198
19,230
18,297
19,661
19,732
Enrollments
1,043
1,178
1,275
1,017
891
925
FTES
ADULT
RELIGION
54,404
16,939
15,212
5,487
5,081
4,461
3,399
3,825
Enrollments
1,034
846
329
305
247
194
FTES
OTHER3
722,003
141,063
142,962
131,873
93,332
71,194
70,671
70,908
Enrollments
4,748
4,634
4,132
3,409
3,097
3,013
FTES
TOTALS
In June 2004, three CES departments (CES North, CES South, and CES Utah & Eastern U.S.) were consolidated into one CES Adult Programs
department. For comparative purposes, the figures shown for 2001 through 2004 are the combined totals of those three departments.
2
The Know Your Religion program was discontinued June 1, 2004. Year 2004 figures comprise enrollments from January through June 2004. If
compared to previous years’ figures, the 2004 figures are significantly lower because they comprise six months rather than twelve months of
programs. FY2005 totals are from prior-year programs, for which reports were received in 2005.
3
Adults in Institute Classes and, prior to its discontinuation in 2003, CES Conference registrations were also included in this category.
4
Beginning in 2007, FTES for noncredit and CES courses will no longer be collected.
1
FTES (Full-Time Student Equivalent) = Total student class hours of instruction divided by 375.
190,994
58,635
2001
TOTALS4
56,211
2002
23,928
689
51,531
1
0
0
Enrollments
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
4
YEAR
KYR
2
TOTAL ENROLLMENTS AND FTES BY PROGRAM TYPE
SEVEN–YEAR COMPARISON
2001–2007
TABLE XI
CHURCH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM ADULT PROGRAMS
(Prior to 2005: CES North, CES South, CES Utah–Eastern U.S.)
DEPARTMENT OF CES YOUTH PROGRAMS
In 2007, the Department of CES Youth and Family Programs underwent a number of changes. Youth
Programs (YP) hosted a variety of programs serving over 60,000 youth participants. The department also
continued to seek input from the general Young Women and Young Men presidencies and called upon
them to speak to EFY session directors at training to help us integrate all of their goals in teaching the
youth. It is the goal of the department to continue to work with Church leadership to make sure youth
programs that are developed and refined are of the highest quality and in accordance with the direction of
the Church.
The YP and registration departments worked together in mid-January to facilitate a successful early
registration process this year for the 77 campus EFY sessions. BYU campus as well as other campus
EFY sessions were offered at $369, with the exception of California sessions, which were $395. EFY
Area Programs were offered for $75 in the Salt Lake and North areas. In Hawaii, the area program was
$145 and in Iowa, the Area program was $100. The cost of youth conferences varied according to the
needs of the stakes requesting conferences.
The Web recruiting and hiring system, which was rewritten and redesigned in 2004, was taken down in
December 2007 because of the new hiring system eRecruit. The management of our EFY staff is now
done in Orion. The Department of CES Youth Programs has agreed to use eRecruit because we were
advised it is a workable human resources system for employee contracts, payroll, and hiring purposes, due
to the major differences between the needs of our department and the traditional BYU academic hiring
and payroll parameters. Our department has struggled using the new eRecruit system, as it is more
complex than the old Web recruiting and hiring system. There has been much time required to learn how
to use the eRecruit system, and many hours were spent communicating with consultants and OIT to fix
errors and bugs in the system. We have two administrators, Erica Groneman and Lindsay RC Wilson,
along with the director, Greg Tanner, who attended weekly meetings throughout the year to continue to
develop this eRecruit system. We are still adjusting to using eRecruit, and it is not 100 percent workable
even though it is what we currently use to recruit and hire employees. YP-contracted employees continue
to be paid through the Church Office Building Payroll Department. The use of the Church Office
Building Payroll Department to pay faculty and staff for our several programs has worked successfully
while also fulfilling important legal tax requirements.
Many positive relationships have been built and edified through EFY programs being held at campuses all
over North America and internationally. The following is a list of host cities and universities as well as
the number of sessions held at each:
Type
EFY
EFY
EFY
EFY
EFY
EFY
EFY
EFY
EFY
EFY
EFY
EFY
EFY
EFY
Session Name
AZ Flagstaff
AZ Phoenix
AZ Thatcher
CA Fresno
CA Santa Barbara
Canada—AB Calgary
Canada—BC Vancouver
FL St. Petersburg
GA Gainesville
ID Boise
ID Rexburg (BYU–I)
IL Nauvoo (Special Edition)
IL Normal
IN Bloomington
#
2
2
1
1
3
2
1
2
2
1
8
1
1
1
Location
Northern Arizona University
Grand Canyon University
Eastern Arizona College
California State University
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of Calgary
University of British Columbia
Eckerd College
Brenau University
Boise State University
Brigham Young University–Idaho
Nauvoo
Illinois State University
Indiana University
EFY
EFY
EFY
EFY
EFY
EFY
EFY
EFY
EFY
EFY
EFY
EFY
EFY
EFY
EFY
EFY
EFY
EFY
EFY
EFY
Area
Area
Area
Area
Area
Area
Area
Area
Area
Area
KS Lawrence
KY Bowling Green
MA Amherst
MI Kalamazoo
MN St. Peter
MS Columbus
NV Las Vegas
NY Geneva (Special Edition)
OH Granville
OR Forest Grove
PA Mansfield
TX Denton
TX San Antonio
UT Cedar City
UT Ephraim
UT Logan
UT Provo (BYU)
UT Salt Lake City
VA Buena Vista
WA Tacoma
IA Des Moines
AK Anchorage
HI Laie
UT Salt Lake City
UT Salt Lake City
UT Salt Lake City
UT Salt Lake City
UT North Utah
UT North Utah
UT North Utah
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
4
16
3
6
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
4
1
4
University of Kansas
Western Kentucky University
University of Massachusetts
Western Michigan University
Gustavus Adolphus College
Mississippi University for Women
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Denison University
Pacific College
Mansfield University
University of North Texas
Trinity University
Southern Utah University
Snow College
Utah State University
Brigham Young University
University of Utah
Southern Virginia University
University of Puget Sound
Des Moines, IA (church building)
University of Alaska, Anchorage
BYU–Hawaii
Salt Lake City, UT—Salt Lake City Institute
Jordan, UT Institute
Tooele, UT
Taylorsville, UT Institute
Logan, UT—Logan Institute
Montpelier, ID Institute
Ogden, UT—Ogden Institute
International
International
International
Germany
Finland
U.K.
1
1
1
Paderborn, Germany
Kangasala, Finland
Exeter, England
Total Number of Sessions
EFY = 77
Area = 19
International = 3
Total # of Locations
EFY = 34
Area = 10
International = 3
EFY Area Programs continued into their fifth summer. Administrator Tod Myers, with the lead of
Youth Programs Director Greg Tanner, continues to work with CES and LDS Church staff and faculty in
developing these programs. EFY Area Programs involve the youth arriving at 9:00 a.m. and staying until
9:00 p.m., eliminating the need for and cost of housing facilities. In addition, the majority of the
counselors work on a volunteer basis, which provided this very affordable $75 option to 7,000 youth.
Again this year, the programs were in the weeklong format, starting Monday afternoon and continuing
through Friday night. Programs continued to be offered in the Salt Lake City area in the Taylorsville,
West Jordan, and Salt Lake City institutes. The North Area programs continued their third year
successfully, with nine sessions in three locations: Logan at the Logan Institute, Ogden at the Ogden
Institute, and Montpelier, Idaho, at the area institute.
Additional Area Programs were held in Hawaii and Iowa at the request of the local leaders.
EFY International Pilot Sessions were continued this year in Germany, Finland, and the U.K. under the
direction of area priesthood leaders. Final approval from Church leaders is still pending for international
programs.
Youth Counselors
A large staff of college-age young adults helped administer the Especially for Youth program, Area
Programs, youth conferences, and the annual BSA Merit Badge Powwow. The group involved in
facilitating EFY alone included approximately 31 field coordinators, 20 office coordinators, 135 building
counselors, 35 health counselors, 3 staff members over shipping and receiving, and numerous counselors
totaling nearly 1,300 full-time and regional staff members. In addition, about 550 volunteer counselors
assisted in the area programs. Counselors were trained through e-Training; DVD; teaching manual,
Teaching, No Greater Call; and hands-on training sessions. An additional DVD was provided to building
counselors for dance instruction. Again, we tried to ensure hiring counselors with the abilities to teach
the gospel, encourage full participation from the youth, be examples of righteous living, supervise youth
during the week, and create a larger pool of trained, gospel-oriented teachers who can serve better in
whatever community they may find themselves.
Specialty Programs
The year 2007 stayed on par with 2006, both in the programs offered as well as the program structure.
Specialty Programs are Regional Youth Conferences, Campus Youth Conferences, Boy Scout Powwow,
and Best of EFY.
Regional Youth Conferences—For the year 2007, about 41 Regional Youth Conferences were held in
various locations throughout the United States. Regional YC used 76 speakers throughout 2007. Because
we do not require the wards and stakes to turn in youth attendance, an actual count is impossible;
however, the best estimate is about 8,500 youth this year. Regional Youth Conferences continue to have
many repeat customers. Many stakes or wards try to have us return every other or every third year. We
continue to evaluate the influence these conferences have on the youth and their leaders.
Campus Youth Conferences—In 2007, YP hosted 10 youth conferences on the BYU campus May
through August. This is a decrease in both the number of conferences and youth from 2006. We were
unable to offer housing for the youth conferences. They were coordinated by Chelsy McFadyen Erickson
under the direction of Lindsay RC Wilson. For 2008, we do not plan to have any on-campus youth
conferences due to lack of housing and facilities.
Boy Scout Powwow—Powwow attendance decreased slightly, as about 4,700 youth and adult leaders
attended in 2007. The split format remained again this year, with the two Saturdays separated by a week
for Scouts to work on merit badges to increase completion time. Adult classes remained at $3 per class
for as many of the 20 different classes offered. Scouts have the opportunity to earn up to three merit
badges, choosing from 64 different ones (27 on BYU campus and 37 on UVSC campus) taught by trained
instructors. The swimming merit badge was canceled due to an outbreak of cryptosporidium in Utah
pools. We also had difficulty getting into some buildings and rooms that should have been unlocked, and
the on-call custodian was not answering his cell phone. Tod Myers and Lindsay RC Wilson administered
the program. Deward Murray continued his sixth year as the paid/volunteer Powwow director.
Best of EFY—We have continued to hold Best of EFY Programs with this one-day format. Our
department continues to work in cooperation with CES Adult Programs, who administers one-day events
under the title Best of Especially for Youth. This one-day format included speakers, a concert, and a
dance. We have been able to make these programs available in different areas of the country.
Registration
Computer Operations and Youth Programs worked closely together to facilitate another successful online
registration process for the 2007 EFY season. As in years past, EFY registration was limited to the
Internet. Group registration for Area Programs was not allowed this year, and registration was done
online. Early registration ran smoothly, with nearly 30,000 participants taking advantage of this option.
Payment was required at the time of registration by credit or debit card.
Marketing
The CES Youth Programs brochure was sent to approximately 16,000 bishops and stake presidents in the
United States and Canada. Registration e-mails were again sent to all past participants, and the brochure
was posted online.
Conclusion
Youth Programs has enjoyed another year of tremendous growth, productivity, change, and valuable
experience. As in years past, challenges arose and presented us with the invaluable opportunity to
envisage new ideas, processes, and concepts we can implement to improve our efficiency, service to the
youth, and quality programs. We have tremendous employees who work together to accomplish what
sometimes seems impossible, making certain that our programs are successful and cost effective and fill
the needs of our participants.
Director, CES Youth and Family Programs
Program Administrator
Program Administrator (effective February 2007)
Gregory M. Tanner
J. D. Hucks
Todd G. Willey
Dicksy Rhoads
Lindsay RC Wilson
Erica Krueger
Ben McKinnon
Tod Myers
Peter Kadish
DEPARTMENT OF EVENING CLASSES
The Department of Evening Classes is a non-degree-awarding university program whose mission is to
support academic departments and colleges in offering courses into the evening hours. The department
also supports limited enrollments for students from the community who are at least 23 years of age.
Tuition rates are the same as those of day school, and the department remains financially self-sustaining
using the transfer rate established by the university. This rate adjusted from $37.21 to $39.48 per credit
hour as of fall semester, reflecting the same percentage increase in tuition rates as approved by the board
of trustees. The enrollment summary data for the department for the past five years is reported in table 1.
Enrollments
Credit Hours
FTES
2003
66,806
156,917
5,361
2004
68,172
157,965
5,369
2005
72,387
165,952
5,532
2006
69,967
159,499
5,422
2007
68,988
158,286
5,373
Table 1. Five-year enrollment summary data for Evening Classes
The department began requiring ecclesiastical endorsements for continuing-education-only students and
updated its Web site, to include an online catalog, while discontinuing its printed catalog. The university
discontinued semester-away internships at the end of the year for which the Department of Evening
Classes has provided registration support. In late 2007, the university also authorized the official transfer
of the American Sign Language program from the Department of Evening Classes to the Center for
Language Studies as of fall 2008. The logistical details of this transfer, including the hiring of a new
coordinator by the center, will be finalized in early 2008.
The director and coordinator met in person with 45 academic department chairs to orient them to Evening
Classes policies and procedures and encourage more strategic use of courses and faculty appointments.
The department cosponsored the January 2007 Writing Matters Luncheon with University Writing,
College of Undergraduate Education, and hosted two training sessions for 80 administrative assistants and
secretaries of academic department chairs. The department also worked closely with the Dean’s Office
and the international vice president on a new policy statement that will be forthcoming in fall 2008 to
formally address faculty load, class starting times, and financial accountability by colleges and
departments. A major research study was undertaken by the department, in cooperation with the assistant
to the dean—Assessment, concerning the satisfaction of its part-time faculty and learned that overall parttime faculty are very satisfied with their work for the department, although they would value more
recognition for their work.
Director
Academic Counselor/Coordinator
Scott L. Howell
Lynette Bybee
DEPARTMENT OF INDEPENDENT STUDY
Brigham Young University’s Department of Independent Study continues to be an excellent resource
from which students of various backgrounds can enroll and complete courses as they strive to accomplish
their educational goals. BYU Independent Study touches thousands of people who would otherwise be
unable to reach their educational desires and goals.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR 2007
Enrollments
High school enrollments: 122,097—5% increase
University enrollments: 24,659—9% decrease
Personal Enrichment enrollments: 1,248—68% increase
2007 total enrollments: 148,004—3% increase
Independent Study also provided:
Free Personal Enrichment course enrollments: 24,893
Church facility management course enrollments: 84
Grand total of all Independent Study enrollments: 172,981—4% increase over 2006
Independent Study continues to be a national leader in the number of enrollments, with enrollments in
every one of the 50 United States and in many foreign countries.
Diploma and Certificate Programs
One student completed the requirements for and received a family history certificate. Four students
completed the Adult Diploma Program. Within the High School Transcript Program, 21 students
completed the Advanced Program and 26 completed the Standard Program. This brings the total of
students to receive their high school transcript, which is credit equivalent to a high school diploma, to 47.
Course Production
Eighty-nine new or revised courses were added to the curriculum this past year—25 high school, 62
university, and 2 Personal Enrichment. Independent Study now has a total of 1,003 Web and paper/pencil
courses. Of the 1,003 courses, 416 of them are high school courses (207 paper, 209 Web), 466 are
university courses (249 paper, 217 Web), and 121 are Personal Enrichment courses (41 paper, 80 Web).
Publications
Ganiere, C., Howell, S., & Osguthorpe, R. (May 2007). “Like produces like”: John Heyl Vincent and his
19th-century theory of character education. Journal of College and Character, 8(4)
Ganiere, C. (December 2007). “Women Troubadours in Southern France.” Retrieved January 28, 2008, at
http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd2248.pdf.
Lemley, D., Sudweeks, R., Howell, S., Laws, D., & Sawyer, O. (2007). The effects of immediate and
delayed feedback on secondary distance learners. Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 8(3), pp. 251–
260.
Presentations
Russ Bryant
•
Walnut Valley USD Presentation of Independent Study (Walnut, CA), February 26
•
Region 10 ESC’s Counselor Symposium (Dallas, TX), February 27–March 1
•
IDEA Conference (Alaska), April 16–26
•
Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA), September 10
•
BOCES Presentation of Independent Study (Leroy, NY), June 13
•
Montana School Counselor Association (Montana), October 18–19
•
Lincoln County E-Learning Conference (Newport, OR), November 4–10
•
Alaska Counseling Association Professional Development Conference (Anchorage, AK),
November 13–18
•
BYU Education Week (Provo, UT), August 21
•
BYU Articulation Conference, presentation to CES educators in the Salt Lake Valley (LDS
Business College, Salt Lake City), August 15
•
BYU Articulation Conference, presentation to high school counselors in Utah Valley (Aspen
Grove, Sundance, UT), October 3
•
BYU Articulation Conference, presentation to high school counselors in the Salt Lake Valley
(LDS Business College, Salt Lake City), October 2
Jim Rawson
•
BYU–Idaho Presentation to Academic Vice President and 50 Peer and Academic Advisors
(Rexburg, ID), February 1
•
PSCA Pennsylvania Student Counselors Association Conference (Lancaster, PA), April 28–
30
•
Pennsylvania SCA Leadership and Development Academy (Malver, PA), August 6–7
•
BYU Education Week (Provo, UT), August 22
•
Genesee School District Regional Education Media Center (Flint, MI), October 2
•
BYU Articulation Conference, presentation to high school counselors from southern Utah
and Nevada (St. George, UT), October 4
•
BYU Articulation Conference, presentation to high school counselors in eastern Idaho (Idaho
Falls, ID), October 9
•
BYU Articulation Conference, presentation to high school counselors in central Idaho (Twin
Falls, ID), October 10
Steven Park
•
AACIS Association for Collegiate Independent Study (Ogden, UT), November 2
Mary Stevens
•
AACIS Association for Collegiate Independent Study (Ogden, UT), November 2
Catherine Ganiere
•
BYU Risk Management Department, presented BYURM 71 (Provo, UT), February 2
•
BYU Human Resource Development, presented BYURM 71 (Provo, UT), February 5
•
LA Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA), September 10
Conferences Attended and Exhibited
John Kent
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Wisconsin State Education Convention (Milwaukee, WI), January 16–18
Council of College Military Educators (Monterey, CA), January 21–27
Superintendents’ Symposium (Monterey, CA), January 24–26
Texas Distance Learning Association Conference (Galveston, TX), March 26–29
Illinois Association of School Administration (Springfield, IL), April 23–26
Illinois Association for College Admissions Counseling (Chicago, IL), April 30–May 4
American Society of Military Controllers (Kansas City, MO), May 29–June 1
Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (Austin, TX), June 12–14
EIA Conference (Orlando, FL) July 23–26
LDS Home Educators Association Conference (Sandy, UT), August 18
Brigham Young University Education Week Booth (Provo, UT), August 21–24
Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA), September 8–14
Hill Air Force Base Education Fair (Utah), September 18
National Association for College Admissions Counseling (Austin, TX), September 26–29
National Academic Advising Association (Kansas), October 15–20
New York Charter School Conference (New York City, NY), November 9–10
Florida Association of Community Colleges (Orlando, FL), November 13–15
Georgia School Counselor Association (Atlanta, GA), November 16–20
West Mesa High School (Albuquerque, NM), December 10–14
Jedd Maylett
•
Washington/Oregon School Counselor Conference (Vancouver, WA), March 2–3
•
National Catholic Educational Association (Baltimore, MD), April 10–13
•
Massachusetts School Counselors Conference (Hyannis, MA), April 28–30
•
American School Counselors Association (Denver, CO), June 23–25
•
Kentucky Counseling Association (Louisville, KY), October 23–25
•
Oregon School Board Association (Portland, OR), November 8–10
•
California School Board Association (San Diego, CA), November 28–December 1
John Bushman
•
Washington/Oregon School Counselor Conference (Vancouver, WA), March 19–21
•
Arizona School Counselors Association Conference (Mesa, AZ), March 27–29
•
National School Board Association (San Francisco, CA), April 13–16
•
National Charter School Conference (Albuquerque, NM), April 24–26
•
Utah’s First Charter School Conference (Springville, UT), June 11
•
Reaching “At-Promise” Student National Conference (San Diego, CA), July 9–11
•
Washington State School Directors Association Conference (Seattle, WA), November 14–16
•
California Association of School Counselors Conference (San Diego, CA), December 12–15
Nathan Hallows
•
Wisconsin School Counselor Association (Stevens Point, WI), February 20–22
•
California Charter Schools Conference (San Diego, CA), March 27–29
•
National School Board Association (San Francisco, CA), April 14–18
•
Missouri School Counselor Association (Osage Beach, MO), November 3–6
•
California School Board Association (San Diego, CA), November 28–December 1
Greg Baird
•
Student Assistance Professionals Association (Fayettville, GA), March 4–7
•
Kansas Counselors’ Association (Topeka, KS), March 12–16
Camille Funk
•
BYU Education Week Booth (Provo, UT), August 21–24
•
National Association for College Admissions Counseling (Austin, TX), September 26–29
•
Oregon School Counselor Association Conference (Bend, OR), October 11–14
•
New York State School Counselors Association (Syracuse, NY), November 7–12
Jamie Taylor
•
UVSC Student Fair (Orem, UT), January
•
BYU Education Week Booth (Provo, UT), August 21–24
Annie Packard
•
UVSC Student Fair (Orem, UT), January
•
Genealogy Conference (Utah), July
•
Shannon Ogden
•
BYU One Stop (Provo, UT), August 27–September 7
•
LDS Education Open House (Orem, UT), October 10
•
LDS Open House (Salt Lake City, UT), October 18
•
LDS Open House (Mapleton, UT), November 8
Catherine Ganiere
•
National Association of Gifted Children (Minneapolis, MN), November 8–10
Independent Study Field Reps
•
Minnesota School Boards Association Conference (Minneapolis, MN), January
•
Virginia School Counselor Association (Newport News, VA), March
•
Arizona Technology in Education Alliance, April
•
Maryland School Counselors Association Conference (Maryland), May
•
NC Military Education Fair, May
•
Florida Association of Community Colleges, May
•
Oregon Association of Education Service Districts Conference, May
•
Andrews Air Force Base, September
•
Washington Counseling Association Conference (Seattle, WA), October
•
Maryland Charter School Network (Baltimore, MD), October
•
North Carolina School Counselor Association Conference (Greensboro, NC), October 24–26
•
Wisconsin Education Association Council Conference (Madison, WI), October 30–31
•
Ohio School Boards Association (Columbus, OH), November
Marketing Activity
The marketing team consists of five administrators who make monthly visits to schools across the nation,
attend counselor and administrator conferences, and attend home school conferences to promote
Independent Study. The Educator’s Resource Guide and the Web site were redesigned to be both userfriendly and more intuitive for the target markets. The marketing team continues to use promotional
materials such as pens, stress balls, and notepads to give to counselors and hand out to conference
attendees at trade shows.
Telemarketing Center
Independent Study’s Educational Telephone Outreach Center (ETOC) continues to contact high schools
across the country in order to better assist the traveling administrative marketers. Currently there are five
students who make the calls to high schools. Before a representative visits an area, these student
marketing assistants determine whether Independent Study will be accepted in the local schools and
research past enrollments. If the research shows the schools may be amenable to informing their students
of BYU Independent Study courses, the assistants let the schools know the representatives will be coming
to visit. Each student employee also writes follow-up letters for the representatives. The call center
contacted over 3,000 schools in 2007. One other marketing assistant works on the monthly counselor
newsletter, in addition to researching competitive programs and coordinating the conferences
administrators attend. A staff employee supervises this team of marketing assistants, and another staff
employee supervises all of the advertising for BYU Independent Study.
Part-Time Field Representatives, Total Visits for 2007—1,749
Full-Time Marketer Visits—2,157
College Visits
Independent Study personnel visited 139 colleges across the United States.
High School Visits
Independent Study personnel visited 3,123 high schools across the United States.
Awards
Catherine Ganiere was awarded the UCEA Community of Practice Award and the Distance Learning K–
12 Course Award for First-Year Japanese 1.
Accreditation Visit
Independent Study submitted an extensive document detailing procedures and policies to apply for
accreditation with the DETC (Distance Education and Training Council) in the spring of 2007. The DETC
Evaluations Committee visited Independent Study in October 2007. They conducted interviews with
employees and toured the Independent Study facilities. Independent Study was awarded DETC
accreditation in January 2008.
Instructor Training
Independent Study conducted the annual instructor training in July. Dwight Laws introduced the HELP
model, a new method which will be used in structuring high school courses. Mary Stevens also presented
along with several instructors.
Director
Assistant Director
Assistant Director (until November 25, 2007)
Assistant Director (effective December 1, 2007)
Assistant Director (until June 27, 2007)
R. Dwight Laws
Russell Bryant
Mary Stevens
Caye Wycoff
Peter Williams
Assistant Director (effective July 1, 2007)
Course Assessor
Quality Control Specialist
Student Services Administrator
Educational Administrator
High School Programs Administrator (effective December 1, 2007)
Instructional Designer
Instructional Designer (until December 7, 2007)
Instructional Designer (effective November 26, 2007)
Instructional Designer/Queue
Instructional Designer/Video
Instructional Designer (until June 30, 2007)
Instructional Designer (effective July 16, 2007)
Marketing Administrator
Marketing Administrator (until November 19, 2006)
High School Instructor Administrator (effective November 20, 2006)
Production Manager (until October 7, 2007)
Production Manager (effective November 5, 2007)
Curriculum Standards Specialist (until November 2, 2007)
Curriculum Standards Specialist (effective October 8, 2007)
Evaluation Administrator
Technical Support Administrator
Steven Park
Duane Lemley
Marga Petersen
Andrea Willardson
Camille Funk
Joseph Roberson
Bernice Madsen
Sarah Metcalf
Mary Stevens
James Evans
Catherine Ganiere
Kelly Olsen
Glenn Anderson
Scott Gutke
Steven Park
Tony Nisse
Tiffany Clark
James Rawson
John Kent
Gregory Baird
Jedd Maylett
John Bushman
Nathan Hallows
S. Howard Larson
S. Howard Larson
Marcy Upp
Ryan Teague
Shannon Robinson
Marcy Upp
Gregory Baird
William Dastrup
TABLE XII
INDEPENDENT STUDY
COMPARATIVE ENROLLMENTS REPORT
FOR 2006 AND 2007
COLLEGE OR DIVISION
Enrollment
2006
FTE¹
2007
2006
2007
1,870
883
176
5,886
1,119
949
3,826
2,399
134
5,047
2,068
2,699
27,056
1,927
758
196
5,399
1,091
952
3,525
2,108
103
4,150
2,009
2,441
24,659
187
55
16
592
107
65
385
202
9
472
134
181
2,405
190
48
18
542
106
66
354
187
7
377
130
158
2,183
High School Enrollments
Personal Enrichment
Noncredit totals:
116,252
743
116,995
122,097
1,248
123,345
3,875
25
3,900
0
TOTALS:
144,051
148,004
6,305
2,183
Biology and Agriculture
Education
Humanities
Management
Nursing
Religious Education
Unclassified
Credit totals:
¹Beginning in 2007, FTEs for noncredit and CES courses will no longer be collected.
CENTER REPORT
BYU SALT LAKE CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION
Credit Programs
The following tables summarize the activity of credit programs at the BYU Salt Lake Center for the
calendar year 2007. Included are enrollment data related to undergraduate course offerings and the
executive master’s degree in public administration. A summary table is provided, which includes data that
compares the 2007 calendar year with previous years’ data.
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
# of Courses
Offered
# of Courses
Carried
Total Student
Enrollment
NUMBER OF
STUDENTS
BGS
Con Ed Only
Visiting Student
Day Continuing
Other
Grad Students
TOTAL # OF
STUDENTS
Winter 2007
Spring 2007
199
104
90
213
606
192
101
78
202
573
3,191
950
710
3,252
8,103
Winter 2007
Summer 2007
Spring 2007
Fall 2007
Summer 2007
TOTALS
Fall 2007
81
294
0
1,336
2
24
34
58
14
525
1
12
21
60
10
390
1
12
68
339
0
1,229
3
40
1,737
644
494
1,679
MASTER’S DEGREE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Winter 2007
# of Courses
Carried
Spring 2007
Summer 2007
Fall 2007
TOTALS
6
2
0
7
15
Total Student
Enrollment
238
83
0
273
594
# of EMPA
Admitted
Students
Enrolling
120
79
0
125
Between the April and August 2007 commencement exercises and December graduation, 39 students
graduated from the EMPA program. A new cohort of EMPA students began their studies in fall semester
2007. Of 69 applicants for that cohort, 55 students were admitted. Of the 55 admitted students, 43
enrolled in fall semester classes. The second- and third-year cohorts round out the enrollments for the
EMPA program.
SUMMARY AND COMPARISON TABLE FOR ALL CREDIT PROGRAMS
Calendar
Year
2001
Calendar
Year 2002
Calendar
Year 2003
Calendar
Year 2004
Calendar
Year
2005
Calendar
Year 2006
Calendar
Year 2007
Number of
Courses Offered
533
565
569
557
539
561
628
Number of
Courses Carried
504
544
556
525
509
544
588
7,826
8,525
9,029
8,172
8,393
8,689
8,697
Total Student
Enrollment
Undergraduate Programs
The Undergraduate Office continued to increase the number of daytime classes offered and carried. The
chart below lists the distribution of classes offered during 2007.
8:00 a.m.–Noon
Noon–2:30 p.m.
2:30–5:00 p.m.
5:00–7:25 p.m.
7:25–10:00 p.m.
TOTAL
Winter 2007
17
12
17
97
56
199
Spring 2007
9
6
16
57
16
104
Summer 2007
5
5
8
52
20
90
Fall 2007
22
21
32
86
52
213
Highland Office Plaza
LDS Real Estate continued with the plan to sell the BYU Highland Office Plaza Building to the state of
Utah. All tenants were given notice to vacate the building by July 31, 2007. Vendor contracts were
terminated as of August 31, 2007. BYU Salt Lake Center employees packed and tagged belongings
which were then transported to the new building by Bailey’s Moving Company on August 17, 2007.
BYU Salt Lake Center at Triad opened its doors for the first day of business on August 20.
Sherm Nielsen, who was the maintenance supervisor for the BYU Salt Lake Center, was hired by LDS
Church Facilities as a temporary caretaker for the building on Highland Drive until November 1. LDS
Real Estate finalized the sale of the Highland Drive Building in the middle of November. The BYU Salt
Lake Center completed fall semester in the new building at 345 West North Temple Street on the Triad
Campus.
Special Items of Note
As enrollment statistics above indicate, the BYU Salt Lake Center continues to enjoy solid, modest
growth. However, the statistics don’t tell the entire center story for 2007.
January through mid-August 2007 the work of the center focused on three fronts:
1) Maintaining operations at the Highland Drive facility, including the successful operation of
academic programs through winter semester and spring/summer terms and the gradual vacating of
the Highland Office Plaza operation.
2) Working with the construction team, Church Headquarters facilities and security departments,
and Zions Securities Corporation in preparing for the move to the Triad 3 facility in August.
Efforts also included preparing for and executing open house and orientation sessions for faculty
and students.
3) The new layout of the physical facilities required a significant review of staffing to assure that
high levels of service would be provided to all patrons. As a result of that review, significant
realignment of administrative and staff assignments occurred. See the administrative personnel
listing below. The significant amount of space in the new facility allocated to library and
computer lab services dictated the need for library staff dedicated to the provision of these
services. Consequently, a new administrative position, center librarian, was created. Miranda
Rodriguez was hired to fill the position. Beginning in the fall semester, a library literacy program
was initiated in an effort to better teach students how to use the tools of the library in their library
research efforts.
Other Dates of Significance Related to the Relocation:
Friday, Aug. 17
Summer term ended and the physical move took place.
Monday, Aug. 20 First day of operations at the Triad campus.
Tuesday, Sept. 4
Fall semester began.
Monday, Sept. 24 Division of Continuing Education Fall Administrative In-service Workshop began
with tours of the new BYU Salt Lake Center and the renovated Tabernacle on
Temple Square.
Friday, Oct. 12
Day of celebration. This event included an open house where the Church
Headquarters, Triad Center, and BYU communities were invited to tour the facility.
The day concluded with the annual back-to-school conference and banquet. Faculty
and staff of the BYU Salt Lake Center and their guests were invited to attend. The
keynote speaker was Cecil O. Samuelson, president of BYU. Lee Glines, center
director, and Steve Armstrong, Triad project manager for the Presiding Bishopric’s
Office, also spoke. Special guests also in attendance included Sandra Rogers, BYU
international vice president; Gerrit Gong, assistant to the president for Planning and
Assessment; and Garry K. Moore, CES Administrator—Seminaries and Institutes of
Religion and his wife. Dean Richard Eddy and Associate Deans Wayne Lott and
Kenneth Anderson and their wives also attended. The event was held in the
multipurpose room at the neighboring LDS Business College.
Thursday, Dec. 13 Former (retired) director of the BYU Salt Lake Center Orson B. Roper and his wife,
Colleen, visited and toured the new center and met with the staff. Giving the staff a
sense of the history of the center, Dr. Roper was able to share with them some of his
experiences as director. He was presented with a framed panoramic picture of the
previous center location.
As the design and development of the Triad Center facility progressed, instruction was given that set the
parameters for the physical facilities and the operation of the BYU Salt Lake Center in its new home.
Regarding facilities, it was made clear that the Triad Center block is a part of the Church headquarters
campus. Consequently, all facilities management and maintenance would be undertaken as a part of that
campus. In addition, the design of the approximately 66,000 square feet of the Triad 3 building allocated
to the BYU Salt Lake Center was to be designed in a manner consistent with the facility on Highland
Drive. No significant or expansive changes to our use of facilities was to be planned into the new
location. However, instruction was given that allowed for the correction and improvement of identified
facilities deficiencies. Consequently, a number of improvements were approved, including the separation
of Testing Services from the library, allowing for a 70-seat testing center and providing both an open
computer lab area as well as an instructional computer lab/classroom with over 60 computer stations plus
full coverage for wireless computing access; expansion of the faculty office and preparation area; the
addition of conference rooms and student group study rooms; and an improved auditorium classroom. In
addition, all furnishings and equipment within the facility are new. All classrooms are fully loaded with
current, state-of-the-art instructional technologies via TEC podia or multimedia cabinets. Finally, as a part
of the Church headquarters campus, the BYU Salt Lake Center now shares a six-level parking terrace
with students of LDS Business College.
Regarding programming, the direction received was that no new or expansive programming be developed
but that the programming at the Triad facility be the same as what had historically been done at the
Highland Drive location. However, the BYU Executive Master of Business Administration degree
program is being relocated from its present site in West Valley City. Effective with their fall 2008 class,
the Salt Lake cohorts of the EMBA program will meet at the BYU Salt Lake Center. The program has
been modified to be an evening and weekend program that will meet on Fridays and Saturdays, thus
avoiding classroom scheduling conflicts with programs of the BYU Salt Lake Center. The EMBA
program will continue as a separate program, not as a part of the Division of Continuing Education.
Director, BYU Salt Lake Center
Undergraduate and Noncredit Programs Administrator
Instructional Support Manager (January–July 2007)
Accounting and Testing Services Administrator (August–December 2007)
BYU Highland Office Plaza Building Manager (January–July 2007)
Student and Auxiliary Services Administrator (August–December 2007)
Instructional and Administrative Technologies Manager (January–July 2007)
Technologies and Library Services Administrator (August–December 2007)
Center Librarian (August–December 2007)
Lee J. Glines
Dane S. Rigby
James N. Pratt
James N. Pratt
Kevin Bezzant
Kevin Bezzant
Garren Durtschi
Garren Durtschi
Miranda Rodriguez
SERVICE AREAS
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER OPERATIONS
E. Harry Broxton, the manager of Computer Operations since May 1, 1979, retired on June 1, 2007.
Harry provided invaluable support and brought the division into the computer age. Harry began with a
department of three, but by the time he retired, the department had grown to 20.
Barton D. Schaerrer was chosen to replace Harry and began working as the manager of Computer
Operations on March 1, 2007. Bart restructured the department, formalizing some of the work groups
that had naturally formed over the years and adding some new ideas. He continued functioning in his
previous Computer Operations job as the senior systems administrator as well as his new manager
position for several months. Bart’s promotion, along with his changes to the department’s structure,
caused a number of people to shift positions. He has spent much time interviewing and hiring new people
this year.
Bart formed a management team consisting of four managers and himself. Shelly Farmer is the
development manager, Alan Wessman is the architect/DBA, Demar Bowman replaced Bart as the senior
systems administrator, and Steve Walker was hired as the customer relations manager.
Orion development continued through 2007. In addition to system maintenance, a mailing system that
includes online approval of e-mail mailings was released; credit card payments were converted so they
are now sent to a third-party company, making us compliant with current credit card regulations; online
verification of BYU benefits applied to registrations is now available; and a new program management
system was written that handles faculty clearances and topics, as well as housing, program agendas, etc.
The latter part of the year has been focused on developing Orion for Independent Study.
In 2007 the systems group of computer operations spent considerable resources working with OIT to
implement a new network design for PCI compliance. New firewalls and switches were installed in 180
HCEB and then configured by OIT to group servers into the required access zones. A wiki to document
PCI requirements and the state of our compliance was established. Other wikis were created to document
information about our systems and assist in change management. The disk drives in our file server SAN
were upgraded and a new tape library was acquired—quadrupling the former capacity. The storage
capacity of our file server SAN is now 8.5 terabytes, with many additional terabytes occupied for
database and webserver storage.
Director (until February 28, 2007)
Director (effective March 1, 2007)
Systems Administrator
Systems Administrator
Customer Relations Manager
System Architect/DBA
Development Manager
Tier 1 Team Lead
Tier 2 Team Lead
Systems Analyst
Systems Analyst
Systems Analyst
Systems Analyst
Systems Analyst (until February 12, 2007)
Systems Analyst (effective November 26, 2007)
Systems Analyst (until May 29, 2007)
E. Harry Broxton
Barton D. Schaerrer
K. Demar Bowman
W. Lamar Newton
Steven G. Walker
Alan E. Wessman
Shelly N. Farmer
Gary L. Smith
Benjamin M. Rotz
Kenneth R. Sears
Bruce A. Embry
Daniel A. Jones
J. Nicole Stevens
Tiffany L. Clark
Bryan D. Henderson
Benjamin W. Dolman
Systems Analyst (effective July 2, 2007)
Systems Analyst (until September 14, 2007)
*Web Team Leader (until June 1, 2007)
*Web Team (until November 9, 2007)
*Web Team
*As of November 13, 2007, the Web team reports through Visual Communications.
Russell S. Ahlstrom
Bradley A. Reneer
Danny L. Raymer
Kevin Tams
Alfonso J. Flores
DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS
The year 2007 was another challenging year. The department was without a full staff for five months due to
a major accident, one employee’s need for surgery, and a family death. The Visual Communication
employees were effective in keeping the work moving along.
In November the division Web team was combined with Visual Communications. This was done to help
bring the marketing and advertising functions more closely together. This change has increased the number
of department employees from six to eight.
Year
Personnel Numbers
Total No.
of Jobs
Total Hours
Worked on Jobs
2007
Administrative
Staff
Part Time
6
2
0
592
4,604
(Average hrs. per job = 7.72)
2006
Administrative
Staff
Part Time
2.5
1.75
0
854
5,934
2005
Administrative
Staff
Part Time
3
2
0.125
769
7,977
Administrative
Staff
Part Time
3
2
0.125
854
2004
Year
2007²
2006
2005
2004
Student Positions
4,633
Number of Employees
(averaged)
Percent of Hours
Worked¹
All Student Positions ……....
Designers …………………..
Video Editors/Production ….
Other Positions …………….
7
2
3
2
100%
27%
29%
44%
8
2
4
2
100%
25%
50%
25%
10
4
2
4
100%
40%
20%
8
4
1
3
100%
50%
12.5%
37.5%
¹Percentage of hours worked is based on total number of hours worked for the year.
²Students worked an average of 7 hours per week for 2007.
40%
Administrative Personnel
Chair/Art Director
Customer Consultant/Production Coordinator
Creative Manager
Associate Designer
Senior Creative Web Designer
Kenneth D. Lindquist
Carol Salmon
Greg Thomas
Matthew Southerland
Alfonso J. Flores
CONTINUING EDUCATION FINANCIAL SERVICES
The Financial Services organization in the Division of Continuing Education coordinates the financial and
control activities in the division. The department oversees accounting, payroll, human resources,
registration, and financial planning and reporting for division programs. A professional staff facilitates all
of these functions in coordination with various departments in the division and on the wider BYU
campus. The department strives to incorporate the mission of BYU Financial Services: “To support the
university’s mission, we promote and protect the economic interests of all BYU stakeholders. We
endeavor to be trusted business advisors in a self-service environment.”
Financial Services assists the managers of departments and programs by gathering data pertinent to
making decisions, assisting with accounting duties, reconciling accounting activity, assisting with
budgeting, engaging in forecasting and strategic planning, providing financial analysis and reporting, and
monitoring compliance with key governmental laws and regulations and university/Church policies. The
department audits compliance, internal control functions, and business processes.
The department continues to maintain and enhance the division management system known as Odyssey.
The system allows management to assess the impact of decisions and enrollment patterns. There was a
significant major upgrade in the system in 2007. A planning tool to assist program developers with
managing tasks was added to Odyssey and released in 2007.
Additional tools were developed and released to support contracting and payroll processing for
Independent Study and Evening Classes. Department personnel also began the development of data
mining functionalities to support reporting to various academic departments and faculty across campus
per requests from our vice president. These tools will allow real-time information on curriculum and
faculty use for each department.
Financial Services assists in projects implementing division systems and in integrating those systems and
processes with those being installed and upgraded on the wider BYU campus.
A project was
successfully completed to use an expanded eRecruit HR system module. Work proceeds on a project to
integrate DCE student information with the campuswide PeopleSoft Student Financial system. Financial
Services will continue to contribute to projects aligning division financial, HR, student services, and
assessment with the wider campus and Church projects, systems, and processes.
Department personnel also coordinated several reviews and audits of division processes and programs in
2007.
PERSONNEL
Assistant to the Dean, Finance and
Administrative Services (Controller)
Assistant Controller
Accountant (CES Programs, Evening Classes)
Accountant (Conferences and Workshops, ELC)
Accountant (Independent Study)
Accountant (Salt Lake Center, Jerusalem Center)
Systems Analyst/Developer
Darin Oviatt
Jonathan Spackman
Duane Dalby
Daril Johnson
Scott Payne
Shauna Hawkins
Sam McKnight
CONTINUING EDUCATION HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES
The mission of Continuing Education Human Resource Services is to see that part-time contract
personnel for the Division of Continuing Education are eligible for employment, properly hired, and
accurately paid on time. Eligibility includes compliance with U.S. Department of Justice Immigration
and Naturalization laws, academic and professional qualifications, and BYU Board of Trustees’ policies
and conditions of employment. Recognizing the influence of employees on Continuing Education
patrons, Cont Ed HR strives to hire role models who demonstrate a life that combines the quest for
intellectual rigor with spiritual values and personal integrity. The Human Resource Office’s financial
stewardship includes accurate payroll processing, appropriate accounting practices, and timely payments.
At the end of 2007, our Continuing Education Human Resource Services Office maintained job
information on 4,489 active employees, and 10,165 prepared contracts. eRecruit, a PeopleSoft job
application software program, was extensively customized and moved into production to process
Especially for Youth counselor applicants. This product is intended to provide additional compliance
controls and integration with HR/Payroll operations.
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
Jan
Mar
May
Manager
Jul
Sep
Nov
2007 Contracts
Jan
668
Feb
81
Mar
67
Apr
138
May
1,495
Jun
1,825
Jul
2,112
Aug
1,821
Sep
1,560
Oct
243
Nov
122
Dec
33
Count:
10,165
Scott B. Froerer
CONTINUING EDUCATION REGISTRATION SERVICES
Registration Services in the Division of Continuing Education coordinates all registration activities for the
division. Registration Services assists program administrators by building registration masters in the
Orion system, through which customers are enrolled. Registration Services also works directly with
customers, assisting with their enrollments and helping with registration-related issues. Registration also
helps the other departments enforce their withdrawal and refund policy as well as processes a number of
refunds. Registration Services strives to maintain excellent customer service for customers and division
employees alike.
Registration Services oversees on-site registration for Education Week and Women’s Conference. Efforts
have been made to streamline processes and help customers enjoy a hassle-free, on-site enrollment. This
includes adding the ability to pay via credit/debit card, as well as looking at more self-serve types of
systems to implement in the future.
Registration Services has taken the role of central cashiering for the division. All monies, excluding those
collected by Evening Classes, are reconciled to ensure accuracy, processed into Cash Net, and then sent to
the bank. Any discrepancies are resolved and all records are given back to the departments for storage.
Registration Services plays a key role in the continued use of the Orion system by testing new
functionality and troubleshooting issues that customers, external and internal, find as they use the system.
They will continue to assist Computer Operations in furthering the use and functionality of the Orion
system.
Several employees joined this department in 2007. Maren Tucker replaced Rebecca Varney as the front
desk supervisor, bringing with her experience gained from the HFAC ticket office. Ryan Teague moved
on to work for Independent Study and was replaced by Carie Brown, who comes to us from Independent
Study with an inside knowledge of their procedures and policies.
Registrar
Kevin Smith
BYU CONFERENCE CENTER
The Conference Center continued operations under the direction of Spencer Hansen. Spencer is assisted by
Jen Cardon and three part-time/on-call audiovisual technicians.
Several improvements were made to the Conference Center during 2007. Multimedia cabinets were added to
2295, 2258, and 2260, and a multimedia podium was added to 2254. These cabinets allow for multimedia
projectors to be mounted on ceilings in the rooms, eliminating the need to place the projectors in the aisles.
Concurrent with the installation of the projector, the ceiling was also replaced in 2295. Much of the portable
equipment was upgraded, including new VCR/DVD combo players/recorders and new audio mixers. The
Conference Center added three match head microphones to accommodate a request from a conference
presenter, a video converter box that allows computer images to be projected in multiple rooms, and a new
CD/DVD printer.
On the Conference Center west patio, four new benches were installed in November to match the umbrella
tables and garbage cans. An awning for shade was also added to the Conference Center pavilion.
To solve a problem the Conference Center has had with noisy double doors, a metal strip was removed from
the doors and other adjustments were made that have greatly reduced the noise made when the doors open and
close. The fire alarm system was upgraded in both the Conference Center and the Harman Building, and all of
the pay phones were removed from the Conference Center.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
TOTAL:
DAILY COUNT OF PARTICIPANTS ATTENDING
10,812
12,736
16,863
11,247
8,898
11,935
10,499
43,893
13,783
14,817
8,994
7,114
171,591
This count is based on expected attendance counts provided by program planners per day, Monday
through Saturday only. It is an attempt to count each participant once per day.
STAFF PERSONNEL
Manager, BYU Conference Center
Secretary, BYU Conference Center
Spencer E. Hansen
Jennifer Cardon
TABLE XIII
NUMBER OF HOURS SCHEDULED IN CONFERENCE CENTER ROOMS
BY HOUR OF THE DAY AND DAY OF THE WEEK
JANUARY 1, 2007–DECEMBER 31, 2007
PERCENT
HOURLY
UTILIZATION
ROOM
HOUR
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
TOTALS
FLOOR 1
(16 RMS)
7–12
12–5
5–10
TOTAL
948
879
319
2,146
996
977
2,802
4,775
820
807
255
1,882
1,123
1,106
583
2,812
1,186
1,198
480
2,864
5,073
4,967
4,439
14,479
25.3
24.7
23.8
24.0
FLOOR 2
(11 RMS)
7–12
12–5
5–10
TOTAL
913
882
541
2,336
928
923
415
2,266
911
911
626
2,448
1,155
1,195
715
3,065
1,217
1,251
794
3,262
5,124
5,162
3,091
13,377
37.1
37.4
22.4
32.3
AUD
(1 RM)
7–12
12–5
5–10
TOTAL
90
94
68
252
84
81
108
273
106
81
160
347
118
125
135
378
118
113
108
339
516
494
579
1,589
41.1
39.4
46.1
42.2
KITCHENS
(2 RMS)
7–12
12–5
5–10
TOTAL
133
145
149
427
127
139
147
413
165
151
158
474
218
245
216
679
242
267
267
776
885
947
937
2,769
35.3
37.7
37.3
36.8
MULTI
(2 RMS)
7–12
12–5
5–10
TOTAL
198
191
187
576
191
192
272
655
239
218
205
662
287
275
275
837
285
282
300
867
1,200
1,158
1,239
3,597
47.8
46.1
49.4
47.8
BLDG TOT
(32 RMS)
7–12
12–5
5–10
TOTAL
2,282
2,191
1,264
5,737
2,326
2,312
3,744
8,382
2,241
2,168
1,404
5,813
2,901
2,946
1,924
7,771
3,048
3,111
1,949
8,108
12,798
12,728
10,285
35,811
31.9
31.7
25.6
29.7
TOTALS*
* UTILIZATION RATES ARE BASED ON 251 AVAILABLE DAYS FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR
JANUARY 2007 TO DECEMBER 2007.
TOTAL HOURS USED
% UTILIZATION =
* 100
# ROOMS * HRS AVAILABLE
PER ROOM
GRAPH G
UTILIZATION OF CONFERENCE CENTER
JANUARY 2007–DECEMBER 2007
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40
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20
7am–Noon
Noon–5pm
5pm–10pm
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ASSOCIATED PROGRAMS
BYU–IDAHO DIVISION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION
The enrollments for 2007 were 39,772, which were 2,597 more than 2006. The full-time equivalent
students (FTES) were 2,027 compared to 1,939 for the previous year.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR 2007
1. The CES Youth Program and Center for Teacher Education Program staff were relocated
from the Auxiliary Services Building to new offices in Rigby Hall on a temporary basis.
2. A Youth for Excellence program was held in Palmyra, New York. This was a first, and the
program operated at capacity.
3. The Special Student Teaching Placement Program was assigned to Continuing Education
beginning fall semester. These special placements are made throughout the United States.
With this organizational realignment, all student teaching placements outside of eastern
Idaho are made through Continuing Education, which includes the distant site student
teaching centers in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah. There are now more BYU–Idaho student
teacher placements at distant sites than on campus.
4. A new admission system for the ASN Alternate Track Nursing Program was implemented
fall semester, which resulted in a 50 percent increase in capacity. The number of nursing
students served in this program went from 120 to 180.
5. A track admission system was launched fall semester for the BSN Online Nursing Program,
which will eventually maximize class enrollments. Once this system is fully implemented,
360 students can be accommodated.
6. The Bachelor of University Studies Online Degree was launched fall semester with a group
of 24 students enrolled in an orientation course. New groups will be formed each semester
and will increase in size as this program matures.
7. Management of all online courses was assigned to Continuing Education beginning summer
semester.
8. A Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) test prep course was piloted fall
semester. Full enrollment was realized with 20 students. Expansion is planned with the
GMAT and the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) test prep programs.
9. The first Freshman Academy was conducted on the BYU–Idaho campus during the summer
with 349 students enrolling in 9 credits. Students began their study at home by enrolling in
an online orientation course which continued as a regular course once they arrived on
campus.
Personnel Changes:
Hired:
Ended Employment:
Linda Williams
Brent Williams
Katrina Brokamp
Nicolette Waters
Peter Williams
Gwen Stott
Pat Saurey
Lisa McKenzie
Katrina Brokamp
Nicolette Waters
ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL:
Dean
Coordinator, Noncredit Programs
Coordinator, Academic Programs
Coordinator, CES and Youth Programs
Coordinator, Center for Teacher Education Programs
Coordinator, Online Courses
Manager, Badger Creek Outdoor Learning Center
Supervisor, Youth Programs
Supervisor, Nursing Outreach
Ronald W. Campbell
Larry B. Wickham
Chad P. Price
JD Griffith
Alan K. Young
Peter Williams
Thomas N. Anderson
James Linton
Brent Williams
Distant Site Student Teaching Centers (W—Winter, S—Summer, F—Fall)
Las Vegas, NV Coordinator/Supervisor:
Las Vegas, NV Housing Coordinator/Supervisor:
Las Vegas, NV Coordinator/Supervisor
Las Vegas, NV Supervisor:
Las Vegas, NV Housing Coordinator:
Jordan/Granite, UT Coordinator/Supervisor:
Jordan/Granite, UT Coordinator/Supervisor:
Jordan/Granite, UT Supervisor:
Jordan/Granite, UT Housing Coordinator:
Davis County, UT Supervisor:
Mesa/Gilbert, AZ Coordinator/Supervisor:
Wade Anderson (W) Service Missionary
Marilyn Anderson (W) Service Missionary
Bill Camp (W) (S) (F)
Colleen Jensen (W) (S) (F)
Sally Miner (F)
Lynn Stewart (F)
Leonard Paul (S) (F)
Gordon Greenhalgh (W)
Owen Roundy (S)
Sara Mathews (S)
Jo Ann Christensen (W)
Callie Thacker (W) (S) (F)
Beverly Ashby (W) (F)
Ron Hermansen (W) (F)
Rich Blake (W) (F)
Jan Mecham (F)
Denney Barrett (W) (F)
Polly Yates (F)
Maxine Rowley (F)
Amy Merritt (W) (S) (F)
Jesse Taylor (W) (F)
Sue Cottle W) (F)
TABLE XIV
BYU–IDAHO STATISTICAL REPORT
2007
TOTAL ENROLLED
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND CLASSES
CATEGORY
# OF PROGRAMS/CLASSES
BYU–Idaho Credit
BYU Credit
TOTAL
FTES¹
478
6,997
705
88
1,413
125
566
8,410
830
CES PROGRAMS
Education Week
Noncredit Religion
CES Conferences
TOTAL
19
13,759
1
2,476
17
791
1
2,500
38
19,526
-
NONCREDIT PROGRAMS
Classes
127
2,286
Conferences
8
3,335
Elderhostel
10
274
6
153
151
6,048
Travel Study
TOTAL
-
CAMPUS AND OUTDOOR YOUTH PROGRAMS
Adventure for Youth
1
126
Especially for Youth
8
4,837
Outdoor Youth Adventures
8
579
Youth Conferences
6
203
Youth for Excellence
1
43
24
5,788
779
39,772
TOTAL
DIVISION TOTALS
-
3,925
9,130
6,614
1,101
BYU CREDIT
N/C CAMPUS
CONFERENCES/INSTITUTES
RECREATION EDUCATION
570
199
428
650
80
CES
BYU CREDIT
N/C CAMPUS
CONFERENCES/INSTITUTES
RECREATION EDUCATION
54,852
*
6,765
7,471
3,351
34,704
818
1,743
2000
49,278
*
5,863
6,485
2,504
33,105
*
1,321
2001
45,145
*
6,277
4,481
1,222
27,816
*
5,349
2002
2,219
137
735
315
215
686
47
84
98–99
2,205
*
698
401
269
668
20
149
2000
2,157
*
628
317
220
768
*
224
2001
2,001
*
678
159
109
572
*
483
2002
REGISTRATION SUMMARY—FTES¹
1997–2007
55,869
971
7,088
8,185
4,065
32,062
2,520
978
98–99
2,032
56
N/C OFF-CAMPUS
TOTALS
49
97–98
BYU–IDAHO CREDIT
*Reported with other headings
55,324
32,401
CES
TOTALS
1,603
550
N/C OFF-CAMPUS
BYU–IDAHO CREDIT
97–98
2,220
*
674
245
150
563
*
588
2003
48,264
*
6,309
5,208
1,630
28,324
*
6,793
2003
2004
1,999
*
680
249
94
380
*
596
2004
34,583
*
6,403
5,086
1,076
15,596
*
6,422
TABLE XV
BYU–IDAHO REGISTRATION SUMMARY—ENROLLMENT
1997–2007
1,790
*
581
257
83
325
*
544
2005
30,571
*
5,447
3,458
986
15,137
*
5,543
2005
2,053
*
640
319
92
344
*
658
2006
38,456
*
6,002
7,220
1,157
17,591
*
6,486
2006
#REF!
*
#REF!
#REF!
125
#REF!
*
705
2007
39,772
*
5,788
6,048
1,413
19,526
*
6,997
2007
BYU JERUSALEM CENTER PROGRAM
After a six-year hiatus, BYU resumed student programs on a limited basis at its Center for Near Eastern
Studies in Jerusalem beginning January 2007. Students were again able to study a core curriculum that
focused on Old and New Testament and ancient and modern Near Eastern studies. Classroom study was
built around field trips that covered the length and breadth of the Holy Land and included travel to Egypt
and Jordan. A major focus in all programs is the life and teachings of Jesus and the early apostles in their
original biblical setting.
The decision to resume programs at BYU’s Jerusalem Center was made by university officers following
consultation with government and Church leaders. Even though the center can house approximately 170
students, which constitutes four bus groups, it was decided to initiate programs on a much smaller scale
than in previous years of operation and to evaluate future programs on a case-by-case basis with due
consideration to the political and security environments in the region. Adjustments were made to the
original field trip program to exclude travel to areas in the West Bank and Gaza.
The initial program for the 2007 winter semester was limited to matriculated BYU students who had been
in residence at BYU’s Provo campus for at least two years. One bus group of 44 students was chosen
from those who applied. Faculty consisted of two expatriate professors from BYU to teach the Religious
Education and ancient Near East courses, and two local faculty to teach the modern Near East and
language courses.
Program size was increased to two bus groups for the shorter spring and summer term programs. The
criteria for eligibility were changed to include students who had been enrolled in at least two semesters of
full-time study, rather than the initial two-year requirement. An additional faculty member from BYU
was sent to accommodate the growing program. For the 2007 fall semester program, criteria for
enrollment were expanded to include students from BYU–Idaho and BYU–Hawaii.
The Jerusalem Center continued to support Church and community outreach activities in the Holy Land
during 2007. Five senior couples lived at the center on volunteer service assignments through BYU. In
particular, two of the couples were involved in educational outreach that included working with schools in
conversational English-as-a-second-language programs and with teachers and administrators in ESL,
education administration, and curriculum development workshops. A third couple was involved in music
and cultural arts programs that include in-center concerts and workshops as well as music workshops in
schools. Other couples are involved in hosting visitors, assisting with student programs and LDS branch
activities, and handling the distribution of humanitarian donations, primarily to hospitals, clinics,
orphanages, and special-needs schools.
Personnel
Assistant to the President for the Jerusalem Center
Executive Director
Assistant Executive Director
Academic Coordinator
Accountant
James R. Kearl
Eran Hayet
Tawfic Alawi
Ray Huntington
Debra Petersen
Carl Bailey
TABLE XVI
TOTAL STATISTICAL REPORT
JERUSALEM CENTER
2007
YEAR
2007
CREDIT
ENROLLMENTS
NONCREDIT
ENROLLMENTS
TOTAL
FTES
2,284
145
254
2,538
DOCUMENTARY AND HISTORICAL ITEMS
ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES AND ASSIGNMENTS
February 1, 2007
Lindsay RC Wilson was promoted and now works as a program administrator for
CES Youth.
February 5, 2007
Chelsy B. Erickson was hired as a program assistant, replacing Scott Nelson in
Conferences and Workshops. Chelsy was promoted to administrator in August.
April 26, 2007
Matthew Southerland was hired as associate designer in Visual Communications.
May 29, 2007
Steven G. Walker was hired as customer relations manager in Computer Operations,
replacing Danny Raymer who took an early retirement. Danny left to work with a
longtime friend and neighbor in a nonprofit organization, helping potential
entrepreneurs in third-world nations start their own businesses.
May 29, 2007
Benjamin W. Dolman, a Web developer for Computer Operations, left the division
for other employment.
June 1, 2007
Harry E. Broxton retired after 28 years of service. Barton “Bart” D. Schaerrer
replaces Harry as the director of Computer Operations.
June 2, 2007
Maurine W. Linford terminated to be a stay-at-home mother. Andrea Willardson
was promoted to administrator in January and replaces Maurine as Independent
Study’s student services administrator.
July 1, 2007
Peter B. Williams took a position with BYU–Idaho.
July 2, 2007
Russell S. Ahlstrom was hired as a systems analyst replacing Ben Rotz in Computer
Operations.
July 9, 2007
Miranda C. Rodriguez was hired as the BYU–Salt Lake Center’s librarian.
July 16, 2007
Anthony M. Nisse was hired to replace Steven Park as one of Independent Study’s
instructional designers.
August 10, 2007
Jennifer S. Hsu and her husband moved to Kansas. She is working at and he is
attending the University of Kansas.
August 20, 2007
Joseph Roberson was hired to replace Granville “Roy” Schmidt as Independent
Study’s high school program coordinator. Roy retired after 13 years of service.
Joseph was given administrator status in December.
August 31, 2007
Leanne Olson transferred from CES Youth to BGS in a newly structured
administrative position, program assistant for admissions and advisement.
September 1, 2007
Lamar W. Newton was made an administrator in Computer Operations.
November 1, 2007
Marcy Upp replaced Shannon H. Robinson as the curriculum standards
administrator, who terminated to be a stay-at-home mother.
November 5, 2007
Ryan D. Teague of Registration took a position in Independent Study as a
production assistant.
November 9, 2007
Kevin B. Tams, Web developer, accepted a position with the Alumni Department on
campus.
November 26, 2007
Bryan D. Henderson was hired as a systems analyst for Computer Operations.
December 1, 2007
Caye Wycoff accepted a position in Independent Study, replacing Mary Stevens as
the assistant director over student services. Mary Stevens replaced Sarah Metcalf as
an instructional designer. Sarah left the division after having her baby.
December 17, 2007
Gary L. Smith was hired as a systems analyst in Computer Operations replacing
Bradley Reneer, who took a job with the OIT.
DIVISION DOCUMENTARY ITEMS
August 20–24, 2007
Campus Education Week had an attendance of 19,913 people (21,192
enrollments. These participants came from all 50 of the United States
and from 11 other countries. The program theme was “The Dawning of
a Brighter Day.”
August 20–24, 2007
Eight Campus Education Week presentations were taped for subsequent
broadcast on BYUTV. The presenters were Robert C. Freeman, Garth
A. Hanson, Robert J. Matthews, Craig J. Ostler, Scott A. Robley, Elder
Richard G. Scott, Connie E. Sokol, and S. Michael Wilcox.
Visitors
August 21, 2007
Elder Richard G. Scott, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was the Campus Education
Week devotional speaker at the Marriott Center. President Cecil O.
Samuelson conducted the devotional, which was attended by 9,466 CEW
students.
PROFESSIONAL HONORS, AWARDS, AND APPOINTMENTS
2007
Committee and Editorial Board Assignments:
Scott L. Howell, national commissioner (three-year appointment from 2007 to 2009)
for University Continuing Education Association (UCEA) Commission on Learning,
Instruction, and Technologies.
Scott L. Howell, evaluator for Northwest Commission of Colleges and University
(NWCCU) Regional Accrediting Body.
• Served on comprehensive evaluation committee for Southern Oregon
University (SOU), October 24–27, 2007, Ashland, OR (also evaluated offcampus SOU site in Medford, OR).
• Served on comprehensive evaluation committee for Oregon Institute of
Technology (OIT), a polytechnic university, April 9–13, 2007, Klamath
Falls, OR. (Also evaluated off-campus OIT sites in Seattle, WA, and
Portland, OR.)
Scott L. Howell, editorial boards of Online Journal of Distance Learning
Administration (OJDLA), Journal of Continuing Higher Education (JCHE), New
Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development, and Journal of
College and Character (JCC).
Awards and Recognition:
April 2007
Visual Communications received three gold awards at the University Continuing
Education Association (UCEA) conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.
• Independent Study Educator’s Resource Guide (Ken Lindquist, designer)
• Three BGS television ads (Michael Potter, Aaron Hatch, and Brandon
Davidson, creative and technical designers)
• Conferences and Workshops’ Basketball Camp brochure (Greg Thomas, art
director, and Arnold Porras, designer)
Journal Articles:
2007
Allred, E. R., and Willey, D. “Exemplary Practices,” Advising Special Student
Populations: Adult Learners. National Academic Advising Association Monograph
Series, Number 17, 2007.
Howell, S., and Hoyt, J. (December 19, 2007). Part-time faculty job satisfaction in
higher education: A literature review. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.
ED499387.)
Lemley, D., Sudweeks, R., Howell, S., Laws, D., and Sawyer, O. (Fall 2007). The
effects of immediate and delayed feedback on secondary distance learners.
Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 8(3), 251–260.
Terry, R., Wygant, S., Olsen, D., and Howell, S. (2007). A university’s multifaceted
approach to measuring character and spirituality outcomes. (ERIC Document
Reproduction Service No. ED498261.)
Howell, S., Rogers, C., Hickman, C., Jenson, E., & Gunderson, M. (Fall 2007).
Continuing education for continuing educators: Survey of UCEA’s Distance
Learning Community of Practice. Continuing Higher Education Review, 71, 133–
146.
Ganiere, C., Howell, S., and Osguthorpe, R. (May 2007). “Like produces like”:
John Heyl Vincent and his 19th-century theory of character education. Journal
of College and Character, 8(4). Retrieved on May 17, 2007, at
http://www.collegevalues.org/pdfs/likeproduceslike.pdf .
Howell, S., Baker, K., Zuehl, J., and Johansen, J. (March 5, 2007). Distance
education and the six regional accrediting commissions: A comparative analysis.
(ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED495650.)
Howell, S., Bitner, K., Henry, N., Eggett, D., Bauman Jr., J., Sawyer, O., &
Bryant, R. (February 9, 2007). Professional development and school counselors:
A study of Utah school counselor preferences and practices. Journal of School
Counseling, 5(2). Retrieved February 20, 2007, from
http://www.jsc.montana.edu/articles/v5n2.pdf. (Summary of this research
published by K. Stott, & S. Howell. (2006). Professional development: A recent
study of Utah school counselor preferences and practices. Utah School Counselor
Association Newsletter.)
Morrison, J., and Howell, S. (Feb/Mar 2007). Teaching one way and testing
another: An interview with Scott Howell. Innovate 3 (3).
http://www.innovateonline.info/index.php?view=article&id=409 (accessed
February 1, 2007). [Distance Educator.com also featured this interview in its
Monday, February 19, 2007, publication.]
Presentations:
2007
Howell, S. (2007, November 15).” Professional Conferences and Presenting at
Them”. Panel presentation to the Instructional Psychology and Technology Student
Organization (IPTSO). BYU, Provo, UT.
Howell, S. (2007, November 2). “Remembering the Early Correspondence Study
Pioneers of Chautauqua—Lewis Miller, John Heyl Vincent, and William Rainey
Harper.” American Association of Collegiate Independent Study (AACIS), Weber
State, Ogden, UT.
Howell, S. (2007, October 11). “Chautauqua, Chicago, and Chantilly: The Past,
Present, and Future of Distance Learning.” Orange County Public School (OCPS)
School Counselor Workshop: Orlando, FL.
Howell, S. (2007, September 27). “The Chautauqua Story.” Division of Continuing
Education Fall Retreat, Provo, UT.
Howell, S. (2007, June 8). “Lessons Learned About Distance Learning from
FIPSE Grants and a UCEA Study.” Presentation at the Teaching with
Technology Idea Exchange (TTIX) at Utah Valley State College, Orem, UT.
Howell, S. (2007, May 24). “Chaut-ago, Myths, and Miscellany—Musings of a
Distance Educator.” Keynote speech delivered to the University of Missouri
System—Extension Conference, Columbia, MO.
Howell, S. (2007, February 28). “The Mainstreaming of Distance in Education.”
Seminar sponsored by BYU’s Graduate Department of Instructional Psychology and
Technology, Provo, UT.
Howell, S. (2007, February 22). “Teaching One Way and Testing Another.”
Webcast presentation sponsored by Innovate Journal of Online Education.
SPECIAL DIVISION PROGRAMS
February 20–22, 2007
Winter Workshop. On Tuesday, February 20, Sue DeMartini and Scott Elkins
from Employee Relations explained how all employees can help avoid litigation
landmines dealing with employment issues. A video listed nine steps that could
turn behavior into positive actions and help employees avoid these situations.
The steps are: 1. Document any important employee interactions—this sends a
message to employees and protects managers. 2. Provide adequate training and
document that training. 3. Keep evidence of work products; make copies for
employee files. 4. Be honest and realistic in performance evaluations. 5. Contact
HR early with any employee concerns. 6. Be sensitive to electronic messages,
because they never go away. 7. Create a better morale and work environment by
always being consistent in treatment of all employees. 8. Avoid inappropriate
talk about former employees. 9. Clear oral and written reference with HR.
On Wednesday, K. Newell Dayley, associate academic vice president, spoke on
“What’s New at BYU?” He spoke about the importance of the “absence of selfimportance and having an abundance of service.” He talked about BYU’s
diversity that brings enrichment, and we need to draw on that diversity. Brother
Dayley introduced a new AIM tool “My Map” that will help students plan their
programs. He explained new electronic services, including e-recruiting for
students and an e-catalog. Also, a new Web site, learningoutcomes.byu.edu, is
under construction to aid in measuring learning outcomes. Brother Dayley said
the new Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni Center is expected to be completed by
June 23, the prophet’s birthday. He also asked division employees to think
creatively about what we will do without Deseret Towers.
Alan Parkinson, dean of the Fulton College of Engineering and Technology, and
Spencer Magleby, associate dean, gave an update on the school’s challenges and
vision. They talked about the trends of globalization of engineering students
and noted that China has 600,000 engineering students graduating each year
compared to the U.S.’s 70,000. A big challenge will be to find ways to
conserve energy and find more energy sources.
In the afternoon Andrew Skinner, director of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for
Religious Scholarship, spoke on “The Legacy of Neal A. Maxwell at BYU.” He
expressed appreciation to Elder Maxell, saying, “He lent his name to a research
institute, and we are grateful for his example, his leadership, and being a
disciple of scholarship.”
Dean of the College of Health and Human Performance, Sara Lee Gibb, gave
an update on her college’s four departments: Health Sciences, which prepares
teachers to change the world; Exercise Sciences (formerly PE); Recreation
Management and Youth Leadership; and Dance. She explained how their
master of public health program brings students from places where students
have many challenges, and those students return home with skills to change the
world. She also gave examples of how their programs have converted families.
Sandra Rogers, international vice president, gave “Thoughts on Our Work at the
University.” She discussed things to help us understand the academic part of
campus and quoted President Hinckley’s counsel to President Samuelson: “You
have to be the best BYU you can be.” She advised us to stay in line with the
mission of BYU and the Church. Work hard to protect the university’s good
name and learn wisdom by knowing how to take counsel, knowing how to hear,
and learning from those with experience and new ideas.
On Thursday, Jeffery Hoyt, assistant to the dean, spoke on U.S. Secretary of
Education Spelling’s Commission Report and said that minorities may become
the majority in some areas. The U.S. is ranked no. 12 in higher education
attainment. The quality of education needs to be raised. Graduates are not
prepared for critical thinking, writing, and problem solving, according to the
report.
The division is responding to requirements of the Northwest Accrediting
Commission that every degree program at BYU must outline expected student
learning outcomes, explain how those outcomes will be assessed, and show a
plan for continuous improvement of student learning. Ellen Allred shared the
BGS plan, including general outcomes that focus on the BYU Aims and
emphasis-specific outcomes for each of the BGS emphases. While the initial
thrust is focusing on degree programs (in preparation for an October 2007 visit
by Northwest), eventually every course (including all DCE programs and
courses) will need to determine and assess student learning outcomes.
Ron Campbell, dean of Continuing Education at BYU–Idaho, showed a video of
Elder Wilford Woodruff’s Wagon Box Prophecy, where Elder Woodruff
proclaimed the climate of the Rexburg area would be moderated, the land would
be blessed, and they would have homes, schools, colleges, churches, and
temples. Their campus is partial fulfillment of that prophecy. Dean Campbell
talked about their increasing enrollments, new buildings under construction, and
other buildings being expanded.
The afternoon concluded with a group presentation by Stephanie Allen, Nina
Lewis, and Mary Stevens speaking on “The Future Is upon Us—The Power of
Digital Social Networking.” They discussed the tremendous possibilities of the
electronic world and how we can use them to our advantage. In the deans’
session, Dean Eddy expressed that he is pleased he can leave the division and
have the programs keep running. Dean Lott emphasized that our jobs will
change in the future, and Dean Anderson explained that the essence of the
Atonement is that we must change.
At the banquet that evening, the following received service awards: Ellen Rae
Allred, 30 years; Lee J. Glines, Jean S. Hwang, and Steven W. Taggart, 25
years; Jennefer Johnson and Vince Stroud, 10 years; and Catherine C. Ganiere,
Jennifer Hsu, Daniel Jones, and Jared D. Mason, 5 years. The Winter
Workshop Committee consisted of Benjamin McKinnon (chair), John Best,
Kelly Olson, Shauna Ames, and Duane Lemley.
September 24–27, 2007
Fall Retreat. The Fall Retreat began Monday with a tour of the BYU Salt
Lake Center, recently moved to the Triad Center, followed by the noon
Tabernacle organ recital performed by Clay Christiansen.
On Tuesday following the announcement of Dean Richard Eddy’s retirement
on May 1, 2008, International Vice President Sandra Rogers explained the
selection process for the new dean. Dean Eddy received a standing ovation
for his 23 years of service.
David Ridges, retired CES institute instructor, began the third day of the
retreat at Aspen Grove discussing the plan of salvation and all it components,
including the Atonement. Michael Orme, assistant to the president and the
university general counsel, talked on BYU’s being a complex international
company that cannot do “business as usual” anymore. We must be in strict
compliance with legal processes, including hiring, human resources, travel,
and purchasing. Effective workplace writing was the topic addressed by
William H. Baker, professor of organizational leadership and strategy at BYU.
Ronald Campbell, dean of BYU–Idaho Continuing Education, talked about
new construction on the Rexburg campus, the purchase of 120 acres for future
growth, and the new temple which will hold open houses beginning December
29, 2007. Three division employees—Russ Bryant, Ken Sears, and John
Best—were highlighted.
On the last day, Kent Brown, professor of ancient scripture and director of the
Willes Center of the Maxwell Center, as well as the editor of the Journal of
Book of Mormon Studies, spoke on the new movie Journey of Faith: The New
World, which follows Lehi’s crossing the ocean and arriving in the promised
land. He concluded by saying the real burden of proof of the truthfulness of
the Book of Mormon lies not with scientists but with the reader who can learn
of its truth through the Holy Ghost.
Evening Classes’ Scott Howell spoke on the origins of the Chautauqua
movement in New York and how many scholars today trace reading circles,
book clubs, libraries, correspondence programs, and even university presses to
Chautauqua. Jeff Hoyt, assistant to the dean for assessment, spoke on the
results of the recent employee satisfaction survey. Of the 92 percent who
responded, 80 percent positively agreed they were satisfied with working for
the division. Mark Clement, an associate professor of computer science,
spoke on the work he is doing to “build a huge tree of life to see how all of
life is related.” The Computer Science Department is currently developing
supercomputing resources to develop these trees of life. The last speaker was
David Nielson, director of Church Audio Visual, who talked about the media
efforts of the Church.
At the banquet on Thursday evening, W. Gibb Dyer received the BYU
Faculty Teaching Award; David van Dijk the CES Faculty Teaching Award;
and Shirleyne (Alex) Hunter, Michael M. Hunter, and Roger O. Krammer the
Appreciation Awards. Yvonne Garzola (chair), Sam McKnight, Laurel
Hornberger, Scott Payne, and Duane Lemley served as the Fall Retreat
Committee.
October 3, 2007
Staff Seminar. About 36 full-time staff gathered on October 3 for the Staff
Seminar, held once again at Spring Haven in Hobble Creek Canyon. The day’s
activities were planned by Karen Cottle (chair), Teri Martindale, Michelle
Moore, and Spencer Hansen around the theme “Unity in Diversity.”
Following a light breakfast and an activity based on the theme, John Bytheway
talked about adversity as a path to greatness—as often having to go through the
wilderness to get to the promised land. He mentioned many who suffered
“rough starts”—Moses and Enoch, Joseph Smith and B. H. Roberts, Helen
Keller, Harland Sanders, and others who succeeded not in spite of their trials
but, in part, because of them. Free time followed, with many choosing to read,
work on school projects, play games, or explore the environs.
At lunch, the Staff Excellence Award was given to Elaine Bridges of
Conferences and Workshops, presented to her by Kenneth Anderson. Bonding
activities took place in the gym, with everyone finding out something new about
another department and a beanbag tossing game. Mary Jane Woodger was the
concluding speaker, who talked on the unworldly ways that self-esteem comes:
praying (we pray for gifts that will correct our imperfections), getting
patriarchal blessings, paying attention to compliments and to what comes
naturally or easily to us, accepting callings, and pondering defining moments in
our lives were some she suggested. She concluded by naming ways to develop
spiritual gifts, which included being a part of developing others’ gifts.
December 2007
Division employees enjoyed varied and creative Christmas celebrations within
their individual departments.
December 2007
Division employees and retirees received the university Christmas gift. This
year’s leather-bound copy of the Bible was distributed to all qualifying
university employees.
2007
Clark Lecture: No lecture was held this year.
Harman Lecture: No lecture was held this year.
UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
OF THE DIVISION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION PERSONNEL
2007
Richard C. Eddy
Wayne J. Lott
Kenneth W. Anderson
Darin R. Oviatt
Justin Johansen
R. Dwight Laws
Ellen R. Allred
Steven W. Taggart
Lee J. Glines
Dane S. Rigby
Kevin Bezzant
Garren Durtschi
Scott B. Froerer
Susan V. Overstreet
Deans’ Council
KBYU Administrative Board
CES Task Committee for Coordinating Curriculum
Developments and Religious Education
CES Shared Services Task Committee on Distance
Learning and Continuing Education
CES Shared Services Task Committee on Distance
Learning Logistics
Distributed Learning Management Team
Educational Resources Group
University Curriculum Council (UCC)
University Advisement Council (AC)
Bachelor of General Studies Faculty Advisory
Committee
BYU Salt Lake Center Transition Team
State of Utah Continuing Education Deans’ Council
University Auxiliary Controllers’ Council
Educational Resource Group
Blackboard Project Advisory Committee
American Association for Collegiate Independent
Study
University Continuing Education Association
Information Security & Privacy Committee (ISPC)
e-Recruit
Compliance Coordinators Council
Phi Kappa Phi, BYU
Education Resource Group
Committee
Operational Advisement Committee
Independent Study Portfolio Management Team
Campus Scheduling Board
BYU/LDSBC Transition Committee
EMPA Admissions Committee
Operational Advisement Committee
Educational Support Unit Review Committee
HRS CHOCC Policy Committee
Campus Tuition Benefits Committee
Member
Member
Member
Chair
Chair
Member
Member
Member
Member
Ex Officio Member
Member
BYU Representative
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Chair
Member
College Advisor
Member
Chair
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
OF THE DIVISION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION PERSONNEL
2007
(cont.)
Russell W. Bryant
Kelly D. Olsen
Scott Gutke
Steven Park
Duane Lemley
John Kent
Mary Stevens
Caye Wycoff
Darlene Willey
Leanne Olson
Lynette A. Bybee
Joanne Pratt
Jonathan S. Spackman
BYU LMS Committee
University Programs
High School Programs
Association for Continuing Higher Education
Higher Education User Group (HEUG) PeopleSoft
American Association for Collegiate Independent
Study
University Continuing Education Association
Winter Workshop
Member
CPB American History and Civics Grant Project
Independent Study Portfolio Management Team for
University Programs
United Way
Division Inservice Committees
Marketing Community of Practice Committee
UAACCE
Chair
LMS Review Committee
University Programs
Committee (Until June 2007)
Committee (beginning July 2007)
Administrative Advisory Council (AAC)
Operational Advisement Council (OAC)
University Athletic Advisory Council (UAAC)
Office Professionals Advisory Committee
BYU LMS Committee
Personnel/Payroll Advisory Group
HRS Administrative Advisory Group
Cochair
Cochair
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Cochair
Cochair
Representative
Chair
Member
State Board Member
Member
Cochair
Cochair
Ex-Officio Member
Ex-Officio Member
Member
Member
Member
Chair
Member
Member
Member
EMPLOYEE INFORMATION
134
CES Youth and Family
Computer Operations
Conference Center
DCE Human Resource Services
Dean’s Office/Financial Services
Evening Classes
ELC
Independent Study
Salt Lake Center
Travel Study
Visual Communications³
# of Employees FT and PT:
296.5
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE):
139
5
11
9
19
2
18
2
15
5
4
29
9
6
5
289
439
300
4
1
21
26
3
24
1
0
4
14
158
29
4
11
2003
Full
Part
Time
Time
138
5
5
10
24
2
19
2
14
4
4
35
9
0
5
302.5
467
329
1
0
15
24
3
20
1
1
3
53
166
34
0
8
2004¹
Full
Part
Time
Time
135
5
5
12
16
2
19
2
18
4
4
34
9
0
5
290
445
310
1
1
27
5
3
29
1
16
3
48
137
30
0
9
2005¹
Full
Part
Time
Time
139
5
5
11
17
2
18
2
19
3
4
38
10
0
5
283.5
428
289
1
0
17
2
3
23
1
20
3
44
142
25
0
8
2006¹
Full
Part
Time
Time
143
5
5
13
15
2
17
2
19
3
4
41
10
0
7
296
449
306
1
0
18
4
2
24
1
29
5
26
172
18
0
6
2007¹
Full
Part
Time
Time
¹Data provided is number of employees working in the departments at the end of the calendar year.
²CES North, CES South, and CES Utah/East were combined into CESCE (CES Adult) in 2004 and numbers for previous years have been combined.
³Editorial and Media Productions was absorbed into Visual Communications in 2003 and numbers for previous years have been combined.
459
325
3
2
21
25
3
20
1
0
3
42
160
27
5
13
Total Number of Employees:
CESCE (CES Adult)²
4
12
9
16
2
18
2
14
4
4
28
9
5
7
2002
Full
Part
Time
Time
TABLE XVII
BYU CONTINUING EDUCATION
NUMBER OF FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
2002–2007
Graph H
CONTINUING EDUCATION
FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
1998–99 TO 2007
44
9
42
8
43
9
Full-time
450
44
5
45
9
Part-time
46
7
500
36
4
400
30
1
32
2
350
300
325
250
329
310
300
306
289
232
197
172
200
150
100
129
132
134
139
138
135
139
143
125
98–99
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
50
0
89
2
1
3
2
6
14
1
11
1
13
2
2
19
4
5
3
472,395
439
50
3
0
3
2
3
5
1
7
1
2
3
2
10
5
1
2
300
4
0
0
1
21
26
3
24
1
0
4
14
158
29
4
11
90
2
0
3
0
7
19
1
11
1
12
2
2
23
4
0
3
426,727
467
48
3
0
2
0
3
5
1
8
1
2
2
2
12
5
0
2
2004
PT/Stu Admin Staff
329
1
0
0
0
15
24
3
20
1
1
3
53
166
34
0
8
89
2
0
3
0
9
15
0
12
1
13
2
2
23
4
0
3
425,815
445
46
3
0
2
0
3
1
2
7
1
5
2
2
11
5
0
2
2005
PT/Stu Admin Staff
*Editorial and Media Productions was absorbed into the Department of Visual Communications in 2003.
Total Enrollments:
Total Number of Employees:
# of Employees by Classification:
Visual Communications
Travel Study
Salt Lake Center
Independent Study
ELC
Evening Classes
Dean’s Office/Financial Services
DCE Human Resource Services
Conference Center
Computer Operations
CES Youth and Family
CES Utah/East
CES South
CES North
2003
Admin Staff
310
1
0
1
0
27
5
3
29
1
16
3
48
137
30
0
9
95
2
0
3
0
8
16
0
13
1
14
2
2
26
5
0
3
456,018
428
44
3
0
2
0
3
1
2
5
1
5
1
2
12
5
0
2
2006
PT/Stu Admin Staff
289
1
0
0
0
17
2
3
23
1
20
3
44
142
25
0
8
PT/Stu
TABLE XVIII
BYU CONTINUING EDUCATION
NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATIVE, STAFF, AND PART-TIME OR STUDENT EMPLOYEES
2003–2007
100
3
0
3
0
9
14
0
12
1
14
2
2
29
6
0
5
469,805
449
43
2
0
2
0
4
1
2
5
1
5
1
2
12
4
0
2
2007
Admin Staff
306
1
0
0
0
18
4
2
24
1
29
5
26
172
18
0
6
PT/Stu
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
49
2002 (Enrollments
442,782)
85
325
50
2003 (Enrollments
472,395)
89
300
48
2004 (Enrollments
426,727)
90
329
46
2005 (Enrollments
425,815)
89
310
44
2006 (Enrollments
456,018)
95
289
43
306
2007 (Enrollments
469,805)
100
Graph I
Administrative, Staff, and Part-Time or Student Employees
Growth Comparison 2002–2007
Admin
Staff
PT/Student
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
49
50
48
Staff
46
44
43
85
2002–2007
89
89
Administrative
90
95
100
Full-Time Staff and Administrative Employees Growth Comparison
Graph J
2004
2005
2006
2007
2002
2003

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