OMMENT WEBER STATE COLLEGE January 1984 —, bees =| WSC continues 5O year tradition of service | Regardless of a person's interests, Inthe 50 years since WSC became a “Yate institution of higher education it grown into one of the largest “Mndergraduate colleges in the nation. needs and tastes, Weber State College Weber's to offer. has something ‘hhas also evolved into a nationally formance -e Events lO a.m. to at the 7 of the ets are iO : lvance. n or ind will on the community.An.excellent cx. ample of this is the construction of a satellite by WSC students, which a Federal Aviation Administration official has said will revolutionize the air traffic controllers’ world. The project, termed the "Satellite Radar Alignment Project” will replace the sun as a reference point in radar control and give air controllers a more exact picture of air traffic. The WSC constructed satellite is scheduled to be launched by the Space Shuttle in June 1984. “One of the most impressive aspects of Weber's continued success," Hurst said, “is that it is being achieved during a very challenging era of tight budgets and dwindling funds.” and the student. years," Hurst said Weber's growth has been carefully A vay “Wlanned to keep pace with the grow- “Ying number of students wishing to atcollege, and the increasing “Wophistication required in our course Nfferings. As we have added “Yuildings to our campus and proWgams to our curriculum, we've tried Ho do it in such a manner that the in- ~‘Mividual needs and interests of our students wouldn't be compromised. —VAt Weber we clearly recognize each ‘Nof our individual students to be the }most important person on campus. Whis philosophy has paid off. ‘Our students, both past and pre- The chaotic economy of the past several years has had a dramatic impact on the college. For example, because of these tight budgets, the faculty and staff of the college received no salary increases for the current fiscal year. WSC President Rodney H. Jsent, as well as our faculty and staff Jhave been able to achieve at a level a great &@ on an ize would suggest possible. cent ~ "The community as a whole has )benefitted from the growth of the colVege,” Hurst continued,”As we have curriculum ‘Jand support personnel around the the help. Brady pointed out recently that faculty and staff salaries are up to 21 per- deal higher than our relative built our physical plant, }needs of our students, we have in the '|process created a very valuable com‘jmunity center." a wide variety of practical and recreational classes to the community. Many of Weber's numerous academic departments participate in projects which have a direct impact inique position of being able to offer j tnd from to Continuing education classes offer a ‘students at the lowest possible cost to a range courses courses, televised courses, lectures, and convocations. demonstrations “wivices and opportunities to tudents, alumni and friends of the “‘ollege which can truly help improve he quality of their lives." President Brady has, in recent Wears, re-emphasized Weber's major Tole: to provide the highest quality ‘Hducation to the greatest number of Whe taxpayer WThrough the offerings college myriad of special workshops, offcampus programs, correspondent “cognized multi-faceted, cultural, ntertainment,civic and sports center well. According to Dean W. Hurst, vice mesident for college relations, “This wolution has put Weber State in the m educational traditional Inside this issue: Campus News WSCAA <= p.2 5d Alumnews..... INORRYOUS . cn . p.6 DS below non-federal comparable jobs in the community. He explained to college officials that Weber has lost some very valuable personnel to better paying positions elsewhere. He noted that “were it not for the high level of dedication exhibited by many (continued on page 2)