332 333 Continuing Education & Community Services E. Jeffery Livingston, Dean Weber State University continuing education and community services offers courses, seminars, workshops and conferences each year, working closely with the university's academic departments and colleges; with local and state government agencies; and with professional, trade, and special interest associations. The mission of continuing education is to provide learning opportunities to lifelong learners and organizations at times, locations and in formats accessible and flexible enough to satisfy their needs. Most continuing education students have work, family and other responsibilities; their convenience is our priority. Most continuing education classes are conducted once or twice a week throughout the school term, in three-hour sessions. Conferences, seminars, workshops and special programs run two to five full days, and sometimes longer. Days, nights, and weekends, continuing education's academic students are learning everything from accounting to zoology, and professional development students are acquiring marketable skills in many areas, including public service, production inventory control, and managing for diversity. Social workers, office managers, computer users, teachers, storytellers and many other groups attend conferences that feature nationally-known speakers and educators. International corporations contract with continuing education to bring their employees here for grounding in the English language and the American culture. WSU students and members of the surrounding community leave the country every term to study languages and learn to appreciate cultures in other countries. Student convenience determines the locations for continuing education classes, training, and conferences. Many are taught on the main campus in Ogden, but others are offered at Weber State University-Davis in Layton, and at public schools in the area. Businesses and agencies often prefer training and certification courses to take place at their work sites. Distance learning and Internet classes serve students in remote areas and those who prefer to work at their own pace. Several grateful students have said that these new opportunities are all that enables them to continue their professional growth. Academic Program Support Peg Wherry, Director 626-6990 Administrators and staff of WSU continuing education and community services contribute leadership and talent to the public good locally, regionally and statewide. They are informative public speakers, and their specialized knowledge and experience make them valuable members of committees and boards. Academy for Lifelong Learning (ALL) Shirley Koberna 626-6340 Continuing education and community services is one of the sponsors of the Academy for Lifelong Learning, a year-round educational community where men and women over 50 can enjoy daytime non-credit courses, good conversation, and the joy of learning together. Conferences Elaine Sandoval 626-7157 The continuing education staff plans and facilitates conferences for professional, business, government, public school, higher education, and community organizations. Participants from every state and from many countries have given high evaluations after attending such conferences as Families Alive, Western Conference of the Association for Asian Studies, the annual Office Technologies Symposium, the Quality Conference, the Storytelling Festival, Senior Discovery, Success for All Students: Addressing a Community of Diverse Learners, the National Undergraduate Literature Conference, and many others. High School to College Programs CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PROGRAM Dianne Siegfreid 626-7297 Weber State University's concurrent enrollment program helps motivated secondary school students to move into college. Students from 31 high schools in 17 public school districts earn university credit in 20 academic departments at WSU at the same time as they complete their high school graduation requirements, applied technology centers or job corps. Other partners in WSU concurrent enrollment are the area applied technology centers and the United Auto Workers. All public colleges and universities in Utah accept concurrent enrollment credit from one another. EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAM Gail Senese 626-7460 Early College is an innovative educational opportunity for high school students along the Wasatch Front to enter college early, replacing or supplementing high school studies with challenging and rewarding university work on campus for high school and university credit. Early College students have freshman status, and they may take a full university schedule. International Programs Elaine Sandoval 626-7157 TRAVEL STUDY/STUDY ABROAD WSU 's international travel programs educate students to become well-informed citizens with an understanding of the world around them. Local students who have experienced living and learning on the social and educational terms of another culture will be broadened in ways impossible to achieve on an American campus. International travel experiences improve returned-student classroom performance, help students mature in positive ways, and help students become contributing and empathetic citizens of the world. The international travel programs continuing education facilitates also provide knowledge and experience to WSU faculty. NON-CREDIT ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) Continuing education facilitates Peak Experience, a non-credit English as a Second Language (ESL) program for international students who are not primarily seeking degrees. Students converse in English, make new friends on campus and in the community, and enjoy outings to cultural and scenic attractions. CONTRACT EDUCATION FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Continuing education presents a variety of academic, cultural, and United States travel experiences for international students through contracts with corporations and educational institutions in other countries. Off-Campus, Evening & Weekend Classes Brian Stecklein andLonnie Campbell 626-7241 After 4:30 p.m. and on weekends, on campus and at a dozen convenient northern Utah locations, Weber State University students can pursue bachelor's and associate of science degrees through evening and off-campus credit programs facilitated by continuing education. Off-campus sites have included Utah Valley State College, Salt Lake Community College, Thiokol Corp., Clearfield High School, Davis High School, Ogden/Weber Applied Technology Center, Davis Applied Technology Center, Clearfield Job Corps, Ogden Defense Depot, WSU Davis in Layton, and the Internal Revenue Service. Professional Development Stu Boyd 626-7474 Pamela Rogers 626-7948 CONTRACT TRAINING PROGRAMS The continuing education professional development team provides analysis, design, delivery and administration of training services in direct response to special training needs at businesses and agencies. Locations, times, and training content are based on the customers' needs. Contract training ensures a substantial cost savings per employee, saves valuable traveling time and expense, encourages a cooperative problem-solving effort, and brings together employees of similar backgrounds, needs and interests. Program areas include management/organizational training, quality management, customer service, and managing for diversity. CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS Kristie Nielsen 626-6774 The professional development certification program partners with professional associations to deliver certification exam preparation courses. Courses are designed for individuals with knowledge and experience in related fields who wish to receive professional recognition or expand their skills. Partners include APICS (the Educational Society for Resource Management), ASQ (American Society for Quality) and N2APM (National Association of Purchasing Management). Computer certification courses are also available. 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