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Show Vocational Education Below: Jim Kelley, Director of Career Services, discusses with a student the pros and cons of preparing for a Careeer in the Social Sciences. Right: Claudette Hoggan & Mr. Butterfield researched in the Carrer library. Paul Butterfield, Director of voctional Education at Weber State, has an important job. Part of his job is to inform students and the public about the current jobs available in Utah. Eight of ten jobs available in Utah require Vocational/technical training, not a degree in libraral arts. Paul Butterfield's function on campus is to coordinate vocational and technical programs that will make students job-ready at graduation, whether it be from a one, two, or four year program. Students learn many skills at WSC. Above: Engineering Graphics and automatic welding. Below: Annette Thompson demonstrated office operations General Education The BGS degree program is a unique program of strength and excellence. The program, since its inception in 1974, has admitted more than 900 students and has graduated more than 300. BGS graduates are already in medical, optometry, and graduate schools of several kinds. Others are in doctoral programs. The BGS students are visible and employable. Today the program is strongly career oriented. Students from every depart- ment in the college participate in the program. Bottom Right: Retiring Director of General Education at Weber State, Dr. Candadai Seshalchari, is a professor of English with Degrees from India and a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Utah in 1964. Dr. Seshachari is well known for his ability to get along with others, for his scholarship, and for his capacity to compromise. Paul Butterfield, Director of Vocational Education Neila Seshachari presented the Second Place BGS Outstanding Academic Acheivement Award to Owen Higley. Lower Left: Candadait Seshachari and Marie Kotter. speaker at the program. Center: J. G. Olson presented Sherri Hurst with the First Place Award. Lower Right: Candadai Seshachari, Director of General Education. |