356 357 Continuing Education & Community Services Program Directors: Brian Stecklein, 801-626-6787; Peg Wherry, 801-626-6990 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. WSU Continuing Education serves the mission of Weber State University through learning partnerships with the institution's non-traditional constituencies. The continuing education network of collaborative working relationships reaches pre-college students; working, re-entering and older adult learners; business and industry; governmental agencies; non-profit groups; public education organizations, and professional associations. Continuing Education addresses regional, national and global needs for education and professional development. Most continuing education students have work, family and other responsibilities, and their convenience is our priority. 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, WSU's continuing education academic students are learning everything from accounting to zoology, and professional development students are acquiring marketable skills in many areas including computer certification, production inventory control, and supervisory techniques. Social workers, office managers, computer users, teachers, storytellers and many other groups attend conferences that feature nationally- known speakers and educators. 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 the WSU-Davis Campus in Layton, WSU North Center in Pleasant View, 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 online 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. WSU Continuing Education develops quality learning experiences in a deliberately inclusive environment to help every participant achieve full potential. These learning experiences range from academic degree programs and courses delivered in cooperation with the university's academic departments to customized noncredit courses that draw on community resources. Continuing Education's role is to facilitate delivery of learning experiences in a variety of alternative formats, at convenient times and places, with appropriate student support services that meet the needs of its diverse clientele. These learning partnerships are conducted in the most convenient format for their purposes: classroom lectures, laboratories, workplace practicums, online delivery, or by mail. Continuing Education staff improves the quality of its offerings and services through annual appraisal cycles, needs assessments, student/customer feedback, staff performance ratings and program outcome evaluations. For More Information Please write or call Continuing Education and Community Services Weber State University 4006 University Circle Ogden, UT 84408-4006 801-626-6600 or toll-free 800-848-7770 ext 6600 WSU Continuing Education Programs and Directors Conferences Elaine Sandoval 801-626-7157 or toll-free 800-848-7770 ext 7157 The Continuing Education staff plans and facilitates conferences for professional, business, government, public school, higher education, and community organizations. Participants from around the world have given high evaluations to Weber State University Continuing Education conferences listed below. Storytelling Festival Health Care Conference Western Regional Honors Council National Undergraduate Literature Conference Families Alive Boys State Kids Act Up Reading and Writing Conference Shakespearean Experience Child Abuse Profession Josten's Year Book Conference Herff Jones Year Book Conference High School to College Programs Dianne Siegfreid 801-626-7297 or toll-free 800-848-7770 ext 7297 Andrea Sandry 801-626-7101 or toll-free 800-848-7770 ext 7101 Concurrent Enrollment Program Concurrent Enrollment classes are taught at a high school, applied technology center or Job Corps facility by a high school teacher whose qualifications and curriculum have been approved by a Weber State University academic department. Students in these classes can earn credits for both high school and college at the same time. Early College Program Early College is an innovative educational opportunity for students to enroll for classes at the university while they are still in high school. They enjoy campus life and earn credits that are transferable to colleges and universities across the country. International Programs Brian Stecklein 801-626-6787 or toll-free 800-848-7770 ext 6787 Students from around the globe attend WSU from one week to an entire semester to study the culture, language, and administrative practice of America. Travel Study/Study Abroad Elaine Sandoval 801-626-7157 or toll-free 800-848-7770 ext 7157 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 them become empathetic citizens of the world. The international travel programs facilitated by WSU Continuing Education also provide knowledge and experience to WSU faculty. Contract Education for International Students WSU 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 801-626-7241 or toll-free 800-848-7770 ext 7241 After 4:30 p.m. and on weekends, on campus and at a dozen convenient Northern Utah locations, WSU students can pursue bachelor's and associate of science degrees through evening and off- campus credit programs facilitated by WSU Continuing Education. Off-campus sites have included Utah Valley state College, Salt Lake Community College, Clearfield High School, Davis High School, Northridge High School, Davis Applied Technology Center, Clearfield Job Corps, WSU Davis Campus in Layton , and WSU North Center in Pleasant View. Professional Development Stu Boyd 801-626-7474 or toll-free 800-848-7770 ext 7474 Bill Cochran 801-626-7948 or toll-free 800-848-7770 ext 7948 Kristie Nielsen 801-626-6774 or toll-free 800-848-7770 ext 6774 Contract Training Programs The Continuing Education professional development team provides analysis, design, delivery and administration of training services in direct response to needs at businesses and agencies. Locations, time, 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 manufacturing. Certificate Programs The professional development certification program partners with professional associations to deliver preparation courses for certification examinations. 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 NAPM (National Association of Purchasing Management). Computer certification courses are also available. Utah Law Enforcement Academy KentPaskins 801-626-7949 or toll-free 800-848-7770 ext 7949 WSU Continuing Education is a sanctioned provider of the Utah Law Enforcement Academy, the basic training program for certification of law enforcement officers. The academy is divided into two modules. The first, or core, provides training required for certification of reserve, corrections or special function officers. The second module continues with training for certification of an officer with full police powers (police, deputy sheriff, Utah Highway patrol). Distance Learning Program Support WSU Online Tamara AM Chase 801-626-6091 or toll-free 800-848-7770 ext 6091 WSU Online, Weber State University's Internet campus, is managed for the university by Continuing Education's distance learning unit. Through WSU Online, students can be admitted, enroll, take courses, buy books, use the library and other campus services, and participate in extracurricular activities on computers at home, work or school. WSU Online opened in the fall of 1997 with 20 courses, expanded to over 150 in 2000, and adds new courses and activities each academic term. In 1998, WSU Online received the UCEA/Peterson's award for innovative distance education. 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