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Show It is in this spirit and in these modes of cultural contagions the College serves as a well-established, college-community-cultural-academic-artistic-dynamic enterprise. MUSEUMS Weber State College Museum of Natural Science is located on the main floor of the Science Hall Building. Exhibits represent the various areas of interest from the science departments as organized by the Museum director. The museum is an excellent educational facility for all visitors. In addition to Weber State College students, hundreds of elementary and secondary school children visit the museum regularly. Items of interest include dinosaur skeletons, a saber-tooth tiger and other animal skeletons, rock and mineral displays, aquaria, dioramas, displays of plant and animal evolution and adaptations, a petroglyph exhibit, and a remote sensing weather station. The museum is open to the public from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, except on Holidays. PLANETARIUM A planetarium featuring a 30 foot hemispherical dome and Spitz A-4 Planetarium Projector is located on the second floor of the Science Lecture Building SC203. At present, this installation is the only such facility located at a state institution of higher learning in the intermountain area. The facility is used primarily for instruction in astronomy classes. In addition, a program featuring some topic of current interest in astronomy is given once each week which is open to students and the general public. Information concerning this program can be obtained by contacting the Physics Department Office. HERBARIUM The Herbarium of Weber State College is housed on the several floors of the Science Lab Building and contains more than 15,000 specimens collected from Utah and the Western United States. These plants serve as an important reference for students, faculty, biologists, and all others who need to identify plants or learn something about their geographic distributions and ecological associations. AUXILIARY SERVICES Security and Traffic: Security and Traffic is established as a protective agency and entrusted with proper enforcement of State and local laws, campus rules, regulations to include campus traffic and parking. All students, faculty, and staff members must display a parking permit when parking on campus. The Security and Traffic Office is located at 4040 Tyler Avenue. The campus telephone extension is 6460. Printing Department: The Printing Department is located at the north end of Building #2, and is available to all for complete printing needs. The campus telephone extension is 6107. Mail and Internal Distribution: Mail and Internal Distribution is located next to the Bookstore on the ground floor of the Union Building. All postal services are available. The campus telephone extension is 6375. Safety and Fire Prevention: Safety and Fire Prevention is located on the ground floor of the Campus Police Building at 4040 Tyler Avenue. Accident reporting, personal safety requirements and fire systems are managed by this agency. The campus telephone extension is 6462. DEE EVENTS CENTER Dee Events Center: The 11,600 seat Dee Events Center is located on the south end of the campus, and is dedicated as a multipurpose facility for use by students, faculty, staff, and local community to the fullest extent possible, which is consistent with the instructional and public service missions of the College. The Dee Events Center includes a campus central ticket office for all events. The campus telephone extension is 6666. Intercollegiate Athletics INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS Weber State College is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the Big Sky Athletic Conference and the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, Region 7, and as such offers a full program in Intercollegiate Athletics. The members of the Big Sky Athletic Conference are Weber State College, Gonzaga University, University of Idaho, Idaho State University, University of Montana, Montana State University, Boise State University, and Northern Arizona University. Region 7 of the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women includes schools in Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico. The program is under the direction of Gary Crompton as Athletic Director with Richard Ordyna as Assistant Athletic Director. Athletic Publicity is under the direction of Brad Larsen with Nan Holyoak in charge of Women's Sports Information. Tom Abdenour serves as Athletic Trainer with Chris Thornock as Assistant Athletic Trainer; and Raymond Weil serves as Equipment Manager with Earl Bullock as an assistant. The following coaches are responsible for the sports that are offered: Head Football Coach Assistant Football Coach Assistant Football Coach Assistant Football Coach Assistant Football Coach Assistant Football Coach Assistant Football Coach Head Basketball Coach Assistant Basketball Coach Assistant Basketball Coach Head Cross Country and Track and Field Coach Head Golf Coach Head Tennis Coach (Men and Women) Head Wrestling Coach Head Women's Basketball Coach Head Women's Volleyball Coach Head Women's Cross Country and Track and Field Coach Head Women's Softball Coach Head Women's Golf Coach Mike Price Dave Campo Dave Arslanian Bob Bratkowski Larry Finan Mike Zimmer Claude Tomasini Neil McCarthy Riley Wimberly Richard Hunsaker Charles Hislop Mac Madsen Keith Cox John Webb Jane Miner George Miles Robert Hill Chris Thornock Mike Farrell 288 INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT The Instructional Development unit operates as a service organization to the academic areas of the College. The aim of the unit is to assist faculty in applying a systematic process to designing instruction. This process involves identifying the objectives, instructional procedures and evaluation techniques to be developed, implemented and monitored in improving instruction. The unit is supported by an instructional media production area which produces a wide range of materials used for instruction. The specific activities presently engaged in are: 1. Assistance in the formulation of faculty, department, school, and College plans for identifying instruction goals and procedures for meeting these goals. 2. In-service training of faculty in applying instructional development techniques. 3. Identification and application of the proper instructional equipment to meet instructional needs. 4. Application of evaluation systems to insure quality programs. OFFICE OF GRANTS AND CONTRACTS The Office of Grants and Contracts provides support to members of the faculty in locating sources of funds for sponsored projects, proposal processing and editing, proposal budget reviews, follow-up contacts with sponsoring agencies, and administration help in managing project awards. Additionally, predoctoral and post-doctoral fellowship information and guidance is provided. 289 |
