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Show Continuing Education with law enforcement agencies and the Police Science department, programs are established at various locations throughout the state which give the law enforcement officers an opportunity to complete the classes required for a degree. Hill Air Force Base CenterBecause of the large number of employees at Hill Air Force Base, a special center has been established in cooperation with the Military Educational Office at Hill. Its purpose is to provide a general core of educational classes to meet the needs of their employees. Also, a special curriculum, or packages of classes, are developed to meet requirements of special groups at Hill Air Force Base. COMMUNITY SERVICES Ruth V. Knight, Director Lois N. Herman and Maurine R. Humphris, Coordinators Community Services is an extension of the College which seeks to determine and meet community needs. The projects administered by the Department change frequently to reflect current problems identified by citizens and organizations. Continuing Education Home Economics and Family Living provides classes and workshops in food and nutrition, child development, clothing, consumer education, home improvement, and time and money management for disadvantaged individuals. The classes are designed to strengthen families and to develop skills to enhance the individual and the community. The Utah State Board for Vocational Education affords the program funds. Legislative Process for Senior Citizens is funded by Title I of the Higher Education Act. Senior citizens are trained in legislative process-making skills so that they may assist local and State policy makers to become more aware of and more responsive to the problems of the elderly. University Year for ACTION is a program of the consortia project with the University of Utah, Snow College, and the College of Eastern Utah. UYA enables college and university students to earn credit toward their degrees while working as volunteers in disadvantaged communities. ACTION, the Federal agency created to coordinate domestic and foreign volunteer programs, provides technical assistance, overall direction and a portion of the funds for student allowances and administrative costs. The university and colleges grant academic credit for the student volunteers and local organizations define the job and supervise the students' work. GENERAL ASSISTANCE CENTER Richard F. Thomas, Director Grace M. Burton, Associate Director Edward B. Charles, Research and Evaluation Specialist Gloria Perez-Jensen, Administrative Assistant Christopher C. Rivera, Sponsored Project Coordinator Marcia Galli, Indian Education Specialist The General Assistance Center was established in July, 1975, to serve school districts in Region VIII: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. It strives to provide a relatively stable source of desegregation assistance and in-service training to school districts in Utah, Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming by helping local school districts with administrative methods and techniques to cope with educational problems associated with desegregation. In addition, the General Assistance Center provides in-service education programs; materials and techniques to correct pupil personnel probems; curriculum and instructional materials, and instructional procedures which provide for need-based instruction in culturally pluralistic environments. It also assists with program procedures and methods to allay student dissatisfaction; and techniques for communication and interaction among Local Educational Agencies (LEA's), minority communities and dominant communities. 282 Continuing Education TRAVEL STUDY Sue Stevenson, Coordinator Travel Study is also one of the activities sponsored by Conferences. Exciting and profitable tours are planned with departments and faculty members and conducted through reliable and experienced travel agencies to afford students invaluable experiences. SPECIAL PROGRAMS Diane Thomas, Coordinator Mary Trujillo, Staff Assistant Special programs do not strictly fit the categories of Conferences or Off-Campus studies, but may relate to either or both. These presently include the non-credit or special interest offerings and such activities as require an unusual 283 |
