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. SECURITY AND TRAFFIC The Office of Campus Police is a protective agency established for the benefit of the students, faculty, visitors and staff. It maintains effective liaison with the local police department and is entrusted with proper enforcement of laws, and campus rules and regulations. All matters concerning security, safety, or requiring police action should be referred to this office. Another major responsibility of the Office of Campus Police is the control of campus motor traffic and parking. In each academic year faculty, staff members and students who regularly or occasionally operate motor vehicles on campus must register any such motor vehicle with this office. All students, faculty, and staff members who plan to park on campus must display a parking permit on their motor vehicles. Traffic Rules and Regulations are available at registration or the Office of Campus Police. All members of the campus community are expected to obey federal, state and local laws. The office is located at 4040 Tyler Avenue, Ogden, UtahTelephone 393-0973. 292 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 John Peterson. Dr. Russell N. Hirst serves as team physician in all sports; Ben Davidson, as trainer; and Ronald Flygare, as equipment manager. The following coaches are responsible for the sports that are offered: Peter Riehlman Head Football Coach Donald McCaulley Assistant Football Coach Wayne McQuivey Assistant Football Coach James Fassell Assistant Football Coach Charles Detwiler Assistant Football Coach Neil McCarthy Head Basketball Coach Stephen Sparks Assistant Basketball Coach Peter Barry Assistant Basketball Coach Charles Hislop Head CoachCross Country, Track and Field, and Wrestling Mac Madsen Head Golf Coach Keith Cox Head Tennis Coach Jane Miner Women's Coordinator 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 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT The Office of Research and Development 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 postdoctoral fellowship information and guidance is provided. 293