STUDENT SERVICES The departments and programs in Student Services provide services which assist students in meeting their psychological, sociological and academic needs. An over-all goal of Student Services is a commitment to solving student problems and in helping students become aware of services, activities and programs available to them. The personnel in Student Services will assist in designing, developing, implementing and evaluating programs to expand the students' personal development and enrich co-curricular opportunities. EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES Director: Don Jensen Location: Education Building, Room 010-B Telephone: 626-6872 The mission of Educational Support Services is to assist students in the development of effective learning and reasoning strategies, successful self-management behaviors, and meaningful life skills. Learning & Reasoning Support Services Coordinator: Marlene Cousens Location: Education Building, Room 011 -A Telephone: 626-6870 The Learning and Reasoning Support Unit sets up a regular schedule of out-of-class sessions for targeted high risk courses in which groups of students work together to master course content. These sessions provide an informal, non-threatening setting for students to review the material, use the language of the discipline, and organize their notes in a way most helpful to them. The result is that they improve their academic skills, and at the same time, improve their understanding of the course content. Research Support Services Coordinator: Marilyn Olsen Location: Education Building, Rooms 011-B-C Telephone: 626-6552 This unit has the responsibility of developing research studies within the Student Services Division that assess departmental effectiveness. In addition, data regarding student achievement, retention and social progress are collected and then appropriate reports are generated that assist directors, deans, and the Student Services Vice President in making appropriate management decisions. Student Support Services Coordinator: Lee Borup Location: Stewart Library, Rooms 020-025 Telephone: 626-7009 This unit provides Learning Community and Effective Reasoning seminar experience for selected freshman students. Other support activities provided participants are tutoring, literacy, and learning skills development. Upward Bound Support Services Coordinator: David Trujillo Location: Annex #6 Telephone: 626-6798 Upward Bound Support Services is designed to provide compensatory educational experience for selected high school students in Davis and Weber Counties. Program personnel offer both a summer residential component at the college, and a follow-up academic-year component at six target high schools. The purpose of the program is to increase the number of non- traditional students who enter and graduate from college. Veteran (Armed Forces) Support Services Coordinator: LueCille Marquardt Location: Annex #3 Telephone: 626-6041 Veterans Support Services is the liaison between Weber State College and the VA Regional Office. All veterans and dependents eligible for benefits under the G.I. Bill are certified for pay through this office whose responsibility it is to monitor their progress. Veterans Support Services also coordinates with various campus departments to provide veterans and their dependents with a support system for successful educational experience and the achievement of their goals. Veterans Outreach Support Services Coordinator: James Kopecky Location: Annex #8 Telephone: 626-7173 Veterans Outreach Support Services is designed to increase the number of veterans who enter and graduate from college. It provides targeted veterans in Weber, Davis and Salt Lake counties a series of academic support services that assist them in developing the academic skills necessary to be successful in their post-secondary training experience. ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT CENTER Director. Julie Arbuckle Location: Building 1, Room 145 Telephone: 626-6752 The Academic Advisement Center has been established to assist all students at Weber State College to achieve academic success through: A) Direct advisement, helping students to plan their college careers and understand WSC graduation requirements. This advisement includes the General Education program, policies and procedures of WSC, information regarding admissions and registration, referrals to academic departments for advisement in Student Services • General Information majors, referrals to appropriate campus and local support services, and additional assistance and advisement to students on academic probation and suspension. B) Advisement designed to prepare students to achieve academically by establishing a sense of direction and purpose. This is accomplished through the offering of a new-student orientation, a Becoming a Master Student/ Extended Orientation class (Child and Family Studies 190), other seminars and workshops, and the administration of investigative inventories and surveys. ALCOHOL AND DRUG EDUCATION/ PREVENTION PROGRAM Coordinator. Grant Protzman Location: Union Building, Room 427-A Telephone: 626-6408 In compliance with HEA Programs Title IV, Article I, the Alcohol and Drug Education/Prevention Program exists to provide various programs and services at Weber State College specifically targeting substance abuse. The focus of the student program is to: (1) improve education and primary prevention activities, and (2) raise general campus awareness of the detrimental effects incurred by substance abuse. Services include: organized self-help groups, peer counseling for high risk students, referral and after-care support, workshops for student sub-groups, an information center, and interfacing with government, community and college resources. 24 ASSOCIATED STUDENTS Location: Union Building, Room 241 Telephone: 626-6349 The Associated Students of Weber State College (ASWSC) is the student voice to the administration and serves the students both on and off campus. The ASWSC provides students a variety of activities ranging from lectures to dances. The ASWSC provides the opportunity for students to develop their leadership skills and to impact the campus environment by service either as an elected officer or by appointment. Elected student officers include the studentbody president, two vice presidents and sixteen senators who represent academic and student life constituencies. ASWSC appointed committees and groups include the Supreme Court, the Senate Area Council, the College Activities Board (CAB), Community Service Organizations, the Academic Board Elections, Publicity, the Association of Registered Organizations, etc. At the time of registration, as members of ASWSC, students must obtain a studentbody identification card which is good for admittance to football and basketball games, the use of gym facilities and many other benefits. An I.D. card is also required for checking out books from the Library. CAMPUS RECREATION Director. John Knight Location: Union Building, Room 273 Telephone: 626-6972 CSee section on J. Farrell Shepherd Union Building) The Weber State College Campus Recreation Department provides each student, faculty, and staff member the opportunity to become actively involved in a sports and recreation program. It is recognized as one of the duties of this department to encourage the student body to participate in organized sports, foster a spirit of fair play, and promote sportsmanship among participants, provide facilities for recreation drop-in play, and develop a competitive sports club program with other colleges and outside organizations. This is accomplished through three separate programs: INTRAMURALS, INFORMAL RECREATION, AND SPORT CLUBS.* Intramurals The objective of intramural programming is to promote social interaction and fellowship within the College through a wide range of competitive and recreational sports. Participation opportunities are offered in individual, dual, and team sports for both men and women. Many activities are also offered on a co-recreational basis. Informal Recreation This program provides the college community the opportunity to use a variety of facilities for drop-in recreation. Facilities include a swimming pool, racquetball/ tennis courts, a conditioning room (weights/aerobics), gym floor, playfield, and a one mile jogging exercise trail. For specific times and days, consult a facility schedule for open recreation available at the Swenson Gym, Room 105. WSC I.D. cards required during informal recreation hours and weekends. Sport Clubs The sport club program involves students, faculty, and staff which compete against local, state, regional, and national colleges and university teams in a variety of sports. Included are: archery, racquetball, rodeo, skiing, softball, soccer, fencing, fitness club, bowling, volleyball, table tennis and karate. People interested in starting up a new club should contact the Campus Recreation Office, 626- 6972, which is open from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. * Wildcat Lanes and the Wilderness Recreation Center are also a part of the Campus Recreation Department. See the description of the J. Farrell Shepherd Union Building for more information. Student Services Interdisc. Programs Allied Health Sciences Arts& Humanities Business & Economics Education Natural Sciences Social Sciences Technology 25 Continuing Education