General Information students to obtain part-time employment to provide financial aid in meeting college expenses. Awards—The College supports a system of awards to stimulate participation in out-of-class activities, to encourage maximum achievement in a student's chosen field, and to recognize and promote outstanding services to the college. Recommendations for awards are made by the faculty through the Deans of Schools or by students and staff members and are directed to the Awards and Honors Committee, composed of faculty and student representatives. The Committee administers the system of awards and coordinates the Academic Banquet of the five schools and the college-wide Awards and Honors Night. The Community Contributes— Finally, the community itself, with its broad cultural, economic, social, and geographical advantages, helps the College realize its objectives. Students share these advantages in many ways: 1. The businesses, shops, and industries of Ogden City provide outstanding opportunities which enable students to take part-time employment while they learn. This advantage is especially helpful in making arrangement for courses where both theory and practice are essential. Ogden is particularly attractive as a trade-technical training center because of the openings available to students who complete training courses in the trades. 2. The Ogden locality affords abundant opportunity for field trips, observation, and study in courses in the sciences and arts. Field trips in such subjects as botany, zoology, engineering, geography, geology, social sciences, art and photography are regularly scheduled. Situated 35 miles from the Utah State Capitol and within driving distance of mining and industrial interests of the magnitude of the Geneva Steel Mills and the Bingham Copper Mines, the College has access to these additional educational resources of the community. The environmental features of the Ogden locality afford such recreational opportunities as hiking, trout fishing, General Information hunting, boating, swimming, golfing, motoring, skiing and skating; all of which are utilized in the activity program of the college. 4. Ogden affords a diverse social laboratory in which students and faculty can become deeply involved. Students and faculty, alike, seek new and unique ways in which they can apply the great knowledge of our times to the problems which face us in contemporary society. CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT The Center for Reserch and Development is the central agency at Weber State College for research and developmental activities of faculty, students, staff and administration. The Center staff will assist in preparation of proposals and contracts with appropriate state and federal agencies as well as private foundations. Intercollegiate Athletics Dale L. Gardner, Director Weber State College is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and of the Big Sky Athletic Conference, 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 College, and Northern Arizona University. The program is under the direction of Dale L. Gardner as Athletic Director with Gary Crompton as Assistant Athletic Director. Athletic publicity is under the direction of Don Spain- hower. The following coaches are responsible for the sports that are offered: Richard Gwinn Ralph Hunter Denton Schuler Doug Mathews Ray Fulton Mike Mess Gene Visscher Head Football Coach Assistant Football Coach Assistant Football Coach Assistant Football Coach Assistant Football Coach Assistant Football Coach Head Basketball Coach 432 433