er Schools Change Names To Colleges The Utah State Board of Regents has changed the name of the University’s seven academic divisions from schools to colleges as part of the institution’s change from college to university. Four of the institution’s seven schools changed other parts of their names as well. The School of Allied Health Science became the College of Health Professions; the School of Natural Sciences became the College of Science; the School of Social Sciences became the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences and the School of Technology became the College of Applied Science & Technology. Three schools changed only one word in their names — school to college. They became the College of Arts & Humanities, the College of Business & Economics and the College of Education. The Board of Regents also changed the name of the Division of Continuing Education and Community Service to WSU Continuing Education & Community Service. & Radiology Wins National Award The radiological department has won a major national award for vocational-technical education from the U.S. Department of Education. Before leaving office, former Secretary of Education Lauro F. Cavazos selected the University to receive the Secretary’s Award for its program in radiological sciences. The campus program provides instruction in radiography, nuclear medicine, ultrasound and radiation therapy. Mr. Cavazos called the University’s program a “shining example” of vocational-technical education. He said the program is “essential to ensure that America’s work force has the knowledge and skills necessary to compete in the 21st Century.” The radiological sciences program involves 130 students. Students provide clinical and educational services to 24 hospitals in Utah and surrounding states. “This is an outstanding honor for our students and faculty,” said Reed M. Stringham, dean of the College of Health Professions. “It means that our program has been identified in Washington as a model for the rest of the nation to follow.” @ Alumni Association Marks Three Dates For Class Reunions The classes of 1942, 1952 and 1962 will meet next year for reunions that University officials hope will draw large crowds of alumni. “Reunions provide an opportunity for alumni to meet former classmates and to see, first-hand, the growth of the University,” said C. Bervard Smith, past-president of the Weber State Alumni Association. “Most alumni, if they haven’t visited the campus for some time, will be surprised at the changes.” The class of 1942 will meet June 12, 1992 as part of the University’s commencement exercises, Mr. Smith said. Those who participate in the 50-year reunion will don gold caps and gowns and march with Weber State faculty and administrators in a morning commencement processional. Other reunion activities will follow throughout the day. Members of the class of 1952 will receive emeritus alumni status as part of a 40-year reunion scheduled for the third week in May 1992. Emeritus status is given to OLOR With our Akiyama 4 Color Press, WATKINS PRINTING is the right printing company to add| COLOR to your next printing job! ! ! WATKINS PRINTING 5 South Main — Providence, Utah 84332 Ogden: 394-5591 Logan: 752-5235 Toll Free: 30 1-800-231 -4859 those who graduated from Weber State 40 or more years ago. Activities will include a reception, banquet and a class photo. New on the year’s list of class get-togethers is a 30-year reunion. The class of 1962 will meet for Homecoming in October 1992 . Those who would like more information about the reunions may contact the WSU Alumni Association, Weber State University, Ogden, UT 844083701, (801) 626-6564. & University Will Add Building For Student Services A new student-services building scheduled for completion in the summer of 1994 will bring 21 offices together and end what one administrator calls “a major obstacle” for students attending the University. Marie Kotter, vice president for student services, said the building will house admissions, registration, veterans affairs, advising, financial aid, placement, the health center and 14 other departments. It will be located between the Shepherd Union Building and the Miller Administration Building. “The building will mean students won’t have to hike all over the place to find help,” Dr. Kotter said. “With services spread all over campus we’ve created a major obstacle to many who come here for the first time. Older students are especially intimidated by what’s involved in registering.” Student-service departments currently are located in 18 campus buildings from the southern tip of campus to the extreme north. To register, students often must visit a number of buildings. “When we were seeking support for this building from members of the State Board of Regents and the building board, we put them in wheelchairs and took them to all the places a handicapped veteran would go,” Dr. Kotter said. “Halfway through, someone said, ‘We'll promise to fund the building a if we can stop now.’ ” The state legislature will fund $5.8 million of the $13 million needed for the building, Dr. Kotter said. The rest will come from a student-financed building bond. Architects hope to finish drawings by next summer, Dr. Kotter said. Actual construction will take about two years. The dimensions of the building have yet to be decided, but Dr. Kotter said it will contain about 50,000 square feet on two floors. It probably will be attached to the Shepherd Union Building. Annex 3, a building directly south of the Miller Administration Building that houses the communication department, will be demolished to make way for the new structure. Administrators plan to move the communication department to Building 3. The new building will relieve acute campus crowding of faculty and administrative offices, Dr. Kotter said. “Students will be better served and the student-services area will be more efficient because we'll be able to share receptionists and equipment,” she said. & believe that the true value of an education is based on performance as opposed to the name of the institution.” The benefits of the new name also can extend to alumni, he said. For example, Career Services Center offers a job-information system called “Job Line.” Last year, some 50,000 job openings from across the nation were listed on the “Job Line.” Alumni who pay a $10 annual fee may call the hot-line 24 hours-a-day for available listings. Jobs listed come from a nation-wide computer system and from local and national telephone requests. In some cases, campus computers will match career objectives of Cyrus M. McKell Career Center Offers “Job Line” For Alumni Weber State’s name change from college to University may help alumni get better jobs. Steven H. Eichmeier, director of the University’s Career Services Center, said that since Weber State acquired university status the Career Services Center has received more notices than ever before of national employment opportunities. “There is still a mystique about being a graduate of a university instead of a college,” Dr. Eichmeier said. “There are still some employers who will not recruit from colleges. They fail to OtNote: Science Dean Serves As National Chair Of Key Committee Cyrus M. McKell, dean of the College of Science, has been appointed chairman of a National Academy of Sciences committee that will award $1.6 million in grants for agricultural research in Pakistan. Dr. McKell will serve through July 1992 on the academy’s Board on Science and Technology for International Development. Since much of Pakistan’s farm land is tainted with salt residues from the nearby ocean, Dr. McKell said the research grants are intended to help Pakistani scientists find callers with available jobs and call relevant information to an alumnus. Another way the University’s career-services staff can help is by working with 3,500 employers to match alumni with an employment needs. “Many companies look for employees outside of the immediate area of their headquarters or plant because they are not able to fulfill their needs from their local area,” Dr. Eichmeier said. The University hosts a career fair each February which attracts about 150 companies to campus. “Most positions are at entry level but more upper-level positions are advertised each year,” Dr. Eichmeier said. The next career fair will be held Feb. 13 in the Shepherd Union Building (continued) ways to cope with the adverse effects of salt on agricultural production. Dr. McKell and other committee members visited Pakistan last August and will return in December to consult with Pakistani researchers. Committee members will also teach a symposium in Pakistan on research methods and organization. Dr. McKell was vice president of research for a firm involved in bio-technological studies before he joined the Weber State faculty in 1981. He had previously served as director of the Institute for Land Rehabilitation at Utah State University, director of USU’s Environment and Man program, head of the USU range and science department and chairman of the agronomy department at the University of California at Riverside. Dr. McKell has directed agricultural training for the Peace Corps in India and performed research for the Ford Foundation in Mexico and Argentina. He served with the U.S. Agency for International Development in Bolivia. He is a member of the Utah Advisory Council on Science and Technology. ® 3