LIGHT UP YOUR LIFE 40 We are living in a time of dramatic change. All over the world changes are taking place which impact every aspect of our lives. To benefit from these changes, learning must become a lifetime activity, not merely something that takes place between the ages of 5 and 22. One author observed: “Everywhere, men and women are beginning to realize that the education they received in the past, regardless of how little or how much, cannot sustain them for long in a time of rapid change. They sense that the world in which they live is no longer the world they have known, that the nation is undergoing deep and ever-accelerating changes, and that even the community or neighborhood in which they live no longer offers the comfort of continuity. They recognize that unless they take preventive action, they will become as obsolete as last year’s headlines. They are discovering that... the only way to survive in a world where so much is new every day, is to develop a process of continual self-renewal.” In the past year, I have visited businesses, government offices, public schools and health-care organizations to learn about their THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS AT WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY er er ee | 1991-92 Performing Arts Series ee ee with one another. Faculty, students and community members can learn together as they work in teams to solve community problems. They can focus on problems that are important to the community, involve people from several different disciplines and, together, unravel complex problems. To encourage this kind of learning, Weber State is becoming what some call a “metropolitan university.” This model calls for partnerships between the University and many different segments of the community. As a metropolitan university, we are dedicated to the intellectual, economic, social, and cultural development of the community. We are building a curriculum to help our students step into the 21st century with confidence. @ ee by Paul H. Thompson University President cal because they are changing so rapidly. Managers of industries told me repeatedly how important education is to their companies. Learning is not simply the responsibility of the president or the managers, they said, but it is required of technicians, custodians and secretaries, too. Everyone in the organization must make learning a high priority. These findings have important implications for our institution: ¢ We must be prepared to serve students of all ages, not just those between the ages of 17 and 22. The University has responded well to this opportunity, and we have many students in their 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s. ¢ We must expand our partnership with the community and take education off campus. Since people need to be continually learn- ing, we can’t wait for students to come to us; we need to go to them. We do a great deal now in continuing education off campus, but we are expanding that activity and making it easier for people throughout our community to learn . ¢ We must provide a worldclass education. If businesses are going to survive in a global economy, they will have to be globally minded. Businesses are not competing only with companies in California, Texas and New York. They must compete with businesses in Japan, Korea and Germany, too. How do we provide world-class opportunities for learning? We don’t have the resources to pursue learning in large laboratories with expensive equipment; however, learning can take place in other settings as well. Faculty and students can learn as they interact ee ee activities. The need for continued education in all these fields is criti- L Ce a L CREDITS: University Times is published by the Public Communications Department, Weber State University, Ogden, UT 844081010. Please address all correspondence to the Editor. 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