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Show 2 Signpost Tuesday, June 3, 1986 Channel 9 continues on at U of U consortium by Rae Dawn Olbert Editor-in-Chief Last year, Weber State College officials turned Channel 9, a VHF television station, over to a state-wide consortium; to be run by and used by all Utah colleges. Channel 9 is housed at the University of Utah and is scheduled to begin broadcasting next fall; "around late October, early November," according to Tad Williams, state coordinator for telecommunications. Williams was appointed to this position by the Utah State Board of Regents. The equipment needed for the station has been ordered and the facilities are being readied. Funding for these projects comes from a federal grant and the balance needed for construction was appropriated by the 1986 Legislature, Williams said. Channel 9 will be operational November through June, four hours a day, five days a week. Williams said additional funding will be sought to allow increased daily air time. The programming will consist of instructional programs, including telecourses, seminars, live classes and conferences. Each school must submit a bid for needed air-time, which will be considered by an inter-collegiate panel. Also under construction is a microwave system, which would allow the schools to interact with each other and facilitate Channel 9 operations. The individual schools must incur the cost of producing programs themselves. Facilities available at Weber State College for broadcast students wishing to pursue television production are limited. Randolph Scott, chair of the Department of Communication, said "resources are kind of tight right now. Communications doesn't have telecom-' munication services ... we borrow or share with Linda" Wolcott, from instructional technology, (formerly instructional development). Instructional development houses Channel 20 facilities. According to Wolcott, the department's main purpose is to provide a service to the campus, much like printing services does. Instructional development helps faculty members prepare video programs, instructional and otherwise, and functions in various other service areas. A limited number of students are involved with the station; some work as interns, and others are enrolled in television production classes. The classes are allowed to share the facilities. According to Scott, there are 48 broadcasting majors in the communication department. In fall quarter, 1984, there were 24 students enrolled in a lower-level television production class. This past fall, the number dropped to 11. Scott said the department is considering hiring a faculty member with a strong production background to help in this area. He said the three major areas to concentrate on are equipment resources, personnel and facilities. "We have several ideas, but they're not fully developed ... we are exploring options," said Scott. Funding for Channel 9 projects will have to come from the instructional technology budget andor other special funds, according to Scott, as there is no room in the communication budget. Ken Hill Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor News Editor Ass't News Editor Sports Editor Ass't Sports Editor Entertainment Editor Copy Editors Photo Editor Chief Photographer Photographers Graphic Artist Advisor Publisher Rae Dawn Olbert Chris J. Miller Loretta Park JaNae Barlow Mike Coe Dave Allison Leona Vandre Linda Nimori Ann Stevenson Rory Easley Scott Miller Jeff Bybee Oscar Sosa Chris Loftus Steve Thorpe Larry Stahle Randolph J. Scott Ass't Business Manager Advertising Agent Production Managers Production Staff Staff Reporters Emilie Bean Bob George Emilie Bean Jeannine Anderson Shawn Sturgeon Cheryl Watson LeAnn Parker Jay Watts Don Karmondy Ilene Wangsgard Mike Buck Jared Preisler Cathe Guptill Robert Potts Dan A. Taylor Brian Growcock Tanja Schaffer David Bird Doug Burch Jana Chesley Mikel Bowman Dana Hanson Penny RowLee Mike Tupa Matthew Madsen Debra Ann Moss Janet Bassett Jeanne Chadey Kathryn Ward Lynn Soltys Ann Dolan m ,'v i it 1 ' t Lef's have fun . . . Signpol pholo Oscar Sosa Rick Ryan, former back-up musician for building Saturday night in a benefit concert for Bryan Adams, entertained in the union KWCR. Berube, Malone accept positions elsewhere (Cont. from front page) Malone, a former WSC debater and assistant debate coach, will assume responsibilities at Hillcrest as the director of debate and forensics and will also work towards becoming a school administrator. Malone feels the high school programs can be more rewarding, but wishes the Weber program success in its future. Said Berube, "Soon, Weber will come to realize that the school is losing one of the top coaching staffs in the nation." Randolph Scott, communications department chairman, called the two resignations "huge losses," but felt that both took positions that were "too good to pass up. "Susan Malone has tremendous abilities. The success of our hosting the national tournament last year can be attributed to her administrative abilities, and you couldn't ask for a more dedicated worker than Dave Berube," said Scott. Although plans for filling the positions are still tentative, Scott believes that Pierre Heidrich, director of forensics at Auburn University, will be offered the position of acting director of forensics. Teaching positions open for graduates (Cont. from front paee) and some of the modules should be taught in the classroom. The modules are in a constant state of revision, said Adamson. Students and faculty are given the opportunity to critique each module. There are follow up studies with graduates to make sure the modules fit the needs of teachers. "I have a better attitude about the modules than I did when I first went in," said Jill Snyder, a English major who is planning to teach at Syracuse Junior High this fall. She said that she found the professors were more accessible than what she heard. She was able to get appointments with them when she needed help. If the School of Education gave letter grades to their students, other schools on campus would be upset, Jones said. The reason is because the school does not pass any of the students unless they have a B or better. "This is just a differnt way of offering a course," said Jones. The school cannot convert a "crummy" course into a mocule, because the module will carry the same characteristics. "I guess I feel defeated when I see creditno credit," said Diane Kuekarni, a senior who plans on going into secondary education. "I feel so good when I see the letter grade. I don't want just credit." |