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Show Page 32 The Thunderbird Tuesday September 25, 1984 Telecourses offer variety, credit mmiirriiiiiiiixiriuiniiiiiin 'iniiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiixiiiiiinriiiiiii Back to School Special Weve got over 1,000 movies Rent a VCR and 3 movies for $7.00 Per day Plus tax Must show Student I.D. Monday thru Thursday ONLY Expires Oct. 4, 1984 586-785- SkaggsKmart Shopping Center 911 S Main 586-114- 1 Ko i n 9 MAIN 430 TOS.SAFEWAY) it (NEXT NEW STUDY LOUNGE - SEPARATE - QUIET WASHERS LARGE DOUBLE-LOAECONOMICAL COLD WATER WASHERS EXTRACTING SERVICE - SAVE DRYING TIME STEAM IRON FOR RENT OR HIRE PLAYPEN FOR TODDLERS s s s s Welcome Back susc Students!!! START ONE WASHER & GET 1 IN FREE WASH WASCOMATS DOUBLE-LOA- COUPON GOOD THRU OCT ,0 44 Mj RAINDANCE COSTUME JEWELRY COUNTER Low-LoPrices ANY JEWELRY PURCHASE 10 Television viewers this fall are invited to study American history and public policy, probe the psychology of human behavior, sharpen their business management skills, or survey Jewish history, thought and culture over the course of almost 5,000 years all at home and all for college credit. A series of telecourses, fully accredited college level courses made to be shown on television, will start this month on KUED, channel 7. Southern Utah State College will offer credit for six of them. SUSC has awarded credit for telecourses since the fall of 1981. We offer as many classes as possible each semester as a commitment to the people in our service area, said Phillip C. Carter, assistant provost for academic programs. Involvement in the program gives us access to resources weve never had before. Its an exciting, 'stimulating and convenient way to earn college credit. The SUSC Division of Continuing Education 0 for registration can be contacted at information about any of the upcoming offerings: The American Story: Beginnings to 1877; The Business of Management; The Constitution: That Delicate Balance; Focus on Society; Heritage: Civilization and the Jews; or Understanding . Human Behavior. Telecourses combine televised lessons repeated once and sometimes twice during the week with related reading assignments and examinations, all coordinated by faculty sponsors at SUSC. If you miss one of the weekly programs, youll have a chance to see it again, something that isnt possible in a regular classroom setting, Dr. Carter said. The Constitution: That Delicate Balance, starts Sept. 26 at noon and will be repeated again on Sept. 27 and Sept. 30. W. Craig Jones, an associate professor of political science at SUSC, is course the faculty coordinator. The three-credcovers constitutional rights and public policy with hour-lonseminars on controversial constitutional issues like capital punishment, affirmative action, abortion and national security vs. freedom of the press. OFF COUPON GOOD THRU OCT. 7th 7th g Four telecourses start on Sept. 29. The American Story: Beginnings to 1877, is a it course that takes viewers from Americas prehistoric origins to the U.S. Centennial celebration. Wayne K. Hinton, chairman of the SUSC Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, is the faculty coordinator. The program will be repeated on Mondays. The Business of Management is a telecourse developed to cover the essential skills required in good management training. The program will be repeated on Sundays. Robert A. Moore, a professor of business at SUSC, is the campus coordinator. five-cred- four-cred- it SUSC has awarded telecourse credit since fall quarter of 1981. Focus on Society is a course in sociology which focuses on the changes in nearly every element of American society the home, the family, the workplace, marriage, recreation and even religion. SUSC associate professor of sociology Morgan J. Williams is the campus coordinator. The telecourse will be repeated on Tuesdays. Understanding Human Behavior, a telecourse repeated on Mondays, is an introduction to psychology that encourages an understanding and appreciation of the scientific approach to the study of human behavior. Leslie N. Jones, an associate professor of psychology, is the SUSC coordinator. The sixth telecourse, Heritage: Civilization and the Jews, is a three credit history course scheduled to start on Oct. 1. It will be repeated on Tuesdays then again on Sundays. The most ambitious documentary series to be undertaken in the history of public broadcasting, Heritage is an introductory level survey of Jewish history, thought and culture against the backdrop of the civilizations in which Jews have lived. Robert G. Young, an associate professor of history, is the campus coordinator. five-cred- it five-cred- it Business students gather five top awards Southern Utah State College students garnered SUSC student, senior Allan Buethe, Magna, represented SUSC as the statewide winner in Word ProcessingMachine Transcription. He Leadership Conference held recently in Atlanta, Ga. finished in 1 1th place. Winners at the national business contest were Barton. Las Vegas, was the Utah winner in Ms. Jessica Barton, second in Ms. Future Business Future Business Executive competition as was Executive competition; Jon Christy, third in Jensen, Mesquite, in the Mr. Future Business Executive division. Those contests, Williamson Marketing; Faul Hatch, fourth in Business Law; and Theron Jensen and Scott Johnson, tenth in said, consist of a written test on basic business Mr. Future Business Executive and Accounting II knowledge along with preliminary and final interviews. The other contests consist of hour-lon- g competition, respectively. Utah colleges and universities captured 14 written tests. awards in all, according to Doris Williamson, Christy, a SUSC senior, is from Santa Ana, advisor to SUSCs Chi Alpha Chapter of PBL. Calif. He represented Utah as the first place winner in Marketing. Barton graduated from Only Arkansas, with 17 awards, topped Utahs award total. As far as I could tell, North SUSC June 2 with a double major in business Carolina followed with 12 top places, with the administration and communication. Jensen earned remaining 33 other participating states winning 10 a double major in accounting and business or fewer awards, she said. administration while Hatch graduated in business SUSC led other Beehive State contenders with administration and Johnson in accounting. Hatch, five national places followed by Utah State Cedar City, was the statewide winner in business law while Johnson, Marysvale, was third in University with four places, Weber State College with three wins and Snow College and Utah Accounting II. Trade Tech, Salt Lake, with one win each. We are extremely pleased with the students and with their demonstration of knowledge Jeffrey D. Maxwell, a June 2 SUSC graduate with a degree in accounting, traveled to Atlanta received at SUSC, the chapter advisor said, where he completed his term as national adding that last year SUSC students placed treasurer. Maxwell, Cedar City, finished state PBL nationally in Mr. Future Business Executive, competition as the first place winner in Accounting II, Business Administration, Office Procedures and Business Communications. Accounting II competition but didnt compete While in Atlanta, convention delegates toured nationally because of his status as a national officer. the city, local businesses and the amusement park Also at the national conference, Williamson, an Six Flags Over Georgia. Actual conference time associate professor of business, was named the included business meetings, contests, workshops state advisor to Utahs PBL chapters. Another and leadership development sessions. five top awards at the Phi Beta Lambda National |