Show OctnhcrS 1WS Pape 7 Teacher receives award for the third time New community education and university center director named Dani Weigand editor by Leona Christensen editor History teacher Sura Ewart concentrates on establishing a positive rapport with her students by concentrating on learning who her students are as people while she leaches them that history is a story of hemes villains war and peace This has contributed to her winning the outstanding faculty member award for the third time in four years Site won her first award after her first year of teaching in I ‘M2 She received the award the following year and again for the 1993-9- 4 school year She feels that the outstanding faculty award is (he best award a teacher can receive because the winner is chosen by the students She wanted to clarify that she did not win the award because of giving students “As" in her classes She is not an easy teacher “I demand a level of excellence from my students" She feels that by taking her classes students will excel at four year universities because they will be better readers writers and thinkers Before coming to the College of Eastern Utah Ewan received her master's degree in history with her minor in literature front Washington State Univer- Rich McCormick w ho recently was selected as the new continuing education and university center director is a long w ay I rom home and the family dairy lirni in Berkeley County West Virginia He is the first member of his immediate family to pursue a career off the farm He quipped that he has always been different Irom his family and considers himself as the “black sheep" of the family He and his wife Carol have four children: Cara Carla Carl Jr and Caren While the living on the lain-planni- — --“i r“““—— to That plan McCormicks were ily farm they were alter the name it the h was changed of Carl Jr and Caren The Ranch did not ily thought that the have the same ring ever fam-6-- 4-- C how-birt- C to it He began his education directly computer system lege when they from the school After 14 years the McCormicks out of college In Junior College in him to teach At that was part of the c established a center for the them district with the college moved to south-eig- west Virginia for years while I in American history and 2(Hh century American studies The 20th century history class is taught every other year by Ewart and Larry Sevcreid She feels that it is necessary to cover the 2(hh century in depth because it is usually taught within a matter of days in ordinary history classes She concentrates on making her history classes interesting because most students wIhi have taken history classes have luul to memorize unimportant information During class she offers dating tips jokes with students and occasionally sings for her students Ewart also teaches (Ik environmental studies program on campus with her husband Erick When she continued from page 6 sity An undergraduate student at Nonhem Arizona University she studied journalism and public relations When she found that journalism was not what she wanted to do site went back to Washington Stale and taught for two years of graduate work Ewan came to (lie College of Eastern Utah in I'MI as the only member of the History department She added western civilization and increased studies on Europe Since then two more classes have been added which Ewart feels am important elements of history women GerL Capitol she was the first intern to research write and lobby for her ow n bill Although it wasn't passed ( it was skipped over in the last moments of a session) it was a bill requiring that all lanhills he written in gender-neutrguage Gcri attributes this interest in has made the time to be very involved with all three of her children's lives and is extremely proud of each one's accomplishments Paige is a I ‘MS graduate of the University of Utah with majors in both English and political science and a minor in Spanish While at the Stale al look over the program she changed it from a strong focus in environmental literature to focusing on practical problems and degradation Site said that the program is designed to give students a holistic approach to striking the balance between development and preservation of the planet She said the environmental studies program at ('Ell is only one of its kind in I Itah because of the outdoor component to the class live Slie feels the small classroom atmosphere at ('El1 is beneficial to the students With smaller classes students gel mom attention making them stronger Ewart also likes tk freedom she has with her teaching at the school She luipes to do more graduate work but until then she w ill remain a history and environmental studies teacher at CEU sexual equality to the way in which she and Ikt husband have raised all their children "Using anything that is gender specific language when it is not appropriate is as bud us a racial slur in our home We use gender so rather Ilian saying neutral-languag- e ‘chair- man' we say ‘chair’" Tiffany is a sophomore at CEU and is involved with dancing She is talking about becoming a scIuhiI teacheralong with teaching dancing Antliony is the youngest a senior at Carbon High He has been involved w ith debate and bas- ketball Geri says "even though I had all those years lodoall those funthings and travel all over before I was married the greatest experience of my life Draft Due? is having children It is without a doubt the most wonderful experience of my z Pujtyrfinctaation? life" Gr$y Grammar? Main Buildine 210 & 9 am-noo- n pm 1- -3 9fl9 Hagerstown Maryland hired ness and computer lime the college cal school district husi-class- lo-ll- ht McCormick supervised ilie computer and business department and set up a personnel department for Patrick Henry College He developed an guide that created guidelines for assessing the programs and students of the school lie also wrote articles on the subject and served on state and national assessment committees lie and his family headed West because they had seen virtually all of the Eastern United States and Canada He was hired as the director of institutional research and as a business professor at the C ollcgc of Eastern Utah in I ‘M I I le planned to slay in Utah for only four or live years secure another leaching job further West so his family could explore more of the West However the McCormicks enjoy Utah so much that they decided to stay lie said when the inch-thic- k applied and three weeks later was offered the job McCormick began his education at a junior college After graduating with an associate's degree from Monroe College in Virginia he transferred to Steed College in Johnson City Tenn he graduated with a bachelor's degree in business technology and data processing The family has also drilled from school to school for McCormick to pursue his master's degree I le began graduate studies at both Frostberg and West Maryland universities in business but was unable to complete a degree due to conflicts with his employment He said that every time he would begin his graduate studies a major project would surface and his studies would be interrupted for three or four years He was able to take classes during (he summer and in three years earned a certificate in management from the University of Kentucky He finally procured a master's degree in business management from Eton College in North Carolina McCormick quipped that the school was so outstanding that the town renamed itself al ter the college His goals for his new position are to expand the current community education listings take advantage of resources available and increase recreation classes Although he will not continue leaching business he noted that he will probably continue leaching recreation classes lie also plants to increase the number of baclielor's degrees from other universities available on campus He also intends to fortify the summer schedule listings at the Moah center four-ye- ar Three editors named for Eagle newspaper llirce editors were appointed lo write and design ilic newspaper for the 1993- year Ijcona Christensen is a graduate of Spanish Fork High School where site award-winnin- Come to the Writing Center career in higher g was named journalist of the year and was on ilie newspaper staff three years Site covers the public relations department and Ilie president's office She is pursuing a degree in communications with an emphasis in public relations and journalism Mary Ann Southards a graduate of Carbon High oversees layout and design along with covering sports Her major is undecided and is looking into the field of business communications List year she was named outstanding freshman at CEU While attending e school she also docs public relations for CEU's dance department and temporary work for the city attor full-tim- ney Dani Weigand graduated from high school in Colorado In high xchool she served as debate team president She covers faculty and senate issues as well as layout and design She placed first in news writing at the Mesa Slate College Media Day She is a sophomore studying journalism and computer graphics She is also planning income back in 10 years as a president of a college |