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Show 2 Signpost Tuesday, July 9, 1985 Memorial fund created Weber State College has established a memorial fund for social work in the name of the late Cora Kasius, a former student of Weber. The "Cora Kasius Memorial Fund for Social Work Education" was created at the college to honor the former Weber Academy student, who attended from 1912-1914, and to upgrade educational opportunities in the Weber State social work department, said development officer Don Spainhower. Mrs. Kasius was the editor of Social Casework from 1947 to 1964. She is credited with having helped shape the direction of social work writing and research. Kasius led professional institutes and seminars in various countries and in 1950-51 she served as Lecturer in Social Work at the School of Social Work in Amsterdam. She also led discussion groups at sessions of the International Conference of Social Work and was an active consultant for many international social workers. For several years she was responsible for the publication of Casework Papers. She wrote the book Nancy Clark, Social Worker, and was also a consultant for many plays, movies and television presentations. She is also credited with improving social work education on graduate and undergraduate levels. Mrs. Kasius was active in the development of the Council on Social Work Education and served on various national social work organizations committees. Upon retirement, she received the "National Conference on Social Work" award. Spainhower said that the endowment would be used to purchase books, to fund scholarships or fill other related educational needs in the WSC social work department. He noted that the endowment was established by Peter Kasius, a nephew of Mrs. Kasius, and that other family members and friends are being contacted to participate in the funding with personal donations. Regents consider semester (cont'd from front page) In the report submitted to the Regents, Hanson admitted that there would be a cost to convert to the semester program, but he noted that when Washington State University converted to the system in 1983, the one-time conversion cost of $317,394 was more than made up by the annual operational savings of $642,407. But money aside, Hanson said the main benefit is to the students. He said, "The general feeling is that students will have more time so they'll get a better education." Hanson said that 64 percent of all colleges and universities in the nation use the semester program and 72 percent of students chose college using semesters. He said there are some disadvantages. For example, there would be fewer classes to chose from and fewer opportunities to transfer. And, he said, semesters make it harder for students to plan their schedules. But he noted that if the choice is between a wider selection of classes or more in-depth education he'd prefer more education. Hanson said, "There have been no studies that I'm aware of that compare the outcome of those attending colleges using the semester program to those attending by quarters, but my feeling is that there might be slight academic advantage to a semester system." The State Board of Regents has asked all state institutions of higher education to look at the idea and return with their own recommendations by the end of fall quarter 1985. If approved, Hanson said the switch could come by 1987. r1 WK I V E o KWCR Stereo p Weber State College Ogden, UT M DIAL FM OQ means variety Fall registration this packets will be and available starting Wednesday Thursday. ( Nl lYITV TTTD Salute to Jerome Kern-100th Birthday Norman Leyden, Guest Conductor Music from Showboat This Thursday, Symphony Hall, 8 p.m. Snowbird Sunday, July 14, 4 p.m. also at Deer Valley Resort, this Saturday, 6 p.m. All Mozart - Music from Amadeus Charles Ketcham, Conducting Eugene Watanabe, Piano Utah Symphony Chorus and Guest Soloists Overture to The Magic Flute Piano Concerto No. 21 Reguiem Syphony Hall, July 18, 8 p.m. Snowbird, July 21, 4 p.m. 500 East 5300 South ) Murray Amphitheater ( Summer Pops outdoor seating at the new Murray Park facility July 19, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $8, available at the door Students & Children $5 Tanner Amphitheater, Springdale (Zion Park) Summer Pops July 22, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $5 Student & Children $3 Summer Series Single tickets $10 Symphony Hall Student Rush $6 Snowbird Student Tickets $8 Box Office 533-6407 Open 10 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. MonFri and 1 hour before performances N.W. Cornor, Symphony Hall 123 W. South Temple, SLC n7(7n md:o EOJW TOGETHER |
