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Show Panel Discusses Roles of Women in the Work Place by Sharon Muir Forum staff writer Women in the 1990s must have strong leadership skills and be able to integrate both home and parenting skills with their professional roles in order to be successful in the work place. A panel discussion, sponsored by the Weldon J. Taylor Executive Lecture series, covered the topic, The Demand of the 1990s Redefining the Role of Women in the Work Place on Jan. 24, in Gore Auditorium. The panel was moderated by Linda Galindo, vice president of Innovations Consulting, Inc. Along with her responsibilities as moderator, she focused her remarks on the responsibilities women must assume in order to redefine their role in the work place of the future. Galindo said that she approached this topic with extraordinary excitement ... about being alive in the 1990s and all the opportunities that will be involved in the change and challenge that will typify the next 10 years and beyond. She also feels a frustration that although corporations need women in leadership positions, there may be a belief that utilizing women in these roles is to produce an inferior product for service. Women must, Galindo said, understand and value themselves taking personal responsibility for their actions and performance. Women in a environment are noticed, said Dr. Joan Woodard, director of Environmental and Manufacturing Research and Development, Sandia National Laboratories. If you do your best and do your job well, you will be recognized for it. If you are not prepared and do a poor job, you will be noticed. Woodard recommends that women search out and develop mentors to help male-dominat- ed them reach professional goals and objectives. She admits there is a commonality between child rearing and managing or supervising people in the work place. The strongest tool for both mother and manager to use is positive reinforcement. Dr. Pat Freston, manager of personnel services with Questar Corporation, said the "903 cry for good leadership; we are in a leadership crisis. It takes seven years to enculturate a new employee and thats too long." She attributes the management crisis to dysfunctional families which produce neurotic management styles. Freston encourages women to take personal responsibility and learn to value diversity, because you do not know who you will be working with in the future. You can create your own reality," said Connie Romboy, owner of the Career Guidance Center. - Do what you want to do, find a career that you are happy in and learn to enjoy life while earning a living. d businesses are the wave of the future, according to Romboy, and women should ask themselves, how can I help, how can I be of service?" Education for the job and computer Service-oriente- literacy are vital to both men and women interested in being successful in the work place in the 1990s, Romboy said. Panel members emphasized that women must be able to take personal responsibility and believe in themselves and their gender, relying on their skills as managers and parents in order to meet the demands of the 1990s. Utah Legislature Ammends Private School Scholarships by Connie Diehl Forum staff writer House bill 78, offering career teaching d scholarships to college students in state-operate- institutions, was amended Jan. 24 in the House of Representatives to include students of qualified private institutions, such as Westminster and BYU. The bill was also amended to provide non-stat- Jewett Center Construction on Schedule by Margerie Johnson Forum staff writer The Jewett Center for the Performing Arts, Westminsters newest building, will be completed Mar. 30, 1991, said Stephen Morgan, executive vice president. The $2.5 million facility, located at the north end of the campus, has opening night activities planned for April 13. The Jewett Center provides modem centralized facilities for music, theatre, fine art studies and performances for Westminster College. Mrs. Berenice Jewett Bradshaw donated $2 million towards the construction of the building, which is named after her. Bradshaw is an alumna of the class of 22 at Westminster. In the early 1980s, she came back to Westminster and was impressed with the dedication of the faculty and staff to the educational mission of the college. She arranged to give the college $1 million, and subsequently gave another giftof$l million which made her the single, largest donor in the colleges history. Westminster College presented Bradshaw with an honorary doctorate of humane letters and she was the first recipient of the prestigious distinguished service award. She is a Trustee Emerita on Westminsters Board of Trustees and was honored as a distinguished professor of arts. The Jewett Center was designed by FFKR Architects. In the past twelve years the architectural firm has won 20 major design awards for quality and creativity. This firm designed Symphony Hall in down town Salt Lake, and has most recently designed The Alice Sheets Marriott Center for dance at the University of Utah. - Included in the 26,000 square ft. seat building is a auditorium, to be used for theatre, lecture and musical performances. A full service shop is located behind the stage that allows space for building theatrical sets and an office for the technical director. Also, the building has a small choir room, five offices and a dressing room. Opening night festivities will feature an open house, ribbon cutting dedication, recital, guided tours, and reception. In addition, the Westminster College Choir and Renaissance singers will perform. There will be a matinee concert on April 28, performed by Gary Graffman, internationally acclaimed pianist. On May 4, there will be another matinee concert performed by Linda Kelm, a dramatic soprano singer. 266-continen- tal Business Grants Help Science Departments With Equipment and Facilities Upgrades by Nancy Bennett Forum staff writer Westminsters biology and physics departments recently received grants from two businesses to buy new equipment and upgrade facilities. The biology department received a $69,000 challenge grant from the E.L. Wiegand Foundation, a Reno-base- d firm. It was matched with $29,000 in donations from local businesses and individuals in- cluding the Bamberger Foundation, $10,000; Oren A. Nelson, $5,000; Eskuche Charitable Trust, $10,000; Deluxe Check Foundation, $3,000 and John and Jean Henkels, $1000. Each contributed to help the school upgrade the existing biology lab and buy new laboratory equipment. Westminsters biology lab was con-- , structed in 1948, and since then has never had any major renovation or purchase of new equipment. The current microscopes are 30 years old. With the grant, they will be replaced with 30 new dual-viemicrosaid director of scopes, Sonja Chesley, annual giving. The construction of a new biology lab and greenhouse will have a significant impact on all Westminster students studying science, said President Charles H. Dick. The biology department offers opportunities for nursing, education and all science majors, he said. The $89,000 plan to renovate the biology lab will begin in May 1991. After the grant is used to do renovations, Westminster will apply for a grant from the National Science Foundation. The renovation of the biology department will help Westminster be in a position to make the application," said Chesley. w A $5,000 grant was also awarded to the physics department by a local firm, Dr. Ezekiel R. and Edna Wattis Dumke Foundation. Dumke has been giving contributions to Westminster since 1976, but this was the largest grant ever given to the college. The grant has enabled Westminster to purchase much-neede- d equipment for the colleges physics laboratory, said Dick. The new equipment has substantially improved the quality of the physics program, said Dr. Gothard Grey, assistant professor of physics. Among the equipment purchased with the Dumke grant was a digital multimeter, an air track and air blower, harmonic motion springs, an autotransformer, mercury laser, computer upgrades with multipurpose interfaces and electronics for timer construction. e students with tuition and fees equal to state students. Fewer teachers would get the scholarship if the bill did not provide for tuition at the rates of Westminster or BYU because of their higher costs, said Kim R. Burningham, state representative Representatives. According for the House of to Burningham Cross), the sponsor of the bill, $600,000 was appropriated for these scholarships in last years budget. Burningham is hopeful the scholarship bill will receive at least that amount this year. The purpose of the scholarship is to recruit and train candidates for teaching math and science in Utahs public school The bill stemmed from system. Burninghams belief in the need to keep good teachers in Utah. The whole concept of this scholarship is critical, especially for science and math teachers. It is difficult to find qualified teachers in these fields, said Burningham. Scholarships are awarded to students who declare an intent to complete the prescribed course of instruction required for a teaching certificate, and to teach in Utahs public schools. Recipients who do not teach for a term equal to the number of years the scholarship covers (within a reasonable period of time after graduation), are required to repay a portion of the scholarship. One year of teaching is credit for one years tuition and fees. All repayments go to the career Each teaching scholarship program. is for valid four to scholarship up years of e or equivalent enrollment, or until the recipients requirements for certification have been met, whichever is shorter. Scholarships apply to both tuition and fees in amounts approved by the State Board of Regents and State Board of Education. They are based upon criteria developed to insure that all scholarship recipients will pursue a teaching career in Utahs public school system. Buminghamisaformer Bountiful High School teacher. He retired three years ago, after teaching debate and speech for 27 years. He is presently serving his eleventh year representing District 19 in the House of Representatives. full-tim- |