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Show S3 . ,ir D.v f1 Tuesday, 8 July 1986 Vol. 46 No. 62 Council elects new chairs The Weber State College Institutional Council appointed a new chairman and approved a number of changes in the constitutional bylaws of the college's Faculty Senate. Harold Steed, president of Clearfield State Bank, became the new chairman of the council, and Richard Myers, president of Myers Mortuary, was selected vice chairman during the group's monthly meeting July 3. The Institutional Council is one of two governing boards of the college, including itself and the Utah Board of Regents. The Council handles theday-to-day operations of the college while the Board of Regents handles the long-range operations. The Council is made up of both the studentbody president and the alumni president for the year. It also consists of eight members not directly involved with the college. These are appointed by the governor. Steed has served on the WSC Institutional Council for a total of 16 years. Myers served on the WSC council for one year in 1965 and was reappointed last year for a four-year term. In other matters, the WSC Institutional Council approved a large list of changes for the college's Faculty Senate. "This is the first time in some years that the faculty senate has taken a thorough look at their constitution, and they have made some major changes in the bylaws," Academic Vice President Robert B. Smith told the group. Those changes are mostly a streamlining of the organizational structure and a redefining of a number of committees and boards, he said. WSC president Stephen D. Nadauld noted that the college is in the process of reviewing academic offerings at the college "to get a feeling of where we'll make cuts and what programs we'll emphasize."This is the time to make some substantive changes in terms of where we're going," Nadauld said. Those changes are necessitated by tight budgets, he said, but will result in a more refined institution. Referring to the college's limited revenues, Smith reported that 13 teaching positions currently vacant would not be filled for the coming year. mi' m m ..Ha : V-V -a y ( S3 C-. y - ; V r, '" 'jiMBKaJSr .7 ! V DIGNITARIES played instruments owned by Prestwich, a sophomore at Roy High School, helps students from local schools in celebration of the Mack Lawrence from Mountain Bell with a clarinet. Utah Musical Theatre July 3. Above, Ellen See story on page 5. (Signpost photo: Jeff Bybee) Students attend orientation For the first time in Weber State's history new students are being required to complete orientation before they can sign up for classes. New freshman or transfer students who are entering Weber State College fall quarter must attend one of 25 scheduled orientation I N S r D E Should capital punishment be enforced? (see editorial on page 4) Weber professor teaches computerized anatomy (see story on page 3) sessions before they will be allowed to register. "(The sessions) are all the nuts and bolts kinds of things. Things you need to know when you come to college for the first time," said Julie Arbuckle, director of Weber State's Center for Academic Advisement, which is sponsoring the orientations. Studies show that students who are oriented to college have a higher success rate in classes, and tend not to dropout. "I think it's very important for students to be oriented to academic life," Arbuckle said. Different orientations are set for students with declared majors, and for those who have not declared a major. In addition, there are sessions for transfer students, for older, returning 'students, a couple of evening orientations, an overnighter and one for parents. (see SEMINARS on page 2) DIGI-TALK aids NUSAT Susan Fishburn Staff Reporter Sometimes, three comes before two. Three comes first in the NUSAT project. NUSAT III will be ready to launch before NUSAT II because it is a less technical project than NUSAT II, according to Bob Twiggs, associate professor and advisor to the NUSAT project at WSC. NUSAT II will take longer to complete because it has "more redundancy, more pizazz, extra experiments," Twiggs said. The school is building the computer boards and some of the other technical equipment that was purchased from others for the NUSAT I project, according to Twiggs. NUSAT III will include a device called DIGI-TALK, developed by Richland Community College in Decater, Illinois. The NUSAT program welcomes participation of other institutions. "We are committed to sharing information and expertise with others interested in doing related projects. I really like to work with those kinds of "people. "If "you keep it all to yourself, you end up not getting as much done," Twiggs said. The DIGI-TALK synthesized voice communicator would transmit one way. It will use radio waves close enough to amateur frequencies for ham radio operators to pick up the transmissions, according to Twiggs. NUSAT III is licensed by the FCC on an experimental frequency. "It's tough to get those frequencies, but about a week ago, we got renewed for another couple of years," Twiggs said. The satellite will continually broadcast battery charge and temperature data. "That means there will be no need to contact the satellite from the ground," Twiggs said. NUSAT I must be contacted from the ground. "There are five contact opportunities daily. Sometimes, all your passes are at night," Twiggs said. "Ham radio operators will be able to send us cards from everywhere, stating that they contacted the satellite at such and such a date and time. They will send us the data and we will send tham a membership card in the Nusat III group." he said. A video camera may also be included on NUSAT III. "We want to see what it looks like coming from up there," he continued. The camera would also be useful in providing information on the aurora borealis. Don Lind, retired astronaut and professor at Utah State University, has been doing high altitude research on the northern lights, and NUSAT III could provide more data, (see NUSAT on page 2) |