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Show MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2011 5 THE SIGNPOST Award continued from front S ervice continued from front She highlighted one of these projects, called "Get Out of Lockdown," in her speech. It is a partnership with the Utah Department of Human Services Juvenile Justice Center. The students are planning a four-week exercise program for the children, and from their assessment, they have learned the children also want to learn about self-esteem and stress management. Another project one of Cost's students is doing is called "Wacky Warriors." The student is planning and implementing a variety of activities to raise money for cancer research. So far this year, Wacky Warriors has raised more than $5,000 with a softball tournament they have planned. "(Cost) molds us to be able to enter any situation and have confidence," said Samantha Burton, one of Cost's students. "I think it is wonderful that Dr. Cost is willing to help the students get out in the community and (make it) better." Lori Greene, one of Cost's students, said she will be taking Health 4150 next semester. She said she is nervous about the community-based learning aspect of the class, but that she is confident in Cost's abilities to help her. "Dr. Cost is amazing. She really does teach us how to get in and learn and become," Greene said. "We are not just the students, but we are the teacher too in whatever we do." Comment on this story at wsusignpost.com. I THE SIGNPOST Volunteers look over blueprints for the sprinkler system trenches they dug Saturday as part of Make a Difference Day. While WSU students were involved, many volunteers came from the community, including Betty Gilchrist, chair of the Classified Staff Advisory Committee, and her sons. Gilchrist said the committee has been making an effort to include WSU students in community events like this. PHOTO BY AMANDA LEWARK hese tracks limns news Is afoot! vir THESSIGNPOST WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY We how the news. Farr Better Quali....Farr Better Price! 2466 Washington Blvd. Ogden Ut (801) 621 7666 www.farrsjewelry.com - 10% off on bridal settings purchase upon presentation of valid school I.D. feel like I did a good deed by doing community service for the underprivileged." The family that would receive this home would be able to buy the house without paying interest on it and would purchase it at a lower price. "We aren't just building sprinkler systems; we're building dreams," Chugg said. Not only students were there; entire families came to help build. "I brought my son Peter, William, and Frank, and thenWilliam brought his two boys, so we made this a family affair," said Betty Gilchrist, the chair of the Classified Staff Advisory Committee, which has been trying to get the WSU students and staff involved in community events. "It's been great; we are doing things we absolutely don't know how to do. They are telling us what to do, so we do." The Ogden house sprinkler system was not finished by the end of the day. The trenches were dug, but the piping was not put together. Students are encouraged to go volunteer next week as well. "It's a good way to get involved and do some service for your community while the weather is still good," Moon said. instruction by six in the fall and three in the spring. It will also increase the number of break days between the fall, spring and summer semesters by seven days. However, Bird said he doesn't believe instructors will adjust their syllabi to accommodate an extra five minutes of instruction. Bird said the changes will be difficult to adjust to for a minority of classes, which he said need the current amount of days for the course material to be successfully taught. "When you have to teach a skill set, you have to have the days," Bird said. "When I lose days, it takes away time when students can go down to the children's school and actually work with children. I don't extend the lab down there for 20 more minutes a day. So I'm losing days to teach students." Bird said it's already diffi- cult for teachers in child and family studies to get the time they need with their classes to work with children at the children's school. "We already have trouble getting our teachers quality time in the children's school," Bird said. Cutting the days of instruction will also cut the number of days the children's school can charge parents for day care, Bird said. Bird said administration has promised to cut the lag in revenue if Calendar C is adopted. Bird also said he doubts the state legislature will support the changes. "I would like to see President Millner go up to the state legislature and say, 'We are giving faculty more time and taking away days of education because faculty need time to visit their family" Bird said. Despite Bird's concerns, a release from faculty senate affirms there are other compelling reasons for the change, although it listed vacations as the first. According to the release, the increased number of break days is to give faculty more time for vacations, submitting grades, study-abroad trips, faculty research, disseminating financial aid, academic advising and finalizing registration. "There's always going to be pros and cons against any calendar," Garside said. "I think there were some good issues that were brought up. I think most of them were addressed." Garside said she believes the overwhelming support for the calendar change will be acknowledged by the administration. "I think they'll listen, because that was one of the reasons why this went on for so long (four years), and we wanted to be sure everybody had an opportunity," Garside said. "I think the administration will probably be supportive of what the faculty senate recommended." Comment on this story at wsusignpost. corn. C alendar continued from front The new calender would include several changes to the current one. Fall classes would start the first full week of September after Labor Day instead of the last week of August, and spring classes would start mid-week in the second full week of January instead of the first day of the first week of January "I think one (issue) that (faculty) tend to agree on is the after-New-Year's thing," said Chris Hoagstrom, an assistant professor of zoology and member of the faculty senate. "If you travel somewhere to be with family or whatnot, it's kinda hard to enjoy New Year's if you have to be right back." One faculty senate member in the family studies department, Jim Bird, disagreed that a restructuring of vacation time was a viable reason to vote for Calendar C. "There is no educational component to this calendar change," Bird said. "We're doing it for vacation. That's all we're doing it for. It's not like someone said, 'Hey, by extending five minutes a day students are going to learn more.' No. It's all about vacation. It's about (how) the faculty do not want to come back right after NewYear's." With the start time being pushed back, fall finals would be the second full week of December instead of the first, and spring finals would be the last full week in April instead of the third. There would still be a weeklong Spring Break in March. Additionally, each session of a three-day-a-week class would be extended from 50 minutes to 55. The new calendar would actually slightly increase the number of class-time minutes for each credit hour, but would cut the days of NOV. 8 12:00 P.M. WILDCAT THEATER FORMER HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER AND NFL ATHLETE SPEAKING ABOUT HEALTH ISSUES & THE ATHLETES IN 2011 ONVOC IONS & WSU ATHLETICS Comment on this story at wsusignpost.com. |