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Show Wednesday, January 10, 1990 Tlie Daily Utah Chronicle - Page Three College of Science pursues involvement of local industry Dagi Binggeli ChronicTe Staff Writer By The University of Utah College of Science is undertaking an effort to learn how to increase relations between the various science departments and the local industry by sending out a questionnaire to Salt Lake's businesses. "The purpose of the questionnaire is to suggest that the College of Science might play an increased role in their enterprise, supplying lists of recent graduates, lists of researchers and their area of expertise, and announcements of visiting lecturers," said Jana Baumann, director of development at the U. College of Science. As a result of the questionnaire, students could benefit from local businesses that get involved with the department, said Baumann. One on the questions asks businesses questionnaire of the whether they would like to find out ahead of time "who our graduates are going to be," she said. If the industry shows interest and develops stronger ties with the U. it Chronicle Photo hy lkxme J. Chen . Jana Baumann, director of development for the College of Science, hopes results from a questionnaire will teach the department how to improve relations with local industries and businesses. -- legislation from page one the admission requirements at the state's four four-ye- ar institutions and require the regents to establish minimum requirements. While the bill doesn't require the regents to do anything they wouldn't do anyway, it poses the problem of equating the admission requirements at all of the institutions, he added. Elements of the regents' higher education master plan exist so that different levels of admissions across the state allow students with various intellectual abilities to find and attend institutions that meet their needs, he explained. House Bill 156, requiring the director of an institution's largest staff association and president of the could have a positive impact on the job market, according to Baumann. Many Salt Lake area businesses already recruit and hire U. graduates into their companies. But many other companies might be interested in graduates as well. The questionnaire also includes questions about possible internships and part-tim- e jobs for College of Science students. Baumann hopes that industrial businesses become aware of U. science students and what the college has to offer. The College of Science advisory questionnaire. The general public and perhaps the industrial community as well are not aware of the quality and the efforts of the U. science departments in many scientific areas, said Peter Stang, chairman of the chemistry department. Establishing a strong bond with the industrial community is one of the boards major concerns. The College of Science needs to cooperate with the local industry as an approach to board members, who authored the questionnaire, intended to poll a number of businesses in the Salt Lake area. "It'll go to 200 or so businesses which have a science, math or reduce the department's funding research component to the business." problem. The budget which funds the Baumann said. purchase of laboratory equipment has Thus a wide range of businesses stagnated over the last few years, said College of Science Dean Hugo Rossi. qualify for receiving the questionnaire and getting involved with the U., Some additional funding was ' available last twoor from to Hercules year, as far as providing ranging three-me- n she for said. shops, equipment, but that was merely "a As much as the advisory board drop in the bucket," Rossi said. The questionnaire also asks about wants to know what the industrial U. do for the science excessive can community equipment that companies no know also to want department, they longer use and could donate to what the department can do for them. the U. Baumann said such The knowledge and experience of U. equipment could be used in science faculty, for instance, could be very laboratories. important to the local industry. Undergraduate and graduate Industrial businesses very often students could definitely benefit from need experts as consultants, and local businesses if the College of professors would like to fill those Science receives equipment, Baumann positions, Baumann said. Professors said. . could increase their income and the "Maybe a donation of no longer industry could take advantage of such used equipment)4o the university for scientific authorities being locally teaching purposes would be a great present, she said. way to dispose of a piece of However, the advisory board hopes instrumentation," she said. institution's faculty senate to serve on the schools' Institutional Council, has not been submitted to legislative printing yet. House Bill 180, providing an expansion of opportunities for This Spring remedial students at higher education institutions and testing for the students at the institutions, has not been printed either. KJQ. Presents March 9-1- 8 PRIVATE GUIDED TOURS TO: .' 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