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Show n THE FORUM 4 April 7, 2004 Center for Experiential Learning Research Displayed At Fair i make meaningful and lasting Richelle Bennett sMM contributions to our munity. As Westminster students are aware, Westminster College is implementing a s I The mission statement also says, strategic planning process. Part of this process is to include a Center for Experiential Learning. According to the center first proposal draft, (the p center will) be a center for students to learn work. about internships, servicelearning projects, study abroad, and all other leaders. The center will have an office and advisory board of faculty, staff administrators, students and community one-sto- All off-camp- us opportunities designed to support and enrich our educational prof gram. The center also has its own mission statement: The Center for Experiential community. As for what the center will look like next year, it is still too soon to tell, said America reads. ty assistant Professor Steve and leading a series of meetings on the center. us opportunities the volunteer center plans at least twice each month. The school also has an annual volunteer fair, alternative spring breaks, UCAN service scholarships and Hurlbut who is organizing off-camp- I of these people will meetings, which all will be invited to, to do some brainstorming, so some of us can write a proposal over the summer, said Hurlbut. Westminster currently has volunteer events, which work to plan and execute experiential learning projects for the high-quali- Learning will provide students with high quality These contribu- tions may be social, political, or economic, but our goal will always be to make Utah a better place to live and 10-ye- ar f com- community involvement. So many people are involved (the volunteer center, the career center, student life and all four schools.) There will be a series of designed to help our students achieve professional help raise money for student success, become active citizens, live creative lives and scholarships and for faculty awards to help promote The center is going to According to the centers first proposal draft, (The center will) be a highly visible program that helps define what Westminster College is, and what makes us special. For more information on the Center for Experiential Learning contact Hurlbut at 832-261- Eric Rathofer Staff Writer This years Undergraduate Research Fair will be held April 9. from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Gore. The fair is an opportunity for students to show research and experiments to the public A whole array of students have been involved in the research fair in the past, everybody from seniors presenting their thesis to freshmen showing their smarts. In the past three years the Undergraduate Research Fair has only been open to one or two of the schools at Westminster. This year it is open to all of the schools, so there will be many different types of presentations. Last year one of the students presentations was a Web site, so they were in a room in Gore presenting with a computer. The types of presenta Continued from pg. 2 mwt mmmif from my favorite album, Something to Write Home About. I was happy to hear that itste The Get up Kids didnt just 1 I I t ' f 'C 4 S ' 't ? s ' i v s INTEREST RATES AT A RECORD LOW... . tfV . ' t ; . .y . let . . s , a . j: s ' ; ' 4' 4 S' ft v rf.. iUHEAM : i songs (me being one of '' rl O' . S UHEAA help you lock In the lowest rotes in student loan history.. Jo? the life of your loon. Tsk advantage of our great borrower benefits including a i25 percentage point reduction m your interest tor having your payments automatically deducted from your cheeking or sowings. Got on additional Interest redaction by making 4$ o payments. Call us today.. .there may never be a better time to consoidota your student loans. 1 e 877.3367378 www.uheaa.org uhaabansutahsbr.edu has been getting more impressive. Last year there was a demonstration of robotics in which a robot scooted around the floor according to its programming. Students entering the Research Fair filled out an application and had it sponsored by a faculty member. For more information contact Chase at 832-230- 1. OS put it into one cohesive thought. Of course, our newest record is always my favorite. Thats the idea when we make a record to have the new one make all the earlier ones 'obsolete. Dewees seemed to be having the most fun, and it showed d with his shirt. their lungs to their favorite S ! s Chase said, The work release. You could tell the fans loved The Get up Kids as they screamed at the top of s s Many of the students get ideas for the Research Fair themselves, but some students have gotten ideas from past Research Fairs and have improved upon them. In comparison to their last show in 2002, The Get up Kids had a lot more ener- hit with the crowd. s v (This is a step at which they show off to us where they are and next year maybe go to regionals, said Arts and Science Dean, Mary Jane Chase. play songs from their new album. They mixed in songs from all of their albums unlike some shows I have . attended where the band will only promote their new Although the new songs were a hit, the older songs such as, Red Letter Day, Valentine, Im a Loner Dottie, a Rebel, Overdue, Out of Reach and my all time favorite Ill Catch You seemed to be a bigger v play. OS 8. Editor Q tions will depend on the students specialty. A student or group of students from the school of arts could put on a those fans). The new album, Guilt released March 2, is a lot more mature than their other albums. According to Show, RollingStone.com, The Get up Kids said, We took everything that we learned over the last eight years and gy and seemed like they wanted to be there last Friday. Keyboardist James sweat-drenche- You could have filled a bucket if you rang the sweat out of that shirt! Who could blame him, though? The temperature in the building was very hot. Many fans came out from the center of the crowd begging for water. The Get up Kids was great concert filled with a eclectic music choices, screaming emo kids, great tunes, and a whole lot of sweat! For more information about The Get up Kids and the bands they played with, visit www.thegetupkids. com. Jessica fauChner 'Editor-in-Cfiie- f ! |