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Show Westminster College Salt Lake City, Utah VOLULME XLII: WWW.WESTMINSTERCOLLEGE.EDUFORUM ISSUE 3 SEPTEMBER 23, 2008 Graduate school: to attend or not to attend? Professors, advisors weigh in on benefits and drawbacks of graduate education Ashley Babbitt and Kara Anderson Staff Writers Throughout undergraduate education, graduate school is a persistent conversation topic. Navigating advice through endless literature and can hinder this conversation rather than facilitate it. Students seeking an opportunity to discuss continuing their education are welcomed by numerous mentors and resources on Westminsters campus. Education gives you the ability to converse on a variety of topics. And you dont always have to agree, said Keith Embray, McNair Scholars program coordinator at the college. Embray lives his philosophy of embracing higher education he is currently enrolled in Westminsters MBA Program after an injury forced an end to his professional football career. well-intend- ed "I WANT MORE OF THIS CHALLENGE." Dr. Fred Fogo, Westminster communication professor, had no doubt that he would find his way to Grad school? Med school ? Law school ? Students must Photo courtesy of Kara Anderson decude whether to continue their education or go straight into the work force. graduate school. Growing up in a working class family, Fogo possessed a desire to learn and a passion to teach. At the end of his freshman year at Wabash College (Ind.), he attended a lecture in the schools cathedral hall. Members of the faculty assembled in the balcony, above the students. As Fogo entered the hall, he looked up and thought, Someday Im going to sit there. Continued on Page 8 UTA Premium Pass unveiled College aims to reduce its carbon footprint money. The pass program is a $1,920 value, given free Ann Green StaffWriter Starting this fall, Westminster College is offering free Utah Transit Authority (UTA) premium transportation passes to all students, faculty and staff who pledge to use alternative transportation methods at least four times a month. The pass provides unlimited access to all modes of UTAs regular and premium transportation options, which includes all UTA buses, express buses, TRAX and Frontrunner. Kerry Case, Westminsters Environmental Center director, said the idea for the UTA premium pass came from a recommendation by Westminsters Campus Sustainability Task Force as a way to encourage more environmentally sensitive transportation options. One goal of the UTA pass program is to help alleviate parking pressure. Case said that with increased enrollment and ongoing construction projects, less parking space is available than in previous years. Another goal of the program is to help students save Issue 3 Highlights to all students, faculty and staff who commit to alternative transportation and sign a pledge with the college. Westminster is also providing the pass to students who choose not to sign the pledge for $20. UTAs Senior Marketing Representative Shaina Miron Quinn said the pass program is a money saving option. Regular commuting over the course of the year is $6,600 that is to and from work or school over a year, she said. Without the Westminster pass program, Quinn said a monthly UTA premium pass would cost around $165 per month. The final goal of the pass program is to help reduce the colleges greenhouse gas emissions. According to Westminster Colleges Environmental Center, 14 percent of Westminsters total greenhouse gas emissions come from campus commuting. Using the pass is one way to reduce the colleges carbon footprint. According to Case, around 850 passes were activated during the first week of fall semester. Thats more than Continued on Page 3 Campus A&E Sports Revamped ASWC increases student involvement. Body Worlds 3 opens at the Leonardo. Soccer teams successfully kick off Page 12 Page 6 Page 2 season. |