Show by Keith Bromley end Scott Devls Spurred by en overwhelming 62 per cent fevoreble vote by the feculty in residence the Feculty Senate approved voting membership for three students in its meeting Monday afternoon Dr Kenneth Farrer head of the committee that studied the matter presented the results of a vote taken by the entire faculty Of the 624 ballots that were sent- -' out 546 (87 per cent) were returned Faculty members Voted 343 in favor and 203 opposed to student representation In a voice vote the senate unanimously approved the referendum as the official wish of the faculty The body then agreed selected by the studentbody president -- also unanimously to a The question was raised by the senate as to whether the representatives should be chosen instead by student referendum in March at the time of the student elections The manner of selection of the graduate student representative was also raised at the meeting whether he should as proposed in March be appointed by the studentbody president or whether he should be chosen by referendum The matters will be passed on to the student senate for their consideration resolution recommending student membership pending approval Council by the Institutional In the ensuing discussion the problem of who the three students should be arose In the proposal written by Rick White former ASUSU president in the summer quarter of this year he reviewed the proposal made in ' March by the student body president the academic and a graduate student vice-preside- Professor Oral Balam commented on the dlseqts pn over the student repreiqjgtatives by voicing a student's Opinion of the placement of the student president and academic to the Faculty Senate “Should the placement of the representatives be open to other qualified students?" he said This was a reply to Lawrence Cannon’s motion to appoint the studentbody president and his nt -- vice-preside- nt academic as stated in the Student Senate's vice-preside- nt proposal for student representation and the ability to vote on the decisions made in the Faculty Senate a Volume 70 Number 25 Utah State University November 22 1 972 8 Pages New degree proposals senate go The following interview with Thadis Box dean of the college of natural resources is the second in a series of interviews with USU’s college deans (SL Photo less than 20 will be enrolled in In introducing Dr Lye Gaurth a precredit program designed to Hansen provost said "We bring his level of competence up would hope that the proposal Members of the Individualized to where he could compete with would be widely debated in the by Tony Collis) Degree Committee presented the rest of the students university community and then “We do not believe it is any brought back to the Senate for their proposals to the Faculty Senate Monday afternoon at the Flavor to admit these - less action” In other action the Senate Senate’s regular meeting prepared students out of some democratic which calls for The proposal motive and im- approved appointments to degree options ranging from less mediately thrust them into various university committees that three to more than five competition with better students and approved the results of the years depending on the student where they are almost sure to faculty referendum on student was presented by committee fail" said Lye representation chairman William F Lye head of the history department In his presentation Dr Lye by Bonnie Randall Senior Writer of Dean Box to teach new ecology class by David Wenos staff reporter “The natural resource manager is no longer a specialist but is involved in a profession which is divided up into many perspectives" said Thadis Box Dean of the college of natural resources “Every natural resource manager must have a general understanding of biology ecology and landscape planning in order to have a sufficient overview of natural resource management" Box id currently teaching a class entitled “Natural Resources and Man’s Future” Box who volunteered to teach the class wants “to set the stage for the over-a- ll environmental picture so that the students can fit their lives into the ecological system" The class is being taught for the first time and came about as part of the revamping of the curriculum in the college of natural resources The purpose of the class is to introduce general concepts of 'Before the change in the college’s curriculum the main focus was primarily to train the students for specialization Now current demand has brought the need to broaden the students' background so that he may deal with the public more efficiently" said Box “In the past we have taught the students to make decisions dealing with the scientific aspect of a particular problem Now we must attempt to train them to deal with the public Natural resource managers are involved with the public and they must be able to deal with public reaction to their decision making" said Dean Box The format of the class is unusual There are two days a week or ecture and a third day for a discussion section Each discussion lection offers the students a chance to met some of the other rofessors in the college Throughout the quarter the students meet a otal of ten professors Dean Box said that “If the students carry away some of the concepts the class win f awareness or of the interrelationship of measured a success If enrollment were a measure of success the Dears class would rate the Igh The class has an official enrollment of 234 students howevw to filled is 300 seats nearly cture auditorium of approximately opacity every lecture period The subject of the course covers a wide spectrum Th ksiegini ith encouraging the students to develop a land ethic and covers such histwy pics as resource availability carrying capacities and special resources influences on natural irvation oblems in resour CT use as well selves what “I present them the facts and let them decide f frees and what does not agree with their Pwl“ye’ ’ ecific case studies and examples are them affect per and fhich will hopefully direct their thinking mn current nvlronmeU movmn usade with knowledge" Box emphasized Hetoalso y belong th lecph are environmental masses they work for the land rUf-thland aadehey-mus- t ‘l S'V J’ VV V:i pointed out that the basic assumption and goal of the committee had been to produce a quality bachelor’s degree To achieve this goal they rapidly concluded that a shortened PSS§ FS§ degree is possible' for some students of certain qualifications but is not appropriate for by Nancy Neerken everyone Staff reporter The proposed program consists of three general categories of “The advisement system is entrance where students would be placed at their level of comideally a place where the student can go for genuine advice" petence For instance a highly-motivate- d stated Dr Allen Kartchner student could start immediately chairman of the student-facult- y on the proposed 115 hours of advising subcommittee at the ASUSU executive senate meeting professional work in a last week 25 with sequence “The object of the committee is lor reserved hours specifically to the define advising objectives and and enrichment! integration educational experience design a system around it" he said be not would These simple In other action the executive courses as in the present general senate be broad would passed unanimously a but education courses to improve the resolution allowing students to Take 20 of the 55 general student’s education who student the by education classes on a Pass-D-Fa- il Similarly option ACT results or his high school The GPA “academic bankruptcy a record indicates probably well-prepar- ed in-dep- th resolution" initiated by the academic senate and passed unanimously by the executive senate allows students to drop from their transcript one full quarter of grades Students must retake required courses in their major field after the original course is dropped Con Kimura said A “transcript clean-up- " initiated by the resolution Academic Senate was proposed This resolution would allow students at a 3250 charge to have their transcript retyped once during their undergraduate years to remove Incomplete Marks Withdrawals or failing grades if the classes have been completed or retaken eco-syste- socio-politic- al prenti S£E!SJfc Manassas with Stephen at the helni provided three hcurs cf Stills listening enjoyment before an excited crowd last Saturday night at the Spectrum For the concert review and photos turn to page 6 e -- (' I Wf v ' ? 1 |