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Show THE THUNDERBIRD MONDAY MARCH 7, 1988 PACE 3 Convo to highlight history week Convocation speaker Jesse Embry Women's Week, which is being held in conjuction with National Women's History Week. Embry, oral history program director at the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies and an instuctor of history at BYU, will speak on Hearth and Family, Community and Religion: Utah Woman During the 19th Century." A luncheon is planned in Embry's honor immediately following Convocation. The public is invited. A reservation is required by Wednesday by telephoning SUSC librarian Marie Nielson, "Reclaiming the Past... Rewriting the Future" is the theme for the conference. "Programs are open to the public, to everyone interested in the contributions women have made to U.S. and Utah history," said Diana Graff, Library director and the conference coordinator. The video "Jeannette Rankin: The Woman Who Voted No," shown at noon today will begin the week. The video on Rankin, the first woman in the U.S. House of Representatives and the only individual to vote against America's entrance into World War II, will be shown in Library 213. A second video, "She's Nobody's Baby," a historical overview of women in U.S. History, is narrated by Alan Alda and can be seen in the same room at 2 p.m. will highlight SUSC's no-ho- st 586-794- 7. Utah Supreme Court Justice Christine Durham will speak in a teleconference entitled "Women and the Constitution." The conference will originate at KUED in Salt Lake City. SUSC participants will be able to interact with Durham via the "receive site" telecommunication system. Scheduled from Tuesday 2 to 4 p.m. in Library 216, the teleconference is free to SUSC students and Utah Consortium members. Admission is $2 for all others. Wednesday's programs start at noon in Library 213 with a slide presentation "Sisters: Women in Utah History." In addition to her Convocation lecture, Embry will be the guest presenter Wednesday for "Living the Principle," a video on early Mormon polygamy to be shown at 3 p.m. in Library 214. She is the author of "Mormon Polygamous Families: Life in the Principle." The women's conference ends Triday at noon with a film on American artist Georgia O'Keeffe. The film will be shown in Library 213, courtesy of the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery. Conference sponsors are the SUSC Chapter of the Consortium of Utah Women in Higher Education, SUSC Convocations, the Utah Endowment for the Humanities, SUSC Women's Resource Committee, the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery and the SUSC Library. Deans put class waivers on hold BY LISA HOWELL Trip and class waivers will not be mandated at this time, the Deans' Council decided in Tuesday's meeting. The waivers, which were previously suggested to protect and inform students and faculty, have been made available to faculty and staff if they desire to use them. In other business, Don Reid, faculty senate president, reported on the response from the faculty senate committee on student evaluations of SUSC faculty. The current evaluations of faculty and staff will not face many changes. Four areas will be modified, said Reid. Because the evaluations are for faculty development, the evaluations may become standardized to give them more meaning to faculty members. A good feeling and less fear of the evaluations is becoming apparent, the longer they are issued, said Provost Terry Alger. The council discussed the funds for the outreach program being transferred to summer school. The program will If enough become students enroll for a class, it will be taught, but the course cannot be taught if enough interest is not generated. A final matter of discussion in the meeting was changes in courses, such as tides. The physical education course body conditioning will have its name changed to aerobic conditioning and will now be accepted as a general education credit. Thursday's Convocation guest William Kloefkorn also spoke with classes and like Donna Tedd during his stay. audience members Poet borrows from the past BY REBECCA WINSOR "The past is not dead, it is not even past," said William Faulkner, and it was this philosophy William Kloefkorn shared through stories and poetry during Thursday's Convocation. Reading selections from his work, Kloefkorn shared the personal stories which served as the inspiration for his poems. His poetry didn't need explanations to be understood, but the stories behind the poems brought the audience a greater appreciation for his work. Kloefkorn describes himself in the poem "Dusty Miller" as a professor of small things, and it is small things that he writes about: his daughter's first co-e- d party, a moment in late fall with his wife and a daughter's first pregancy after a long time of trying. Kloefkorn brings the emotions of the moment to his poems and the audience. His advice to aspiring writers is to relive first emotions. As an example, he shared a poem about the time he first apologized to his baby brother. "If you have already started reliving first emotions, you'll never stop," he said. One story he told was not the reason for a poem but the result of one. Kloefkorns's poem "Pioneer Courtship" was chosen to appear on New York buses during the month of October. He requested a sabbatical from Nebraska Wesleyan University where he is a professor of English, with full pay and expenses so he could ride the New York buses during October and observe reactions and comments on his poem. His plan was to compile the data and write a book on people's reactions to bus poetry. Unfortunately the administration didn't agree with him. After reading several selections from his published work and a few from a new manuscript, Kloefkorn left his audience amid cheers and applause. The audience ranged from senior citizens and Cedar and Dixie advance placement students in addition to SUSC students. One elderly lady said on her way out "I would really like to know that man." Business students gain experience while helping merchants BY BETSY THOMAS Students in Business Administration 496 get a taste of the real corporate world by acting as consultants and problem-solver- s for local businesses. According to Harry Swanson, business professor, the senior project class is designed to give senior-levundergraduates hands-o- n experience in consultation. The program is sponsored by Small Business Administration, and over 2,000 colleges and universities in the U.S. now participate. Small local businesses come to Swanson with problems ranging from financial difficulties to requests for aid in advertising and marketing strategies. Swanson assigns each student to consult with a specific business, find out the company's background and pinpoint problem areas. Students then begin extensive research through library resources, y loan, surveys, questionnaires, and interviews. The class meets once a week to receive suggestions el inter-librar- about research, but students are primarily on their own. The student works under confidentiality and usually meets with the business once a week to update results and discuss problems. Students put the information they have acquired into a 0 page report done in th fqrm of a market survey, feasibility study or financial analysis. Businesses use the report 20-6- in solving their problem. Penny Alger, graduating senior, said she was glad she took the class. "When you are a graduating senior, you get antsy about going into the business world. The class gives you the opportunity to use what you learned in a practical environment." Students admit that the class takes a lot of time, but Alger says, "You want to give it extra effort because you're doing it for a real company. You want the report to look good it's the real thing." Teresa Taylor, graduating senior, said she has learned more through the program than in regular classes. "I've enjoyed it, but it has required a lot of time and thought. It's real life," said Taylor, "you can't fictionalize the report." Alger and Taylor said the benefits come from the program being set in a real situation, working with actual companies and solving actual problems. "Business students get most of their background knowledge from textbooks. The class provides practical knowledge and hands-o- n experience," Swanson said. "The class gives students the chance to apply what they learned in the classroom," he continued. The businesses derive benefits from the program as well because business owners are receiving a free consulting service. Swanson conducts a survey each year to see how the program is working. "Most businesses say student's suggestions have actually increased their financial volume," he said. Small Business Administration funds the costs needed for transportation and other expenses. |