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Show THE THUNDERBIRD SUSC Deans OK new science, art courses (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3) no statement in the policy referring to how the damages would be paid for, the Motor Pool dealt with the costs. This made it difficult to keep charges down but keep quality cars, he said. The Dean's also discussed curriculum changes during their meeting. The math department plans for a course on math anxietv reduction for students who feel anxiety when attempting mathematical problems. Laura Walden, the course instructor, said, Math anxiety is a very specific problem. She cited students fears before taking some anxiety reduction therapy. Previous to therapy, some panicked when they saw numbers, she said, but now math is exciting and fun for them, she said. The course will be paid for national through grant as part of the Trio program, programs like Project Alta. two-cred- it a Two science courses were also added to college curriculum. A course to address environmental issues, Science and the environment BIOLPSC1 333, will address pertinent current environmental issues not addressed m other courses. Richard R. Kennedy, ' the Last year, SUSC had been compelled to excuse students from regular classes to make room for conferences and workshops sponsored by department of Continuing Education but this practice has been discontinued. With the implementation of a new scheduling procedure and the construction of an Academic Service Center, students will no longer be inconvenienced by the conferences. However, the use of classrooms is inevitable until the center is built. To circumvent further conflicts, classes will be relocated rather than cancelled, said Maxine Stolk, assistant registrar and room scheduling coordinator for conferences. About once a year we bring a conference that displaces one or two classes, said Michael D. Richards, academics come first 99 percent of the time. With the exception of the Rural Economic Development Conference hosted here in October, Deans concluded in their July 25 meeting that students would not otherwise be bumped from their classrooms. SUSC is a four-yea- r comprehensive public institution; our principle role without question is teaching and working with students, graduate and undergraduate in the classroom, said Richards. We also have a mission as a service institute, that means we deliver education and training to the people of FEBRUARY 1, 1900 PAGE On Campus physical science department head and proposed course suggested prerequisites of BIOL 101, GEOL 101, and CHEM 101. The other science course, Writing for Science Majors PSCI 303, will fill a long perceived need for science majors, said Dean A1 Tait. The course will teach students how to write scientific reports. Also, two courses have been added to the art department for a graphic design emphasis. The two courses, Graphic Design ART 355 and Advanced Graphic Design ART 455, are added at the request of SUSC students and high school recruits. Classroom scheduling conflicts are resolved BY CHRISTINE LINDLEY THURSDAY, the region we serve, our region being southern Utah. One method is through continuing education, conferences and workshops, Richards said. Construction of the new Academic Service Center is speculated to begin in March said Richards. It will be located in the old student center and will serve as a conference center for upcoming conferences and workshops after its completion. One of our desires is to expand Continuing Education once the Academic Service Center is complete, said Richards. Scheduling of classrooms for conferences will be done as conveniently as possible until the service center is complete. SUSC will hold as many summer conferences as possible to avoid classroom scheduling problems. Southwest Utah District Health Department will be on campus on Tuesday Feb. 6 for cholesterol screening of faculty, staff, students, or community members. The testing will be in Zion Conference rooms from 9 to 1 a.m. A complete profile of a subjects cholesterol levels will be provided for a cost of $15. Participants are required to fast from everything but water for 12 hours prior to this test. The incomplete profile will cost $7 and requires no fast. Blood pressure checks will be done at no cost. For further information call or Student Health Services at The Great Escape Week activities continue today with the Garth Fagan Bucket Dance company at 11 a.m. m the Auditorium. The troup will also perform Friday night at 8 p.m. Students can buy the evening perfomance tickets for $4. Friday activities will continue with SUSC Basketball against the Biola Eagles at 7:30 p.m. in the Centrum. Student admission is free with activity cards. The weeks activities will conclude with Monte Carlo Mania, a Casino Night and Dance. Authentic game tables will be set up in the PE Building directly following the basketball game. Students will be given fake money to play with which can be used later in an auction for prizes. 1 586-243- 7 586-771- SALE NOW ON IN THE SUSC BOOKSTORE $950 PROCEEDS GO TO THE DOUG CHRISTENSEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT. Friends of the late Doug Christensen will want to have a copy of this volume which contains many of his short stories, poems, newspaper features, the first chapter of an unfinished novel and the award winning plays Sander, and Pigeons, as well as the first tu'o scenes of Nothing Like The Sun,' which played in the Utah Shakespearean Festivals Randall Theatre last summer, starring Patrick Page. The preface includes reminiscences of Doug by longtime friend Larry Baker. -- Six dollars is The entire amount goes into the Doug Christensen Memorial Scholarship Endowment. This book is being sold profit-fre- e by the Bookstore as its donation to the endowment. 5 |