Show Pae 8 The Utah Statesman Monday November 2 1981 STUDENTS PRE-VE- T WICEIE MEETING iti o gpw o rn BUSeXdSS BlLX AUDi TORI UM ROOM 215 Wlig v v StNATOR CARl SWAN TO SPtAK People join Tl for love of technology They stay for a lot of reasons One of those reasons is the Semiconductor Group the world's leading supplier of semi- conductor components and materials We will be on campus to talk with individuals degreed in a variety of areas which includes: Electrical Engineering Computer Science Chemistry Mechanical Engineering Physics CAMPUS INTERVIEWS Wednesday November 4 and Thursday November 5 Stop by and visit with our recruiters on campus You’ll see why there’s no place like TI for pioneering new technology Texas Instruments INCORPORATtD An equal opportunity employer MF welding program Funding haunts USU are different but very by Lori Bruce In the past USU has adequately produced well qualified welders who now hold valuable with major organizations all over the jobs United States With a 100 percent placement ratio in USU’s welding technology program budget cuts would not seem to seriously threaten it However the issue of dissolving the entire industrial technology program at USU has been raked through the coals more than once barely surviving but always coming out on top of the controversy Representatives from the industrial technology department have had to present “their side” to the Educational Policies Committee which has threatened to do away with the program because of the lack of funds One of those representatives involved in the fight was Ralph Long associate professor in the industrial technology department and adviser for the American Welding Scxiety “It has come up in the past and we worry about it coming up again” he said According to Long the welding program is very expensive to run but the efforts made to keep it going are legitimate USU doesn’t turn out a welder in a student graduate they turn out a welding specialist The students are already paying for their own lab fees helmets and books on top of that another J4 per credit surcharge has been proposed in addition to tuition fees in order to keep the program going This may be necessary but may discourage promising technicians “Our graduates hold an industrial technology degree with an emphasis in welding” said Long He says that people don’t understand that technologists and technicians interviews tAJirrji MONDAY NOV (h WITH PKOFESSIOVAL GKOWTII Mechanical Engineers Electrical Engineer lndutrial Engineer C ivll (Structural) Engineer Nuclear Engineer Chemical Engineer vo-tec- Contests 1 ) to ret they leave h here” he said Where most technical schools are heavy on welding skills USU is heavy on theory as wdl Not only are the students required to take the basic welding courses where they are taught lab skills but written examinations are inevitable The student must be able to explain the how and why of any welding problem or situation Crane feels vocational sc hools just don’t turn out the same quality of workers as the one at USU might The programs are entirely dif ferent “Here you leam how to weld butyou don’t work as a welder” he said “You’re r problem solver also” medium for most graduates who enter the field of welding from USU is around $23400 starting salary Others go straight to the top making $40000 per year Most of these students are involved in the American Welding Society which is a national organization out of Cleveland Ohio but hail student chapter at USU The AWS recently held a major convention attended by more this 300 students from all over the United States “Seven USU students payed their own way to the convention” said Crane “I think it w very valuable to them” he said In February the Western Welding Coth nference will be held on the USU campui Informative classes workshops and speakers should attract many interested students Mon CHALLENGING ENGINEERING miSITMIXS they all seem lumped together Welding plays a significant part in today's society Nearly 50 percent of the GNP relies heavily on the trade in one way or another “Our program here is so much different than any program” said Mike Cm chairman of the American Welding Society “The students are more highly qualified when BUSINESS WEEK Pick the Profs Nose 2) Treasure Hunt Tues Cleo Awards 2 30 4 30 Bus Aud 5 00- 7 00 SC Aud - 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