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Show Physical Science offers state-of-the-art facilities, teaching What can the physical science department do for you? It can give you the most of the chemistry program is evidenced by the fact that in recent years, over half modem chemistry classrooms and equipment, rugged southern Utah canyons for of the chemistry majors at SUU scored on the 90th percentile or above on geology laboratories, pollution-free views of the stars through SUU's large national chemistry exams. telescope, or the chance to become an engineer. In the field of engineering, SUU has established a long and distinguished Why would you want to do that at SUU? This is the one place that offers all of tradition. Students can complete the first two years of their engineering the above with the personal attention of professors (not graduate assistants) and education in all of the major branches of engineering technology programs on hands-on experience. campus, for those whose interests are more closely related to hands-on The principle objective of the department of physical science is to provide our implementation rather than professional level design. students the highest quality of The geology division of the education utilizing the most up to date department of physical sciences prepares methods possible. A student in the its students to enter the profession physical science department at SUU market as geologists or to enter graduate will receive the caliber of education schools. Many of the students in the required to allow them to enter the physical science composite degree professional market or graduate program for teaching science at the schools. The physical science secondary level to take several of their department contains the courses in geology. The geology faculty instrumentation and faculty necessary attempt to integrate the well-rounded to promote quality research in several undergraduate education with a very scientific concentrations as well as active field-orientated geology program. providing a well rounded undergradua te The physics division of the education. department of physical sciences prepares These objectives are made possible their students to meet the demanding with the recent addition of the SUU needs of the scientific community. Science Center. The new building offers Coursework includes: Vector state-of-the-art education with its Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics, MultiMedia/ Audio Visual classrooms Astronomy as well as the traditional and lecture halls. physics courses. T he chemistry division of the Graduates have found that their department of physical sciences offers a futures after SUU are boundless. The curriculum which provides a thorough excellent background in physical undergraduate education for students sciences here has prompted many to planning careers as research scientists continue at graduate schools around the in areas such as medicine, astronomy, country, where they are highly biology and pharmacology. The quality SUU physical science students get great bands-on experience. successful. Custont Fit gives contpanies big boost frotn a little office Utah Gov. and SUU graduate Mike Leavitt, has said "Utah is en joying a budget surplus, a dynamic economy, and a thriving business environment...Continued economic growth depends on providing e mployers with workers trained in both em erging technolo'gies and traditional skills." In order to meet this economic growth, the state provides specialized and customized training to meet the specific needs of potential individual e mployers through the Custom Fit Training Program. This is "start up" training for newly hired employees. Danny Shakespear, Custom Fit/STIT coordinator, said "The Custom Fit Training Program is just that - custom fit training for economic growth . It is a little known, but very valuable segment of the university." The program is designed to assist n ew and expanding companies with better trained employees, and is in Cedar City, it can be an asset that helps entice companies to relocate to the area. Potential employees attend intensive courses during which they are trained in specific skills the expanding or new company is looking for. Participation in the Custom-Fit program costs the company very little. State funds help subsidize the company's initial training expenses. Most new or expanding companies with training needs during the first twelve months of operation or expansion are eligible to receive funding and training support. Another program closely associated with Custom Fit is the Short-Term Intensive Training program. It is designed to m ake the community more employable. STIT will either assist the company or the trainees with access to regular university courses, or will create the needed course using university personnel and resources where possible. Recently, SUU Custom Fit completed training 55 welders in MIG/TIC welding for DCI company in anticipation that there was not a sufficient number of employees SU's Short Term Intensive Training (STJT) assists new and expan ding trained in production companies as well as helps students gain skills in a bevy of programs. welding. In this particular case, the 55 trainees included Shakespear. not only community members, but a small number of students as well. According to Some of the on-going, non-traditional training Shakespear, two high school seniors were able to courses available through the Custom Fit/STIT gain the n ecessary technical training in this type offices are one-year training for m edical of apprenticeship so that they might be more secretaries and medical transcriptionists. Many employable. short, specialized, non-credit high technology, Through this program, companies that may be computer and industrial, management, and thinking of relocating to the Cedar City area may general work place skills training courses are also be assured of sufficient numbers of trained offered through Shakespear's office. employees available for hire. "If a company needs it or can conceive it, we "This office is basically a major resource to can deliver it. Providing, of course, that we can setting up special courses and also for providing a find someone here on campus, in the community quick and easy way to access campus resources or business and industry who is qualified to teach it," says Shakespear. when those resources are already available," said - .. |