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Show jMONDAY, JULY 12, 1.9 99 Radio station goes on-line KSUU-FM . Southern Utah University's campus radio station, has just completed equipment installation to make its programming accessible worldwide over the internet. "This means that people anywhere in the world can listen to our broadcast, if they have a computer with internet access, a sound card, and speakers," Cal Rollins, station manager, said. "We are up and running; our web address is www.webradio.com/ksuu." KSUU-FM's signal at 91.1 megahertz is receivable by traditional broadcast methods only in the immediate Cedar City area. "To say that we have increased our reach and potential would be a classic understatement," Rollins said; "but with the addition of internet delivery, we have also expanded the way we think about ourselves. No longer are we only the traditional 'studio and radio tower' operation. Rather, we should be thinking of ourselves as a 'communications medium' that can function and change in any number of directions." Rollins sees the addition of a new delivery method of KSUU's programming as a key time to prepare SUU students to think broadly about being able to move in whatever direction communication is headed or technology makes available. He envisions an immediate Cal Rollins benefit to SUU's constituencies by making available-wherever individuals live-broadcasts of news and activities of particular interest, such things as graduation ceremonies, athletic events, educational conferences. convocation speeches, etc. "Other university and commercial stations will undoubtedly also move to the internet," Rollins said. It will be a challenge to our creativity-if we choose to offer programming of a broader interest-to find a marketing/broadcast niche that will distinguish us." Currently, according to Rollins, KSUU-FM is 9ne of only two university, student operated stations in Utah offering internet access. The other is KUTE at the University of Utah. I High schoolers shine h_ e re Some 50 Utah preps enjoy special experiences at SUU A group of 50 high school juniors and seniors selected competitively from high schools across the state have been participating in the Governor's Honors Academy July 6-16 at SUU. The two-week training course is the 11th yearly event since the academy was instigated by then Utah Gov. Norman Bangerter and then SUU President Gerald R. Sherratt. As part of this year's activities, an opening ceremonies reunion will involve participants and counselors from the past 10 years of the academy. "Among a large number of special guest presenters this year, our participants have heard or will hear from Gov. Michael 0 . Leavitt, former U.S. Sen. Jake Garn, SUU President Steven D. Bennion, and Hyrum Smith, a founder of Franklin Quest," Sandra Lord, academy director, said. "Others include Pamela Atkinson. a member of the State Board of Regents, and Fred C. Adams, founder and executive producer of the Utah Shakespearean Festival." The range of topics discussed have included such subjects as homeless issues, freedom of speech. management-styles, life skills, creative leadership, and genetic engineering. Participants have also visited Bryce Canyon and Zion national parks and attended productions at the Utah Shakespearean Festival and the Tuacahn Performing Arts Center near Ivins in Washington County. Completion of a community service project is included in the academy. "Involvement in local community activities and commitment to academic excellence weigh heavily in the selection process for academy participants," Lord said. "Our students this year are an outstanding group, and each of them shows a great potential for success. We want to foster that potential by exposing them to ideas, outstanding personalities, and the growth that they can experience by interacting with each other." Participants in the 11th annual Utah Governor's Honors Academy (alphabetically by high school): Genevieve Olsen, Kathy Petersen, Alta; Garrett Dastrup, Altamont; Elizabeth Kanell , Beaver; Katie Schmalz, Bonneville; Paul Challis, Bountiful; Tyce Kearl , Box Elder; William Harvey, Brighton; Marshall Thompson, Bryce Valley; Brittany Shakespear, Canyon View; Tammy Madsen, Carbon; Derek Walker, Cedar City; Emily Hess, Clearfield; Nathan Hull. Copper Hills; Anthea Tali, Cyprus; Sara Finlinson. Delta : Amanda Cieslewicz, Dixie; Erin Allen , Duchesne; Donnalee Day, Emery; Joseph Schmutz, Enterprise; Jordan Knutson , Grand County; Shannon Esmay, Granger; Mele Tafiti, Hunter; Brooke Richards, Jordan; Joy Tait, Kanab; Erin Brandvold, Layton; Sarah Davis, Lehi; Libby Nielson, Lone Peak; Sarah Mayer, Milford; Chad Bailey, Millard; Sean Georgi, Mountain View; Shantelle Cochran, Northridge; Ashlee Anderson , North Sevier; Janae Cannon, Michael Maughan, Olympus; Daniel Owen, Orem; Shalynn Dean, Pleasant Grove; David Dalton. Parowan; Kurt Vest, Payson; Cody Burr, Piute; Jon Pruitt, Richfield; Christina Guymon, San-Juan; Fred Gao, Skyline; Jessica Beck, Sky View; Jessyka Bowcutt, South Sevier; Molly Flynn, Spanish Fork; Tara Crowshaw, Springville; Janae Van Tassell; Kristien Hixson, Taylorsville; Emily Inouye, Timpview; RoseAnne Young, Tintic; Elisa Kitchen, Uintah; Shanna Lyman, Wayne; Alicia Waite, Weber; Jeffrey Ngai, West; Marcy Adamson, West Desert. GOVERNOR'S HONORS ACADEMY Rural Schools Conference set A wide range of discussion topics-all related to improving education-will be on the agenda when educators from across the state meet at the 21st annual Rural Schools Conference being hosted July 14-16 here. Overall theme of the conference is "Rural Schools ... On the Threshold of a New Millennium." The bulk of the conference is comprised of a series of concurrent workshops on specific subjects led by educators and others with a particular interest or expertise in some aspect of education. In addition to the workshops; participants will hear from six major speakers at plenary sessions of the conference, including Diane Davies Crim, Utah's 1999 Teacher of the Year, and·Steven 0. Laing, recently appointed state superintendent of, public instruction. Other general speakers will include Mike Schmoker, a leader of the American Association of Curriculum and Supervision Development which deals with testing and the application of test results, and Oliver "Buzz" Thomas, a Baptist minister and active member of the Supreme Court Bar. He serves as special counsel to the National Council of Churches and the Freedom Forum First Amendment Center. PAGE 3 UNIVERSITY JOURNAL CAMPUS NEWS Also scheduled to speak at general sessions are Forrest "Frosty" Troy, a national champion of public education on National Public Radio and editor of the Oklahoma Observer, an independent journal of politics, government, and social issues, and David Walsh, a psychologist. educator, and author who is president and founder of the National Institute on Media and the Family. "Our six major speakers promise to present some interesting perspectives on key issues in education, some of them rather controversial issues," Dee El Stapely, state rural schools specialist and conference planner, said. , Among the concurrent session topics are several related to technology in education, particularly the use of computers and the potential of the internet. Other sessions will deal with such subjects as reading, discipline, religion in the schools, teaching values, school public relations, subject specific topics (math, history, social sciences, music, geography, etc.}, legisiative issues, and helps for new teachers. Registration for the conference may be completed through local school districts, at a 6:30 p.m. July 13 pre-conference barbecue hosted by SUU, during the conference itself, or over the internet(www.usoe.k12.utah.us/curr/). International conference to hear SUU professors A project which provides educational evaluations and recommendations for Mexican elementary students and otters service learning and practicum experience for American university students studying special education will be the subject of an international presentation by two Southern Utah University professors. Donald W. Barnes, professor of special education. and Ann Barnes, assistant professor of special education. will make the presentation during the week of July 19 in Sydney, Australia. The husband-wife teaching team will be speaking at the sixth biennial International Conference of the International Association of Special Education (IASE). The topic of the Barnes' presentation is "Bridges Across the Border: An International Collaboration." It will detail three annual trips to northern Mexico by SUU students and faculty members to assist Mexican faculty members develop strategies for student success. Additional trips to the Colonia Juarez area of Mexico are anticipated in the ongoing project. In addition to their education evaluations, the SUU students and faculty members have provided an increasing volume of educational supplies to the schools in Mexico. · The project was also explained at the May meeting of the Mountain Plains Association of Adult and Continuing Education in Boise, Idaho. |