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Show A-PLUSI ORIENTATION * F A I L 2 O 1 O • PAG F. 1 Religious Studies program opening minds at USU Welcome To USU!!! The Religious Studies Studies Program at Utah State University is the first such degree program in the Intermountain West. On its way to approval by the university's Institutional Board of Trustees on April 8, 2005, in addition to thorough internal planning, Utah State University consulted many well known Religious Studies scholars. As a result, THE USU Religious Studies Program was designed to provide a neutral place in which to discuss and research religion, provide cultural literacy about religion, ana prepare students for careers in fields that work with and for religious groups and organizations. Religious Studies focuses on issues that involve values, ethics, power and morality, and their institutional and individual expression in all cultures. Religious Studies graduates are trained to grapple with the problems of colliding belief systems, and are aware of ways in which conflict and good intentions can serve the interests of powerful institutions. In particular, Religious Studies teaches the critical i Religions MEET THE CHALLENGE evaluation of competing claims and methods of resolving these. Teaching about religion — not proselytizing for and denigrating any religion — Religious Studies asks a set of critically significant questions, some of which include: How do religious ideals create behavioral logic among believers? How does a new religion make its way into the world, bringing with it new understandings of truth and new understandings of reality? What happens as an innovative religious movement either turns into or fails to develop into a new religious tradition? What part of a tradition's literature becomes sanctified as scripture, and by what process does this happen? How critical to the preservation of a faith tradition are its founder(s), early leaders, and those who first believe? To what extent do new religions flourish because of the particular time and place in which they are introduced to the world? How do traditions expand beyond the culture in which their formation occurred in order to become world religions? When and how to economic, social, or scientific changes alter religions, and how do traditional religions shape and adapt to the alterations? Students will learn appropriate ways to reach reasoned conclusions, based upon research, to these sorts of questions. It is expected that students completing the Religious Studies major will understand the influence upon culture and the influence of culture upon religion; analyze the influence of religious values systems on individuals; apply appropriate methods of research and argumentation to questions concerning religion and culture; communicate their findings in clear well-reasoned writing; and express cultural literacy concerning the major religions of the world. Like all degrees in the Liberal Arts, Religious Studies provides broad preparation for understanding and functioning effectively in the complex modern world. It prepares students to understand the nuances of cultural communication. A degree in Religious Studies provides an avenue into the world of human interaction, and provides potential employment in virtually any professional pursuit. Visit www.usu.edu/rels for details. $> Campus Recreation From page 14 Snowy scene A student makes his way to a morning class after a light snow. Old Main is the home to adminstration, as well as several departments. Statesm an photo trot fun run, basketball, volleyball, badminton, table tennis, ultimate frisbee, Softball, triathlon race, and 4-on-4 volleyball, Sand Volleyball, Dodgeball and much more. Officials and scorekeeper are needed. The Club Sports program provides students the opportunities to compete in a specific athletic sport in a competitive setting. Utah State offers a variety of sport clubs they are: Ballroom Dance, Baseball, Bowling, Cycling, Hockey, Men's Lacrosse, Racquetball, Rodeo, Men's Soccer, Ultimate Frisbee, Men's Volleyball, and Men's and Women's Rugby, Swimming and Wrestling. All students are invited to tryout. Fun, Fit, Forever is our new fitness program for student. Here are some of the classes that are offered are yoga, Hip Hop, Aerobics, Pilates, Jazzercise and more. Open recreation, is just that, open. Campus Recreation manages two buildings, they are the HPER and Nelson Fieldhouse. The HPER has three basketball courts, six racquetball courts, two swimming pools, and 8 tennis courts. You can check out many items at the cage in the HPER such as basketballs, soccer balls, tennis racquets, and much more. The Fieldhouse has two basketball courts, two indoor tennis courts, and a new state of the art cardio and weight training room, along with men's and women's locker facilities. If you are looking to get into the great outdoors of The Cache Valley Area, the Outdoor Recreation Center has just what you need. They have rentals, trips, conservation, and events. They are located at the at the East side of the football stadium at the top of the hill. They offer the lowest rates on rentals to students and staff. They have tons of bran-named equipment like Osprey backpacks, Necky kayaks, Tua telemark skis, Old Town canoes, Sierra Designs tents, Riken rafts, Burton snowboards, Atlas snowshoes and much, much more. They also do a variety of day trips. The Campus Recreation Department strives to provide structured and organized programs to assist in the fulfillment of such basic needs as relaxation, socialization, accomplishment, maintenance of physical fitness, and most important, having fun. NEED A JOB? Students with work/study are strongly encouraged to apply at the service desk in the HPER building for any of the following positions within Campus Recreation: Officials and Scorekeepers, Lifeguards and Service desk Attendants. For more information contact the Campus Recreation Service Desk at 797- PLAY or come visit us in the HPER Building. Also check out our website at www.usu.edu/camprec. |
