April 24, 2003 Student News
Summer
Opportunities for Students Plentiful
From the Utah Statesman
(4/23/03)
 There
are a variety of opportunities available to Utah State University
students sticking around campus for the summer and for many
who are going home.
But program coordinators say students are often unaware of
their options.
Summer workshops offered through the university are among the
options.
"Students can be here for three to four years and not
know about summer workshops," said Sonya Warner, program
specialist for USU Extension.
USU is offering more than 40 workshops in a wide variety of
subjects this summer, Warner said. Workshops typically last
five days and are held during the weeks of June 2 to 6 and August
4 to 8.
There are workshops available in the colleges of Business;
Education; Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences; and Natural
Resources.
The idea behind workshops, Warner said, is to offer special
courses that allow instructors to select topics they aren't
able to cover during a semester or to invite guest lecturers
or professors to contribute to the class.
One workshop offered this summer will teach students to build
their own personal computers. Another is geared toward elementary
and secondary education majors and is called The First Day of
School and Valuing Managing and Diversity, a course that can
give students a variety of credits, Warner said.
Most workshops are two to three credits, and all are upper-division
courses. Most are level 5000 courses or higher, Warner said.
She said classes usually give students elective credit, though
some may count toward a student's major.
Extension recommends students check with their advisers before
signing up for workshops.
Regular tuition and fees apply to summer workshops. Students
registered for summer semester will include workshop tuition
with their semester tuition.
Warner said student experience with workshops has been positive,
and in some cases workshops have allowed students to graduate
early.
"I think it's worth their time," she said.
More information is available at http://extension.usu.edu/workshops.
The 20th annual conference on Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence:
Current Directions in Theory, Research and Application will
be held May 12 through 16 at the Eccles Conference Center. It
will also be broadcast to USU Extension centers.
Registration for the event starts at $75 for one day and $250
for the entire week. Students may attend the conference for
undergraduate or graduate credit. Credit registration is extra,
and full-time students are eligible for discount pricing.
For registration or more information, call 797-0423 or visit
http://extension.usu.edu/confer/setup.cfm?id=58.
Students can also participate in outdoor events this summer.
USU's Outdoor Recreation Center is coordinating a Desolation
Canyon whitewater rafting trip May 4 to 11 for students, and
spaces are still available, ORC student employee Leah Ronnow
said.
"The Deso trip will be an awesome experience and is a
really good deal, but we still need more people to make it go,"
Ronnow said.
She said the cost of the trip is $250, while hiring a guide
would run anywhere from $600 to $800.
The ORC will be open throughout the summer and will offer day
trips including hiking and rock climbing. The ORC also has canoeing
and kayaking demonstrations. Ronnow said students should check
with the ORC for dates and times. Canoes and kayaks are available
to rent.
Starting this summer, the ORC will also have mountain bikes
available to rent for use in Cache Valley, Ronnow said.
New Associated Students of USU Activities Vice President Tara
Bradshaw said ASUSU doesn't start planning events until the
Week of Welcome in the fall.
By Kathryn Richards; katrich@cc.usu.edu
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