February 27, 2003 Utah State
in the News
AVOIDING
A DAY-LONG GAME OF ‘SINK THE SUB’: SCHOOL DISTRICTS
OFFER SEMINARS AND ADVICE TO SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS TO HELP MAKE
CLASSROOM TIME USEFUL FOR THEM AND FOR STUDENTS
Cy Bassett could handle the first-graders. Even at the middle
school, where other teachers mistook the fresh-faced 25-year-old
for a student, he kept the kids in line. The substitute teacher
never expected that a class of unruly fourth-graders could be
his undoing. ...During the recent two-hour presentation, Ingram
discussed teaching strategies, discipline and legal responsibilities.
Such sessions are becoming more common -- and rightly so, said
Geoffrey Smith, president of the Substitute Teaching Institute
at Utah State University. His institute has estimated that by
the time students graduate from high school, more than a year
of their education has been taught by substitute teachers. (Los
Angeles Times, 02/26/03)
SEMINAR TACKLES
SEX, ASSAULT ISSUES: USU ATHLETICS CHIEF SAYS PROGRAM HELPS
MALE, FEMALE STUDENTS CO-EXIST SAFELY
You might have seen Don McPherson throwing the football around
when he was playing quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles
and the Houston Oilers. Perhaps you recognize his face from
appearances on the Phil Donahue Show, ABC’s Nightline,
ESPN and, most recently, on the Oprah Winfrey Show and in the
pages of her magazine. On Tuesday, though, many Utah State University
students, coaches and administrators met McPherson face-to-face
in back-to-back seminars he conducted about assault and sexual
violence in a visit co-sponsored by USU Athletics and Student
Services. (Herald Journal, 02/26/03)
PROFESSOR TO SPEAK ABOUT INTERNMENT
Utah State University Department of English Professor Melody
Graulich will present “Assumptions of Citizenship: Rereading
the Yearbooks of Japanese-Americans, 1941-45,” at 12:30
today at the Taggart Student Center West Colony Room. (Herald
Journal, 02/26/03)
FINANCE ADVISORY GROUP STARTS CHAPTER AT USU
Utah State University recently became the sponsor of the first
student chapter of the National Association of Personal Financial
Advisors. The association plans to create student chapters at
several universities across the country, with as many as six
to be launched by spring. At Utah State, NAPFA is working with
E. Vance Grange, assistant professor in the School of Accountancy,
who is the academic adviser to the student chapter. (Deseret
News, 02/26/03) Click on: http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,465029652,00.html
DWR READIES FOR
RETURN OF WOLF PACKS TO UTAH
Lyman Holyoke fears the inevitable. Holyoke, who runs 350 cattle
on Fish Lake National Forest and along the San Rafael River,
worries that wolves will be relocated into Utah. ... A recent
study conducted by Utah State University showed wolves would
find hospitable habitat in several specific areas in the Uintah
Basin. A "fairly significant" portion of the area
defined as their possible habitat happens to be where there
are numerous grazing allotments for cattle, Craig McLaughlin,
DWR mammals coordinator said. (Deseret News, 02/26/03) Click
on:
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,465029663,00.html
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