January 30, 2003 Utah State
in the News
PARENTS
RECRUITED AS SUBSTITUTES: ST. JOHN SCHOOLS HAVE AN ONGOING NEED
School administrators in St. John the Baptist Parish hope to
recruit parents with time to spare to fill a perpetual shortage
of substitute teachers. ... “And the role of substitutes
in that education is not to be underestimated, said Geoffrey
Smith, director of the Substitute Teaching Institute at Utah
State University. "Nationally, we have found teacher absenteeism
rates of about 8 to 10 percent of the time," he said. "If
you take 8 percent over thirteen years -- kindergarten through
12th grade -- that's over a year of time filled by substitutes."
(The Times - Picayune, New Orleans, 01/29/03)
UTAH TUITION IS A TURNOFF TO OUT-OF-STATERS
My daughter considered attending a state college in Utah this
school year. That makes me one of those out-of-staters whom
the Utah government considered a cash cow. To make more money
for its college system, Utah took several steps last year to
raise tuition for out-of-staters and make it tougher for them
to qualify eventually for cheaper in-state tuition. On top of
that, we found that Utah schools aren't exactly generous with
scholarships. ...We found that Utah State University had the
only program in Utah in my daughter's preferred major. She applied
there and was accepted. She also applied to other schools around
the country. (Deseret News, 01/29/03) Click on: http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,455028164,00.html
LEAVITT BUILDS ON ENVIRONMENT POLICY: GOVERNOR
TELLS USU AUDIENCE THAT IDEOLOGICAL EXTREMES MUST BE AVOIDED
Speaking to a full auditorium at Utah State University Tuesday
night, Gov. Michael O. Leavitt attempted to tie environmental
issues to economics and strengthen the middle ground between
ideological extremes. He said the United States must make some
real progress in environmental policy if the nation expects
to continue to be a player in the world marketplace. (Herald
Journal, 01/29/03)
VIEW: ON THE SUBJECT OF USU FOOTBALL
Unfortunately our Legislature has once again neglected to appropriately
fund higher education, leaving Utah ranked a familiar 50/50
in per student funding. With tuition increases nearing 10 percent
every year (this pattern of increases began well before the
current budget crisis) USU administration appears to be trying
to solve overcrowding in our classrooms by pricing out many
lower income students. Tuesday’s “Cut football?”
headline reeked of sensationalism, but it is exactly what many
students and professors here at Utah State would like to see
happen. (Herald Journal, 01/29/03)
NEWS
Nibley Park Elementary students learned about static electricity
and how it is transferred from one person to another. This was
part of Science Day at USU. (KSL newscast, 10 p.m., 01/28/03)
NEWS
Databases, periodicals and research materials can be accessed
online and now a new service makes it possible to get answers
from a librarian, called Live Chat. (KJZZ newscast, 6 a.m.,
01/28/03)
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