Campus News Briefs
Concert wristbands available at Smith’s The 35 Smith’s locations in Utah will be giving away free wristbands for concerts of some of the biggest names in the music starting at 10 a.m. today. These concerts will be held in the Olympic Winter Games medals plaza and will feature the music of best-selling artists such as the Dave Matthews Band on Feb. 9, Foo Fighters on Feb. 11, Barenaked Ladies on Feb. 13, Sheryl Crow on Feb. 14, Smash Mouth on Feb. 15, Brooks & Dunn on Feb. 16, Train on Feb. 17, Creed on Feb. 19, Marc Anthony on Feb. 20, ‘N Sync on Feb. 23 and Martina McBride on Feb. 24.
Student increase in Teacher Education There was a 3.3 percent increase in the total number of students admitted to the Teacher Education program during the 2000-2001 year. The mean ACT scores (23.37) and the mean Cumulative GPA (3.56) of new admissions continue to remain above the university’s averages for mean ACT scores and Cumulative GPA. There was a 5.1 percent decrease in the number of graduates recommended for educator licensure this year. The placement rate for those seeking a teaching position is 9 percent higher than last year.
E-mails send out warning of purge The Cashiers Office, working in concert with Information Technology Services, sent e-mail reminders concerning tuition and fee payment before students are purged and taken out of their classes. In December, 16,842 addresses were provided. Normally more than 2,000 students are purged and this semester 1,052 students were purged from classes on Dec. 19. This does not include graduate students.
Miller chairs NCTCP task force Utah State University Vice President for Research Brent C. Miller was recently appointed chair of a National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (NCTCP) task force. Effective Programs and Research is one of five task forces sponsored by NCTCP, which lists “improving the well-being of children, youth and families by reducing teen pregnancy” as its central mission. The campaign’s goal is to reduce the national rate of teen pregnancy by one-third between 1996 and 2005. Statistics supplied by NCTCP place the national teen pregnancy birth rate at 48.7 per 1,000 girls ages 15 to 19 in 1999. Utah’s rate is 44.9. Miller, professor and former head of Utah State’s Department of Family and Human Development, was appointed vice president for Research in October after serving in the post as interim vice president for a year.
Compiled by Statesman staff