Campus and community briefs
Summer engineering internships offered
Electrical, computer, environmental and aerospace engineering students within two years of graduation may compete for a 10-week summer internship at the Air Force Research Laboratory.
Selectees will be provided round-trip transportation, lodging and living expenses in addition to a salary. Program participants may be offered a two-year, follow-on scholarship that covers tuition and fees, plus a book allowance and monthly tax-free stipend.
Interested students should contact the Department of Aerospace Studies by March 15 and be nominated by the Dean of Engineering. For more information, stop by the Military Science Building, Room 107, or call 797-USAF (8723).
Sign up for military history seminar
The department of military science is opening its annual military history seminar to all Utah State University students and their spouses. Students will be visiting historically significant sites such as Gettysburg, Valley Forge, Independence Hall, Washington, D.C. and many others.
The course counts for three upper division credits and is listed as military science 4610. Students may attend the seminar and take the class during Summer, Fall or Spring Semesters for academic credit. The cost of the seminar is $400, which covers airfare, travel to and from sites, lodging and select meals. Tuition, some food costs and ancillary expenses are not covered.
“This is a great opportunity for students to really experience the history that so many have read about and studied throughout their education,” said Capt. Reece Roberts, professor of military science. “The opportunity to walk the ground the soldiers walked and to see things the way the officers saw it brings an enormous depth to a person’s understanding.”
More information on the trip is available from Roberts in the Military Science Building in Room 205. He can also be contacted at 797-0950 or at reece.roberts@hass.usu.edu. Space is limited and students who want to attend must pay a $50 deposit by March 12 to secure their airline fare.
England trip info session to be Friday
Students interested in a summer program at the University College Northampton in England can attend an information session Friday from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Taggart Student Center, Room 335.
The program is from July 9 to Aug. 13 and offers courses in English, literature, natural science, art history, creative writing, history, sociology, design and theater production. Students can earn three credits for about $2,900 or six credits for about $3,500. Cost includes accommodation, cultural programs and a one-week field trip to Derbyshire, England; London; Dublin, Ireland; or Florence, Italy. Students are responsible for airfare, passports and visas if necessary.
Some of the courses are taught by Utah State University faculty. Application materials are available in the Study Abroad Office in the TSC, Room 313.
Blue light to honor USU’s birthday
Utah State University is turning 116 years old, and the Aggie Pride light atop Old Main will light the night sky Saturday to celebrate the occasion. The Aggie Carillon Bells will ring 24 times at 1:10 p.m. to honor the day as well.
USU, originally the Agricultural College of Utah, opened its doors in 1890 to a handful of students.
The official Founders Day celebration, hosted by the USU Alumni Association, is Saturday in the Grand Ballroom of the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City. The Alumni Association will recognize five people with distinguished alumnus and service awards during a banquet. Recipients of the Distinguished Alumnus awards are LaDell Andersen and Jim Laub. Jean C. Christensen, Nadine F. Gillmor and Jed H. Pitcher will take home Distinguished Service awards.
For more information about the celebration, contact the USU Alumni Association at 797-2055.