Campus and community briefs
WILDERNESS FIRST AID TRAINING OFFERED AT UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
The Wilderness Medicine Institute of the National Outdoor Leadership School is sponsoring a Wilderness First Aid certification training Nov. 22-23 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The cost of the course is $215, which includes textbooks, syllabus, equipment and certification cards. For an additional $15, students may obtain one college credit of PE 1670. Wilderness Medicine Institute is well known for high quality instruction in the recognition, treatment and prevention of wilderness emergencies.
The Wilderness First Aid course is designed to provide outdoor leaders, guides, rangers and the general public an introduction to first aid and patient care in remote settings. All levels of training and experience are welcome. Topics include, but are not limited to, wound management and infection, improvised splinting techniques and patient monitoring. The course also discusses up-to-date information on environmental emergencies and can be used as a refresher for students with a current Wilderness First Responder certification.
This course is beneficial to anyone who enjoys outdoor activities. WMI‚s emphasis on the principles of treatment and decision making and the use of scenarios, as opposed to memorization, makes participants feel confident in their judgement and skills, said Danene Dustin, program coordinator.
Space is limited with only 30 spots available. For more information, call Utah State University Extension Conference Services at 435-797-0423 or toll free 1-800-538-2663.
Landscape architect to visit USU
Approximately a year and one-half ago, the department of landscape architecture and environmental planning at Utah State University initiated an program that brought noted landscape architects and artists to campus. These visits provided outstanding educational and intellectual experiences for students and community members alike, said faculty member John Ellsworth. Noted guests included Andrew Spurlock and Robert Irwin the first year, and Alan Ward and Martha Schwartz last year.
The series, a collaborative effort between LAEP and the department of art, continues and kicks off the 2003-04 academic year with a visit by noted landscape architect Robert Murase. The lecture series is made possible by a grant from the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation.
As part of his visit, Murase will provide two public sessions. The first, an informal discussion of his work, is presented Friday, Oct. 3, from 9:30 until 11 a.m. at the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art on the USU campus. A more formal presentation is offered that afternoon from 3 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. in the Eccles Science Learning Center Emert Auditorium. Both presentations are free and all are invited.
Murase is a landscape architect with more than 39 years of experience. According to his firm’s biographical information, his work, found in the United States, Asia and the Caribbean, reveals and develops landscapes of diversity and contradiction. An internationally recognized designer, his projects have won national design awards and are featured in architectural magazines, journals and books. Tracing 100 years of Japanese-American history, “Touching the Stones” is a book based on his design of the Japanese American Historical Plaza.
For more information about the guest speaker series or Murase, contact John Ellsworth in the LAEP department at 797-0504 or via e-mail at john.ellsworth@usu.edu.