Davis News
Davis County Clipper
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
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WSU Davis expects ‘full house’ Legacy announces secondary campus
BY TOM BUSSELBERG Clipper News Editor
BY SHALYN ROBERTS Clipper Staff Writer
Tom Busselberg
LAYTON — Weber State University Davis used to only be full for its evening classes. But WSU Davis Director Bruce Davis expected it to be brimming with students when the Clipper met with him late last week.The first day of classes was Monday,Aug. 24. “When times are tough, when the economy is bad, universities tend to fill up,” he said. “We have a lot of incoming freshmen.” To accommodate all of those students, four conference rooms have been converted to classrooms. About 3,000 students are anticipated for day and evening classes. Thanks to the arrival last year of the Northern Utah Academy of Math, Engineering & Science, those portables can be pressed into service for evening classes. On top of that, Davis High School again serves as a site for some classes, as it did for many years before the campus opened six years ago. Classes will now start every weekday at 7:30 a.m., instead of 7 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Davis said. Some classes will also continue to be offered on Saturdays. Davis is one of those who t has taught a Saturday morning class for years, Human Resource Management, which will run from 9:30 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. In addition, custodians will no longer work a graveyard shift, hopefully cutting costs with the building shut after 11 p.m., he said. With budget cuts. no new degree paths will be offered. However, those offered
WSU DAVIS DIRECTOR Bruce Davis shows off appropriately-painted door which saw first students of school year Monday. include: master’s degrees in Accounting, Business Administration, English and MBA and MHA programs. Graduate certificates are available in Health Administration Services, Information Systems & Technologies. Bachelor's Degrees are offered in Business Administration, Criminal Justice, English, Health Administration Services and Information Systems & Technologies. Associate Degrees are available in Computer Science, Criminal Justice, General Studies, Health Sciences, Information Systems & Technologies, Nursing, Respiratory Therapy and Telecommunications & Business Education. “We took about a 9 percent budget cut last year (2008-2009 year),” Davis said. Thanks to
federal stimulus funds, it wasn’t double that, he said. However, an 8 percent cut is expected to take effect July 1, 2010. “When people (staff) leave, we don’t replace them,” where possible, Davis said. In some cases, students working parttime have replaced salaried staff, with benefits, who have been cut. He is the example of a veteran educator wearing many hats. In addition to overseeing the Davis campus, Davis is the vice-provost, a position he has held for 18 months. In addition, he is the Dean of Continuing Education, which includes responsibility for the school’s online presence. About 17 percent of classes are being taken online while 15 percent of courses are being taken in the evenings.
“Travel has been cut, we’re real careful with photocopies, have fewer full-time faculty, which means a little more adjustment,” Davis said. “Class sizes are larger, but everybody will get through it,” he said, emphasizing that students are always the top priority in any decision where cuts must be made. School officials are priming to ask the Legislature to fund the second classroom building, which would also include a student-union type area, Davis said. “In the past, sometimes the state has funded buildings, sort of as an economic stimulus, creating construction jobs,” he said. “Last year they did fund some buildings, and we were high on the (approved buildings) list.”
City agrees to re-evaluate water rates BY SHALYN ROBERTS Clipper Staff Writer FARMINGTON — After discussions with Lagoon and Farmington residents, city council members have decided and agreed to re-evaluate the water rights that were presented at the beginning of August. Farmington City heard comments from concerned residents and Lagoon as it presented a raise in water rates. The rate went up to 5.75, but the city is looking at how to divvy out the payments of that rate. City council members agreed that it affected everyone in the city, families and
commercial owners alike. “We do want to make sure it’s right and fair,” said Farmington City manager Max Forbush. Farmington residents who spoke to the issue last week said Farmington City needed to be careful with its residents. They wanted to make sure the residents wouldn’t take up too much of the payment. However, the city reports that close to 75 percent of the water usage is from residents. Aside from city residents, Lagoon offered a few suggestions, presenting them to Farmington City council. The council said they would look the
ideas over and re-evaluate the city’s study. Lagoon itself takes just over 11 percent of the water usage in the city, while the last 11 percent is taken by commercial use.
“Each of those should pay their part to make it fair for everyone,” said Forbush. The re-evaluation will be presented at a future city council meeting.
WOODS CROSS — As part of the growth of charter schools in Davis County, Legacy Preparatory Academy opened the doors to its second campus yesterday evening. At 2214 S. 1250 W. in Woods Cross, 6-10-grade students will enjoy their own campus as the school completes its first expansion. Legacy Preparatory Academy also announced it would be adding 11th- and 12th-grade students within the next two years to this campus. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Monday night, just before back to school night. The school had to fill the positions of secondary school director, finding Dr. Dennis Bruno, who is a former superintendent from Glendale School District in Pennsylvania. “Legacy Preparatory Academy will provide a vast all encompassing curriculum with more educational opportunities than most public schools.” said Bruno. “We will prepare students for the world economy with travel to Italy, Greece and Africa. We must no longer be content to plan to live and work in the United States. The jobs of the future are only
beginning to evolve.” “We were looking for someone with the experience, vision and energy to take LPA’s secondary school to the next level in all aspects,” said LPA’s governing board in a written statement. As part of that evolution, LPA announced it will include AP classes in its secondary school program. It also announced work with a local college to provide the opportunity for students to earn an associates degree at the school. “We can no longer teach and learn as in the past, we must begin to envision and create the future learning technology infused learning model that will be the model of the future,” said Bruno. LPA focuses on an eightperiod day and time-on-task learning. They also include sports such as volleyball, cross country, basketball, golf, softball, baseball and soccer. LPA’s current school building, located at 1375 W. Center Street in North Salt Lake, will continue to be used for kindergarten through fifth-grade classes, until the building can be sold. After that, a new elementary campus will be built as well. sroberts@davisclipper.com
Hulmston pleads guilty to lesser charges in case FARMINGTON — A West Point woman has pleaded guilty to attempted desecration of a human body. She will be sentenced Oct. 8. Stephanie Hulmston, 26, struck a plea to a class A misdemeanor in 2nd District Court last week, acknowledging that she attempted to desecrate a body. Police found a baby’s body inside a cooler in the trunk of a car on July 31, 2008, following a tip from Hulmston’s boyfriend. He told police that
Hulmston had asked him to help dispose of the body. Officers went to Hulmston’s home and found the body. The medical examiner could not tell if the baby was born alive, or was stillborn due to decomposition, leading to the plea deal, according to prosecutors. Hulmston could face up to one year in jail and a $2,500 fine. Her attorney, Craig T. Peterson said he will ask the judge for sentencing, citing psychological information. mwilliams@davisclipper.com
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