Brigham Young University - Banyan Yearbook (Provo, UT)

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' Unity with diversity ' — Biology ' s theme of life Carefully turning the knob of the micro- scope, the student stares as the milky screen focuses into a red sphere. The minute world of virus strains and plant cells become visible for research and discovery for the student of the College of Biological and Agriculture Sciences. The departments of agriculture eco- nomics, agronomy and horticulture, animal sci- ence, food science and nutrition, microbiology and zoology interrelate to educate the student to the characteristics and interactions of life from the postive charged particles of protons — to the statistics of retail food distribution. Dean Bruce N. Smith says, Biology helps discover a theme of life — it bonds a unity with diversity. Studying on a molecular level, similar- ities can be found between a Siberian Tiger and a Redwood tree. Each new discovery of these si- milarities brings the student closer to under- standing himself. And as he understands himself, he can understand how to apply a discovery such as the effects that pollutants have on a cellular level to the ingredients that should be used in a box of laundry detergent. The General Education program capsulates these ideas in the largest enrolled class on the BYU campus: Biology 100. In an effort to make the course not only the biggest but also the best, , the college has the instructors meeting together weekly and teaching each other their class les- sons with all the slides, overheads and visual aids that would be used in the classroom. Develop- ment doesn ' t stop in these meetings, but goes into special quiz sections that the teacher ' s assis- tants coordinate. Result: better instructions, bet- ter interaction and better learning. 5S The animal science department houses this bovine border as well as other species for study and breeding. Dean Bruce N. Smith says, Biology helps discovet a theme to life . . . The Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum attracts students like Jeff Robison who are cutious to know what it would be like to have walrus tusks. Professor Richard Heninger and student Meryl Chtis- tinsen discuss tesearch expetiments in the laboratory. Other museum visitors like Alan Hoffman enjoy the live exhibits such as this boa constrictot named Harold . f

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' The BYU you can take home with you ' Behind the silver-mirrored windows of the Caroline Hemenway Harman Building, conferences and workshops are being held by the largest university-related continuing education program in the United States. More than 350,000 people enroll annually in the BYU College of Continuing Education. Those who enroll learn such diverse curricula as how to be a better football coach, how to run an Apple computer, or how to survive at the super- market. These varied courses help the student reach his personal educational goals. Dean William R. Siddoway describes the col- lege as the BYU you can take home with you. With such departments as Independent Study, as long as a mailbox is near — a class is near. BYU also gets around the world to countries such as England, Italy, Spain and China with Study Abroad. For the student who just wants to stay in Provo but can ' t attend classes during the day, evening classes are offered. The flexibility and availability of Continuing Education truly brings home the possibility of freshening skills and education. BYU gets around the world, as Travel Study secretary Anne Thomas helps coordinate Study Abroad tours. This college is the BYU you can take home with you, says Dean William R. Siddoway. Electronic video and sound machines help produce curricula that aid students outside of class. The mirrored windows of the Caroline Hemenwav Harman Building, reflect the world around us that is served by the Continuing Education program housed there.