Utah State University - Buzzer Yearbook (Logan, UT)

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RESEARCH 2

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TV primary cnipKim or I''rah State I Jnivefxity l directed toward ucu. dcmlc excellence. Scheikfxhip, die laiulrv't dedication to ami «ithi i-jim lor teaching, their intetrit In itudrnti. air among the quail tio iK.it hair mode the I 'nlvmitv ttrong. AtuuJc France, tin- brilliant French novdiu. defined teaching ai the art of awakening the nutural curio-Ury of voting mlmJi fix the purpose of ratrifling It afterwardv There are many nmnnK the faculty jt U Ui who combine vcholardup with die high ability tn fulfill Franee'» definition of the reaching atT. Teaching it not merely the proficient ditperuins of f.tct and theixy to a claoecvoi of wudcnti. Teaching at lt» hen and ttunt, while haxd on knowledge. It parr art. pm mtpira-tlonal experience. an.l altogether rare Essentially, Utah State I luvmity'ti attitude toward formal »tuil ' 1» cx-prcmnl hi a pittaie voiced marly a century ago hv England Thom ! Henry Huxley, when he old. The rung of j ladder win neter meant to rco upon Iwit only ro hold n min'i foot long enough to enable him to put the other vxncwhat higher. Thu , ittxly at U.S.U. ii deigned to become tlx foundation fix a lifetime of ohicatioml punuit CMemid to the individual ! pcnon.il wet]-being, and to hit ability to undentiuid hlmurff, hit purpose in life, and hii place in weiett- The iMtgamxi! of the I 'ntwrwiy arc not raiily utnimod or discharged. In encouraging «udent» to thdt maximum achkvtrmnr. in providing coin pcttlM teachen, In tee Inns adequate factlitk and rrxiutvei. In ciraMlih-ing an atmoiphcrc of Intellectual div cowry, Utah Scare Unheruty preu-e» forward to meet lt» obligation! to Itv Moderns

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This i the century o( discovery R»-•earth is the prate of discovery, and the excitement of new horitooe u an Inimrilraur personal reward for ibe researcher. Curiosity is the mod-satins force- Research Is, therefore, the nidus oi tlie srholsrty. creative •pint that pcrmc.itrs a mature uni versify. Alms st even firfd of thcoghr is exploding with new concept! and increased knowledge. licld. are merg-itia ihrcoirfi the conception of unify ini: principles. I (tab State 1 iuversity hai u primary mpunUlvility lor verifying ami enlarging human knowledjjc. The winnowing and evaluation of facts it j •rep toward new innght into the iunite of tlie world and t» «n ln.fi s-|vmaWc part of hotli education and research. Since reaeatvh resides ,ui tin- forefronts ol knowledge, an active research pri-gram among tacuity and undent i nor only vttalijcs teach Inc. II Guarantees to the student tliat tlie suh|cct matter bet ok taught Is fully contemporary, A significant I storage availalslr (or USU studenes Is participation In viral research pns-gram searching for new miths Kescareh 11 significant only when ir is creative and new. There l« mil a piece lor the lone pioneer; hut most distinctive research si the product of u group and chaHenpei cath member through discussion, crillciim ami mutual auiitance. In Its struggle toward excelleiscc I rah State I fltfvmlty is. therefore, ecmcentratlng Us revcarch and graduate ellorts in a lew major areas. Inclitdcsl are basic science, ecology, molecular biology, electro-magnetic radiation, land anti water, food science, and studies probing the basic dementi of learning The foremost topxiubilitv id UnP venity research coincides with the first responsibility of the university itself; to seek truth — tnith In the sense of what emetics from the critical application id the best methods of exploration that are available. The Other of the dual rrtfuntihilitu-i of a university is to diMeminare this truth through ed oca tic out processes. Thin, both revcarch and reaching arc essential to a university seeking to fulfill Its responsibilities to society.