November 14, 2007
RIVALRY WEEK RUNS NOV. 19-24
Grab your red sweater and head for the Marriott Library plaza for a Rivalry Week kick-off lunch-time pep rally on Tuesday, Nov. 20 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Utes go against big-time rival BYU for their last game of the season on Saturday, Nov. 24 at high noon in BYU’s Cougar Stadium.
Tuesday’s pep rally will include a “Rivalry Roll” for students in which they can donate $5, print their name on a used tennis ball, and roll it down the HPER highway sidewalk to the Marriott Plaza. The winner receives half-off tuition and half-price on textbooks next semester.
Coaches and players from many campus team sports will be on hand, and Coach Whit will pass the game ball to the ROTC cadet who will begin the traditional relay sprint to Provo.
And there will be free hot dogs, T-shirts, and other prizes. Revving up the crowd will be the U Marching Band, MUSS, Crimson Line, and cheerleaders. You won’t want to miss this one!
Utah/BYU Rivalry Week Food Drive
Join Utah basketball Head Coach Jim Boylen and help put the hurt on hunger in Utah by doing your part during the Utah/BYU Rivalry Week Food Drive running now through Nov. 24. You can contribute in a variety of ways:
- Make a monetary donation online at www.alumni.utah.edu or in person at the Alumni House.
- Donate cans and other nonperishable food items to the Alumni House.
- At Del Taco locations, donate $1 at the cashier choosing a Utah “U” for the restaurant to display.
- Bring donations (food, cash, or check) to the Utah/New Mexico game on Nov. 17 at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
- At the University Campus Store, buy a Utah “U” for $1 or make a monetary donation.
For more information, call the Alumni Association at 581-6995 or see www.alumni.utah.edu. And don’t forget the next home game on Saturday, Nov. 17 at 3:30 p.m. when Utah plays New Mexico. It’s Faculty/Staff Day so tickets are just $5 with your UCard. Go Utes!
STAFF SCHOLARSHIPS
Applications Due Nov. 16
Each year, the U of U Staff Council and Human Resources invite University staff members to apply for the staff scholarship. Two awards of $500 each are given each semester. The deadline to apply for the 2008 spring semester award is Nov. 16 at 2:00 p.m.
Ann Penman-Morgan used her staff scholarship to help pay the fees for a conference in Winston-Salem on cultural property protection for museums. “The classes related to improving museum security and will really benefit the U and the Utah Museum of Fine Arts,” she says.
Staff scholarships can be used to pay for classes, conferences, or workshops, or for continuing education. Applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Currently work in a 75 percent FTE (30 hours per week) or greater position
- Have worked for the U in a 75 percent FTE or greater benefited position for the past consecutive two years
- Apply one time per academic year
Download an application at http://web.utah.edu/staffcouncil under “Staff Scholarship.” (Current Staff Council members are not eligible.) For more information, contact Anne Bagley, at 581-7480 or anne.bagley@hsc.utah.edu.
FYI Mystery Photo Contest
Photo by Ann Floor
Where is this on campus? Send your answer (be specific) to FYI@ucomm.utah.edu by noon on Thursday, Nov. 15 for a chance to win two tickets to the Utah vs. New Mexico football game at 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 17.
The winner will be randomly selected from the pool of those submitting the correct answer. The winner will be listed in the Nov. 28 FYI News.
Thanks to Utah Athletics for providing the prize!
This contest is open to U of U faculty and staff only.
Last Issue’s FYI Mystery Photo Contest Answer
The Oct. 31 FYI Mystery Photo shows the lovely xeriscape garden (featuring a Joshua tree) along the south wall of the South Biology Building. Amanda receives a pass for two to Utah football. Thanks to all who entered and thanks to Utah Athletics for donating the passes. |
NEW DIRECTOR NAMED FOR OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARS PROGRAM
Feleti Matagi has been named the new director of the University Opportunity Scholars Program. Feleti, or “Fred,” most recently served as a program coordinator in the Center for Ethnic Student Affairs, where he broadened the UOS students’ exposure to the U’s network of student support services and programs. Matagi also has directed similar student support and retention programs for underrepresented students. “We are very fortunate to have him as our new UOS director,” says Octavio Villalpando, associate vice president for diversity.
UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERS TURNS FIVE!
University Neighborhood Partners is celebrating five years of service and collaboration with Salt Lake City’s Westside community. Calling it community building at its best, Fred Esplin, vice president for institutional advancement and community relations, welcomed guests in early November to celebrate this five-year milestone for UNP.
Founding Director Irene Fisher announced the creation of the UNP Pathfinder Scholarship Fund which will provide tuition and fee assistance to west Salt Lake City youth and adults pursuing pre-college exposure to higher education through classes, field trips, institutes, and other educational programs beginning in 2008.
Dolores Delgado Bernal will be UNP’s Community Scholar in Residence for the 2007-2008 academic year. She plans to further develop the community-based research trajectory of the Adelante partnership, a nationally recognized initiative to increase access to higher education for elementary school-aged children. This college awareness and preparatory partnership has provided 125 hours of campus experiences for nearly 150 kindergartners, first graders and second graders and connected them to nearly 70 college student mentors in its three years.
We wish UNP the best as it continues to be a shining model for bridging the gap between the U and our west side neighbors.
NEW FROM PODCASTING FROM THE U
Business & Entrepreneurship Podcasts
Check out the new podcasts listed under “Business and Entrepreneurship” at Podcasting from the U. You’ll find Bill Townsend, CEO of Blue Source, speaking on the business opportunities that surface in a carbon economy; Devin Thorpe with tips on how to write an effective business plan; and Rob Brough, executive vice president of marketing and communications at Zions Bank talking about what it takes to become an effective leader.
Download or listen to the podcasts here.
HISTORY 101: KNOW YOUR U
With kudos to Mario Capecchi and his Nobel, the University of Utah has long been a leader in cutting-edge medical research. In 1982, the University Hospital placed the world’s first artificial heart in Barney Clark after his own diseased heart was removed. Clark survived for 112 days.
The pioneer in artificial organ research is Willem Kolff, pictured here, whose career at Utah began in 1967. Kolff, along with a team of faculty, including William DeVries, Robert Jarvik, Lyle Joyce, Clifford Kwan-Gett, and Donald Lyman, developed the heart which has been used many times since, but not again in Utah until 1995. Kolff remarked, “It’s high time the artificial heart comes back to Utah. I’m absolutely delighted and I hope this will be a first of a series of patients that will be delegated to Utah because it is here that the artificial heart was born.”
~Paul Mogren, Librarian
UPCOMING ON CAMPUS
• Octavio Villalpando to Give Annual Reynolds Lecture
Thursday, Nov. 15, 8:00 p.m.
UMFA Dumke Auditorium
Octavio Villalpando, associate vice president for diversity, is this year’s presenter of the Reynolds Lecture. His talk is titled “Racial Equality as Educational Excellence in Higher Education.” The event, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored annually by Continuing Education and will include a tribute to J.D. Williams, professor emeritus and a former Reynolds Lecture presenter, who passed away in August. Williams was a key supporter of the Reynolds lecture, which was established in 1936, and was instrumental in resurrecting the series in 2006. For more information, contact April Cordova at 581-7973 or acordova@aoce.utah.edu.
• Honk! Jr—A Play For The Whole Family
Friday, Nov. 16, 7 p.m. & Saturday, Nov. 17, 11 a.m.
Kingsbury Hall
Winner of the Best Musical of 2000 Oliver Award, Honk! Jr. entertains and enlightens as it touches on the themes of tolerance, prejudice, running away, and sibling rivalry. This is a perfect opportunity to introduce families to the joys of live theater. For ticket information, call 581-7100 or visit www.kingtix.com
• Utah Football—Faculty/Staff Day
Saturday, Nov. 17, 3:30 p.m.
Rice-Eccles Stadium
Utah football offers $5 tickets to faculty and staff for the Utah vs. New Mexico game. Tickets must be purchased in person (not online) with your UCard at the Rice-Eccles box office, open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Limit is six tickets per ID. For more information, call 581-UTIX. Come cheer the Utes to victory!
• Frontiers Of Science Lecture: A Sound Way To Turn Heat Into Electricity
Wednesday, Nov. 28, 7:30 p.m.
Aline Skaggs Biology Building
Ever hear of turning waste heat into electricity by using sound? Orest Symko and his team of U of U physicists think it could work and he’ll be discussing it at the next Frontiers of Science Lecture. The technology would change waste heat into electricity, harnessing solar energy to cool computers and radars. Symko says the devices could be ready for use within two years as an alternative to photovoltaic cells for converting sunlight into electricity. The heat engines also could be used to cool laptop and other computers that generate more heat as their electronics grow more complex. Symko also thinks the devices could be used to generate electricity from heat that now is released from nuclear power plant cooling towers. For more information on the lecture, contact the College of Science at 581-6958 or office@science.utah.edu.
• For a complete listing of campus events, link here.
BULLETIN BOARD
• One-Stop Shopping Now Offered For Campus Training
The U's new Training Consortium (UTC) offers one location for easy access to training programs for U of U employees. It also offers resources to campus training groups to enhance and strengthen their individual programs. A Website at http://training.utah.edu provides information on training programs offered to U employees. To celebrate this new collaboration for training success an event will be held on Thursday, Nov. 15 at the Eccles Broadcast Center, Dumke Conference Room from 2:00-3:00 p.m. Loretta Harper, vice president for human resources, will explain how the UTC can benefit you and your organization. For more information, call 587-6078.
• Last Call for Holiday Listings
FYI’s annual “Gift Ideas from Campus” listing will be included in the Nov. 28 FYI News. If your college, department, or center will be inviting food or clothing donations or offering holiday gifts or other items for sale, please send information to fyi@ucomm.utah.edu no later than Nov. 19.
• Cell Phones: A Reminder From Risk & Insurance Management
As of midnight, Feb. 18, 2008, cell phone companies are no longer required to provide analog cellular service. If you have a handset with advanced features, such as text or instant messaging, Internet browsing, or an integrated camera, then you have a digital handset. Customers with digital handsets will not be affected by this change. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requires cell phone companies to notify their customers at least four months and then again one month before they discontinue analog cellular service. Customers who receive a discontinuance notice from their cell phone company and still have questions, are unsure of the kind of phone they have, or who want to know whether their coverage may be affected when they “roam” into another provider’s service area, should call their cell phone company. For more information, see www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/analogcellphone.html.
• Two Studies Looking for Participants
If you, your child or your sibling has been diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, your family may be eligible to participate in an IRB-approved study to identify genes that may increase the risk of developing the condition. The Family Genetic Study of Schizophrenia seeks study participants age 18 to 55 with a diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder who have one or both parents and one or more full biological siblings also willing to participate and are free of serious drug or alcohol abuse. Participants will be compensated for their time. For more information contact Lisa at 581-6015 or Lisa.Ord@hsc.utah.edu.
The Department of Psychiatry and the Veterans Administration Salt Lake City Health Care System, Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC) are recruiting healthy men and women age 18 to 55 to participate in an IRB-approved study of trans-cranial magnetic stimulation and memory. Participants will be offered compensation for their time. To learn more, contact Gilbert Preston at
582-1565 ext. 2763 or Gilbert.Preston@hsc.utah.edu.
U SAVING ENERGY
Since the university’s energy-saving program began in July 2003 the U has saved the CO2 equivalent of 51,348 acres of pine or fir forests storing carbon for one year.
TIP: You can help further these savings by replacing your incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs, which use one-fourth the energy and last up to seven times longer. Replace halogen torchiere fixtures with compact fluorescent torchieres that use 60-80 percent less energy, produce more light, and stay cooler.
Source: U of U Energy Management. For more information contact Bianca Shama at 585-1171 or Bianca.Shama@fm.utah.edu.
