October 21, 2009

MARRIOTT LIBRARY RENOVATION IS COMPLETE!
Laura W. Bush to deliver keynote at rededication ceremony

During her professional career, Laura Bush (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Bush) taught school and served as a public school librarian in Texas. Next week the former first lady is coming to campus to deliver the keynote address at the rededication of the J. Willard Marriott Library (http://www.lib.utah.edu) on Monday, Oct. 26, at 10:30 a.m. in the library atrium on level three. The program marks the completion of four years of extensive library renovation.

New spaces in the library include the Grand Reading Room and adjoining garden terrace, which provide areas for quiet study and reflection; the Knowledge Commons (http://www.lib.utah.edu/portal/site/marriottlibrary/menuitem.ef20a2517b2174c01a3b9cdbc1e916b9/?vgnextoid=4a39c778c47fc110VgnVCM1000001c9e619bRCRD), an information and technology student center; and Mom’s Café (level 1, seating for 70). Other features include the Advanced Technology Studio to support digital scholarship, the Automated Retrieval Center (http://www.lib.utah.edu/portal/site/marriottlibrary/menuitem.ef20a2517b2174c01a3b9cdbc1e916b9/?vgnextoid=6e190caa5aa67110VgnVCM1000001c9e619bRCRD) (ARC) for efficient robotic collection management, 20 high-tech classrooms, and state-of-the-art preservation facilities.

The rededication ceremony will include comments by J.W. Marriott, Jr. (http://www.marriott.com/corporateinfo/culture/heritageJWMarriottJR.mi), chairman and CEO of Marriott International—and for whose father the library is named; Gary R. Herbert (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Herbert), governor of Utah; President Young (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_K._Young), and Joyce L. Ogburn, University librarian and director of the library. A light buffet and guided tours of the library will follow. All events are free and open to the public, but invited ticket holders will have priority seating for the ceremony. Overflow seating will be provided in classrooms in the library, where the program will be streamed live on video monitors. For additional information, call (801) 585-9521.

Read more about the Marriott Library renovation in the fall issue of Continuum magazine (http://www.continuum.utah.edu).


RENOVATED LIBRARY ACQUIRES PUBLIC ART

 

Zhao's art
Suikang Zhao’s “Rainbow Wisdom”

Chinese artist Suikang Zhao’s acrylic and stainless steel art piece, Rainbow Wisdom, resides just inside the library’s east entrance in the main atrium. Knowledge Exile, the second part of Zhao’s installation, is located throughout the interior and exterior plazas of the library. Created from bronze, resin, glass, stone, and mixed media, it is based on the library’s rare books collection. For Zhao, “a library has two complete opposite metaphors: one represents knowledge and freedom, the other is a rigid grid system and institutional enclosure.” His views were partially formed during secretive and unauthorized visits to his library during the Cultural Revolution of the People’s Republic of China.

Housberg's art
Paul Housberg’s “Another Beautiful Day Has Dawned Upon Us”

In Paul Housberg’s Another Beautiful Day Has Dawned Upon Us, created specifically for the four floors of the library’s grand staircase, the medium is mirrored cast glass. Houseberg, who is from Rhode Island, created these cast glass sections to be incorporated into the travertine marble louvers of the library’s environmental control system. The work incorporates text from six diaries in the library’s collection of the Westward Migration—embedded in the glass. The work is not only an extension of the library’s architecture—transforming the louvered wall into a work of art—but refers specifically to the history of this area of the country and the Marriott Library’s import collections.

The public art project is made possible by the people of the State of Utah and the Utah State Legislature. Since the passage of the Utah Percent-for-Art Act of 1985, over 200 artworks have been created for the people of Utah in communities throughout the State.

 

12 QUESTIONS FOR JOYCE OGBURN
Director, Marriott Library

•  What book should every person read and why?
There are thousands of great books full of great ideas. I urge everyone to read diverse voices and reflect on the stories and the messages. Go beyond your ordinary habits and read something that will challenge your assumptions.

•  What’s your favorite building or place on campus and why? 
The Marriott Library of course—it is now stunningly beautiful and totally 21st century in functionality. But I also love the old buildings at Fort Douglas. I don’t know of another campus that has such an interesting architectural and historical feature as the Fort.

•  If you could meet any notable person, who would it be and why?  
Leonardo da Vinci is probably the most talented individual who ever lived, but I suspect would be hard to talk to! So I’d choose Ghandi, who accomplished his life’s work both through humility and iron will. I would ask his advice on how to meet my goals for the world.

•  Name a favorite local place to eat.
Bambara.

•  What’s the most important thing today’s students need to know?
Learn how to learn and you will be smart for life. This requires you to listen hard, be critical of what you read and hear, and to ask questions. There are always several sides to every story—look for the angles and biases in the information you encounter.

•  If you could have one superpower, what would it be?
Flying—this has been in my dreams since I was a kid. If I could fly I could go anywhere.

•  What do you like best about your job?
Making a difference in the world, one mind at a time.

•  What reading material is on your bedside table?
The Clock of the Long Now, Discover magazine, and I just finished Your Inner Fish.

•  What’s a favorite quote? 
“For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul?”
From The New Testament

•  What is one thing you would like to ask people to do to change the world for the better? 
Be more patient, thoughtful, caring, and forgiving—most of our woes result from how we treat each other. Grant animals the same respect and courtesy.

•  Who are your heroes? 
My parents for teaching me strong values and principles.

•  What’s the best advice you ever got? 
Never miss an opportunity to say thank you.


FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH

  • Support and funding available for writing large group grants

Support and funding is now available for large groups of researchers (five or more) who would like to submit grants for large collaborative projects (resulting in direct costs of over $1 million per year). Collaboration on and off campus, collaboration with industry, collaborations between colleges, etc. are encouraged. Two new grant writers/project coordinators will soon be hired in the Office of Sponsored Projects specifically to assist teams in the development of these large proposals. Additional funding, up to $50 thousand per project, is available through the Vice President for Research Office for additional expenses such as travel for collaborative proposal development; buying out of courses to enable proposal development; funding for post docs, etc. to assist in the proposal preparation; and similar expenses incurred to prepare the proposal. There are no specific funding deadlines, and funding will be evaluated and provided on a case-by-case basis. For more information, see the Collaborative Research Support Program (http://www.research.utah.edu/funding), contact Cynthia Furse (cfurse@ece.utah.edu), associate vice president for research, or call (801) 581-7236.

 

  • U of U faculty win 95 NIH Stimulus Grant Awards

Throughout the spring and early summer, U faculty, staff and students worked to respond to the new research funding opportunities of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, commonly called the “stimulus bill.” Hundreds of requests for stimulus grants were submitted by U faculty through the Office of Sponsored Projects to the National Institutes of Health, the University’s largest source of extramural research funding. The results of that first round of stimulus grants (http://report.nih.gov/recovery/arragrants.cfm) are now known and the news is very good for the U of U. U faculty received 95 of the 114 NIH stimulus grants awarded in the state of Utah and those 95 awards will bring in about $28 million in new research funding. The U ranks 27th among U.S. universities in the amount of funding received through NIH stimulus program wards to date. While most of the stimulus awards and funds will come as supplements to currently-funded NIH research grants, U faculty also did very well in the NIH’s new programs, the Challenge (RC1) and Grand Opportunities (RC2) grants. U faculty submitted 122 Challenge Grant applications, along with about 21,000 other U.S. scientists. The NIH awarded 846 Challenge Grants nationally, including 9 to faculty at the U. Two U of U faculty members also received RC2 grants. The PIs and project titles for the U’s RC1 and RC2 awards are listed below. Congratulations to all of the faculty, staff, and students responsible for these successes.

RC1 (Challenge Grants)
Roy Bloebaum: Mobile porous subdermal barrier to maintain the skin seal of percutaneous devices

Randy Burt: Characterizing the molecular signatures of rare inherited colon cancer syndromes

Tatjana Piotrowski and Alejandro Sanchez Alvarado: Analysis of hair cell regeneration in zebrafish

Carl Thummel: Drosophila model for genetic studies of metabolism

Guy Zimmerman: New pathways in thrombosis and inflammation mediated by semaphorin-plexin signaling

John Kestle: Hydrocephalus clinical research network: A consortium for pediatric hydrocephalus

John White and Karen Wilcox: Calcium signaling in astrocytes

Raminder Nirula: Decompressive craniotomy versus medical therapy for refractory intracranial hypertension

Julie Korenberg and Tolga Tasdizen: A computational framework or mapping long-range genetic circuits

RC2 (Grand Opportunities Grants)
Martin Reese and Mark Yandell: Tool for annotation and analysis of human whole-genome sequence variation data

Scott Narus: Development of a statewide master person index


U IN THE NEWS

  • U gets cash for carbon research

The U.S. Department of Energy is awarding the U of U nearly $2.7 million to research the capture and sequestration of carbon dioxide. Energy officials say the money will be used to capture more than 2 million tons of CO2 from industrial sources, which will be then transported in pipelines to Kansas to enhance oil recovery and be sequestered underground. The project is one of 12 announced in October by U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Chu). The funding comes from $1.4 billion in stimulus funds set aside for three phases of carbon capture and storage projects. Projects for the second and third phases have not yet been announced.
            The Associated Press, Salt Lake Tribune, Oct. 6, 2009

  • Radio waves see through walls—method could help police, firefighters, elderly

U of U engineers showed that a wireless network of radio transmitters can track people moving behind solid walls. The system could help police, firefighters, and others nab intruders and rescue hostages, fire victims, and elderly people who fall in their homes. It also might help retail marketing and border control. “By showing the locations of people within a building during hostage situations, fires or other emergencies, radio tomography can help law enforcement and emergency responders to know where they should focus their attention,” Joey Wilson (http://span.ece.utah.edu/joey-wilson) and Neal Patwari (http://www.ece.utah.edu/~npatwari/) wrote in one of two new studies of the method. Both researchers are in the University’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (http://www.ece.utah.edu/)—Patwari as an assistant professor and Wilson as a doctoral student. Read the full release at the U News Center (http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=100509-1).


KUDOS

  • VENKATRAMAN “VENKI” RAMAKRISHNAN

Venkatraman “Venki” Ramakrishnan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venkatraman_Ramakrishnan), former U biochemist, is one of three winners of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/). Ramakrishnan worked at the U between 1995-1999, and acknowledged the U’s role in his award during media interviews. He began the work that ultimately resulted in the prize when he was at the U, but the big breakthroughs happened after he moved to the Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge. “I am deeply indebted to all of the brilliant associates, students, and post doctors who worked in my lab, as science is a highly collaborative enterprise,” Ramakrishnan said. “The MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology and the University of Utah supported this work, and the collegiate atmosphere there made it all possible.” Ramakrishnan received the award with Thomas Steitz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Steitz) of Yale University and Ada Yonath (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Yonath) of Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science for their work in mapping the atomic structure of ribosomes, which make proteins within cells. The research led to development of new antibiotics that target ribosomes. Read the full release at the U News Center (http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=100709-1).

 

  • MARJORIE A. CHAN

Marjorie A. Chan (http://www.earth.utah.edu/people/faculty/chan), professor of geology and geophysics, was recently awarded the YWCA’s 2009 Outstanding Achievement Award for Science, Technology or the Environment. Chan was a given the award in recognition of her contribution to science through her work as a geologist. Chan was the first female professor in the Department of Geology and Geophysics (http://www.earth.utah.edu/) and was also the first female chairperson of a university science department in Utah.

 

  • CHRISTOPHER R. JOHNSON

Christopher R. Johnson (http://www.sci.utah.edu/people/crj.html), professor of engineering and founder/director of the Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute (http://www.sci.utah.edu/), recently received the 2009 Cyber Pioneer Award from the Utah State Bar’s (http://www.utahbar.org/) Cyberlaw Section. Johnson was chosen for his leadership in creating the SCI Institute, an international research leader in the areas of scientific computing, visualization, and image analysis. Under Johnson’s direction the Institute focuses on solving important problems in biomedicine, science, and engineering with the use of computation.

 

  • GEOFFREY TABIN

Geoffrey Tabin (http://uuhsc.utah.edu/MoranEyeCenter/patientcare/find_a_doctor/geoffrey_tabin.html), ophthalmic surgeon and professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, was recently honored with the “Unsung Heroes of Compassion” award. Tabin was presented the award by the Dalai Lama (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Dalai_Lama) for his dedicated service to overcoming preventable and treatable blindness throughout the world. Tabin is co-founder of the Himalayan Cataract Project (HCP). Together with the Moran Eye Center (http://uuhsc.utah.edu/MoranEyeCenter/), HCP works to eradicate treatable blindness in countries that include Nepal, Tibet, Myanmar, Ghana, and Sudan. The HCP is devoted to building an infrastructure for eye care in the various underprivileged regions. Their goal is to train doctors and nurses in microsurgery and lens implantation and assist them in sustaining surgical facilities throughout the areas that have the highest rates of cataract blindness. The “Unsung Heroes of Compassion” award is given by the San Francisco based “Wisdom in Action” (WIA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing awareness of the importance of compassion in action.

 

More news about awards received by your colleagues is online at Recognizing U (http://unews.utah.edu/?action=recognizingU).


MEET GEORGE: THE GHOST OF KINGSBURY HALL
Happy Halloween 2009!

People who have worked at Kingsbury Hall as far back as 1950 have talked about George—the ghost living inside the theater. Both Kingsbury’s production manager and house manager have had “close encounters” with George. Following are a few of their recollections, courtesy of Kingsbury’s director, Greg Geilman.

Our production manager was on the storage level (the sub-basement) late at night putting away equipment when one of the large doors slammed shut for no explainable reason. He was very spooked and called out to see if anyone was there. After no response he left the area and quickly returned to the main level.

And here are two tales from the house manager—in his own words.

One night after a performance, I was waiting for the last patrons to leave the plaza. The door to the merchandise room (old ticket office) was open, so I looked in to see if I should lock or just close it. The room was empty so I just shut the door tight and waited for the patron to leave. I heard a noise and looked at the door and the handle was turning and the door opened.    

Another time during a matinee performance I went in to close the drapes inside the last door on the east end of the building. I pulled them shut and stepped to the side to watch the start of the show. I saw a hand reach through and take hold of the drape and pull it back. I thought it was the lighting person playing a trick, but when I stepped back to see, no one was there and the door to the lighting booth was shut. I walked out to the lobby and the ticket taker at the east door said “What is wrong? You look like you’ve seen a ghost!”

George seems to prefer to hang out in Kingsbury’s sub-basement level because it contains storage and mechanical rooms that are less frequented by people. “Some Kingsbury Hall personnel over the years will tell you that they have experienced unexplainable noises and disturbances when they have been working in the building late at night,” says Geilman. In 1995, during the time Kingsbury Hall was being renovated, a local chapter of a national ghost society that monitors and writes about ghost sightings received permission to come into the building to run some tests. Late one night, after the contractors had left the building, they came in, set up microphones and electronic sensors, and ran tests to see if they could detect any disturbances. “We granted them permission—and although we never asked to see their findings, they did report that they had detected ‘activity,’” says Geilman. “Can their tests stand up the scrutiny of science? Is any of this evidence? Those questions I cannot answer.”


U EXPANDS PLASTIC AND ALUMINUM RECYCLING ON CAMPUS

During the summer, 445 new recycling bins were distributed in most buildings on main campus, in the medical school’s educational buildings, and in the residence halls. The bins are organized into recycling stations with each bin designated for a separate item: mixed paper, aluminum, plastic, and trash. The bins were purchased from ErgoCan and hand assembled by the recycling coordinator’s team in the office of plant operations and facilities management. The budget allows for each building to receive one recycling station. If your department is interested in purchasing additional bins or stations, contact Josh James (josh.james@fm.utah.edu) or call (801) 581-5173. Additional information about the recycling program (http://www.facilities.utah.edu/portal/site/facilities/menuitem.644f97a90e1e9fe6d0f3d010c1e916b9/?vgnextoid=7d25b0a078f3d110VgnVCM1000001c9e619bRCRD) is online.


LET’S TAKE ANOTHER WALK

Tired of sitting behind the desk all day? Need to get out and stretch those legs? Then let’s take a walk. Join us on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 12 noon. We’ll meet at the Marriott Library Plaza fountain for a twenty minute stroll around campus—enjoy some fresh air, pleasant company, and information about what’s going on around campus. After the walk, additional information will be available to help individuals understand the benefits of walking and the positive impact it can have on a healthy lifestyle. Information about PEAK Academy (http://www.health.utah.edu/peak) will be available for those who are interested.
           —Brought to you by PEAK Academy, a program of the College of Health.


CRIMSON VIEW NOW OPEN

After months of waiting, the Crimson View has finally reopened and is now serving! Located on the 4th floor of the Olpin Student Union, the café has a stupendous view of the Salt Lake Valley. Hours are Monday through Friday, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. For a limited time, the café will offer complimentary food items on designated days. Enjoy live piano music Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays; and participate in the weekly business card drawing to win a free lunch. Menu items range from salad and soup to sandwiches (featuring a Swoop Burger) and hot specialties. Entrees range from $9 to $12. For additional information, call (801) 581-8191.


STUDY PARTICIPANTS WANTED
Cancer patients

The anesthesiology department, in collaboration with the Huntsman Cancer Institute, is seeking people with cancer to participate in an IRB-approved study to investigate short-term mind and body treatment programs for sleep relief.   

You may qualify if you:

  • Have sleep problems
  • Are 18 - 65 years old
  • Have a non-metastatic cancer diagnosis
  • Are at least 3 months post treatment

If you are interested, please contact Renee Kuhn at (801) 585-9224. You will be financially compensated for your time.


BULLETIN BOARD

           
  • IF YOU MISSED IT

If you missed President Young’s address to the staff on Oct. 6, 2009, you can watch it here.

 

  • STATS ON DEGREES EARNED
2007-2008 1997-1998
Most prevalent bachelor’s degrees earned

Economics
Mass Communications
Psychology
Finance
Human Development/Family Studies

Psychology
Sociology
Political Science
Accounting
Economics
Most prevalent master’s degrees earned

Business Administration
Social Work
Teaching & Learning

Business Administration
Social Work
Nursing
Most prevalent doctoral/1st professional degrees

Law
Medical doctor
Physical therapy

Law
Medical Doctor
Chemistry
            From the Office of Budget & Institutional Analysis


 

UPCOMING ON CAMPUS

All campus events are listed in the U’s online events calendar (http://www.events.utah.edu/)—are yours? If not, contact Lisa Westlind (calendar@utah.edu) or call (801) 581-5819.

A complete listing of athletics events is at Utah Utes (http://utahutes.cstv.com/).

 

  • Influenza: Why Can’t We Get Rid of It?
    A presentation by Robin M. Bush, University of California, Irvine
    Frontiers of Science Lecture Series
    Wednesday, Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m.
    Aline Wilmot Skaggs Biology Auditorium
    Free and open to the public
    Influenza viruses that cause the common flu have plagued humans for centuries. Combined with subsequent pneumonia, flu is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S. So why do we still get the flu? Robin Bush (http://rmbush.bio.uci.edu/), professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, will discuss the origins of the flu, what is being done to combat the rapidly evolving viruses, and how current research may protect us.

Frontiers of Science lectures are free and open to the public, but tickets are now required. Contact the College of Science (office@science.utah.edu) or call (801) 581-6958 for ticket information.

 

  • Edgar Allen Poe comes to the U
    A presentation by the Babcock Performing Readers
    Thursday, Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m.
    Olpin Student Union, Theatre
    Free and open to the public
    Does guilt lead to madness? Or is madness a devious impulse that inspires a roommate to think he can get away with murder? Witness for yourself as Michael Bennett reads The Tell-Tale Heart at Babcock Performing Readers’ October offering. David Bullock, Brad Nygren, Tim Lineback, and Dan Christensen read other Poe spine-chillers. No one can scare like Edgar Allen Poe. For additional information, call (801) 604-8990.

 

  • Annual Aubrey Fisher Memorial Lecture
    Health at the Margins: Poverty, Communication and Health
    A presentation by K. “Vish” Viswanath, Harvard School of Public Health
    Thursday, Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m.
    LNCO, Room 1110
    Free and open to the public
    K. “Vish” Viswanath (http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/viswanathlab/people/index.htm), a noted health communication researcher and theorist, will speak about the role of communication in health with a particular focus on communication inequalities and health disparities. Viswanath’s attention to those most harmed by current health care practices is vital and his focus on the role that communication plays in creating and solving health care inequities is unique.


    Challenges in Studying Communication Inequalities in the Digital Age,     with K. “Vish” Viswanath

Friday, Oct. 23, 10:00 a.m.
LNCO, Room 2120
Free and open to the public
Viswanath has written more than 90 journal articles and book chapters concerning communication and health disparities, e-health and the digital divide, and the delivery of health communication interventions to underserved populations. He was recruited to Harvard University in 2004 from the National Cancer Institute, where he served for four years as acting associate director of the Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Populations Sciences.

The B. Aubrey Fisher Memorial Lecture was established by the Department of Communication (http://www.communication.utah.edu/) in 1986 to recognize Fisher’s outstanding achievements as a communication scholar and to provide a forum for presenting original research and theory in communication.

 

 

 

  • Annual Siciliano Forum
    Global Aging in the 21st Century: Challenges, Opportunities Implications for the U.S.
    Wednesday, Oct. 28, 12 noon to 2:00 p.m.
    Thursday, Oct. 29, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
    Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Dumke Auditorium
    Free and open to the public.
    Three international experts on aging will give keynote presentations at the annual Rocco C. and Marion S. Siciliano Forum.
  • Alexandre Kalache (http://www.nyam.org/news/3086.html) who served as director of the World Health Organization’s Programme on Ageing and Health (Geneva) from 1995 to 2008, will speak on Global Aging: Challenges and Opportunities.
  • Eileen M. Crimmins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eileen_Crimmins), a gerontologist and Edna M. Jones Professor of gerontology at the University of Southern California, whose work focuses on the connections between socioeconomic factors and life expectancy and other health outcomes, will speak on A Global Perspective on Physiological Change with Age.
  • Sara Arber (http://www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/staff/sarber/index.html), a professor of sociology and co-director of the Centre for Research on Ageing and Gender from the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom, will speak on Intergenerational Relations in a Changing World: Impact on Gender and Social Inequalities.

Discussion sessions will address the aging workforce and retirement; healthy aging and care; and shifting generational relations. Additional information on the Siciliano Forum (http://www.csbs.utah.edu/siciliano_forum.html) is online.

The Siciliano Forum: Considerations on the Status of the American Society, was established in 1997 by the College of Social & Behavioral Science (http://www.csbs.utah.edu/) to enhance thoughtful deliberation of public issues.

 

U Are the Key to Security!
Campus Information Security Awareness Day
Thursday, Oct. 29, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Olpin Student Union Ballroom
Free and open to all
Linda Criddle (http://www.fosi.org/cms/index.php/speaker-profiles-2009/452-linda-criddle-ann09.html), who pioneered online safety during the 13 years she worked at Microsoft, will give a presentation titled, Online—Confidently, Securely, and Safely. Criddle is the author of two books on Internet safety and has worked with international law enforcement agencies; helped with investigations of online activities of child predators; and assisted government organizations in the U.S. and abroad to prepare online safety regulations and legislation. In addition to Criddle’s presentation, IT experts will offer 30-minute breakout sessions on a range of information security topics. Information booths, food, and prizes—including a drawing for an iPod—are included in the day’s activities. See an agenda (http://www.secureit.utah.edu/isad/agenda.html) online. For additional information, contact Lori Vuyk (lori.vuyk@utah.edu) or call (801) 587-6083.


  • Conference: Learning to Lead
    Thursday, Oct. 29, 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
    Olpin Student Union
    Free and open to all
    Do you work with student leaders on campus or advise a student group? Are you looking for opportunities to strengthen your relationships with those students or to refine your own leadership skills? If so, plan to attend the 5th annual Learning to Lead (http://www.sa.utah.edu/leadership) conference, hosted by the Office of Leadership Development. A keynote presentation will be given by A.A. Akom (http://www.aaakom.com/), an assistant professor of sociology in the Department of Africana Studies at San Francisco State University. His research work is focused on creating solutions to America's two biggest social problems: Educational inequality and environmental degradation. He engages urban youth in transforming dilapidated environmental conditions by drawing concrete linkages between race, health disparities, educational outcomes, and social and cultural theory. Breakout sessions on leadership will be offered to interested student leaders, faculty, and staff. Registration begins at 2:00 p.m.; the conference begins at 2:30 p.m. Register online (http://www.sa.utah.edu/leadership/secure/registration_leadership.htm) by Tuesday, Oct. 27. For more information, contact Trisha Jensen or Richard Diaz at (801) 581-7069.


  • Candidate debate: Salt Lake City Council District 3
    Friday, Oct. 30, 12:55 p.m.
    Hinckley Institute Caucus Room, 255 OSH
    Salt Lake City Council District 3 candidates Stan Penfold and Phil Carroll debate at Hinckley (http://www.hinckley.utah.edu).


 

 

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

Utility work underway at nursing
By Oct. 23, contractors will finish their work connecting wires into the high voltage vault in 1900 East near the nursing building. Until then, traffic will be restricted to one lane with flaggers. Parking stalls in that area will be unavailable during that time.

 

Ballif Road now closed
Ballif Road at the entrance to the parking lot at the Tanner Dance Building is now closed until the end of January. Vehicles accessing parking lots to the west will need to use Austin Road.

 

Electric line installation

  • From now through Oct. 22, an electric line will be installed on Fort Douglas Blvd. between Hempstead Road and the Officers Club. Southbound traffic will have minimal rerouting at Hempstead Road. Northbound traffic will be re-routed through the Heritage Center loop or Officers Circle Road.
  • During another electric line installation, traffic will be restricted to one lane from 1900 East to the Chapel on Fort Douglas Blvd. Flaggers will be directing traffic in alternating directions. Be prepared for delays.

 

Business Loop Utility Work
The business loop will be closed for utility work through Nov. 1. Access to the business parking lot will be from the east section of the business loop. Detour signs will alert eastbound traffic on South Campus Drive to circle the LDS Institute parking lot on the south side of South Campus Drive and enter the business loop through the intersection by the Huntsman Events Center as there is no left turn from South Campus Drive to the business loop at that intersection.

Continue to check the construction impacts Web site (http://www.digit.utah.edu/cit/cit.html) often. Updates are made on a weekly basis—it’s your best resource to find out what’s happening construction-wise.

Your comments and suggestions are always welcome. For any specific project, contact Campus Design and Construction at (801) 581-6883 to be directed to the respective project manager.


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Where is this on campus? Send your answer (be specific) to FYI@ucomm.utah.edu by 12 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23 for a chance to win four tickets to the Utah vs. Wyoming Football Game on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 6:00 p.m. at Rice-Eccles Stadium, courtesy of Utah Athletics. The winner will be randomly selected from the pool of those submitting the correct answer and will be listed in the Nov. 4 FYI News.

Thanks to Utah Athletics for providing the prize!

Note: This contest is open to U of U faculty and staff only.

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The Oct. 7 FYI Mystery Photo shows the Marriott Center for Dance, now celebrating 20 years.

Congratulations to Yuka James, winner of the Oct. 7 FYI Mystery Photo Contest! Yuka was randomly selected from the pool of 38 contestants who sent in the correct answer.Yuka has been working at Income Accounting as an accounting specialist for almost two years. She moved to a new job in the College of Law last week. “It’s a very good environment to work in,” she says.

Yuka received four tickets to the Utah vs. Air Force Football Game, courtesy of Utah Athletics. A big thanks to Utah Athletics for providing the prize. And thanks to everyone who participated in the contest. We invite you to try your luck again with the Nov. 4 FYI News.