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Everyone is invited to attend as Michael K. Young is inaugurated as the 14th president of the University of Utah on Friday, April 15 at 11 a.m. in Kingsbury Hall. Admission is free, but tickets are required and are available by calling 581-4088 or at the information desk in the Park Building. A procession from the Park Building to Kingsbury Hall will begin at 10:45 a.m. Young began his tenure as the 14th president of the U in August 2004. Prior to his appointment at Utah, he was Dean and Lobingier Professor of Comparative Law and Jurisprudence at George Washington University Law School (1998-2004). From 1978 to 1998, he was the Fuyo Professor of Japanese Law and Legal Institutions and Director of the Center for Japanese Legal Studies at Columbia University's School of Law. During the administration of President George H.W. Bush, Young served as Ambassador for Trade and Environmental Affairs (1992-93), Deputy Under Secretary for Economic and Agricultural Affairs (1991-93) and Deputy Legal Adviser to the U.S. Department of State (1989-91). During the October 1977 term, he also served as a law clerk to the Honorable William H. Rehnquist, then Associate, now Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Young is a graduate
of Brigham Young University (B.A., 1973) and Harvard Law School
(J.D., 1976). He and his wife Suzan have three children: Stewart,
Kathryn, and Andrew.
The long-awaited renovation of the Marriott Library will begin this spring. The three-year project is slated for completion in summer 2008. Preparation work will begin April 18. Fences will go up, utilities will be moved, the library’s loading dock will be relocated to the south side of the building, and the ticket booths in the bookstore pay lot will be relocated near the Field House. The first phase of the project will take about one year to complete and will include construction of a new automatic storage and retrieval system (ASRS) on the west side of the library (where the loading dock is currently located). The new 14,400 square foot structure will be approximately 60 feet tall with two stories visible above ground level. The roof of the ASRS will meet the floor level of the third floor of the library. This new addition will store two million volumes. The work on the interior of the building will take place in phases to allow this to happen. The ASRS will be an important component in the phasing plans, making it possible for all library books to be available to patrons during construction. In addition, the ASRS will provide space necessary for expanding the library’s collection. The library will then be able to enhance its other functions such as providing more computers. The library will remain open during the entire construction period. For more information, contact Joseph Harman at 581-7580.
In medical school, Paul Farmer found his life’s calling to cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most…from Harvard to Haiti, Peru, Cuba, and Russia, Farmer changes people’s minds through his dedication to the philosophy that “the only real nation is humanity.”
Medical anthropologist, physician, and humanitarian Paul Farmer will give this year’s Tanner Lecture on Human Values, titled “Can Human Rights Survive? Reflections on Inequality and Modernity,” on Wednesday, March 30, at 8 p.m. in the Utah Museum of Fine Arts’ Dumke Auditorium. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be broadcast live on KCPW Radio (1010 AM, 88.3 FM and 105.3 FM) and video-streamed from the College of Humanities Web site at www.hum.utah.edu. Paul Farmer is a medical anthropologist at Harvard Medical School’s Division of Social Medicine and a founding director of Partners in Health, an international charity organization for health care services for those living in poverty. As a major figure in issues of health and human rights in Third World countries, he has been a key player in Haiti’s fight against HIV/AIDS. In addition to receiving numerous humanitarian awards, Farmer is the author or co-author of over 100 scholarly publications and the subject of Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World (Random House, 2003), a book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder (available at the University Bookstore). Farmer will participate on panels and public discussions during his two-day visit on March 30 and 31. A complete schedule is available at www.thc.utah.edu/TLHV.html. The Tanner Lectures are presented each year on nine different campuses in the United States and Great Britain. The University of Utah Press publishes a hardbound volume of all the talks each year. Appointment as a Tanner lecturer is recognition for uncommon achievement and outstanding abilities in the field of human values. For more information on the Tanner Lectures, visit www.tannerlectures.utah.edu; for information on the publication, visit www.uofupress.com.
Identity theft occurs
when someone uses your personal information, without your permission,
to commit fraud or other crimes. A recent development in identity
theft is the use of “phishing” scams, where an e-mail
is sent to you from what appears to be a legitimate business (e.g.
Wells Fargo Bank, E-bay, PayPal) asking you to update your account
information. You are then given what appears to be a legitimate
Web site address where you can update your personal information.
The e-mail and Web site are bogus, but look very legitimate, and
the information you are asked to enter will let someone else easily
assume your identity. If you think your identity has been stolen,
take the following steps: The FTC maintains a database of identity theft cases used by law enforcement agencies for investigations. Filing a complaint also helps the U’s Information Security Office learn more about identity theft so they may better assist you. If you believe you are a victim of ID theft and want local help, or if you have any questions, contact Steve Scott at the U of U Information Security Office at 585-1012.
Don’t miss “Secret Canyon” on KUED-7 on Thursday, March 31 at 8:30 p.m. Hosted by Alan Alda, the program takes viewers to the country of eastern Utah to explore the unique archeological remains of Range Creek Canyon, which dates to the middle/late Fremont period (900-1200 A.D.). Privately owned until 2001, the state of Utah gained title to the land and archeologists from the U of U are heading the research team exploring the site. This is television’s first detailed look at the canyon since its existence first became public near the end of 2004. “The state of preservation of the sites is unmatched,” says Duncan Metcalfe, curator of archeology at the Utah Museum of Natural History and associate professor of anthropology at the U. “There aren’t holes in the pit houses, we don’t find beer cans in them, there are no bullet holes on the rock art panels, they haven’t been chalked, there’s no historic graffiti on them. They’re absolutely pristine.” Metcalfe estimates they have surveyed only about five percent of the canyon; at that rate, they’ll have an unprecedented 6,000 significant sites on their hands. Don’t miss this exclusive first look at Range Creek Canyon’s priceless treasures. For more information call KUED at 581-7777 or visit www.kued.org.
W. S. Merwin will give this year’s Lyceum II Lecture on April 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Salt Lake City Library. Merwin is one of the most widely read and imitated poets in America. Born in 1927, Merwin went to Europe as a young man and discovered a love of languages that led to work as a literary translator. Over the years his poetic voice has moved from the more formal and medieval—influenced somewhat by Robert Graves and the medieval poetry he was then translating—to a more distinctly American voice. Merwin is possessed by an intimate feeling for landscape and language and the ways in which land and language interflow. His awards include the Pulitzer Prize, the Tanning Prize, the Bollingen Prize, and the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. In the fall of 2004, Merwin was awarded the prestigious 2004 Lannan Lifetime Achievement Award. The Lyceum lecture series is a collaboration of the College of Humanities and the Salt Lake City Library and is modeled after Ralph Waldo Emerson’s famous Lyceum lectures with a focus on environmental issues as they relate to the humanities. Each lecture aims to illuminate the power of place and explore the integration of community, culture, and landscape. For more information, call 581-6214.
The next in a series of lectures on how to end homelessness in Salt Lake City within ten years will be presented on Tuesday, April 5 at 7 p.m. at the Salt Lake City Library. “Getting Well, Moving Forward: Health Care for our Homeless Neighbors” will feature Allan D. Ainsworth, director of the Fourth Street Clinic and Adi Gundlapalli, medical director at the clinic, both of whom teach in the U’s School of Medicine. The Fourth Street Clinic provides free health care services to homeless people and its Saturday clinic is run by students from the U’s medical school. For more information, contact Melissa Sillitoe at 879-7455 or visit www.fourthstreetclinic.org.
The S.J. Quinney College of Law is looking for members of the community to act as jurors for the Trial Advocacy Mock Trials on April 8, 9, 15, and 16. The trials will be held at the Matheson Courthouse or the Federal Courthouse in downtown Salt Lake City. Mock jurors are needed to help decide the verdict of each case. A trial takes about six hours from start to finish. Actual judges will be presiding while second- or third-year law students act as attorneys. Friday trials begin at 1 p.m. and Saturday trials begin at 9 a.m. Cases include a murder charge against an estranged husband; a felony murder charge against an alleged grocery store robber; and a civil claim against an insurance company regarding an accidental death/suicide. Each juror will receive $10 as a thank you. If you are interested, contact Trina Rich at 581-8660 or richt@law.utah.edu.
Nominees are judged on service excellence and commitment to the University. Staff must have at least five years of continuous service and be current full-time (.75 FTE or greater) employees in good standing in order to be considered. Nomination forms will be mailed campus-wide and are available online at www.hr.utah.edu under HR News and Announcements. For more information, call Terri Crow at 585-0928 or Thuy Nguyen at 585-6898.
All administrative staff and accounting personnel are invited to attend a meeting for business officers on one of the following dates: April 20, 8:30 a.m.- noon, Union Saltair Room; April 20, 1:00-4:30 p.m., Union Saltair Room; or April 21, 8:30-noon, Human Genetics Auditorium. Updates from several departments will assist you in your day-to-day operations, inform you about U of U business, and help improve systems and communications campus-wide. Your needs and requirements are a concern and the administration wants to learn more about them. Please RSVP for each person attending at the following secure site: http://afs.admin.utah.edu/bomrsvp.php. A drawing for two round-trip tickets to the West Coast will be held for the first 250 people to RSVP. For more information, contact Kori DeHaan at 581-4149 or kori.dehaan@admin.utah.edu.
If so, plan to attend an open house on Tuesday, April 26 in the lobby of the Aline Wilmot Skaggs (ASB) Biology Building from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Medical laboratory professionals include pathologists, medical technologists, medical laboratory technicians, and phlebotomists who perform tests to detect, diagnose, and prevent disease. The demand for medical lab scientists is expected to far exceed the supply of new workers in the coming years. For more information, call Michele Stuart at 585-5452.
• The deadline for Commencement and convocation cap and gown orders for faculty is Friday, March 25. Orders will not be accepted after this date. Orders will be accepted by mail or in person only. The Bookstore’s annual Graduation Fair will be held March 23 - 25. For more information, contact Nancy Gray at 585-5614 or ngray@bookstore.utah.edu. • Attention faculty:
The textbook adoption deadline for fall semester 2005 is April 15. • On March 28, the Hinckley Institute of Politics will host a book signing by Rigobert Butandu, author of Forgotten War: The Criminal Invasion of The D.R. Congo: The International Conspiracy Unveiled. The book is available at the Bookstore. • Books by Paul Farmer, this year’s Tanner Lecturer (March 30), as well as Mountains Beyond Mountains, the Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World, by Tracy Kidder, are available at the Bookstore. Also available are books by noted poet W. S. Merwin, who will give the Lyceum II Lecture (April 5).
While Walking…
Beginning April 1 through May 8, a new traffic signal will be installed at the intersection of North Campus Drive and Central Campus Drive. Construction will be limited to 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Motorists should expect slight delays due to shoulder work and intermittent lane closures. Flaggers and traffic control devices will be used to move the traffic through the area. Pedestrian access shall be maintained during the duration of the project. Motorists are advised to use alternate routes, when possible, to avoid congestion. This project will be closed down on April 15 to accommodate President Young’s inauguration; and also on May 6 for Commencement. For more information, call Joseph Harmon at 581-7580.
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