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The U remembers the millions of victims of the Holocaust during its 22nd annual Days of Remembrance commemoration in April. The events include a keynote address by Wendy Lower, assistant professor of history at Towson University. Her talk is titled “From Berlin to Babi Yar: The Nazi War Against the Jews in Ukraine,” and will be presented Thursday, April 6 at 7 p.m. in the Social Work Auditorium (SWB). Additional presentations include a performance by Claudia Stevens titled “An Evening with Madame F” which tells the story of Holocaust survivor Fanja Fenellon who, as a youth, performed in the women’s orchestra at Auschwitz. The presentation will be held Tuesday, April 4, at 7 p.m., at the I.J. and Jeanné Wagner Jewish Community Center (JCC) located at 2 North Medical Drive in Salt Lake City. A Holocaust workshop will be presented by Ronald M. Smelser, professor in the Department of History, on Wednesday, April 5 from 1-5 p.m. in the Frances A. Madsen Building Auditorium. The events at the U coincide with the national Holocaust Remembrance Day on April 25. Yellow cloth stars will commemorate the identity badges that have been imposed on Jews throughout history. In Nazi-occupied Denmark, the yellow, six-pointed star was never introduced because King Christian X threatened to wear it himself. In 1942, the Dutch underground produced 300,000 replicas of the badge inscribed with the motto, “Jews and non-Jews stand united in their struggle.” Many Dutch citizens wore these in solidarity with the victims in defiance of the Nazis. The cloth stars distributed on campus carry a similar message and are available, along with posters, from the Office of the Associate Vice President for Diversity in 204 Park Building. For more information on all events, check online at www.diversity.utah.edu/remembrance.html.
Margaret H. Marshall, Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, will present the 2006 Tanner Lecture in Human Values on Thursday, March 30, at 7 p.m., in the Olpin Union Ballroom. Marshall attracted national and international attention by writing the majority opinion in the landmark case that led Massachusetts to become the first state to recognize same-sex marriage. Her professional and personal experiences have given her unique insight on human rights and how the justice system works both here and around the world. Her presentation is titled “Tension and Intention: The American Constitutions and the Shaping of Democracies Abroad.” A native of South Africa, Marshall was educated at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and at Harvard and Yale Universities. First appointed as an associate justice of the Supreme Judicial Court in 1996, she was named chief justice in 1999. Chief Justice Marshall is the second woman to serve on the Supreme Judicial Court in its 300-year history, and the first woman to serve as chief justice. In association with the main lecture, the schedule of events will include three panel discussions with Chief Justice Marshall in the Alumni House. Thursday, March
30, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Thursday, March
30, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Friday, March
31, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. For more information, call 581-7989 or see www.thc.utah.edu.
“Defining, Shaping and Educating Our Communities with Cultural Arts,” is the theme of the 34th annual American Indian Awareness Week slated for Tuesday, March 28 through Saturday, April 1 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Olpin Union Lobby. Featured this year will be native arts and crafts. A screening of the film “Edge of America,” the true story of a Navajo girls’ basketball team, will be presented in the Olpin Union Theatre on Tuesday, March 28 at 7 p.m. Wednesday programs will focus on musician Bill Miller, a 2005 Grammy Award winner for best Native American music album, who will present a lecture at noon in the Olpin Union Saltair Room and a concert that night at Libby Gardner Hall at 7:30 p.m. A panel discussion on Thursday March 30 will address “Integrating American Indian Art in Mainstream Society: Triumphs & Challenges.” The week will culminate in a Pow Wow on Friday, March 31 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, April 1 at noon and 6 p.m. in the Union Ballroom. For more information, contact Anthony Shirley at 581-5898 or ashirley@sa.utah.edu.
Vincent Pecora will present the 2006 Gordon B. Hinckley Lecture in British Studies on Tuesday, April 4 at 7 p.m. in the Dumke Auditorium in the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. Pecora is a professor in the English department and the first Gordon B. Hinckley Chair in British Studies. According to Pecora, contemporary intellectual life is focused on the question of religion and the problem of religious difference in ways that a generation ago would have been “inconceivable.” His lecture will explore a range of positions in the global debate about the meaning and value of secularism, touching on the ideas of Edward Said, Ashis Nandy, Talal Asad, and Jürgen Habermas. Taken together, Pecora believes their work “illustrates the degree to which the history of Western thought is inextricably tied to a process of secularization that nevertheless continues to be shaped by its religious ghosts.” For more information, contact the College of Humanities at 581-6214.
The event with the Honorable Sandra Day O’Connor scheduled for Friday, March 31, has been cancelled. The administration is optimistic that they will be able to reschedule her visit in the future.
Photo by Roger Tuttle Hint: It’s some place on campus. Send your answer (be specific!) to FYI@ucomm.utah.edu by 8 a.m. on Thursday, Mar. 23 for a chance to win two tickets to Blast! coming to Kingsbury Hall on April 7 & 8. If we get more than one correct response by that time, we’ll do a drawing from our Ute cookie jar and list the lucky recipient right here by Thursday, Mar. 9 at noon. Thanks to Kingsbury Hall for providing the tickets! Note: This contest is open to U of U faculty and staff only. Mystery Photo
The mystery photo was of the stone marker/pillar on the south side of 100 South across the street from the Kennecott Building (on the walkway leading from 100 South to the William Browning Building). We had 7 people submit the correct answer so we put all their names in our Ute cookie jar and drew one name. As the submissions came in we realized that this was a tricky mystery photo because it is somewhat similar to the stone markers at the bottom of Presidents Circle on University Street and 200 South (which 29 people thought was the correct answer). However, Melissa Brooks from the Huntsman Cancer Institute had the correct answer and she is the lucky winner of our Mar. 22 FYI Mystery Photo Contest. She wins two tickets to Blast! coming to Kingsbury Hall on April 7 & 8, courtesy of Kingsbury Hall. Thanks to everyone who entered the contest! Plan to enter the next FYI Mystery Photo Contest in the Apr. 5 edition of FYI.
“Using Disruptive Innovation to Create New Growth” is the title of this year’s annual Gould Lecture to be presented by Clayton M. Christensen on Wednesday, March 29 at noon in the UMFA Auditorium. Christensen is the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and will speak on a theory grounded in research that has revealed how simpler, cheaper, and “good enough” innovations can find application in low-end market tiers and non-consuming customer groups. The presentation introduces the core concepts related to disruptive innovations, showing how they can be both threats and opportunities, and what companies can do to encourage disruptive growth. Christensen is an award-winning writer and is the author of four books, the most recent of which is titled Seeing What’s Next (2004). The annual William R. and Erlyn J. Gould Distinguished Lecture on Technology and the Quality of Life was inaugurated in 1992.
Another Language Performing Arts Company will create a real-time, distributed, surrealistic, cinema work, directed by Jimmy Miklavcic, titled InterPlay: Dancing on the Banks of Packet Creek. Local artists will perform in a living gallery with real-time, live performance video streams sent by artists from around the United States and Canada. Be a part of the studio audience and see the behind-the-scenes-action, as well as all video streams sent from the participating sites. Performances will be held Friday, March 31, and Saturday, April 1 at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, April 2 at 4 p.m. in the INSCC Building located on the academic campus between the Park and Math Buildings. Students are free with ID, and general admission is $7. For more information, visit www.anotherlanguage.org or send e-mail to jhm@anotherlanguage.org or call 531-9419 or 585-9335.
U of U alumna Monica Campbell returns to Salt Lake City to perform with Diavolo–Tombé du Ciel, the critically-acclaimed performing arts company appearing at Kingsbury Hall on March 24 and 25 at 7:30 p.m. Campbell graduated from the U in 1999 with a bachelor’s in modern dance. She has choreographed in the fashion and music video industries, and has been performing with Diavolo since 1999. For the past two years, she has led Diavolo as the assistant artistic director. Now on its sixth national tour, Diavolo brings together a dynamic blend of gymnasts, dancers, and actors to create a powerful collage of metaphorically themed pieces, performed on intricate, geometric props representing the obstacles of modern life. In conjunction with Kingsbury Hall’s community outreach program, performers will also spend the week at various Salt Lake area schools, training through workshops in movement, trust, and Diavolo philosophy. For ticket information, call 581-7100 or visit www.kingtix.com.
Thursday, March 23,
10:45 a.m. Friday, March 24, 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 28, 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, April 5, 11:50 a.m.
The U will invite the community to campus April 21-22 for the inaugural Discover U Days celebration. Friday’s events will include a keynote presentation by Larry Miller followed by panel discussions showcasing some of the best the U has to offer in health-related issues, science, and research. On Saturday, a pancake breakfast, family activities, a health fair, and sports clinic will lead up to the annual Red and White spring game. Watch for more details in the April 5 FYI.
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has completed its long-awaited re-classification system for universities. Of the 4,321 universities classified, the U is one of 95, and the only Utah school, included in the highest category which is now called Research Universities (very high research activity). The changes include subcategories for two-year colleges, a first in the classification’s history; three subcategories of doctorate-granting institutions, up from two; and the discontinuation of the term “liberal arts” to describe mostly undergraduate colleges.
The Utah State Board of Regents has asked all state institutions of higher education to take a fresh look at their institutional mission statements and make appropriate changes. Last fall, President Young convened a committee to do just that. The final version of the statement has been approved, senators gave their endorsement, and it will now go to the Utah State Board of Trustees for their approval. The
University of Utah Mission Statement The mission of the University of Utah is to serve the people of Utah and the world through the discovery, creation, and application of knowledge; through the dissemination of knowledge by teaching, publication, artistic presentation, and technology transfer; and through community engagement. As a preeminent research and teaching university with national and global reach, the University cultivates an academic environment in which the highest standards of intellectual integrity and scholarship are practiced. Students at the University learn from and collaborate with faculty who are at the forefront of their disciplines. The University faculty and staff are committed to helping students excel. We zealously preserve academic freedom, promote diversity and equal opportunity, and respect individual beliefs. We advance rigorous interdisciplinary inquiry, international involvement, and social responsibility.
The Office of Institutional Analysis (OIA) conducted a faculty survey last spring, the first since 1989. Gary Levy, director of OIA, developed an initial set of survey results and presented them to faculty senators at their March 6 meeting. The survey included 100 questions. The sample was 1,243 with 343 responses—a very favorable return rate of 28-30 percent. The senate executive committee will study and disseminate the results in the near future. The survey questions are viewable at www.obia.utah.edu/surveys/sv/facsrv.php. Some interesting stats:
• John R. Park Teachers’ Fellowship Recipients
Endorsed by Faculty Senate • University Professor Named
• College
of Law seeks Jurors for Mock Trials •Attention
Faculty: Marriott Library Survey Coming Soon To say thanks, those who complete the survey may choose to enter a drawing for one of four video iPods to be given away at the close of the project. For additional information about the Marriott Library LibQUAL+ survey project and the prize drawing, visit: www.lib.utah.edu/libqual+/. For more information, contact Amy Brunvand at 581-8394 or amy.brunvand@library.utah.edu. •News
from the Bookstore Textbook Adoptions •Fore!
News from the Golf Course •KUED’s
Program Book Club: The New Medicine A burgeoning movement is taking place in hospitals and clinics across this country, integrating the best of high-tech medicine with a new attitude that recognizes that treating the patient as a whole person is essential to the healing process. The New Medicine suggests that medical practice in America may be on the brink of a transformation. As scientific findings reveal that the mind plays a critical role in the body’s capacity to heal, the medical community is beginning to embrace a new range of treatment options. The book is available at a discounted price at the Campus Bookstore. For more information, visit www.kued.org/programclub. •Time
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