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Once again, the University will host many of the lectures, panel discussions, and performances associated with Black Awareness Month 2007, held Feb. 12-17 here on campus and throughout Salt Lake City. A majority of the programs address health issues with most taking place in the Eccles Health Sciences Education Building (HSEB). Wilfred Samuels, director of the African American Studies Program, says “Given the focus on health issues in the black community, which, according to many, have reached a crisis level, this is one of the most important programs we have ever put together.” Among the performances is a readers’ theatre production of “A Face of Stone,” by William Carlos Williams on Feb. 13 at noon in HSEB Room 1700. The reading will be performed by Todd Savitt, a professor at Brody School of Medicine, and U medical students. An evening with Al Davis, pianist, will take place Feb. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Utah Museum of Fine Arts Auditorium. Davis has been composing and performing contemporary and traditional religious music in the Washington, D.C. area for 30 years. He studied jazz and classical music at George Washington University and later collaborated with gospel music scholar Pearl Williams Jones. In 2005, he released Hymns of the Church: The Cross, a collection of piano music that commemorates and celebrates Christ’s sacrifice. Les Ballet Africains will perform in a production of Jubilee! on Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in Kingsbury Hall. The 28-member company has gained world acclaim for its high-speed footwork and complex drumming. Critics have praised the dancers’ vitality, symmetry, and exotic costumes and lauded their roles as ambassadors who have successfully spread the spirit and art of Africa around the world. Lecture and panel discussions presented during the month include topics ranging from “Entering a White Profession: Black Physicians in the South, 1880-1920,” with Todd Savitt to “HIV-AIDS in the Black Community,” with Ronald Harris, a professor at the U’s school of Medicine, to “Dying While Black,” with Vernellia R. Randall, a professor at the Dayton School of Law. An exhibit by artist Synthia Saint James, “Break the Silence,” will be on display in HSEB’s 2nd floor atrium throughout the month of February. Two other exhibits will be held off campus, one called “Site of Memory: Memorabilia from a Past of Slavery,” at Calvary Baptist Church (1090 S. State), through February, and another, “I Am Because We Are,” by Sudanese artist Djibril N’Doyoe, at Premiere Gallery (357 S. 200 E.) Feb. 23 through March 15. For a complete schedule of events visit www.diversity.utah.edu or call the Ethnic Studies Program at 581-5206.
Each January since 1990, the U has held an annual public meeting to review campus construction projects. The University’s Physical Facilities Community Impact Policy requires this annual briefing to “promote meaningful participation by off-campus residents, businesses and other organizations likely to be affected by the proposed additions or changes to the University’s physical facilities and operations.” Mike Perez, associate vice president for facilities management, and Eric Browning, a planner with the U, reported on the status of campus building projects to a standing-room-only crowd at the annual public meeting on Jan. 23. For details on each of the following projects, visit www.facilities.utah.edu and click on the two links at the bottom, “Project Updates” and “Project Impacts,” for a narrative description of each project as well as details on size, site, and functions. Construction
projects completed in 2006 Construction
projects currently underway Approved projects
not yet under construction 2007 Legislative
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Wednesday, Feb.
7, 6:00-7:30 p.m. As an artistic consultant,
teacher, and author, Joseph Horowitz is one of the most prominent
and widely published writers on American music topics and a pioneering
force in the development of thematic programming and new concert
formats. His seven books have received much acclaim and offer a
detailed history and analysis of American symphonic culture, its
achievements, challenges, and prospects for the future. An eighth
book, Artists in Exile: How Refugees from War and Revolution
Transformed the American Performing Arts, will be published
by HarperCollins early next year. Since 2003 Horowitz has served
as an artistic advisor to Naxos’s landmark “American
Classics” recordings, an unprecedented documentation of American
classical music in performance. He is also a regular contributor
to many publications including The New York Times “Arts
& Leisure” section, the Times Literary Supplement
(UK), and The New York Review of Books. For a biography
of Joseph Horowitz, visit www.josephhorowitz.com.
Photo by Roger Tuttle Send your answer (be specific!) to FYI@ucomm.utah.edu by noon on Thursday, Feb. 8 for a chance to win two tickets to Les Ballets Africains on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 7:30, courtesy of Kingsbury Hall. The winner will be randomly selected from the pool of those submitting the correct answer. The winner will be listed in the next FYI News due out Feb. 21. Thanks to Kingsbury Hall for providing the prize! This contest is open to U of U faculty and staff only.
New Warnock Engineering Building to Open Its Doors “Twenty years from now you will be more
disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones
you did do. Explore. Dream. Discover. Dedicated to the spirit of exploration and discovery, the John E. and Marva M. Warnock Engineering Building is the new academic home for engineering and computer science students at the U. A public dedication ceremony and tours of the new building will be held Friday, Feb. 16 at 1:30 p.m. The building is located at 72 S. Central Campus Drive. Named for U alumni John and Marva Warnock, who are information age pioneers, the new $32 million, four-story, 100,000 square-foot building is now the hub of the College of Engineering. The structure, designed by Anshen & Allen of San Francisco with Prescott Muir of Salt Lake City, includes four auditorium classrooms, five seminar rooms, 13 group study rooms, informal study and meeting areas, and a café. The heart of the building is a two-story atrium and gallery. Rob Fisher, a sculptor, artist, and engineer from Pennsylvania, designed the atrium bridge using photographs of actual Utah cloud formations as the design on the glass side panels fabricated by Franz Mayer in Munich, Germany. A computer-programmable light pipe was incorporated into the hand rail to provide an ever-changing wash of color over the clouds. A custom water feature is located in the east foyer, created as a gift to the University by Mark Fuller. Fuller is president and founder of WetDesign, Inc., designers of the Bellagio Fountain in Las Vegas. Throughout construction, every effort has been made to meet or exceed modern standards for energy efficiency and sustainability, from the rating of the glass, to the new cooling tower, to the braced frame construction with exposed steel beams for seismic strengthening. The John E. and Marva M. Warnock Engineering Building will play an important role in providing a comfortable, welcoming and appropriate environment for future generations of explorers, dreamers and discoverers.
The
U’s report card in conservation efforts is getting better
and better. Some accomplishments: “We all have the
power to impact these conservation efforts,” says Bianca Shama,
resource conservation specialist for the U. “The combined
efforts of everyone on campus will add up to substantial savings.”
You can do your part by agreeing to make a conscious effort to:
Where
does racism live? These are some of the questions posed by social activist Angela Davis in her keynote lecture at the University’s 23rd annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. Angela Davis first came to public attention in the 1960s and 1970s when she was associated with the Black Panther Party. She was listed on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List for her alleged participation in an escape attempt by defendants from the Marin County Hall of Justice. After spending 18 months in prison, she was cleared of all charges. Since then, she has spent over three decades as a champion for social justice, especially for those communities that have struggled for economic, racial, and gender equality. In recent years, the theme of her work has focused on the range of social problems associated with incarceration and generalized criminalization of those communities most affected by poverty and racial discrimination. Davis is currently the presidential chair and professor in the History of Consciousness Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz and director of the Department of Feminist Studies. She is the author of eight books and has lectured throughout the world. You can listen to Angela Davis’ lecture at www.utah.edu/podcast.
The University Staff Council is a group of elected staff members from throughout the University community who work for the benefit of the U, and staff employees in particular. Each year, Staff Council co-sponsors Employee Appreciation Day, lobbies on behalf of staff at the legislature, and offers several staff scholarships of up to $500 for classes. Becoming a member of Staff Council is a great way to get involved. Applications and nominations are now open for campus staff members to serve on the Staff Council. Deadline to apply or submit a nomination is March 15. Elections will be held mid-April. Visit www.utah.edu/staffcouncil for application/nomination forms. The Staff Council is
comprised of 26 members, 24 of whom represent a portion or sub-district
of the staff who work in the following five campus districts: Employees may nominate a staff member from any of the districts listed above. Each staff member selected for the Council will work within the district they represent and will be directly elected by their district. In addition, an alternate representative will be elected for each district. For more information, contact Robbi Dewey at 581-3857 or Robbi.Dewey@alumni.utah.edu.
• Guild
of Book Workers Celebrates 100 Years A presentation by Karen Hanmer, exhibition chair for the Guild and a book artist herself, will be held at the museum on Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact UMFA at 581-7332 or visit www.umfa.utah.edu. • Mahler’s
Symphony No. 2 with combined choirs to highlight Annual Scholarship
Concert • Move
your way to health • Lecture
Series
• Banff
Film Festival World Tour
• Film
Studies gets new chair • U to
unveil new home page • “Jesus
Christ Superstar” at Kingsbury Hall • Call
for participants— Panic Disorder study • Docents
needed at UMFA • Want
Continuum? Opt in! • U Clinic
Opens in Dan’s
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