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Show l I PAGE 22 Summer Concert Series unrolls Music from a wide variety of cultures was presented during this year's 11th annual season of the Southern Utah University Summer Evening Concert Series. The seven-week series continued through August 13 at the Randall L. Jones Theatre. The series induded such music as •a pure hybrid, crossing the blues and the classical to form a new musical strain;· a string trio performing without a printed score; traditional Celtic; and African drum music. The series opened with a group which calls itself Corky Siegal's Chamber Blues, and bills itself as an ensemble which · walks the line between Beethoven and 8 . 8 . King." RINT Other performances included the Jacques Thibaud String Trio, which performs without printed score to "generate spontaneity in their music making; Colcannon, a five-member ensemble which performs new acoustic Celtic folk music"; Abo Addy and Kukrudu, presenting the polyrhythmic sound of African highlife; Tingstad & Rumbel, a duo combining a single guitar with woodwind; Robin & Linda Williams & Their Fine Group, presenting contemporary-acoustic music, bluegrass and old time country. The last performance of the summer was by Balfa Toujours, who educates and entertained with the rhythms of Louisiana. Troy Smith clings to the rock climbing wall during " activities at the Governor's Honors Academy held in July at SUU. Participants of the Utah summer games take an oath before taking part in activities. Athletes promised to exercise good sportsmanship The SUU Summer Evening Concert Series held Cameron Harvey and Douglas N. Cook, Festival Managing Director R. Scott Phillips, and Festival Board of Governors Chair Sue Cox were on hand to receive the award. ·1 can't even find the words to describe how I feel at this moment.· Adams said upon receiving the award. "This is indeed a great honor for the Festival and puts us in the company of the world's greatest. I, and all of us involved with this project for the last 40 years. are extremely gratified and thrilled. From our humble beginnings in Cedar City to this unbelievable plateau has been quite a journey. I am touched by this great honor.• The Last Cheater's Waltz: Beauty and V-,o/ence in the Desert Southwest Lawrence Coates, who was cited by the Utah Arts Council for Outstanding Book of Fiction by a Utah Writer in 1999 for his debut novel The Blossom Festival, the University of Nevada Press; Poet Sam Green and Kay Cook, SUU faculty member for 11 years. All participants had the opportunity to learn from both theory and "hands on· sessions. V\brkshops were conducted in poetry, playwriting, creative nonfiction, fiction writing and methods of teaching creative writing. r: ., -~:- .·~ ~-~ ~ ·.i.,v~, /;.... I . ~~ . .· r . ~' ,\ ~~'-. ~~")) Workshop director David Lee . . ' ~· : t ·~ ; - - ·", •. ·~ ,',~, ..i:' . ' ~ ~ Lawrence Coates helped at this year's workshop. CITY Sen. Orrin Hatch(RUtah), visited SUU this summer to lecture students on the reality of '""' ....._ _,. drug use in Utah. Robert Bennett (R-Utah) Lectures SUU students on the fundamentals of politics in the United States during July. Taking pride in the grounds around Southern Utah University, Kobi Clothier, a sophomore physical education major from Las Vegas, NV. worl<s her .........,.,._,.. way through school by maintaining many of the gardens around campus Baseball was included in the line up of the Utah Summer Games. Table Tennis, as part of the Summer Games, drew p articipants - - _ _ of all ages. i ~ ~ u ~ ~ i Q _ ""!11111....,_ w i ~ ""'u nda Uebhardt, a circulation assistant at the Gerald R. Sherratt l:ibrary, practices >her watercolor technique during a ~ summer art course. !!l Foul summer weather strikes. Scores of Cedar City residents were pulling water-soaked furniture and stained photo albums from their basements, the result of a torrential rain that flooded Cedar City on June 25 with 2-foot-deep water in the streets and overflowed a drainage system too small for the flow. The National Weather Service had issued a flash-flood warning for the area after thunderstorms washed through the city, but the warning came too late and the water was too heavy and too strong for the city infrastructure to handle. Resident Brett Heyborne estimated his loss at $25,000 after the water pressure blew doors ott their hinges to his newly remodeled basement. His 17-yearold son's downstairs room and storage areas were shredded by the water. His furnace, washer and dryer also were destroyed. Heyborne, who has lived in Cedar City for 23 years, said, "I've never seen anything like this." Cedar City Engineer Kit wareham said the sewer drains are part of $4 million in system upgrades the city has made over the past few years but insisted that water-runoff systems are not designed for storms like the one they experienced. New activities .director named Phi Beta Lambda wins big Mindy Benson, who has been serving as manager of the Sharwan Smith Center at Southern Utah University, was appointed the university's new director of student activities. She becomes her family's second generation SUU student activities director. Her father, R. Kenneth Benson, held the same position for 14 years. 1968-82. A 1994 graduate of SUU, Benson will start her new duties immediately. She replaces Alex Herzog, who served two years before leaving the university to pursue graduate study at UNLV. "Mindy is especially adept in National top 1O business competition awards were picked up by five individuals, one team, and the entire chapter from SUU at this year's Phi Beta Lambda National Conference and Competition in July. Christian Hayes, a junior computer information systems major, led the SUU contingent by capturing first place in computer concepts competition. Craig Young of Monticello took second staging large entertainment events. She has presented national and regional workshops on concert management." Sterling Church, vice president of student services, said. "She is also strong as a leadership trainer, and she has been active with a variety of volunteer committees induding the Utah Summer Games and the Iron County 'Relay for Life.'" As the new director, Benson will work directly with the leaders of SUUSA on a broad spectrum of student centered activities. Training leading to certification for prospective administrators in Utah's public schools will be offered for the first time.at Southern Utah University beginning this fall. An SUU proposal to teach the program for supervisory leaders was approved unanimQusly by the educator development committee of the Utah State Legislature. The training w ill be as a track within the university's existing master of education degree. With the approval, SUU joins the University of Utah, Utah State University and Brigham young University m offering training necessary for principals. assistant principals, superintendents and other school supervisors. Students completing the master of education degree and required courses for the newly approved administrative/supervisory certificate program will be able to apply to the Utah State Office of Education for certification to administer or supervise from kindergarten through the 12th grade levels. The program is expected to graduate anywhere from 10-25 students per year once it is fully operationa1. Bruce 0 . Barker, dean of the College of Education, said "This approval indicates that we are maturing as a regional university and offering selected graduate education which meets the needs of future school leaders in our region Summer Games wraps up 15th year genres ranging from Celtic to old time country. Creative Writing Workshop The Southern Utah Creative . Writing Workshop was hosted July 17. 2000 at the Mountain learning center, 11 miles up Cedar Canyon on Highway 14, design to teach beginning and advanced writers, English teachers and college students the techniques of writing and understanding creative writing. David Lee, Utah's poet laureate, directed the workshop. Everyday the conference included various lectures and workshops conducted by distinguished writers. Presenters included Bien Meloy. The recipient of a 1997 VVhiting Foundation Writers Award and the author Administrative, Supervisory Program Added to program A recap of this summer's happenings on campus and in Cedar City for everyone who skipped townfor the summer. Shakespearean Fest rewarded The Utah Shakespearean Festival, located on the campus of Southern Utah University was named the recipient of the coveted Tony Award for America's Outstanding Regional Theatre on May 8. Television stars Kelsey Grammar and Bebe Neuwirth made the announcement at New York's famous Sardi's Restaurant, and the award was presented on June 4th al Radio City Music Hall during the live television broadcast of the 54th Tony Awards presentations, hosted by Rosie O'Donnell. USF Founder and Executive Producer Fred C . Adams, along with Producing Artistic Directors PAGE 2 3 UNIVERSITY JOURNAL FOCUS ON: WHAT YOU MISSED OVER TH E SUMMER • TUESDAY, AUGUST 2 2 , 2000 place while competing tor "Mr. Future Business Teacher" honors. Other SUU individual top ten finishers were Michelle Mace of Atoka, Okla., fifth place in management; Noreen Johnson of Cedar City, fifth place in computer applications;· and Douglas Pooser of Cedar City, ninth place in finance. The business decision making team of Amy Andersen Brandi Haws placed eighth in the national competition. Excited fans, family and friends cheered with excitement as Southern Utah University's Eccles Coliseum filled with sky divers, fireworks and balloons. This was the scene as Gov. Michael Leavitt addressed the excited crowd and pronounced the 15th annual Summer Games officially open. The Summer Games Flame arrived in the hands of Utah Jazz center Olden Polynice, after the biggest fireworks extravaganza to hit Cedar City. This year's ceremony recognized past inductees. Included in these inductees were professional and Olympic athletes, amateur and professional sports administrators. Collegic athletic coaches, sports journalists and legendary supporters of the athletics in the state of Utah. This year the Utah Summer Games honored Frank Layden. Lori Parrish-Salvo, Dave Shulthess and George Sluga. The Summer Games include athletes of all ages and abilities. The areas of competition included fast pitch softball, junior and senior swimming, table tennis, Tae Kwon Do, tennis, track and field, triathlon, volleyball, water polo and weight lifting. Each area of competition is awarded a bronze, silver and gold medal. Academy enlightens youth A group of 51 high school juniors and seniors who were competitively selected from communities across the state participated in the Governor's Honors Academy held July 5-15 at SUU. Participants spent two weeks in activities intended to broaden their perspectives in areas including business, technology, humanities, politics/government and education. This was the 12th year of the two-week training course which ·was instigated by the Utah Governor Norman Bangerter and then SUU President Gerald R. Sherratt in cooperation with Utah corporate and political leaders. A wide range of topics were addressed during the academy, induding the role of government in electronic commerce, Utah's homeless problem, technology in higher education. prioritization of our activities, management styles, aspects of the Jewish culture in the state and issues involving the legal system. Participants were instructed by guest presenters including Robert Bennett, U.S. senator from Utah; Steve Kukic, vice president of sales and marketing, Sopris West Publishing; Steven D. Bennion , president of SUU; Pamela Atkinson, vice president of mission services, lntermountain Health Care, and member of the state board of regents; Tamara Taylor, senior campus consultant, Campus Pipeline; Dan Clark, a major contributor for Chicken Soup for the Soul books; and David Litchford, Utah Valtey State College faculty member. Presenters also induded Renn Zaphiropoulos, retired Xerox executive, Fred C. Adams, founding director or the Utah Shakespearean Festival. EDITOR'S NOTE: Stories were contributed by Kevin Haring and Michelle Alva of the 'Journal' and Jim Robinson of SUU News Services -' |