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Show A2 MONDAY JUNE 18 • 2007 Utah student one of 30 selected for Students and faculty team up National Summit Josh Titus News writer i The National Council for Community and Education Partnerships (NCCEP) will hold their annual Booz Allen Hamilton Youth Leadership Summit again this year to find out how to improve education within the U.S. by using the nation's students themselves. Timpanogos High School student Jennifer Rivera is the first student from Utah chosen for the National Summit in history. Jennifer is part of a sponsored program by the NC- Jennifer Rivera CEP called GEAR UP, Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs. GEAR UP began in 1998 as a program designed to Marine photographer shares adventures at UVSC Stephen Johnson, a marine photographer from Patagonia is coming to speak at UVSC June 21 at 7 p.m. in LA 101. The event is free and open to the public. Stephen Johnson is originally from Utah Valley, but his time arid experience has led him "to Valdes Peninsula, Patagonia. Living in a town with a population of 350, and working as a photographer, diver and guide, he is intimately involved with the sea and its inhabitants. Recently, Johnson was invited by English adventurer Julian Mustoe to ac- company him through one of the most difficult passages around the globe, traveling the south Atlantic, the LeMaire Straight and. the Beagle Channel. Mustoe is retracing the epic voyage of the "Beagle" made by Darwin, FitzRoy and crew in the early 1800's. Sam Rushforth, dean of School of Science and Health, is a friend of Stephen Johnson. Last year he invited Johnson to speak. "The place was packed," said Cathy Marshall, administrative assistant to the Dean in the School of Science and Health. "When for Namibian project help low-income students get and she is currently studyto postsecondary education, ing the difficult foreign lanand as a way to get recogni- guage, Japanese. She will be a valuable tion for the need to improve resource with the other 29 education in our nation. Sharon Bluth, the one to talented students at the Narecommend Jennifer, works tional Summit. The students will spend at UVSC and is a counselor for Jennifer and others at almost a week preparing the 2007 Summit Report—a reTimpanogos High School. "She's an outstanding stu- port presented in 30 minutes dent," Bluth said. "As part to NCCEP Annual Conferof the application, she had to ence attendees. The report write an essay about how she will contain ways to improve would improve the education our country's education system. system." Conference attendees have Aside from Jennifer's essay, her outstanding academic said that the report refreshed their senses and enthusiasm standings were considered. Jennifer is consistently on for education. the honor roll with a 3.8 GPA Johnson speaks he doesn't lecture. He gets involved and excited about his subject." Taking a break from diving and whales turned out to be the adventure of a lifetime, sailing in the walj:e of the Beagle. Enjoy the experience of listening to Johnson's great adventure of sailing the turbulent seas of the Beagle. "His traveling experiences are very interesting, and his speaking is extremely engaging," said Marshall. "This is surely an event you do not want to miss!" way to do this than to offer our students a truly unique international experience that contributes in a positive way to the future of a young nation and influences future generations of Namibians," Harper said. The project is expected to last five years with an approximate budget of $400,000. Each year the project will begin with a training session regarding the goals and the current technology being used, which will bring the team together on the ultimate goal of the project, which is to preserve the history of Namibia. UVSC students and memberseof PON will have the opportunity to spend time in an intense, life-changing cultural experience while learning technical skills that will serve them in their chosen fields. Success from programs like this one may lead to more program-based experimental opportunities available to students and faculty at UVSC. Jennie Nicholls News writer In Namibia, an African country where oral history is the only connection to the past, the AIDS epidemic is putting the history of the country — as well as cultural traditions — at risk of being lost. UVSC students and Namibia natives are working to save the country's history from mounting extinction. Along with members of Polytechnic of Namibia (PON), UVSC will be educating local Namibians on how to store and collect their historical past. This July, five students, along with two digital-media faculty members, will From Security • A1 travel to Namibia to break ground on this important project. and will continue to do so. Second, police visibility "Our goal as educators is to make an impact on our is improving. Vice Presistudents and prepare them dent Peterson has asked campus police to be as for life-long learning," said Michael Harper, project divisible as possible and to rector and digital communipatrol the hallways and cation associate professor. parking lots regularly. "I can't think of a better Third, emergency information is now more readily available. UVSC's Emergency Preparedness Committee published a booklet titled Emergency Procedures, which outlines many emergency plans used by UVSC. 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