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Show A5 Monday * June 30, 2008 News Briefs Sederburg's Vision for UVU • Courtesy of Office of the President President William A. Sederburg College Marketing | As UVSC prepares to become UVU on July I, President Sederburg is anxious to let the community in on his vision and excitement for Utah's newest university. President Sederburg's vision for UVU The transition of UVSC to UVU builds upon the institution's community college and baccalaureate degrees and programs with the addition of master's degrees to help UVU better meet the educational needs of the region and state. President Sederburg's vision for UVU is to be a community-engaged university, which revolves around five core concepts. They are, first: being student-centered; second: being a teaching institution; third: maintaining an opportunity mission; fourth: providing service to the region; and fifth: being collaborative. As a student-centered institution, UVU will: *Provide learning opportunities for its students to become people of integrity and develop their personal identity. *Sustain programs that retain students and help them be successful in their pursuit of obtaining a degree. *Build its Division I athletic program and increase intramural and club opportunities to create a multidimensional university student experience. ^Prepare students to be professionally competent through internships, course projects and service learning opportunities. As a teaching institution, UVU *Conducts student-oriented, rather than research-oriented, scholarship. implemented a Communities of Engaged Learners initiative, appropriating $400,000 annually in grant funds that faculty and staff can use toward student proj- ects that support engagement. (Each faculty and staff member can use $2,500 per year to support a project if they choose to.) So far 75 faculty and staff have successfully taken advantage of the program. *SpIit the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences into the School of the Arts and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, to emphasize the school's distinct roles and define the arts at UVU. *Constructed a new state of the art 190,000-squarefoot library with group study rooms and access to a world of knowledge through hundreds of computers and increased library holdings. The opportunity mission of UVU provides: *Keeping admissions open to anyone. * Assessing student preparedness to college-level work through the use of the ACT and other compass tests to ensure students enroll in classes they are prepared to take. •Expanded degree offerings from two-year degrees to master's degrees to better meet the demand for access to high education within the region, (Three master's degrees have been identified: education, nursing and business. The education master's degree will begin being offered this fall.) UVU is committed to regional service and is: *Engaged in economic and community development in the region. *Being a cultural center for the region. (UVU has partnered with Sundance to bring the Sundance Summer Theatre back to the community. Plans for a new Center for the Arts are being developed.) *Responding to regional market needs by aligning degree and. program offerings with market demands for a skilled talent-force. (Upcoming graduate degree in education exemplifies this.) *Preparing a Community Engagement Report that highlights how UVU students, faculty and staff are engaged in their communities and influencing the quality of life for the region and state. (This report will be produced annually. The first report will be available July 1,2008.) UVU encourages collaboration by: *Promoting and sustaining systems of accountability and transparency. (UVU's Planning, Budgeting, and Accountability Cycle is an example of this.) *Partnering with businesses, cities and neighborhoods to expand student learning and faculty scholarship opportunities. *Developing degree programs that leverage the strengths of different colleges and universities in the state. (UVU's partnership with Salt Lake Community College and the University of Utah to offer degrees in biotechnology is an example of this.) *Partnering with state business leaders, agencies and other institutions of higher learning to sustain the economic prosperity of the state. Hall of fame, shame, and flags Jack Waters • Editor-in-chief Students longing for college life in all its social glory need not look any further than the Hall of Flags. Every day, myriad students walk through the hall, some looking for unique experiences. Showing worldwide unity, the Hall of Flags stands as one of the most visually impressive hallways on campus. Flags representing nations from all over the world adorn both sides of the hall. In fact, any time a student from a country not yet represented in the hall comes to UVU, the respective country's flag is added to the collection. Flags aren't the only things on display in the hall. Loyd Ericson, a philosophy graduate heading to Claremont, said, "The Hall of Flags is UVU's arena of objectification, where people are transformed from growing minds to sexualized flesh." Elaborating further, Ericson said, "every time I walk through the Hall of Flags, I feel like everyone is staring at me, but with a butt like this, can I blame them?" The future graduate student hits on a few points that simultaneously anger and entertain students. According to 430 students surveyed in 2006 (conducted by "Sequel" magazine's Dixie Millet and Nyles Alder), the Hall of Flags was selected as the best place on campus to study. Whether or not the Hall of Flags is the ideal studying place as the poll suggests is for each individual to decide. All it takes is a brisk walk, a few spare minutes, and maybe a little confidence. The hall connects the Business Administration Building to the Environmental Technology Building and the Pope Science Building (with its trademark swinging pendulum and stuffed wildlife). It is a convenient route, as it also opens up into both the Greenhouse Computer Lab and the Sorensen Student Center. This results in high student traffic in the hallway, which, after many News writer It's true: UVU does not have on-campus housing, but we have something even better: large housing complexes that are competing for student business by continually adding new amenities each year, and the UVU Off-Campus Housing Web site is designed to connect students to these complexes. The Off-Campus Housing Web site has recently gone through a complete revamp to make it more user- I. friendly, to accommodate listings for large complexes and community rentals in the Orem-Provo area, and also to advertise students who are trying to sell their contracts. "The Web site is a service that we're providing for the UVU community,! said Campus Connection manager Dawn Burgess. "It's easier for students to visit one Web site than to hunt through housing brochures because it is specific to the Utah Valley community." Dr, Maureen S. Andrade has accepted the position of associate dean for University College. She has a degree in higher education leadership from the University of Southern California. She has served as chair of the department of English language teaching and learning at BYUHawaii. In her new position, she will be focusing on supporting students in their first year experience. She will begin work on July 1. Blood Drive on campus On July 9, ihe Volunteer and Service Learning Center is holding an American Red Cross blood drive in the ballroom (commons area in the student center). Donors can come between 10 a.m and 3 p.m. Walk ins are welcomed, and a donor ID is required. New member of Advisory Board Beth Tolbert, co-owner of Tolbert & Nielsen Realty in St. George, Utah was appointed to UVU's National Presidential Advisory Board. She has previously been on UVSC's Board of Trustees in 1991 to 1999. Exploring fantasy literature Andrea Morris • News writer Stock photo/ UVU Review years, turned into the popular hangout it is today. The Hall of Flags provides a scenic route for its travelers. Walls of glass showcase the heart of the campus, crowned with the Courtyard's gorgeous water fountain. Comfortable chairs cradle each side of the hallway, which are more often than not occupied (usually by male students). Thus, a highly social place is created, which provides an excellent release from the demands of course work. With the new Digital Learning Center now available, it will be interesting to see what becomes of the Hall of Flags. What was once a showcase of the social may indeed turn into the original showcase — that of flags. Housing website gets a facelift Amie Wells • New associate dean for University College Students seeking housing are able to search for listings by city, rent price, number of rooms, unit type, and minimum and maximum rent price. Burgess said listings are not limited to the ProvoOrem area. There are also listing throughout Utah County, from Lehi to Payson, and also for married, single and family housing. "Using the housing Web site, UVU students can connect with other students who are trying to get out of their contracts," said Gus Pacchiega, Campus Connection assistant manager. "In most cases, these students are desperate to sell their contracts, and you can find great bargains like people who are willing to pay first monthis rent or deposit fees." A few new features of the housing Web site include a UTA route finder, with which students can look for bus routes to and from the UVU campus, and a map for each listing of where the complex is located. Burgess said that the Web site also allows for landlords and students selling their contracts to upload photos of their rental unit. Students looking to sell their contracts need to create an account online, list their contract, and the listing will stay active in the housing Web site for 14 days. For more Information, visit the UVU Off-Campus Housing Web site at www. uvu.edu/housing Have you ever been pulled away into another world to fly on dragons or defeat some aliens? Or do you happen to have an interest in writing such fantasy pieces? This fall, UVU's English department is offering a newly developed class that focuses on such readings and writings. The class, themes in literature: fantasy, is being taught by professor Jolayne Call on MWF from 1:00 to 1:50. This class is offered only once a year. A student who enjoys reading and writing this type of genre would not want to miss this class, as there are no other classes that focus exclusively on fantasy and science fiction. The reading list includes Prachett, Williams, Mccaffrey, Jordan, Orson Scott Card, and others. Along with the readings, the students will be able to write one main fantasy piece. Call said that reading the students pieces is one of the most exciting parts about this class. "What's exciting is to watch the students engage in the literature and get excited," said Call. "When they discover new writers, or when they discover something wonderful from an old writer, you see the excitement build in them, and their eyes get wide. That's exciting to me." Call states that many of the writings in this class have ended up in UVU's Warp And Weavey a literary journal published by the English department. This new addition to the English department allows students to pursue diversity in fantasy themes. The class is listed as ENGL 276R, and the only prerequisite is ENGL 1010 |