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Show Inside this issue Who dropped the donut? Read about the anthrax scare last week on UVU campus. Culture Sport New concert series is the perfect blend of summer music. Guard Ryan Toolson looks to further his basketball career. A6 A2 UVU UVU The Independent Student Voice of Utah Valley University Monday • June 8, 2009 1 ';;' X&~&; -. N01 Accepted: Philosophy student invited to IP 1p prominent seminar i Warn H '••••*$f- VOLXLIX • V1 p v^ r i \ si- - - . - d r> H • • ''***7\\._ * ' •'"•. •.."' ^*' .v.* -,?3S5t;5 ' ' " ^ ! ^ f n ^ » t r-v^-t-.- Trenl Bates/L Hill Air Force Base's F-16 Fighting Falcons command a lot of attention. But even the most grandiose of jets get a little dependent when it comes to its missions - whether combat or practice - and that is where U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircrafts come into play. UVU Review was invited to a media flight on the KC-135 Stratotanker, an opportunity to fly over the vast Utah Test and Training Range and witness a refueling mission. See our new section, The V for the story. Imposters collect money posing as UVU music students •JACKJ.WATERS 71 Exec. Campus Editor Imposters posing as Utah Valley University music students have been reportedly going door to door seeking donations, claiming that their UVU music group is raising money to perform with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. "These people are in no way associated with Utah Valley University. There is no UVU group going to London to perform," said John Brewer, chief of police at UVU. "They are said to have a very convincing sales presentation. According to one report, these individuals netted several • thousand dollars in one neighborhood alone." The imposters have been reported as younger-looking (perhaps college age), of various ethnicities and possibly using a white 12-passenger van as transportation. The solicitors have been reported in Salt Lake, Utah and Weber counties. To report sightings of the imposters, contact your local law enforcement agency or call the UVU Police Department at (801) 863-5555. day, five days a week. The classes are split up into two three hour periods to Philosophy major Jorinclude both lecture and gen Hansen has become student lead discussions. the first UVU student to Courses aim to introduce "Jorgen is one be accepted to the prestistudents to the type of of the best stugious Summer Seminar in graduate-level seminars Philosophy at the Univerthey would encounter dents we have sity of Colorado at Boulbefore they commit to a in the major... It der. graduate program. doesn't surprise The University of Jorgen has already me at all that he Colorado's Department of begun preparing for the was accepted to Philosophy is one of the reading intensive prothe seminar." largest philosophy program. Students receive grams in the nation offerthree graduate level credit Dennis Potter ing undergraduate as well hours by the end of the as MA and PhD degrees in three weeks. a wide range of topics. "I really hope I can The seminar is to be "Jorgen is one of the bring something back held July 13 through the best students we have in from Boulder to UVU's 31 and will focus on the the major," said Dennis philosophy program as metaphysical and ethi- Potter, associate professor well," Hansen said. " Our cal questions concerning of philosophy at UVU and philosophy club is now identity. advisor for the Philosophy alive and kicking again, Jorgen Hansen was Club. "He is really pas- so I hope I can also help chosen along with 20 sionate about his study of propel that to a new level. others to attend this sum-, philosophy. It doesn't sur- Overall, though, I'm just mer's seminar out of 70 prise me at all that he was really excited to have the opportunity to participate total applicants. Students accepted to the seminar." who have attended the Students will attend in the seminar." seminar in the past have class a total of six hours a iMEGGIEWOODFiaa News writer gone on to attend prestigious schools such as Oxford and Rutgers. Dr. David Yells newly appointed dean of CHSS • JESSICA BURNHAM) fQews Editor The position of Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) was filled May I, 2009 by Dr. David Yells. After completing a national search and campus interviews with five qualified candidates, Dr. Yells was selected for this prestigious position -based largely on his relevant experience in administrative leadership. Previously designated interim dean in July 2008, Dr. Yells will no doubt succeed in this new undertaking. A B.A. in Psychology from Bellevue University in Nebraska, an M.A. in physiological psychology as well as a Ph.D. in developmental psychobiology from the University of Nebraska further qualify Dr. Yells for this position. "During his term as an interim dean, Yells has demonstrated excellence in in- Courtesy of the Center for the Study of Ethics at UVU Yells has been at UVU since 1999. tellectual and administrative leadership of the college, and exhibited high ethical standards in his leadership duties." said Mohammed A. El-Saidi, Ph.D., the Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs. Employed by UVU since 1999, Dr. See YELLS • A2 Fellow in Ethics recently announced fessor to receive this distinguished recognition. This opportunity is meant to Dr. Ruhul H. Kuddus was reenable professors across all departcently announced- the 2009-2010 ments to explore moral dilemmas University Faculty Fellow in Ethin their various expertise. The reics by the Ethics Across the Curriculum Faculty Advisory Com- search will ideally stimulate publication and contribute to the UVU mittee. Following David Knowlton, as- community. Dr. Kuddus will be allotted a sociate professor of Anthropology, $7,000 grant with which he can and Laura Hamblin, professor of pursue his research of the ethics of English and literature who were stem cell research and organ transeach previously granted the fellowplantation. These finances are to be ship, Kuddus is the third UVU projudiciously used in hiring research •JESSICA BURNHAM! News EditoF assistants, investing in research materials, covering travel expenses to areas related to research and the procurement of an adjunct professor to alleviate the fellow's burgeoning workload. With undergraduate degrees in biology, chemistry and zoology from the University of Daka in Bangladesh, an M.S. in biology from George Mason University in Virginia, and a Ph.D. in molecular genetics and biochemistry from the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, Kuddus has an extensive background in his area of study. As an associate professor of biology at UVU, Dr. Kuddus teaches microbiology, immunology and molecular biology. Before employment at UVU, Dr. Kuddus was a member of the Thomas Starzl Transplantation Institute and served as assistant professor of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He also contributed his capacities as the president of Development Initiative of Bangladesh. The author of publications in areas such as molecular biology, transplantation immunology and biotechnology, Dr. Kuddus has done substantial research in several disciplines. He has also edited two volumes of research on developmental issues in lesser developed countries. In 2008 the UVU Center for Engaged Learning provided Dr. Kuddus with the funds to create an open access journal focusing on medical ethics, the ethics of organ acquire- See ETHICS • A2 |