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Show A4 News Monday • February 9, 2009 FromQ&A • A1 From ADDRESS • A1 versity address was aided through Power Point to visually show UVU's progress in the past year and had some . humorous moments like an animation of Hitch leading a rowboat of UVU officials to show that UVU has a clear vision on were it is going. "I liked the visuals used and some of the humor," said JustinShields,aUVUstudent. Growth of the university was also talked about in terms of enrollment, diversity, additional buildings, and better and new programs. In the fall, there were 2,800 new enrolled students and an increase in minority populations as well with African Americans increased by 32 percent and Hispanics increased by 25 percent. Several projects are also Trent Bates / UVU Review underway or will be in the Interim President Hitch explaining the goals of the university. near future. A current project is the new Student Success Center, which is the remod- al (Transit) Center and a Uni- receive the Carnegie Comeled building of the Losee versity Parkway underpass. munity Engagement Award. Learning Center. There is Hitch also mentioned Faculty members were also a new 13,000 square feet that two new master' s de- also celebrated at the address alumni house which adds grees will be added in nurs- with eight faculty members three more acres to UVU. Un- ing and business adminis- receiving PACE awards. der construction is the Noor- tration. It is also anticipated They were Margaret Belda Children's Theater, which that the Master's of Educa- Ion, Ellen Draper, Denise was donated by Tye Noorda. tion program will have 30 Fullmer, Thomas Hopkins, It is hoped by next year to 50 more cohorts in 2009. Marc Jerome, Alexis Palmer, Other highlights include Peggy Pasin and Kyle Reyes. the Hal Wing Track and Field will be completed upon ap- UVU Athletics being acTo view more highcepted into the Great West proval from the Legislature. lights from the State of the There are also plans for an Conference with hopes to University address, visit intramural playing field by be a Division-1 school by www.u vu.edu/president/ rethe AB building, a business May 2009. UVU was also marks/speeches/index, html resource center, an intermod- one of the 110 schools to to talk about seed money. On July 1,2007, the school created a self-insurance reserve that now "exceeds what the auditors want us to have." Makin said. Students are not exempt from being concerned about the budget cuts, Jack Waters, Editor-in-Chief of the UVU Review, asked Hitch about spending on country club memberships that the school renewed this year, as opposed to faculty and staff cuts. Hitch answered, "We have looked at just about everything...The one thing about monies like those, Jack, is that those are onetime monies and the cut to our budget is a base cut. So you really must look at personnel...and since about 85 percent...are personnel, we have to look to* personnel pretty quickly." Hitch joked about the amount of money the school spends on food, noting that in Wisconsin food cannot be purchased with state money. She laughed about students and faculty getting thinner due to not being fed as often because of the cuts. Kim Strunk, the department chair of dance, asked about the performing arts center and its status in the development plans for the campus. The new science building is the priority building for new campus projects and the performing arts center is second. Val Peterson, vice president for administration and legislative affairs said, "It [proposed science building] is clearly the number one facility by need within the system, desperate- ly needed on this campus." After the lineman and apprentice programs were transferred to MATC this past year, an audience member questioned the president about the faculty members that were fired when the programs moved and wondered why they hadn't also been transferred. Hitch responded, "We're separate entities, we're governed by different boards and so we don't have a transferability between our institutions for personnel." For more info Visit www.uvu.edu/ broadcast Hitting the winter slopes for credit \Z BRITNEE NGUYEN [ News editor The snowy slopes of the Sundance Resort are in partnership with UVU to offer snowboarding, skiing and cross-country skiing classes for college credit. First-class instructors from Sundance work with the students to train and improve their skills. Classes are held weekly from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. during which students receive in- structions followed by lab time on the Sundance slopes or Nordic trail. "It has been lots of fun and I have really improved," said Aja Huntington, a UVU sophomore who signed up for the skiing class. Students who participate in the program receive a discounted weekday ski pass that covers summer activities at Sundance as well. Discounts on season rentals are also offered. This year marks the first time UVU and Sundance are offering cross-country skiing, which broadens the number of winter activities students can participate in. This opportunity was made possible through Joy Brown from the Office of Extended Studies with Greg Newton from Sundance and Sam Palmatier from the Nordic Center. For more information, contact Joy Brown at (801) 863-8432 or Happiness Peterson at (801) 623-3334. 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