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Show til 4 MONDAY, JANUARY 10, kirn THE DAiLY UTAH CHRONICLE 2000 Barbaric!! aid about 160 students ccme in each year to explore the program, but only about 10 make their final proposals. Of these students, however, nearly none are denied, Bar-bane- i! said Barbanell said he spoke with at least four students over the break, which he sees: as very encouraging. "I've really just started; I have high hopes for it," he said. "I just want to give it a little more exposure." " ,1 - M y . ej'J6.s VST J f 1 MA , L IN Kay Dea RESIGNATIONS continued from page 1 at the U in other capacities since 1983, including director of administrative policies Rothermich has worked with four university presidents: Chase Peterson, Art Smith, Interim President Jerilyn Mdntyrs and J. Bernard Machen. "It's difficult for me to believe that I could have had a better job," Rothermich said. At their Dec. 53 meeting, the Trustees passed a resolution of appreciation honoring Rothermich. Special Assistant to the President Michael Benson replaced Rothermich. Machen said he chese Benson because "it just seemed ..that he had the kind of exposure to the Utah State Board of Regents and Trustees." Benson said he is excited about the possibility of keeping the members more in touch with campus. "I keep our Trustees informed; I have to make sure they've got the information they need," he said. "I think it's so important for these people P to know" Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs David Pershing next week. Social Wrk Graduate School of Social Work Dean Kay Dea retired Dec. 31, after 37 years with the school's faculty and 11 as dean. "It was a good time to turn the leadership over to someone new and the infusion and energy that comes from new people and new ideas; it will be good for the school and myself," Dea said. Dea will continue to work in the field, though, and will serve on the Board of Directors for the Christmas Box Foundation, and also as an adviser for the Belie S. Spafford Endowed Professorship, the Jacobsen Scholars, and. the Goodwill Foundation. A national search committee is in place to select a new dean, Dea said, and an interim dean will be named by Lowell Re onion Cociuiurxlty Service Center Teri Cisneros Sarbaneil Ed Graduate School of : ' Linda K. Amos Benson said he wants to find a way to showcase Trustees meetings to the university community and move meetings around campus to broaden member awareness. P" a! search committee. Kacrtek--r CoEege cf Nursfeig For almost two years, Linda Amos has served as an associate vice president for health sciences and as the desn of the College of Nursing. She has resigned as dean and will now continue fuil time in the position. "It's a good change; I won't have to split my time between the two offices," she said. Amos said she will miss the people she has worked with during her 20 years as dean at the college, but said she looks forward to new challenges. "I've really enjoyed working with faculty; I'll miss some of the people things, she said. Amos will chair a committee responsible for the new expansion plans of die U Hospital and new academic and research spaces in the Heilth I Sciences Center. , Amos will stay on as deaa until June 30, at which time she hopes a new dean, wili have been round by a nation- vice-preside- nt of University Studies The Bachelor of University Studies is a program in which students can create their own majors if what they want is not offered on campus. Associate instructor Kathryn adviser as the of Lindquist resigned BUS as a result of time constraints. "I'm teaching so much that it just felt like my time was spread too thin," she said, "i like io put energy into my teaching." Lindquist said that although her preparation for classes did net suffer, her teaching did because she often had to put so much energy into helping students with their proposals for BUS degrees. Ed Barbaneil took over Lindquist's students, who are under a lot of pressure, he said. "It's mGre rigorous than any particular program. I really value people who want to go beyond the tenets of one particular department; there are all kinds of ways people can navigate through the Today is Teri Cisneros' last day as a program coordinator at the Bennion Center. Cisneros said she worked with over 70 U students each year, helping them set up programs. She said students are what she will miss most about the Ben nion Center. "I'll miss just working with students and seeing them and the progress they're making," she said Cisneros started at the Bennion director Center as 2 student-projeabout five years ago and has worked in her current position for 2 and 12 years. Cisneros also worked with Project Youth and as a host adviser for Alternative Spring Break. Bennion Center Director Irene Fisher said Cisneros "provided a huge amount of support; 1 hope she got to feel like she was making a difference in a commusuty she cares so much about" ct Assi stant Dean of the Gradoate School Chris Viiia teft bis position as assistant dean of the Graduate School at the end oflast semester for a position at a Canyon College in California. h Adviser Karen srld Villa was at the U for shout six years.. I know he was looking to move up for a long time, but unfortunately he wasn't moved up, so I'm glad to see" that he got a position," she said "It was time for him to go." Kwan-Smit- diversity BOOKSTORE Does your computer act like it has the flu? 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