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Show i March 20 Wednesday The Forum 1996 2 Professor of Management Bretit Eaitgair is Eager for Situ dents to Learn University of Washington. Eagar also completed postwork at the graduate Associate Professor of University of Florida, where Management, Brett Eagar he specialized in the area of has never won any estab- statistics. lished teaching awards or Eagar sparked an interest had any great honors in teaching because of the bestowed him. opportunities he had in the upon field while he was earning Instead, this business professor has discovered a his degrees. graduate greater reward and has Discovering that he had a talent for teaching, Eagar said gained more personal satisfrom his career than that he became fascinated by faction have. teachers the idea. He also said that many been has who he, liked the interaction Eager, for over 20 years, with students. teaching of a One of the things which has had lot experience with colleges, teaching and made a teaching profession his different fields of study. appealing to Eagar, was the I think Im a little unique, fact that he was very involved school said Eagar, who, throughout with activities. and his life has attended Serving as president of the worked at six different col- student council in the graduleges and universities. ate school of business, at both Eagar has also worked in the the University of Michigan business field outside of and the University of Florida, schools. Eagar gained strong leaderof bachelor his Earning ship abilities and a strong science degree in electrical sense of interaction among from the others. engineering College life for Eagar was University of Utah, Eagar went on to obtain three not simply about studying other business degrees from and responsibilities. different universities. Eagar Continuing with his activeearned his masters degree ness, Eagar participated in from the University of many extracurricular events Michigan and was awarded and went on to win two difhis doctorate by the ferent championships. While by Holly Millerberg Forum staff writer ued, I used to hit golf balls where Carleson Hall is now Another reason located. chose Westminster why Eagar was because he liked the idea of a small college, and I like the reputation that this college has, Eagar said. Here at Westminster, Eagar is involved in both the undergraduate business proa career in teaching. Moving gram as well as the MBA proon to his fifth university, gram. As a professor in both Eagar began teaching at of these areas, Eagar teaches classes different Brigham Young University, many where he served as the chair including quantitative methbusiness for the Business Management ods, statistics, ethics, entrepreneurship, and Department. After spending many strategic management. Besides emphasizing the years at BYU, Eagar decided to take some time off from business fundamentals that teaching and use his skills in he teaches, Eagar also places the business world. During a high value on the importhis time Eagar worked in tance of reading and writing. fields such as; management Im not an English profeshe remarked, mut I tax and investsor, consulting, think that both of these are ment planning, as well as other types of financial planimportant abilities for a student to have. Part of excelning. In 1987, Eagars return to lence, Eagar continued, is teaching brought him to being able to do both of these I have a real well. Westminster. As a teacher, Eagar likes fondness for this school, said Eagar. I was raised only to do everything he can to about two blocks away from involve his students and give feedback as here and it has always been a them often as possible. Eagar feels part of my life. I remember playing here when I was that it is important to keep students informed of where young and in fact, he contin attending the University of Utah, Eagars fraternity won the National Fraternity Championship in a basketball tournament sponsored by Bradley University. Eagar was also a member of the championship golf team at the University of Utah. After completing his education, Eagar began to pursue on-goi- ng they stand in the class, and provides them with weekly progress reports in order to do this. Eagar has never received any specific teaching awards but he prides himself in his ability to advise students and help them whenever he is able. Theres no one special teaching moment that stands out in my mind, Eagar said, but from time to time whats meaningful is to know that Ive made of difference in a students life by either teaching them a specific thing or simply helping them keep their priorities straight. Eagar also expressed his desire to let people know his I feelings for Westminster. am very fond of Westminster and am optimistic of both the present and the future, he said. A superb experience can be had here if students take advantage of the opportu- nities. Eagar believes that the school will grow even more and that the administration here is excelTo conclude his lent. thoughts, Eagar established what he called a theme for the school, and that is, that Westminster is a college of pluses. prominent Ben Folds Five; The Trio by fared C. 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Compared to Judging from the e-greats such as name and the power their music creates, one might Squeeze, Joe Jackson, and think that Ben Folds Five even Billy Joel, Ben Folds is a five man band. Well, Five possesses an incredible there are only three of amount of talent. When them. The band consists asked what instruments of Ben Folds (piano and each band member plays, lead vocals), Robert Darren replied, We all play Sledge (bass) and Darren a little of everything. We all Jessee (drums). The three write songs, too. He conof them travel with a tinued to explain that you If your first reaction to Frankfurt Baldwin piano in the back of their remodeled Ryder moving van, alltim- just get used to exploding on stage every show. Sometime Rob will do something different, or Ben will play a song differently, or I will do something different. It makes the show fun. After watching them on stage, these three guys what obviously enjoy theyre doing. After for opening Heather Novas tour for over a month, Ben Folds Five went on tour with Better Than Ezra, and now they are headlining their own tour. Now traveling with The Customers, a four man band out of Los Angeles, they just returned from a trip to Japan where they played for clubs full of piano-hungr- y zens. Japanese citi- As Ben was taking pictures during the sound check he explained to me that the producers of a Japanese music publication gave him the camera. They want me take pictures at every Show and write something about them. Now, I just have to do it. (He smiled, with his dimples suddenly jumping onto his face.) Just by looking at The Customers you can tell that these guys have a style of their own; a cool barrel of monkeys. Their first Green Bottle album, Thursday has a sound that combines rock with a bit of country rock-a-bill- y. They are the first band to sign with Neil Youngs new label, Vapor Records. The band has only been together for two months according to drummer Carl, and they will only get better from here as they continue to tour with Ben Folds Five. |