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Show r i L Vfcirsday Honday BBQ and Band, 1 1 a.m. to 1 p m., 4 Gourmet II a m. to IceCrc.-m- pm.. Business Quad ( lumderNcst) Singled Out Game Show, 7 p in.. Rotunda Comedian Rob Iaravonian. X p m , $2 admission. Ballroom Business Quad (ThundeiNext) Red & White N'ite Dance, 9 p.m. to midnight, featuring disc jockey Lex from EM 92.596.7, S2 admission. Rotunda a.m. to p.m., Business Quad (1 hundei.L'est) Meet the Religious Leader ' Baibecue, 6 to 9 p.m., Multipm pose ,av, n Sign the Rock, 1 4 11 (TlumdcrG round) larf ing Lot Dance, 6 to L.DS Institute of Religion L 4- - I 1 1 and entertainment. Intramural Lawn Pool Party. 7 to 10 p.m., Cedar City Pool 1:30 p m., UNIVERSITY Sian wan Smith Center Open House, a.m. to 2 p.m., food in each office SIJU Club Fair, 6 to 7:30 p.m., pizza ' s t 5 W J A x v Monday, August 27, 2007 Southern Utah University Cedar City, Utah r) qsjGSS7 By McKENZIE ROMERO f Mxgs GUd (pte mromerotft suujournal.com DEI Beany, former Student Involvement & Leadership director, resigned Aug. 17 to begin work as the dean of students at the College of Eastern Utah. interview that the move Beatty said in an had professional and educational advantages. The move to CEU offers career development opportunities that I didnt have at SUU, Beany, said. I will also be closer to BYU where I will most likely finish my Ph.D. in educational leadership. Beatty began looking for new options at the beginning of July, he said. "I began thinking that I wanted to explore some new career opportunities and so 1 shot my resume out to a few schools that were looking for a dean of students, he said. I was shocked to receive multiple offers, and it was a hard decision between CEU and the Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville. SUUSA President Jesse Holt said Beattys departure came during the final planning stages for campus-wid- e events and activities, which Holt said left him and other student body leaders frustrated with Beattys decision to leave, but they understood his reasons. A part of it was we were frustrated in the sense cOosm pgso'Eqggd that he was leaving so close (to the start of the semester), but the other part was, I know CEU will be gaining an excellent administrator with DEI Beatty, Holt said. That administration is struggling financially ... I think hes the kind of person thats going to go in there with an outside perspective that has had the experience of successful programs, of working under tight budgets. Holt said he didnt think Beatty left with an ill taste, but wanted to create successful programs as dean of students. I think the challenge was w'hat interested him the most, he said. Holt attended CEU for three years and served as student body president before coming to SUU. Beatty questioned him about the school approximately a month ago, Holt said. Probably about a month ago he pulled me into his office and ... he asked me kind of grilling questions about the administration, the students, the set up, the structure and I gave him my feedback and my opinions, he said. When asked why he was curious about CEU, Holt said Beatty told him about his interest in the dean of students position. Holt said he didnt think too much of it until See BEATTY, Page 4 Child Care Center gets second chance, review board formed extension follows campus outcry, committee created to appraise care services One-yea- MATTHEW MONTGOMERY UNIVERSITY JOURNAL Work continues Friday on the Emma Eccles Jones Teacher Education Building construction and the Old Main renovation projects. Both buildings, and the Carter Carillon, are scheduled to be completed by Spring 2008. Projects near completion By SYDNEY BRAKE sbrakesuujournal.com Despite the detours and delays caused by construction, a number of campus projects are reaching completion and may be finished early. Nolan Truman, manager of construction services at SUU, said renovation for Old Main finished before its scheduled date of completion. Construction has gone fairly will be smooth, and Old Main is quite a bit ahead of schedule, said Truman. Groundbreak.ng fortheEmma Eccles Jones Teacher Education Building and Old Main, which will house additional education classrooms and offices, took place May 5, 2006. Truman said both Old Main and the Teacher Education Building will be ready for students by sp'ing semester. See BULD, Page 7 Take a look inside Old Main, Teacher Education Building Administrators reveal plans to construct campus carillon By MATTHEW MONTGOMERY mmontgomerysuujournal.com The Carter Carillon was unveiled June 14 as the name of SUU's new bell tower. The groundbreaking ceremony for the Carter named for Carter Enterprises, a Carillon local firm that has helped construct a majority took place at the towers of SUUs buildings future home, equidistant from Old Main, the Braithwaite Liberal Arts Center and the Emma Eccles Jones Teacher Education Building. See CARILLON, Page 7 gets a facelift Mid-Co- n In June, the Mid-Contine- nt Watch video from inside the Old Main and Emma Eccles Jones Teacher Athletic Conference was renamed The Summit League. Comment on Education Building projects online at suujournal.com. Both and buildings, the Carter Carillon, are scheduled for completion by Sports, Back Page spring. Read the Journal Editorial Boards stance. Read the first story in a series featuring faculty, staff and administrators new to SUU this school year. News, Page 4 3UU We have a huge task ahead of us, Brown said. This very easily could be our last year. said Brown the committee will discuss what kind of services SUU should provide and ensuring the child care center remains open this year. In June, Benson said he had met See CARE, Page 4 G. I. Jill gets crowned Miss Utah By SAMANTHA ARNOLD sarnoldsuujournal.com After being crowned as Miss Utah in July, former Miss SUU and SUU alumna Jill Stevens now focuses her time on her pushing programs for her platform, emergency preparedness, and pursuing a career in nursing. Dean O'Driscoll, director of itiarketing & public relations, said he thinks highly of Stevens. She is absolutely the most terrific ambassador for our institution, he said. Originally from Kaysville, Stevens graduated from SUU in May 2007 with a degree in nursing, she said. Now living back at home with her family in Kaysville, Stevens said she speaks to youth a few times a week at various schools and organization throughout Utah. Stevens also just took her mentally exhausting nursing exam in order to become more qualified in the medical field, she said. After serving as a medic in Afghanistan for the National Guard while attending SUU, Stevens said she is still involved with the guard as a recruiter. Utah Summer Games gains a new director Jill Stevens, former Miss SUU, is congratulated following being crowned Miss Utah 2007. While performing her duties as Miss Utah, Stevens said she has enjoyed the overall experience and has been able to learn more about leadership and' presentation. Its all what I make out of it, she said. Aside from appearing at public Stevens and events parades, See STEVENS, Page 4 Weather Update rain for Expect the first part season. .23 Read the story in its entirety and post comments at suujournal.com. suujournal.com Student Association 21pA4J & -! VyV i " Opinion, Page 5 director following Kyle Cases last First part in a series featuring new staff ChtcW By SYDNEY BRAKE sbrakesuujournal com The SUU Child Care Center will remain open for one more school year, and a committee has been formed for students, faculty and staff who wish to discuss the closure, SUU President Michael T. Benson said. The committee is chaired by Lynne Brown, Student Support Center director, and comprised of students, representatives from the Beverly Taylor Sorenson College of Education, faculty and staff. Casey McClellan, SUU alumnus, was named USG the change at suujournal.com. suujournal.com r |