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Show UINTAH BASIN STANDARD-Jul- v 24. 2001- - Page 15 Duchesne Countv Library Visit USU's first lady holds kids spellbound during story hour By Katie Hansen A comfortable magic Bpilled over the room as Utah State University First Lady Phyllis Hall opened her book, looked at each child, and began to read. By the second book there wasnt even a peep Horn the handful of children who attended story hour at the Duchesne County Library last WAY TO GO- - UBATC students who successfully passed their A exams which qualifies them to work in the technology information business are: Andrew Thomas, Devin Bodily, Jacob Mattson, Jeffrey Wilcken, Sean Robinson, Casey Gamble, Coy Pierson, Shawn Rushton, Jantzen Owens and JJ Farley. Not pictured is Clay Barker. As well, five of the 1 1 students passed the Certified Novell Administration certification exam. UBATC students earn an A In computer training that is! Uintah High students who also attend Uintah Basin Applied Technology Center A Certification classes recently completed their A trainingwhich prepares them to successfully pass two Computer Technician certification exams. In order to be industry-certifiethe students must pass two examinations - the Core Hardware exam and the Operating Systems exam. Each test is provided on line through UBATCs VUE Testing Center at a cost of$ 132. d, USU's Hall explains genomics center initiative students 50 percent of the cost it they pass the test Approximately 75 percent of UBATCstudents pass the tests their first time. UBATC reimburses the Students who successAilly passed the A exams are: Andrew Thomas, Devin Bodily, Jacob Mattson, Jeffrey Wilcken, Sean Robinson, Casey Gamble, Coy Pierson, Shawn Rushton, Jantzen Owens, JJ Farley and Clay Barker. Being A Certified qualities students for employment in the information technology industry in building, repairing; maintaining and upgrading personal computers. ! UBATC also offers the Certified Novell Administrator class, which instructs students in the global standard for administratingnetworks and certification. is Novells entry-levFive of the 11 Uintah High School students who successfully completed their A training also passed the Certified Novell Administrator certification exam; Andrew Thomas, Jacob Mattson, Sean Robinson, Casey Gamble and Shawn Rushton. In addition, Shawn Rushton won a $ 1 ,000 Novell Young Professional Scholarship to be used at the college of his el choice. Wednesday. Hall became the story lady fora half hour, as she sang songs, quoted for library story hour. With her incredible reading talent, Hall has held similar audiences captive all over the state while husband, UtahState University President Kermit Hall, on his Raising the Benchmark tour. While her husband milks cows in every county, in recognition ofUSUs agricultural roots, Phyllis Hall reads to the children. I love childrens literature, noted Hall, explaining that the tour was a great opportunity for her to students convey to elementary-ag- e the importance of reading. Her hope is to instill in children the love of reading and open them to the wonders of imagination. Utah is relatively new to Hall, who moved to Logan in March, to join her husband who became the 14th USU president in January. She has spent the last seven years directinga library media center at an elementary in Raleigh, North Carolina, previous to her work in the library. Hall worked asaregular classroom teacher for over 20 years. CAPTIVATED AUDIENCE-Intrigue- d, every child who attend story hourat the Duchesne County Library last Wednesday listened intently as USU first lady Phyllis Hall read a story about a magic cow. While economic research is not a new science, speeding up the process that analyzes genes for greater animal and crop yields is the wave of the ftiture and Utah State University President Kermit L. Hall intends for his university to catch the wave. USU will be a national player in the study of genomics science, Hall explains as he travels to the 29 counties on his tour, The tour is more than about milking cows, though. It is a demonstra- tion of where Utah State University has come and the direction it is heading. While on the tour, Hall will explain the details about a Genomic Center Initiative at Utah State. An ad hoc CdmiKlUee of nit IhCtllty members has made a recommenda- i cow-milki- tion to the universitys 14 president to move forward with the initiative that will showcase and Author develop genome research. Every institution that expects to be competitive in the new era will need to have strength in genomic high-spee-d analyses. It requires an unusually sophisticated computational approach to biology, said Francis Coling, the director of the National Institute for Human Genomic Research. If you apply this concept to a typical dairy cow, the implications can be significant. "There are countless numbers of cow breeds around the world, said NoelleCockett, professor in the animal, dairy and veterinary sciences department, and chair of the new bioinformatics initiative at Utah State. If we could quantity their genetic variability and pick and choose the types of genes that work best for that animal in todays world, we would have a more efficient animal. Without the aid of high-spee- d computer analyses, however, this process could take decades. The task force is encouraging the affairs. Want lower fees? Quick decisions? Balances on your receipts? Statements you can actually read? "We can do that7 Its not something you get used to hearing in banks these days. That is, unless you happen to bank at Zions. That's because unlike a lot employees have the power to take personal responsibility for your accounts areas of biology, chemistry, physics, engineering and computational science. This type of program could be quickly implemented with few hires and the computational resources. The task force believes that the window of opportunity for the program is have a question, a problem, or a situation with of otlier commitment to you. If your bank isn't making that same commitment, maybe it's time you give us a closer look. Just call 1.888.723.9719 or your local Zions Branch, and let us show you, there really is a ' difference. 3. Bom July 30, 1930 in loka, Utah to William J. & Hazel Floy. Happy Birthday I OPY i Jenny Adams Duchesne, UT FDIC i j s- lot of places, our special circumstances, they can handle it for you. Without Personal service. Itk what makes Zions a different kind of bank. And it's our We are not focusing on humans," said Cockett. The genomic center will concentrate on plants, animals and fish and also on the conservation ofrare genetic breeds and species. The task force is motivated to make this happen and Cockett and her committee want to move biological sciences forward into the new era. A genomic center at Utah State would tremendously benefit the region, the state and our university," said President Kermit L. Hall. We would have a more detailed study of plants, animals and fish that would allow us to conserve rare genetic breeds and species located around Utah. For more information or questions, contact Noelle Cockett (435) a right tliere in die branch. So if you passing you off to someone eke in another branch, or another state. now. Socks. love you most. The Duchesne County Library StafT would like to invite every one over to the library on Friday, August 3 at 11:15 a.m. for a special UBIC Story Hour. The newly crowned UBIC royalty will be on hand to share stories and entertain those who attend. The library staff will be handing out popsicles after the program is over. Make plans now tojoin us August 3 for atones and popsicles! For more information Contact a member ofthe library stafTat (Please note that this event is not advertised in the UBIC booklet.) 722-444- 1. Area business people attended a special luncheon last Wednesday to hear LISTENING TO THE PRESIDENT Utah State University President Dr. Kermit Hall discuss plans to raise the benchmark for USU. Hall is the 14 ofacademic presidentofUSU. He washiredfromNarth Carolina State where he served as provost and university to first focus on a bioinformatics program. Bioinformatics is the probabilistic analysis of large quantities of data, making a new discipline from the 787-390- Its fun to work with all ages, she detailed, adding that over the years sle has worked with students ranging from preschool tofifth grade. She noted that reading is the most important skill for students to learn, adding that by reading stories she hopes to motivate children to read themselves. Good readers make good students who make successful college students, she said. m : |
