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Show DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE Monday, March 8, 2010 HEART 5 WOMEN'S WEEK • MARCH 10-16, 2010 continued from Page 1 without having to relocate, said Emily Roosevelt, a heart transplant recipient. Roosevelt was born with a heart that only had two chambers instead of the usual four. She was able to live for more than 38 years without major problems, but when her heart began to fail, her family made sure that she received the best care possible, she said. After looking into other programs in the country, Roosevelt said the one in Utah was the best for her. The close proximity helped. "I feel extremely fortunate we live in a place that had access to a medical center and I didn't need to relocate," Roosevelt said. The program's goals are not only to provide patients with the best care, but also ETHNIC continued from Page 1 presented the study to the U Academic Senate last week. "We've got to make education more accessible and more affordable to different groups of people," she said. "The U is going to have to design curriculum and programs that are accessible to lower-income people, to those that are working or have kids, to those that identify as non-traditional students and so on." Two major population trends driving these changes are "the continued arrival of record numbers of young, working-age immigrants" and the aging of the current population, the study said. Since the 198os, there have been high periods of immigration from different regions around the world, including Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, Perlich said. These people migrated from the "gateway states" into The Full Scope: LENNIE MAHLER/The Daily Utah Chronicle Allyson Gamble, a heart transplant patient, speaks at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center for the 25th anniversary of the first heart transplant, which was at the U Hospital. to train young doctors for the future, said Edward Gilbert, U professor of cardiology and the surgeon who performed Roosevelt's transplant. The program also conducts clinical research to understand the mechanics of the heart in order to provide better transplants, he said. "I am lucky to have the best job in the world," Gilbert said. Seeing his work make a difference in patients' lives and their family's lives is the most rewarding part of his job, he said. d.rafferty@ chronicle.utah.edu more central parts of the nation, Utah being one of them, she said. Perlich said the students coming to campus in the future will be increasingly diverse, so the U can play its part in being more friendly to and accepting of various types of people and create community outreach groups for these people. "This is a completely new world," Perlich said. "You can't go back—the transition is well under way. It's cumulative and ongoing, it's inevitable, and we really just need to plan for the Utah of the future." About 25 percent of preschoolers in Utah were estimated to be racial or ethnic minorities in 2007, according to the study. In contrast, the study shows that less than 10 percent of retirement-age Utahns belonged to such a minority at that time. Perlich said as diversity increases during the next decades, it will be important to diversify the public educa- tional system in the state as well. "What's really striking about this transformation is that it's really concentrated in the youth," Perlich said. Perlich said it's important to get the right resources into Utah schools to aid the more culturally and linguistically diverse youth. "This increase in diversity is happening at a time when Utah is more and more plugged into the global economy and we're moving into...the information age, where educational attainment becomes all the more important because of the technological complexity," she said. The great challenge for Utah is to find a way to fund what are the largest pupil-perclassroom sizes in the nation, and to fund them so that the growing diversity receives the kinds of individualized education needed to be successful, Perlich said. k.harrington@ chronicle.utah.edu ALUMNI Magnifying Women's Health FRIDAY, MARCH 12 In the Mirror: Monologues on the Beauty Myth Mothers of a Nation Photo Exhibit March 10-31 Opening Reception Wednesday, March 10, 4:30 — 6:00 pm with artist Ansley West Olpin Union Art Gallery The University of Utah This photo exhibit features Ugandan women living with HIV who have united to empower themselves through sustainable farming methods. The exhibition includes 19 black & white prints and a 16mm short film that explores the environment and lives of these women. THURSDAY, MARCH 11 Keynote Address The Color & Gender of Health Shelia L. Thorne, President & CEO of Multicultural Healthcare Marketing Group, LLC; Associate Clinical Professor Stony Brook University School of Social Welfare Noon Olpin Union Ballroom The University of Utah FRIDAY, MARCH 12 Edie Kochenour Memorial Lecture Women Leaders at the University of Utah: Challenges and Choices 11:30 am - 1:30 pm (Light refreshments served 11:30 am — Noon) Auditorium, Orson Spencer Hall The University of Utah Five women leaders at the University of Utah discuss their unique experiences working in senior higher education positions. Panelists include Loretta Harper, Chief Human Resources Officer; Maureen Keefe, Dean, College of Nursing; Brenda Scheer, Dean, College of Architecture & Planning; Barbara Snyder, VP Student Affairs; and Kim Wirthlin, VP Government Relations. Registration required: http://libtools.library. utah.edu/mlib_events/pcsw/ 7:00 pm Olpin Union, Crimson View The University of Utah Join us for an evening of artistic performance expressing different forms of beauty that challenge the stereotypical myth that beauty is defined by one race, one size or one culture. SATURDAY, MARCH 13 Young Women's Health Career Conference 9:30 am Registration 10:00 am — 2:00 pm Conference Olpin Union Ballroom The University of Utah Young women grades 6 to 12 explore careers in the health sciences. Learn, discover, and meet individuals with rewarding careers in the expanding world of health science. Register at www.diversity.utah.edu/ womensweek/2010. SATURDAY, MARCH 13 Panel / Workshop: Exploring the 7 Domains of Women's Health 10:00 am — 12:30 pm Olpin Union Ballroom The University of Utah The Center of Excellence in Women's Health offers a panel and workshop exploring health issues particular to youth, midlife, and aging for women. SPONSORED BY: • Office for Equity and Diversity •Women's Resource Center • Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs • ASUU Presenters Office • University Marketing & Communications • Center of Excellence in Women's Health • Chartwells All Events Free and Open to the Public Officefor EQUITY AND DIVERSITY U ,„ THE UNIVERSITY OE UTAH Diversity = Academic Excellence For more information visit www.diversity.utah.edu/events/womensweek/2010 The University of Utah Alumni Association presents UNDERS DAY 2010 ASSOCIATION "Linking you with the U" HONORARY ALUMNA AWARD RECIPIENT Marta S. Weeks-Wulf, an Episcopal priest, civic leader, and philanthropist, whose generosity includes gifts to the College of Mines and Earth Sciences toward construction of the new Frederick Albert Sutton Building, named in honor of her father, a noted field geologist Each year, to commemorate the founding of the U of U, the Alumni Association honors outstanding individuals who have distinguished themselves through their contributions to their profession and the University. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS/A AWARD RECIPIENTS Larry Gluth BS'83 a former vice president with Starbucks and currently senior vice president of the U.S. and Canada area office for Habitat for Humanity International, as well as vice chair of the U of U's National Advisory Council D. , 24 LITTLE AMERICA HOTEL 500 South Main Street Salt Lake City, Utah RECEPTION 6 P.M. / DINNER 7 P.M. M. Elizabeth Hale Hammond BS'64 MD/67, medical director of the Office of Research for Intermountain Health Care, a U of U professor of pathology, and a former professor at Harvard, who is an internationally known expert in transplantation pathology $100 Per Person ($95 Alumni Association members and their guests) RSVP BY FEBRUARY 16 Fred P. Lampropoulos ex'70, founder of Merit Medi- cal Systems medical device company (due to unavoidable circumstances, Mr. Lampropoulos is unable to participate in this year's Founders Day celebration; he will be honored in 2011) Robert A. 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