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Show Page 3 Friday, Nov. 5, 2010 StatesmanCampus News Zombies lay siege on USU campus iPhone: New app will cost a total of $21,000 continued from page 1 • .41 fi THE "ZOMBIE VS. HUMANS" GAME STARTED MONDAY and will end Friday night with the last mission. Humans won the Thursday night mission so they will have an extra life for their last attempt to kill all zombies.The remaining humans will have to survive the day before they can play in the mission Friday night. Over 800 students have participated and information on the national game can be found at humansyszombies.org . STERLING BOIN photo acceptance from Apple, the codes Devilbiss said it is an added bonus for the Droid system will be written. that this process has been kept "inIf all goes as house" because it has planned, the utilized local faculty "Personally, 1 don't group plans members and employed think it's absolutely to release the graduate students. necessary, but 1 am application Kevin Reeve Jan. 1, 2011. marketing and comsure a lot of people The applica- will use it." munication coordination will be tor for Instructional Tia Blain free of cost Technology gave statisUSU Student tics from the Educause to download, but will not Center for Applied be free of cost to develop. Devilbiss Research annual study of undersaid the total cost of the application graduate students and information will be $21,000 if all four stages are technology. The 2009 study of 30,616 required. He said that so far about students found 33.1 percent own, and $6,000 has been used. Funding is said use the Internet from, a handheld to come from various organizations device. In 2010, 30,950 students were on campus. University Advancement, surveyed, and the percentage jumped Admissions, and ASUSU have already to 48.8 percent. contributed. The features will all ASUSU public relations vice be draggable so users can arrange president Lacey Nagao said in her them in their order of preference, like presentation of the bill for funding the icons on the home screen of the the application that there had been iPhone. a 35 percent increase in device usage Kim Larson marketing and memacross USU's campus. bership director for the alumni center "If I had the right iPod I would use said one great thing about the applica- the app," said sophomore Tia Blain. tion is that it will be completely cusAccording to developers, the applitomized with the USU feel and look. cation will add convenience and proUniversity Webmaster Ben Renard- vide more access to information for Wiart said while many other schools students. They also said it will show have similar applications, they use that USU can keep up with technoltemplates and just "slap" their school ogy and is in the running with other colors onto their application. Renardschools. Wiart also said because the school "Personally, I don't think it's absois developing their own application, lutely necessary, but I am sure a lot of they will own the codes to it. people will use it," Blain said. "This will not look like every other application," Renard-Wiart said. — jessie.a.sweat@aggiemaiLusu.edu New dean appointed By ROB JEPSON staff writer The USU Uintah Basin Campus will soon instate a new dean and executive director. The position will be filled by USU alumnus Boyd F. Edwards who most recently served as a professor of physics at West Virginia University where he won multiple teaching honors including the endowed Russell and Ruth Bolton WVU professorship. Edwards, a native to Utah, said he is humbled and motivated by the trust he has been shown through the extension of this opportunity. "My vision for the USU Uintah Basin Regional Campus is to improve lives through education and hands-on research and internship experiences," Edwards said. "Such experiences enrich the educational process and better prepare students for the workplace." Edwards said education and research are the keys to unlocking vast untapped energy resources in the Uintah Basin and will help the economy to grow. Edwards, who earned his bachelor's and master's degrees at USU and his Ph.D in applied physics from Stanford, will be replacing interim dean Steve Hawkes, who has been filling in since the campus's former dean, Wes Holly, resigned. Robert Behunin, USU vice president for commercialization and regional development, said that the search committee responsible for finding and hiring the new dean wanted to find someone who could connect with the community and who understood USU's land grant mission, but who also had experience with USU's energy research platform. He said Packer's experience in physics gave him the right research background, and his professorship made him well suited to mentor faculty and students. "Edwards has high intellect and low ego," Behunin said. "He knows when to be a leader and when to follow. The Uintah Basin is in a building and growth phase, and Boyd wants to help the community build a legacy of educational and economic sustainability." Hawkes, who also served in the search committee, said a num ber of people applied for the position and were interviewed, but Edwards was chosen because of his work in Utah growth and development as well as his enthusiastic and personable character. He also said it was important that the candidate be able to work closely with the community to develop a vision for the future of the campus. Edwards said, "My wife, Nadine, and I are impressed by the vision of the community for education and by the dedication of the Uintah Basin Regional Campus faculty and staff." Hawkes said the position of executive director and dean includes more than a typical dean's position. He said that as well has having to manage campus, curriculum and faculty issues, Edwards would be expected to manage budget, development and advancement issues. "I am eager to develop infrastructure that will allow students to have similar experiences in the Basin," Edwards said. "My wife, Nadine, and I are delighted about this special opportunity and can't wait to get started." Edwards will be instated dean and executive director of the Uintah Basin campus Nov. 15 THE EPITOME OF HYPERBOLE TICKETS AVAILABLE AT • ELLEN ECCLES THEATRE BOX OFFICE • WWW.CENTERFORTHEARTS.US • BY PHONE 435.752.0026 Produced by: — robmjepson@gmail.com OUT NOW BRIANREGAN.com LIVE nprion 11 11 1 1 1 1 0 1 1111 1 411 1 111 UNITED CONCERTS |