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Show VOLUME XXXIV • NO. XXVI THE STUDENT VOICE OF UTAH VALLEY STATE MONDAY - APRIL 17 • 2006 I Honors Program evolves UVSC hopes to lure top students with scholarships cial research projects and offer a variety of innovative classes that will give News Writer • students the tools they need in buildonstruction is underway on ing their undergraduate portfolios and the second floor of the Learnresumes. ing Center for the new HonNot only will the program help stuors Commons. The com- — dents but it will also help build mons area will be home to U VSC'S UVSC's reputation while on its expanded Honors Program as well "This is not your grandfather's college. way to university status. The Honas "SOAR" (Student Organiza- We want this program to be Innovative, ors Program will benefit the ention of Academic Research), and tire campus by offering esteemed the Committee of Interdisciplinary where students can try new things." guest lectures and cutting edge Studies. classes that would have otherwise The purpose of the commons is not been here. And although honto integrate students of a diverse ors students have priority in regrange in studies and disciplines for -Joy Ross istration and attendance, any one undergraduate academic research, can enroll and participate in honespecially those in the new Honors Honors Program Director ors classes and presentations. Program. To increase recruitment the "This Honors Program will be a "" Honors Program will be giving community of engaged learners," away thirty scholarships to new said Joy Ross, the director of the Hon- the new program, it will offer great op- students, including new freshman and ors Program at UVSC. Ross said that portunities for participating students. See HONORS-A3 : the program would consist of students Funds have been given to conduct spe- Ashley Robertson C across gets blanked by Oregon A6 How enchanting! The UVSC Theatre Department premiered their brand new musical Enchanted April last weekend in the Black Box Theater. You can catch Enchanted April every night this week at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 general admission, $8 for children and UVSC faculty and staff, and $6 for UVSC students, and are available at campus connection. Formula for success Jon Long Newt Writer A report of student success in math at UVSC, shows thirty-nine percent of the 1,393 students that took math in spring 2005, received grades below C-. In math 1050, a C- is not a passing grade. Since last fall the school has put together the Math Task Force. The task force's job is to find ways to improve the current situation that students find themselves in when it comes to math. The school of Science and Health Associate Dean Bill Everson and School of General Academics Associate Dean K.D. Taylor are heading the task force. "As a group of educated people we asked what should educated people A10 ^Baseball ^continues rivalry with cross-town foe BYU CT7 * Symphonic Orchestra Concert, 7:30 pm, Ragan Theater • jj fTS ; •"-""•:i-- -" o) -MyWordl 7:00 pm, Center Stage ^•v; • Caffipui Cram, All Day, SC 206 • Cheer Tryouts, 7:00 pm, Activities Center '*'& (April 19-21) *A«% } , , ^ b No SchoolStudy Day who want to make a difference by taking their academic research into the community and the world. The Honors Program at UVSC has been growing and evolving for the past 12 years. With the expansion of know," said Taylor. According to Taylor, the goal of the task force is to find the best ways to provide the answers to problems students face "Over half of the majors at UVSC will in math. The school accept Math 1030,1040, or 1050. Why formed the Math are they only being advised to take Task Force to help reshape the pro- 1050?" gram, and give students a better -K.D. Taylor chance at passing. Since last fall, Associate Dean of General Academics the task force has been evaluating the problems students are facing in math classes and generating ideas that will lead to solutions. The task ram See MATH-A3 Testing center relocating to north end of campus Jon Long News Writer More signs are appearing that Utah Valley State is growing into its future. Most recently the school secured it's funding from the state for the Digital Learning Center. Now the school is expanding the campus and relocating the testing center. The building on the northwest side of campus, across from the free parking lot, was previously leased to Alpine Life and Learning Center. Now the building is currently under renovations to give it a new makeover. The 40,000 square foot building, renamed The WoWerine Service Center, is scheduled to open June 1 and will house the testing center, athletic academic facility, parking services and the motor pool. According to Val Peterson, VP of administration and external affairs, the renovation of the building is an "overall part of the master plan" by expanding the current campus; it will feature a more spacious lay out and comfort- ®3teS^ Chad Clark/NetXNews PREPARE FOR A HIKE: Th© testing center will soon be relocated to the new Wolverine Service Center located in the northwest corner of the campus. able environment for students to test in, which includes more space and natural light. "One of the advantages of this new building is that we will have additional space for growth and expansion," said Peterson. "We will also be able to consolidate information technology into the administration building and centralize our administration. So we're achieving more than one objective with this transition." The new athletics academic facility will accommodate more study space, See TESTING CENTER* A3 |