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Show youf new/ MONDAY-APRIL 17*2006 A3 Campus librarian Testing center to move receives statewide honor From TESTING CENTER-A1 beyond the call of duty, both at UVSC and throughout Assistant News Editor Utah." One of the most notable Kimberly Rollins, UVSC's achievements by Rollins in library assistant director, has recently been awarded Utah the past year was the state Librarian of the Year Award. legislature funding the DigiThe Utah Library Associa- tal Learning Center (DLC). tion (ULA), awards one li- Rollins played a vital role brarian each year from any in planning the new 180,000 library in the state, whether square foot project, for which academic, private, public or construction will begin this government. The award goes fall. She also conducted the to a librarian who has done library portion of UVSC's something outstanding in li- report for accreditation brary, media center or library and conducted the national LIBQual survey, which comscience education. pared UVSC library services "Kim has been a drivto other library services naing force in creating and tionally. improving services to the UVSC campus and libraries Rollins has also served on throughout Utah for the past the chair for the 2005 ULA 16 years," said Lori Stevens, Conference, and various ULA awards chair and UVSC other ULA committees and media librarian. "She has leadership positions. provided service above and Michael Palmer so often by all the students should be more centrally located and something used less often by all of us should be placed out on the fringe of campus." Student, Sarah Christian- computer labs and tutors. The shuttle service currently taking students to the free parking lot will taxi students to the new testing center as well. "I think it's going to be a great addition to i think something like the the campus," said testing center which is used so Peterson. The schools often by all the students should information technology depart- be more centrally located and ment will fill the something used less by all of space that the testing center us should be placed out on the will leave, consolidating the fringe of campus/' administrative and information technology de-Matt Anderson partments of the school, which are UVSC Student currently spread out on campus. Speaking about the upcom- sen, said. "Even with the ing testing center relocation move our campus is still student Matt Anderson, said, significantly less spread out "I think something like the than the U's campus. I like testing center which is used that." Math changes ahead From MATH *A1 advised more accurately on the math classes required by force, involving 43 partici- their degree. pants, was made up of faculty, "We need more advisors administration and students. to give additional support to One issue that will be ad- students," said Everson. One dressed in the fall of 2006 is idea would be to recommend the type of advisement stu- longer terms so that students dents are receiving about the get the information they math course's they need to need. fulfill for their degree. Taylor mentioned the sug"Over half of the majors at gestion of a math orientation UVSC will accept Math 1030, at the beginning of the se1040 and 1050," said Taylor. mester, where students would "Why are they only being ad- be informed equally about vised to take 1050?" 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