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Show news C6 MONDAY • AUGUST 20 • 2007 UVSC North offers convenience and quality UVSC points campus security policies in a new direction UVSC North will again Effective People," which Open its doors August 22 is a course designed to ento approximately -250 stu- courage students to underdents as it begins a new stand and apply personal school year. Students come leadership in their lives as from Lehi, Utah and the well as improve major resurrounding area to attend1, lationships of their lives. classes at the education cen-1 In addition, MAT 1000 N61, Integrated Begin| ter, which is located at Lehi j ning/Intermediate Algebra Jr. High Schoo! on Cedar; will be offered. MAT 1000 | follow Road and 600 East | combines MAT 0990 and fr Lehi. UVSC North of-\ MAT 1010 courses and W- fers a variety of 17 general \prepares students to satisfy p. Education courses ranging from art to chemistry and the math requirements for boasts excellent instructors. Math 1050. This accelerated : This fall, two new cours- course is quicker, more thores will be offered. "The ough way to master the conf Seven Habits of Highly cepts of college level math. UVSC North offers and they offered evening many services such as cop- classes so I didn't need a ies, technology enhanced babysitter," said Nicole classes, easy access and Call, a 27-year-old mother free parking. A new student from Lehi. "The teachers lounge will be available were great, and it was nice this fall where students can not to need a parking pass." i study, relax and do group 'Teaching at the North work together. Most classes campus is nice because start at 6 p.m. or 7:30 p.m., class sizes are smaller and making it possible for stu- I can get to know each students to take more than dent individually," said one class a night, Mon- history Instructor Kathy day through Thursday. The Dye. "We can learn more smaller classes at UVSC on a personal basis." North allow individualFor help registerized learning opportunities. ing, or for more informa"The things I like best .tion, call (801) 863-8449. are how close it is to home UVSC hosts student services fair Utah Valley State College's student-run newspaper, The College Times, will host a Student Services Fair in the Hail of Flags Aug. 29 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The fair provides freshmen and other students who are new to the com- munity a chance to interact with companies who provide student services. There will be representatives from banks, phone companies, cable companies, public transportation and others. li It gives students access to people who don't normally come to our campus," said Robbin Anthony, business and advertising manager for student media and publications. "These are companies that are around campus that can help students become better adjusted in our community." The fair has been held at the beginning of fall and spring semesters every year for more than 10 years and has always been success for students, vendors and the newspaper. UVSC West offering classes at National Guard Building The best kept secret on er or not they take classes campus is "off campus" at there. The computer lab is UVSC West. UVSC West is fully equipped with computlocated about rive minutes ers that accommodate DVDs, ' from the main campus in the flash or ZIP drives. Students National Guard Building, can also access UV Link directly west of the main and the Internet and print campus on the other side of from any of the computers. 1-15. UVSC West offers six Because most students . classrooms, a 130 seat-audi- don't know about the comtorium and computer lab in puter lab at UVSC West, it which 45 to 50 classes are is rarely crowded. The comoffered each semester to ap- puter lab is open and staffed proximately 800 students. Monday through Thursday • All UVSC students are from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on welcome to use the UVSC Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. West Computer Lab, wheth- . UVSC West was con- structed summer 2006 once the previous UVSC University Mall location's lease expired. "This new location is great," said Bob Burns, director of extended studies. "More opportunities are being offered for students, and the location is closer to the main campus, and located right off the freeway for convenience." At UVSC West, classes are offered during the day and in the evenings. General education classes are the main classes offered at the building. Each classroom is fully equipped with all the technology and equipment students and instructors would expect such as an overhead projector, television, VHS/DVD player, a media projector and a computer with Internet connection. Live Interactive classes are also offered at UVSC West. Many required courses are offered at very convenient times. For more information on UVSC West call (801) 863-7322. curity. In a letter written by UVSC President William Sederburg, he explains that UVSC has identified the threat of a student acting in a violent manner as UVSC's number one threat. "In case of an act of violence, we Robert Hoyden would respond in partnership with the Utah County SWAT News writer team," Sederburg wrote. Since the violent events Despite events that have of the Virginia Tech mas- taken place across the nasacre, UVSC has moved tion, most students feel seto improve its security cure and remain positive in around campus. Take their thinking. When asked a look at what's being how secure they feel while planned for the college now. on campus, Melizza ChaOver the years, our na- bez and Angelique Potter tion has witnessed the vio- chimed together, "(We) lent acts of terrorism, mur- feel safe." Angelique conder and war. Until recently, tinued, "1 don't think school violence has been there's any reason that a silent aggressor, hidden we should feel unsafe." behind the larger, stageUVSC is meeting three stealing national headlines. main concerns of students Now, since the Colum- and staff members head-on. bine High School shoot- The first is video surveiling and, more recently, the lance: Administrators have Virginia Tech massacre, been installing videocameras school security has become in key locations throughout a topic of national interest. the campus for several years These events have and will continue to do so. caused universities across Second, police visthe nation to reevaluate ibility is improving. Vice their emergency prepared- President Peterson has ness plan and implement asked campus police to new security measures into be as visible as possible their schools. UVSC, too, and to patrol the hallways has taken the incident at and parking lots regularly. Virginia Tech, and the most Third, emergency inforrecent scare within our own mation is now more readily student body, which re- available. UVSC's Emersulted in the arrest of Kid- gency Preparedness Comdus Chane Yohannes, as a mittee published a bookwarning and reminder of let titled EMERGENCY the seemingly constant dan- PROCEDURES, which ger present at a university. outlines many emergenUVSC has strived for cy plans used by UVSC. years to create the most seUVSC's full Emercure institution possible to gency Preparedness Disasensure the safety of its stu- ter and Response Plan is dents and staff. It has taken available online at http:// key steps toward dramati- w w w . u v s c . e d u / s a f e t y cally increasing campus se- Campus security heightened after violent crimes commited at Virginia Tech ) Times is looking . T | ._-^photographers and designers to help contribute to our weekly publication Mm. I . * _ *™ J •*_ •>* Volunteer, scholarship and work study options If . . 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