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Show Mediation program student conference Student art show ^WLEWUNT "News'writer News writer" UVU professor Dr. Grant Richards and student Cheryl Johnson addressed a conference of the Utah Valley Mediators at Carraba's restaurant. The purpose of the conference was to outline the mediation program UVU has implemented in local area schools and the 4th District Court. UVU mediation students participate in the two programs to gain practical experience mediating, while also helping the local community. The mediation program focuses mainly on parents and teens, helping each to communicate effectively and set goals to achieve. "I really believe in this program," said Cheryl Johnson, Pleasant Grove High School mediation supervisor. "I have seen many examples of how this program has improved the relationship between parents and teens." Mediation students are appointed families to work with for a period of four weeks. The students and families then work through communication barriers that might be causing misinformation or misunderstandings between them. "Many families don't want to be there initially," said Richards. "Parents work all day and have other things going on; so many times it's just one more thing for them to do." UVU's mediation program has grown to include small claims court mediation as well as parent and teen mediation. When BYU stopped their court mediation program, Richards was presented with an opportunity to pick up where they left off. Under Richards' direction, UVU mediation students have also filled the void in the court system for. mediators. "I love mediating in the courts," advanced mediation student Hillary Meredith said. "It's exciting to be in the room mediating and seeing the two parties reach an agreement." * The Utah Valley Mediators meet twice each year to collaborate on mediation projects throughout Utah County and invite all mediators to join. Mediators Interested mediators can find out more information by contacting H. John Pace at john_pace@byu. edu Emergency procedure signs \ m Photos by Al MITTON/ UVU Review Artwork worth a second glance •« LINDSEYLINGE ews wrffer Two new student exhibitions are on display at the Woodbury Art Museum through April 30. The BFA Final Project Showcase includes the work of five students, an honor which is competed for by graduating seniors in the Art & Visual Communications department. The Student Art Show, a juried competition with cash prizes, was open to all UVU students. The BFA exhibit features the works of Michelle Beck, Jenny Elizabeth, Anna Fulton, Autumn Linsley and Jesse L. Royston. Large-scale pieces are heavily featured in this exhibit. A charming touch in this show is "inspiration boxes" showing sketches, items that the artists have worked with and pieces of inspiration. The Student Art Show accepted the works of 42 students. The exhibit represents abundant diversity both in subject matter and mediums. The pieces were judged by Jeff Lambson, curator of contemporary art at BYU's Museum of Art. He expressed that they were juried based on four criteria: skill, aesthetics, dialogue with art history and concept. "It's a great example of art that's been created in Utah," said Lambson. "The art that's being created here is just as good and just as valid as art that is being created in New York City or Los Angeles." This is, perhaps, the best opportunity all year to see the many facets of students1 visual creativity. The Woodbury Art Museum is open Monday through Friday between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. It is located on the second floor of University Mall in Orem, with an entrance between Nordstrom and the Gap. Admission is free. See ARTSHOW • B2 | ' "Unfortunately not all crises are foreseeable , so education and prevention are the next best thing," said Student Body PresidentTrevor Tooke, when asked ; about the new safety procedure signs displayed in classrooms throughout UVU. The purpose of the new emergency signs is to help educate faculty and students on how to act in a crisis situation. Before the new signs were installed, students were left to search through complex flip charts in the event of an emergency, but in recent months the process has been simplified. The hope is that students will gain easier accessibility to mandatory safety information in the case of a crisis. Tooke explained that student government first learned of the idea while attending a summer conference at Southern Utah University. They brought a copy of the plan back and revised it to meet the needs of UVU. In a short period of time the popularity of the upgraded emergency plans has spread rapidly and campuses across the state are now initiating plans of their own. . "One of the focuses of the current student government administration is campus safety," said Tooke. We strongly believe that UVU needs to continue to promote a safe, protected campus. We feel that each UVU student is entitled to a peaceful and secure environment." Student government encourages all students to keep their eyes open for any safety issues on campus and report anything questionable to a member of student council. They are continually looking for ways to improve safety measures. "We are committed to providing students with peace of mind," said Tooke. "Therefore, if a student feels threatened or unsafe on campus, please immediately contact either UVU Police at 801-863-5555 or any student government member in room SC 105 or at 801-863-8652. Steps will quickly be taken to resolve any problems." Mormon Women's Literary Tour comes to UVU TYSON PETERSON News writer The Mormon Women's Literary Tour made its second-to-last stop in the Student Center on March 26. Ten Mormon women shared their writings, lending their voice to the collective voice of the female Mormon writer. Joanna Brooks, Chairwoman of the English department at San Diego State had the idea for the tour, and for her the tour had one goal in mind. "Our goal is to figure out what it means to be a Mormon woman writer in the twenty-first century," Brooks said. The first speech was given by Suzanne Scott, a member of the Community of Christ, a branch-off of the Mormon church. She read from "Temple in a Teapot," which talked of the Mormon woman who broke her fine china to add to the slurry which gave the Kirkland Temple its shine. Next, Lisa Hadley - a popular fiction writer from Utah - read from "Making Sandwiches from my Father," which talked about her love of family and memories of her father. She then introduced Laura Nelsen Baxter who is another great Utah poet. She read three different poems, "Take Care of your Soul it's Flapping in the Wind," "One Man's Might Fall," and "My Name isn't Mormon, it's Laura." Baxter then introduced Judith Curtis from Tempe, Ariz. Curtis started writing poetry at age 50. She read two poems, "A Key" and "The Donor " She was followed by Cassie Eddington, a UVU alumnus raised by a single mother in Utah Valley. Then Elizabeth Pinbrom, a BYU graduate and now a student at Yale, spoke. Pinbrom had the opportunity to introduce Kathryn Soper, an amazing woman who founded the magazine "Seguliah." Her memoirs were published a year ago, and she read from the second chapter of her book, entitled "Solitaire." This spoke of when she had her son Thomas who has Down syndrome. She had to call her friends and family and she looked to them for support. She was followed by UVU's n Dr. Julie Nichols who read a short story entitled "Without Number," which See LITERARY • %4 |