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Show NEWS MARCH 25, 2013 ARGENTINA from Al establish a means of diabetes education. "They know so little about diabetes," Griffiths said. "What they do know comes from misinformation." Just days before Griffiths' arrival, the Argentinean president announced that diabetes is "a problem of the rich" due to sedentary lifestyles with access to too much food, explaining that the poor need not worry about diabetes. Griffiths said that is only one of many misconceptions about diabetes in Argentina. "In one of the classes a wornan raised her hand and asked what she could do to prevent diabetes," Griffiths said. "We explained about risk factors and preventative measures. She then asked how to avoid catching the disease from someone who already has it. She really believed it was contagious." Having lived in Argentina before, Griffiths saw the need for diabetes education. His original plan was to find a team of doctors and go to Argentina for a week. "That's a very American attitude, I learned," Griffiths said. "To think that we can go to a very poor place, throw money at a problem and it'll A7 Griffiths said. "But working with Kate [McPherson], my project advisor, it started to feel like a real possibility." Dr. Kate McPherson, director of the UVU Honors Program, worked with Griffiths to turn his senior project into something that could have great impact. "He didn't want to write a paper," McPherson said. "He wanted to do something that really matters, that would actually help people. And there is something to be gained from doing something experiential. Giving students project management skills is monumental; giving them the opportunity to show that they can navigate complex avenues to get an outcome is so very valuable." Griffiths credits a great deal of the success of his project to McPherson's help. "I feel like I owe Kate a lot," Griffiths said. "She really made this happen for me. She didn't push or do the work for me, she let me do it, she let me take the steps myself." McPherson's goal when working with students is to provide them with options, help them see what's available, but make sure they are doing the work themselves. "He had to open the doors himself," McPherson said. "I merely pointed out the doors he could go through. " 66 One of the biggest for me was recognizing that there are amazing opportunities. There are so many resources here at UVU that people don't know about. TRAVIS GRIFFITHS PHOTO COURTESY OF KEITH CAMPBELL Newly elected presidency prepared to work towards effective community branding for next year. UU work itself out." Griffiths then decided to do things a little differently; he decided that a more effective method would be to involve the experts already living there. "It may not have been as beneficial for me and my career as it could have been," Griffiths said. "But it was beneficial for them. If I had walked in with a lot of American doctors and made it about me, once we left it would have been over, but this way they still have the connections and the materials they need to propagate education further." When Griffiths was in the early planning stages he considered doing something smaller, on a local scale. "I had the idea to go to Argentina, but it seemed so far-fetched," Griffiths said that he got an insight into what opportunities are available here at UVU, which is something he didn't realize before. He was able to travel to Argentina for a week while paying nothing out of pocket, receiving grants from various UVU departments. "There are so many amazing opportunities here," McPherson said. "I was an impressive student, I could have gone to some fancy school back east, but I chose to go the University of New Mexico. It may not have been Harvard, but I knew if I sought out the best professors and looked for opportunities I could replicate the education of a big name school. Students can do that here if they seek out those amazing opportunities." YOUNG FAMILY DENTAL • Serving Utah Families for 40 Years! • Wisdom Teeth, Root Canals • General Dentistry, IV Sedation • Open Saturdays, Emergencies $49 for Exam, Xrays, & Cleaning Not valid with any other discount or offer. Orem Office 1834 S. State www.youngfamilydental.com UVUSA from Al to be involving the students." Additionally, UVUSA executives hope to increase transparency and communication with the student body's interest through email surveys, comprised of eight to ten questions. With that, executives still realize that there are limitations in their efforts. "We understand that we can't reach all 28,000 students; we're not going to hold ourselves ac- countable for that and promise that, but with our campaign, they're going to know where we're at," Brklacich said. "Those students that we can't reach, they're going to know that student government is in the student center right across from the ballroom and this is what they do." Andrews and Brklacich both expressed an appreciation for UVU and they're excited to be part of the student government while the school is still young. They hope they can make it into a lasting legacy and create a tradition of strong student voice on campus through the UVUSA officers while the school is still in its infancy. "We're not going to feel bad about throwing dances and activities and parties, because that is a part of college and student life and that's what a great amount of students want," Brklacich said. "But are there other outlets that we're forgetting about because we're not actively asking the students and we're doing more of what we want? We definitely see that as an issue, and that's what we want to change." Promising transparency and strong student voice through the coming changes that UVU will face in the next year, Team Ignite is looking forward with optimism and enthusiasm. Already with strong student support, the new student body officials will have a year to make good on their goals and hopefully bring some much needed accessibility to the university's administration. Apply Now For Editor-in-chief - Eft Review for 2013-14 Any UVU Student can apply for Editor-in-chief Text CODE WOLVERINES to 46786 Have A Blast! What are your plans for your summer break? See far off places? Earn money for school? Why not do both! Come to Dillingham Alaska and work at our shore side salmon processing plant. Make Some cash! Jobs run from mid June to the end of July or into August. 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