January 14-17, 2003 Highlights
Phyllis
Hall Meets Woodruff Elementary Students
 Utah
State University First Lady Phyllis Hall recently visited students
in Mrs. Ure’s 4th grade class at Woodruff Elementary School
in Logan. A discussion of geography, history, literature and
more was combined with a reading from the Walter Dean Myers
book Harlem. The book includes illustrations by the
author’s son, Christopher.
The book has been adapted into a stage work, and a touring
company is coming to the Ellen Eccles Theatre from the Kennedy
Center Imagination Celebration on Tour to perform the piece.
Translated for stage, the work provides impressions of growing
up in Harlem and includes a narrator and a live jazz band, with
colorful images on a rear screen. The play is part of the theatre’s
Family Events programming.
In addition to experiencing the book with Mrs. Hall, the children
will have the opportunity to see the work on stage at the Ellen
Eccles Theartre — they are one of a group of 962 elementary
and middle school students attending a free matinee performance
of Harlem Jan. 21.
Phyllis Hall has a bachelor’s degree in library science
and in education. She has been a classroom teacher for more
than 20 years and directed a library media center at an elementary
school in Raleigh, N.C., prior to moving to Logan.
Late-Night
Meals for Stressed-Out Students
 Utah
State administrators joined student body leaders to serve late-night
meals to stressed-out students up late during finals week at
the end of
Fall semester. Steve Jenson, director of Housing and Food Services,
said a number of administrators -- including vice presidents
Fred Hunsaker and Brent Miller and Athletics Director Rance
Pugmire -- participated along with
most of the student officers.
 Jenson
said Utah State administrators have made the finals-week ham
and eggs exercise a tradition in recent years, and the bottom
line: they can wield a spatula with the best of them!
"Really, they come to lighten the load during a time of
some great stess. They love it and the students appreciate the
support. It's always fun," Jenson said.
Davis
County Gives $250,000 To Botanical Center
 The
Utah Botanical Center in Kaysville, Utah, has nearly completed
funding for, and construction of, its welcome pavilion.
Davis County has provided $250,000 from business development
and county tourism funds. Estimated total cost of the pavilion
is $290,000, which is being raised through a combination of
private and government funding.
"The county recognizes the tourist attraction value of
the center. Where time is spent, money is spent. That’s
a boost for the local economy," said project director David
Anderson.
The 100-acre botanical center preserves an important wetland
east of I-15 and provides educational and recreational opportunities
for the public. Its pavilion serves as a trailhead for the center’s
nature paths and will include interpretative displays of nearby
natural attractions such as essential habitat for thousands
of migratory birds along the Great Salt Lake.
The 2,500-square-foot open-air pavilion is constructed of wood,
copper and indigenous stone. Dedication is planned for Arbor
Day in April 2003.
The Utah Botanical Center is the result of a shared vision
with partnerships between Utah State University, public agencies,
individuals, civic groups, businesses and foundations.
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