October 10, 2003 Announcements
Utah
State's New Engineering Building to Be Dedicated
 Utah
Lt. Gov. Olene Walker is a featured speaker for the dedication
of Utah State University's new engineering building, Thursday,
Oct. 16 at 3:30 p.m. The public is invited to a ribbon-cutting
ceremony in the building's atrium. Tours of the new, four-story,
105,000 square-foot teaching facility are scheduled. The new
building was completed with a combination of state, private
and corporate funding.
The building was designed by MHTN Architects of Salt Lake City
to take full advantage of modern teaching methods that emphasize
team work and interactive learning. Scott Hinton, dean for the
college of engineering said that in study areas and computer
labs, students are surrounded by mountain views and that multi-media
classrooms make learning easier with 3-D images and other advanced
visualization techniques. High-speed digital connections provide
instant access to a worldwide web of information.
Pipes, beams and other structural features are exposed as teaching
tools for students who may some day design buildings themselves.
Interior windows peer into a power box, an elevator shaft and
other usually concealed infrastructure.
"The new building is a living, breathing example of our
commitment to students," said Hinton.
The next phase of the Engineering for the Future Campaign is
a remodeling of the old building's lab wing to upgrade it into
the major research facility on campus. When that phase is done,
the two buildings will be linked.
To complete funding for the entire $35 million project (including
furnishings), the College of Engineering must raise an additional
$6 million, said Hinton. A major and greatly appreciated boost
came from 1960s Utah State graduate David Sant and his wife,
Diann, of Saratoga, Calif. The Sants will match all gifts, dollar
for dollar, up to $1 million.
For more information about the dedication, call (435) 797-2021.
The
Clothesline Project
Utah State University's Women's Center, supported by SAAVI
(Sexual Assault and Anti- Violence Information), CAPSA and Victim
Services, will display "The Clothesline Project" Oct.
13- 17, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Taggert Student Center International
Lounge.
Shirt designing sessions can be arranged by calling the Women's
Center, 797-1728. Day or evening appointments are available
during that week.
"The Clothesline Project" is a visual display of
shirts with messages and illustrations that have been designed
by women survivors of violence, by their friends, or families.
The Clothesline may also contain shirts made to honor women
who have died as a result of violence. The purpose of this project
is to increase awareness of the impact of violence against women,
to celebrate a woman’s strength to survive, and to provide
another avenue for her to courageously break the
silence.
For more information, call (435) 797-1728. Confidentiality
will be respected.
Visiting
Artist Series Continues at Utah State University
Robert ParkeHarrison is the second speaker for fall semester
as part of the Utah State University Department of Art Visiting
Artist Program. ParkeHarrison teaches at the College of the
Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. For the past several years ParkeHarrison
has worked with the collaborative assistance of his wife, Shana,
to produce dreamlike black-and-white images taken around his
home and studio in Great Barrington, Mass. The artist appears
in each of the photographs looking world weary and less than
heroic. He describes the character in the photos as part inventor,
scientist, caretaker and fool.
A public lecture is scheduled as part of his activities at
Utah State. He speaks Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. in the Eccles Conference
Center room 216. The lecture is free and open to the public.
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Utah
State Blue Light Honors University's Homecoming
Utah State University celebrating another Homecoming, and the
Utah State blue light atop Old Main will light the night sky
Friday, Oct. 10, to honor the occasion and the Carillon Bells
will ring at 1:05 p.m. in the afternoon.
Many Utah State students will participate in the tradition
by becoming "True Aggies" near the "A" on
Old Main Hill, Friday, Oct. 10, at midnight. Other activities
that day include the Homecoming Golf Tournament beginning at
noon at the Logan River Golf Course. The tournament is sponsored
by the Student Alumni Association. For more information, or
to register, contact SAA at (435) 797-2055.
The Homecoming Dance will draw couples at 8:30 p.m. in the
Taggart Student Center on the university campus. Tickets are
available in advance at the Utah State ticket office in the
Smith Spectrum for $18 per couple or $20 at the door. The dance
is open to the community, alumni, faculty and students.
A 5K Fun Run begins Saturday, Oct. 11, at 9:30 a.m. at 100
S. Main Street in Logan. Call the Associated Students of Utah
State University at (435) 797-2912 for more information. Don't
forget the favorite Homecoming activity, the Homecoming Parade,
also Oct. 11 at 10 a.m. down Logan's Main Street. The Homecoming
Aggie Fest is from 3-6 p.m. in the parking lot directly west
of Romney Stadium. The Aggie Stampede will congregate at 4:45
p.m. in the Utah State Chase Fine Arts Center parking lot and
make its way to the Homecoming game against Wyoming at 6:05
p.m. A free party following the game takes students back to
the Utah State Taggart Student Center for music, food and dancing.
For more information about the parade, contact Scott Olson
with the university Alumni Association at (435) 797-0931. For
ticket information about the game, call the Utah State Ticket
Office at (435) 797-0305.
The Aggie Blue Pride Light sitting atop Old Main lights the
Cache Valley night sky as a symbol of Aggie tradition, heritage
and pride.
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