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“U-News & Views,” The University of Utah Alumni Association’s online newsletter – March 2009

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More than 500 alumni and guests joined the Alumni Association in celebrating Founders Day 2009 on February 24, which highlighted the achievements of four Distinguished University of Utah Alumni and bestowed “honorary alumni” status upon a remarkable couple long associated with the University. Also recognized for “Distinguished Achievement” were Kyle Whittingham and his record-setting, Sugar Bowl-victorious 2008 football team. Founders Day photo gallery...

Click “Calendar” above for this month’s featured events on the U of U campus.

Meet Allison Spehar, the 2009 Founders Day Scholar

Allison Spehar, a sophomore majoring in dance, was selected as this year’s Founders Day Scholarship recipient not only for her excellent academic record and community service work, but also for her tenacity in confronting a major life challenge during her teen years. More...

Rock the U!

Student Alumni Board members and other U of U students will donate a large part of a weekend in March to help fight cancer. The third annual “Rock the U” dance marathon will take place March 27 and 28, with every dollar raised going directly to the Huntsman Cancer Foundation. You can help! More...

Southern Utah Lecture Series: The Art of Red Rock Country — March 19

On March 19, Donna Poulton, Ph.D., curator of Art of Utah and the West at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, will discuss “The Art of Red Rock Country,” as part of the Southern Utah Alumni Chapter’s spring lecture series, open to alumni and friends alike. More...

Chapter Chatter

The Southern Nevada Alumni Chapter is holding its Third Annual Golf Tournament, to raise scholarship funds for students, on March 13; and the Arizona Alumni Chapter will gather on March 28 for burgers and baseball when the Angels and Mariners brush up on their batting. More...

Meet the 2009 Sugar Bowl Champions! — March 9

Attention alumni and other football fans: The 2009 Sugar Bowl Champions will be at the University of Utah Campus Store on Monday, March 9, from 5-7 p.m. During that time you’ll receive 30% off all Sugar Bowl merchandise, which the team is ready to autograph. More...

Verizon Wireless: Careers For Everything You Are

In these tough economic times, it’s reassuring to know that some companies are still hiring. One of the most successful companies in the country, Verizon Wireless (a primary sponsor of Alumni Association activities) is looking for qualified alumni. More...

Member Benefit of the Month — Discount On Library Card

Don’t let the March winds get you down. Use this time to curl up with a good book and catch up on your reading. When you join the University of Utah Alumni Association, you become eligible to receive a 50% discount on a Marriott Library card. More...

New Test for Breast Cancer Will Help Guide Treatment Choices

One in eight women in the United States will receive a diagnosis of breast cancer in their lifetime, and it is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in women. Now a new test will help physicians determine the best possible treatment for each patient. More...

PULSE: A Special Issue on Expansion

The January 2009 issue of Pulse, the University’s Health Care newsletter, outlines the expansion of patient care facilities, part of an ambitious campus master plan that has thoughtfully laid out two decades of growth (including 40 new buildings) for the University’s 1,500-acre campus. More... (pdf file)

The Park Building is Baaaack!

The John R. Park Building has undergone a major facelift, and the recent removal of the scaffolding from around the Park Building has revealed significant restoration of the 95-year-old limestone and terra cotta. More...

U of U Joint Venture Designed to Make Utah Home of Clean Carbon Energy

The Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative (USTAR) is paying off in a big way for Utah. The University of Utah and Headwaters Incorporated have entered into a joint venture to offer carbon management services to CO2-emitting companies. More...

Utah Alumni Making an Impact at The Mtn.

Most followers of Utah athletics are probably familiar with The Mtn. What they may not be aware of is that two U of U alumni —Brian Tripp BS’96 and Steve Symkoviak BFA’04—play key roles in the daily production of the programming. More...

King Leads Utes over Cougars, 59-54

Behind Katie King’s sixth double-double of the season, the Utah women’s basketball team engineered a comeback 59-54 victory over Brigham Young on Saturday, Feb. 28, in the Huntsman Center. (The men’s team lost to BYU 63-50.) More...

Four Will Be Inducted Into Crimson Club Hall Of Fame

The U of U Crimson Club Hall of Fame will induct four former greats at a banquet on Monday, April 20, in the Salt Lake City Hilton including Ali Andrus-Sagas (softball), Billy Cowan (baseball, basketball), Luther Elliss (football), and Suzanne Metz (gymnastics). More...

Get the latest News from and about Alumni...

Bryan Kido BFA’08 is currently co-starring (through March 8) in Plan-B Theatre Company’s production of the two-person play Block 8. More...

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Achievements of U of U Faculty, Staff, Students, and More
Lisa Brothers Arbisser, M.D., a world-renowned cataract surgeon, is a recipient of a 2009 Athena Business Women’s Award from the Illinois Quad City Chamber of Commerce and The Women’s Connection. More...

Are Career Fairs Just a Wild Ride on a Merry-go-round?
By Julie Swaner
Do job seekers find career fairs useful? Do they make important connections or contacts there? Or are career fairs just a waste of time? What actual benefits do job hunters derive from such events? More...

The Great Journey Through Europe — June 4-14
The earlybird deadline for this fabulous 11-day journey along the storied Rhine River and into the heart of the Swiss Alps, traveling by river and rail, has been moved back to March 20. Bonus: Discounts are offered for signing up friends and family. More...

Back Pain Got You Down?
The U of U Dept. of Psychology is conducting a study of couples coping with chronic back pain. Compensation will be given for those who qualify to participate in the study. More...

Departmental Name Change
Meteorology Name Change The name of the Department of Meteorology has been changed to the Department of Atmospheric Sciences as it better describes the course of study, which is broader than just meteorology and includes climate science.

Experience the U
Have you ever really experienced the U? Probably not—at least not in this clever way. Click here for a truly unique experience.

Publications by (and about) members of the University of Utah community

•Torn by God: A Family’s Struggle with Polygamy by Zoe Murdock (aka Susan Sudbury Murdock) BS’01

• The Forgotten Warrior, by Kathi Oram Peterson BA’00

William T. Close, M.D., renowned physician with ties to the U of U School of Medicine
Willem Kolff, M.D., former University of Utah medical pioneer who invented kidney dialysis and helped design the first artificial heart to be used in a human
Lillie Daniels Lund BA’40, devoted homemaker and church volunteer
Larry H. Miller, philanthropist, owner of the Utah Jazz and more than 80 other ventures, and recipient of the Alumni Association’s Honorary Alumnus Award (2005)
Catherine Newman ex’52, prominent educator and longtime University of Utah Hospital volunteer
Christopher W. Owens, a sophomore at the University of Utah
D.H. Smith BS’42, noted Utah businessman and a former member of the Quorums of the Seventy of the LDS Church

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Hinckley Institute of Politics — Month of March
The Hinckley Institute of Politics popular forums continue in March, offering informative and intriguing encounters with political figures from around the world. All forums take place in the Hinckley Caucus Room (Orson Spencer Hall Room 255) and are free and open to the public. More...

Splendid Heritage: Perspectives on American Indian Art at the UMFA – Now until January 3, 2010
The UMFA is honored to curate and premiere this extraordinary exhibition of American Indian art from the John and Marva Warnock Collection. Splendid Heritage: Perspectives on American Indian Art will present 144 objects of unique artistry and powerful cultural expression from the Native people of the Plains, Plateau and Northeast. More...

Photo Exhibit by Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams Commemorates Japanese American Internment – Now until March 13
In honor of the Japanese internment camp Day of Remembrance, the University of Utah’s American West Center is sponsoring an exhibit featuring photographs taken by renowned American photographers Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams. These stunning photographs depict the experience of over 110,000 Japanese Americans removed from their homes and incarcerated during World War II. More...

Wallace Stegner Centennial Celebration – March 5, 6, 7
In honor of the centennial of Wallace Stegner’s birth, the Wallace Stegner Center, in collaboration with on- and off-campus partners, has organized a series of activities celebrating Stegner’s life and legacy. On March 5, poet, farmer, and essayist Wendell Berry will sign books, followed by a reading; and on March 6 and 7, the Stegner Center’s 14th Annual Symposium will bring together former Stegner fellows, writers, poets, historians, conservationists, and politicians. More...

College of Fine Arts Turns 60 – March 7-13
You only turn 60 once and the College of Fine Arts at the U is doing it in grand style. Honoring a rich tradition in the arts begun in 1888, the College of Fine Arts was founded in 1948 to encompass the departments of art and art history, ballet, film, modern dance, theatre and the School of Music. The 60th anniversary celebrates each of these art forms with a series of speakers, exhibits and performances. More...

Sundays@7 Showcase Concert – March 8
Join us for this spring’s Sundays@7 concerts featuring the School of Music’s distinguished faculty performers. The March 8 Spotlight Concert features Heather Conner on piano playing the works of Chopin and Prokofiev. These free concerts, open to the public, last approximately one hour and take place in Libby Gardner Concert Hall. More...

Utah Museum of Natural History Presents Thomas Friedman - Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why we need a green revolution and how it can renew America – March 10
Thomas Friedman, called by the BBC “the world’s greatest commentator,” brings a fresh outlook to the crises of destabilizing climate change and rising competition for energy—both of which could poison our world if we do not act quickly and collectively. Friedman will speak to all who are concerned about the state of America in the global future on Tuesday, March 10, at Abravanel Hall. More...

Art Now: Recent Work by the U of U Art Faculty – March 11 - May 11
Art Now features recent work by the faculty of the University of Utah Art and Art History department and will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the College of Fine Arts. The exhibition highlights the work of professors across eight studio tracks, including art education, ceramics, graphic design, illustration, painting and drawing, photography and digital imaging, printmaking and sculpture intermedia. More...

Reading: The End of the Straight and Narrow – March 21
David McGlynn MFA’01 PhD’06 will read from his short story collection, The End of the Straight and Narrow, on Sat., March 21, at the King’s English Bookshop in Salt Lake City. McGlynn’s debut collection takes on the inner lives of the zealous, their passions and desires, and the ways religious faith is both the compass for navigating daily life and the force that makes ordinary life impossible. More...

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The Utah Composers Ensemble – April 1
The Utah Composers Ensemble, a student group sponsored by the University of Utah College of Fine Arts and the School of Music, presents: An Extraordinary Concert of New Music by student composers from the University of Utah and Arizona State University; April 1, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Hall. Free and open to the public. More...

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