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Fit at 50 On air since 1959, KUAT is one Coordinated Care for Kids of the most watched and most A new addition at the Arizona supported public television Health Sciences Center will be stations in the country. | 22 the only outpatient pediatric center in Southern Arizona that is dedicated to helping children with neurological Everything in its Place problems. | 47 As the country’s largest nonfederal archaeological repository, the Arizona State Museum has more than 20,000 boxes of artifacts Academic Calendar 39 Dance 18 dating from prehistoric to Red + Blue = Green! Dining Directory 25 modern times. | 8 A self-guided tour features buildings that demonstrate the Family Weekend/ UA’s commitment to being a Homecoming 15 leader in sustainability. | 30 Football Schedule 48 Galleries 43 Getting Around 7 Libraries 48 Museums 10 Music 18 Poetry 35 Steward Observatory 48 Theater 21 Doing the Right Thing Tours 6 An innovative program Performances 16 that teaches UA student- Investing in Ideas athletes to take action A UA Professor who helps Campus Map 26 when their peers are in create planes that are safer Student Union Map 44 trouble has become a and more fuel-efﬁcient Parent-Friendly Map 40 national model. | 12 is the ﬁrst 1885 Society Presidential Chair. | 37

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4 www.arizona.edu UA VISITOR GUIDE FALL/WINTER 2009 UA Visitor Guide The University of Arizona Welcome to The University of Arizona! Visitor Guide is published twice a year by the Of�ce Whether you’re visiting campus as a tinued that tradition across the years, and of External Relations and prospective student, as the parent of that across the campus. Some of our “green” student, or as someone who simply wants buildings are highlighted in a self-guided Arizona Student Media. Its to know more about us, we’d like this tour (see p. 30) that I hope you’ll have purpose is to provide useful guide to give you an idea of what a very time to take while you’re here. information about the UA unique place this is. • The UA is about doing the right thing to visitors to our dynamic Don’t let our rain-harvesting cisterns for the environment – and for each other. community. and solar panels fool you: We’re a lot A great example is a student leadership older than we look. We were established program (see p. 12) we developed that is Editor in 1885, almost 30 years before Arizona now a national model for NCAA schools. Pilar A. Martínez became a state, and broke ground for This innovative program not only teaches our �rst building on student-athletes to make good choices in Director of Campus land donated by two their own lives but how to “step up” and Communications, gamblers and a saloon take action when others are in trouble. External Relations owner. • A new clinic we’re opening at the [email protected] Humble beginnings Arizona Health Sciences Center (see p. 520-626-4348 indeed. Today, we’re 47) will be the only outpatient pediatric excited about de�ning center in Southern Arizona dedicated to Assistant Editor what it means to be helping children with neurological prob- Alexis Blue a modern land-grant lems. The PANDA Children’s Neurological Campus Communications university. As we move Center will bring together UA specialists toward becoming one in pediatrics, neonatology, epilepsy and Assistant, of the 10 best public other areas to provide coordinated care External Relations research universities in the country, our – and the best course of treatment – for [email protected] values remain the same as they were back these kids and their families. 520-626-4407 in the late 19th century: to improve the • Clinics and classrooms aren’t the lives of people in Arizona and beyond only places where we’re improving lives. Advertising & Distribution through our research and outreach. You’ll In fact, we’ve been doing some of this Milani Hunt get a taste for how we’re doing this by work right inside the homes of Southern Marketing Coordinator, reading this guide. Here are a few high- Arizonans for half a century. Arizona Pub- lights: lic Media – the home of our public radio Arizona Student Media • If this is your �rst time to the South- and television stations – has been offering [email protected] west – or even your hundredth – take educational and entertainment program- 520-626-8546 some time to stop by the Arizona State ming since 1959 and today its television Museum, where you’ll be transported station KUAT Channel 6 is one of the Production thousands of years into the past. As the most watched and most supported in the Cindy Callahan country’s largest nonfederal archaeologi- United States (see p. 20). Creative Services Manager, cal repository, the museum has more than These stories are just the beginning. I Arizona Student Media 20,000 boxes of artifacts – everything from have tons more to share about the incred- prehistoric tools to a pair of dentures ible things being done by our faculty, staff [email protected] from the 1930s (see p. 9). and students. But I think I’ll instead give 520-621-3377 • When we opened the doors of Old you a chance to see it for yourself. Please Main to our �rst students in 1891, we of- spend some time enjoying our campus, Circulation: 35,000 fered two areas of study: agriculture and meeting members of our diverse commu- http://wc.arizona.edu/ads/ mining. Back then, of course, we didn’t nity and learning more about where The know about concepts like “sustainability” University of Arizona came from, where visitorguide and “climate change.” But we did know it we are and where we’re going. gets a bit on the warm side here. So when Copies of the UA Visitor Guide Old Main was built, it was designed with Regards, are available at several loca- deep porches and a partly recessed �rst tions on and off campus, includ- �oor – features that today are considered Robert N. Shelton ing the UA Visitor Center, the “green” construction practices. We’ve con- President Information Desk in the Student Union Memorial Center and the UA Main Library. The UA Visitor Center On the Cover Heather Lukach, Director Dedicated in December, the Richard Jefferson Gymnasium offers 811 N. Euclid Ave. 20,000 square feet of athletics practice space. Part of a project that [email protected] also included expanding the Mary Roby Gymnastics Training Center 520-621-5130 and constructing the Kasser Family Pool within the Hillenbrand Aquat- The University of Arizona ic Center, the gym is named for former UA basketball player Richard www.arizona.edu Jefferson, who donated $3.5 million to help fund its construction. 520-621-2211 Cover photo by Bill Timmerman; photo at left by Luke Adams. 5 www.arizona.edu

Public Campus Tours are offered collections overview or tours of the by the UA Visitor Center during the museum’s temporary exhibitions, UA Tours fall and spring semesters. Walking conservation laboratory, archaeol- Tours take place on Wednesday ogy laboratories or library. Tours mornings and Shuttle Bus Tours are are also available for the museum’s held on the �rst Saturday of every two permanent exhibitions – “Paths month. All tours begin at 10 a.m. of Life,” which highlights 10 Ameri- and start at the Visitor Center. Do- can Indian cultures of Arizona and cent guides share their knowledge northern Mexico, and “The Pottery and experiences and participants Project,” which features specimens learn about UA landmarks, history from the museum’s renowned col- and traditions. Reservations are lection of Southwest Indian pottery, recommended and can be made the world’s largest collection of its by calling the UA Visitor Center at kind. Tours are $10 per person. To 621-5130. schedule a group tour, contact Dar- lene Lizarraga at d�@email.arizona. Arizona Ambassador Tours are edu or 626-8381. led by UA students and offered to prospective students and their The Steward Observatory Mirror parents by the Of�ce of Admis- Lab Tours have returned and are sions. Old Main, Centennial Hall, a now open to the public. The tours residence hall, the Manuel Pacheco give a behind-the-scenes look at Integrated Learning Center, the Stu- the cutting-edge technology and dent Union Memorial Center and revolutionary processes involved the Main Library are showcased. in making the next generation of Tours are offered weekday morn- premier giant telescope mirrors ings and afternoons and Saturday – from constructing the mold, to mornings during the fall and spring casting, to polishing, to delivering semesters. Call 621-3641 for more the �nished product on a moun- information. Prospective students taintop, to viewing the universe. can register for campus tours at Tours to this world-renowned . www.takeuthere.arizona.edu facility are given Tuesday through Arizona State Museum Group Friday with reservations required. Tours are offered by appointment Participants must be 7 or older. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to Admission is $15 per person, $5 for 5 p.m. Visitors can choose from a students. Call 520-626-8792 or visit variety of guided tours, including a http://mirrorlab.as.arizona.edu.

6 www.arizona.edu UA VISITOR GUIDE FALL/WINTER 2009 Getting To and Around Campus From Tucson Inter- Visitor Garage Rates national Airport Campus parking garage Exit airport north- rates prior to 5 p.m. are bound on Tucson $1 per half hour for the Boulevard. Turn left �rst two hours and $1 at Valencia Road, the each additional hour, �rst traf�c signal. Take with a maximum daily Valencia one block to rate of $8. After 5 p.m., the light at Campbell the rates are $1 per The Visitor Center Avenue. Turn right onto hour, with a maximum Campbell, following the rate of $4. Garages Make the UA Visitor Center street through a mid- are free on weekends, your �rst stop when exploring way name change to pending special event campus and learn about the Kino Parkway. At Sixth parking restrictions. UA’s attractions, top-ranked Street, Kino will be- programs and talented commu- come Campbell again. CatTran Shuttle nity of scholars and students. You will see the UA at A free campus shuttle. For maps and sched- The center offers: the northwest corner of the intersection of ules, visit http://parking. • More than 80 UA and Campbell Avenue and Sixth Street. arizona.edu. community publications. From Interstate 10 Old Pueblo Trolley • E-mail and Internet ac- The trolley runs between Tucson’s cess. Visitors approaching Tucson on I-10 should exit at Speedway Boulevard Fourth Avenue business district and • Information about cam- (Exit 257). Turn east onto Speedway. just outside the UA gates on Uni- pus performances and The UA will be on the right after Eu- versity Boulevard. The trolley runs activities, tour registra- clid Avenue. Fridays 6 p.m.-10 p.m., Saturdays 12 tion, parking and more. p.m.-midnight and Sundays 12 p.m.-6 Parking on Campus At the northwest corner of p.m. The fare is $1 for adults and 50 See the campus map (p. 26-27) for visi- cents for children 6-12 each way on Euclid Avenue and University tor parking garages. Parking in High- Fridays and Saturdays. On Sundays, Boulevard. Open 9 a.m. to land Avenue, Main Gate, Second Street, the fare is 25 cents each way for all 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, Park Avenue, Sixth Street, Cherry patrons. All-day passes are $2.50 for closed weekends and UA holi- Avenue and Tyndall Avenue garages adults and $1.25 for children 6-12. days. For more information, call is on a space-available basis, 7 a.m.-12 Detailed Campus Map 621-5130 or write to visitor@ a.m. For more information, visit http:// http://iiewww.ccit.arizona.edu/uamap email.arizona.edu. parking.arizona.edu/visitors.

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7 EverythingEverything inin itsits PlacePlace With thousands of artifacts, dating from prehistoric times to just a few decades ago, The Arizona State Museum is the nation’s largest nonfederal archaeological repository.

A t �rst glance, the repository of and 1,500 cubic-foot-sized boxes of the Arizona State Museum can be a them per year. bit overwhelming, with its trays of Everything from prehistoric artifacts, stacks of boxes and piles tools and pottery shards to broken of �les. But repository curator Ar- dishes and old soda bottles are la- thur Vokes, along with his assistant beled, cataloged and stored, along and a team of student employees with documentation relevant to and volunteers, knows there’s a their origin. place for everything, and every- The repository is an important thing has its place. resource for archaeologists and As the nation’s largest nonfed- researchers in Tucson and across eral archaeological repository, the the globe, who can access the col- Arizona State Museum boasts an lections for study. impressive array of artifacts be- “It’s not just the artifacts the yond what visitors normally get to repository takes. It’s the maps, see in the facility’s display cases. the notes – and that information Established in 1984 as the state’s is invaluable,” said Bill Doelle, of�cial repository, the museum president of the Tucson archaeol- is charged under the Arizona An- ogy company Desert Archaeology tiquities Act with receiving and Inc. and president of the nonpro�t The Arizona State Museum processes up to 1,500 boxes of artifacts annually – mostly pottery and managing any archaeological Center for Desert Archaeology. pieces made from stone, shell or bone. From materials discovered on Arizona “Having them there at the reposi- top to bottom: A set of 109 shell beads dating state lands. Artifacts unearthed in tory to re-evaluate is an incredible back to A.D. 1000-1075; a side-notched Cienega- archeological excavations arrive in resource.” style point dating back to 400 B.C. to A.D. 50; a a relatively regular stream, with the About 17,000 boxes of artifacts pendant of turquoise and argillite on shell dating repository processing between 700 line museum storage shelves span- back to A.D. 1150-1300. www.arizona.edu

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Fit at 50 An Arizona Public Media member gets a digital television camera demonstration from staffer, 2009. On air since 1959, KUAT is one of the top 10 most watched and most supported

public television stations in the country. University of Arizona Radio-Television Bureau Chief Engineer Hobart Paine in the KUAT control room in 1968.

If you’re a fan of public found on KUAT Channel 6. compared with stations licensed to broadcasting – speci�cally Classical music is offered Top-10 public research universities. National Public Radio and 24 hours a day on KUAT- During an average week, more than the Public Broadcasting FM 90.5, and a full range of 380,000 people in Southern Arizona Service – you’ll be happy on-demand videos and pro- watch or listen to one or more of to know you can easily �nd gram schedules are avail- our stations. And Channel 6 has the these broadcasting services able on the Web at AZPM. greatest market share among all in Southern Arizona. org. stations in Tucson for children ages If your morning routine This year KUAT Channel 2-11. includes tuning into “Morning Edi- 6 and its public media organization “When I had small children at tion” on your radio, you can �nd it celebrate 50 years of service to the home, they literally grew up with on KUAZ 89.1 FM, where listeners Tucson community and Southern public television … whether it was also get a healthy dose of local Arizona. for entertainment or educational news and evening jazz. Television KUAT is one of the top 10 most programming, that’s where they viewer favorites like “Antiques watched and most supported wanted to be,” said University of Roadshow,” “NOVA” and the “News- public stations (per capita) in the Arizona President Robert N. Shel- Hour with Jim Lehrer,” can be country, and is ranked No. 1 when ton. “My wife and I still thrive on

22 Historical Timeline of KUAT6 and www.arizona.edu UA VISITOR GUIDE FALL/WINTER 2009 Public Television in Southern Arizona the programming that KUAT and covering important happenings in 1 public television provide.” this community include “Arizona 5Filming and editing of television news re- In the land grant tradition of the Illustrated,” “The Desert Speaks,” ports begins at The University of Arizona 9for use on KHPO-TV Phoenix. UA, Arizona’s �rst university, KUAT- the “Tucson Remembers” series 1 TV-6 launched on March 8, 1959, and “Phoenix Mars Mission: Ashes and was the �rst public station in to Ice,” as well as the “Arizona University of Arizona Radio Bureau, es- 3tablished in 1939, changes name to Radio Arizona. The call letters approved Spotlight” weekly radio program. and Television Bureau, to better re�ect by the FCC stand for “University of In the coming years, Arizona 5the increasing importance of television. Arizona Television.” Public Media will continue to ex- 9Additional space is provided in Old Main The name Arizona Public Media, plore all options to keep the orga- 1for �rst television equipment acquired, in AZPM for short, was adopted last nization cost effective, more visible the academic year 1954-55. year for the parent organization of and more responsive to both the 7 January Radio and Television Depart- the UA public media stations, now local community and the campus 5ment outgrows its housing in Old Main offering six channels of television community. These efforts are not 9and moves to the newly remodeled Her- content on two full-power digital simply reactive to current condi- ring Hall, one of the oldest buildings on 1campus. transmitters and a cable channel, tions, but re�ective of the respon- and three channels of radio. All of sibility AZPM carries as custodian 8November The 250-foot broadcast tower these services operate from a facil- for precious resources provided 5adjacent to Herring Hall is completed. ity on campus that was built in the through the generosity of mem- 9Expected coverage is 20 miles using 1,000 1960s for a single TV station. “It’s bers, corporate underwriters and 1watts of power. been a long trail from the �rst time the UA. I watched a very snowy KUAT in So enjoy your favorite public Bisbee to the all-digital TV signal broadcasting programs while you 9KUAT-TV is launched as �rst educational, noncommercial television station in Ari- in 2009,” said nationally renowned visit the Tucson area and the UA. 5zona, as an af�liate of National Education author J.A. Jance, a KUAT fan. And maybe you’ll even hear or see 9Television. Call letters stand for “Univer- KUAT has delivered consistent, a few new local programs that will 1sity of Arizona Television.” award-winning, in-depth news give you even more appreciation Oct. 1 Television transmissions in color and public affairs, science and of public broadcasting. As you ex- 8begin from new tower on Mount Bigelow. nature, arts, entertainment and plore new things around Southern 6Also this year: Television facilities are educational children’s program- Arizona, it’s always comforting to 9moved into newly completed Modern ming for decades, and has moved hear a familiar voice through Ari- 1Languages building, and studio recording in color begins. in a bold way into the digital age, zona Public Media that will make offering local coverage in virtually Tucson feel even more like home. 0 every available communications 7Oct. 5 National Education Television is re- platform. Quality programs provid- Jack Gibson , Arizona Public Media 9placed with Public Broadcasting Service. ing unique local perspectives and 1

8Dec. 20 KUAS-TV goes on the air to 8provide coverage for Oro Valley and 9northwest Tucson. 1

1August University granted construction 0permits to build stations capable 0of digital transmission. 2

February KUAT-TV and KUAS-TV begin 3transmitting in digital television. July 05 The Aspen Fire at the Mount Bigelow 0transmitter site interrupts transmission of KUAT-TV. Station temporarily goes off 2air. Operations on KUAS-TV and cable distribution are unaffected. 9April 1 KUAT 6 cuts analog signal early due to weather damage to equipment and 0converts to digital television transmission 0before the June 12 federal deadline. June Students from the Radio-TV Bureau in the new studios during summer session 1968. 212 KUAS 27 (serving northwest Tucson, including Marana and Oro Valley), ceases 23 program broadcasting in analog and converts to digital transmission. UA VISITOR GUIDE FALL/WINTER 2009 www.arizona.edu

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