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Sunday, 03 May 2009 Campus Notes 5/3 Daily Herald BYU

New School of Music director Kory L. Katseanes will be the new director of the School of Music. Katseanes replaces Dale Monson, who has taught at BYU since 1999. Monson has accepted a position with the University of Georgia's School of Music. The change will be effective June 1. "I feel it is important, and I truly mean this, to ensure we don't undo what's been done," Katseanes said. "There is a wonderful camaraderie among all of us and that is the fuel in my tank that keeps me going." The BYU School of Music is diverse with 12 academic divisions, more than 800 students and 49 faculty members. A native of Blackfoot, Idaho, Katseanes moved to Salt Lake City in 1974 and joined the Utah Symphony in 1975 as a violinist. He later served as assistant conductor of the symphony from 1987 until 2002 when he joined the music faculty at BYU, where he serves as director of orchestras. Last year, he conducted the BYU Chamber Orchestra in its Carnegie Hall debut in New York City. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in music performance from the University of Utah. Coming up ... TODAY CES FIRESIDE -- Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will present a Church Educational System fireside tonight that will be broadcast at 6 p.m. at BYU's . The fireside also will be broadcast live on the BYU Broadcasting channels. For rebroadcast information, visit byubroadcasting.org. Following his full-time mission to southern Germany, Elder Bednar graduated from BYU with bachelor's and master's degrees. He then completed his education at Purdue University, where he earned a doctoral degree in organizational behavior. His professional life has included service as a professor of business management at Texas Tech University and the University of Arkansas. At the time of his call to the Quorum of the Twelve in October 2004, He was serving as president of BYU-Idaho. Tuesday TUESDAY DEVOTIONAL -- Michael Jensen, chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, will speak at a university devotional at 11:05 a.m. Tuesday in the Building auditorium. The devotional will be broadcast live on the BYU Broadcasting channels. Visit byub.org/devotionals or speeches.byu.edu for rebroadcast and archive information. Wednesday KENNEDY CENTER LECTURE -- Robert D. Griffiths, deputy minister counselor for political affairs for the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, will present a David M. Kennedy Center Lecture, "The Global Economic Crisis: Implications for U.S. Leadership in Asia," on Wednesday at noon in the Herald R. Clark Building. For more information about David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies events, visit kennedy.byu.edu. Friday, Saturday SPEED DATING -- Women's Services and Resources will host "Speed Dating" Friday at 6:30 p.m. in the Garden Court of the Wilkinson Student Center. Admission is free, and all are welcome to attend. For more information, visit wsr.byu.edu. EVENING OF DANCE -- BYU's Young DanceMakers will present "An Evening of Dance -- Happiness Is..." on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall, . Tickets are $8, and can be purchased online at byuarts.com or by calling the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322. The performance features 110 children, ages 6-18, who have created their own choreography based on what happiness means to them. Each piece is preceded by "Happiness is..." The dances will show how happiness is being a toy, having a grandmother, dancing in the rain, conquering challenges and creating. For more information, contact Kathleen Sheffield at (801) 422-2043. UVU

Faculty and staff honored by board

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The Utah Valley University Board of Trustees recently honored four members of UVU's faculty and staff for their excellence in teaching, dedication to higher learning and service to UVU students. This year's UVU Board of Trustees Awards of Excellence recipients were Dr. Jun (Michael) Ling, associate professor of mathematics; Dr. Scott C. Hammond, interim department chair and associate professor of management; Michael J. Freeman, director of the library; and Dr. Robert Loveridge, director of Institutional Research & Information. • Dr. Jun (Michael) Ling -- Ling is an exceptional world-class scholar and devoted teacher. As an associate professor in the Department of Mathematics, he works on the cutting edge of advanced mathematics with research interests in geometric analysis, Riemannian geometry, and partial differential equations. His specialty is geometric flows, particularly the Ricci flow, which is currently a rapidly progressing, high profile area in modern mathematics. • Dr. Scott C. Hammond -- Hammond has accomplished outstanding achievements in teaching, scholarship, administration, innovation and public service. In 2008, he successfully led the application process for the Carnegie Community Engagement classification, which was granted to UVU in December 2008. For the past year, he has led the effort to create and staff an MBA program at UVU, which is on track to begin fall 2010. In 2006, he helped create the Case Statement for University Status for then-UVSC, which led to the State Board of Regents and Legislature granting university status July 1, 2008. • Michael J. Freeman -- As director of the library, Freeman became the first full-time professional to serve in that position. After facilitating a strong community college library, he continued to challenge his own professional development so he could transition library services to the university level. His years of planning, preparation and coordination culminated with the completion of the new 200,000 square-foot library in 2008, and was a major contributor to its planning, design, construction and financing. • Dr. Robert Loveridge -- Loveridge's leadership has been instrumental in developing and supporting UVU's mission, strategic directions and objectives. He currently serves as the Utah ACT Representative to the national ACT office and has served as the chair of the Utah ACT Council. He organized several conferences for high school counselors and college advisors to use data collected through the ACT to improve student success. Coming up ... Through Friday HORTICULTURE PROGRAM PLANT SALE -- The USU/UVU Horticulture Program is having its annual spring plant sale. Annual plants, hanging baskets, grasses flowers and more will be sold at the teaching green house, located behind the parking services building, through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call program coordinator Mike Caron at (801) 863-8042 for more information. June 14 VOLUNTEER ACTORS NEEDED FOR POLICE TRAINING -- UVU Police Department is conducting a multi-agency law enforcement training exercise on June 14. This will start at 8 a.m. on the Orem main campus. The department needs volunteers to play the parts of students and faculty. Volunteers must be 16 or older. Volunteers should plan on the entire day and expect this to be a fairly intense event to make it as lifelike as possible. Be advised there will be simulated gunfire. The main campus will be locked down the night before and during the training. If you need access to the campus for any reason during this time, contact dispatch at (801) 863-5555. To volunteer, contact Detective Liddiard, (801) 863-6744 ( [email protected]) or Christine Nelson, (801) 863-8014.

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