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BYU
LECTURE -- In response to requests to address the current economic crisis, the BYU Economics Department will host a lecture, "Economic Perspectives on the Current Crisis," at 3 p.m. Wednesday in 151 N. Eldon Tanner Building.The lecture will include a panel of economics professors and a question-and-answer session. The campus community is invited to attend. "This is the front page news in every newspaper -- the financial crisis has even surpassed the war in the media," said Richard Evans, associate professor of economics. "As a service to the university, we will discuss what is going on and how to respond." The speakers will include Evans as well as James Kearl and David Spencer, professors of economics. Each person on the panel will provide a summary and a specific angle on what is happening with the economic crisis. "Should the government be bailing out businesses? Why is the government taking ownership of banks? What would happen if we let the banks fail? Is there a possibility that we could go into a depression?" Evans asked. "These are the questions being thrown around by the media, and through this panel we hope to provide answers." LECTURE -- Joel C. Janetski, professor of anthropology at Brigham Young University, will present "The Archaeology of North Creek Shelter: 10,000 Years of Human History in Southern Utah" at 7 p.m. Thursday in Room 309 at the Provo Library at Academy Square. For the past five seasons, Janetski has led students from BYU and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on an anthropology dig at North Creek Shelter, an area near the junction of North Creek and the Escalante River. The area has an on-and-off record of human occupancy spanning the last 10,000 years. "Stone tools, tool-making debris, animal bone and cooking and storage features tell of the importance of hunting and tool production while living at North Creek Shelter," Janetski said. "In addition to evidence of human activity, data from sediment and charcoal analysis reveals that the climate in Southern Utah during that distant past was wetter and cooler than today." Janetski's research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies and the BYU Department of Anthropology. FORUM -- F. W. de Klerk, former president of South Africa, will speak at 11:05 a.m. Tuesday in the Marriott Center. He will present "Bridging the Gap: Globalization Without Isolation" at a forum address. De Klerk was president of South Africa from 1989 to 1994, during which time he released Nelson Mandela from prison, lifted the ban on the opposition group African National Congress and presided over the negotiations that led to the end of Apartheid -- paving the way for adoption of South Africa's first fully democratic constitution. FESTIVAL -- BYU's Cougar Marching Band will host the Rocky Mountain High School Marching Band Festival, featuring bands from 23 high schools, on Tuesday. The Cougar Marching Band will perform at 9:30 p.m. LECTURE -- His Excellency Dr. Kwame Bawuah-Edusei, Ghana Ambassador to the United States will speak at 11 a.m. Thursday in 238 Herald R. Clark Building. EVENT -- The Saturday Safari: Rain Forest Canopy will be from 9:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday in the Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum. Learn about birds, monkeys, insects and many other animals that spend their whole lives high above the forest floor. Kids ages 5-12 are welcome. Registration is $12 per child to be paid one week in advance. Registration is not accepted the day of the class due to preparations involved. For more information or to register, call the Bean Museum at (801) 422-5051. Additional details also available at http://mlbean.byu.edu. UVU LECTURE -- The Peace & Justice Studies Lecture will be from 10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Tuesday in the library auditorium. The lecture will be from 10-11:15 a.m., on "Democratic Citizenship and Health Care: How do Other Countries Do It? How Will We Do It?" presented by Elizabeth Garbe and Judi Hilman of the Utah Health Policy Project. There will be a showing of Michael Moore's Documentary Film "Sicko" from 11:30 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. GUEST AUTHOR -- Ed McClanahan, award winning author and Ken Kesey Merry Prankster, will read from his new autobiography on Tuesday at 1 p.m. in SC 213B. McClanahan is the author of several books, including the novel "The Natural Man," which The New York Times Books Review predicted will eventually find its place among great coming-of-age books like "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "Catcher in the Rye." All Guest Author readings are free and open to the public. The UVU Bookstore will also be selling his latest book. FAREWELL -- Cameron K. Martin, Ph.D., will be leaving UVU Friday after more than a decade of service to the university to accept a position with the Utah System of Higher Education. A farewell reception for Martin, the assistant to the president for Institutional Development and Planning, will be held Monday from 3-4:30 p.m. in the Sorensen Student Center, room 206. All members of the UVU community are invited to attend. "Cameron Martin has been a critical person in moving both the policy development and planning processes of the university forward," said UVU Interim President Elizabeth Hitch. "Without him, we would not be where we are as a university today." Martin first joined the university in 1995 and has worked in the McKay Events Center, the Alumni Office and most recently the Executive Division during his more than 12 years with the institution. In his work at UVU's Institutional Development and Planning office, Martin was involved in many strategic decisions that determined the direction of the institution, including the landmark transition of UVSC to UVU. He was also a member of the President's Council and reported directly to the president of the university. Martin had stewardship over the campus policy and procedure processes, campus image initiatives and presidential events. A few of Martin's recent highlights include being chairman of the University Transition Committee, guiding the institution's strategic planning process, directing the development of The Online Policy System, assisting in the creation and management of UVSELF and serving as chair for UVU's annual Summer University staff professional development program. In his new position at USHE, Martin will act as assistant commissioner for administration and planning -- a position to which he was appointed by former UVU president William Sederberg. Martin's new function will involve coordination of department programs as well as strategic planning within the USHE. EARLY VOTING -- No need to wait in long lines on Election Day as UVU will be providing six early voting machines on campus Oct. 21-31 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in SC 105. The voting machines can be used by any Utah County registered voters (students and community members) and offers flexibility for voters to choose from various days to vote instead of only on Election Day. These voting machines were made possible by a petition sent around last year that had roughly 2,000 student signatures stating their interest in them. The petition was started by UVUSA and provided students a way to show they cared about elections and about being civically engaged. In the past few years, UVU has had the most registered students out of all Utah colleges. In this year's voter registration drive, UVU student voter registrations have increased by 3,300 so far. |
