BYU

FOOD DRIVE: Every year BYU comes out on top, with food collections in the annual BYU vs. U of U Food Drive. Donate non-perishable items in bins around campus and Provo Macey's Monday through Nov. 22. Y Marks can be purchased online, at the Creamery on 9th, the Cougareat and various local businesses. Each $1 Y Mark gets Community Action Services 15-20 pounds of food.

DEVOTIONAL: C. Terry Warner, philosophy, will speak at 11:05 a.m. in the Marriott Center on Tuesday.

CONCERT: The BYU Cougar Marching Band will present pieces from the season's repertoire at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the de Jong Concert Hall. For more information, contact Fred McInnis is 422-3420.

CONCERT: Extremes, a duo of guest artists Jean Kopperud on the clarinet and Stephen Gosling on the piano, will present a concert in the Madsen Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Tickets are $6 and can be purchased at the Fine Arts Ticket Office, by calling 422-4322 or by visiting byuarts.com.

EVENT: Children 10 and younger can enjoy story time at the Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum every Wednesday at 11 a.m., with stories about animals and nature read by a professional storyteller.

LECTURE: William P. MacKinnon will present "Thomas L. Kane and the Utah War" at 3 p.m. on Wednesday in the Harold B. Lee Library Auditorium. This lecture accompanies the exhibit "In Honorable Remembrance: Thomas L. Kane and the Latter-day Saints." Kane was an attorney and military officer who acted as liaison and advocate for the LDS Church at several key points during the 1800s.

WORKSHOP: Ann Tolley, BYU law school graduate, tae kwon do black belt and grandmother of 20 will discuss self-defense techniques she developed during the eight years she ran a martial arts studio at 4 p.m. on Wednesday in 3222-3224 Wilkinson Student Center. Techniques covered will be simple. Women of all ages and fitness levels are welcome. Participants are encouraged to wear pants. For more information, contact the Faculty Women's Association at fwa@byu.edu.

CONCERT: The American Brass Quintet, an elite chamber music ensemble, will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. in the De Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center. Tickets are $16, or $11 with a BYU or student ID. To purchase tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit byuarts.com.

LECTURE: In honor of Dee Winterton, faculty member Pat Debenham will present a lecture at 11 a.m. on Thursday in 185/187 Richards Building about a recent trip with The Dancers' Company performing "HIStory, HERstory, OURstory: Embodied Lives" at an Oral History Conference in Mexico.

LECTURE POSTPONED: The lecture by the South African Ambassador to the U.S. has been moved to winter semester 2009.

AWARD: Rodney Forcade will receive the fourth annual Distinguished Teaching Award from BYU's Department of Mathematics at 4 p.m. on Thursday in 1170 Talmage Building. Forcade will also present a lecture. A reception will be held in the Talmage Building lobby prior to the event.

RECITAL: Faculty Artist Steve Ricks will present a recital in the Madsen Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Admission is Free.

DANCESPORT: BYU will host the Dancesport Championships ballroom competition, featuring Victor Fung and Anna Mikhen, U.S. representatives to the world and finalists in the British Open Professional Championships, on Friday and Saturday in the Wilkinson Student Center Ballroom. General admission is $11 or $20 for both nights, reserved seats are $13 or $24 for both nights and table seats are $17 or $32 for both nights. Student tickets are available for $8. To purchase tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at 422-4322 or visit byuarts.com.

EVENT: Stories From Around the World, designed for preschoolers and toddlers, explores the folk tales of different nations around the world each week at 11 a.m. from Friday through Dec. 26 in the Museum of Peoples and Cultures, 700 N. 100 East. A new theme is introduced each week and includes a story and corresponding craft. Free admission. For more information visit mpc.byu.edu

CONCERT: BYU Singers and Concert Choir, conducted by Ronald Staheli, will present a concert in the de Jong Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $11, or $8 with a BYU or student ID. To purchase tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at 422-4322 or visit byuarts.com.

CONCERT: A Saxophone Chamber Night music showcase will be presented in the Madsen Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Admission is free.

SHOWCASE: A Senior Dance Showcase will be presented in the Richards Building at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Admission is $6. For more ticket information, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at 422-4322 or visit byuarts.com.

LECTURE: Judge Claudia Laycock of Utah's 4th District Court will present "Feminine Perspective from the Bench" at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Hinckley Center Assembly Hall. BYU Women is an organization for all female faculty and staff, as well as the female spouses of faculty or staff. Yearly dues are $10. For additional information contact BYU Women president Evelyn Dalebout at 375-5712 or evie321@yahoo.com.

CONCERT: A Woodwind Chamber Night music showcase will be presented in the Madsen Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free.

UVU

CONFERENCE: UVU Conferences has partnered with UVU Manufacturing Extension Partnership to bring a manufacturing and management conference and simulations to Utah manufacturers. The conference will be Monday and Tuesday from 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. at the SLCC Miller Campus in Sandy. Attendees can learn how to transform a manufacturing business into an efficient and profitable streamlined system. Small and large manufacturers alike will find something of value at the two-day conference. There are session tracks for owners and managers, business support, manufacturing processes, manufacturing and quality engineers and factory simulation. The conference cost is $199. Registration includes a continental breakfast for each day. Seats are filling quickly, and space is limited. For more information on MEP, call 863-8637 or visit www.mep.org. To register, visit cw.uvsc.edu or call 863-8894.

NEW OFFICE OF PLANNING AND BUDGET: The UVU Budget Office and Institutional Development & Planning organizations have been merged to form the new Office of Planning & Budget. UVU Interim President Elizabeth Hitch has appointed Linda Makin, UVU's current executive director of budget, to now serve as the executive director of Planning & Budget. "This reorganization strengthens collaborations that currently exist at UVU and provides increased opportunities for synergy among institutional planning, budgeting, research and assessment activities," Makin said. "I look forward to this new opportunity to assist the university in establishing and achieving its goals." The new Office of Planning & Budget will include departments of Budget, Planning, Institutional Effectiveness, Institutional Research & Information, Policy and Institutional Compliance. Makin will continue to manage the university's Planning, Budgeting & Accountability process and will support the Strategic Directions Advisory Committee in her new role. Makin holds a master's of Public Administration degree from Brigham Young University and has more than 28 years of higher education experience, all of which have been served at UVU.

BEING GREEN: Utah Valley University's school color is green, which is appropriate considering the school's continued efforts to be energy-efficient. So far, UVU has saved approximately $1.2 million in the past three years by consolidation efforts and improvements to power utilization. "We have a rich heritage at our institution for being green from the day it was founded in the mid-70's," said Denny Rucker, project director of engineering at UVU. "Until recently, green and conservation were not popular issues and didn't draw much interest, but it has always been a top priority at this institution." UVU began its quest to be environmentally friendly when it added a geothermal well in 1975, the first one in Utah. Geothermal wells transfer heat in and out of buildings through aquifers. Today, UVU continues to add unique features on campus such as light-level sensors in hallways to conserve power as well as a computerized host system that monitors the entire campus. All of the buildings on the main campus benefit from the lighting, controls and new equipment. Many conservation projects were considered when the new library was built on campus last summer. The library is the most energy-efficient building in Utah with its major "green" features including:

• Evaporative cooling instead of refrigerated.

• New high-tech efficient glass, cutting down 90 percent of heat gain due to solar loads.

• Very high-tech computerized building management system that controls heat, cooling and lights.

• Above-standard quality insulation, white roof, motors and piping insulations.

• Re-using waste heat from interior computer farm to warm the building and using exterior cool air in economizer cycle to cool the computer farm.

• High-quality efficient lighting that adapts to occupancies and outside light levels.

• Daylight harvesting to bring in outside light at usable levels.

UVU continues to look for opportunities to optimize and improve its conservation methods. For example, a new UVU Sustainability Committee was formed and recently held its first meeting. The committee's current goal is to focus its limited resources to the areas that need immediate attention on campus. They are planning to have all future buildings that are added on campus be mandated "green" to follow suit with the rest of the buildings.

BANQUET: UVU students and community members can help fight hunger in Utah by attending the 6th annual UVU Hunger Banquet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Sorensen Student Center Grande Ballroom. The keynote speaker will be Bill Hulterstrom, president and CEO of United Way Utah County. He will speak about how one person can make a difference and his theory of service. Jim Hunter of Community Action Services Food Bank will also speak that evening. Each year, the proceeds from the UVU hunger banquet go toward an organization in need. This year the food bank was chosen with the increasing need for food in Utah County. In October, food bank requests increased 40 percent. The UVU Service Council is also holding a food drive throughout November to help stock the shelves of the Utah County Food Bank. The banquet will include dinners for low-income, middle-income and high-income categories. Tickets are $7 at Campus Connection. For $2 off the ticket price, bring four cans of food to the Volunteer and Service-Learning Center in SC 101. For more information, call (801) 863-8786.

CONCERT: Synergy Dance Company presents "Square One" from 7:30-9 p.m. in the Ragan Theater Thursday through Saturday. Tickets for the general public are $10, students, faculty and staff are $8. Tickets are available at Campus Connection at 863-8797. "Square One" is an evening of dynamic and reflective contemporary dance. Choreography includes vibrant original work by students, faculty and guest artists offering a wide palette of textures and tones. Performances will showcase the physicality of the human body, the human condition and the kinetic art of dance. Guest artists Nicholas Cendese (Repertory Dance Theater) and Natosha Washington (Synergy Alumni) of RawMoves have created a contemporary, intricate, dynamic and physical work "Diagram of a Revolver." From Louisiana, former Ririe-Woodbury dancer John Allen has set a kinetic and stirring duet in his piece "Link/Unlink." UVU faculty member Angie Banchero-Kelleher will premier an organic and poignant work based on the human condition in Darfur. The concert also features student choreography from company members as they showcase their multifaceted abilities as artists. For more information on the Synergy Dance Company contact Amy Markgraf Jacobson at 863-6394.