BYU

Taggart Symposium

BYU will host the 20th annual Grant Taggart Symposium, featuring keynote speaker and nationally known author Stephen R. Covey on Sept. 18-19 in the BYU Conference Center. The Taggart Symposium, co-sponsored by BYU 's Marriott School and the Utah Chapter of the Society of Financial Services Professionals, will provide educational sessions for professionals in the life insurance and financial services industry. Registration is $89 for first-time attendees, $135 for agents and complimentary for BYU students. For registration information, visit ce.byu.edu/cw/gtaggart or call Conferences and Workshops at 422-4853.

The symposium, themed "Turn Success into Significance Today," will feature classes and workshops specifically provided for agents, managers and staff. Topics will include ethics, life insurance, financial planning, health, long-term care and developing passion for the business.

Coming up ...

Monday

EVENT: BYU clubs, from business to break dancing and politics to ping pong, will come together from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at Brigham Square and the Wilkinson Center Terrace in celebration of student involvement. BYUSA will provide fun activities, music, free food and numerous prizes.

Tuesday

DEVOTIONAL: President Cecil Samuelson and his wife, Sharon, will speak at 11:05 a.m. at the Marriott Center.

Wednesday

LECTURE: Lynn Elliott, director of International Study Programs at the David M. Kennedy Center, will speak about the value of international study abroad programs at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.

EVENT: The first round of the monthly BYU idol contests will start at 7 p.m. in the Traditions Lounge in the Wilkinson Student Center. The audience picks two people to move on to the final round, so come and cheer on your friends or just enjoy some great student talent. Monthly winners will compete for the title of BYU Idol in December. If you are interested in performing, contact the Student Activities Board at 422-3122 or visit stab.byu.edu.

Thursday

EVENT: "The Ten Commandments" will be shown at 6 p.m. in the Harold B. Lee Library Auditorium on Thursday and Friday. Doors open 30 minutes prior to showtime. Admission is free.

Friday

EVENT: J. Arden Hopkin, a professor in the School of Music, will present a baritone faculty recital at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free and all are welcome to attend.

EVENT: BYU's premier stand-up comedy club, Humor U, presents its best material from the Spring and Summer shows at the Maeser Building, Room 321. Come see what you missed, or see your favorite material again. Tickets are $3 at the WSC Info Desk and $4 at the door. Shows are at 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. For more information, go to www.humoru.org, or send an e-mail to humoru@byu.edu.

Saturday

EVENT: Celebrate Your Museum Day events start at 10 a.m. in the Museum of Peoples and Cultures, 700 N. 100 East in Provo. Come celebrate with the museum with free games, food and tours. For more information visit http://mpc.byu.edu

EVENT: BYU's premier stand-up comedy club, Humor U, presents its best material from the Spring and Summer shows at the Maeser Building, Room 321. Come see what you missed, or see your favorite material again. Tickets are $3 at the WSC Info Desk and $4 at the door. The show is 8 p.m. For more information, go to www.humoru.org, or send an e-mail to humoru@byu.edu.

UVU

Physics prof. lectures on Sept. 11 collapse

Steven E. Jones, a retired physics professor, will give a seminar starting at 4 p.m. on Wednesday in Room PS 202 about his theories on why three skyscrapers collapsed at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

Community education business course

UVU Community Education is offering two new business community education classes as part of the non-profit partnership with Alpine School District. These courses are part of more than 120 fall courses.

How to Start a Business: Do you know how to identify, evaluate, and exploit your business ideas? This course will focus on developing your new business ideas and making them a reality. This course is held each Tuesday from 7:15-9:15 p.m., beginning Tuesday to Oct. 10. The course is held at the UVU Education Building at 950 W. 800 South in Orem.

Market Research: Learn to conduct market research to help understand your customers and their needs. If you understand your market, you will more efficiently serve your customers, increasing your bottom line. This course is held each Thursday from 7:15-9:15 p.m. beginning Thursday to Oct. 16. The course is held at the UVU Education Building at 950 W. 800 South in Orem.

The instructor for both of these courses, John Gilbert, has years of teaching experience coupled with real world business experience and knowledge.

Course costs range from $49 to $55 and include handouts. For specific costs or to register for these and other community education courses, visit ce.uvsc.edu/commed or call Sally at 863-8012.

Cooking Classes

UVU Community Education is offering two cooking classes this semester as part of the non-profit partnership with Alpine School District -- Cooking: Chinese, and Cooking: Dutch Oven.

The Cooking: Chinese will introduce several Chinese dishes and provide instruction on how to prepare them. Students will be instructed on how to pronounce actual Chinese words. The course will be held every Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m., starting Tuesday and running through Sept. 30. The course cost is $59, and the class will be held at Mountain View High, 665 W. Center St. in Orem.

Cooking: Dutch Oven, offered Tuesdays from 6 to 9 p.m., beginning Tuesday and ending Sept. 30, is designed to teach students how to cook with and care for a Dutch oven. A Dutch oven feast will conclude the class. The course cost is $59, and the class will be held at Mountain View High, 665 W. Center St. in Orem.

For more information or to register, visit ce.uvsc.edu/commed or call Sally at (801) 863-8012.

Utah War play

A new play, titled "March of the Salt Soldiers," written by James Arrington, associate professor at UVU and former UVU student Mahonri Stewart, is set to premiere at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Centre Stage in the Sorensen Center.

The Utah War Committee asked Arrington to write a play about the Utah War (also known as Johnston's Army and Buchanan's Blunder) that took place in the 1850s. Faced with writing a historical, educational play, Arrington selected Stewart, who is a former student of his and also an award-winning playwright, to assist in co-writing the play. Together they came up with a unique way to present the historical story.

The play is dramatic as well as comedic and is directed by David Morgan of BYU. The cast includes Hank Florence, Tatum Haugen, Jean Jenkins, Lawrence McLay, Lauren Moss and Ben Sansom. "March of the Salt Soldiers" will run Wednesday, Thursday and Sept. 18 and 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Centre Stage. Tickets are $6 to $10 and can be purchased at UVU Campus Connection, 863-8797. The play will also show at the annual Utah Historical Society meeting on Friday.

Historian to speak

Rex Ellis, a nationally acclaimed storyteller and historian, will be sharing stories and songs as part of his lecture at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the UVU Library Lecture Hall. His presentation, "Return to Maycomb," is part of the Orem Public Library's six-week Big Read program that is celebrating Harper Lee's classic novel "To Kill a Mockingbird."

Ellis has been a featured storyteller at the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival and has written several books. He is director of exhibits and programs at the new National Museum of African-American History and Culture at the Smithsonian Institution, and former vice president of the Historic Area of Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia.

This is Ellis's first time participating in the Big Read program. The Big Read is a national initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. The purpose is to provide citizens the opportunity to read and discuss a single book within their communities. Orem Public Library chose "To Kill a Mockingbird" as this year's book to read and celebrate.

Other Big Read events and activities are held daily at the Orem Public Library and continue through Oct. 17. All activities have a "To Kill a Mockingbird" theme that include live music, reader's theatre, book talks, teen reader discussions, lectures, storytelling, puppetry and film screenings.

For a complete schedule of events, visit www.orembigread.org.

Stevens Henager College

Executive MBA program

Stevens Henager College in Orem will be starting a new weekend executive MBA program in October. Those interested in earning an MBA degree by going to school on weekends should contact the school at 375-5455. Space is limited to 20-30 students.