BYU

AWARD: Rulon D. Pope, professor of economics at Brigham Young University, received the Quality of Research Discovery award at the national conference of the Agriculture and Applied Economics Association in Orlando in July. Pope's paper, "Imperfect Price Deflation in Production Systems," describes a new way of estimating agricultural supply and input demand functions, e.g. how much production will increase if selling prices increase or how changes in fertilizer prices could affect fertilizer demand. Jeff LaFrance of Washington State University and Richard Just of the University of Maryland were also involved in the research.

AWARD: The BYU Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry will honor Milton L. Lee, the H. Tracy Hall professor of chemistry, with The Reed M. Izatt & James J. Christensen Faculty Excellence in Research at 4 p.m. in W140 Benson Building. With more than 500 scientific publications to his credit, Lee's research interests cover many areas of chemistry, including gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. Lee's recent activities in this area have produced a briefcase-sized, battery-powered unit that can be used in the field. Following the award presentation, Lee will present a lecture titled "Novel Microseparation Techniques -- Nerve Agents to Proteins."

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Tuesday

DEVOTIONAL: Fred Woods will speak about church history and doctrine at 11:05 a.m. in the Marriott Center.

EVENT: Opera star Sherrill Milnes will present a master class at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center. Milnes is a current member of the voice faculty at Northwestern University. Milnes will invite students to the stage to perform and other students will critique the performances. He will also talk about his unique career with the Metropolitan Opera. Admission is free and all are welcome to attend.

Wednesday

EVENT: Discovery Reading storytime for children 10 and younger will be at 11 a.m. in the Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum.

LECTURE: Dodge Billingsley will give a global awareness lecture, "Ossetia in Perspective: Georgia Plays Russian Roulette," at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark Building. Billingsley is an award-winning documentary filmmaker.

EVENT: The Newlywed Game for couples married five years of less will be at 7 p.m. in the Varsity Theatre. For more info or to sign up, contact the Student Activities Board at 422-3122 or visit its Web site at sab.byu.edu.

PERFORMANCE BYU's Department of Theater and Media Arts will present "Dial M for Murder" at 7:30 p.m. in the Pardoe Theatre, Harris Fine Arts Center, through Oct. 10, with no performances on Mondays or Sundays. Tickets are $15, or $10 weeknights and $11 weekends with a BYU or student ID. For dress rehearsals and matinees, all seats are $7. Tickets can be purchased at the Fine Arts Ticket Office, by calling 422-4322 or by visiting byuarts.com.

PERFORMANCE: Norwegian soprano Veslemøy Fluge Berg will present a guest artist recital, featuring her interpretations of fellow countryman Edvard Grieg's classic pieces at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center. Tickets are $6 and can be purchased at the Fine Arts Ticket Office, by calling (801) 422-4322 or by visiting byuarts.com.

PERFORMANCE: Shakespeare's "Pericles" will be performed at 7:30 p.m. through Oct. 3 in the Nelke Theatre, Harris Fine Arts Center. There will be no performances Sundays or Mondays. Tickets are $11, or $7 weeknights and $8 weekends with a BYU or student ID. Matinee seats are $6. Purchase tickets at the Fine Arts Ticket Office, by calling 422-4322 or by visiting byuarts.com.

Thursday

LECTURE: His Excellency Le Cong Phung, Vietnam ambassador to the United States, will speak at 11 a.m. in 238 HRCB.

LECTURE: Glen M. Cooper will present "Negotiating Gender With Anna Comnena: Modern Woman in a Medieval World" at noon in 4186 Joseph Fielding Smith Building. All are invited to attend.

EXHIBITION: The Japanese Woodblock exhibition opening will be from 7-9 p.m. in the Museum of Art. The exhibition will be on display through Jan. 17, 2009. Admission to the exhibition is free. The Museum of Art is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. For more information.

Thursday and Friday

PERFORMANCE: See the Brigham Young University Singers, Concert Choir, Men's Chorus and Women's Chorus in their first performance of the season at 7:30 p.m. in the De Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center. For tickets and more information, visit arts.byu.edu.

Friday

MOVIE: 10th Anniversary BYU Motion Picture Archive Film Series, "Stagecoach," at 7 p.m. in the Harold B. Lee Library Auditorium. Admission is free.

Saturday

EVENT: Saturday Safari: Down Under, 9:30 a.m. to noon, Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum. Children will enjoy an adventure in the outback in search of kangaroos, wallabies and other Australian creatures. 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 422-5051. Additional details also available at http://mlbean.byu.edu.

UVU

UVU STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL: Eight Utah Valley University students recently participated in The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the world's largest arts festival held annually in Edinburgh, Scotland. This was UVU's first year performing in the festival, which features drama, comedy, dance and music, and encourages all types and genres of performance, from classical to contemporary. The students performed a new translation of "Flies in the Snuffbox," a compilation of four comic one-act plays by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. Despite limited resources, however, UVU's performance received good reviews and was spotlighted as a must-see on the "Best of the Fest" Web site associated with the festival. The UVU students who participated were Joe Spear, from Provo; Alex Ungerman, from Provo; Scott Stringham, from Springville; Alta Stringham, from Springville; Jana Grass, from Springville; Jacob Squire, from West Valley City; Anne Mangum, from Salt Lake City and Jaclyn Hales, from North Salt Lake.

UVU TO HOLD LARGEST LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE IN THE NATION: Utah Valley University's top-ranked Center for the Advancement of Leadership is holding its ninth annual leadership conference on Oct. 7 from 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the McKay Center. This year's theme is "The Engaged Leader: Building Your Capacity to Influence." More than 4,000 high school and college students will gather at the conference to listen to some of the most recognized leadership authorities share their philosophy on leadership. The opening keynote speaker will be Ron McMillan, co-founder of VitalSmarts, whose programs are used by more than 300 of the Fortune 500 Companies, and the closing keynote speaker will be Sharlene Hawkes, former Miss America, chief marketing officer for StoryRock and award-winning ESPN Sports broadcaster. Additionally, students will break up into small groups and meet in classrooms all over campus to listen to other local leaders explain various leadership principles. A breakfast will be held in the morning of the conference for executives, high level managers and other distinguished guests. Through the extracurricular activities CAL provides, students gain experience and accomplishments that help them when applying for a job or graduate school. This is done by the combined efforts of the student and professional mentor given to CAL members to help them in their development. Students who complete one of the three levels of CAL have this accomplishment recognized on their college graduation diploma and recorded on their transcripts, similar to an honors program. CAL also helps students as they apply for jobs and graduate programs by providing a letter of reference. Drawings and prizes will be given away at the Conference, along with information regarding scholarship opportunities. For a schedule of events and more information, visit www.uvu.edu/leadership.

UVU DISCUSSES DEATH PENALTY WITH WORLD-RENOWNED SCHOLARS: Is the death penalty ethical? Why should the public care about incarcerated citizens? These are just two of many issues the Peace and Justice Studies Program at UVU plans to discuss at the 4th Annual Symposium on Restorative Justice, Punishment and the Death Penalty, Oct. 8, in UVU's Library Lecture Hall. The conference was created in an effort to educate the public on the status of capital punishment as a human rights issue from various global perspectives. In order to accomplish this, UVU is set to host a few of the world's most highly regarded scholars in the aforementioned subjects, the most recognized being William A. Schabas. Other speakers and guests, in order of appearance, include Sangmin Bae, assistant professor of political science at Northeastern Illinois University; Sandy McGunigall-Smith, assistant professor of criminal justice at Utah Valley University; Alan Clarke, associate professor of integrated studies at UVU; Laurie Whitt, professor of philosophy and integrated studies at UVU and Daniel Medwed, associate professor of law at the S.J. Quinney School of Law, University of Utah. The event is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 8:30 p.m. For specific lecture times visit http://www.uvsc.edu/idst/peace/.

UVU CELEBRATES NATIONAL TUTORING WEEK: Utah Valley University will observe its nearly 80 tutors on campus and the academic aid they supply by celebrating National Tutoring Week Oct. 6-10. The academic tutors, trained through a nationally certified program, provide help to one-third of the university's student population. With a variety of training resources on campus, tutor coverage ranges from math and writing to learning strategies. And, according to the National Association for Developmental Educations, a tutor's main drive is to "help under-prepared students prepare, prepared students advance and advanced students excel." Tutoring also affects retention at UVU. UVU plans to honor their tutors through food, gifts provided by local sponsors and letters of gratitude from the many students they have helped.

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Monday and Tuesday

MOVIE -- "Forever Strong" will be shown at 7 p.m. in the Ragan Theatre at UVU as a fundraiser for the UVU men's rugby team. Tickets are $8. You will be able to purchase them at Campus Connection.

Tuesday

LECTURE -- Money and Electoral Politics: Does Money Corrupt Democracy? Presentation and Discussion led by Jeff Torlina Film Showing of "Capital Crimes," 1-3:45 p.m. in the Library Auditorium.