The position of Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) was filled May 1, 2009 by Dr. David Yells. After completing a national search and campus interviews with five qualified candidates, Dr. Yells was selected for this prestigious position based largely on his relevant experience in administrative leadership.
Dr. Ruhul H. Kuddus was recently announced the 2009 through 2010 University Faculty Fellow in Ethics by the Ethics Across the Curriculum Faculty Advisory Committee. Following David Knowlton, associate professor of Anthropology, and Laura Hamblin, professor of English and literature who were each previously granted the fellowship, Kuddus is the third UVU professor to receive this distinguished recognition.
The first annual Scholarship of Teaching and Engagement Conference was held on Monday April 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Tuesday April 14 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom. The conference, sponsored by the Faculty Center, Faculty Senate and Center for Engaged Learning was themed “Learning as a Community: UVU’s Engaged Teaching Strategies.
Whether you create or simply appreciate art, prose or poetry, you are welcome to attend MyWord!, the Touchstones release party taking place on Tuesday, April 14 at 7p.m. at Centre Stage. “MyWord! is the best way to see what the finest writers and artists in UVU have to offer,” said Elena Yazykova, the Event Coordinator for Touchstones.
Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA) gave a well-attended presentation in the UVU Grande Ballroom on March 31 in an effort to raise awareness regarding issues of violence and neglect towards children. BACA was established by John Paul Chief Lilly, a licensed clinical social worker, play therapist and part-time faculty member at Brigham Young University.
Men have been struggling to solve the mystery that is the female thought process for centuries with little success. Given that women are the more complicated sex, it seems only fair to expose a few of the simple ways a man can please a woman in a relationship.
“For one afternoon people cover each other in colored powders, and our differences are erased in one swipe,” says Charu Das, manager of Holi, also known as The Festival of Colors. Celebrated largely in countries with large Hindu populations such as India, Nepal and Bangladesh, the festival is also held yearly at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork.
“International cinema allows people to learn about different cultures, customs, languages and arts,” says Mark Olsen, the coordinator of integrated and interdisciplinary studies at UVU and cinema studies club advisor. Many students are unaware that the cinema studies club offers free admission to international films in LI 120 on Thursdays from 7 to 9:30.
Tanya Brown, the ex sister-in-law of O.J. Simpson, recently spoke on campus about domestic violence prevention. Brown holds a bachelor’s in counseling psychology and has completed one year of her master’s degree. UVU REVIEW had the opportunity to sit down with Brown and ask about domestic violence and her personal views on the O.
The Body Image Fair was held in the Hall of Flags Feb. 25 through Feb. 26 in an effort to raise awareness in regards to physical well-being and healthy self-perception. The fair was largely produced by Pilar Steele, a BYU graduate who is now interning in the UVU Student Health services department.