College of Science and Health

lider. Many other faculty

have been well published

and are receiving recognition

for their scholarly work as

well as their excellent teach-

ing.

We were able to officially

open our field station at

Capitol Reef National Park,

providing the first field sta-

tion for UVU and one of the

few field stations in a na-

tional park in America. This

facility will allow many disci-

plines to utilize the out-

standing natural setting to

further the educational op-

portunities for our students.

The State Legislature has

approved $2.8 million for

UVU to undertake the plan-

ning and design of our new

science building addition.

This building will be 145,000

square feet and provide

much needed laboratory,

classroom, student study

space and faculty offices for

biology, forensics, nursing

and common space for all of

our science programs.

Welcome. In our last news-

letter we spoke of becoming

the College of Science and

Health with the change of

our institution becoming a

University. With this oppor-

tunity our college grew by

some 25 new faculty posi-

tions and is expanding with

a Master’s degree in Nurs-

ing, a new Biotechnology

Program and enhancements

throughout the College. We

are happy to report these

have all been accomplished

this past year. And further-

more, our numbers continue

to grow, with over 400

graduates receiving Bache-

lors and Associates degrees

this year.

Following the remarkable

changes in our college, we

have unveiled a “Science Renaissance“ plan for

“framing” our college for the

next three years. This plan

will set in motion an empha-

sis each year to celebrate:

1) The Sciences, 2) the

Health Professions and 3)

Mathematics. This year we

also put in place an out-

standing symposium series

open to students and the pub-

lic. You can read more about

this excellent program on

page 2 of this newsletter.

These seminars have ex-

ceeded our hopes with more

than 200 people attending

each of the sessions.

We also initiated our first Sci-ence for Breakfast this spring

with over 50 in attendance

enjoying Dr. Dan Fairbanks

talk entitled “Where Art and Science Meet”, while he

sculpted a bust of Senator

Margaret Dayton. We plan to

continue Science for Break-fast as a college tradition.

Our faculty continues to re-

ceive international recognition

with Dee Oyler being inducted

as a Fellow into the Royal

Society of Chemistry. Karl

Haisch was invited to speak at

an International Astronomical

conference in China. Jun Ling

has been invited to speak and

present his work on the same

agenda with some of the top

mathematicians in the world.

Steve Wasserbaech has been

appointed as a senior fellow

at CERN in Switzerland where

he will conduct experiments

on the massive new supercol-

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T his past year, the College of Science and Health spon-

sored our inaugural “Science Renaissance” speaker’s sympo-sia featuring prominent nation-ally recognized scientists. Dr. Duane Jeffreys from BYU, a respected evolutionary biologist, gave our first symposium dis-cussing the incontrovertible case for evolution in the natural world. Duane has been a tireless pro-ponent for evolution in under-graduate education and has had considerable influence both within the state and nationally in promoting evolution in public education. This past fall, we invited Dr. Pauline Snoeijs from Uppsala University in Sweden, to speak about her research on Linnaeus’ taxonomy and the remarkable photographic collection she has

produced and published in a new book entitled The Bridal Chambers of Linnaeus. She also spoke to students and faculty at a biology seminar regarding her research in the Baltic Sea. In November we heard from Michael Jacobs from ATK who is the project director of the Ares rocket, scheduled for a July test launch. This rocket is the flagship of America’s next-generation space transporta-tion system designed to deliver explorers to Earth’s orbit – supporting NASA’s exploration goals for crewed missions back to the moon and beyond. During the spring semester, Dr. Carl Black, an interventional radiologist and member of our national advisory board, gave a presentation on the work he is

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ing more human holding facili-ties and pens. Temple, a highly engaging speaker, talked quite a bit about her autism and both how it challenges her and pro-vides her with the unique per-spective she brings to her con-sulting work, research, and writing. In addition to her sym-posium speech, she also spoke to a group in the community about special needs in educa-tion and material from her book, “The Way I See It.” Finally Dr. Thure Cerling, pro-fessor at University of Utah and author of over 200 papers and member of the American Acad-emy of Science presented “The History of Animals using Iso-tope Records. Naturally occur-ring stable isotopes leave an imprint of an animal’s history.

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I n f o r m a t i o n E x c h a n g e b e t w e e n P e o p l e & D i s c i p l i n e s

B I O L O G Y D R . M A R K B R A C K E N

T he 2008-2009 year has been filled

with great expectations and accom-

plishments as well as some setbacks

due to the recent economic crisis. Fall

2008 marked the official start of the

biotechnology bachelor's degree on Utah

Valley University's main campus. The

number of majors in biotechnology in-

creased from 5 in the Fall of 2007 to

almost 90 at the beginning of the 2009

spring semester. Two-thirds of the bio-

technology majors are located at UVU's

main campus, with the other one-third

being found at Salt Lake Community

College's West Jordan campus.

The Biotechnology Program has lever-

aged the base money received from leg-

islative appropriations in 2007 by receiv-

ing approximately six hundred thousand

dollars of grant money from the US De-

partment of Labor. This money is being

used to equip and implement Biotechnol-

ogy 1010 as a concurrent enrollment

course in 6 high schools in 4 school dis-

tricts within UVU’s service area. Fall

2008 marked the first concurrent enroll-

ment class in biotechnology at Salem

Hills High School. This funding also en-

abled the Department of Biology to begin

summer training for participating high

school faculty and summer Biotech

camps for high school students. Summer

2008 marked the start of this training

with teachers participating from Provo

High School, Lone Peak High School, and

Salem Hills High School as well as others

from non-participating schools.

Biotechnology undergraduates have

participated in internships with various

companies, such as: Idaho Technolo-

gies, ARUP, InnovaBio and others.

Undergraduate research or internships

give students an opportunity to prac-

tice real science skills in labs and pro-

jects of their own. To help facilitate

these activities, the Department of

Biology built biotech and cell culture

laboratories. Our first bachelor's de-

gree graduates have jobs secured in

different biotech companies and are

paving the way for future students.

A full-time herbarium curator was

hired during the summer of 2008,

advancing our already prestigious

virtual and collections herbaria in

preparation for a botany degree which

was schedule to go forward in the fall

of 2009. Unfortunately the degree

was delayed because of necessary

budget cuts and the loss of an essen-

tial faculty position. However the her-

baria are progressing nicely under the

care of Dr. Jason Alexander and we

are delighted to have him as an inte-

gral part of the biology department.

We also welcomed Dr. Glendon

Parker as a new faculty member in

biotechnology. He brings with him an

extensive research background in

biochemistry and carbohydrate me-

tabolism.

Several notable occurrences have

taken place among biology faculty this

year. Dr. Olga Kopp co-authored an

article which was published in Science

entitled “Genomic Education Partner-

ship”. Dr. Catherine Stephen was

awarded sabbatical leave next year to

collaborate on a status, trade, and

exploitation study of green and spiny

tailed iguanas This project is being

supported with one-time funding

through the United States Fish and

Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Dr.

Lawrence Gray was also awarded a

sabbatical leave to expand his col-

laborative studies with the Utah De-

partment of Environmental Quality.

The Department of Biology is cur-

rently poised to begin the planning

phase of a sorely needed new sci-

ence building. Announcements that

the 2009 legislative session appro-

priated 2.8 million dollars in planning

money to UVU was met with a great

sigh of relief and joy. There is tangi-

ble excitement and energy among

our faculty who have done so much

with limited space and resources. We

have a great faculty with superb tal-

ents and abilities. Most of our faculty

came to UVU with a vision of building

an undergraduate program that

would be second to none. Now this

glimmer signals the possibility of

realizing that vision in the not to dis-

tant future. The biology faculty are

rolling up their sleeves and thrusting

forward to make it become a reality.

Those of us who are old

can afford to live dan-

gerously. We have less

to lose.

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T he Chemistry department has grown during the last

year. A new faculty member and two full time laboratory managers/instructors were hired. The new faculty member is Dr. Martha Day, her specialty is secondary education. She is teaching Education for Teach-ers classes for student teach-ers in Chemistry, Earth Science, and Physics. She also teaches Chemistry classes. Both of the full time laboratory managers/

instructors hired have PhD degrees. They are Dr. Kris An-dress who has taught at UVU as an adjunct instructor for a number of years. Dr. Chin Yeh came to UVU from Salt Lake Community College. He re-places Fran Billington, who retired.

Dr. Dee Oyler, who has served as department chair for the last seven years will retire June 30, 2009. The department is in

E A R T H S C I E N C E D R . D A N N Y H O R N S

the process of finding another faculty member to replace him. Dr. Bruce Wilson will replace him as Chair of the Chemistry Department.

The department has added another emphasis for the chemistry degree. The addition is biochemistry. The depart-ment now has three, profes-sional chemistry, forensic chemistry, and biochemistry. The department still offers the

chemistry and physics secon-dary education degree.

The department is expecting the delivery of the new Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) instrument this summer. The department is also in the proc-ess of obtaining a mass spec-trometer and a liquid chro-matograph. With these addi-tions the department will have an excellent number of instru-ments for teaching and re-search.

I n the past year, the De-

partment of Earth Science

has significantly increased

the extent to which our stu-

dents are engaged in the

learning process. We have

done this by getting our stu-

dents involved in research

projects and helping them

present their work at meet-

ings of professional organiza-

tions.

The Department has begun

two new research projects.

The first new project is a

hydrologic study of part of

the Sierra Madre mountains

of Northern Mexico. This

area is inhabited by mem-

bers of the Tarahumara

tribe, who live by subsistence

farming. Water in the area is

scarce, and about half of the

wells that are drilled yield no

water. A team from UVU

Earth Sciences, including

faculty members Joel Brad-

ford, Steve Emerman, and

Mike Bunds, along with sev-

eral UVU students, has be-

gun a project to characterize

the aquifer system in the

area. After another season

of field work, the team

should be able to provide

better guidance to well drill-

ers.

Joel, Steve, and Mike have

also started a project to

study arsenic in rivers of

South Asia. The three faculty

members, along with two

students, will travel to Nepal

in May 2009. They will as-

sess how arsenic is getting

into one of Nepal’s major

river systems, with the goal

of protecting the population

from this toxic element.

These two new projects com-

pliment several ongoing pro-

jects in the Department.

Dan Stephen has been

studying evolution of am-

monoids (ancient

marine inverte-

brates), with the help

of several colleagues

from Utah, France,

Germany, and Swit-

zerland. Bill Dinklage

is continuing a study

of metamorphic

rocks in the moun-

tains of Central Ne-

vada. This work will

provide a better understand-

ing of mountain growth in the

western U.S. Daniel Horns is

continuing work on a study of

prehistoric earthquakes on

the Wasatch Fault. Daniel

Horns and Mike Bunds, are

working on a multi-year study

of the movement of the Sher-

wood Hills landslide in Provo.

Lastly, Jim Callison is con-

tinuing work on develop-

ment of a zero-emission

wood-burning stove. Each

of these projects has in-

volved contributions from

several UVU Earth Science

students.

In addition to gaining knowl-

edge and skills by working

on these projects, the stu-

dents have also made great

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U VU Second Year Dental

Hygiene Students won

first place honors for their pres-

entation about “Third Hand

Smoke” at the annual Utah

Dental Association Convention

in Salt Lake City February 19-

20, 2009. Every year all of the

Dental Hygiene schools com-

pete through their table clinic

presentations on various topics

in oral health. There were ap-

proximately 40 different pres-

entations representing the five

hygiene schools in the state.

During the state convention,

Dentists, Hygienists, and Assis-

tants are able to view the pres-

entations and speak to the

students who have researched

the topic and presented the

material. A group of dentists

from the Utah Dental Associa-

tion act as judges and decide

which presentation warrants

recognition as the best. The

three UVU Dental Hygiene stu-

dents who took first place are:

Erin Michaels, Tricia Crandall,

and Colette Hinchcliff. Each

student also received a cash

award.

“Third Hand Smoke” refers to

residual tobacco smoke con-

tamination that remains after

the cigarette is extinguished.

Toxins (third hand smoke) from

the second hand smoke re-

main and build up on surfaces

such as clothing, hair, furni-

ture, and carpeting. The risk

from “Third Hand Smoke”

seems to be the greatest for

infants and children and may

affect their developing brains.

For more information on third

hand smoke, please go to the

UVU Dental Hygiene Depart-

ment Website at

www.uvu.edu/csh/dental.

Dental Hygiene students have

been very active in the commu-

nity this Spring semester.

Some of their activities for

Spring 2009 have been:

• Donated their services to

help the children by par-

ticipating in Sealants for

Smiles Program. The

students applied dental

sealants to the teeth of

children at no charge to

their families.

• Gave presentations on

oral health to the children

at Wasatch Elementary

school in Provo.

• Visited the Golden Living

retirement home and pro-

vided oral health educa-

tion to the senior citizens.

They also cleaned den-

tures and helped the resi-

dent with their particular

dental issues.

• Gave presentations at the

House of Hope, about

home care and the impor-

tance of fluoride. The

House of Hope helps

young mothers with seri-

ous drug issues.

The Department of Community

Health has changed their name

to The Department of Public and

Community Health. This is more

in line with the mission and

goals of the department.

Dr. Lynley Rowan has just re-

turned from Peru where she was

working in corporation with the

U of U Medical School in provid-

ing education and training to

local physicians. The Depart-

ment of Public and Community

Health will be looking for fund-

ing for next summer as the plan

is for the department to sponsor

a three day intensive health

education conference for physi-

cians and local health providers.

Dr. Bob Walsh will be going to

Mexico in October with mem-

bers of the Earth Sciences de-

partment. He and others are

collaborating on designing an

epidemiological project to col-

lect hair samples to determine

the short and long term effects

of natural occurring arsenic in

the drinking water of several

Mexico villages.

Dr. Vance Hillman and Dr. Brian

Barthel have just returned from

the American Association of

Health, Physical Education, Rec-

reation and Dance annual con-

ference. Dr. Hillman presented a

paper and Dr. Barthel served as

a session host. In addition Dr.

Barthel serves on the ethics

committee for AAPHEARD.

Dr. Sue Jackson has just fin-

ished her PhD. She is also get-

ting ready for the arrival of her

first baby. Dr. Jackson has

been a welcomed addition to

the department.

Dr. Mary Brown and the cam-

pus Health Education Associa-

tion of Utah have been busier

than ever. Between local and

state presentations and her

untiring efforts with the HEAU

student club she continues to

set an example for all faculty.

Her work in preparing students

for the CHES exam has in-

creased the overall department

pass rate significantly. Without

this certification many students

have difficulty finding work in

the Public Health system.

Lori Richards has been busy

revamping the teacher educa-

tion degree within the depart-

ment. State licensing require-

ments continue to change as

does the state teacher exam.

Her tutoring efforts have made

a real difference in raising

scores on the statewide exam.

Dr. Reba Keele is busier than

ever coordinating department

internships. Each semester

Reba locates and supervises

over 30 internship students.

This combined with her supervi-

sion and teaching duties in the

Health Administration degree

keep her on the move.

The department wishes to rec-

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C O M M U N I T Y H E A L T H D R . R O B E R T W A L S H

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P H Y S I C S D R . B R E N T B A R G E R O N

T his past year has been

quite eventful for the

Physics Department and sev-

eral very positive things have

happened. First of all, the

Department has hired two

new faculty members. Dr.

Bonnie J. Andersen is an ex-

perimental physicist who

comes to us from the Univer-

sity of Utah. She started

teaching at Utah Valley Univer-

sity last fall. She has been

very well accepted and the

students enjoy being in her

classes. We have also hired

Dr. Joseph Jensen, an as-

tronomer, who is currently

employed by the Gemini Insti-

tute in Hawaii where he is the

Director of Instrumentation.

He will start work here the Fall

of 2009. We are looking for-

ward to his arrival.

Our students have been very

productive and presented

papers at the Four Corners

Regional Meeting of the

American Physical Society in

October 2008 in El Paso, TX.

The students presenting

there were Rachel Mifflin

Anderson, Jeffery Hodges,

Michael Stufflebeam, Carlos

Moreno, and Tyler Park. Alex

Panin, a member of the

physics staff, also presented

two papers at the confer-

ence. This spring we had 8

papers presented at the

Utah Conference on Under-

graduate Research at West-

minster College in Salt Lake

City. The students present-

ing there were Rachel Mifflin

Anderson, Justin Giovannoni

(2 Papers), Jeffery Hodges,

Carlos Moreno, Tyler Park,

Sherene Higley (poster), and

Adam Barley (poster). All

papers were well received

and the Department was

very pleased with all of the

presentations.

Dr. Steven R. Wasserbaech

has been honored and has

honored the Chemistry De-

partment by receiving a won-

derful research appointment

to work at CERN, the premier

Steven Morris have received

appointments to carry out

research for the Space Dy-

namics Laboratory which is

associated with Utah State

University.

It is also noteworthy that we

have had three students enter

or be accepted for graduate

school over the past year.

Tim Wendler started his

graduate studies at Brigham

Young University in Septem-

ber of 2008. At the same

time, Michael Stufflebeam

entered graduate school at

the University of Utah. Jeffery

Hodges has been admitted to

the University of Utah to begin

this fall. The Department

expects that others will re-

ceive notices soon that they

have been admitted for gradu-

ate studies.

We should also note that our first two physics graduates Ryan Clary and John Jensen (class of 2004) have now completed their PhD degrees and are gainfully employed at two different companies in California.

research organization for parti-

cle physics in the world. CERN

is a European research institu-

tion with the world’s largest

particle collider. Steve will be

on sabbatical for the next aca-

demic year (2009-2010).

Congratulations to him! An-

other of our faculty members,

Dr. Karl Haisch has been in-

vited at least two times to

present papers at interna-

tional conferences over the

past year.

We have also been pleased

that our students have re-

ceived appointments to con-

duct summer research. Ra-

chel Mifflin Anderson worked

in a Research Experience for

Undergraduate Program at

Indiana University in 2008. At

the same time, Jeffery Hodges

received a similar appoint-

ment at Brigham Young Uni-

versity. Wayne Miller worked

on an internship at Novell

during the summer of 2008.

So far for the coming summer

(2009), David Bierman and


Intelligence is knowing what to do

when you don’t know what to do.

ognize the time and talents of

Mercedes Kelsey the depart-

ment advisor. Good advising

is critical for student success

and she has done a wonderful

job. She will be leaving for a

PhD program in New Mexico.

Last but maybe most impor-

tant is Kristie Dockstader the

department administrative

assistant. It is her organiza-

tional abilities and never

ending dedication that

keeps the department mov-

ing forward. Without Kristie

much of the departmental

successes would be impos-

sible.

Community Health—continued from page 5

professional connections by presenting the work at meetings

of professional organizations. Approximately 15 Utah Valley

University Earth Science students have presented their work

in the past year.

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N U R S I N G D R . M A R L E N E B A C O N

U tah Valley University’s

Math Education program

is one of the best in the state.

At least, that is, according to

Terry Hill, principal of Timber-

line Middle School in Alpine,

Utah.

And Mr. Hill should know—he

has hired several UVU math

graduates recently. In fact, of

the five math faculty currently

teaching at TMS, three are

recent UVU graduates: Geof-

frey Busby (BS Math Ed.

2007), David Kroupa (BS

Math Ed. 2006), and Nichole

Robertson (BS Math Ed.

2007).

When asked about Secondary

Education in Mathematics at

Utah Valley University, Mr. Hill

replied, “In almost every case,

the students we have worked

with as interns or hired as

ongoing teachers from UVU

have come to us ready for

the classroom. The high

expectation that the stu-

dents are held to in the

secondary math teaching

program inspires well

rounded, well prepared,

well disciplined teachers.“

Dr. Christine Walker, coordi-

nator of the UVU Math Edu-

cation program, supervises

all UVU student teachers in

mathematics and is largely

responsible for the success

of the program. Her impact

was noticed by Principal Hill

as he commented, “I have

just been extremely im-

pressed with the support

system that UVU seems to

have for the students in its

secondary math teaching

program. There appears to

be an integrity in the pro-

gram that is very impres-

M A T H E M A T I C S C A R O L Y N H A M I L T O N

sive. I would place them

among the top schools I work

with.“

UVU MATH WEEK was held

March 9—13, 2009 and in-

cluded a one-of-a-kind geo-

metric construction. Under

the supervision of Dr. David

Richter from Western Michi-

gan University, UVU students

and faculty worked for 6

hours to create an intricate

geometric structure using

LEGO-like building pieces

known as Zome. The final

product of their work, nearly

five feet in diameter, is on

permanent display on the

fourth floor of the Library.

Other Math Week activities

included math-for-cash con-

tests such as Speed Sudoku,

a Factoring Bee, an Integra-

tion Bee, and a Math Race, as

well as an outstanding exhibit

of art inspired by mathemat-

ics.

Nursing program has from

our community. After a very

rigorous examination they

gave us full continuing ac-

creditation for eight years.

There was not much time to

rest after our NLN-AC visitors

left because we had to pre-

pare to move from the

Browning Administration

Building into the new offices

at UVU West Campus. There

is much more room for fac-

ulty offices and most of the

student nursing courses are

scheduled on the West Cam-

pus. A new Nursing Arts Lab

was completed during spring

semester and offers more

space for students who were

cramped into the small lab

spaces in the Browning Ad-

ministration Building.

In January, we received ap-

F all semester the nursing

faculty began implemen-

tation of the new bachelor’s

of science nursing curriculum

as we continued to phase out

the “old” program. Faculty

stepped up to the challenge

and the curriculum transition

has progressed smoothly. At

the same time, faculty contin-

ued preparation for the

planned accreditation visit

from the National League for

Nursing Accrediting Commis-

sion (NLN-AC). Beginning on

October 27, the nursing fac-

ulty welcomed five site visi-

tors who stayed with us for

three days. During that time

our NLN-AC visitors inter-

viewed faculty, administrator,

students, and community

leaders. They were very im-

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• Visited Vineyard Elementary school

in Orem where they gave presenta-

tions on topics such as brushing and

flossing, proper diet, snacks, and

tooth decay. They used a variety of

costumes and visual aids to make

the experience fun for the children.

proval from the Utah Board of Regents for

a Master’s Degree in Nursing Science.

This is only the second master’s degree

at UVU and is an important step as we

move along as a new university. The

nursing faculty members are very excited

about the new master’s degree program

and are planning on accepting our first

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• Our students organized a Sealant

Saturday, at our clinic. Sealants

were placed on children’s teeth free

of charge. Faculty donated their time

to help with this event.

• Students presented a puppet show at

the UVU daycare facility. The puppet

show was to help teach the pre-

schoolers about proper oral hygiene.

• Students attended the Heritage

School Health Fair in Provo. There

were 160 students and 2000 em-

ployees in attendance.

students into the program, fall semester

2009.

As you can see, we have been very busy.

One of our next biggest challenges is

meeting the need for nursing in our com-

munity. We are expanding the number of

students we will admit to our program and

will welcome 60 new nursing students

into our program fall semester, 2009.

Continuing to meet the demand for highly

qualified nurses remains the primary goal

of the UVU Nursing Program. As we grow,

we’ll remember our traditions while pro-

viding the newest in nursing education for

our students.

As the Physical Education and Recreation

department continues to grow we look

forward to the changes and challenges

ahead. Many of our soon-to-graduate

students are applying to professional

schools and have been successful in

their endeavors. We have offered bache-

lor degrees for the past three years and

each year we have more graduates than

the year prior.

We welcome Jason Slack as the new

Department Chair and Andrew Creer as a

new faculty member in the Exercise Sci-

ence emphasis. In addition to our great

classroom instruction, faculty are in-

volved in various research projects, pro-

fessional organizations, and service to

the community and university.

Andy Creer brings with him a passion for

cycling and is the advisor for the UVU Cy-

cling Club. In addition to mentoring the

students on group rides, several of the

club members are involved with him as he

collects data regarding physiological adap-

tations to cycle training.

Scott Williams has been a major player in

the opening of the Capitol Reef field sta-

tion as a place where faculty, staff, and

students can go to conduct research in

several different disciplines and increase

their network. At this facility students also

provide service for different land manage-

ment agencies.

Shaunna Mcghie has been asked to par-

ticipate on the Strategies Editorial Board

for the National Association for Sport and

Physical Education. She is the current

editor for PE Central K-2 and is an active

member of the American Alliance for

Health, Physical Education, Recreation

and Dance.

Faculty and students in the Physical Edu-

cation and Recreation Department are

engaged in various activities which will

prepare them to be qualified profession-

als in their field. This past school year we

had 6 students present research at the

Utah Conference for Undergraduate Re-

search, all of which were further accepted

for presentation at the National Confer-

ence for Undergraduate Research held in

Wisconsin this year. In addition, students

have presented research at the Western

Society of Kinesiology and Wellness and

the Association for Experiential Education.

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NEW FACULTY, STAFF AND REASSIGNMENTS

Jason Alexander

Biology

Melissa Monk

Biology

Glendon Parker

Biology

Kris Andress

Chemistry

Chin-Yah-Yeh

Chemistry

Steve Emerman

Earth Science

Karissa SeriaDelozier

Nursing

Bonnie Andersen

Physics

Jason Hill

Dean’s Office

Erik Heiny

Mathematics

Colin Brinkerhoff

Mathematics

Martha Day

Chemistry

Edmund Priddis

Biology

Xioa Y. Ji

Mathematics

Hjoohyun Chung

Nursing

James Bradshaw

Biology

Andrew Greer

Physical Education

Rebecca Brimhall

Community Health

Sue Smith-Jackson

Community Health

Dianne Knight

Dental Hygiene

Kerri Carlile

Mathematics

Marlene Bacon

Nursing

Linda Kochniuk

Nursing

Tom Lee

Physics

Duke Dayton

Physics

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With the greatest number of grant opportunities coming from the National Science Foundation the following links will provide due dates for each of the areas within the College of Science and Health: http://www.nsf.gov/home/deadline/bio.htm (Biology) http://www.nsf.gov/home/deadline/crssprgm.htm (Crosscutting) http://www.geo.nsf.gov/ear/earfund.htm (Earth Science) http://www.nsf.gov/mps/divisions/dms/news/c_deadlines.htm (Math)

On Thursday, March 26, we started

a new tradition in the College of

Science and Health. We began a

discussion series called, “Science

for Breakfast.” We plan to have

three presentations per year by well

known science and health practitio-

ners. Our first presenter, Dr. Dan

Fairbanks, is also our new Associate

Dean of the College of Science and

Health. Dr. Fairbanks has a world-

wide reputation as a geneticist and

has written many scientific papers

and recent books.

Dan is also a world-class sculptor. He

has portrait busts, and other pieces

in museums and private collections

in many parts of the United States

and Mexico. For his presentation,

Dan sculpted Senator Margaret Day-

ton while our invited guests had

breakfast and asked questions. It

was a wonderful start for what we

expect to be a fine tradition.

C A P I T A L R E E F F I E L D S T A T I O N P H O T O B Y B R U C E W I L S O N

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http://www.nsf.gov/home/deadline/crssprgm.htm�

http://www.geo.nsf.gov/ear/earfund.htm�

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