Campus News Briefs
Learn to skate at Eccles Ice Center
Registration is now taking place for Learn to Skate lessons at the George S. Eccles Ice Center in North Logan.
Lessons are geared for all ages and all abilities.
The Learn to Skate Program is a comprehensive ice skating program consisting of a lesson/test structure which is exciting, rewarding, safe and fun according to a press release.
Registration must be in person at the Eccles Ice Center, 2825 N. 200 East, in North Logan. For more information call 787-2288.
Open house to be held in Sunburst
The second annual Disabilities Awareness Month Open House will take place March 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Sunburst Lounge in the Taggart Student Center.
The open house is hosted by Utah State University’s department of special education and rehabilitation, the Center for Persons with Disabilities (CPD) and the Disability Resource Center (DRC).
March 25 is also the day President Kermit L. Hall will proclaim as Disabilities Awareness Day on the USU campus.
Dozens of organizations and projects from USU and the community supporting persons with disabilities are participating. Exhibits at the open house include Common Ground with recreational and other modified equipment, Intermountain Therapy Animals with dogs certified in animal assisted therapy, WebAIM, CPD, DRC and many others.
Pianist Kyle Godfrey, who is blind, will perform during the open house.
Special guest speaker for the event is Matt Maw, former Weber State Mascot and Olympic torchbearer who sustained a spinal cord injury.
Also speaking is Pat Terrell, vice president of Student Services, and Tiffany Leo, the new Associated Students of Utah State University vice president of diversity. Speeches will begin at 11:30 a.m.
“The open house will be an opportunity for students and faculty to eliminate common misconceptions about persons with disabilities and how they fit into society,” Maw said.
For more information call Zan Merrill at 797-1439.
Lecture on Old Testament offered
The Episcopal Diocese of Utah is offering a free lecture Saturday titled, “Wisdom Literature, The Wisdom Canon: Trajectories in Tension.”
The lecture will be offered by Mark S. LeTourneau from 9 a.m. to noon at the Diocesan Center, 80 S. 300 East in Salt Lake City.
These religious presentations are part of the Affirmation series of lectures and workshops organized by the Episcopal Diocese of Utah as a vehicle to help people develop intellectually and spiritually. The Diocese is a part of the Episcopal Church USA and is a member of the 70 million member worldwide Anglican Communion.
The public is welcome. To pre-register, call Jo Wilson at (801) 322-4131 or 1-800-343-4756.
Capener proclaims candidacy Monday
Cole Capener announced his candidacy for Utah’s first Congressional District seat March 18 at Ben Lomond High School.
Capener, a democrat, grew up in Ogden and graduated from Ben Lomond High School where he was student body president in 1973.
“I am announcing my candidacy here at my high school to underscore the importance of public education in this campaign,” Capener said. “I will be an advocate for improving the public school system and will resist efforts to undermine our schools with vouchers.
Correction: In an article printed March 6, it said Mike Jowers had three years experience at the Val R. Christenson Service Center. He has three years in service, one of them at the center and two at Ricks College.