Campus News Briefs
Free movie and presidential debate
As part of ASUSU elections, Monday at 7 p.m. in the Kent Concert Hall there will be a free showing of The Others, starring Nicole Kidman.
The movie will be preceded by a 30-minute presidential candidate debate.
Students are encouraged to come and listen to the campus issues being debated and cheer for their favorite candidate.
Students can also meet the candidates and hear them answer questions at any of the following events: Latter Day Saint Student Association-sponsored forum on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. in the LDS Institute cultural hall, candidate reception in the Sunburst Lounge Wednesday from 11 a.m. to noon. (free Aggie Ice Cream provided) or a debate on Wednesday at noon in The Hub.
Final voting will be on Wednesday and Thursday and can be accessed from the WebMail homepage or at www.usu.edu/asusu.
Wolcott named vice provost for libraries
Linda L. Wolcott was named vice provost for Libraries and Instructional Support at Utah State University on Feb. 28, said Stan Albrecht, USU’s executive vice president and provost.
Wolcott has served as interim vice provost for the past year and will assume a three-year renewable appointment immediately.
USU’s Board of Trustees approved Wolcott’s appointment following a two-year search. The decision to appoint Wolcott was reached after a lengthy application and review process, Albrecht said.
Wolcott came to USU as a professor of instructional technology in 1991. She served as interim department head during 1999 and 2000 and then assumed the post of interim assistant dean for information and learning resources prior to serving as interim vice provost.
Novelist to read from recent works
Novelist and poet Helena Maria Viramontes will read from her recent works on Wednesday from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Eccles Conference Center auditorium.
Viramontes is currently a professor of creative writing at Cornell University and is a widely-acclaimed author.
Her works include Under the Feet of Jesus, Their Dogs Came With Them, The Moths and Other Stories and Chicana Creativity and Criticism, and address issues of adolescence, sexuality, race and identity.
A booksigning will follow the reading.
Viramontes will also have a book signing at Hastings on Wednesday between 5 and 6 p.m.
Nontraditional students awarded
The Utah State University chapter of Pinnacle, a national honor society that recognizes the achievements of outstanding returning students, recognized 12 new members Feb. 27 at the Taggart Student Center.
New Pinnacle members who attend USU at the main campus in Logan include Larin Clay Bodily, Marianne Colvin, Sherry Hsiao-Thain, Richard Langenheim, Kathleen Markland, Esther-Marie Miramontes, Randall Sanders and Mary Shearer, all from Logan. Another new member, Daloy Dee Harris, is from Pleasant View. Pinnacle members taking courses through USU Extensions are William McKamie, Roosevelt, Utah; Ellie O’Neil, Castle Dale, Utah; and Hugh Wiegand, Draper, Utah.
To be eligible for the honor, students must be 26 years of age or older, have at least a five-year or more gap in their education and a minimum grade point average of 3.0. They must be involved in campus or community activities and demonstrate leadership commitment and future promise.
Pinnacle is a national honor society that recognizes the achievements of outstanding non-traditional students.
For more information, contact Janet Osborne, director of the USU Women’s Center/Reentry Student Center at 797-1729.