Campus and community news briefs
Applications for art fair available
The Logan Parks and Recreations Department is now accepting applications for the 21st annual Summerfest Art Faire and Music Festival. It will be held on Father’s Day weekend – June 17 to 19. The three-day event will celebrate its second year at the Cache County Fairgrounds. This outdoor festival opens at 5 p.m. on June 17 and runs from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on June 18 and 19.
Summerfest is an adjudicated art faire known for its fine quality, original artwork and a variety of delicious food. Applications to be a vendor at this event can be obtained by logging onto the parks and recreation Web site at www.loganutah.org/parksrec/Summerfest/index.htm or by calling the front desk of the Logan Recreation Center at 716-9250. Applications may also be picked up at the Recreation Center at 195 S. 100 West.
Booths for artists are $150 without electricity and $180 with electricity, there is a $25 deposit required for the booths.
The cost for food vendor booths is $400 without electricity and $475 with power. The deposit is $50.
Thursday marks Blue Jeans Day
The Pride! Alliance announces the upcoming event of Freedom to Marry Day, also known as Blue Jeans Day, later this week.
Thursday is the day people wear blue jeans to show support for homosexual marriage. While some claim that Blue Jeans Day is in a way manipulative to the general public, the primary focus of the event is to raise awareness to issues in our society regarding homosexual marriage, according to a Pride! Alliance press release.
Every day, when a person gets dressed, they make a decision on what to wear and how they choose to present themselves for that day. Homosexuals begin their day in much the same way, but with a twist: Should they hide who they really are or should they act as they normally would and risk persecution from society, according to the release.
By wearing blue jeans on Thursday, people will be showing support for homosexual marriage. Those who disagree with this issue will have an increased awareness that homosexuals are not a protected class in the state of Utah and that currently, the Utah state government is working on ways to define marriage as a bond between a man and a woman, essentially denying homosexuals the basic rights that are part of legalized marriage, according to the press release.
For more information on Blue Jeans Day, contact Scott Astin at 797-6121.
Prof. receives mentor award
Natural Resources professor Cliff Craig received the Distinguished Mentor Award for his contributions to geographic education in the United States.
Each year the National Council for Geographic Education recognizes an outstanding mentor. Craig was honored for excellence in teaching geography, working with teachers, providing workshops and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students. The National Council for Geographic Education works to enhance the status and quality of geography teaching and learning.
“I was elated to be recognized by my peers for my interest in increasing geography education,” Craig said. “The award reflects our effort to improve geographic education not only here in Utah, but nationally.”
Brown Bag panel discussion to be held
The Women and Gender Research Institute and ADVANCE present a Brown Bag Presentation, Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. in the Taggart Student Centers Colony Conference Room.
The presentation will be a panel discussion on non-traditional career paths for academics. Panel presenters include Nancy Mesner, Brock Dethier, Susanne Janecke and Ann Hedrich. Drinks and desserts will be served.