campus News Briefs
Olympic flag stolen from Edith Bowen An Olympic flag was stolen from the Edith Bowen Laboratory School sometime after 4:30 p.m. Friday. Kaye Rhees, principal, said the flag was presented last week to the school by Rep. Loraine Pace. She gave a speech about performing to full potential and then the children sang. Rhees said when the flag was discovered missing, the police were contacted. Steve Mecham, chief of Utah State University Campus Police, said the disappearance was noticed Monday afternoon. “There was a lockbox to lower the flag,” he said. “[And it] didn’t appear to be tampered with.” Rhees said, “They must have somehow climbed [the flagpole] or laddered up it.” She said the children would be devastated when they heard the news. Rhees said, “If anyone notices a flag they can’t account for in a dorm, it’s ours and I want it back.”
Technology Seminar being held at USU Utah State University will host its 18th annual Information Technology (IT) Seminar Wednesday and Thursday. The two-day event sponsored by Partners in Business of the university’s College of Business will provide an in-depth look at business solutions using technology from technology experts and business leaders from across the country. Among the experts scheduled for the seminar are Malcolm Frank, president and CEO of Internet consulting firm NerveWire, who will speak about integrating company strategies, and David L. Bailey, CEO and chairman of CeriStar, Inc., who will speak about the transition from IT to Internet protocol (IP.) Matt Sarrel, technical director, Internet, PC Magazine labs and LeeAnn Doane, product manager specialist of Gentner Communications Corporation, will also present at the seminar. The seminar will also include presentations on new Internet languages, cyber attacks, e-commerce, file sharing and more. Partners in Business is the only student-run management education program in the United States and features eight seminars.
Workshop to host New York company The Saratoga International Theater Institute (SITI), The Rachel’s and playwright Charles Mee will be on campus for a two-week theater workshop. The SITI company is an ensemble-based theater company founded by Anne Bogart and Tadahsi Suzuki in 1992. SITI’s mission is “to create new work, train young theater artists and a commitment to international collaboration,” according to the company’s Web site. The Rachel’s is an innovative group of musicians without the constraints of manifestos or genre biases. Their fan base covers a wide range of demographics from kindergarten to retirement, and from classical to jazz to rock. Charles Mee has written more than 20 plays which have been produced worldwide, said Kevin Doyle, a theater arts professor. During the two-week workshop, students will get hands-on experience in various performance styles as well as work on an original piece created during the sessions. This original work will be presented Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Morgan Theatre. Admission is free and children under 6 are not admitted. Due to the process of an original work, the production may contain material not suited for all audiences.
Adviser of the Year nominations open Nominations are now being accepted for the Professional Adviser of the Year Award for the 2002 Utah Stat University Robins Awards. Nominations may be made by students, faculty and university staff. To obtain a nomination form, go to www.usu.edu/ats. Nomination forms must be submitted by Friday, Feb. 1.