Campus news briefs
USU student calling for actors
A USU student is filming a mockumentary, “Aggie Pride,” on campus and is in need of student actors and people with movie or broadcasting experience.
The movie will be about a secret society of students banded together by their fanatical love of USU. The film will be in the same genre as “Best in Show,” “Waiting for Guffman,” and “A Mighty Wind.”
Tryouts will be held Oct. 6 and 7 from 3 to 6 p.m., in the XXXX. Actors will work on a volunteer basis, but will gain experience and get a chance for resume-building. Professors and administrators are also welcome to participate.
For more information, pick up a flyer in the ASUSU main office on the third floor of the TSC, or contact Adam Mansfield at (435) 757-1182 or armansfield@cc.usu.edu.
Best-selling author is Convocations speaker
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Paul Hawken, best-selling author and entrepreneur who has influenced CEOs and heads of state internationally, will speak about “The Dream of a Livable Future” at Utah State University’s Convocations Series Oct. 9 at 12:30 p.m. in the Taggart Student Center Auditorium.
Hawken’s latest book, “Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution,” with Amory and Hunter Lovins, has been published in 13 languages and has been read and referred to by heads of state, including President Bill Clinton, who called it one of the five most important books in the world today.
USU’s Arts & Lectures series brings speakers and performers to campus throughout the year. Admission for lectures is free. For more information about upcoming speakers, contact Bethany Youngs at (435) 797-1722 or bkyoungs@cc.usu.edu.
Museum of arts presents free lecture
The Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art and the School of the Arts in the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences will host a public presentation by Gerald Nordland Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 6 p.m. in the museum’s Marie Eccles Caine Gallery.
The presentation, open to the public and free of charge, is in conjunction with the exhibition “In the Spirit of the Times,” an exploration of West Coast abstract expressionism. Nordland is a specialist in 20th century art and former director of a number of American art museums, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Milwaukee Museum of Art. In addition to activities as a curator, educator, lecturer and widely published author, he is a Guggenheim Fellow.
Following Nordland’s talk, a live jazz concert organized by Utah State University’s music department takes place in the Chase Fine Arts Center’s Kent Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m.
The Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art is located on the campus of Utah State University, 650 N. 1100 East, Logan, Utah, 84322. Admission is free. For more information or to schedule a tour of the museum, call (435) 797-0165. The museum is accessible to persons with disabilities.
Hall to attend grad school panel
There will be a Career Forum panel titled, “How to Make Graduate School Work For You!” on Thursday, Oct. 9 in the Taggart Student Center
Auditorium from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Panelists scheduled to attend include President Kermit L. Hall, and Utah State University professors Rimma Shiptsova, David Tarboton, Jing Huang and Charles Swenson.
All students interested in graduate school are invited to attend. The panel is hosted by USU Career Services. For more information, call 797-7777.