Bill would offer college scholarships to every high school student in Utah

Richard Kendell may have stepped down from his position as Utah's commissioner of higher education, but that hasn't stopped him from spearheading a campaign to get more high school students into college.

Good grades, the right college prep classes may net $1,350
(Salt Lake Tribune, January 9 2008)

Kendell is helping Sen. Lyle Hillyard, R-Logan, navigate the bill through the legislature. The annual session begins later this month. The bill calls for each 8th grader to receive a letter from the Board of Regents saying that a $1000 scholarship is already in their name and gaining interest. All students need to do is graduate with a B average and take a set college prep courses while in high school. It is expected that of the 35,000 8th graders currently in the state about 7,000 would qualify.

Sure, $1350 would hardly pay for a single semester at UVSC (especially in 5 years!) but at least it is something.

UVSC gets big donation to start youth theater program

Local philanthropist Tye Noorda (widow of the late Novel CEO Ray Noorda) has given an undisclosed amount to UVSC to establish a regional youth theater program.

Noordas give youth theater to UVSC
(Daily Herald, January 8 2008)

UVSC receives major gift for theater arts
(Deseret Morning News, January 8 2008)

Noorda has asked the school not to release the actual dollar amount of her donation, but The Pipeline has heard from numerous sources that the gift might be as high as $10 million. The school did say that it is the largest single payment gift it has ever received.

UVU Transition Update

This morning's Daily Herald featured an article outlining the status of UVSC's transition to UVU.

UVSC edges closer to university debut
(Daily Herald, January 6 2007)

Today On Campus: Thursday • 1/3/08

Spring Semester Begins



MEN'S WRESTLING VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Shurian Family Activity Center
$2 with UV ID


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Gun Charges dismissed in Yohannes Case

Former UVSC student Kiddus Yohannes had two charges of providing false information on a background check dismissed by Fourth District court over the Holiday break.

Student's gun charges dismissed
(Daily Herald, January 3 2008)

Felony gun charges dropped
(Deseret Morning News, January 3 2008)

Neither article mentions if Yohannes is still being held in county jail.

End of an Era: Rich Kendell steps down from Higher Education post

After more than fours years at the helm Rich Kendell is stepping down from his post as commissioner of Higher Education.

Kendell retires as higher education chief
(Deseret Morning News, January 1 2008)

UVSC December Police Beat

Each month The Pipeline will publish the UVSC Police Department's response record for the previous month. You can find an archive of the police beat at http://www.uvsc.edu/police/Police_Beat/index.html.


December 1st- INTOXICATION-A 66 year old male was kicked off a UTA bus at the front of campus for being intoxicated. UVSC Police were unable to find a responsible person to take custody of the male. UTA agreed to transport the male to a homeless shelter in Salt Lake City.

December 1st- MEDICAL- A UVSC Cheerleader was dropped by her male partner during the UVSC Homecoming game. The cheerleader struck her head on the basketball floor causing a concussion. The cheerleader was evaluated on scene by UVSC Police and Orem Paramedics. She was then transported by her parents to a local hospital for further treatment.

December 6th- FIRE-A fire was discovered in a microwave in the basement of the Liberal Arts building. The fire started when food was placed in the microwave and left unattended for an excessive amount of time. The fire was contained to the microwave itself. However, the room did suffer smoke damage.

December 7th- TRAFFIC ACCIDENT- Officers responded to 1200 W 800 S on a report of a single vehicle traffic accident. The driver was transported by ambulance to a local hospital for further investigation.

December 7th- AGENCY ASSIST-Officers responded to Remington Apartments to assist Orem Police with looking for a burglary suspect.

UCAS expansion provides more elbow room

The Utah County Academy of Sciences has been operating on the UVSC campus since August of 2005, providing area students the opportunity to take classes that both count for high school and college credit. So far the 300 or so students have been relegated to portable classrooms left over from the Vineyard Elementary expansion.

But now a new $1.6 million building will be added to the school and will provide a gym and cafeteria. Enrollment will stay the same. Administrators at the school, which is one of six such institutions in the state, hope the new building will be completed and in use by August of this year.

Early college high school in Utah County to expand
Academy of Sciences on the campus of UVSC breaks ground for a new building to accommodate its 330 students
(Salt Lake Tribune, January 2 2008)

New Drawing of proposed Performing Arts Center

For the past year or so The Pipeline has been hearing rumors about the proposed Performing Arts Center (or Center for the Performing Arts...or Center for the Visual and Performing Arts...or The Arts Center for Performing Visuals...or whatever). But up until now it has been just talk...with not much to look at. But now Kinateder, "Utah's finest architectural illustration company" has released this:




Pretty cool looking. The question is will it ever get built. Chances are you won't see much in the way of state funding. This project isn't like the much-needed Digital Learning Center and we don't predict the legislature will be salivating over it.

But perhaps the school could scare up some serious donations from local deep pockets. The Arts center has been on the master plan for decades and many on campus see the building as their pet project.

At the top of that list is Kathie Debenham. Debenham ran UVSC's dance department for years and has been serving as an associate dean in the School of HASS. But with Dean Bill Cobb stepping down sooner than expected she has been named the interim dean (no doubt while the school conducts a national search for Cobb's replacement).

Debenham's promotion, no matter how temporary, comes at a critical junction as many on the campus consider the possibilities of splitting up the hulking school of HASS. Plans were on the table for creating a new school of the Arts with the departments of Dance, Theater, Art and Visual Communication, and Music on board. But at the recent HASS PBA (planning, budgeting, and accountability) meeting most in attendance got the impression that President Bill Sederburg wasn't sold on the idea of a split.

If a split did occur it might mean a greater push for a performing arts center. Like always, the college faces serious space issues. The DLC's nearly 200,000 square feet filled up quickly...and many administrators are licking their chops for more.

An arts center would pull Dance out of the Liberal Arts Building and rescue the other departments from Gunther Trades obscurity. There is even talk of bringing the Woodbury Art Museum from its current location at the University Mall and putting it in the new center.

The building is planned to be placed just north of the McKay Events Center. Yes, that means more parking spots will be sacrificed in the name of progress...but who didn't see that coming? If the performing arts center does end up there it might make the soon to be completed Lakeview Room at the DLC seem a little silly, as it will most likely block any view of the lake.

This drawing also most likely kills one rumor that circulated a few months ago. At a planning meeting over the summer local boy wonder Brandt Anderson suggested that it might be possible to get architecture legend Frank Gehry interested in the project. Gehry is currently producing Anderson's Traverse Mountain project at the Point of the Mountain. Of course that sent a million tongues a waggin' but we never heard another thing about it. The Kinateder site doesn't mention which architectural firm has drawn up this design...but considering Sederburg's relationship with Jacob Alspector (which stretches back to Big Bill's time at Ferris State in Michigan) we wouldn't be surprised if the New York based architect was involved.

SUU has some balls...wants to see student's

When Southern Utah University isn't "allegedly "pilfering dance costumes, they sometimes like to play a fun game of Show Us Your Genitals.

SUU: Student must prove gender
Kourt Osborn, who is in transgender treatment, is denied a dorm room
(Salt Lake Tribune, December 19 2007)

You can be sure that UVSC administrators are counting their lucky stars that they aren't dealing with this mess. No dorms, no headaches.

Univeristy of Utah president "unapologetic" about tuition

Sunday's Tribune featured a scathing article on how top administrators at the University of Utah are cashing big checks while professors get incremental raises, and tuition soars.

Costs rise, U.'s elite get richer
Tuition has skyrocketed, profs see meager raises - but administrators' salaries grow leaps and bounds
(Salt Lake Tribune, December 16 2007)

But one of the most interesting statements came from U president Michael Young:
"I'm absolutely unapologetic about the cost of tuition. It should be three times as high for the quality of education here."

In other words...you can count on more tuition raises.

For those who might be interested in how UVSC salaries stack up head here

UVSC November Police Beat

Each month The Pipeline will publish the UVSC Police Department's response record for the previous month. You can find an archive of the police beat at http://www.uvsc.edu/police/Police_Beat/index.html.

November 1st- MEDICAL- A 29 year old female was transported by ambulance to a local hospital for a unknown medical problem after she was found wandering on foot in the middle of North College Drive.

November 1st- MEDICAL- A 18 year old female was transported by ambulance after suffering what appeared to be a seizure while attending a class in the Sparks Automotive building.

November 2nd- TRAFFIC ACCIDENT- Two vehicles were involved in a traffic accident in the roundabout.

November 3rd- AGENCY ASSIST-UVSC Police responded to 1026 S Main to assist Orem Police with a Domestic Dispute.

November 3rd- POSSESSION STOLEN PROPERTY- A traffic stop was initiated on a vehicle near the roundabout when a Officer observed property belonging to BYU Police in the back of the vehicle. All of the occupants were issued citations for possession of stolen property. BYU Police responded and recovered the property.

November 4th- AGENCY ASSIST-UVSC Police responded to Walmart on a report of a drunk driver. Officers located the suspect vehicle in the parking lot but where unable to locate the driver.

November 4th- AGENCY ASSIST-A UVSC Officer responded to 1100 S 50 E to assist Orem Police with taking a combative suspect into custody.

November 5th- THEFT- A cell phone was stolen from the Computer Science building.

November 6th- DISORDERLY CONDUCT- Officers responded to a report of a suspicious male harassing female students. The suspect had left the area prior to the officers arrival.

November 6th- THEFT- A cell phone was stolen from a computer lab.

November 7th- AGENCY ASSIST-UVSC Police responded to 1527 S. 430 W. to assist Orem Police with recovering stolen property.

November 13th- SMOKE INVESTIGATION-UVSC Police along with Orem Fire Department responded to the National Guard building on a report of the smell of smoke. The investigation determined the smoke odor to be from a fire at a peat moss farm.

November 20th- MEDICAL- A adult female suffered a asthma attack while attending school at the MATC. She was treated on scene by Orem Paramedics and released to her husband.

Today On Campus:Thursday • 11/29/07

Homecoming Week

BALLROOM DANCE COMPANY PRESENTS: WINTER CONCERT
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Ragan Theater
$10
For more info click here

OPEN MIC NIGHT
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
LC 203
Free

PEACE AND JUSTICE STUDIES PRESENTS: "Understanding Anti-Americanism in the Arab World"
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
LC 243
Free

THEATER DEPARTMENT PRESENTS: "Canyon Suite"
7:30 pm - 9:45 pm
Black Box Theatre (Gunther Trades 627)

ART FOR LIFE EXHIBITION AND AUCTION
11:00am - 7:00pm
Woodbury Art Museum, 2nd Floor University Mall
Free
http://www.uvsc.edu/museum

Each weekday during the fall and spring semesters The Pipeline publishes "Today on Campus" which outlines events at UVSC. To notify us of an event send details to uvscpipeline@gmail.com

Today On Campus: Wednesday • 11/28/07

Homecoming Week

ART FOR LIFE EXHIBITION AND AUCTION
11:00am - 7:00pm
Woodbury Art Museum, 2nd Floor University Mall
Free
http://www.uvsc.edu/museum

Each weekday during the fall and spring semesters The Pipeline publishes "Today on Campus" which outlines events at UVSC. To notify us of an event send details to uvscpipeline@gmail.com

MATC grabs more trades students

As UVSC transitions to a university the founding (and floundering) trades program continues to lose market share to Mountainlands Applied Technology Center. And now UVSC is ceding a significant portion of its apprenticeship program to the much cheaper MATC.


Apprentice programs rewired
MATC partnering with UVSC to train students
(Deseret Morning News, November 25 2007)

According to the article, UVSC has surveyed local trades employers and found that most could care less about whether their employees have associates degrees or not. Why would students pay more money and take superfluous classes to get a degree that won't matter to their employers?

New leads in murder case of UVSC Hockey coach

It has been over a week since UVSC assistant hockey coach Ken Dolezsar, and his killer is still on the loose. But Sandy police have some "good and promising" leads in the case.

New leads in slaying of UVSC hockey coach
(Deseret Morning News, November 27 2007)

Today On Campus: Tuesday • 11/27/07

Homecoming Week

SEN. ORRIN HATCH
10:00 am - 10:50 pm
Centre Stage
Free

PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Center Stage
Free

ART FOR LIFE EXHIBITION AND AUCTION
11:00am - 7:00pm
Woodbury Art Museum, 2nd Floor University Mall
Free
http://www.uvsc.edu/museum

Each weekday during the fall and spring semesters The Pipeline publishes "Today on Campus" which outlines events at UVSC. To notify us of an event send details to uvscpipeline@gmail.com