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U Announces New Director of Marriott Library

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The University of Utah has selected Joyce Ogburn as its new Director of the J. Willard Marriott Library. Ogburn comes to Utah from the University of Washington where she was Associate Director of the Libraries, Resources and Collection Management Services (RCMS). She takes over for Sarah Michalak who left to become university librarian and associate provost for university libraries at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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March 25, 2011

U Researcher Reports Environments that Promote Deep Engagement Yield More “Psychologically Complex” Students

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According to a new study issued this month by University of Utah researcher Kevin R. Rathunde and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, world-renowned originator of the concept of “flow,” students in traditional middle schools experience nearly four more hours per week of what was classified as “drudgery” than those enrolled in Montessori middle schools, where students experience more intrinsically motivated deep engagement. (Montessori schools follow the educational philosophy of Italian educator Maria Montessori, who emphasized social interaction and the education of the whole personality, rather than a specific body of knowledge.)

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March 25, 2011

Class of 2005 Faces Improved Job Market

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Good news for the class of 2005 who will graduate from the University of Utah on Friday. If employers do what they say, they will hire more new college graduates than they hired in 2004, and they will pay them higher salaries than were offered to last year’s graduating class.

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March 25, 2011

More than 7,000 Set to Graduate from U of U on May 6

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Commencement ceremonies at the University of Utah will be held on Friday, May 6, at 9 a.m., in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The class of 2005, comprised of 7,414 graduates, will receive their degrees that morning. The procession of diverse students, who come from 68 countries, 50 U.S. states and 26 of Utah’s 29 counties, will begin at 8:20 a.m. Guests should plan to be in their seats prior to 8:30 a.m. Tickets are not required

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March 25, 2011

U of U Names 12 Service-Learning Scholars

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The University of Utah’s Bennion Community Service Center recently named 12 graduating students as 2005 Service-Learning Scholars. The recognition honors students who complete 400 hours of community service, 10 credit hours of service-learning classes and a major integrative service project (ISP) that combines academics with concentrated community work.

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March 25, 2011

Public Invited to Attend U Symposium on Consumer Policy

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The public can learn more about consumer policy-challenges of advocacy, deceptive advertising claims, consumer scams and the bankruptcy debate-at a symposium, sponsored by the University of Utah Department of Family and Consumer Studies. The event, held in honor of the retirement of Associate Professor John Burton from the department, is free and will be held Monday, April 25, from 8 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., in rooms 220 and 320 of the Alfred Emery Building, 225 S. 1400 E.

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March 25, 2011

Public Invited to Book Signing for David P. Gardner

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A reception and book signing celebrating the release of Earning My Degree: Memoirs of an American University President, by University of Utah Emeritus David P. Gardner, will be held on Thursday, April 28, from 4 until 6 p.m. The event will take place in the Gould Auditorium of the University’s Marriott Library, 295 S. 1500 E., on the University of Utah campus. The reception will be hosted by current University President Michael K. Young, College of Education Dean David J. Sperry and the faculty of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy.

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March 25, 2011

Inaugural Address by President Michael Young

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It is with deep appreciation and gratitude that I welcome all of you who have chosen to join us on this special day in the life of this great university. I am honored and humbled by your presence. We have with us today leaders from government, industry, education and our religious communities; members of our University community, including administrators, faculty, students, staff and alumni; and hundreds of other supporters and well-wishers. Please know how much your presence means to Suzan and me and to the University. I am also delighted to welcome so many members of my extended family, who knew me when I was young and remain in some state of amazement that the Board of Regents really went through with this and put me in charge. None, of course, are more amazed or in a greater state of disbelief than my own children, who have joined us as well. Welcome to all of you.

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March 25, 2011