January 21-24, 2003 Highlights
The
History Channel Visits Utah State to Meet the Wright Flyer
 The
History Channel visited Utah State this week to film footage
for a documentary about the Wright Brothers. In celebration
of the 100th Anniversary of powered flight, a group of Utah
State students and faculty are constructing a modified replica
of the Wright Flyer using state-of-the-art composite materials
in a unique blending of the historic and the present. The History
Channel first visited the campus in August to begin filming
the documentary that will air in November or December. For more
info about the USU Wright Flyer visit www.usuwrightflyer.org.
21
Students to Represent Utah State at National Conference on Undergraduate
Research
Twenty-one Utah State University undergraduate students will
have the opportunity to show off their research skills at the
17th Annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research, March
13-15 at the University of Utah. NCUR draws over 2,000 undergraduates,
faculty and administrators to hear and discuss undergraduate
creativity and scholarly works. The 21 Utah State students attending
this year's conference represent the greatest showing the university
has ever had at the conference.
Andrew Auman, a junior majoring in mathematics and physics
was selected to present at a session called Institutional Collaborations
and Undergraduate Research. Students representing Utah State
come from the sciences and also business, English, history and
sociology.
The Mission of the National Conferences on Undergraduate Research
is to promote undergraduate research, scholarship and creative
activity done in partnership with faculty or other mentors as
a vital component of higher education.
For more information visit http://conferences.utah.edu/ncur2003/index.html.
Community
Leaders Back Student Retention
 Help
is on the way for academically achieving students who are at
risk of dropping out because of financial need. Beginning in
fall 2003, a gift from Dell Loy and Lynnette Hansen will provide
tuition for an estimated 20 to 25 students a year. The Hansens
endowed the gift after learning of President Kermit Hall's student
retention goals.
Until recently the university was losing nearly a third of its
full-time freshmen within a year of admission. University administrators
are trying to reverse that statistic with a variety of strategies,
including assistance for financially vulnerable students.
Some students leave to go on two-year missions for the LDS Church.
Others are unprepared for college-level work. And others come
and go because they must work their way through college. The
most dedicated of these students will be assisted by the Hansen
scholarship endowment, which is expected to generate from $40,000
to $65,000 a year in income for student retention aid.
Said President Kermit Hall, "Dell Loy and Lynnette Hansen
have made a wonderful gift to one of the most important causes
at Utah State University - making certain that able students
have the greatest possible chance to stay and graduate. They
have also set a high standard for all of us who love Utah State
to follow."
Dell Loy Hansen is a 1982 graduate of the university and president
of Wasatch Management Properties, a real estate investment firm
founded and managed by Cache Valley business people. Lynnette
Hansen, who graduated in 1973, is a member of Utah State's board
of trustees.
To be eligible for a Hansen scholarship, students must be at
least a sophomore or second-semester transfer who can demonstrate
financial need, academic achievement and progress toward a degree.
Fitness
Center Opens with Ribbon Cutting
 With
the theme "The WEIGHT is Over," an official ribbon
cutting ceremony Jan. 15 opened the Student Fitness Center in
the Nelson Fieldhouse. President Kermit Hall and ASUSU President
Celestial Bybee did the ribbon cutting honors.
"This facility is a living monument to the foresight of
our students," President Hall said. "I ask you, on
what other campus would students be willing to tax themselves?
The students at Utah State have made a real difference by supporting
second-tier tuition increases. On behalf of the faculty and
staff, I thank the students of our university."
The Fitness Center's creation and rennovation was funded through
second tier tuition and student fees. The facility is free to
all Utah State students and a limited number of memberships
may be purchased by faculty and staff.
The facility includes the latest in cardiovascular technology,
including treadmills, spinning bicycles, stair steppers and
a variety of weightlifting machines.
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