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BYU
Soprano places first in region contest sponsored by Met
Brigham Young University vocal performance student Rachel Willis-Sorensen, a soprano, won first place in the Rocky Mountain Regional Finals of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in Denver earlier this month.
Willis-Sorensen competed against eight other singers to win the regional title, and will compete with winners from the 14 other regions at the national semifinals in New York on Feb. 17. Approximately 10 of these singers will be selected as national finalists and will compete in the National Grand Finals Concert on Feb. 24.
U. of U.
Utah president to serve 3 years on East-West board
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice has appointed University of Utah President Michael K. Young to the East-West Center's Board of Governors.
One of four new members on the board, Young joins Lori Forman, Microsoft director of community affairs for Asia; Theodore B. Lee, president of the Urban Land Company in San Francisco and Las Vegas, and S. Linn Williams, executive vice president, general counsel and chief compliance officer of the Mirant Corp. He will serve a three-year term on the board, an education and research organization established by Congress to strengthen relations and understanding among the peoples and nations of Asia, the Pacific, and the U.S.
Dixie State
Regents give OK for new integrated studies bachelor's
Dixie State College has received approval from the Utah Board of Regents to offer a new integrated studies bachelor's degree. Class work for the new degree program will begin at the start of the 2008 fall semester in August.
The program consists of common core and select concentrations in nine of disciplines, including business, communication, computer and information technology, English, biology, mathematical sciences, psychology, fine arts and Spanish.
“This one degree is actually 36 options,” Donna Dillingham-Evans, vice president of academic services, said in a statement.
The degree approval continues Dixie's progression toward offering core, foundational and high-demand educational opportunities. With the addition of the integrated studies degree, Dixie will offer students 11 bachelor's degrees.