TWO GRADUATING SENIORS WON $100K-PLUS FELLOWSHIPS TO MIT

Two April grads won post-graduate fellowships worth up to $121,500 each to pursue doctorates at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The National Science Foundation awarded the fellowships to Christopher Palmer and Colin Landon, who studied economics and mechanical engineering, respectively, at BYU. The three-year award includes an annual $30,000 stipend, plus tuition, for master’s and doctoral work.

Landon also won the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship, which is worth approximately $200,000 (though he’s only allowed to use one fellowship grant at a time).

General Alumni Association News

Brimhall Essay Contest Open to Students

As part of BYU's Homecoming activities, students are encouraged to learn about BYU's founders—past leaders who have made significant contributions to the university. One way students encounter these founders is through the George H. Brimhall Essay Contest, a university-wide competition open to full-time undergraduate and graduate students.

This year, participants will research Rex Edwin Lee, BYU's honored founder for 2008. Lee was the founding dean of the J. Reuben Clark Law School, a respected attorney, U.S. Solicitor General, and a president of BYU.

Students with winning essays will share in $3,650 of scholarship money, which includes $1,500 for the first-prize winner.

Further information, rules, and entry forms are available at studentalumni.byu.edu.

Parents Program

Parents Weekend Oct. 24–26

Parents and family members are invited to visit BYU each fall to participate in the annual Parents Week festivities with their students.

The 2008 event will be Oct. 24–26 and include a Blue-au (rhymes with luau), a pep rally, a tailgate party before the football game against New Mexico, and a reception in the Museum of Art. Also planned are behind-the-scenes tours that will include the Department of Theatre and Media Arts; the Special Collections in the Harold B. Lee Library; the Student Athlete Center and Legacy Hall; and more locations across campus.

A family-5K run and the annual Hike the Y event are also scheduled that weekend, and parents are invited to attend classes and church meetings with their students.

"This tradition has become an anticipated event for hundreds of our students and parents," says Curtis Isaak, who coordinates the program. "It's a wonderful way to experience BYU through a series of cultural, educational, athletic and entertainment exchanges."

To learn more about Parents Weekend or to register, visit parents.byu.edu.

Football

SuperBowl Champs Draft Kehl

Prior to the start of the 2008 NFL Draft last Saturday, BYU linebacker Bryan Kehl made a friendly wager with friends and family. He had a feeling he would be drafted by the New York Giants. On Sunday, his premonition became a reality when the defending SuperBowl champions traded up to make Kehl the 24th selection in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft.

General BYU Athletics News

BYU Athletes Honored at Y Awards

Hundreds of BYU athletes and Cougar Club members gathered for the annual Cougar Club Y Awards to honor top student-athletes, coaches, and volunteers for their efforts on and off the field.

Women’s Gymnastics

Gymnastics at Regionals

Solid performances landed the no. 29 BYU gymnastics team a sound 194.325 at the NCAA Regionals at Penn State University.

BYU Bookstore

Women's Gift Guide

From April 28–May 10, find great deals on a variety of merchandise perfect for mother's day! Expect to find great savings throughout the store, such as 25 percent off select books, 30 percent off BYU women's apparel, and 40 percent off BYU mom gifts. Join us May 1–3 for author and artist signings by John Bytheway, Rachel Ann Nunes, Simon Dewey, Liz Swindle, Al Rounds, and more!

BYU Bookstore

Spring Back to School Sale

Head back to school in style with the BYU Bookstore's Spring Back to School Sale April 28–May 3. Get up to 40 percent off on school supplies and dorm accessories throughout the store!

BYU Bookstore

Children's Book Week Sale

Get ready to save big with 20 percent off all children's books during Children's Book Week, May 12–17. Come in and check out our huge selection of children’s books at great low prices!

BYU Bookstore

New Student Jump-Start

Incoming freshmen and high school seniors: don't get stuck paying full price for computer software! Computer representatives will be on hand at the BYU Bookstore May 14–15 to answer questions and help you save. Take advantage of information about academically priced computer items and save big on software and other computer merchandise.

BYU Bookstore

Enter for a Chance to Win $1,000

Get ready to win with the BYU Bookstore's Fourth Annual Photo Contest! To enter, take a picture with a BYU Bookstore bag and submit your photo at the BYU Bookstore.

Prizes include:
•$1,000 BYU Bookstore gift card (grand prize)
•Olympus FE-280 digital camera (first prize)
•Olympus FE-210 digital camera (second prize)
•$20 BYU Bookstore gift cards (honorable mentions)

Past winners submitted pictures of Fijian warriors dressed in BYU Bookstore–bag loincloths; ice fishers in Alaska posed with a BYU Bookstore bag; and travelers riding camels in the Sahara, holding a BYU Bookstore bag. So wherever you go this summer, be sure to take your camera and a BYU Bookstore bag!

BYU Radio

Rising Generation

Rising Generation is a one-hour program full of music especially written to uplift and entertain young adults and teens. Get to know some of your favorite LDS composers in special BYU Radio interviews.

Rising Generation airs on BYU Radio from 4–5 p.m. MST.

BYU Television

BYU Women's Conference 2008

Each summer, women from all over the world travel to BYU's Provo campus to participate in Women's Conference. Featured speakers share insights about home, family, marriage, service, and gospel doctrine. BYU Television brings you highlights from this year's conference, which takes place May 1 and 2. This year the theme comes from Moroni 10:30–32, which encourages all to extend their influence for good by coming unto Christ.

Thursday, May 15, 2 and 6 p.m.
Friday, May 16, 2 and 6 p.m.

BYU Television

Comcast Utah Adds BYU Television International to Channel Lineup

Comcast Utah is adding BYU Television International to its channel lineup on channel 100, bringing inspirational and educational programming in Spanish (with a Portuguese SAP feed) to all Comcast digital cable customers. Comcast also carries BYU Television on channel 21, which is available to all customers and is broadcast in English.

Classical 89

Classical 89 Top 40

Classical 89 has once again asked listeners to share their list of favorite compositions. This time we've decked out our "Classical Top 40" campaign in red, white, and blue, staging a battle of political mascots. With equal pleasure and solemnity, we announce that the votes have been cast and tallied—the People, ahem, beasts have spoken. And best of all, we don't have to wait 'till November for results! Do Donkeys lionize Dvorak? Do Elephants chase Elgar like lemmings? All controversy will end when we come together in perfect unity to enjoy this year's Classical Top 40. We may or may not be charting a course into the future, but at least we can promise you no regrets!

May 19–23 from 11:30 a.m.–4 p.m. and May 24 from 9–11 a.m. and 3–5 p.m.

KBYU-TV (Utah’s Channel 11)

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Holmes and Watson are back in the popular series that chronicles their adventures in the detective business. Helping the unfortunate victims of crime and fraud, Holmes's intelligence astounds as he sets the world right again. Jeremy Brett and David Burke bring to life 13 of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous short stories.

Tuesdays at 8 p.m.

Special Broadcasts

BYU Cougar Baseball Broadcasts

Spring is warming up for Cougar sports. Tune in for the live broadcast as Cougar Baseball takes on New Mexico.

May 2 at 7 p.m.
Baseball vs. New Mexico *LIVE*
BYU Television and KBYU-TV

Visit the Web site for more upcoming broadcasts.

Plant and Wildlife Sciences

Bear Spray an Effective Deterrent Against Bear Attack

Thomas Smith, a professor in the Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences, has found through research that bear spray is more effective against bear attacks than guns.

Plant and Wildlife Sciences

Hal Black Has a Passion for "Bear Hunts"

Every spring plant and wildlife sciences professor Hal Black takes a group of students, friends, and family to a den of one of many black bears that he monitors.

Plant and Wildlife Sciences

Plant and Wildlife Sciences Students Take 2nd at National PLANET Competition

Thirty-nine BYU students competed in the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) Career Days competition held March 27–30. BYU's team placed second overall out of 64 teams from universities and colleges across the country. BYU also placed first in six categories of competition.

General College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences News

FHSS Winter 2008 Newsletter

We are pleased to announce the release of the Winter 2008 College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences Newsletter. Featured articles include a message from Dean David Magleby; a report on the Fourth Annual Marjorie Pay Hinckley Lecturer, Dr. Christian Smith; as well as several articles from various departments and centers in the college.

Communications

Student Broadcast Team Named Top Student Newscast

The BYU Daily News, BYU's student news broadcast, has been named the best student TV newscast in the nation by the Broadcast Education Association. BYU's team was honored Friday at the Annual BEA Festival of Arts Awards Ceremony in Las Vegas.

Communications

BYU Ad Lab Wins National L'Oreal Brandstorm Competition

The Brigham Young University Ad Lab has won the national finals of the L'Oreal Brandstorm competition for the second year in a row.

School of Music

School of Music Hosts Fifth Deseret Chamber Music Series in May

BYU will host the fifth annual Deseret Chamber Music Series, featuring the sounds of the Spanish Vihuela and the music of composer Sergei Prokofiev, beginning Friday, May 2, and continuing May 16 and 23.

All performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free and tickets are not required.

School of Music

New Directors for BYU Wind Symphony, Cougar Marching Band

The BYU School of Music has announced two new appointments in its bands division.

Donald Peterson, long-time director of athletic bands and the Symphonic Band for the school, will assume directorship of the BYU Wind Symphony upon the retirement this year of David Blackinton. Fred McInnis has been appointed director of athletic bands, with responsibilities as director of the Cougar Marching Band, the Men's and Women's Pep Bands and the two University Bands.

Visual Arts

BYU Photographer Included in National Show

An international photography exhibition, "The Art of Photography Show," recently selected the work of BYU photography professor Paul Adams to be included in its 2008 show.

The Art of Photography Show will open April 25 and run through May 23 at San Diego's Lyceum Theatre Gallery. Approximately 20,000 people are expected to view the show during its four-week run. For this juried competition, an unprecedented 12,200 entries were submitted by artists representing 46 countries.

Exercise Sciences

Athletic Training Certification

The Athletic Training program, housed in the Department of Exercise Sciences, successfully passed an Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) visit March 9–11, 2008. A written report from CAATE is expected within the next month and BYU's athletic training program will respond to all findings immediately.

CAATE accreditation is the standard for athletic training education and must be in place for graduating students to obtain eligibility to sit for the National Certification Exam.

Exercise Sciences

Basic Athletic Training Taping and Wrapping DVD

Doctoral students Matt Gage and Blaine Long submitted their DVD Basic Athletic Training Taping and Wrapping to the NATA Educational Multimedia Committee for the Educational Multimedia Showcase. Their DVD won first place in the Mulitmedia Production-ATC–Non-Commercial category. Gage and Long are invited to provide a formal presentation at the Educational Multimedia Showcase this June in St. Louis.

Each year, submissions to the showcase reach a new level of creativity, application, and technology, which has made it a highly competitive process.

Exercise Sciences

Professor Receives Recent Graduate Award

Matthew Seeley, a professor in the Department of Exercise Sciences since 2006, was awarded the Recent Graduate Award from Utah State University on April 3, 2008. Seeley did his undergraduate and master's work at Utah State and earned his doctoral degree at the University of Kentucky, studying human biomechanics. The award recognizes the contributions of an alum who graduated from Utah State within the last five years.

Exercise Sciences

International Internship to Taiwan

Colby Smith and Jennifer McCready, students in the athletic training program, were accepted to an international internship in Taiwan offered through the University of Georgia. The program is limited to 20 students.

Exercise Sciences

Athletic Training Presentations

Several athletic training students have been invited to attend the District 7 Rocky Mountain Athletic Trainers' Association athletic training meeting in Glendale, Ariz., May 1–4, 2008. Faculty in the BYU Athletic Training Program will present at this meeting. At least two graduate students will also be presenting.

School of Dance

Dance Educator of the Year Award

Colleen West, a faculty member in the Department of Dance, received the Dance Educator of the Year award for 2007–08 from the Utah Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance.

Professor West has created a new choreography for the Folk Dance Performing Arts Company. The dance is from Ukraine's Hutsulski region, which is located in the southwest Carpathian Mountains. This piece replaced the Hopak (the folk dancer's signature dance) in the Christmas Around the World concert held in the Marriott Center. West has also choreographed a new Hopak for the Spring Performing Arts Company. This dance will be performed in 75 elementary schools and in Nauvoo, Illinois, this May and June.

General College of Humanities News

Giving Back

It's a long way from Provo to Chengxian, China, but it’s been a wonderful journey for August 2000 humanities graduate Michelle McDaniel Ross. After graduating in English Teaching with a minor in Spanish, Michelle took a job teaching English to middle school students in Marsing, Idaho (not far from her home town in Idaho’s Treasure Valley). After a few years, adventure called, and in the fall of 2006 Michelle and her husband, Thad, took two years off to join the Peace Corps, teaching English at Longnan Teacher's College in western China. They are the first Peace Corps teachers in the area and the first native English speakers most of their students have ever encountered. And since neither Michelle nor Thad spoke Chinese when they arrived, the adventure was underway!

They found the students wonderfully welcoming and interested in all things western. The majority of the 2,000 students in the school are from rural areas in the province of Gansu, and many are from villages where no one has previously gone to college. It will be hard for Thad and Michelle to leave this summer, at which point they will head home to catch up with family and friends and resume teaching in Idaho.

Why did the Ross’s join the Peace Corps? Michelle says, "That may be the million dollar question. At the time we left, we had been married for eight years; we were both very happy teaching; we owned a house and cars; and our families were doing well. Maybe those are the reasons why. Our lives had fallen into a very comfortable place, and as we looked at everything going on in the world around us, we thought that maybe because we had so much, it was time we did something to give back a little. While it wasn't easy to sell our home, give away our pets (I had a potbellied pig named Malvolio!), box up everything we owned, and head to a place about as far away from Idaho as you can get, it's a decision we have not regretted. The difference we make in the lives of our students here is tangible. And this experience has not benefited only the young adults that we work with here in China, but it has made us stronger individually and as a couple."

Mathematics

Bayesian Clinical Trials Topic for Annual BYU Summer Institute of Applied Statistics

The 33rd Annual Summer Institute of Applied Statistics, sponsored by the BYU Department of Statistics, will be Wednesday through Friday, June 18–20. The topic will be “Bayesian Clinical Trials,” featuring Scott M. Berry of Berry Consultants.

The course will describe recent Bayesian innovations in the design and analysis of clinical trials. The goals are first, more efficient clinical trials and clinical development programs, and second, treating patients more effectively, both those in and outside of trials. The only prerequisite knowledge necessary for the institute is a basic understanding of statistics and of clinical trials.

Bachelor’s Degree

Texas Mom FInishes at Home What She Started at BYU and Graduates with Daughter

I finished from my Texas home what I started at BYU and I was able to graduate with my daughter!

In my heart I always wanted to finish my degree, but not just any degree—I wanted to finish my BYU degree. It seemed a rather impossible task, since I lived far away and I had a growing family. Then I heard of the Bachelor of General Studies (BGS) program.

It had been a long time since I had taken any college-level courses. As I set my completion goals, devoted a regular amount of time to my studies, and completed and submitted assignments, I built self-discipline.

I entered the BGS program as my oldest daughter was beginning her own BYU experience. During my studies, I got to see her and my son graduate. Now I am graduating with my youngest daughter.

In addition to the knowledge that I gained through my participation in the BGS program, the main benefit that I achieved is a sense of self–fulfillment and accomplishment. Finishing my BYU degree gives me self–confidence to press forward with the rest of my life, knowing that I can accomplish the goals that I set for myself.

—Denise (BGS Graduate)

If you have attended BYU previously as a day student, earned 30 or more credits on the Provo campus, been away for at least two years, and not completed a bachelor's or higher degree, you can apply previously earned credit and complete your bachelor's degree from home.

Independent Study

BYU Independent Study Receives Honors

Awards, awards, awards! BYU Independent Study recently received numerous awards for their course content and advertisements. The new financial literacy course won the Distinguished Course Award for 2008 from the University Continuing Education Association, which also awarded BYU Independent Study the Gold Award for Excellence in Marketing and Publications. BYU Independent Study also swept the Aurora Awards, receiving two Platinum Best of Show awards and two Gold Awards for their courses’ special effects and for their television ads.

Creative Works

The Book of Gold

An original opera by composer Murray Boren and librettist Glen Nelson that tells the story of Joseph Smith Jr. and the publication of the Book of Mormon.

David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies

Spring Lectures

Featured topics for May Global Awareness Lectures include "Border Horror: Identity Anxiety in Recent French Cinema," given by Marc Olivier, associate professor of French studies; "War on Terror by Reluctant Fighters," given by Chaudry Ali, former Pakistani judge; and "Making a Difference Through Federal Service," given by Jason Lim, program analyst, Transportation Security Administration.

Check the calendar for details, sign on to the listserv to receive weekly updates, or try our RSS feed to receive updates as they occur.

David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies

BYU Students Win Awards at European Union Conference

BYU students won awards and rights to publish for their participation in the European Union Center of California's Sixth Annual Undergraduate Research Conference in Claremont, Calif., in April.

Prestigious scholarships went to Andrew Christensen, who won a full scholarship to the EU Summer School at the University of Rome, and to Sarah Boman, who won a scholarship to the University of Washington EU Summer School in Brussels, Belgium.

In addition, three BYU students' papers were selected to be published in an edited volume that is produced after each year's conference: Christensen's "Answering the Immigration Problem: The Prospect of Post-National Identity in Denmark"; Boman's "Adapting to the Twenty-First Century: A Flexible NATO"; and David Drake's "Sarkozy's New Diplomacy: A Reassessment of the Third Rift in Franco-American Relations."

Center for the Improvement of Teacher Education and Schooling

Four Strategies for Adolescent Vocabulary Instruction

Cathy Collins–Block, a professor of education at Texas Christian University, was one of the nationally recognized presenters at the McKay School's Literacy Promise conference, held recently in Salt Lake City, Utah. She promised her audience four new activities by the time the session ended: "I want you to be able to grow, and when you leave me today, to change your practice so that every child can learn to read," she stated.

Counseling Psychology and Special Education

Top 25 Children's Books Concerning Disabilities

Mary Anne Prater and Tina Dyches, both faculty in the Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education, recently celebrated their combined 25 years of research on the portrayal of people with disabilities in children's literature by publishing both a book and an article on this topic.

Educational Leadership and Foundations

Hilton Presents to Alliances

Sterling Hilton, chair of the BYU–Public School Partnership's Comprehensive Mathematics Instruction (CMI) project, shared experiences and advice on group collaboration at an Alliances for the Strength of Youth seminar in March. The Alliances promotes interdisciplinary research.

General David O. McKay School of Education News

Urban Education and the Caring Teacher

Meet Jill, an elementary school teacher working in a humble urban district who is also a faithful journal keeper. In this sacred document, she talks about resenting her new class on the first day. She missed knowing everything about her new students the way she knew her class from the previous year. Jill's subsequent entries recount some of the ways she learned to know her class: how she learned that Brian's father is a skinhead; that Frank is a self-described flower-smeller; and that Donald and Tyrek's view of their own skin color was very different from her perspective.

Researcher Marilyn Cochran-Smith brought Jill's journal to life last month as this year's presenter of the McKay School of Education Benjamin Cluff Jr. Lecture.

Explaining that Jill's journal is on its way to being published as a book, Cochran-Smith acknowledged that Jill's experience doesn't reflect every teaching experience but that it certainly gives insight into the challenges of urban education.

General David O. McKay School of Education News

New Doctoral Program

The David O. McKay School of Education will initiate a newly designed doctoral degree program, Educational Inquiry, Measurement, and Evaluation (EIME), in fall semester 2008.

To design this doctoral degree, administrators merged concepts from two former doctoral programs into one interdepartmental PhD program focused on educational inquiry. This ensures that McKay School graduates are prepared to make significant contributions to solving persistent and challenging educational issues faced by the state, nation, and world.

Instructional Psychology and Technology

Observation/Inference Chart Found to Improve Student Learning

Learning is a complicated process. Jeffery Nokes, long-time educator and clinical faculty associate in the McKay School, recently developed a strategy to improve critical learning, which he described in an article titled "The Observation/Inference Chart: Improving Students' Abilities to Make Inferences While Reading Nontraditional Texts" and published in the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. The observation inference chart is a system that helps students of all ages learn to critically examine nontraditional texts to learn more about the circumstances surrounding them.

Teacher Education

Telling Stories

Don't tell stories . . . it's advice we all received from our mothers. But according to researcher Debra Jervay-Pendergrass, telling stories is an important component of literacy development. During her presentation at the McKay School's latest Brown Bag Lecture in April, Dr. Jervay-Pendergrass described her research that led to this conclusion.

Teacher Education

2008 Mentored Research Conference

"Third time's a charm" is definitely a cliché; however, the term applies to the McKay School of Education's third annual Mentored Research Conference. While the two previous conferences were successful, this year's conference had an aura all its own. Maybe it was the aisles crowded with engaged viewers, the quality of posters, or the audible evidence that students were prepared. Whatever the reason, participants and guests alike went home smiling. Below are a few examples of the quality research showcased in the conference.

Harold B. Lee Library

Mormon Ex-Convicts

Zack Taylor's BFA project Mormon Ex-Convicts is a collection of photographs intended to encourage people in the mainstream to look past differences in others and fellowship those who have been marginalized. The show is open until May 9, 2008, and is located in the South Hallway Gallery on Level 2 of the Harold B. Lee Library.

More work by Zack Taylor—From Darkness: Collodian Images, a collection of images using early photographic processes—is located on Level 3 across from the Sampler Reading Room.

Harold B. Lee Library

Art In The Library: Keiko Tanifuji's "Humuhumu Nukunuku"

Harold B. Lee Library patrons often pause to enjoy the "dog prints" on the walls of level 5. This cheerful series of images is actually titled "The Doctor Is In, Sit and Stay." They were created by the artist Keiko Tanifuji. Keiko earned her BFA and MFA at BYU. This May more of her work is on display in the library's auditorium gallery on level 1. A collection of monotype prints titled "Humuhumu Nukunuku" reflect the inspiration she found on a visit to a tropical aquarium. The exhibit is open during library hours and will run through June 25.

School of Technology

BYU Students Present Redesigned Power Chairs

Industrial design students presented 10 prototypes of motorized power chairs to Pride Mobility. Earlier this year, the mobility manufacturing company gave the BYU class six of the chairs, and the students have worked for three months to redesign the chairs from the ground up.

General J. Reuben Clark Law School News

BYU Law School Announces Four New Faculty Hires

Dean Kevin Worthen announced four new faculty appointments at the J. Reuben Clark Law School: RonNell Andersen Jones, David Moore, Lisa Grow Sun, and Margaret Tarkington.

"We welcome our new faculty members and look forward to the strength they will bring to the law school," Worthen said.

General J. Reuben Clark Law School News

Faculty Research: Tom Lee's "Trademarks, Consumer Psychology, and the Sophisticated Consumer"

Trademark law hinges on the likelihood of consumer confusion. However, according to trademark research, the law is far too dependent on assumptions, stereotypes, and ad hoc assessments of consumer care to provide a solid framework for judicial conceptions. BYU law professor Tom Lee develops consumer behavior models to guide judicial conceptions of consumer care and to facilitate the development of trademark law. His article, "Trademarks, Consumer Psychology, and the Sophisticated Consumer," is published in the current issue of the Emory Law Review.

General J. Reuben Clark Law School News

Kif Augustine-Adams New Associate Dean at the Law School

Law School dean Kevin Worthen has announced the appointment of Kif Augustine-Adams, Charles E. Jones Professor of Law, as the new associate dean for research and academic affairs at the Law School. She replaces James R. Rasband, who has assumed a university leadership position as associate academic vice president for faculty at BYU.

General J. Reuben Clark Law School News

BYU Announces New Joint Graduate Degree

Beginning fall semester 2008, students will have the opportunity to earn a joint Juris Doctor and Master of Public Policy degree from BYU. In order to participate in this new four-year joint degree, students must be admitted to both programs separately. In addition to earning the required number of credits, participating students must take administrative law and five elective law school courses that have a public policy emphasis, as well as complete an internship that emphasizes law and public policy.

"There is a pronounced connection between law and public policy," said Sven Wilson, director of BYU’s Master of Public Policy program. "Organizations in both the government and the private sector are seeking people with both legal and public policy skills and training to help make new policies, improve existing public policies, and enhance the lives of individuals."

The new JD/MPP adds to several joint degrees that have been offered with great success for some time now. These include the JD/MBA, JD/MPA, JD/MAcc, and JD/M.Ed.

For more information, please contact the J. Reuben Clark Law School, 340 JRCB, or the Public Policy Graduate Program, 822 SWKT, publicpolicy@byu.edu, 801-422-7146.

General J. Reuben Clark Law School News

Law School Establishes Sterling and Eleanor Colton Chair in Law and Religion

Sterling and Eleanor Colton, long-time supporters of the Law School's International Center for Law and Religion Studies, have recently established the Law and Religion Chair. The chair will offer long-term financial support to the center and be a continual reminder of the Coltons' service.

Marriott School

Students Learn About Ups and Downs in Financial Market Simulation

Students at BYU hustled to maximize profits and minimize risks as they traded shares using the same high-tech, fast-paced, and unpredictable stock market simulation used to train brokers at Goldman Sachs.

March 29–30, in a large computer lab at BYU, the simulation connected 20 teams in a network of mutually dependent traders. Each team was free to call any other team—or yell across the room—and offer to buy or sell fictional shares of various companies' stock.

Marriott School

Klymit Wins 2008 BYU Business Plan Competition

Prepared to revolutionize the snow-gear industry by providing warmth on demand, Klymit was named winner of BYU's 2008 Business Plan Competition, taking home the grand prize of $50,000 in cash and in-kind services.

Marriott School

Entrepreneurship Professor Named 2007 Outstanding Faculty

The Marriott School of Management honored W. Gibb Dyer with its 2008 Outstanding Faculty Award, the highest faculty distinction given by the school. The award was presented at a banquet March 28, where 11 other individuals and seven retiring professors were recognized for significant contributions to the school.

Marriott School

Humanitarian Named 2008 Administrator of the Year

BYU's Romney Institute of Public Management named Carolyn Grow Dailey, president and CEO of ASCEND Alliance, as the 2008 Administrator of the Year.

The award is given annually to an outstanding man or woman who has achieved distinction after many years of management in the public or nonprofit sector. In her 17 years as an international humanitarian executive, Dailey has led expeditions to a dozen impoverished countries to organize community development programs and lead internships that influence thousands of people worldwide.