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Huntsman News http://www.huntsman.usu.edu/htm/news/huntsman-news en-us Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:13:40 MST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 360 shara.gibbons@usu.edu (Shara Gibbons) Park City Teams with USU Energy Dynamics Lab, the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business to Reduce Carbon Footprint http://www.huntsman.usu.edu/htm/news/huntsman-news/articleID=8187 LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 17, 2009— Utah State University’s Energy Dynamics Laboratory and the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business have teamed with Park City, Utah, to conduct an energy feasibility study that will serve as a guide as Park City works to reach major milestones for environmental sustainability and alternative energy. LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 17, 2009— Utah State University’s Energy Dynamics Laboratory and the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business have teamed with Park City, Utah, to conduct an energy feasibility study that will serve as a guide as Park City works to reach major milestones for environmental sustainability and alternative energy. “This study will help Park City better understand what needs to be done so we can reduce our carbon footprint, secure alternative forms of clean energy and broaden the mix and resiliency of our energy portfolio,” said Dana Williams, mayor of Park City. Six teams of Utah State University students, working on six projects, will conduct research that will provide innovative recommendations to Park City. The study will include research and analysis into the feasibility of the following energy projects: <ul> <li>The micro-hydro systems team will research how to generate power from Park City’s waterways.</li> <li>The micro-wind team will determine the feasible uses of wind turbines for residents, businesses and ski resorts to generate their own power.</li> <li>The biomass energy generation team will research the use of algae to produce biofuels and algal byproducts.</li> <li>The methane power production team will focus on ways to utilize dairies in the Park City area to generate power and natural gas.</li> <li>The natural gas vehicle team will analyze the environmental and financial efficacy of converting the city’s diesel bus fleets to traditional natural gas or renewable biogas.</li> <li>The solar team will research the feasibility of utilizing solar and solar thermal opportunities in residential, commercial and industrial applications throughout the city.</li> </ul> “We are pleased to work with Park City and the USU Huntsman School of Business on this important study,” said Doug Lemon, interim director of EDL. “EDL specializes in the research and commercialization of emerging and advanced technologies, including renewable energy. A number of the technologies under consideration are supported by the state’s USTAR initiative, so the city will benefit from cutting-edge solutions.” Douglas D. Anderson, dean of the Huntsman School of Business, said the student teams helping with this project are part of the school’s field studies program. “Our field studies students have developed a reputation for helping businesses and organizations find solutions to some very tough problems they face,” Anderson said. “We fully expect they will explore the possibilities, analyze the right data and summarize it in a way that will allow Park City officials to make the type of informed, effective decisions that taxpayers expect.” Park City, located in southwestern Summit County, is an internationally recognized four season destination resort. Once the second largest silver producing town in the United States, Park City with its three world famous resorts (Deer Valley Resort, Park City Mountain Resort & the Canyons Resort) is home to the United States Ski & Snowboard Association, the Sundance Film Festival and numerous other yearly events. As a major mountain venue for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, Park City's reputation for hospitality and sports continues to grow. Park City is widely recognized for pioneering many innovative planning, conservation and artistic endeavors, and stands at the forefront of preserving open space, creating trails, working on affordable housing, and its historic preservation efforts. EDL was established in 2009 as a unit of the Utah State University Research Foundation located in North Logan, Utah. In collaboration with USTAR research teams, EDL focuses the applied research, development, design and implementation of advanced energy technologies, including renewable energy solutions, for government and commercial customers. As a business unit of USURF, EDL benefits from 50 years of expertise in applied research with unprecedented access to approximately 500 engineers, scientists, technicians and support staff. Field studies students at the Huntsman School of Business serve as consultants to businesses and organizations around the world. School officials say the students, who are often working on their master’s degrees, draw from their experience as they find innovative solutions to some of the most complex and perplexing problems businesses face today. <h3>Contacts: </h3> Phyllis Robinson Park City <a href="mailto:probinson@parkcity.org">probinson@parkcity.org</a> 435-515-5189 Eric Warren Utah State University Research Foundation <a href="mailto:eric.warren@usurf.usu.edu">eric.warren@usurf.usu.edu</a> 435-797-4544 Steve Eaton Utah State University Jon M. Huntsman School of Business <a href="mailto:steve.eaton@usu.edu">steve.eaton@usu.edu</a> 435-797-8640   Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST http://www.huntsman.usu.edu/htm/news/huntsman-news/articleID=8187 shara.gibbons@usu.edu (Shara Gibbons) USU RECRUITS ACCOUNTING FIRM CEO AND A RUGBY COACH TO TEACH LEADERSHIP AT SALT LAKE CITY SEMINAR http://www.huntsman.usu.edu/htm/news/huntsman-news/articleID=8163 LOGAN — The CEO of one the nation’s largest accounting firms and one of the top rugby coaches in the United States will have something in common Thursday,Nov. 19. They both have been recruited to speak at the Partners In Business Leadership Seminar to be held at the Radisson Hotel in Salt Lake City. The student-led seminar is sponsored by the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University. LOGAN — The CEO of one the nation’s largest accounting firms and one of the top rugby coaches in the United States will have something in common Thursday,Nov. 19. They both have been recruited to speak at the Partners In Business Leadership Seminar to be held at the Radisson Hotel in Salt Lake City. The student-led seminar is sponsored by the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University. James Quigley, chief executive officer for Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, will be a keynote speaker at the event along with Larry Gelwix, the Highland Rugby coach from Salt Lake City who inspired the movie “Forever Strong.” Gelwix, who volunteers as a coach, is also the CEO of Columbus Travel. Quigley, who graduated 1974 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the Huntsman School of Business, “has amassed a distinguished record of service to major clients in a range of industries throughout the country,” said Brian Francom, one of the student coordinators in charge of the seminar. Quigley has testified before Congress and has been named by “Accounting Today” as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting for three consecutive years. Recognized within the business community, he has testified before the House Committee on Financial Services about reducing the likelihood of fraud and restoring investor confidence in the United States. He received an honorary doctor of business degree from Utah State University in 2008. Stephen Allred, another seminar coordinator, said Quigley will be talking about the need for ethical leaders today. Gelwix, a graduate of Brigham Young University, is also featured as the “Getaway Guru” on KUTV and KJAZZ television. Gelwix has been the coach of the Highland Rugby Club for 34 years and his teams have earned a win-loss record of 392 – 9. The USA Rugby organization has held national championships for the last 25 years and Highland has won the championship 19 times, placed second five times and placed third once. Gelwix is expected to talk about “six success strategies that will work in any and every situation,” Allred said. The cost of the seminar, which is open to the public, is $185. More information about the seminar is available at the Web site (<a href="http://partners.usu.edu/">http://partners.usu.edu/</a>). The Partners In Business program is a student-run, non-profit organization sponsored by the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University. Partners In Business holds a series of professional business seminars each year that feature such topics as accounting, marketing, leadership, information technology, and several others. The Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University seeks to inspire and equip students to become innovative, ethical leaders with refined analytical skills that will help them understand and succeed in the global marketplace. The Huntsman School of Business is one of seven colleges at USU, located in the Wasatch Range of northern Utah. More information on the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business may be found at the Web site (<a href="http://www.huntsman.usu.edu">www.huntsman.usu.edu</a>).   Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST http://www.huntsman.usu.edu/htm/news/huntsman-news/articleID=8163 shara.gibbons@usu.edu (Shara Gibbons) Faculty Focus - Tyler J. Bowles, Professor and Head, Department of Economics and Finance, Huntsman School of Business http://www.huntsman.usu.edu/htm/news/huntsman-news/articleID=8172 As a result of teaching large classes of primarily freshman students for more than twenty years, I have had the good fortune of interacting with 15,000 to 20,000 students thus far in my teaching career. It has been a wonderful experience. An additional benefit of teaching so many students has been my involvement with the Supplemental Instruction program and, particularly, with many exceptional SI student leaders. Utah State University Newsletter Fall 2009 As a result of teaching large classes of primarily freshman students for more than twenty years, I have had the good fortune of interacting with 15,000 to 20,000 students thus far in my teaching career. It has been a wonderful experience. An additional benefit of teaching so many students has been my involvement with the Supplemental Instruction program and, particularly, with many exceptional SI student leaders. Although my involvement with the SI program was universally positive, the statistician in me caused me to question the statistics the SI program presented that indicated that students who attended SI sessions received better grades than students who did not; maybe better students attended SI. A former SI student leader and I gathered the data, statistically controlled for student ability, and confirmed that SI helps students. Indeed, the effect on student learning was larger than the raw statistics suggested. This led us to address another question: does student participation in supplemental instruction as a freshman increase the possibility of graduating? Interestingly, the answer was yes, by approximately 10 percent. What a great program. It helps students master the content of the course, it helps develop study skills and habits that promote retention and graduation, it is great experience for the SI student leaders, and professors get to meet and work with these outstanding SI leaders. I look forward to many more years of involvement with the SI program and 20,000 more students.   Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST http://www.huntsman.usu.edu/htm/news/huntsman-news/articleID=8172 shara.gibbons@usu.edu (Shara Gibbons) Introducing you to ASUSU: Landon Essig, Business Senator http://www.huntsman.usu.edu/htm/news/huntsman-news/articleID=8174 Many of you may remember a large, blue-wooden can that was placed outside of the business building last year during elections. The can stood about 8 feet tall and 5 feet wide. If you didn’t see the large can, perhaps you noticed several small cans attached to students’ backpacks. All of those cans, including the large one, stated “Landon Can!” Well, my name is really not Landon Can (it’s Landon Essig), but it was helpful in getting the name out. So anyway, that’s me. Statesman By Landon Essig Many of you may remember a large, blue-wooden can that was placed outside of the business building last year during elections. The can stood about 8 feet tall and 5 feet wide. If you didn’t see the large can, perhaps you noticed several small cans attached to students’ backpacks. All of those cans, including the large one, stated “Landon Can!” Well, my name is really not Landon Can (it’s Landon Essig), but it was helpful in getting the name out. So anyway, that’s me. I grew up in Centerville (15 minutes north of Salt Lake City), as the fifth of 11 children. There was always something going on at home (how could there not be with a family that size?). My family was a very active one, and all the children enjoyed participating in a number of different teams and organizations. I’m sure that is how my parents tried to keep us out of trouble. So, I grew up playing soccer and wrestling. Coming to USU was an easy decision. The decision was made before I was ever born. My grandpa, on my dad’s side, taught here. My grandparents on my other side went here. My parents met here, and I had two brothers that were already attending. So, needless to say, I thought I’d join them. I was lucky to be able to get involved with the Ambassador organization starting my freshman year. ASUSU has been awesome this year. I’ve loved it. I love getting things done, and I feel that is possible here. “In the battle of life, it is not the critic who counts nor the one who points out how the strong person stumbled or where the doer of a deed could have done better … . Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though chequered by failure, than to rank with those timid spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.” – Theodore Roosevelt To dare mighty things is a lofty goal. Patrick Harker, dean of the Wharton School of Business, used Roosevelt’s words in describing the man whose name we now bear on our school, Jon Huntsman. He has dared many mighty things, and he has set a great example for each of us. For that reason, “Dare Mighty Things” is our theme for the Huntsman School of Business Week. The Huntsman School of Business has a lot in store for this coming week. Each of the first four days has a title with it. The title comes from what we call our four pillars, which are areas of focus in our school. The four pillars are as follows: Ethical Leadership, Global Vision, Analytical Rigor and Entrepreneurial Spirit. As students, we believe that we can be successful in the world as we come to better understand and apply ourselves in these areas. The last day of the week will focus on career advancement and on preparation to entering the workforce. The activities of the week include service projects, competitions, speakers, a movie night in the ballroom, an etiquette dinner, a “clubbin’ night” (an opportunity to have fun and meet the business clubs), a resume review and much more. All are invited to come and participate in each of these activities. Every activity is free, with the exception of the etiquette dinner at Hamilton’s. So make it a fun week and come join us. A special thanks to Kenny McFarland and the Business Week committee that has spent so much time and effort in organizing and planning all of the events. Thanks again. Comments may be sent to <a href="mailto:landon.essig@gmail.com">landon.essig@gmail.com</a> Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST http://www.huntsman.usu.edu/htm/news/huntsman-news/articleID=8174 shara.gibbons@usu.edu (Shara Gibbons) USU business alumna honored http://www.huntsman.usu.edu/htm/news/huntsman-news/articleID=8171 The Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University has recognized a former student who is now CFO of the fifth largest bottler in the United States. Christine Buckley, the CFO of Swire Coca-Cola in the United States, visited USU to receive the school’s Professional Achievement Award during the Partners In Business Annual Accounting Seminar. The Herald Journal The Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University has recognized a former student who is now CFO of the fifth largest bottler in the United States. Christine Buckley, the CFO of Swire Coca-Cola in the United States, visited USU to receive the school’s Professional Achievement Award during the Partners In Business Annual Accounting Seminar. Swire Coca-Cola is a franchise of Coca-Cola that produces and distributes 40 million cases of soda for more than five million customers every year. The Draperbased company serves nine states and has plants in West Valley City and Fruitland, Idaho. Buckley, who graduated from USU with a bachelor’s degree in accounting in 1988, credited the school with helping her get a good start on her career. She told the conference attendees that it is important for them to “set their moral clock” before they are faced with ethical dilemmas. At her company, Buckley brings employees and leaders together regularly for training and team building. She also is involved in helping reduce on-the-job injuries.   Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST http://www.huntsman.usu.edu/htm/news/huntsman-news/articleID=8171