Bulletin for week of May 28 to June 3, 2010
Vice President of Student Life for Brigham Young University.
2009-2010 Rotary Theme: Moral Literacy for Youth and Adults
Upcoming Luncheon Programs and Club Events
June 3: Paul Glause on the future of downtown Provo
June 17: Dr. Alina Fong speaking on UVRMC’s NeuroRehab program.
June 10: David Bayles on the Boys and Girls Club of Utah Valley
June 24: Alan Heath from the LDS Church on Family History activity
July 1: New officer inductions
Report of the Provo Rotary Club meeting held May 27, 2010
The Rotary luncheon was held at the Provo Marriott Hotel. President-elect Steve Tolley conducted the meeting. Ron Roberts accompanied and Jill Moon lead the singing of the Anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance. Kevin Williams offered an invocation.
Guests visiting today were:
•Reed Johnson, former club president, guest of Frank Gardner
•Paul Warner, Executive Director of America’s Freedom Festival, guest of Stan Miller
Norma Gardner is in rehab after having a knee replacement. Frank reports she is struggling but is getting better every day.
Carol Walker reported on progress of the committee planning this year’s Rotary Festival Classic golf tournament to be held Monday, June 21 at Riverside Country Club. Several local children’s charities are beneficiaries of this event including Canary Gardens, Heritage Schools, the Provo School District Foundation, Utah National Parks Council, Boys and Girls Clubs, and the Hope of America presentation of the Freedom Festival.
Dr. Phil Kunz was awarded his Paul Harris Fellowship by president-elect Steve Tolley. It is the club’s goal that all members become Paul Harris Fellows by contributing to the Rotary International Foundation.
Mike Jacobsen welcomed new Provo Rotarian Jim Hanchett, a former UVU basketball great and owner of an equity investment firm called Golden Stone Capital. WELCOME JIM!
Andy Anderson filled in at the last minute as sergeant-at-arms providing laughter and raising a few dollars for the Provo Rotary Charitable Foundation.
Linda Palmer introduced the speaker Dr. Jan Scharmann, Vice President of Student Life for BYU, who reported there is much room for optimism with today’s college students who are smarter, better and more capable than their predecessors. Among her comments were:
•There are fewer 18-year-olds in the US than in many years, but still last year BYU had the highest number of applicants in its history.
•BYU is experiencing budget cuts like everyone else.
•More students are seeking part-time employment than ever before – sometimes as many as fifty applicants for a single on-campus job opening.
•Many students in college today will work in jobs that are not yet developed. Studies show that most college graduates will have 3.5 to 5 career changes (not just job changes) in their professional lives.
•Today’s students excel in most areas except verbal and written communications skills – a possible result of growing up in a “texting” society.
•There is a national trend of increasing requests for counseling services among students. The stigma associated with mental health problems is decreasing so more students are getting needed help.
•More students than ever are coming to BYU with experience in arts (visual arts, acting, music) and sports than ever before.
•Students seem to be less independent and more reliant on parents, possibly a result of easier communication with cell telephones and texting.
•National studies show students do better academically if they live on or near campus. For this reason BYU has been increasing its availability of on-campus housing. A new multi-story apartment complex will begin construction in June on the site of the former Deseret Towers.
RYLA – Rotary Youth Leadership Award – Still Seeking Applicants
There are still openings for high school students who just completed their sophomore year and will be juniors in the autumn. This 3-day leadership conference will be held in September, 2010 at Heber Valley Camp.
Local, Community Projects
Provo Rotary Club Charitable Golf Tournament - June 21, 2010 Riverside Country Club
We are beginning the planning for our annual golf tournament that benefits children’s charities.
We will again be teaming with the America’s Freedom Festival at Provo to make our event a
part of the month-long activities of the Festival. Contact Linda Palmer, Committee Chair, for
more information or if you desire to be involved in some way. linda.palmer@byu.edu.
Provo Rotary Club is teaming with Provo City to be involved in providing needed amenities for
two more public parks in Provo. The city has asked for our cooperation in providing improvements to the former Rotary Park in Provo Canyon near Bridal Veil Falls, and for the large public park adjacent to the Vintage neighborhood in the Riverwoods area. Our club leadership is also proactive in discussions with Provo City on the proposed new city recreation center to be constructed in central Provo between 500 and 700 North and between 200 and 500 West.
