National Student Employment Week is April 5-9, and BYU will be celebrating in style.

BYU employees should be aware that the Utah Department of Transportation is starting one of the largest roadway projects in the state’s history — widening and rebuilding 24 miles of I-15 from Lehi to Spanish Fork.

BYU’s School of Music will host four free events on campus from Saturday, March 20, through Friday, March 26. All performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall.

The Museum of Peoples and Cultures will host a mystery date night where couples will team up to solve “The Disappearance of the Parrot Jar” Friday and Saturday, March 19-20, beginning at 6 p.m.

The 12th Annual Inquiry Conference will take place Tuesday through Friday, March 16-19, in 238 Herald R. Clark Building, hosted by the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies.

BYU housing officials met with interested Provo residents Thursday evening at a Provo City meeting to discuss upcoming construction on campus.

The Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum will be hosting a Game Show Date Night Saturday, March 13, from 7- 9 p.m.

The chair of the Sociology Department, Renata T. Forste, will be the speaker at the 17th annual Martin B. Hickman Outstanding Scholar Lecture Thursday, March 11, at 7 p.m. in 250 Spencer W. Kimball Tower.

The David O. McKay School of Education will be sponsoring the Seventh Annual Benjamin Cluff Jr. Lecture Thursday, March 18, at 11 a.m. in the Assembly Hall of the Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center.

Award-winning student soloists from the School of Music and the BYU Philharmonic will present an “Evening of Concertos” Tuesday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.

To celebrate its 50th anniversary, BYU Studies will be hosting a symposium Friday and Saturday, March 12-13, in the Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center.

Composer-pianist Keith Kirchoff will present a program of electro-acoustic music for the piano Friday, March 5, at 7:30 p.m., in the Madsen Recital Hall.

The Sundance Trio, a School of Music faculty ensemble of oboe, bassoon and piano, will be performing Thursday Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the Brigham Young University Museum of Art Auditorium. Admission is free.

What’s New at BYU for March 2010.

The BYU Bookstore will be hosting the Grad Fair on Tuesday, March 2, from noon to 6 p.m. and Wednesday, March 3, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the upper level of the BYU Bookstore.

Brigham Young University’s Broadway-caliber musical theatre students will take the stage for the Music Dance Theatre Showcase Friday and Saturday, Feb. 26-27, at 7 and 9 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center.

Dean K. Richard Young of Brigham Young University’s David O. McKay School of Education has announced three new administrative appointments.

BYU Fine Arts and Entertainment Calendar for March 2010.

Keven Prusak, an associate professor in Brigham Young University’s School of Education, was elected as a district president for the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.

Prusak will be presiding over the southwest district of the United States, which consists of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, California and Hawaii. He was elected during a national convention in Santa Fe, N.M., Feb. 10-13.

AAHPERD promotes physical activity and healthy lifestyles in both the schools and in the community. Officers and members are professionals in all different types of industries and work with legislatures and school boards to promote daily physical activity and healthy nutrition.

Prusak, who specializes in children’s health, will be leading the regional organization in its efforts to advocate, research, publish and create standards for health in the United States.

For more information, contact William J. Vincent at (801) 422-2670.

Some people will leave the BYU Hunger Banquet still hungry. The event, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, March 5 and 6, at 6 p.m. in the Wilkinson Student Center Ballroom, serves dinner with a twist.

Brigham Young University’s Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony will join together to perform Friday, Feb. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.

BYU’s Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Kory Katseanes, will present a concert Saturday, Feb. 27, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.

The School of Music will present “Concert for a Winter’s Eve” performed by a combined ensemble of BYU choirs with guest conductor Joshua Habermann Thursday, Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m.in the de Jong Concert Hall.

The 40th annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, scheduled for October 2011, is issuing a call for proposals for papers. This year’s theme is “The Things Which My Father Saw: Approaches to Lehi’s Dream and Nephi’s Vision.”

BYU will host the 20th annual Russell B. Clark Gerontology Health Conference Monday, March 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the BYU Conference Center. This year’s theme is “Generations Working Together.” Admission is free.

Vocal students from the School of Music will present four one-act opera scenes written for children Wednesday through Saturday, Feb. 17-20, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center.

The BYU industrial design program will host the Industrial Design Symposium Thursday and Friday, Feb. 18-19, in cooperation with the Industrial Designers Society of America.

The Department of Dance will present a “Faculty Works Concert,” an evening of dance, art and motion, Friday through Saturday, Feb. 26-27, at 7:30 p.m. in the Dance Studio Theatre, 166 Stephen L. Richards Building.

The Brigham Young University Child and Family Studies Laboratory is now accepting applications for its summer and fall/winter school programs.

Paul Fournel, French writer, poet, publisher and diplomat, will be speaking at the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies Thursday, Feb. 25, at 4 p.m. in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.

BYU will host the fifth annual Church History Symposium Friday, Feb. 26, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the BYU Conference Center. The symposium is free to the public, and registration is not required.

BYU's Cougarettes will present their annual concert Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 18-20, at 7:30 p.m., at the Covey Center for the Arts. A matinee performance will be held Saturday, Feb. 20, at 2 p.m.

BYU's Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum will be hosting its annual Nature Photography Exhibition through March 8.

Celebrating Valentine’s Day Egyptian style, the Museum of Peoples and Cultures will be hosting an Egyptian-themed date night Friday, Feb. 12, at 7 p.m.

In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Brigham Young University’s Classical 89 (KBYU-FM) will be showing the 1923 silent movie classic “Safety Last” starring Harold Lloyd, Friday, Feb. 19, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Mike Ohman, premier theater organist, will accompany the film.

Steven P. Sondrup of the College of Humanities faculty was recently elected president of the International Comparative Literature Association.

John Grim of Yale University will be speaking at the BYU David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 3 p.m. in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.

David Embley of the Department of Computer Science was recently selected as the 2009 recipient of the Peter Chen Award and named as an Entity-Relationship Fellow. Both of these honors are bestowed by the International Conference on Conceptual Modeling.

Legendary pianist Menahem Pressler will be performing Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. He will be joined by BYU faculty chamber artists Monte Belknap on the violin, Claudine Bigelow on the viola and Julie Bevan on the cello.

Tyler Volk, professor of biology at New York University, will be speaking at the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies Friday, Feb. 12, at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark Building. His subject will be “CO2 Rising: The World’s Greatest Environmental Challenge.”

BYU will host the 28th Annual Marion K. Smith Symposium on Science Fiction and Fantasy, "Life, the Universe and Everything," Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 11-13, in the Wilkinson Student Center.

BYU’s School of Music and the Laycock Center for Creative Collaboration in the Arts present LaDonna Smith, violist and composer, in concert Thursday, Feb. 11, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall.

The Mormon Media Studies Symposium has issued a call for papers for its conference that will be held Nov. 11 and 12, 2010, “Mormon Media Studies: Across Time, Space and Disciplines.”

Beginning Feb. 2, the L. Tom Perry Special Collections in the Harold B. Lee Library will host an exhibition of the writings and publications of Capt. Dan Jones. The exhibition can be seen on the first floor of the library at Special Collections (Room 1130) throughout the month. On Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 7 p.m., Ronald D. Dennis will give a presentation about the life and missions of Jones, his great-great-grandfather, in Room 1131 (the Special Collections classroom). All are welcome to attend.

Dominique Kalifa, professor of contemporary history at the University of Paris, Pantheon-Sorbonne, will be speaking Wednesday, Feb. 3, at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.

Events during February 2010 at BYU.

Luca Bonomi, president of the Dante Alighieri Society, will be speaking at the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 3 p.m. in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.

Linda J. Waite of the University of Chicago will be the title speaker at the Sixth Annual Marjorie Pay Hinckley Endowed Chair Lecture Thursday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. in the Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center Assembly Hall.

BYU will hold its annual Passover Seder Services March 26 and 27 and April 1, 7, 10, 15 and 23. All events, except the April 1 service, will take place in 3228 Wilkinson Student Center. The April 1 service will be held in 3220 WSC. All services will begin at 6:30 p.m. and typically run until 10 p.m. Tickets will go on sale Tuesday, Feb. 16, in 271 Joseph Smith Building.

The BYU Fine Arts and Entertainment Calendar for February 2010.

BYUs Department of Theatre and Media Arts will combine with the City of Orem and BYU’s Division of Continuing Education to present the fourth annual Timpanogos Storytelling Conference Friday and Saturday, Feb. 5-6, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The School of Music will present a faculty artist recital featuring soprano Diane Thueson Reich and Jaren Hinckley on the clarinet accompanied on the piano by Scott Holden Friday, Jan. 29, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free.

The L. Tom Perry Special Collections at the Harold B. Lee Library will be showing “The Big Sleep” as part of the Motion Picture Archive Film Series. The 1946 film starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall will be shown Friday, Jan. 29, at the Harold B. Lee Library Auditorium at 7 p.m.

The BYU Bookstore will be hosting a BYU men’s basketball poster signing Thursday, Jan. 21, from 11 a.m. to noon just inside the Cougareat entrance to the BYU Bookstore.

BYUs general Career Fair will be held Wednesday, Jan. 27, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Wilkinson Student Center Ballroom and Garden Court.

BYU’s Office of First-Year Experience and The Education in Zion gallery will formally announce the winners of the “Education of the Whole Soul” artistic competition Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 7 p.m. in the Education in Zion theatre, B-192 Joseph F. Smith Building.

BYU’s Museum of Peoples and Cultures will be hosting two “Culture-Me-Mine” date night events on Friday, Jan. 22, at 6 and 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 a couple and can be purchased at the WSC Information Desk.

BYU has announced the appointment of H. Julene Butler as university librarian at the Harold B. Lee Library, replacing Randy J. Olsen, who recently accepted the position of director of libraries in the Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City.

Q'd Up, the School of Music’s faculty jazz quintet, will celebrate its recently released fourth CD, “Quintessence,” during a special concert Wednesday, Jan. 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall.

Documentary film producer and director Dodge Billingsley will discuss “Pakistan: Partner or Pariah?” Wednesday, Jan. 20, at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.

BYU’s weekly devotional will feature Rick Miller of the School of Family Life Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 11:05 a.m. in the Marriott Center. He will be addressing repentance and forgiveness in marriage.

Retired diplomat John “Phil” Colton will be speaking Wednesday, Jan. 13, at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark Building at Brigham Young University. His subject will be “Nuclear Non-Proliferation: The Case of Iran.”

The BYU Internship Office has funding available to award Internship Grants for up to $15,000 through the 2010 Internship Grant program. The applications deadline is Feb. 1.

Brigham Young University will host several events Monday, Jan. 18, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Wolfgang Drautz, German Consul General in Los Angeles, will be speaking at 238 Herald R. Clark Building Monday, Jan. 11, at 11 a.m. His subject will be “End of the ‘Grand Coalition’: Germany’s New Government and Global Implications for its Neighbors, NATO and Nuclear Strategy.”

BYU's best singers will compete for the "Singer of the Year" title in the School of Music's Young Artists of Voice Competition Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, Jan 12, 14 and 16, in the Madsen Recital Hall.

Brigham Young University School of Music faculty member April Clayton will present a flute recital Friday, Jan. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free.

Clayton, accompanied by Jed Moss at the piano, will perform a variety of pieces, including the Sonata in E major by Johann Sebastian Bach "Encuentro" by Manuel Sosa and "Ballade" by Frank Martin.

Clayton received her doctorate in music arts from the Juilliard School. Recent highlights include touring as a guest with the New York Woodwind Quintet and being featured in a cover story by Flute Talk magazine as a leading flutist of her generation.

She has also performed in festivals around the world, including the XIX Seminários Internacionais de Musica at the Federal University of Bahia in Brazil, the Holders' Season Festival in Barbados, as well as at venues in Italy, Germany, Russia, Mexico and South Korea.

Clayton is also a member of BYU's Orpheus Winds Quintet and is principal flutist with the Utah Chamber Artists.

For more information, contact April Clayton at (801) 422-1177.

What’s New at Brigham Young University for January 2010

Tuesday, Jan. 5

BYU President Cecil O. Samuelson and his wife Sharon Samuelson will be hosting the university’s opening devotional at 11:05 a.m. in the Marriott Center. The devotional will be broadcast live on the BYU Broadcasting channels. Visit byub.org/devotionals or speeches.byu.edu for rebroadcast and archive information.

Thursday, Jan. 7

BYU’s Women’s Services and Resources will have an open house from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in 3326 Wilkinson Student Center. Free doughnuts and hot chocolate will be provided. Free manicures, makeup and hairdos will be offered by the Renaissance Hair School. Participants will also have the opportunity to meet office leadership and become familiar with what services are available. For more information, contact Brooke Beecher at (801) 422-4877.

The Department of Economics has invited R. Glenn Hubbard to speak at 11 a.m. in 140 Joseph Smith Building. His topic will be “Economic Outlook: The Path Forward.” Hubbard is the dean and Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics in the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University and professor of economics in Columbia’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences. For more information, contact Michael Ransom at (801) 422-4736.

The School of Social Work will host Nancy Hooyman, endowed gerontology professor and dean emeritus of the School of Social Work at the University of Washington. She will give an open lecture at 10 a.m. in 3380 Wilkinson Student Center. For more information, contact Charlene Clark at (801) 422-7438.

Monday, Jan. 11

BYU’s Women’s Services and Resources will hold yoga classes every Monday and Wednesday beginning Jan. 11 in 5519 Wilkinson Student Center from 9 to 10 a.m. All female students and spouses of students are invited to attend.

Tuesday, Jan. 12

Cheryl C. Lant, general president of the Primary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will be speaking at the weekly campus devotional at BYU’s Marriott Center at 11:05 a.m. The devotional will be broadcast live on the BYU Broadcasting channels. Visit byub.org/devotionals or speeches.byu.edu for rebroadcast and archive information.

BYU’s Women’s Services and Resources will hold an event called “Food for Thought” every Tuesday from 2 to 3 p.m. starting Jan. 12. Participants will learn how to choose good foods to eat. These events will be held in 3237 Wilkinson Student Center. For more information, contact Brooke Beecher at (801) 422-4877.

Thursday, Jan. 14

BYU’s Women’s Studies will present a lecture by BYU dance professor Caroline Jean Prohosky called “Onward Alone: The Women of the Mormon Battalion” in 2107 Jesse Knight Building from 12 to 12:50 p.m.

As part of a three-part seminar, “Improve with Improv: Getting the Most Out of Your Communication,” BYU’s Women’s Services and Resources will hold a class at 11 a.m. in 5520 Wilkinson Student Center. The class will be called “Get Real: Personalize Your Communication.” For more information, contact Brooke Beecher at (801) 422-4877.

Prominent American historian Richard Bushman will present a lecture, “Hugh Nibley and Joseph Smith,” at 7 p.m. in the Harold B. Lee Library Auditorium. The lecture is open to the public and is part of a series of weekly lectures sponsored by the Laura F. Willes Center for Book of Mormon Studies and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, in conjunction with Religious Education and the Harold B. Lee Library. For more information, visit mi.byu.edu.

Monday, Jan. 18

BYU’s Multicultural Student Services will be holding a program called “Walk of Life: Celebration of the Life and Mission of Martin Luther King Jr.” There will be a candlelight procession starting at the Carillon Bell Tower at 5:30 p.m. It will proceed to the Wilkinson Student Center Ballroom to start the main program at 6 p.m. For more information, contact Anthony Bates at (801) 422-3065.

As part of the National Day of Service, BYU’s Center for Service and Learning will be holding a Community Outreach Day beginning at 9 a.m. in the Wilkinson Student Center Ballroom where BYU students and community members will participate in various service projects. This day is a way to transform Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and teachings into community service that helps strengthen communities, empower individuals and bridge social barriers. For more information, e-mail communityoutreachday@byu.edu.

Tuesday, Jan. 19

Rick Miller, a professor at BYU’s School of Family Life, will speak at the university devotional at 11:05 a.m. in the Marriott Center. Miller researches marital relationships, marriage health and multicultural families. The devotional will be broadcast live on the BYU Broadcasting channels. Visit byub.org/devotionals or speeches.byu.edu for rebroadcast and archive information.

Wednesday, Jan. 20

Dodge Billingsley, documentary and combat filmmaker and researcher will speak at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark Building. His lecture is titled “Pakistan: Partner or Pariah?”

Thursday, Jan. 21

As part of a three-part seminar, “Improve with Improv: Getting the Most Out of Your Communication,” BYU’s Women’s Services and Resources will hold a class at 11 a.m. in 3223 Wilkinson Student Center. The class will be called “Get Over Yourself: Develop Awareness.” For more information, contact Brooke Beecher at (801) 422-4877.

“Sports Hero Day” will be presented from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Smith Fieldhouse and Richards Building. Presented by BYU’s Center for Service and Learning, it is an annual program that provides more than 1,000 sixth graders the opportunity to interact with BYU athletes. Volunteers host small groups of children as they listen to the athletes. Both athletes and volunteers serve as positive role models for the children. For more information, e-mail sportsheroday@byu.edu.

Robert Millet, the Richard L. Evans Professor of Religious Understanding at BYU, will present a lecture, “Hugh Nibley and the Church,” at 7 p.m. in the Harold B. Lee Library Auditorium. The lecture is open to the public and is part of a series of weekly lectures sponsored by the Laura F. Willes Center for Book of Mormon Studies and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, in conjunction with Religious Education and the Harold B. Lee Library. For more information, visit mi.byu.edu.

Friday, Jan. 22

The Center for Economic Self-Reliance will be having a business plan competition for organizations with a social mission. The submission deadline is today at 2 p.m. in 360 Tanner Building. Participants will need to hand in five hard copies of their business plan at this time. For more information, visit www.socialventure.byu.edu.

Monday, Jan. 25

BYU’s Women’s Services and Resources will hold a “Depression Seminar” every Monday starting Jan. 25. The seminars will be held from 12 to 2 p.m. in 3380 Wilkinson Student Center. For more information, contact Brooke Beecher at (801) 422-4877.

2010 is designated as the worldwide celebration of the works and contributions of Florence Nightingale. The Harold B. Lee Library, in coordination with the BYU College of Nursing, will unveil a Florence Nightingale exhibit on the main floor of the library. In connection with the exhibit, Dean of Nursing Beth Cole will be giving a lecture on Nightingale at 2 p.m. in the Library Auditorium.

Tuesday, Jan. 26

Howard Dodson, chief of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, will speak at a university forum in the Marriott Center at 11:05 a.m. The Schomburg Center is part of the New York Public Library and conducts research that documents and interprets African-American history and culture. Dodson has held this position since 1984. Visit byub.org or speeches.byu.edu for rebroadcast and archive information.

BYU’s Women’s Services and Resources will be holding support groups for women who have loved ones with pornography problems every Tuesday beginning Jan. 26. The group meetings will be held from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in 3237 Wilkinson Student Center.

Wednesday, Jan. 27

More than 100 companies will attend the BYU Career Fair in the WSC Ballroom and Garden Court. These companies will be looking to fill full-time positions and internships. Students are expected to research the companies beforehand and come in business dress with copies of their resumes. These career workshops are taught at University Career Services every week to prepare students for the Career Fair: resume and cover letter writing, interview prep., networking, etc. A list of the employers can be found at ccc.byu.edu/career-fair-main-page.

Thursday, Jan. 28

BYU’s Women’s Studies will present a lecture by BYU Church history professor Jill Derr from 12 to 12:50 p.m. in 4188 Joseph F. Smith Building. Derr, who is an expert on early LDS Church history and Eliza R. Snow, will be discussing “Eliza R. Snow’s Emerging Advocacy for Women, 1852-1856.”

Mossi White, former president of the National School Boards Association, will lecture at 11 a.m. in 115 David O. McKay Building. Her lecture will be titled “The Power of Teaching.” For more information, contact Roxanna Johnson at (801) 422-1922.

As part of a three-part seminar, “Improve with Improv: Getting the Most Out of Your Communication,” BYU’s Women’s Services and Resources will hold a class at 11 a.m. in 3211 Wilkinson Student Center. The class will be called “Get Started: Seek for the Good in Others.” For more information, contact Brooke Beecher at (801) 422-4877.

Friday, Jan. 29

BYU’s Women’s Services and Resources will be holding a speed dating event in the Garden Court at the Wilkinson Student Center from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. For more information, contact Brooke Beecher at (801) 422-4877.

All month

BYU’s Women’s Services and Resources will be holding a mentoring program every week at Dixon Middle School. Participants who want to be a part of the program can sign up at the Women’s Services office at 3326 Wilkinson Student Center.

BYU’s Center for Service and Learning will have tutoring opportunities throughout the month. Participants will be volunteering in local Provo schools. Those that are interested can sign up online from Jan. 4 to 22 at www.yserve.byu.edu. Volunteering begins the week of Jan. 25. For more information, e-mail tops@byu.edu or call (801) 422-1277.

Every Wednesday at 11 a.m., children ages 10 and younger can enjoy story time at the Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, where they will hear stories about animals and nature read by a professional storyteller. Live animals will also be showcased. The event is free each week, and registration is not necessary. For more information, call the museum at (801) 422-5051 or visit mlbean.byu.edu.

Children ages 5-12 are welcome at Saturday Safari at the Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum. Each Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to noon, participants will be transported around the globe, visiting rain forests, deep ocean trenches, deserts and more, while learning about the animals that inhabit each place. Registration is $12 for the first child in a family and $10 for each additional child. Register at least one week in advance as late registration is not accepted. For more information or to register, call the museum at (801) 422-5051. Additional details are available at mlbean.byu.edu.

The Museum of Peoples and Cultures, located at 700 N. 100 East in Provo, presents the exhibit “New Lives: Building Community at Fourmile Ruin.” This exhibit explores an ancient abandoned pueblo in Arizona that was built by native inhabitants. Another exhibit, “Kachinas of the Southwest: Dances, Dolls and Rain,” explores the Hopi religious ceremonies. The museum offers children’s programs as well as various date nights, family home evenings and cultural events. Teaching kits and tours are available, and volunteers are always welcome. Museum hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Hours are extended until 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. For more information, call (801) 422-0020 or visit mpc.byu.edu.

The BYU Museum of Paleontology, formerly the Earth Science Museum, was recently expanded to display most of its collection. Now, with the new 5,000 square-foot addition, the museum features a replica of a 9-foot-long triceratops skull from Montana, dinosaur bones found last summer near Moab, a Cretaceous nest, dinosaur skeletons of a Camptosaurus and an Allosaurus and a mural of the Utah-Colorado region in the Jurassic Period. Visitors can touch real fossils and view fossils being prepared in the active laboratory. The museum, located at 1683 N. Canyon Road in Provo, is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday with extended “Family Night” hours Mondays from 6 to 9 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call (801) 422-3680.

The Royden G. Derrick Planetarium at BYU’s Eyring Science Center offers evening shows hosted by the BYU Astronomical Society. Tickets will go on sale at the planetarium door starting at 6:30 p.m. and are $2 each. For a schedule of shows and more information, visit planetarium.byu.edu.

The Family History Library at the Harold B. Lee Library at BYU offers free family history classes the second and fourth Sunday of each month. The classes begin at 3 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. The library’s family history resources and consultants are available from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on these Sundays. For more information and a complete schedule of classes, visit www.lib.byu.edu/fslab/classes.html.

Complimentary tours of the BYU campus are available weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center. For more information, call (801) 422-4678.

Joseph Ostraff, a professor of visual arts at BYU, has been awarded $10,000 for visual arts excellence by the Utah Arts Council.

BYU Fine Arts and Entertainment Calendar for January 2010

Brigham Young University agreed to license the rights to a microorganism bred to “eat” pollutants from soil and water to Pure Enviro Management, a Utah-based company.

Five professors from Brigham Young University have been named Fulbright Scholars for 2009-2010.

Grade rolls will be available through Route Y/AIM beginning Dec. 10, the last day of class instruction. The deadline for submitting grades is Wednesday, Dec. 30 at noon. Instructions for submitting grades can be found here. Following are some helpful hints as you submit grades:

The David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies will host a panel discussion, “Thinking About Torture,” during an Interdisciplinary Seminar Wednesday, Dec. 9, from noon to 2 p.m. in 238 Herald R. Clark Building. Admission is free, and the public is welcome to attend.

Several services and offices on the BYU campus will have special hours for the holiday period Dec. 19-Jan. 3.

The Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology at the Marriott School will be hosting the first Utah Startup Marketplace Wednesday, Dec. 2, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Wilkinson Student Center Garden Court.

“Miracle on 34th Street,” the 1947 Christmas classic starring Maureen O’Hara and John Payne, will be shown Friday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m. in the Harold B. Lee Library Auditorium as part of the BYU Motion Picture Archives Film Series.

The BYU University Chorale will be performing Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.

BYU’s School of Music will be presenting five free concerts Dec. 5- 10.

As part of the BYU School of Music’s “Season of Fifths,” the BYU Chamber Orchestra will be performing Thursday, Dec. 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.

Activities and events at BYU during December 2009.

“Alien Worlds of the Outer Solar System” will be presented by Jani Radebaugh, BYU assistant professor of geology, at an International Year of Astronomy Lecture Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m. in Harold B. Lee Library Auditorium. Following her address, she will be available for a question-and-answer session.

The College of Fine Arts and Communications has listed its arts events for December 2009

BYU’s annual Adventssingen, a concert of traditional European Christmas music celebrating the Advent of the Nativity, will be presented Sunday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the Provo Tabernacle. Admission is free.

Grade rolls will be available through Route Y/AIM beginning Thursday, Dec. 10, the last day of class instruction. The deadline for submitting grades is Wednesday, Dec. 30, at noon. Instructions for submitting grades can be found in the menu for “Faculty & Staff” at saas.byu.edu/registrar/records/gradesubmission.php.

Brigham Young University’s School of Music will present its popular “Celebration of Christmas” on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 4- 5, in the de Jong Concert Hall. “Celebration of Christmas” is an annual concert that features the BYU Singers, Concert Choir, Men’s Chorus, Women’s Chorus and Philharmonic Orchestra.

Brigham Young University’s Classical 89 will be airing an eight-part dramatic reading for radio titled “The Christmas Chronicles” nightly Dec. 7-14 at 6 p.m. “The Christmas Chronicles” is an account of the astonishing life and activities of world-renowned philanthropist Santa Claus.

BYU’s School of Music will be presenting a “Brass Chamber Night” Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. This event is free.

Shane Strate, visiting professor of history at BYU, will present “The Trauma of Lost Territory: Discourses of Partition in India and Thailand” at a David M. Kennedy Center lecture Wednesday, Dec. 2, at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.

BYU's "Education in Zion" exhibit in the Joseph F. Smith Building will host a date night activity featuring a tour of the exhibit and and a screening of the stirring film “Amazing Grace” Saturday, Nov. 21, beginning at 7 p.m. in the JSFB gallery.

BYU’s School of Music will present the 29th annual Utah Tuba Christmas Concert Saturday, Dec. 5, at noon in the Madsen Recital Hall. The event is free to the public.

“The Flame and the Arrow,” the 1950s Technicolor adventure, will be screened at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, at Brigham Young University’s Harold B. Lee Library Auditorium.

BYU’s School of Music will present its Symphony Orchestra in a concert Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.

BYU’s vocal jazz group Jazz Voices will be performing in the Madsen Recital Hall Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m.

The David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies at Brigham Young University has listed a series of events to commemorate International Education Week Nov. 16-20.

Capt. Cory Jenkins, a BYU graduate killed in Afghanistan in August, will have his name added to the BYU Wall during a memorial service Friday, Nov. 13, at 1 p.m. in the Memorial Hall on the east end the Wilkinson Student Center.The public is welcome to attend.

The David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies has announced the winners of its Tenth Annual Photo Contest held in conjunction with International Education Week Nov. 16-20. A new gallery will be in place for an awards reception Monday, Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. in the David M. Kennedy Center conference room, 238 Herald R. Clark Building.

A unique art exhibit featuring the work of several Brigham Young University alumni will be featured daily in the B.F. Larsen Gallery at the Harris Fine Arts Center until Friday Nov. 13. The gallery is open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. every day except Sunday.

BYU’s award-winning jazz ensemble Synthesis will be performing Wednesday, Nov. 18, in the de Jong Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available for $8-$11 through the Fine Arts Ticket Office, (801) 422-4322 or at byuarts.com.

BYU’s “Education in Zion” Exhibition, located on the second floor gallery of the Joseph F. Smith Building, will be hosting several activities and entertainment events for families and friends during November.

BYU’s Public Policy Graduate Program will be holding an information session for its master’s program Tuesday, Nov. 17, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in 240 Spencer W. Kimball Tower.

The BYU Student Alumni Association — determined to beat the University of Utah off the field as well as on — will launch its annual food drive competition Friday, Nov. 13. It is now calling upon students, faculty and community members to donate canned foods and money for local food banks.

BYU’s Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship has issued a call for paper proposals to be considered for presentation at the 2010 Biennial Restoration Scripture Conference, to be held at BYU during fall semester 2010.

The BYU Singers and Concert Choir will join forces for an evening of works by English composers Friday and Saturday, Nov. 13-14, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.