new assistant appointed
President Bateman has appointed Gerrit W. Gong, ’77, as assistant to the president for Planning and Assessment at BYU, a President’s Council post. Gong replaces Addie Fuhriman, who retired this summer after serving as an assistant to the president and as a former dean of Graduate Studies at BYU.
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varsity theater change
The Varsity Theater in BYU’s Wilkinson Student Center, once a movie venue, is now a space being used for university programming needs. Declining attendance at the theater’s movie offerings and a growing need for classroom and programming space motivated the change, according to David A. Hunt, assistant administrative vice president for Student Auxiliary Services.
The theater has long been used as a space for student wards, a secondary screening site for forums and devotionals, and a location for lectures and other events.
The space will retain its movie screen, projection booth, and projector for movie screenings on special occasions, said Hunt.
internet protocol phones
BYU is installing a state-of-the-art Internet Protocol (IP) telephone system, replacing the 13-year-old PBX-style phone system currently in use across campus. The IP phone system, which transports voice, data, and video over a single network, should be in place by the spring of 2002.
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