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Cougar Query: "On Saturday mornings you’ll find me horseback riding in the mountains"

May 09, 2022
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Tracy Flinders, vice president of information technology vice president and chief information officer.
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Cougar Query: "When I tell people I work for BYU, they say, 'Jazz at BYU?' Absolutely!"

April 25, 2022
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Ray Smith, professor of music, director of Synthesis and member of the BYU faculty jazz quintet, Q'd Up.
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Cougar Query: "When I have 30 minutes of free time, you can find me at the library. I’m not sure what I’d do without the HBLL in my life!"

April 07, 2022
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Bridger Talbot, Enrollment Services counselor.
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Cougar Query: "Students don’t think I notice their shoes (especially if they're Air Jordans)"

April 05, 2022
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Anthony Sweat, an associate teaching professor of church history and doctrine.
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Cougar Query: "You’ll never find me without my glasses. With them, I feel like a superhero in disguise!"

March 07, 2022
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Megan Sanborn Jones, chair of the Department of Theater and Media Arts.
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Cougar Query: "I'm currently working on a constitutional biography of George Washington"

February 01, 2022
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Justin Collings, law professor and associate dean.
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Cougar Query: "I’m most looking forward to shooting my age on the golf course"

November 08, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Gilbert Fellingham, professor of statistics.
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Cougar Query: "My favorite quote is 'Be the change you want to see in the world'"

November 02, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Julie Valentine, associate dean for the College of Nursing.
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Cougar Query: "When I have 30 minutes of free time, you can find me down a rabbit hole in FamilySearch"

September 01, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Shaunna George, business manager for BYU General Education.
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Cougar Query: "The best-kept BYU secret is Aspen Grove!"

August 27, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Craig Freeze, director of Aspen Grove.
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Cougar Query: "On Saturday mornings you’ll find me engaged in deep spiritual work – I love to meditate!"

August 16, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Jane Birch, assistant director for faculty development at the Faculty Center.
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Cougar Query: "You’ll never find me without a Pilot Razor pen in my pocket"

August 10, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet David Morgan, industrial design associate professor.
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Cougar Query: "One of my secret talents is I am pretty good at disco roller skating"

August 03, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet John Bingham, Donald L. Staheli Professor and associate dean for the Marriott School of Business.
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Cougar Query: "My favorite spot on campus is the HFAC — it houses nearly every part of my heart"

July 26, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Amy Jensen, College of Fine Arts and Communications associate dean, professor and BRAVO! series executive producer.
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Cougar Query: "You’ll never find me without lipstick and an opinion"

July 20, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Lisa Valentine Clark, host of "The Lisa Show" on BYUradio.
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Cougar Query: "You’ll never find me without my running shoes"

July 13, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Melissa F. Western, associate professor of accounting.
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Cougar Query: "My favorite quote is 'Because of the empty tomb, there is no reason for an empty life'"

July 07, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Bill Cope, BYU IT software architect.
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Cougar Query: "One item on my bucket list is to go back to where I served my mission in Barcelona"

June 29, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Steve Smith, executive director of BYU's Student Development Services.
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