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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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Cougar Query: "I’m currently working on applications of machine learning to underwater acoustics"

June 22, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Traci Neilsen, associate physics professor
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Cougar Query: "On Saturday mornings you will find me at Provo Bakery with my family – I celebrate their entire menu!"

June 17, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Landon Tooke, academic and professional development manager for the BYU Liberal Arts Advisement and Careers Center.
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Cougar Query: Steven Harper

June 07, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Steven Harper, professor of Church history and doctrine.
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Cougar Query: "I learned what kids really want for Christmas is simply love"

June 04, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Wayne Martin, head of the BYU Flooring and Upholstery Shop.
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Cougar Query: "My go-to comfort food is the #3 combo at In-N-Out" 

May 24, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Chris Crowe, professor of English.
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Cougar Query: "On Saturday mornings you'll find me working on my dissertation"

May 17, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Liz Darger, senior associate athletic director and senior woman administrator at BYU.
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Cougar Query: "Growing plants in my childhood vegetable garden sparked my interest in my field"

May 10, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Rick Jellen, a professor of genetics and associate dean in the College of Life Sciences.
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Cougar Query: "One item on my bucket list is to travel to Tibet"

May 03, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Niwako Yamawaki, a faculty member and an associate chair of the Department of Psychology.
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Cougar Query: "I’m grateful that the Lord saw more potential in me than I did – as He does for each of us."

By Kaylee Esplin
April 18, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Kevin John from the School of Communications.
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Cougar Query: "One item on my bucket list is to do an Ironman."

April 11, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Vika Filimoeatu, Honors Advisement Supervisor.
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