Guests can meet elite athlete and motivational speaker Misty Diaz
at Westgate Park City Resort & Spa
Park City, Utah – Following the Red Bull 400m race at Utah Olympic Park on September 24, guests can visit Drafts Sports Bar & Grill at Westgate Park City Resort and Spa for an after party with Misty Diaz, one of the most competitive adaptive athletes in the United States. Diaz, also known as Lil Misty, is an adaptive athlete born with Spina Bifida who has overcome 28 operations to become one of the most competitive adaptive athletes in the country. She started running 5ks and 10ks in 2012 and competed in her first obstacle course race in 2013. She has completed over 140 races and currently holds 3 adaptive world records. She is also a motivational speaker whose mission it is to spread the message that anything is possible, especially to children and parents of children with Spina Bifida. Drafts Sports Bar & Grill will serve a Lil Misty Signature Drink during the event, the proceeds of which will go toward Wasatch Adaptive Sports.
The Red Bull 400 races are a series of races that challenge participants to sprint up ski jumps across Europe and North America. The Utah race is the only one in the U.S. and the highest elevation in the entire series.
What: Red Bull 400m race after party at Westgate Park City Resort and Spa with Misty Diaz, one of the most competitive adaptive athletes in the U.S., completing more than 140 races and holding 3 adaptive world records while living with Spina Bifida
When: Saturday, Sept. 24, 3-7 p.m.
Where: Drafts Sports Bar & Grill
Westgate Park City Resort & Spa
3000 Canyons Resorts Drive
Park City, Utah 84098
Ticket
Information: Meet and greet is free and open to the public
About Westgate Park City Resort & Spa
One of Utah's premier mountain resorts, Westgate Park City Resort & Spa features a prime location at the base of Canyons Village at Park City Mountain, spacious and attractive accommodations, and a variety of on-site amenities, including ski-in/ski-out access to Park City’s 7,300+ skiable acres, a free ski valet service, the signature Serenity Spa by Westgate, an indoor/outdoor pool, Drafts Sports Bar & Grill and Edge Steakhouse, the two-time award winner for Best Restaurant in Utah in the Best of State awards. For more information about Westgate Park City Resort & Spa, visit www.westgateparkcity.com.
About Westgate Resorts
Founded in 1982 by David A. Siegel, Westgate Resorts is one of the largest resort developers in the United States. Westgate features 26 themed destination resorts, with over 13,000 luxury villas in premier locations throughout the United States. Most Westgate Resorts locations feature a variety of unique restaurant, retail and spa concepts, including Drafts Sports Bar & Grill, Westgate Smokehouse Grill, Edge Steakhouse, Westgate Marketplace & Deli and Serenity Spa by Westgate. For more information about Westgate Resorts, visit www.westgateresorts.com
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Clark Planetarium Reopens with Special “Final Construction Phase” Offer to the Public
Public offered $4 shows in all theatres as thanks for patience
Salt Lake City, UT – After a brief two-week closure for major interior construction, Clark Planetarium reopens to the public at 10:30am on Saturday, September 17th. Although visitors will have access to the theatres, the Planetarium’s exhibit galleries will remain closed while additional construction continues.
The two-week closure commenced the home stretch of the Planetarium’s year-long exhibits renovation project, set to unveil to the public during the Planetarium’s “Ready Set Re-Launch” party on Saturday, October 22nd, 2016. The completed exhibits program maximizes the Planetarium’s public spaces on all three floors and emphasizes interactive, inquiry-based learning experiences.
As a thank you to visitors, the Planetarium is offering $4 prices on all tickets in both the Orbital ATK IMAX Theatre and the Hansen Dome Theatre from Saturday, September 17th thru October 21st, 2016. Seth Jarvis, Director of Clark Planetarium, said, “We know this is a confusing time and we are thankful for the patience and support of the community while we are making this huge transition. Offering discounted theatre tickets through the remainder of our construction project is our way of letting the community know just how much we appreciation them.”
About Clark Planetarium
Clark Planetarium’s mission is to create and present stimulating educational programs that effectively share astronomy and space exploration information with Salt Lake County residents, Utah students, educators and families, and visitors from around the country and the world. For more information visit www.clarkplanetarium.org or follow Clark Planetarium on Twitter or Facebook.
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ACT Report: College Test-Optional Policies Fail to Benefit Students
IOWA CITY, Iowa—Test-optional college admission policies fail to provide their intended student benefit of increasing campus diversity, according to a new report by ACT. The report, More Information, More Informed Decisions: Why Test-Optional Policies Do NOT Benefit Institutions or Students, urges colleges to use holistic admission models that consider a variety of factors, including standardized test scores, to determine student readiness for success.
A number of misconceptions about test-optional policies are exposed in the report, the biggest of which is that such policies help to increase the diversity of students enrolled at the college. The research evidence does not support this conclusion. While test-optional policies can significantly increase the number of applicants to the college, the diversity of the study body—students who actually enroll at the school—is largely unaffected.
“ACT respects the right of any college to determine the admission policies that best meet the goals of the institution and its students,” said Paul Weeks, ACT senior vice president of client relations. “But we recommend that institutions make these decisions based on research findings, rather than on recruitment goals. The body of research casts significant doubt on the effectiveness of test-optional policies in improving campus diversity, a stated goal of most institutions that adopt these policies.”
The report points to concerns that have been raised about the motives of institutions that adopt test-optional policies.
“Test-optional policies result in more students applying and a smaller percentage of students being accepted, which makes the college look more selective,” said Weeks. “They also can result in a student body with deceptively high ACT scores, as higher-scoring students may send their scores but lower-scoring students may not. Because these factors can benefit the recruitment efforts of the college, it is appropriate to carefully research the motivations driving an institution to adopt test-optional policies.”
The report also confirms the value that ACT scores add to the admission process, based on both ACT’s own research and external studies. The data show that ACT scores add useful information to student readiness for college above and beyond high school grades. They also indicate that ACT scores are predictive not only of first-year success but also of long-term college outcomes such as retention, cumulative GPA and graduation.
“Our view is that more information leads to more informed decisions,” said Weeks. “Schools that are making test scores optional are taking away a valuable piece of information that can help gauge whether or not students are ready to succeed on their campuses. ACT scores are the only admission factor that provides objective, independent information about readiness, as high school grades are completely unstandardized. We strongly recommend a holistic approach to admission decisions, one that uses as much information as possible—including test scores.”
The report, More Information, More Informed Decisions: Why Test-Optional Policies Do Not Benefit Institutions or Students, can be accessed on ACT’s website: www.act.org/research/test-optional. A research brief that summarizes the findings of the report can be accessed here: www.act.org/research/test-optional-brief.
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