Cougar Connection: Erick Calderon

Meet Erick Calderon! Erick enjoys running and the movie Gladiator. As the President of the BYU Hispanos Unidos club, he highlights Hispanic students on campus on their Instagram page.

Faculty Friday: Chip Oscarson

Meet Chip! Chip Oscarson is a professor in interdisciplinary humanities specializing in Scandinavian and environmental literature and film. He is also an associate dean of general education. He likes to collect rocks in special places like the one on his shelf from a beach north of Eugene, Oregon. One of his favorite parts of the cinematic experience is watching a movie with a crowd and feeling a sense of community.

Cougar Connection: Melissa Murdock

Melissa Murdock is a BYU senior studying Arabic and linguistics with the hopes of going into humanitarian work for refugees. She speaks Arabic and Russian and has a few interesting stories up her sleeve from her time abroad.

Cougar Connection: Elliot Pi

Meet Elliot Pi! Elliot is an international student from Thailand whose first week in the United States included trying In N Out for the first time, noticing the difference in American architecture and getting used to a new culture. His goal is to major in information systems, but in the meantime Elliot is trying new ways to connect with people.

Faculty Friday: Denise Stephens

Meet Dr. Denise Stephens! From a young age Stephens loved astronomy, which she now teaches at BYU. She also loves sports and would play with the boys as a kid in order to get a spot on the team. Now, Stephens has stories to tell from her time on the BYU Women's Faculty Flag Football team.

Faculty Friday: Kevin John

Meet Dr. Kevin John! Kevin, as he's known by his students, uses ultraviolet cameras and eye tracking technology to research issues like skin cancer and body image within the lens of social media. An eclectic collector, his office is unlike any you've seen on campus. But his favorite object amongst all of the figurines, posters and paraphernalia may surprise you.
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