Halloween is a fun time for people to explore their creativity and walk around in various costumes or as characters. But when does your costume shift from fun to disrespectful?
Announcing the creation of a Presidential Anti-Racism Task Force to work on developing and deploying actions on our campus that can increase dialogue and understanding among students, staff and faculty from different racial and ethnic backgrounds.
Deans and administrators through the University of Utah campus issued this letter in mid-October to affirm their commitment to creating an inclusive environment where there is no tolerance for acts of racism or bias in any form.
College of Fine Arts’ new Master of Arts in Teaching with an emphasis in Fine Arts program aims to advance arts teaching skills and bolster arts advocates.
Announcements
Gardner Building vandals arrested | Wendy Chapman elected to the National Academy of Medicine | Cerling awarded Geological Society President’s Medal | Sign up for Faculty Club | Transferology resource page |U Staff Scholarship applications open | Inclusive access helps students save 70-80 percent on textbooks | October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month
A Healthier U
Body image workshop | Why do we like to be scared? | What can you do about a droopy upper eyelid?
Safe & Sound
The U has installed evacuation chairs which are located throughout campus
The Arts and U
Utah Ballet offers original works and classic favorites
Jessica Dwyer, academic program manager at the Center for Science and Mathematics Education at the U, founded Dark Sky SLC, a nonprofit, to protect and preserve the night sky on a hyper-local level.
“The Power of Propaganda” theme for this year’s event commemorates the victims of the Holocaust, reflects on the historical actions leading to the Holocaust and pulls parallels to contemporary social issues.
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