@ The U Newsletter

Weeks of Welcome 2021

Don’t miss out on Weeks of Welcome events, including the traditional Block U photo.

Now U know: What even is Merit Pages?

How students and staff can take advantage of the unique service.

The power of community

Find your people—both in-person and at a distance this academic year.

A private solution to on-campus housing needs

The Clark and Christine Ivory Foundation has proposed a unique solution to the U’s needs for student housing.

Big changes at the Einar Nielsen Fieldhouse

The iconic building will house a new theater space.

U scientists on the 2021 IPCC climate report

Learn what the findings mean for the future of research and our planet.

Leading orthopaedics into the future

The department has a bright future of discovery, innovation and invention.

Food claiming to have ‘wild mushrooms’ rarely does

Research reveals that food products labeled with wild mushrooms mostly contained cultivated fungi and a few poisonous mushrooms.

Maddie’s Haddie: When you know, you know

A first-time paleontology volunteer used her keen intuition and some good old-fashioned beginner’s luck to find an impressive fossil skeleton.

Campus Events

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 
View your classes on the campus map

A new way-finding system is now in place to help U students find their on-campus classes and also indicates which classes may be held offsite, online or through canvas.


A message of support

Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion and Student Affairs continue to monitor and prepare to support everyone in our community as we learn about the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan, the earthquake in Haiti and more locally the fire in Parley’s Canyon.


August 2021 Academic Senate meeting

Join the next meeting via Zoom on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021.


Mindfulness Center Fall 2021 programming

The following Mindfulness Center programs are open to all students, faculty and staff of the U community and are free, available by Zoom and require registration to attend.


Return to campus, but come hungry: Café reopens in SAEC

Reopened La Muse d’Or serves breakfast and lunch Monday-Thursday.


Promo items available for Employee Appreciation Day

Great ideas to promote your department.


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Campus Events

CAMPUS HAPPENINGS

Marriott Library: 8 things students need to know

You can find everything you need.

Upcoming construction projects

Lots of new construction that could impact your commute.

Aaahhhgust: What’s blooming in the garden

August has brought some cooler weather and even rain—a perfect recipe for a visit to Red Butte Garden.

Honors for University Marketing & Communications

The team received 28 awards at the 2021 University & College Designers Association competition.

 
Campus Events

CAMPUS EVENTS

 
Back-to-School BBQ
 
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Free fitness week
 
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Hinckley Institute Student Open House
 
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CSBS Graduate Convocation
 
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