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Employee Appreciation Day is less than two months away — have you ordered your department swag?

University Print & Mail is ready to help you design your department or organization’s customized promotional items, from office supplies to water bottles, totes and other fun giveaways. If you can think it, Print & Mail can create it. In addition to standard promotional fare, specialized items such as umbrellas, blankets, hats, shirts and other apparel are also available.

Some items can take six to eight weeks for production and delivery, so order now at printandmail.utah.edu to ensure your items arrive in time for Employee Appreciation Day which takes place on Thursday, Sept. 29.

University Print & Mail is your ongoing resource for customized promotional items any time of year. Contact Print & Mail for a custom quote at (801) 581-6171, uprint@utah.edu or order online at printandmail@utah.edu.

Come join us for the 10th annual Susan Sandoval Memorial 5K for Ovarian Cancer Awareness! The event is held annually at Sugar House Park, and this year will be held on Saturday Sept. 10 from 8 a.m.-10 a.m. The event began in 2007 in memory of Susan Sandoval, a nurse at LDS and Primary Children’s hospitals, who battled ovarian cancer. Many event participants have been touched by ovarian cancer in some way, whether they come to honor the memory of a lost loved one, support survivors, and/or come out to support the cause. Participation in the race not only honors Susan Sandoval’s memory, but also the struggles of all who have been touched by gynecologic cancer.

The event is sponsored by the University of Utah Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the funds go to the Ovarian Cancer Research, Awareness, and Education Fund.

Register now at Sandoval5K.UofUMedicine.org or contact Natalie Moore for more information.

For the first time, the annual Homecoming Scholarship 5K (U5K) will be a WellU option. Sign up by Sept. 2 for a discounted rate on the already discounted staff/faculty pricing. This race is a great start to Homecoming Saturday and there will be lots of food and prizes.

Hope to see you there.

Date: Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Location: 332 S. 1400 East (Old Law School building)

The University of Utah ranked No. 37 in the Top 50 Schools for Adult Education by Best College Reviews. The rankings were based on the following criteria:

• Percentage of students over the age of 25
• College acceptance rate
• Percentage of students enrolled in distance education
• Flexible options

For the full article, go here.

Prospective students invited to special campus tour designed to showcase campus while catching Pokémon

The Office of Admissions at the University of Utah is excited to announce an all-new campus tour experience for prospective students: The Pokémon Go Campus Tour at the University of Utah.

Pokémon Go has changed the way people interact with technology and has helped people discover new places and meet new people, and the University of Utah has become a popular area in Utah to “catch ’em all.”

“We’re excited to find an opportunity to connect prospective students to campus and take the general, everyday campus tour and offer something incredibly unique,” said Scott Kirkessner, assistant director of Admissions at the U, who oversees campus experience. “So far, we’re among the first few universities to offer this as a visit option, and we think a lot more will follow suit.”

Prospective students are invited to participate in a Pokémon Go campus tour on Aug. 4 and 11 at 5 p.m. Participants will tour campus and hunt the Pokémon that roam the University of Utah. The events are free, but space is limited. Register today to reserve a spot. Click below to register.

Aug. 4, 2016 – 5 p.m.
Aug. 11, 2016 – 5 p.m.

Faculty and staff,

The Center for New Student & Family Programs invites you to join speakers President David W. Pershing and Dr. Sandi Pershing as the university welcomes first-year students and their families to the campus community. The fifth annual New Student Welcome ceremony will take place Saturday, Aug. 20, at 10:30 a.m. in Kingsbury Hall. This energetic event will feature student leaders Liz Morales and Daniel Rueckert as they share their Utah signature experiences, and Dr. Martha Bradley-Evans, senior associate vice president of Academic Affairs and dean of Undergraduate Studies, as she gives a faculty lecture.

A picnic will follow on Presidents Circle, so please dress comfortably for the weather as you informally meet members of the incoming class of 2019. More than 1,000 new students and their families joined us last year, so be sure to wear a university nametag if you have one. Shuttles will run continuously from the Rice-Eccles Stadium parking lot, where attendees can park for free. For more information about the New Student Welcome and other Welcome Week events, download the New to the University of Utah app or contact the Center for New Student & Family Programs at orientation@sa.utah.edu or 801-581-7069.

I look forward to seeing you there,

Kathryn Kay Coquemont
Director, Center for New Student & Family Programs

Annual Teaching Symposium
Monday, Aug. 15, 2016 | 8:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m.
J. Willard Marriott Library

Are you ready for the new academic year? Join over 200 participants from across campus, including Faculty and Graduate Students, for a day of learning about practical skills and special topics on teaching in higher education. Registration is free, click here to complete your registration and for more information.