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U TO GRADUATE 8,568 STUDENTS

General commencement ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 3 with most convocations Friday, May 4.

‘THE CRY CLOSET’

The story behind Art & Art History graduating senior Nemo Miller’s art installation called “A Safe Place for Stressed Out Students, Otherwise Known as The Cry Closet” in the university’s J. Willard Marriott Library.

ACHIEVING THE AMERICAN DREAM

U selected by Schmidt Futures to participate in an ideas challenge initiative to lead a state-wide project aimed at strengthening the middle class.

CONVOCATIONS SCHEDULE

Here’s a list of all 20 convocations on the schedule this year and ways to navigate to and from the celebrations.

Student Life
Next Academic Senate meeting | Duo 2FA phone call, text options will be discontinued July 17, 2018 | Pre-summer intensive courses available | Hwang recognized on prestigious list of “Top 10 Best Corporate and Securities Articles” | Nominate a veteran | Join the Wasatch Experience
A Healthier U
Debunking immunization fears | Deadly dangers of sleep apnea | Beware the shower floor

MEET THE GRADUATES: CLASS OF 2018

As the Class of 2018 prepares to celebrate its success, meet a few of the graduates and remember the ones we’ve highlighted over the last few weeks.

2018 COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

Ben Nemtin, No. 1 New York Times best-selling author and star of MTV’s “The Buried Life,” to share message of accomplishing the impossible as graduates pursue future endeavors.

SEARCH FOR U ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

U President Ruth V. Watkins announced the members of a search committee to find a successor to retiring Athletic Director Chris Hill. Ventura Partners, a national executive search and talent management firm with a specialty practice in intercollegiate athletics, has been retained by the university to assist in the search.