Upcoming Events
Legacy of Val Day of Service: WAB Warming Center Pack Up
Student Activities
Join us as we honor the legacy of Val R. Christensen by lending a hand at the William A. Burnard Warming Center, Cache Valley's temporary overnight shelter for community members who didn't have a safe place to sleep during this cold, snowy winter. The Warming Center's season has come to an end, and volunteers will be deep cleaning the equipment and preparing it for storage, cleaning the room that was used, and moving furniture back into the room.
Volunteers should wear close-toed shoes, cleaning supplies will be provided. An optional car pool will leave from the bottom of Old Main at 12:45pm, but won't return until the end of the shift around 5pm.
Fiestas Americas
Cultural
USU Latinx Student Union hosts one large event per year called "Fiesta Americas" in which they celebrate the independence and cultures of various Latin American countries. The event is filled with music, performances, dancing, great food, and games. This year the event will be comprised of two parts: a dinner and a cultural event. The dinner will be held from 5-7 and will feature live Latinx music by students as well as an adjacent Latinx art exhibition by USU art students. The cultural event will start at 7 and last until around 11. The event will include cultural performances by students and cultural groups as well as interactive activities. The event will finish off with a dance.
Fiestas Americas
Cultural
Fiestas Americas is the Latinx Student Union's (or LXU's) biggest event of the year. The student group collaborates with university partners such as the Inclusion Center and the Latinx Cultural Center as well as community programs to host an event representing the vibrancy and diversity of the Latinx culture. This event is hosted each Spring and helps fund LXU's events throughout the next year. This event features cultural performances, a dance, and food trucks.
CIDI Workshop - How to Quickly Create a Beautiful Canvas Course
Workshop/Training
Design Tools for Canvas allows you to rapidly stylize and build out your Canvas course, allowing you to focus more time on planning engaging content and learning activities in your course.
Women and Gender Resource Connection Hour
Information/Orientation
Interested in learning more about resources available through the Women and Gender Program or Inclusion Center? Want help getting connected to our partners like CAPS, SAAVI, Financial Aid, Outdoor Rec, and more? Stop by TSC 315 Mondays at 1 pm for more info!
CIDI Workshop - Getting Started With Canvas
Workshop/Training
This workshop covers signing in, creating assignments and setting up the gradebook, using modules, pages, and files, and updating profile and notification settings. Topics are subject to change based on the experience of attendees and what is needed.
Faculty Senate Meeting
Meeting
Faculty Senate Meeting
Geo Speaker Series: Dr. Ryan Porter
Conference/Seminar
Dr. Ryan Porter (NAU) will present on Seismology and Colorado Plateau.
Society of Women Engineers General Meeting Social
Meeting
Join the Society of Women Engineers to connect with your peers, industry professionals, and play games!
LU'AU Tangata O Te Moana Nui | "People of the Great Ocean" | Student Night
Student Activities
Enjoy a night of live entertainment, fire dance, culture, and more! Tickets are sold at the Card Office (TSC 212).
CIDI Workshop - Grading in Canvas
Workshop/Training
Grading is the most important thing to get right in Canvas. To help, this workshop covers: * The basic logic of Canvas grading, with assignments and assignment groups. * Using the SpeedGrader and rubrics * Assignment rules and assignment weighting * Showing and hiding grades * Late work policies * Extra credit scenarios * Pushing grades to Banner * Grades from third-party tools and content (Time permitting) * Outcomes (Time permitting)
Your Role in the Future of Higher Education
Workshop/Training
A Front & Center Webinar.
CIDI Workshop - Teaching Hybrid Classes
Workshop/Training
A hybrid class replaces some synchronous teaching time with asynchronous learning. It involves both the development of quality online content and interactions and the effective use of live class time. This workshop addresses tips for success in both the online and live components of a hybrid class.
The impact of Trauma on your body
Workshop/Training
This one hour workshop will discuss how trauma impacts the body and discuss what that means for trauma survivors. This workshop will also discuss basic coping and resrouces for seeking treatment.
Mindful Eating
Workshop/Training
Register to attend this workshop at https://recportal.usu.edu/. This workshop will be held in the ARC Nutrition Center or room 120.
Advancing Women Through “Developmental Relationships”: A Dialogue with Global Experts
Panel Discussion/Presentation
The Utah Women & Leadership Project invites you to join us for this Spring Women’s Leadership Forum.
Over the past 40 years, research has shown that “developmental relationships” facilitate career success, particularly for leaders. In addition, multiple developers (e.g., mentors, sponsors, or peers) enhance individuals’ learning, growth, and advancement. Globally recognized experts, Drs. Murphy and Kram have studied leadership, identity, and positive relationships at work to provide a foundation for understanding how to advance women through developmental relationships. In an interactive discussion with Dr. Susan R. Madsen, they will talk about five specific types of developmental relationships that are critical for developing women leaders: mentors, sponsors, peers, executive coaches, and learning partners. These relationships provide a range of supportive functions that both challenge and enable women to learn and thrive as they advance. The discussion will also cover strategies for individual women crafting these developmental relationships and ways that organizations can create and sustain a climate that fosters these connections.
Free - Register Online in Advance
Aetna Webinar - Simplify Your Life
Workshop/Training
Aetna, USU’s Employee Assistance Provider, presents a Resources for Living webinar. Are you so busy with life that you miss out on what matters most? If so, you're not alone. Most of us get stuck with physical and emotional clutter. Join us to discuss: * How modern life can create stress * Ways to focus on what's important to you * Tips to de-clutter and simplify your life *Presentation recording will be available on the EAP site. Visit the hr.usu.edu/aggies-thrive for more information.
Research Poster Session
Exhibition
Join us for this annual event where students showcase their research and compete for prizes. All engineering students are welcome to participate. Click the link below to submit your poster abstract online. Abstracts due by March 17.
ENVS Spring Seminar - Gustavo Ovando-Montejo
Conference/Seminar
Urban Sprawl and Urban Configuration: Insights and Perspectives Using GIS and Landscape Ecology Gustavo Ovando-Montejo, Assistant Professor, ENVS
USU Tooele Campus Tours
Information/Orientation
Join our local Admissions Specialist Mike Booth for tours of the USU Tooele campus facilities and to learn more about college in Tooele. Tours last approximately 30-40 minutes and all guests will receive free Aggie Ice Cream on providing contact information for the university. Tours may be given offered the main building or the Science and Technology Building depending on timing and building availability.
Start by Believing Day
Special Event
Visit a pledge booth across the state on this day to learn how to respond to a survivor when they disclose their experience to you. Then, take the pledge to start by believing; making a personal commitment to respond to a survivor with belief and empathy, support that survivor on their road to justice and healing, and to end the silence and stop the cycle of violence within our communities. You can also take the pledge online throughout the month at startbybelieving.usu.edu and be sure to use the campaign hashtag #USUbelieves so we can track the number of pledges USU takes.
QCNR Mid-Morning Mingle
Social/Networking
Come to the NR atrium. $1 for a beverage and a pastry ... free beverage for students. All proceeds from the Mid-Morning Mingle go to a rotations of student clubs supporting the event. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate and treats will be served.
Free Webinar: PopEquus-A tool for modeling wild horse population response to management
Conference/Seminar
The Free Roaming Equid and Ecosystem Sustainability network will host a public webinar to demonstrate PopEquus and answer questions about the model. The webinar will feature scientists from the USGS and BLM who helped develop the tool.
CIDI Workshop - Building Interactive Learning Activities with Atomic Assessments
Workshop/Training
Atomic Assessments provide 65 question types with multiple delivery and feedback options. They can be embedded nearly anywhere in Canvas, for practice or for points. Options abound for math and science. See how to create the interactive lessons you've longed to provide your students.
Accesibili-Tea Drop-in Hour
Social/Networking
Stop by our office every other Wednesday at 11 am to have a cup of tea, share your experiences, listen to others, connect with the Inclusion Center and Disability Resource Center, get information about other resources on campus, and more!
Lunch & Learn - Making the Most of Your Tax Refund
Workshop/Training
USU Be Well and Extension's Empowering Financial Wellness Program present a lunch and learn to make the most of your tax refund. For the 2021 tax season the average refund in Utah was $2,700. If you are anticipating getting a tax refund this year, what is the best way to use it to maximize the funds you receive? Join us, as we talk about strategies to balance needs and wants with that refund! *Presentation will be recorded. Attendance and participation in this event qualify as an activity for the Be Well Rewards program.
Getting in Touch
Workshop/Training
How can mindfulness improve our sexual health? Physical intimacy with others and ourselves can be hindered by societal messages - but those aren't the restraints that should be present in our sexual exploration and lives. In this one-hour discussion, we will talk about the relationship between mindfulness and sexual health, and how being intentional, present, and compassionate may unlock a healthier relationship with our own bodies and deepen our connection with others.
Ecology Center Workshop: Introduction to Python for ArcPro Users
Workshop/Training
Please join us for our tenth coding workshop in our coding workshop series on Wednesday April 5th from 3:00 - 5:00 PM MT. This workshop is for folks have learned how to wrangle spatial data in ArcPro, and want to supplement their workflow with python.
WILD Spring Seminar - Loreto Martinez de Baroja Villalón - Seed Dispersal by Corvids
Conference/Seminar
"How did these seeds arrive here and how did they leave? Seed dispersal by corvids." Loreto Martinez de Baroja Villalón, Margarita Salas Postdoctoral Fellow (University of Alacá), Department of Wildland Resources, Utah State University
Start by Believing Day - Mix and Mingle
Fair/Festival
This event is hosted by CAPSA and USU to kick off Sexual Assault Awareness Month and recognize Start by Believing Day. We encourage you to stop by any time you are available between 4 PM and 6 PM to take the pledge and connect with your community. At this event you will have the opportunity to engage with CAPSA’s Jill Anderson, USU SAAVI staff, and additional community leadership, learn more about Start by Believing and Sexual Assault Awareness Month, take photos with Big Blue and others, gather swag to wear throughout Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Engineering: Making a Difference While Making a Living
Panel Discussion/Presentation
Kim Shelley’s career has focused on Utah’s environmental priorities. As the Executive Director of the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), she leads with a vision of improving the health and quality of life of Utah residents through the administration of state and federal laws that protect Utah’s air, land and water. An engineer by training, Shelley has held various leadership roles within DEQ, most recently as the department’s deputy director. She was the assistant director of the Division of Water Quality and manager of the Surface Water Discharge Program, where she oversaw the permitting of complex wastewater projects. She was also previously appointed by former Gov. Gary Herbert to represent the state on the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum and Advisory Council. Before she joined the Division of Water Quality, she worked in the Division of Environmental Response and Remediation’s underground storage tank program. In addition to her public sector experience, Shelley has worked in private industry as a research and development engineer. Shelley was raised in Salt Lake City and is a graduate of the University of Utah with a bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Eng
Utah SAMPE Archery and Albany Tour
Meeting
SAMPE Monthly Meetings.
We will report on upcoming activities and the progress of current projects.
Signature Speaker
Cultural
Join us for our bi-annual signature speaker event where the Latinx Cultural Center invites an outstanding Latinx leader in the community to network with students and speak on their professional and personal experience. This year, Yudi Lewis, who was recently appointed as the director of the Office of Hispanic-Serving Institution Initiatives at Weber State University, will speak. With a solid track record of Latino recruitment and retention, Lewis aims to position Hispanic and Latino students strategically, helping them transition from high school to college, and subsequently into their desired fields. This event will be split into a networking session earlier in the day in the LCC, and a formal gathering where Yudi will provide a presentation.
Trainer Series: Co-Designing Your Roadmap to Inclusive Excellence
Workshop/Training
Learning Objectives: •Build common language and identify historical context and legal precedent in the higher education landscape •Articulate USHE’s Equity Lens Framework and USU’s Roadmap for Inclusive Excellence •Introduce and practice key strategies to build an inclusive excellence plan – relating it to roles and units
Putting artificial intelligence (AI) to work in the classroom to improve student outcomes
Workshop/Training
Generative AI can be useful in creative contexts to reduce production time and improve student work. In this workshop, Dr. Ben George from the LAEP department will share ideas for incorporating these tools into course assignments and show how AI image generation tools, such as Dall-E 2, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion, have been used to help students create assets for design renderings.
Contra-Power Dynamics; Crafting a Toolbox (Uintah Basin)
Workshop/Training | Sparkshops
Participants of this Spark Shop will describe and discuss contra power dynamics in the classroom. Then, they will work together to craft a resource toolkit and further discuss how to best show up for each other when contra-power harassment or bias incidents occur.
WATS Spring Seminar - Sara Yeo - The Science of Communication
Conference/Seminar
A Seminar presented by Sara Yeo, Associate Professor, Department of Communication, University of Utah
'Sisters Rising' Film Screening
Special Event
SISTERS RISING is the story of six Native American women fighting to restore personal and tribal sovereignty in the face of ongoing sexual violence against Indigenous women in the United States.
This event is part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Future of the Great Salt Lake: Discussion and Q&A
Panel Discussion/Presentation
Presenters: Dr. Brian Steed, Executive Director of the Institute for Land, Water, and Air, and Dr. Patrick Belmont from the College of Natural Resources. FREE PIZZA
Tanner Talk: Dr. Susan Stryker,Transgender History (LGBTQIA+ Health & History Series)
Panel Discussion/Presentation
Save the Date! Dr. Susan Stryker will present a public lecture on the history of transgender people in the United States, with particular material drawn from her foundational text, Transgender History (2008) as well as her forthcoming book, Changing Gender: Memoir, History, Manifesto.
9th Annual Diversity Conference
Conference/Seminar | Inclusive Excellence
USU's Division of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion's Center for Diversity & Inclusion at USU Eastern (Price, UT) will be hosting the 9th Annual Diversity Conference on Friday, April 7, 2023, from 8 AM to 4 PM in our Jennifer Leavitt Student Center and Geary Events Center. Our conference will be titled, "Alike or Different Together We Grow"
CIDI Workshop - Getting Started With Canvas
Workshop/Training
This workshop covers signing in, creating assignments and setting up the gradebook, using modules, pages, and files, and updating profile and notification settings. Topics are subject to change based on the experience of attendees and what is needed.
Ecology Ph.D. Defense: Umarfarooq Abdulwahab
Conference/Seminar
Developing empirical predictive models to support conservation planning for threatened frogs, toads, and turtles in South-Coastal California.
Randy Quarles - Eccles Lecture
Panel Discussion/Presentation | Focused Friday
Randy Quarles, former Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve, delivers the George S. Eccles Distinguished Lecture in Economics.
Theoretical Physics Talk Series: Prof. Vitor Cardoso (Niels Bohr Inst. and CENTRA)
Conference/Seminar
TBA
Research Week Award Ceremony
Ceremony/Awards/Celebration
The College of Engineering invites students, faculty, and staff to our annual Research Week Awards Ceremony.
Women in Welding Workshop
Workshop/Training
NOTE: This workshop is now full. We will be offering more workshops soon!
Over the course of four sessions, participants will learn how to set up
a welder for GMAW/FCAW, apply basic troubleshooting techniques,
use basic shop tools and machinery, and will be introduced to
entry-level fabrication techniques. Students will complete a small
project by the end of the course to take home with them.
We are excited to educate and support women in the trades, and hope
you will join us for lots of fun and real-world learning!
Live Band Karaoke
Student Activities
Come enjoy a karaoke night with a fun twist - all of the music is played by a live band! If you've always dreamed of being a real rock star and singing on the big stage, here's your chance at a your first big show! Everyone is welcome to come. While you're here, take part in a huge raffle where dozens of prizes will be raffled off to raise money for the Utah State University Music Therapy Student Association, including a ukulele and gift cards to tons of local businesses like Morty's and The Crepery!
Documentary Screening: Screaming Queens
Special Event
Join us for a public screening and Q&A on Dr. Susan Stryker’s documentary, Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton’s Cafeteria (2005). We will watch this critically and academically acclaimed documentary and engage in a meaningful discussion with Dr. Stryker on the documentary, its making, and the future of LGBTQIA+ media and documentaries.
Research Week
Conference/Seminar
Each year, the Office of Research celebrates the outstanding work of USU faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates. Research Week 2023 will include a variety of events to highlight researchers and their projects.
Research Week
Fair/Festival
A week-long event series featuring presentations, book exhibitions, and award ceremonies to commend the research accomplishments of students and staff.
D. Wynne Thorne Lecture
Lecture/Readings
The 2022 D. Wynne Thorne Career Research awardee, Melanie Domenech Rodríguez, will be giving this year's annual D. Wynne Thorne Lecture in the New Books Lounge in the Merrill-Cazier Library.
Let's Have Pizza and Let's Talk Men
Workshop/Training
Let’s Have Pizza and Let’s Talk Men will be a lunch and learn workshop event that explores societal expectations of men, how this intersects with sexual assault awareness month, and talking about how we can generate healthier ideas of masculinity and challenge unhelpful beliefs. The workshop is open to all who would like to join and pizza will be provided for those who attend!
Women and Gender Resource Connection Hour
Information/Orientation
Interested in learning more about resources available through the Women and Gender Program or Inclusion Center? Want help getting connected to our partners like CAPS, SAAVI, Financial Aid, Outdoor Rec, and more? Stop by TSC 315 Mondays at 1 pm for more info!
MAE Research Seminar Series
Conference/Seminar
Dr. Zilong Song
Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Utah State University
Presentation Title: Reduced Order Modeling of a Friction Stir Welding Problem
Geo Speaker Series: Dr. Ann Dunlea
Conference/Seminar
Dr. Ann Dunlea (WHOI) will present on climate and ocean chemistry.
Veg Out: Easy Ways to Add More Veggies to Meals
Workshop/Training
This is a cooking demo where you will get to sample all of the recipes made. Register to attend this workshop at https://recportal.usu.edu/. This workshop will be held in the ARC Nutrition Center or room 120.
DAIS Awards Ceremony
Ceremony/Awards/Celebration
DAIS Awards Ceremony
Professor Palooza
Social/Networking
Get to know the huntsman professors better! Through a fun meet and greet game on April 10th at 6 pm. All freshmen and students involved in the mentorship program are invited. We will provide pizza and professors.
Research Week
Fair/Festival
A week-long event series featuring presentations, book exhibitions, and award ceremonies to commend the research accomplishments of students and staff.
Student Research Symposium
Exhibition
The Student Research Symposium is Utah State University’s largest showcase of student research, where graduates and undergraduates present their work in short videos, posters, and visual arts exhibitions. Anyone is welcome to come to SRS and engage with the presentations.
ENVS Spring Seminar - Christopher Conte
Conference/Seminar
Stories from the Tanzanian Mountains: Bringing History into the Public Sphere Christopher Conte, Professor of History, USU
Body Liberation Hour
Special Event
All bodies are good bodies! Come by TSC 315D every other Tuesday, starting January 31st, and get more information and resources about body liberation, fat acceptance, and fighting diet culture!
BLACKHAWK Helicopters on the QUAD
Special Event
Ever seen a military helicopter up close? Now is your chance! Come celebrate Army ROTC Aviation Day on the Quad, on Tue April 11th, 1:30 to 4:30pm. One UH-72a Lakota Helicopter will land on the quad for students, faculty, and staff to tour and photograph. Two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters will be landing and taking off from the quad, giving ROTC cadets flights around Cache Valley.
Sexual Assault Awareness Month 5K walk/run
Special Event
Please join us in collaboration with Utah Navajo Health Systems for a 5K walk/run in Blanding.
Any student or employee that attends will be entered to win one of our gift cards! Race starts and ends at 799 S 200 W.
USU Tooele Campus Tours
Information/Orientation
Join our local Admissions Specialist Mike Booth for tours of the USU Tooele campus facilities and to learn more about college in Tooele. Tours last approximately 30-40 minutes and all guests will receive free Aggie Ice Cream on providing contact information for the university. Tours may be given offered the main building or the Science and Technology Building depending on timing and building availability.
ILWA Conservation Conversations: “Stewart Udall and the Politics of Beauty” Film Screening
Special Event
The USU Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, and Air is sponsoring a screening of the documentary “Stewart Udall and the Politics of Beauty”, a film by John de Graaf, at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 11 in the Edith Bowen Laboratory School Auditorium (6700 Old Main Hill, USU Logan Campus). The event will begin with a reception and light refreshments followed by the film starting at 6:30.
More information on the film and the life of Stewart Udall can be found at https://stewartudallfilm.org.
The event is free and open to the public.
Research Week
Fair/Festival
A week-long event series featuring presentations, book exhibitions, and award ceremonies to commend the research accomplishments of students and staff.
Sexual Assault Awareness Month Booth
Information/Orientation
In recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we will be hosting a booth on campus that you can visit to find out more information on resources and how to support a survivor.
QCNR Mid-Morning Mingle
Social/Networking
Come to the NR atrium. $1 for a beverage and a pastry ... free beverage for students. All proceeds from the Mid-Morning Mingle go to a rotations of student clubs supporting the event. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate and treats will be served.
Student Research Symposium
Exhibition
The Student Research Symposium is Utah State University’s largest showcase of student research, where graduates and undergraduates present their work in short videos, posters, and visual arts exhibitions. Anyone is welcome to come to SRS and engage with the presentations.
Stitch n' Bitch Hour
Social/Networking
Join us to relax, have fun, learn, and build community. All are welcome, no matter your creative/crafting interest, gender, or age. We will have coffee and tea. Bring your own project, or select one from what we have available!
Paws and Breathe
Recreation
Join us every second Wednesday of the month in the Library to pet some certified emotional support dogs! These therapy dogs go through a rigorous process to become certified so you can be assured that they are well-suited to interacting with people.
CIDI Workshop - Importing and Updating Your Course for the New Semester
Workshop/Training
This workshop addresses how to copy content from one semester's course to another, update due dates and settings, check for problems, and make additional enhancements.
Geo Guest Speaker: Dr. Kelian Dascher-Cousineau
Conference/Seminar
Dr. Kelian will present on some of his recent research.
Pasifika Student Union LUAU
Student Activities
Enjoy a night of live entertainment, fire dance, culture, and more! Tickets are sold at the Card Office (TSC 212).
National Conference on Undergraduate Research
Conference/Seminar
In 1987, the University of North Carolina at Asheville imagined and created a national conference highlighting undergraduate research. That first conference had over 400 participants from all over the country. Now held at varying locations all over the United States, the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) hosts up to 4,000 students annually! Getting involved in NCUR allows you the opportunity to disseminate your research both in person and remotely.
Research Week
Fair/Festival
A week-long event series featuring presentations, book exhibitions, and award ceremonies to commend the research accomplishments of students and staff.
Ramadan Keynote: Islam, Islamophobia, and their American and Global Intersections
Lecture/Readings
Dr. Khaled Beydoun will present a keynote address offering remarks about his latest book, exploring the contours of Muslim identity amid the global War on Terror. This will be followed by a conversation between Dr. Beydoun and Dr. Patrick Mason, the Leonard J. Arrington Chair of Mormon History and Culture, a Q&A with the audience, and a book signing.
Facilitating Students Engagement with Challenging Material: The Power of Literary Learning Circles
Workshop/Training | Sparkshops
Many of us teach required courses that are not at the top of most students' list of classes they are most excited to take. Small group learning circles have been a powerful tool we have used over the past three years to improve student engagement with course material in what we have come to call in Social Work, high resistance topic areas/courses. The response from students has been overwhelmingly positive and the experience of faculty has been equally positive. Come learn about how you might adapt this assignment/tool to enhance your students learning and your own teaching experience.
Aetna Webinar - The Importance of Connection; Addressing Loneliness and Isolation
Workshop/Training
Aetna, USU’s Employee Assistance Provider, presents a Resources for Living webinar. Healthy human connections have a direct impact on our ability to cope with daily stressors, feel supported in times of need and on our physical and mental health. Join us for this webinar to discuss:
• How connecting with others improves our physical health
• The mental health benefits of human connection
• What you can do to increase your interactions with others and decrease your loneliness and isolation
CIDI Workshop - Create Custom Message Campaigns with Delphinium
Workshop/Training
Delphinium adds a graphical presentation to your Canvas content and adds some game elements to help increase student engagement. It also provides a feature to message students using a form letter approach so you can quickly email students who meet certain criteria and include their name and number of points they have earned to date. This workshop addresses this custom messaging function.
Tanner Talk: Queer Kinship Reception
Social/Networking
Come mingle with Dr. Taylor Petrey before he gives his Tanner Talk. Light refreshments to be served.
BMES Cupcake Bake-Off!!
Student Activities
Annual Biomedical Engineering Society Cup Cake BAKE OFF!!
All majors welcome!!
Sign-up for the most delicious, decadent, devious dessert competition you will ever enter. The winner receives a $20 Amazon gift card! Use all your Food Network know-how to win the hearts (and taste buds) of the judges!
See the link to sign up!
If you don't enter, come anyway to tickle your taste buds and cheer for your favorite!
Tanner Talk: Queer Kinship in Latter-day Saint History & Thought
Panel Discussion/Presentation
This talk explores the ways that Latter-day Saints have imagined kinship as a theological concept. In particular, the talk explores how polygamy and adoption in LDS history might offer resources for describing LDS kinship beyond the modern heterosexual family.
Community Iftar
Breakfast/Luncheon/Dinner | Inclusive Excellence
The second annual Community Iftar Dinner is free to all and is an opportunity to celebrate the season with our Muslim students and their families. Space is limited and tickets to the event must be reserved in advance. Please bring your reservation receipt with you to the dinner.
Department of Wildland Resources Graduate Student Symposium
Panel Discussion/Presentation
A day of presentations followed by an evening social for all first-year WILD graduate students and Ph.D. students who are in year two or later.
Research Week
Fair/Festival
A week-long event series featuring presentations, book exhibitions, and award ceremonies to commend the research accomplishments of students and staff.
Student Research Awards Ceremony
Ceremony/Awards/Celebration
The Student Research Awards Ceremony recognizes the research accomplishments of the university's undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students' accomplishments from the past year.
MAE Research Seminar Series
Conference/Seminar
J.N. Reddy
Distinguished Professor, Regents' Professor, O'Donnell Foundation Chair IV, and Director, Center of Innovation in Mechanics for Design and Manufacturing
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Texas A&M
Modeling of Architectured Materials and Fracture in Solids: Nonlocal Approaches
Analytics Solutions Center Open-Forum Meeting
Information/Orientation
The Analytics Solutions Center is holding an open-forum meeting for any interested students, staff, faculty, and sponsors. Current ASC students will present on some ASC projects with Aspire, Entrata, and the Space Dynamics Lab.
A Celebration of Women in Sport
Special Event
In addition to the Hall of Fame weekend, A Celebration of Women in Sport with Utah State Athletics will be held Friday, April 14, 2022, at the Riverwoods Conference Center. The gala will take place to honor 50 years of female student-athletes competing at USU. It will feature keynote speakers, live panels and will aim to raise funds for the Women's Excellence Scholarship Endowment.
A Celebration of Women in Sport
Special Event
In addition to the Hall of Fame weekend, A Celebration of Women in Sport with Utah State Athletics will be held Friday, April 14, 2022, at the Riverwoods Conference Center. The gala will take place to honor 50 years of female student-athletes competing at USU. It will feature keynote speakers, live panels and will aim to raise funds for the Women's Excellence Scholarship Endowment.
2nd SIAM Northern States Section Meeting
Meeting
The second SIAM Northern States Section Conference will be hosted in-person at Eccles Conference Center, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, during April 15-16, 2023
ASME SoapBox Derby
Student Activities
The Soapbox Derby is an annual event for students and community members to create soapbox cars to compete in a downhill, tournament-style race. Any four-wheeled, gravity-powered car under 300 pounds that fits in a 6'x4.5' box is welcome at this event. Creativity is encouraged!
Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Special Event
Join Utah State Athletics as we celebrate the induction of the 2023 Hall of Fame Class. This year's class includes Christine Thomsen (Softball), Denae Mohlman Pruden (Volleyball), Jerrie McGahan (Women's Basketball), Krista Larson Du Plessis (Track & Field), Marilyn Weiss (Admin), Shantel Flanary (Soccer) & Tana Call Davis (Gymnastics). In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Title IX, this year's class is a special all-female class.
Utah State Athletics Hall of Fame
Sports
A total of 123 individuals and three teams have now been inducted into the Utah State Athletics Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame was founded in 1993, and each year a new class is inducted. Join us this year in celebrating a special all-female class to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Title IX in collegiate athletics. This year's inductees include Tana Davis, Shantel Flanary, Krista Larson, Jerrie McGahan, Denae Mohlman, Christine Thomsen, and Marilyn Weiss. The induction ceremony will take place at 7:00 pm on Saturday, April, 15th at the Russel/Wanlass Performance Hall on the USU campus. We invite everyone to join Utah State Athletics in celebrating the legacy left by each of these individuals.
Ecology M.S. Defense: Kate Sinnott
Conference/Seminar
Overcoming barriers to aquatic plant restoration: Addressing gaps in species identification and planting techniques in the Intermountain West.
Effective Sleep Habits
Workshop/Training
This one-hour workshop will focus on understanding sleep and the impact sleep has on mental health. We will discuss the difference between acute and chronic insomnia along with different ways to improve sleep (challenging dysfunctional beliefs, relaxation, stimulus control, and sleep hygiene).
20th Wildlife Damage Management Conference
Conference/Seminar
Registration: https://berrymaninstitute.org/2022WDM The Wildlife Damage Management Working Group of the Wildlife Society works to promote better understanding of the challenges of managing human-wildlife conflicts and to provide a forum for professionals to advance their skills and knowledge of wildlife damage management practices. The Working Group aims to facilitate information transfer of the newest technologies and issues in wildlife damage management, and to serve as a professional conduit for communications and knowledge. For over 25 years, the main outlet of disseminating the latest science in wildlife damage has been our biennial national conference and thus, we welcome you to the 20th installment of our efforts!
American Red Cross Blood Drive
Special Event
Help alleviate the nationwide blood shortage by donating. Go to redcrossblood.org to make an appointment, or take your chances by walking in!
Women and Gender Resource Connection Hour
Information/Orientation
Interested in learning more about resources available through the Women and Gender Program or Inclusion Center? Want help getting connected to our partners like CAPS, SAAVI, Financial Aid, Outdoor Rec, and more? Stop by TSC 315 Mondays at 1 pm for more info!
WILD M.S. Defense: Zoë Moffett
Conference/Seminar
Anthropogenic Factors Affecting Common Raven Occurrence and Depredation of Artificial Nests
Faculty Senate Executive Committee Meeting
Meeting
Faculty Senate Executive Committee Meeting
Society of Women Engineers General Meeting Social
Meeting
Join the Society of Women Engineers to connect with your peers, industry professionals, and play games!
Society of Women Engineers Spring Closing Social and Awards Ceremony
Student Activities
Join the USU Society of Women Engineers to celebrate our accomplishments this school year, present our 2023/2024 school year leadership, and present awards to our members. Light appetizers will be provided.
CIDI Workshop - Creating Your Own Course Templates
Workshop/Training
This workshop shows how the Design Tools in Canvas can be made to create a customized template that can be quickly implemented.
Lunch & Learn - Unplug to Recharge
Workshop/Training
USU Be Well and Aetna, USU's Employee Assistance Program provider present a lunch and learn to unplug from technology and recharge our lives. Most of us use electronics and social media. While it’s hard to deny the advantages of technology, many have an unhealthy attachment to it. Feeling like you’re caught up in the social media madness and need to recharge? This training will talk about symptoms of technology burnout, physical and emotional effects of connection overload, how to begin a digital “detox”, the positives of unplugging to recharge our bodies and minds, and steps to have a better balance.
*Presentation will not be recorded. Attendance and participation in this event will qualify as an activity for the Be Well Rewards program.
Meet the Firms - Financial Planning
Social/Networking
Financial planning and wealth management are coming to discuss what they do and more about their firms. Come and network with these firms to know more about the industry and try to get an internship!
ENVS Spring Seminar - Brittany Harris and Sandra Atwood
Conference/Seminar
Centering Indigenous knowledge: Reimagining research methods, pedagogies, and sustainability with Niitsitapi Awaaáhsskataiksi (Blackfoot Elders) Brittany Harris and Sandra Atwood, The Department of Environment and Society (PhD candidates)
CIDI Workshop - Grading in Canvas
Workshop/Training
Grading is the most important thing to get right in Canvas. To help, this workshop covers: * The basic logic of Canvas grading, with assignments and assignment groups. * Using the SpeedGrader and rubrics * Assignment rules and assignment weighting * Showing and hiding grades * Late work policies * Extra credit scenarios * Pushing grades to Banner * Grades from third-party tools and content (Time permitting) * Outcomes (Time permitting)
Outdoor Photography Workshop
Workshop/Training
Join USU's Levi Sim for a hands-on workshop on outdoor photography techniques • All camera types welcome (phones, DSLR, etc.) • Students, faculty, & staff from all colleges are invited • Hone your skills for summer fieldwork to enter this fall's Field Season Photo Contest!
USU Tooele Campus Tours
Information/Orientation
Join our local Admissions Specialist Mike Booth for tours of the USU Tooele campus facilities and to learn more about college in Tooele. Tours last approximately 30-40 minutes and all guests will receive free Aggie Ice Cream on providing contact information for the university. Tours may be given offered the main building or the Science and Technology Building depending on timing and building availability.
SER Trivia Night!
Student Activities
We will be hosting a trivia night at Prodigy Brewing! Grab a team of 6 or less and join us to play nature/restoration themed trivia. Seating starts at 6pm, trivia starts at 7. Reservations encouraged (can Prodigy directly to make a reservation).
Bike to Breakfast
Breakfast/Luncheon/Dinner
Bring your own plate, utensils, and mug and walk, bike, or roll to Aggie Blue Bikes for a free catered breakfast and coffee sponsored by Dining Services! Free food and sustainable transportation? Yes please!
No-Test Week
Academic Calendar | Spring Semester
Wednesday - Tuesday
WILD M.S. Defense: Grayson Jordan
Conference/Seminar
Balsam Wooley Adelgid and Host Forest Characteristics: Impacts and Interactions in the Interior West
Sexual Assault Awareness Month Booth
Information/Orientation
In recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we will be hosting a booth on campus that you can visit to find out more information on resources and how to support a survivor.
QCNR Mid-Morning Mingle
Social/Networking
Come to the NR atrium. $1 for a beverage and a pastry ... free beverage for students. All proceeds from the Mid-Morning Mingle go to a rotations of student clubs supporting the event. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate and treats will be served.
Accesibili-Tea Drop-in Hour
Social/Networking
Stop by our office every other Wednesday at 11 am to have a cup of tea, share your experiences, listen to others, connect with the Inclusion Center and Disability Resource Center, get information about other resources on campus, and more!
Lunch & Learn - Invest In Success: 5 Principles You Need To Know
Workshop/Training
USU Be Well and TIAA present a lunch and learn on successful investing for your future. TIAA representative, Larson Caldwell, will help you understand the key principles of investing for retirement, from compounding to taxes to choosing investments. Includes learning that how you invest for retirement is just as important as how much you save. *Presentation will not be recorded. Attendance and participation in this event qualify as an activity for the Be Well Rewards program.
ENVS M.S. Defense: Sarah Wilson
Conference/Seminar
Connectedness and Wellbeing: Investigating Community and Nature-Based Connection in the Context of Utah's Rapid Growth
CIDI Workshop - Editing 2+ Courses in one Place with Canvas Blueprints
Workshop/Training
Canvas allows a teacher to create a "blueprint" course, where updates can be made just once and then synced to several associated courses. This can greatly ease the management of multiple versions of the same class. This workshop shows how to use and effectively manage blueprint courses.
Engineering Closing Social
Special Event
Come celebrate the end of the semester with walking tacos, snowcones, yard games, and networking with clubs!
CIDI Workshop - Importing and Updating Your Course for the New Semester
Workshop/Training
This workshop addresses how to copy content from one semester's course to another, update due dates and settings, check for problems, and make additional enhancements.
Take Back the Night
Special Event
Take Back the Night will be a fun rage room event that is taking place in the Eagle’s Nest from 6-8PM. Take Back the Night represents survivors taking back their narrative on the night of a sexual assault, so we invite you to join activities such as plate smashing to show solidarity for survivors taking back their power.
WILD M.S. Defense: Julia Aaronson
Conference/Seminar
Opening the Black Box: Soil Microbial Communities in Field-Based Plant-Soil Feedback Experiments
Ecology M.S. Defense: Jes Braun
Conference/Seminar
Runaway lakeshores and widespread plant invasions: Insights on revegetating wetlands in the arid West Professor: Karin Kettenring
Lunch & Learn - URS Savings Plans
Workshop/Training
USU Be Well and Utah Retirement Systems present a lunch and learn on savings plans, investment options and how to utilize them. If you're uncertain or have questions about investing or not using a URS plan, that's ok, the information in this workshop will still be useful for you. *Presentation will not be recorded. Attendance and participation in this event qualify as an activity for the Be Well Reward program.
Aetna Webinar - Wellness for Busy People
Workshop/Training
Aetna, USU’s Employee Assistance Provider, presents a Resources for Living webinar. Self-care is important to live a healthy and more successful life. Join us to learn ways you can eat a healthy diet, exercise, get enough rest, and squeeze in self-care into a busy schedule. Better well-being is possible! *Presentation recording will be available on the EAP site. Visit the hr.usu.edu/aggies-thrive for more information.
WILD M.S. Defense: Peter Iacono
Conference/Seminar
Mountain Lion and Feral Horse Interactions: Examining the Influence of a Non-Native Ungulate on Predator Behavior in a Semi-Arid Environment
AFROTC Det 860 Parade & Awards Ceremony
Ceremony/Awards/Celebration
Air Force ROTC Detachment 860 end-of-year military parade, cadet commander change of command, and awards ceremony.
Life of a Latinx Leader
Cultural
Join us for our monthly event, "Life of a Latinx Leader". During the event, you will hear from outstanding Latinx leaders in the community in an informal setting. This event will highlight the accomplishments and unique stories of these resilient individuals.
Legacy of Val Day of Service: Flores Family Community Garden/CRIC Garden
Student Activities
Honor memory of Val R. Christensen as we lend a hand at the Flores Family Community Garden. The work will be muddy and dirty, so dress accordingly! We'll be moving branches and rocks, pulling weeds, and maybe planting seeds. Bring work gloves, earplugs, and protective eyeware if you have it! We'll have a small collection of work gloves that you can borrow from. Optional carpool leaves from the east side of the Legacy Fields (the black parking lot) at 3:15pm. Let us know if you want to join the carpool by answering the question in this registration form!
Life of a Latinx Leader
Cultural
Join us for our monthly event, Life of a Latinx Leader. During this casual event, hear from outstanding Latinx leaders in the community who will share their personal stories of resilience, determination, and academic success.
Life of a Latinx Leader
Cultural
Join us for our monthly event, "Life of a Latinx Leader". During the event, you will hear from outstanding Latinx leaders in the community in an informal setting. This event will highlight the accomplishments and unique stories of these resilient individuals.
WATS Spring Seminar - Tracy Brynne Voyles - Water, Power, and the West
Conference/Seminar
Water, Power, People, and the West: Perspectives from the Humanities Traci Brynne Voyles, Professor and Chair, Women's and Gender Studies, University of Oklahoma View via Zoom, or watch the broadcast in NR 105.
Re-Storying the Land: The Dirty Work of Restoration
Panel Discussion/Presentation
Be part of the discussion as graduate students share stories and oral histories from conservationists in Utah about the dirty work of land restoration and how it connects us to one another. Learn what you can do to heal humanity by healing the land.
CIDI Workshop - Creating Inclusive, Accessible Courses
Workshop/Training
Your Canvas course already has great content, but have you considered how usable and accessible that content is?
The Great Salt Lake: All Hands on Deck
Panel Discussion/Presentation
This year, Utah State University’s Department of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning (LAEP) devoted many of its studio gatherings with students from freshmen to seniors and graduate students to understanding the many challenges threatening the Great Salt Lake. Building on this academic year’s intense focus on the lake and surrounding communities and activities, the department invites all to its Great Salt Lake: All Hands on Deck presentation on Friday, April 21, from 10 a.m. to noon, in Fine Arts Visual Building (FAV) 210.
Earth Week Celebration
Student Activities
We will be having a wide variety of events to look forward to including live music, outdoor yoga, a food drive, a plant swap, and a ton of local businesses to support. We will also be doing prizes for those who bring the most canned or nonperishable items. Outdoor yoga will be led by Rachel Quillen and we will have two 30 minute sessions starting at 11 and 12. Please bring your own yoga mat. Food drive - We will be collecting donations throughout the event until 12:30. To win, you must be present at 12:45 when the winners are announced and prizes are given away.
CIDI Workshop - How to Quickly Create a Beautiful Canvas Course
Workshop/Training
Design Tools for Canvas allows you to rapidly stylize and build out your Canvas course, allowing you to focus more time on planning engaging content and learning activities in your course.
Geosciences Award Ceremony and Poster Session
Ceremony/Awards/Celebration
Department awards will be announced, and students will share posters they have made over the past year.
A Conversation with George Herms
Arts/Entertainment
Please join us for a moderated conversation with George Herms led by Bolton Colburn. A reception will follow. George Herms is one of the last living beat generation artists. A rebel to the core, he still makes assemblage sculptures from the detritus of our culture's castoffs and waste. Herms have been active both in northern and southern California with the assemblage and beat movements since the 1960s and have worked and collaborated with luminary artists and poets like Wallace Berman, Bruce Conner, Michael McClure, and Diane di Prima.
Can North Korea Feed Itself in the Near Future?
Conference/Seminar
"Juche", or total self-reliance, was a founding principle for governing North Korea, which is only 60-65% self-sufficient for food. Food systems must now consider food safety, environmental preservation, climate change, and quality of life. Dr. C. Jerry Nelson, Curators' Distinguished Professor Emeritus at University of Missouri, presents a collage of agricultural and social issues creating both opportunities and challenges to improving food supplies in North Korea.
The Colorado River: Research in a Watershed Context - Tanya Petach
Conference/Seminar
The Ecology Center and WATS are hosting a seminar by Dr. Tanya Petach of the Aspen Global Change Institute. Tanya Petach is currently a Climate Science Fellow at the Aspen Global Change Institute where her work focuses on co-creating actionable science in the Colorado River Basin. She holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and an M.S. from Cornell University. Her research explores both the impact of climate change on mountain hydrology (with a focus on soil moisture impacts) and the gaps between stakeholder needs and scientific research.
LAEP Speaker Series: Dave Livermore
Lecture/Readings
A Call to Action: The Great Salt Lake About the Lecture: Livermore will describe the role NGOs have playedover time in advocating for the protection of the Great Salt Lake ecosystem. He will summarize the role of the Nature Conservancy in conserving key wetland and upland habitats, efforts to reach diverse audiences and how public awareness initiatives are making a difference. He will describe the landscape planning and design work which goes into establishing Nature Conservancy preserves, and focus on the challenges and opportunities facing the Great Salt Lake at this key time in history. Speaker Bio: Dave Livermore has been with The Nature Conservancy since 1980 when he first was hired to cover the states of Utah and Nevada working out of the Conservancy’s Western Regional Office in San Francisco. In 1986, Dave moved to Salt Lake City to open the Great Basin Field Office. In 1995 Utah became its own state program and Dave has been Utah State Director ever since. Dave has enjoyed working on major land and water conservation projects throughout his 42-year career with TNC.
Youth Welding Workshop
Workshop/Training
For youth ages 14-18
Over the course of two sessions, participants will learn how to set up a welder for GMAW/FCAW, apply basic troubleshooting techniques, and use basic shop tools and machinery. Workshop is four hours total over two days.
Sessions are:
Friday, April 21 from 6:15 - 8:15 PM and
Saturday, April 22 from 12:00 to 2:00 PM.
Take Back the Night
Special Event
Take Back the Night represents the earliest worldwide stand against sexual violence. This year SAAVI will host a Take Back the Night Community March, bringing together survivors of the Cache Valley and university community. This event is a space for survivors of every sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, race, color, national origin, disability, and religion to come together as one and take back their narrative through a march in downtown Logan.
She's Daring Mighty Things 5K
Fundraiser | Competitions
She's Daring Mighty Things, a women's empowerment initiative in the Huntsman School of Business, is hosting a 5K on April 22nd at 10:00 am, at the northeast corner of the Quad. We are raising money for women's clubs at USU and gathering our community to acknowledge the many students who make this university great.
Please Register to attend.
Senior Voice Recital: Patrice Densley
Arts/Entertainment | Student Recital
Senior voice recital for Patrice Densley, student of Thomas Glenn. Collaborating with Amy Glenn (piano), Emily Densley (drums), Lads Among Sagebrush, and others.
Hangar Hop
Special Event
The USU Flight Team will host the annual premiere fundraiser on Saturday, April 22nd from 7:00-10:30 p.m. The aircraft hangar will be transformed into a 1940's USO style Hangar Hop with live music provided by the Cache Community Big Band, huge 60' parachute hanging from the ceiling and a vintage aircraft to take your dance photos. The USU Big Band Swing Dance club will provide dance instruction at 7 p.m and their dance team has been invited to give a demonstration. This is a wonderful event to help our USU Flying Aggies raise funds to train and travel to their annual Flight Team Regional competition. The cost for the dance is only $10 per person. Light refreshments are provided.
HANGAR HOP 2023 - USU Flight Team
Fundraiser
The USU Flight Team hosts the annual premiere fundraiser on Saturday, April 22nd from 7:00-10:30 p.m. The aircraft hangar will be transformed into a 1940's USO style Hangar Hop with live music provided by the Cache Community Big Band, huge 60' parachute hanging from the ceiling and a vintage aircraft to take your dance photos. The USU Big Band Swing Dance club will provide dance instruction at 7 p.m and their dance team has been invited to give a demonstration. This is a wonderful event to help our USU Flying Aggies raise funds to train and travel to their annual Flight Team Regional competition. The cost for the dance is only $10 per person. Light refreshments are provided.
Ecology M.S. Defense: Megan Whetzel
Conference/Seminar
From Flames to Forage: How Wildlife Affects Elk Behavior and Abundance Major Professor: Dr. Larissa Yocom
American Red Cross Blood Drive
Special Event
Help alleviate the nationwide blood shortage by donating! Go to redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or take your chances by walking in!
Senior Send-off
Fair/Festival
To our graduating seniors, please come celebrate your achievement with faculty and fellow students. There will be food, drinks, swag items and photo ops. Open-house style - please drop by when your schedule allows.
WATS PhD Defense: Christina Morrisett
Conference/Seminar
Multi-objective water management in Idaho’s Henry’s Fork watershed: leveraging reservoir operation and groundwater pathways to benefit aquatic habitat Major Professor: Sarah Null
Student Debate: Should Student Loan Debt be Forgiven?
Panel Discussion/Presentation
Watch and participate in a controlled and civilized debate on the topic of Student Loan Debt. Everyone is welcome to attend and participate. Please RSVP at the link provided here. Arrive at 5:30 for free pizza and at 6:00 the debate begins. This debate is sponsored by Braver Angels a non-profit organization that seeks to depolarize American politics. If feelings about our political adversaries can be represented on a spectrum, their objective is to move Americans from hatred or disdain to respect & appreciation. Also sponsored by USU Institute of Government and Politics and Governor Cox who will be in attendance.
Impact Art Exhibition Reception
Arts/Entertainment
Impact is a curated art and design exhibition that features work done by USU students. This year's theme is Our Futures inviting students to explore implications on the future because of or during the Anthropocene, a period of immense human-caused change on our environment. A panel of jurors will select a number of pieces to highlight with awards during an opening reception on April 23rd. After the reception, artworks will be on view until Friday, April 28th.
Last Day of Classes
Academic Calendar | Spring Semester
Spring semester 2023 last day of classes.
Bias and Discrimination in NLP: Race and Gender
Lecture/Readings
We are delighted to welcome our guest speaker, Jamell Dacon, as part of the CS5850/CS6850
(Introduction to Data Analysis) course. Jamell will be presenting his innovative and socially
significant research. We encourage everyone to attend this enlightening discussion.
Meeting ID: 834 5298 8692
Passcode: 123321
Contact Cora.Price@usu.edu for a flyer with more information.
Eli Yablonovitch Lectures
Lecture/Readings
Renowned UC Berkeley Professor Eli Yablonovitch will give a lecture titled "Carbon Negative Technology to Solve the Climate Crisis"
Drone Racing on the Quad
Student Activities
USU's DroneWorx Club will be hosting an informal fly/race day on the Quad! Stop by to see home-designed and class-built drones as they fly through an obstacle course. These pilots will navigate the course using First Person View (FPV) video goggles. We will have a TV to display the live video feed that the drone sees as it rips around the Quad. If you have your own FPV setup, a camera drone, or a small fixed wing, we may have a space for you as well.
Teen Girls Experiencing Increased Sadness and Violence: A Discussion with Utah Experts
Panel Discussion/Presentation
The Utah Women & Leadership Project invites you to join us for our second Spring Women’s Leadership Forum.
According to a recently released Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report, nearly 3 in 5 (57%) U.S. teen girls felt persistently sad or hopeless in 2021—double that of boys, representing a nearly 60% increase and the highest level reported over the past decade. It also discusses findings that teen girls are experiencing record high levels of violence, sadness, and suicide risk. LGBQ+ youth are at high risk as well. Dr. Susan Madsen will be moderating a panel with Utah mental health professionals—Drs. Christy Kane, Gina Hales, and Jenet Jacob Erickson—as well as the founder of Provo Girls Summit, Tanei Atagi Henry, who will discuss these concerning findings as they relate to girls and young women in the state of Utah. In addition to discussing the research findings, they will also share practical solutions on how parents, educators, religious leaders, and other influencers can strengthen girls and young women today.
Register to attend
WATS M.S. Defense: Lily Wetterlin
Conference/Seminar
Effects of Soil Amendments on Water Quality and Hydraulic Properties in Low Impact Development Systems
Lunch & Learn - Plant Based Diets 101
Workshop/Training
USU Be Well and Registered Dietitian, Brooke Lister, present a lunch and learn on plant based diets. A plant based diet is any diet that focuses on foods derived from plant sources. However, people often have different interpretations of what “plant-based” eating looks like. Plant-based diets have many nutritional benefits that impact our health but we want to make sure we are getting a variety of plant-based foods to get all the nutrients we need. In this presentation, we will talk about the benefits of plant-based diets and steps you can take to implement a more plant-based diet that is well-rounded and will give you the nutrition you need. *Presentation is available in person and virtually and will be recorded. Attendance and participation in this event qualify as an activity for the Be Well Rewards program.
Chief of Police Candidate Presentations
Panel Discussion/Presentation
Please Come listen to presentations given by candidate for Police Chief
ENVS M.S. Defense: Alicia Potter
Conference/Seminar
The Intersections of PES, Gender, and Conditionality in a Bolivian Case Study
Eli Yablonovitch Lectures
Lecture/Readings
Renowned UC Berkeley Professor Eli Yablonovitch will give a lecture titled "Physics does Optimization (for free): A New Approach Toward Computation"
CIDI Workshop - Gamify Your Course with Delphinium
Workshop/Training
Delphinium adds a graphical presentation to your Canvas content and adds some game elements to help increase student engagement. Learn how to set it up for your course in this introductory workshop.
USU Tooele Campus Tours
Information/Orientation
Join our local Admissions Specialist Mike Booth for tours of the USU Tooele campus facilities and to learn more about college in Tooele. Tours last approximately 30-40 minutes and all guests will receive free Aggie Ice Cream on providing contact information for the university. Tours may be given offered the main building or the Science and Technology Building depending on timing and building availability.
Interim Day - no class
Academic Calendar | Spring Semester
Wednesday
Denim Day
Special Event
Demin Day will be observed by USU Eastern and is the largest and longest running international sexual assault awareness campaign. Denim Day started in 1999 shortly after an Italian Supreme Court judge overturned a conviction based on the argument that the 18-year-old survivor’s jeans were so tight, her 46-year-old driving instructor couldn’t have removed them himself before sexually assaulting her. We'd love to see the entire USU Eastern community wearing denim on April 26th to show solidarity for survivors! We will also be holding a booth in JLSC from 9am-3pm and invite you all to come by to decorate and take photos by our denim wall.
WATS M.S. Defense: Eryn Turney
Conference/Seminar
Comparing Commonly Used Aquatic Habitat Modeling Methods for Native Fishes
QCNR Mid-Morning Mingle
Social/Networking
Come to the NR atrium. $1 for a beverage and a pastry ... free beverage for students. All proceeds from the Mid-Morning Mingle go to a rotations of student clubs supporting the event. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate and treats will be served.
Denim Day Celebration
Special Event
In 1992, a sexual assault conviction was overturned in Rome, Italy by the Italian High Court because the victim had been wearing tight jeans. The court argued that because her jeans were tight she would have had to assist him in removing them, therefore giving him consent. Enraged by the verdict, the women in the Italian Parliament protested by wearing jeans on the steps of the Supreme Court. Over the years wearing jeans on this anniversary has become an international symbol of protest against erroneous and destructive attitudes about sexual violence. Join in solidarity by wearing jeans on Wednesday, April 26th. Stop by our Denim Day barbecue for photo booth opportunities and to build community.
Automotive Workshop - Diagnostic Procedures
Workshop/Training
Come to this FREE workshop to learn how to diagnose vehicles more efficiently by learning a repeatable diagnostic process. We will be learning about the 7-step diagnostic process to stay organized and efficient while performing diagnostics on various vehicles. We will also learn how to use different tools to help diagnose vehicles including scan tools, multimeters, and other diagnostic equipment.
To register, email moab.tech@usu.edu, call 435-797-1538, or visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/580934028317
Final Examinations
Academic Calendar | Spring Semester
Spring semester 2023 final examinations week.
WILD M.S. Defense: Daniel Taylor
Conference/Seminar
Quantifying the Impacts and Assessing the Permeability of a Divided Four-Lane Highway on Migratory Mule Deer Major Professor: Mary Conner
ENVS PhD Defense: Brittany Harris
Conference/Seminar
Public Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Domestic Climate Migrants and Migration in the U.S.
WATS M.S. Defense: Rachel Watts
Conference/Seminar
Effect of high-flow events on phosphorus mobility in small mountain streams of the west.
Inclusive Pedagogy and Navigating Power: An Honors Program
Workshop/Training | Sparkshops
The Honors Inclusive Pedagogy Sparkshop will focus on navigating power dynamics in the classroom. Discussion topics will include understanding various relationships among the positionalities of the instructor and students, empowering the voices of all students, and managing power imbalances or contra-power challenges in the classroom. The discussion will result in 2-3 specific strategies for building an inclusive, balanced, and empowering classroom.
Lunch & Learn - Learning to Embrace Failure
Workshop/Training
USU Be Well and Aetna, USU's Employee Assistance Program provider present a lunch and learn embrace and learn from failure. Let’s face it – failing often feels bad. It can bring up all kinds of insecurities. But avoiding failure may lead to a lack of growth. Failing can be good for you – personally and professionally. This training will discuss why people are afraid of failure, how failure can help you, and ways to embrace failure and gain more success. *Presentation will not be recorded. Attendance and participation in this event qualify as an event for the Be Well Rewards program.
Aetna Webinar - Unplug to Recharge
Workshop/Training
Aetna, USU’s Employee Assistance Provider, presents a Resources for Living webinar. Most of us use electronics and social media, and while it is hard to deny the advantages of technology, many of us may have an unhealthy attachment. The constant need to feel connected is affecting us on many different levels. Feeling like you are caught up in the social media madness and need to recharge? This workshop will talk about the reasons you need to unplug. How do we begin to “detox?” The positives of unplugging to recharge our bodies and minds Steps to have a better balance
Ecology M.S. Defense: Christine Sandbach
Conference/Seminar
Evaluating Beaver Translocation Methods for Desert River Restoration Major Professors: Julie Young & Phaedra Budy
Women in STEM (WiSTEM) Spring Social
Social/Networking
WiSTEM is an organization that brings together women (trans and non-binary inclusive) who are in the STEM fields. Faculty, staff, graduate student, and undergraduate students are welcome to come have light desserts and beverages while meeting other women in the STEM fields.
In Recognition of Excellence Awards Dinner
Ceremony/Awards/Celebration
USU Blanding departmental awards, staff and faculty of the year, and other recognition of those who make the USU Blanding campus excellent!
USU Moab Commencement
Special Event
The USU Moab commencement will be held at the Hoodoo Moab on April 27, 2023 at 6PM.
Awards of Excellence
Ceremony/Awards/Celebration
A celebration of excellence on the Blanding campus. Outstanding faculty, students, and staff are recognized and honored.
Final Examinations
Academic Calendar | Spring Semester
Spring semester 2023 final examinations week.
ENVS M.S. Defense: Bayli Hanson
Conference/Seminar
Co-creating Culturally Inclusive Climate Change Programming: A Qualitative Study with Indigenous Populations in Southeast Utah
Beyond The Diversity Assignment: Applying Critical Approaches to Pedagogy
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
Join us for this interdisciplinary, day-long workshop for instructors to revolutionize your classroom and teaching. Critical and inclusive pedagogy is more than the “diversity” assignment; engage in a hands-on collaboration to revolutionize your course’s major assignment and syllabus using critical and intersectional pedagogy lenses. With a keynote by Mario I. Suárez (TEAL) and experienced instructor-facilitators, this workshop will feature voices of USU leaders in this work and provide participants actionable strategies for elevating their teaching.
Senior Exhibit | Outdoor Product Design & Development
Exhibition
Seniors from OPDD will be exhibiting their capstone projects in Logan on April 28th and Salt Lake City on April 29th. -Senior Exhibit provides Outdoor Product Design & Development students with the opportunity to display the culmination of their undergraduate experience to faculty, industry, and the general public. -Graduating Seniors will display a variety of designs from their portfolio including physical prototypes, finished products, as well as digital renderings and sketches. -Exhibit is an excellent opportunity for students to engage with industry as well as for industry to identify potential new hires, and industry representatives will have the chance to interview students on site if desired.
Ecology PhD Defense: Tyson Terry
Conference/Seminar
Precipitation and Soil Properties Determine Long-Term Consequences of Disturbance & Invasion in Drylands Major Professor: Peter Adler
ENVS M.S. Defense: Jace Colby
Conference/Seminar
Does Ownership of or Proximity to Residential Solar Installations Predict Environmental Opinions and Civic Engagement?
CIDI Workshop - Importing and Updating Your Course for the New Semester
Workshop/Training
This workshop addresses how to copy content from one semester's course to another, update due dates and settings, check for problems, and make additional enhancements.
USU Eastern Nursing Class of 2023 Pinning Ceremony
Ceremony/Awards/Celebration
Pinning is a symbolic welcoming of a newly graduated or soon-to-be graduated nurse into the nursing profession. It’s a unique and special ceremony for the nursing community that marks this transition from student to nurse. The Ceremony is an opportunity to celebrate the accomplishment of becoming a nurse with family, friends, faculty, and mentors.
The “Pinning” recognizes the completion of educational requirements that enable nurses to take their state licensing exams. It is a significant token of the student nurses’ hard work and dedication towards their coursework and clinical
The history of nursing pins dates back to the 12th century. By 1916, pinning ceremonies became an established tradition.
Run/Walk for Local Refugees and Abuse Victims
Fundraiser
The USU Student Association Students Against Trafficking and American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative Clubs are hosting a 1 mile, 5K, and 10K run/walk in conjunction with the IHELP Foundation. All proceeds go towards providing free medical care to refugees and victims of abuse in Cache Valley and supporting medical, health promotion, and education humanitarian efforts in Uganda, Liberia, and Guatemala! Students and groups of five can register at a discounted cost! Kids 12 and under can register for free. Registration details can be found here: https://ihelpfoundation.org/ihelp-race/#toggle-id-8
Final Examinations
Academic Calendar | Spring Semester
Spring semester 2023 final examinations week.
Eastern Commencement
Ceremony/Awards/Celebration
USU Eastern's Commencement ceremony
USU Uintah Basin Commencement Ceremony
Ceremony/Awards/Celebration
Spring Commencement Ceremony for 2023 USU Uintah Basin graduates.
USU Uintah Basin Nursing Pinning Ceremony
Special Event
USU Uintah Basin's graduating Registered Nurses will hold their Pinning Ceremony to celebrate and acknowledge all of their hard work!
Final Examinations
Academic Calendar | Spring Semester
Spring semester 2023 final examinations week.
Combined Trombone Recital: Nick Welch and DJ Combs
Arts/Entertainment | Student Recital
Combined Senior Trombone Recital for Nick Welch and Junior Bass Trombone Recital for DJ Combs, students of Dr. Lane Weaver. Select pieces will be accompanied by Prof. Dallas Aksoy and Sarah Hamatake. Other performers include Jacob Page, Nathan Affleck, Wyatt Prescott
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