Upcoming Events

Thursday, November 14

Nov

Bear Lake Project & Annual Graduate Exhibition

Exhibition

The Bear Lake Needs Assessment Documentation & Visualization Project, led by assistant professor Jared Ragland and USU photography students, captures the intersection of Bear Lake's natural ecology and human use through documentary photography. This collaborative project showcases research-driven imagery on key topics such as agriculture, water management, and development, while highlighting the vital work of USU researchers and local community partnerships. The exhibition will be featured at the Tippets and Eccles Gallery and in USU’s Special Collections and Archives. This work was created in partnership with USU’s Institute for Land, Water, and Air and funded by a Bear Lake Needs Assessment grant administered by Utah Forestry, Fire, and State Lands.

The USU Art + Design Annual Graduate Art Exhibition showcases emerging artists' innovative and diverse works across various disciplines. Each work reflects the unique vision and creative journey of the graduates, offering a compelling exploration of contemporary themes and artistic practices.

These exhibitions run Nov. 4–Dec. 6 in the Tippetts & Eccles Galleries, open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

9:00 am - 5:00 pm | Tippetts & Eccles Art Galleries | More Info

Nov

Lunch & Learn - It's Holiday Time Already?

Workshop/Training

USU Be Well and Aetna, USU's Employee Assistance Program present a lunch and learn on preparing for the holiday season. The holidays are painted as cheerful and relaxing. So, why do we get so stressed? Let’s look at what contributes to our stress and learn ways to reduce this level and truly enjoy those special occasions. Participants will learn to address the stress of the holidays, find ways to make the holidays more enjoyable, and learn tips to manage holiday stress. *Presentation will not be recorded. Attendance and participation in this event will qualify as an activity for the Be Well Rewards program.*

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Online/Virtual | More Info

Nov

ENVS Community Lunch

Social/Networking

ENVS Community Lunch

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm | Natural Resources Building | More Info

Nov

Aetna Webinar – The Power of Positive Thinking

Workshop/Training

Aetna, USU’s Employee Assistance Provider, presents a Resources for Living webinar. Do you tend to be a more positive or negative thinker? Join this webinar to learn about the negativity bias, the effects of negative and positive thinking and how to cultivate a more positive mindset.

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Online/Virtual | More Info

Nov

Why Business Needs the Arts: Master Class with Nir Hindi - Fall 2024

Arts/Entertainment

Visiting professor Nir Hindi, from IE University in Spain, will deliver a lecture on why business needs the arts and how creativity can drive innovation and growth in business.

1:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Huntsman Hall | More Info

Nov

Communitas - David Benjamin Sherry

Arts/Entertainment

David Benjamin Sherry is an artist working to challenge and reinvigorate the American Western landscape tradition by examining our complex interconnection with the natural world, with an emphasis on queer identity, color, and magic. Sherry’s work aims to celebrate the beauty of the American landscape and engage with the fraught history of the West, with its glorified legend of freedom fabricated from stolen lands, which continue to be threatened today. Through the media of analog film photography and painting, his vibrant, large-scale and often monochrome works present a new perspective on the subject. Sherry states that “color is a conduit for me to convey and promote an emotional resonance for the landscape, while weaving in my sense of otherness as a queer person, and to symbolically represent those who have been inaccurately left out of the American West’s mythical narrative of rugged (straight, white, male) individualism.”

Sherry was born in Stony Brook, New York, and lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He received his BFA in photography from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2003 and his MFA in photography from Yale University in 2007, where he was awarded the Richard Dixon Welling Prize. In 2010, he received the Rema Hort Mann Foundation Visual Arts Grant. A multi-part installation of his work was exhibited in Greater New York 2010 at MoMA PS1, New York. Sherry taught Western landscape and large-format photography as a distinguished faculty member at the San Francisco Art Institute in 2018. In the fall of 2020, he joined the Yale MFA Photography program as a visiting critic, and in 2023, he taught the Graduate Seminar in Photography at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall | More Info

Nov

USU Brigham November Lecture Series

Lecture/Readings

Join us for our November Lecture Series with Dr. Brian McCuskey, Professor of English, USU. Topic: Sherlock Holmes and Spiritualism "Did you know Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, became a famous spiritualist? Discover the surprising links between Holmes' logic and Doyle's spiritual beliefs!"

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm | More Info

Nov

USU Voice Faculty Recital

Arts/Entertainment

Experience an enchanting evening of vocal artistry as the esteemed voice faculty from Utah State University’s Department of Music present a selection of unique and captivating art songs. This recital showcases a diverse program, from the playful melodies of Offenbach’s "The Doll Song" and Flanders & Swann’s witty pieces, to the timeless beauty of Mascagni’s "Ave Maria" and Gordon’s "Joy!"

With each performance bringing a different voice and character to the stage, join us for an inspiring evening that celebrates the expressive power of the human voice and the depth of classical music.

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm | Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall | More Info

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