James H. Gardner, former dean at the David Eccles School of Business, died yesterday at the age of 79. He was a valuable teacher and administrator at the U and will be missed by his many friends and colleagues.
Read MoreDuring the University of Utah’s “summer season”-from May 9th until Aug. 10th, about 14,000 conference visitors to campus will occupy University Guest House suites and Heritage Commons residence halls, home to U students during the academic year. Although the U has experienced a large increase in adult conferences and seminars in the residence halls, the majority of these summer guests are youths, participating in dance, sports, cheerleading and motivational camps and workshops.
Read MoreFive winners from the University of Utah will receive Utah Best of State 2003 awards at a gala to be held tomorrow evening, Saturday, June 21, at the South Towne Expo Center.
Read MoreCommencement Address by Terry Tempest Williams.
Read MoreThe University of Utah class of 2002-2003, comprised of a Rhodes Scholar and students from 43 countries, 45 U.S. states and 21 Utah counties, will march to Elgar’s “Pomp and Circumstance” on Friday, May 2 at the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The procession of graduates will start at 8:20 a.m. with the commencement ceremony beginning at 9 a.m. (Guests should plan to be in their seats prior to 8:30 a.m. Tickets are not required.)
Read MoreThe University of Utah has announced the recipients of its eighth annual Diversity Awards. The five honorees will be recognized at a luncheon on April 16, 2003, at 11:30 at the Alumni House.
Read MoreGeoffrey Kemp, director of the Regional Strategic Programs at The Nixon Center in Washington, D.C., will be on campus next Tuesday, Apr. 8, to deliver the ninth and final speech in a series of University lectures focusing on the Iraqi-American confrontation. Kemp, a visiting professor at The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of Johns Hopkins University, will present “Powder Keg: Weapons’ Proliferation and Conflict in the Greater Middle East,” from 2 until 3:30 p.m., in the Dumke Auditorium of the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, located next to the David Eccles School of Business. The event, co-sponsored by the Office of the President, the Department of Political Science and the Colleges of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Science, is free and open to the public.
Read MoreThe University of Utah’s Asia Center is sponsoring a public workshop on Japanese health policy from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 28 and 29, 2011 in the Fort Douglas Heritage Center, Room 1A-1B. This workshop is the first of a series of events that will be held over the next three years on health studies in Japan.
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