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U of U Commencement on May 2 to Graduate More Than 7,300

Commencement ceremonies at the University of Utah will be held on Friday, May 2, at 9 a.m. in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The class of 2008, comprised of 7,331 graduates, will receive degrees that morning. The procession of diverse students, who come from 73 countries, 50 U.S. states and 26 of Utah’s 29 counties, will begin at 8:30 a.m. Guests should plan to be in their seats prior to 8:30 a.m. Tickets are not required.

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Careers in Aging Week

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The University of Utah, along with 100 universities across the nation, will participate in the seventh annual “Careers in Aging Week,” April 8-14. The event is organized to introduce the wide-ranging career opportunities that exist in aging and aging research and to create awareness of the programs that offer educational and research opportunities in aging at the University of Utah.

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ALLIES ACT OUT

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Allies of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer movement will be celebrated at this year’s annual Awareness Campaign at the University of Utah. “ACT OUT,” the theme of this year’s Ally Week, will run March 31 through April 4. All events are free and open to the public.

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Project Youth

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Research shows that sixth grade is the delicate age at which students either buckle down and focus on their futures, or fall away from plans for higher education. To help sixth-graders envision themselves as future college students, the University of Utah has invited 1,500 students from Title I schools to sample its campus, facilities and courses for one day.

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