Renowned author and scholar Cornel West will present the keynote address at the 24th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at the University of Utah.
Read MoreThe holidays are when families come together to pass on stories from generation to generation. Now the S.J. Quinney College of Law is making available a forum to anyone who wants to share their tales with a wider audience. Submissions are being sought of brief monologues about family from faculty, staff, students, and community members. These monologues will be performed on the evening of February 28, 2008, as part of a conference on the New Frontiers in Family Law hosted by the
As the holidays near and thoughts turn to giving, the Lowell Bennion Community Service Center at the University of Utah is preparing to celebrate more than just the 12 days of Christmas with a 20-week campaign of giving to celebrate the center’s 20-year legacy of service.
Read MoreThe J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah is now offering three new services for easy access to the three million volumes in its collections, allowing patrons to customize the way they retrieve library materials. A pull service, a document delivery service, and the automated retrieval center (ARC) are the latest offerings at the Marriott Library.
Read MoreUte fans will turn up the enthusiasm next week in a huge pre-game pep rally as the football team prepares to play BYU. The celebration will be held on the
“Invisible No More: Latinos’ Dignity March in Utah” a powerful photo documentary exhibit of the historic April 6, 2006 immigration march in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah will be presented at the Main City Library, November 19 through December 19, 2007. An Inauguration Ceremony at noon on Monday, November 19th will launch the exhibit. The event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreReverend France Davis’s biography, France Davis: An American Story Told, received the 2006 Utah Book Award in non-fiction. The Utah Book Award, given through the
For the third year in a row, the Financial Times has once again ranked the David Eccles School of Business Executive MBA program among the top programs in the world. According to the report, published in the Oct. 22nd issue, the David Eccles School of Business Executive MBA program was ranked #35 in the United States and #74 in the world. Faculty research output was ranked #24 in the U.S.
Read MoreThe University of Utah announced today an ambitious lineup of diversity related educational forums to be presented this fall. The forums seek to examine key issues of race, identity, politics, and social justice in an ever-changing, increasingly diverse state and nation. Presenters are renowned scholars and authors from across the nation. “We are pleased to be able to present these diversity educational forums as a part of the university’s ongoing commitment to enhance the educational experiences and success of our entire university community,” said University President, Michael K. Young.
Read MoreThe David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah announced today a $3 million gift from the Ken Garff Automotive Group, long supporters of the University of Utah and local community. The gift will provide funds to remodel the Kendall D. Garff Building in the David Eccles School building complex. Built in 1964, the building currently houses faculty offices and department suites. The $3 million remodeling project includes updating existing office space to incorporate a state-of-the-art learning environment and technology improvements, and renaming the facility the Ken Garff Building to represent the family’s successful enterprise.
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