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Business Students to Get Real Life Lessons in Bangkok

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How do you communicate many of the complexities of International Business to MBA students? You can choose the traditional style, in-classroom with textbooks, or you can give them an unforgettable intensive international experience-one that brings to life the dimensions of international enterprise, and the nuances of operating in a foreign market. With these goals in mind, the Global Business Program (GBP) at the David Eccles School of Business (DESB) has organized the GBP International Business Trip to Bangkok, Thailand May 9-18.

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March 25, 2011

Class of 2003-2004 Set to Graduate From U of U on May 7

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The University of Utah’s class of 2003-2004, comprised of 7,404 graduates, will receive their degrees at commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 7, at the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The procession of diverse graduates, who come from 60 countries, 50 U.S. states and 26 Utah counties, will begin 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.)

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March 25, 2011

Marriott Library to Receive FEMA Grant for Seismic Upgrades

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Today, the University of Utah received a Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant totaling nearly $3 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for seismic upgrades to the Marriott Library, one of the most heavily used state buildings. The award is significant in that the Library, which opened in 1967, is especially susceptible to collapse should an earthquake-5.0 magnitude or greater-occur. (Engineers predict that a sway of as little as one inch could cause the building’s five floors to “pancake” in a matter of seconds.) The FEMA funding will go toward braces, concrete, steel, miscellaneous materials and services that are needed for upgrades.

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March 25, 2011

Data and School Improvement Academy to Analyze School and District’s Needs

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Public schools and districts are under increasing pressure and responsibility from state and federal agencies to account for student performance. The wealth of data from assessments of student achievement as well as information available from other evaluations of student and school performance can create a divide between what is currently being done and what needs to be done to improve student performance, schools, and districts. The expanding nature of data accessibility and locally generated data requires school and district leaders and teachers to analyze and interpret multiple forms of data that result in substantive changes.

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March 25, 2011

Electronic Theater 2004 at the U

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Amazing views of Earth taken from satellites in space will be displayed when the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) present Electronic Theater 2004 at the University of Utah. The high-definition television (HDTV) presentation on a large screen is scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday March 1 in the Marriott Library’s Gould Auditorium. There is no charge.

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March 25, 2011

U of U Alumni Association to Commemorate Founders Day

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The University of Utah Alumni Association will celebrate Founders Day, which commemorates the founding of the University of Utah in 1850, next Wednesday, Feb. 25. A reception will be held in the Little American Hotel Ballroom at 6:30 p.m., with dinner beginning at 7:15 p.m. The Little America Hotel is located at 500 S. Main Street. Cost for the event is $85 per person or $80 per person for Alumni Association members and their guests. For more information, or to make a reservation, call 801-585-9012.

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March 25, 2011

Utah’s Economic Recovery Officially Underway

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At last, Utah’s economic recovery appears to be underway. The persistent weakness of the job market-21 consecutive months of job losses-has finally given way to year-over-year job gains. That’s the conclusion of a new study by the University of Utah’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR).

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March 25, 2011