William A. Wulf, president of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), will present the Gould Distinguished Lecture on Technology and the Quality of Life on Tuesday, Sept. 16, at noon, in the University of Utah Marriott Library’s Gould Auditorium. The lecture, “America’s Technological Challenge: Maintaining a Leading Role in a Global Economy,” is free and open to the public.
Read MoreWhile University of Utah classes will be in session-just like any other day, this Thursday, the U will offer events to remember the tragedies of Sept. 11th two years ago.
Read MoreThe J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah offers a vast and rich collection for those researching Middle East studies. Included in the structure is the Aziz S. Atiya Middle East Library, one of the largest of its kind in North America, with holdings of books, manuscripts and periodicals in the languages of Arabic, Hebrew, Persian and Turkish.
Read MoreThe University of Utah’s 2003-2004 Tanner Lecture on Human Values will be given by world-renowned humanitarian photojournalist Sebastião Salgado on Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 8 p.m., in the University of Utah’s Gardner Hall, located on Presidents Circle. Salgado’s lecture, “Art, Globalism, and Cultural Instability,” is free and open to the community.
Read MoreIn a ruling issued today in the Third District Court, Judge Robert K. Hilder, reaffirmed the University of Utah’s policy which bans concealed weapons on its campus. Hilder determined that the University is and has always acted within the law by maintaining policies that prohibit students, faculty and staff from bringing weapons onto campus. The University has maintained this decades-long practice to ensure a safe learning environment and to nurture an environment that encourages the free exchange of ideas. The judge further stated that the Utah laws at issue do not interfere with the U’s internal policies regarding student and employee conduct.
Read More1 a.m. Wednesday. You have a presentation due for your 8:00 a.m. class but you need to verify a citation. Who said, “Think, think, think.”? You search Google and Yahoo. No luck. Aha! You go to the Marriott Library home page and click on the LIVE CHAT icon, then connect to the Online Reference Desk. You chat directly online with a reference librarian who confirms the source of your quote. It was Winnie the Pooh. You meet your deadline. Life is good.
Read More2003 State of the University Address, given by President J. Bernard Machen on
August 26, 2003.
In an effort to help students correct their writing and become independently better writers, this fall the University of Utah will introduce a new resource: the Writing Center, which will offer free 20-minute, one-on-one tutoring sessions for U undergraduate students. Staffed by trained undergraduate and graduate students, the center will be open from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Friday; and from noon until 4 p.m. on Saturdays. Students can schedule appointments in advance or receive on-the-spot assistance as walk-ins. The Marriott Library has donated space for the center, which will be located near the east entrance, in what was formerly the third-floor circulation area of the building.
Read MoreOn August 21, 2003, the College of Humanities became a presenting sponsor of the “Liga de Futbol Soccer Mexico-Utah,” a Latino soccer league comprising 80 teams along the Wasatch Front. About 1,300 youths play in the Liga.
Read MoreFrom September 2 through October 20, 2003, the Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah will host an exhibit of photographs by Michael Plyler and oral histories by Logan Hebner, featuring members of the Paiute Indian Tribes of Utah (PITU).
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