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01
Dec

Geosciences Speaker Series: Graduate Student Progress Reports

Conference/Seminar

Several Geosciences Grad students will present on their current research.

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Online/Virtual |
01
Dec

Women's & Men's Basketball against CSI

Sports

Women's & Men's Basketball against College of Southern Idaho

5:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
01
Dec

Mid-Week Movie: The Nightmare Before Christmas

Arts/Entertainment

Don’t just watch a movie, experience it! With integrated lighting and 7 channel surround sound, we’re taking movies to a new level!

7:20 pm - 9:00 pm |
02
Dec

Guest Speaker: Dr. Julia Clark Director of NOMAD Science

Conference/Seminar

Please come join CANRI for an interactive discussion, where Dr. Clark will introduce NOMAD Science, an interdisciplinary research based non-profit operating in Mongolia, and will detail the ways in which Utah State University faculty and students can actively get involved. Rooted in archaeology, but drawing from a wide variety of disciplines including ecology, biology, geology, and anthropology, NOMAD Science is at the nexus of field education, tourism, cultural and natural heritage preservation, and cutting edge research. In particular, this presentation will focus on creating dialogue around the challenges and benefits of pairing cultural and natural research programs in the Mongolian context and elsewhere.

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Old Main |
02
Dec

Guest Speaker: Dr. Julia Clark

Conference/Seminar

Please join CANRI for an interactive discussion, where Dr. Clark will introduce NOMAD Science, an interdisciplinary research based non-profit operating in Mongolia, and will detail the ways in which Utah State University faculty and students can actively get involved. Rooted in archaeology, but drawing from a wide variety of disciplines including ecology, biology, geology, and anthropology, NOMAD Science is at the nexus of field education, tourism, cultural and natural heritage preservation, and cutting edge research. In particular, this presentation will focus on creating dialogue around the challenges and benefits of pairing cultural and natural research programs in the Mongolian context and elsewhere.

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Old Main |
02
Dec

Guest Speaker: Dr. Julia Clark Director of NOMAD Science

Conference/Seminar

Please join CANRI for an interactive discussion, where Dr. Clark will introduce NOMAD Science, an interdisciplinary research based non-profit operating in Mongolia, and will detail the ways in which Utah State University faculty and students can actively get involved. Rooted in archaeology, but drawing from a wide variety of disciplines including ecology, biology, geology, and anthropology, NOMAD Science is at the nexus of field education, tourism, cultural and natural heritage preservation, and cutting edge research. In particular, this presentation will focus on creating dialogue around the challenges and benefits of pairing cultural and natural research programs in the Mongolian context and elsewhere.

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Old Main |
02
Dec

Preparing for Final Grading

Workshop/Training

This workshop will cover the changes to the grade passback from Canvas to Banner. You will also learn how to ensure grades are calculating correctly and learn how to make manual overrides, if necessary.

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Online/Virtual |
02
Dec

Pure Math Seminar

Panel Discussion/Presentation

Pure Math Faculty Seminar is a series of talks by faculty members in pure math at USU and other institutions. The topics cover many areas of pure math including analysis, geometry, topology, algebra, and discrete math. The talks can be about the speakers’ research or surveys of general research areas.

Interested faculty and students from all disciplines are invited to participate in these talks.
Contact Zhaohu Nie (zhaohu.nie@usu.edu) for further information.

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Animal Science |
02
Dec

Building a Disability-Inclusive Workplace

Special Event

Dr. Matthew Wappett, Executive Director of the Utah State University Institute for Disability Research, will lead a discussion about disability in the workplace. Aggie ice cream will be available for those that attend.

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Huntsman Hall |
03
Dec

LGBT+ 101 - SEA Development Seminar

Conference/Seminar

Erika-Danielle Lindström (she/her) is a sociology doctoral student at Utah State University focusing on social inequality. She is also the Gender and Sexuality Coordinator for the USU Inclusion Center and her role is to support our LGBT+ and Ally community through advocacy, education, leadership, and community building events.

12:00 pm - 1:15 pm | Online/Virtual |
03
Dec

Getting Started in Canvas

Workshop/Training

This workshop covers: Signing In, Profile Settings, Notification Settings, Canvas Inbox, Creating Pages, Assignments and Announcements, Adding Calendar Items, and Adding Student Groups.
Topics are subject to change based on experience of attendees and what is needed.

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Online/Virtual |
03
Dec

Why is America so Divided?

Panel Discussion/Presentation

A panel discussion on the forces creating division and anger in American political life - and how it can be helped.

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Eccles Conference Center |
03
Dec

Best Practices in Anti-Racist Scholarly Review

Workshop/Training

Most articles in academic journals go through a process of scholarly review, where peers in the field give feedback on the article and recommend it to be accepted, revised, or rejected by the publisher. While this review process is considered a pillar of academic scholarship, it is also a potential gatekeeping mechanism that can re-inscribe racism, sexism, classism, and other forms of oppression. In this workshop, participants will engage in the most recent scholarship on best practices in peer review, which emphasizes the need for reviewers to explicitly reject oppressive publication practices and advocate for historically marginalized authors and audiences. Participants can expect to learn about approaches to anti-racist reviewing, practice implementing those approaches, and create a community of inquiry with other graduate students. This workshop is recommended for graduate students who want a better understanding of the peer review process and what the role of a reviewer entails. Previous experience reviewing is not required.

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Online/Virtual |
03
Dec

LAEP Speaker Series: Brent Chamberlain

Panel Discussion/Presentation

Time and again, I am struck by the significance of knowledge, how it was obtained, why it is inspired and how much more there is to know. In this presentation, I offer a glimpse into how statistical and inferential models can be used to help designers create more functional and aesthetic designs. To do this, we will journey through distinct research endeavors that can guide us toward creating places to improve memory, engage the affective senses, relay complex information and most importantly think about how we design and plan our future. Be ready to be immersed in visuals from the 2D mundane to the symphonic of bizarre VR. Whether you are aware of how (the lack of) inference does or does not influence your creative process, I hope this will inspire an approach toward generating and using knowledge in design.

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Fine Arts Visual |
03
Dec

Adult & Pediatric CPR/AED/First Aid Course

Workshop/Training

Register by Dec. 2 to join our CPR/AED/First Aid course and become CPR certified!

4:30 pm - 6:30 pm | Aggie Recreation Center (ARC) |
03
Dec

Peter Breinholt in Concert

Arts/Entertainment

Peter Breinholt will bring his signature sound, and Holiday Concert to the Geary Event Center to kick of the Holiday Season! Come spend an evening with us, enjoy the great music, and great company in our state of the art facility!

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
06
Dec

No-Test Week

Academic Calendar | Fall Semester

Monday - Friday

All Day | Utah State University |
06
Dec

Applied Math Seminar

Panel Discussion/Presentation

Featuring Dr. Zhiliang Xu, Department of Applied and Computational Mathematics & Statistics, University of Notre Dame

The Applied Math Seminar is a semi-weekly series aiming to enhance the interactions between the applied math groups at Utah State University with researchers from USU and other institutions. The Fall 2021 series will be provided in hybrid form every other Monday.

10:30 am - 11:30 am | Animal Science |
06
Dec

Closing Social

Fair/Festival

Come help us wrap gifts for our Sub4Santa drive and enjoy a free hot chocolate and donut in our closing social!

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Huntsman Hall |
06
Dec

How to Quickly Create a Beautiful Canvas Course

Workshop/Training

Design Tools for Canvas allows you to rapidly stylize and build out your Canvas course, allowing you to focus more time on planning engaging content and learning activities in your course.

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm | Online/Virtual |
06
Dec

Men's Basketball against Taylormade Prep

Sports

Men's Basketball against Taylormade Prep

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
07
Dec

No-Test Week

Academic Calendar | Fall Semester

Monday - Friday

All Day | Utah State University |
07
Dec

Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

Workshop/Training

A Front & Center Webinar

11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
07
Dec

TIAA Webinar - Paying Yourself: Creating Income for Your Retirement

Panel Discussion/Presentation

Between you and USU, you have a solid foundation of money being set aside for your retirement, but do you know how to get the money back? Donn Fitch with TIAA will educate you on the considerations, rules, and tax implications to help simplify creating a “paycheck” for yourself when you retire. Attendance and participation in this event qualify as a required activity for the Be Well Rewards program.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
07
Dec

Testing like a pro

Cultural

We will be discussing test anxiety and how to use it, test preparation techniques, and test taking strategies to prepare for finals week.

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm | Taggart Student Center |
07
Dec

Modify the Canvas Visual Template

Workshop/Training

How to import, use and customize the provided course visual template in Canvas.

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Online/Virtual |
07
Dec

Biology Seminar Speaker Series: Dr. Kelsey Graham

Conference/Seminar

Dr. Kelsey Graham from the USDA Bee Lab will be presenting "Bee Health in Agricultural Landscapes" in-person as well as on Zoom. Attend the seminar in-person in LSB 207 or on Zoom: https://usu-edu.zoom.us/j/83955459503?pwd=bXhoNCtLb1UzTy9zcEV1V3ByUzZodz09

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Life Sciences Building |
07
Dec

Mindful Movement | Yin Yoga

Recreation

FREE REGISTRATION: https://bit.ly/mindfulnessandmeditationweekly

Yin yoga is a slow-paced, passive type of yoga that incorporates long holds and stretching designed for deep contemplation and mind-body awareness. Yin yoga promotes sensory awakening that melts away tension and stress, and is known to release repressed or stored emotions. A tried and true technique to experience fascia and connective tissue release, Yin yoga is also an excellent practice for beginners because it offers plenty of time to uncover the unique benefits of individual poses without worrying about tricky transitions.

Practicing self care through mindfulness and meditation can help you relax and focus on what is most important - your overall wellness. This is a weekly, online wellness series hosted by the Utah State University Office of Health Equity and Community Engagement and Tribal & Rural Opioid Initiative Resource Center.

7:30 pm - 8:10 pm | Online/Virtual |
08
Dec

No-Test Week

Academic Calendar | Fall Semester

Monday - Friday

All Day | Utah State University |
08
Dec

Order of the Engineer Ring Ceremony

Ceremony/Awards/Celebration

All Engineering graduates are invited to participate in this year's "Order of the Engineer" Ring Ceremony to accept the "Obligation of an Engineer". Participation is a voluntary step to show your dedication to the field of engineering as you work in and with the public.

What is an Engineer's Ring Ceremony?
The Ring Ceremony is the public induction of candidates into the Order of the Engineer, during which the engineer candidates formally accept the Obligation of an Engineer and receive a stainless steel ring to be worn as a symbol on the small finger of the working hand.

What is the "Obligation of an Engineer"?
The Obligation is the formal statement of an engineer's responsibilities to the public and to the profession. The obligation is publicly accepted by an engineer during induction at a Ring Ceremony.

What is the Purpose?
To stimulate formal public recognition by engineers in the U.S. of two basic principles:
- The primary purpose of the engineering profession is the protection of the public, health, safety, and welfare.
- All members of the engineering profession share a common bond.

"To meet the needs of the future, we look to you, the engineers of the future"

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm | Engineering Building |
09
Dec

No-Test Week

Academic Calendar | Fall Semester

Monday - Friday

All Day | Utah State University |
09
Dec

2021 Fall Student Research Symposium

Exhibition

An annual event for students to present their research in an academic conference setting.

10:00 am - 4:00 pm | USU Libraries |
09
Dec

ASME Pinewood Derby

Student Activities

ASME's Annual Pinewood Derby! This Derby will consist of 4 race categories: Standard BSA Rules, Style, Professional, and Open (No Rules). The Derby is open for everyone, not just students! It is held in the TSC International Lounge at 5 pm on December 9th. ASME is giving out free car kits! Email asmeaggie@gmail.com for more information or to participate in more ASME events!

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm | TSC, International Lounge |
09
Dec

Helicon West's Sweet 16 B-Day Fundraiser

Fundraiser

Please join us December 9th at Logan City Hall (either in person or via Zoom) for Helicon West's first ever birthday bash and fundraising event! This special night will be hosted by one of Helicon's founders, Star Coulbrooke, and her guitar-slinging sweetheart, Mitch Butterfield.

In addition to being free, uncensored, and open to all ages and abilities, this Helicon will feature a silent auction, opportunity drawings, catering, and an open mic all evening long for anyone to join in the celebration by sharing up to seven minutes of their original work with us.

Invite your friends, bring your pens, and we'll see you there!

Masks Required
Zoom in option available

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm |
09
Dec

Men's Basketball against Snow College

Sports

Men's Basketball against Snow College

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
10
Dec

No-Test Week

Academic Calendar | Fall Semester

Monday - Friday

All Day | Utah State University |
10
Dec

Last Day of Classes

Academic Calendar | Fall Semester

Fall semester 2021 last day of classes.

All Day | Utah State University |
10
Dec

Uintah Basin Documentary Screening

Panel Discussion/Presentation

Local faculty, Becky Williams and Lea Ann Jolley will lead the discussion panel.

PICTURE A SCIENTIST chronicles the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists. Biologist Nancy Hopkins, chemist Raychelle Burks, and geologist Jane Willenbring lead viewers on a journey deep into their own experiences in the sciences, ranging from brutal harassment to years of subtle slights. Along the way, from cramped laboratories to spectacular field stations, we encounter scientific luminaries - including social scientists, neuroscientists, and psychologists - who provide new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable, and open to all.

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
10
Dec

Web Broadcast Teaching Tips

Workshop/Training

Learn how to plan, begin, and successfully teach a class over Zoom. This workshop focuses less on Zoom functionality and more on teaching strategies for keeping students engaged and minimizing distractions when teaching in real-time, remotely.

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Online/Virtual |
13
Dec

Final Examinations

Academic Calendar | Fall Semester

Fall semester 2021 final examinations week.

All Day | Utah State University |
13
Dec

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Meeting

Meeting

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Meeting

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Old Main |
14
Dec

Final Examinations

Academic Calendar | Fall Semester

Fall semester 2021 final examinations week.

All Day | Utah State University |
14
Dec

Uintah Basin Speaker Series

Panel Discussion/Presentation

In partnership with the Center for Intersectional Gender Studies and Research, USU will continue our monthly Uintah Basin Speaker Series featuring insightful, relevant topics. An Interfaith Panel will be speaking on their work together to unite different faiths through serving communities.
Presentations will start at 7 p.m.
You can participate in-person or on https://aggiecast.usu.edu/ubaggiecast
Learn more at https://uintahbasin.usu.edu/speaker-series

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
14
Dec

Mindfulness Meditation | Sitting in breath and presence

Recreation

FREE REGISTRATION: https://bit.ly/mindfulnessandmeditationweekly

Mindfulness is a type of meditation in which you focus on being intensely aware of what you're sensing and feeling in the moment, without interpretation or judgment. Practicing mindfulness involves breathing methods, guided imagery, and other practices to relax the body and mind and help reduce stress. Mindfulness meditation has been proven to support various health conditions - stress, anxiety, pain, depression, insomnia, high blood pressure, fibromyalgia, and more - and help you experience thoughts and emotions with greater balance and acceptance, improve attentiveness, and relieve burnout.

Practicing self care through mindfulness and meditation can help you relax and focus on what is most important - your overall wellness. This is a weekly, online wellness series hosted by the Utah State University Office of Health Equity and Community Engagement and Tribal & Rural Opioid Initiative Resource Center.

7:30 pm - 8:10 pm | Online/Virtual |
15
Dec

Final Examinations

Academic Calendar | Fall Semester

Fall semester 2021 final examinations week.

All Day | Utah State University |
16
Dec

Final Examinations

Academic Calendar | Fall Semester

Fall semester 2021 final examinations week.

All Day | Utah State University |
17
Dec

Pi Sigma Alpha Charity Fundraiser

Fundraiser

GIVE A GOAT FOR CHRISTMAS!!
Pi Sigma Alpha is hosting a charity fundraiser benefitting Heifer International - Our goal is to raise $125 by December 17th :)
Heifer International is a non-profit charity that provides sustainable gifts of livestock and agriculture education to help communities combat poverty and hunger. Please consider making a donation in Old Main 320

12:00 am - 12:00 pm | Old Main |
17
Dec

Final Examinations

Academic Calendar | Fall Semester

Fall semester 2021 final examinations week.

All Day | Utah State University |
18
Dec

All-Aggie Tailgate at the LA Bowl

Sports

All-Aggie Tailgate at the LA Bowl

All Day |
18
Dec

Women's & Men's Basketball against Colorado Northwestern Community College

Sports

Women's & Men's Basketball against Colorado Northwestern Community College

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
18
Dec

All-Aggie Tailgate at the LA Bowl

Sports

All-Aggie Tailgate at the LA Bowl
SoFi Stadium
West Patio Terrace (Enter at Gate 7)

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
21
Dec

Mindful Movement | Yin Yoga

Recreation

FREE REGISTRATION: https://bit.ly/mindfulnessandmeditationweekly

Yin yoga is a slow-paced, passive type of yoga that incorporates long holds and stretching designed for deep contemplation and mind-body awareness. Yin yoga promotes sensory awakening that melts away tension and stress, and is known to release repressed or stored emotions. A tried and true technique to experience fascia and connective tissue release, Yin yoga is also an excellent practice for beginners because it offers plenty of time to uncover the unique benefits of individual poses without worrying about tricky transitions.

Practicing self care through mindfulness and meditation can help you relax and focus on what is most important - your overall wellness. This is a weekly, online wellness series hosted by the Utah State University Office of Health Equity and Community Engagement and Tribal & Rural Opioid Initiative Resource Center.

7:30 pm - 8:10 pm | Online/Virtual |
24
Dec

Christmas Day (Observed)

Holidays | Holiday Calendar

USU will be closed December 24 2021 for the Christmas break.

All Day | Utah State University |
27
Dec

Holiday Break

Holidays | Holiday Calendar

USU will be closed December 27 2021 for the Holiday Break.

All Day | Utah State University |
28
Dec

Mindfulness Meditation | Sitting in breath and presence

Recreation

FREE REGISTRATION: https://bit.ly/mindfulnessandmeditationweekly

Mindfulness is a type of meditation in which you focus on being intensely aware of what you're sensing and feeling in the moment, without interpretation or judgment. Practicing mindfulness involves breathing methods, guided imagery, and other practices to relax the body and mind and help reduce stress. Mindfulness meditation has been proven to support various health conditions - stress, anxiety, pain, depression, insomnia, high blood pressure, fibromyalgia, and more - and help you experience thoughts and emotions with greater balance and acceptance, improve attentiveness, and relieve burnout.

Practicing self care through mindfulness and meditation can help you relax and focus on what is most important - your overall wellness. This is a weekly, online wellness series hosted by the Utah State University Office of Health Equity and Community Engagement and Tribal & Rural Opioid Initiative Resource Center.

7:30 pm - 8:10 pm | Online/Virtual |
31
Dec

Holiday Break

Holidays | Holiday Calendar

USU will be closed December 31 2021 for the Holiday Break.

All Day | Utah State University |
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