Upcoming Events

Wednesday, February 16

Feb

5th Annual Paper & Clay

Arts/Entertainment

Paper & Clay is a national juried exhibition open to all BFA & MFA printmaking and ceramic students from across the country. This year’s exhibition showcases 63 exceptional contemporary student works from 25 various academic institutions. This year’s juror is ceramic artist, Kelli Sinner.

9:00 am - 5:00 pm | Chase Fine Arts Center, Tippetts and Eccles Galleries | More Info

Feb

Red Lentil Dahl Meal Kit

Student Activities

We are excited to begin our 2022 Spring SNAC meal kit series! Our first meal kit will launch next week- Red Lentil Dahl. The purpose of selling meal kits through the Student Nutrition Access Center is to allow USU students to explore new foods, try new cooking methods, and prepare nutritious meals. Each meal kit contains the exact ingredients and an easy-to-follow recipe that makes 3-4 servings. Meal kits will be sold at cost, so the cost of each meal kit will vary each week due to ingredient cost. There will be 15 registration spots each week so keep an eye out for meal kit registration opening each week! Register on GivePulse! We will accept cards, PayPal, and Venmo. Cash will not be accepted.

From 2/16 at 10:00 am to 2/17 at 5:00 pm | More Info

Feb

CIDI Workshop - Recording Lectures

Workshop/Training

This workshop will focus on utilizing lecture capture in your course.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Online/Virtual | More Info

Feb

USU HELPS: Helping Everyone Learn how to Prevent Suicide

Workshop/Training

This training is for USU students who want to assist other students in distress by reaching out and connecting them to right resources. The training will cover signs of psychological distress, warning signs of suicide, review of available mental health resources, and ways to reach out. All trainings are currently offered virtually over Zoom. This training is free, and no registration is necessary. Please go to the event page for the Zoom link.

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm | More Info

Feb

Looking through the Mirror: Reflecting on Classroom Needs - DMIT Sparkshop

Workshop/Training

Facilitators: Erika-Danielle Lindström & Alina Begay This session is designed to help educators become better allies in their classrooms for marginalized groups. In this presentation, we will discuss the importance of correct pronoun usage, the impacts of deadnaming, and decolonizing your syllabus. If there has ever been a question that you’ve always wanted to ask but not have in your search history, this space is for you!

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Online/Virtual | More Info

Feb

USU HELPS: Helping Everyone Learn how to Prevent Suicide (for faculty, staff, administrators)

Workshop/Training

This training is for USU faculty, staff, and administrators who want to assist students in distress by reaching out and connecting them to right resources. (There is a separate training for students to help their friends). The training will cover signs of psychological distress, warning signs of suicide, review of available mental health resources, and ways to reach out. All trainings are currently offered virtually over Zoom. This training is free, and no registration is necessary. Please go to the event page to access the Zoom link.

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | More Info

Feb

Every Body Rocks: Nutrition Series

Workshop/Training

February is National Eating Disorder Awareness month and to bring more awareness to this issue, we will be teaching Every Body Rocks classes (from the curriculum designed by Brooke Parker, RD). This is a series of classes promoting Intuitive Eating and positive body image. There will be 4 classes taught by senior USU Dietetic students. It is recommended that you come to all four classes as they will all have different content but you can attend just one class also. The curriculum is geared towards female students, however, there is something for everyone to learn from these classes so please join us! Register at recportal.usu.edu.

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Aggie Recreation Center (ARC) | More Info

Feb

Strengthening Families

Special Event

Classes are for parents and children ages 10-14. Learn how to improve family communication and strengthen family relationships.

5:30 pm - 8:00 pm | More Info

Feb

USU ENGR Grad Programs

Information/Orientation

Launch your Engineering Career (LYEC): USU ENGR Grad Programs

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm | Engineering Building | More Info

Feb

Entrepreneur Leadership Series: Adam Morgan

Panel Discussion/Presentation

This week’s speaker is Adam Morgan, who is an Executive Creative Director at Adobe with 26 years of experience in creativity, strategy, and storytelling. In 2020, AdWeek named him one of the “Creative 100”—the top inspiring creative minds in marketing, media, and culture—in the world. Before Adobe, Adam was a creative director at several international ad agencies, delivering award-winning advertising campaigns. He was named a 40 under 40 Business Leader by Utah Business Magazine and Utah Ad Professional of the Year in 2014. He’s one of the few creative leaders to have a master’s degree in marketing strategy from Northwestern.

See the full Entrepreneur Leadership 2022 schedule.

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Eccles Conference Center Auditorium | More Info

Feb

Engineers Without Borders Weekly Meeting

Meeting

Engineers Without Borders meets weekly to design water filters and alpaca shelters for communities in Peru.

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm | Engineering Building | More Info

Feb

Utah State Theatre: The Moors

Arts/Entertainment

Two sisters and a dog live out their lives on the bleak English moors dreaming of love and power. The arrival of a hapless governess and a moor-hen set all three on a strange and dangerous path. The Moors by Jen Silverman is a dark comedy about love, desperation, and visibility.

Audience Warnings: Adult humor and content, sexual themes, scenes of violence.

Please join us for a pre-show panel discussion for The Moors on Friday, February 11 at 6:45 p.m. Panelists Dr. Nicola Olsen (theatre historian and dramaturg), Dr. Keri Holt (18th and 19th century American literature scholar), and Prof. Paul Mitri (director) will answer questions about the play, 19th century literature, and women's roles in historical literature and contemporary theatre.

This program is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities and Utah Humanities as part of the American Recovery Plan (ARP) Act. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this panel do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or Utah Humanities.

7:30 pm - 10:30 pm | Caine Lyric Theatre | More Info

Feb

SING!

Arts/Entertainment

The Combined Choirs of the USU Music Department will present SING! on Wednesday, February 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall. This concert will feature a variety of choral favorites, including American folk tunes, gospel music, vocal jazz hits, world music, and so much more. Highlights will include a vocal jazz arrangement of Count Basie's immortal jazz standard "Corner Pocket" and a hot new arrangement of Loreena McKennitt's "Mummers Dance". Don't miss the first choral concert of 2022!

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm | Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall | More Info

Feb