Upcoming Events

Swaner's Craft Sunday

Arts/Entertainment | Home, Family, and Food

Bring your crafty kids to Swaner's Craft Sunday! Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter will offer a nature-themed craft every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. All ages are welcome!

Presidents' Day

Holidays | Holiday Calendar

USU will be closed February 17 2020 in observance of Presidents' Day.

Presidents' Day - no class

Academic Calendar | Spring Semester

No classes.

Third Annual Paper & Clay Exhibition

Arts/Entertainment

Paper & Clay is a national juried exhibit that showcases exceptional student work from across the country. The exhibition is open to all current BFA & MFA printmaking and ceramic students and provides them an opportunity to compete and exhibit in a professional space. This year's show includes 57 works from 42 different institutions across the country. The reception for the exhibit is February 20 from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Impact Commons behind the gallery.

Executive Challenge Application Open

Date/Deadline | Competitions

Earn prize money, strengthen your resume, and develop as a leader through the Executive Challenge!

Student teams of four will be tasked with solving complex business problems and providing recommendations to a board of directors comprised of USU alumni and other prominent leaders.

Prizes:
1st Place Team: $2000
2nd Place Team: $1000
3rd Place Team: $400

Learn more and apply here.

Student Body Elections

Student Activities

Come vote for your representatives.

Third Annual Paper & Clay Exhibition

Arts/Entertainment

Paper & Clay is a national juried exhibit that showcases exceptional student work from across the country. The exhibition is open to all current BFA & MFA printmaking and ceramic students and provides them an opportunity to compete and exhibit in a professional space. This year's show includes 57 works from 42 different institutions across the country. The reception for the exhibit is February 20 from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Impact Commons behind the gallery.

Info Table: Larson & Company

Social/Networking

Representatives from Larson & Company will be here to talk to Accounting students.

"Exotic Creatures"

Arts/Entertainment

Gallery East Art Exhibit
Art by Kelly Lynn Wright & Anna Day

Sky Above, Earth Below: A History of Western Landscape Photography

Exhibition

“Sky Above, Earth Below” traces the development of western landscape photography from the late 19th century to the 21st century, starting with early American photographers like Myra Albert Wiggins, Edward Curtis, and Karl Struss and concluding with contemporary photographers like Barry Andersen, Kimberly Anderson, Karalee Kuchar, and Charlotte Trolinger. The exhibition includes work from members of the Seattle Camera Club, FSA (Farm Security Administration), f/64 (a group of 20th-century photographers known for precise exposures and depiction of natural forms) and contemporary photography portfolios such as American Roads (printed in 1981), The Museum Project (printed in 2015), and DEMARCATION (printed in 2018).

Latinx from the NEHMA Collection

Exhibition

Latinx works of art represent a growing part of the NEHMA collection and reflect a significant influence in Western American art. New acquisitions by Yolanda Gonzalez, Leo Limón, Paul Sierra and Eloy Torrez will be featured in Latinx from the Collection as well as a grouping of paños, artworks created on handkerchiefs by artists incarcerated in Texas penitentiaries.

Latinx from the NEHMA Collection is co-curated by USU Art History Professor Alvaro Ibarra and NEHMA Curator of Collections and Exhibitions Bolton Colburn.

Haikus, Modernism and Stanton MacDonald-Wright

Exhibition

Stanton MacDonald-Wright’s “Haiga Portfolio” (1965-1966) blends Eastern and Western influences, pairing vibrant modernist paintings with haikus written by some of Japan’s most influential poets.
The term “haiga” refers to a style of Japanese painting by haiku poets, whose poems are known for their brevity and simplicity. Each of the ten prints that compose the “Haiga Portfolio” have a corresponding haiku.
The “Haiga Portfolio” exemplifies the 20th century modernist movement Synchromism, cofounded in 1913 by MacDonald-Wright and Morgan Russell. The movement sought to arrange color in the same way that sound is composed in music and is considered the first American avant-guard movement to be accepted internationally. Seventy-five years old at the time of the portfolio’s creation, MacDonald-Wright employed the use of energetic, swirling shapes coupled with dense, vivid colors orchestrated in the modernist style and the rhythm of Synchromism.

Particle & Wave: PaperClay Illuminated

Exhibition

"Particle & Wave" features forty-five artists from across the world who incorporate paper pulp and organic fibers into their clay. The exhibition explores innovation, creativity and connection by sharing the breadth of work being created by artists spanning five continents who choose paperclay for its adaptability, tensile strength, translucency, and ecological and sustainable characteristics.

"Particle & Wave: PaperClay Illuminated" is organized by The International Paper Clay Exhibition Project, and curated by Peter Held.

Thomas Campbell: Lint Basket Supremeo and Unii Ciøn Yyikæ

Exhibition

Thomas Campbell is an interdisciplinary media maestro who creates eloquent and romantic narratives about the fringes of contemporary American culture in a variety of formats, including sculpture, ceramics, music, printmaking, painting, photography, drawing, and film.

A two-part, two-gallery sequence, "Lint Basket Supremeo" (a multi-medium survey) and "Unii Ciøn Yyikæ" (new works) give a sense of Campbell’s creative output over the last ten years leading up to today, including new works created during an artist residency at Utah State University’s Department of Art & Design last fall.

Student Elections Debate

Student Activities

Come see who the candidates are.

Allegis Financial Partners Info Session

Information/Orientation

Troy Mathews from Allegis Financial Partners will be on campus to discuss opportunities to become a Financial Advisor. Register here to attend.

[CANCELED] Department of Physics Colloquium

Conference/Seminar

Weekly presentations on topics in physics.

Lightning Talks

Lecture/Readings

Come learn from industry leaders from various engineering fields about their career journeys. Our theme this year is "Level Up: Gain Skills for Career and Life." Be inspired while they explain why they chose to get a STEM degree and what they are doing with it today. They will also share tips and insights they have gained from their careers. Free catered food will be provided! Hosted by SWE, we encourage EVERYONE to attend, you do not want to miss it!

Brex Info Session

Information/Orientation | Student Recruiting

Brex is rebuilding B2B financial products, starting with a corporate card for technology companies. We help startups of all sizes (from recently incorporated to later-stage companies) to instantly get a card that has 20x higher limits, completely automates expense management, kills receipt tracking and magically integrates with their accounting systems.
Brex was founded by Henrique Dubugras and Pedro Franceschi, two engineers who previously founded Pagar.me, one of the largest payment processors in Brazil with over $1.5 billion in GMV. Brex is backed by the co-founders of PayPal (Max Levchin and Peter Thiel), Y Combinator, Ribbit Capital, Yuri Milner, and Carl Pascarella (former CEO of Visa).
Brex is building the next generation of B2B financial services with better tech and without the restrictions of legacy technology.

CHaSS senator candidate debate

Information/Orientation

USUSA elections for academic year 2020-21 are just around the corner. Come hear what the candidates for CHaSS senator are all about and their ideas for the next school year! #chassusu
To be held in the basement of Old Main.

44 Years Since the Termination of Executive Order 9066

Cultural

This is a FREE speaker event open to the public wanting to learn more about American History about Exec Order 9066.

Returning to Utah State University we invite alumnus Yukio Shimomura to speak about his experience living through Executive Order 9066. The social injustice and inequality the Japanese people had to face during this time period. This event will make you think about similar events in our world and society.

With the intent to protect the U.S. from all espionage and sabotage from the Japanese, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive order 9066 on February 19, 1942.

Yukio Shimomura, born in San Francisco, California was in grade school when World War II started. His family and himself were incarcerated and interned to a camp in San Bruno, CA and later to the camp near Delta, Utah. Soon after they relocated to Ogden, UT where he graduated high school. Served in the U.S. Army, attended Weber State University and Utah State University where he earned a Bachelor Degree in Manufacturing Engineering.

Yukio will be share his experiences that happened to his family, before, during, and after the war in relevance to today's events.

CEE Career Night

Social/Networking

The Civil and Environmental Engineering Career Night will be held in the TSC Ballroom from 6:30-8:30PM. Dress well and bring your resumes!

Pizza, Prints, and Popcorn! Movie Night

Exhibition

Come relax and watch a movie in the 3D Printing Lab as we demonstrate how to use the 3D printers. Pizza will be provided.

The Fry Street Quartet with guest artists Brant Bayless and Errik Hood

Arts/Entertainment

The Fry Street Quartet with guest artists Brant Bayless and Errik Hood present works by Barber, Beethoven, and Ligeti.

Breakfast Snacks

Breakfast/Luncheon/Dinner

Come eat breakfast snacks in the college of engineering

Student Body Elections

Student Activities

Come vote for your representatives.

"Exotic Creatures"

Arts/Entertainment

Gallery East Art Exhibit
Art by Kelly Lynn Wright & Anna Day

Third Annual Paper & Clay Exhibition

Arts/Entertainment

Paper & Clay is a national juried exhibit that showcases exceptional student work from across the country. The exhibition is open to all current BFA & MFA printmaking and ceramic students and provides them an opportunity to compete and exhibit in a professional space. This year's show includes 57 works from 42 different institutions across the country. The reception for the exhibit is February 20 from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Impact Commons behind the gallery.

Thomas Campbell: Lint Basket Supremeo and Unii Ciøn Yyikæ

Exhibition

Thomas Campbell is an interdisciplinary media maestro who creates eloquent and romantic narratives about the fringes of contemporary American culture in a variety of formats, including sculpture, ceramics, music, printmaking, painting, photography, drawing, and film.

A two-part, two-gallery sequence, "Lint Basket Supremeo" (a multi-medium survey) and "Unii Ciøn Yyikæ" (new works) give a sense of Campbell’s creative output over the last ten years leading up to today, including new works created during an artist residency at Utah State University’s Department of Art & Design last fall.

Particle & Wave: PaperClay Illuminated

Exhibition

"Particle & Wave" features forty-five artists from across the world who incorporate paper pulp and organic fibers into their clay. The exhibition explores innovation, creativity and connection by sharing the breadth of work being created by artists spanning five continents who choose paperclay for its adaptability, tensile strength, translucency, and ecological and sustainable characteristics.

"Particle & Wave: PaperClay Illuminated" is organized by The International Paper Clay Exhibition Project, and curated by Peter Held.

Haikus, Modernism and Stanton MacDonald-Wright

Exhibition

Stanton MacDonald-Wright’s “Haiga Portfolio” (1965-1966) blends Eastern and Western influences, pairing vibrant modernist paintings with haikus written by some of Japan’s most influential poets.
The term “haiga” refers to a style of Japanese painting by haiku poets, whose poems are known for their brevity and simplicity. Each of the ten prints that compose the “Haiga Portfolio” have a corresponding haiku.
The “Haiga Portfolio” exemplifies the 20th century modernist movement Synchromism, cofounded in 1913 by MacDonald-Wright and Morgan Russell. The movement sought to arrange color in the same way that sound is composed in music and is considered the first American avant-guard movement to be accepted internationally. Seventy-five years old at the time of the portfolio’s creation, MacDonald-Wright employed the use of energetic, swirling shapes coupled with dense, vivid colors orchestrated in the modernist style and the rhythm of Synchromism.

Latinx from the NEHMA Collection

Exhibition

Latinx works of art represent a growing part of the NEHMA collection and reflect a significant influence in Western American art. New acquisitions by Yolanda Gonzalez, Leo Limón, Paul Sierra and Eloy Torrez will be featured in Latinx from the Collection as well as a grouping of paños, artworks created on handkerchiefs by artists incarcerated in Texas penitentiaries.

Latinx from the NEHMA Collection is co-curated by USU Art History Professor Alvaro Ibarra and NEHMA Curator of Collections and Exhibitions Bolton Colburn.

Sky Above, Earth Below: A History of Western Landscape Photography

Exhibition

“Sky Above, Earth Below” traces the development of western landscape photography from the late 19th century to the 21st century, starting with early American photographers like Myra Albert Wiggins, Edward Curtis, and Karl Struss and concluding with contemporary photographers like Barry Andersen, Kimberly Anderson, Karalee Kuchar, and Charlotte Trolinger. The exhibition includes work from members of the Seattle Camera Club, FSA (Farm Security Administration), f/64 (a group of 20th-century photographers known for precise exposures and depiction of natural forms) and contemporary photography portfolios such as American Roads (printed in 1981), The Museum Project (printed in 2015), and DEMARCATION (printed in 2018).

Alumni Lunch Series: Lexie and Lindsay Kite, motivational speakers and authors of "Beauty Redefined"

Special Event

Lexie and Lindsay Kite (JCOM) will speak at the Alumni Lunch Series, which allows juniors and seniors trying to get into a career, to hear from alumni who have made that journey. The twin sisters will speak on "Beauty Refined," which speaks to body image resilience and teaches audience members to recognize harmful messages for what they are and to create their own definitions of beauty. See https://beautyredefined.org/

Calculator Quick Draw

Student Activities

In the Calculator Quick Draw, five to six contestants will face off in each round. The top two contestants from each round will go on to the final round. There will be three judges (each with their own answer sheet), one judge to note who's hand is raised first, and someone to switch the slides and keep score.

We will host 4-5 qualifying rounds each with 10 questions, the first person to get the right answer to the problem gets a point. The top 2 scoring contestants from each qualifying round will go on to compete in the final round. The top 2 contestants in the final round will win the $50 gift card or $30 gift card respectively.

The questions will be a test of calculator skills like using the solver, built in statistics operations, and also include a lot of parenthesis to test how fast you can type while getting the right syntax.

Any additional questions or concerns? Email activities.ususwe@gmail.com with the subject "Calculator Quick Draw" and we will get back to you

ETE Learning Circle - Foundations of College Teaching

Workshop/Training

This Learning Circle is ideal for graduate students teaching their first class or new faculty who have never received formal instructional education. However, the knowledge presented in this Learning Circle can useful to instructors at point in their career. This Learning Circle is designed to help instructors develop course objectives and align content, activities, and assessments for those objectives.

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department Awards

Ceremony/Awards/Celebration

Mechanical and Areospace Engineering Department Awards for Engineers Week

"Breathe Easy" Workshop

Workshop/Training

This 4-week series workshop is designed to help participants understand and manage their stress better, increase stress management skills, and develop a wellness plan.

[CANCELED] Chemistry & Biochemistry Departmental Seminar

Conference/Seminar

Mar 11 - Andrew Gewirth, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Mar 18 - Chunsheng Wang, University of Maryland
Mar 25 - Li Li, University of Nevada, Reno
Apr 1 - Hansen Seminar: Amy Rosenzweig, Northwestern University - Old Main 115
Apr 7 (Tuesday) - Sharon Hammes-Schiffer, Yale University - ESLC 046
Apr 15 - Jeffrey Moore, University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
Apr 22 - Lawrence Que, University of Minnesota
Apr 29 - Yugang Sun, Temple University

Engineering Pitch Contest

Student Activities

The Engineering Pitch Competition is looking for innovative business ideas with sound business models and growth potential. It is a part of a series of competitions hosted by the Center for Entrepreneurship at Utah State University. The competition is open to Utah State University students with ideas related to engineering products and businesses. Participants will develop and present their business idea to a panel of judges. Pitching will provide you with:

Helpful feedback on your business idea
An opportunity to win one of three $100 prizes
Opportunities to take part in later competitions such as the Opportunity Quest for the top team
Mentoring on how to present and update your business plan
Requirements:
Student leader is registered for a minimum of six (6) credit hours
Team members must be involved all aspects of the pitch competition
Business idea/plan shows the potential for growth quickly and efficiently
The team shows a balance of skills in engineering, finance, marketing, and other relevant areas

Black Summit Series: Finance Literacy How To Plan For Life

Cultural

Black Student Union prepares for its Annual Soul Food and is presenting a speaker series!
Financial literacy workshop presented by Michelda George Financial Specialist from Wells Fargo will speak and help understanding financing for the future.

Business Club Professional Networking - Providing A Unique Health Care Solution for Apple, Facebook and Others

Social/Networking

Professional Networking Event with Nate Murray: Chief Revenue Officer for Crossover Health. The meeting will be held in Vernal, but will be broadcasted to the Roosevelt campus.

Get Away Special General Team Meeting

Meeting

The Get Away Special Team is an undergraduate, extracurricular, small satellite research team within the Utah State University Department of Physics. This meeting is where sub-teams collaborate to ensure the success of projects such as a NASA CSLI-selectee CubeSat GASPACS and other small satellite research. All majors in any college are welcome to attend!

Entrepreneur Leadership Series - Nate Murray

Panel Discussion/Presentation

Nate Murray, Chief Revenue Officer for Crossover Health
Nate Murray is an entrepreneur and founder working to fundamentally change how healthcare is experienced, delivered and financed. His passion is to develop innovative business models that will improve the broken US healthcare system. In 2010, he cofounded Crossover Health based in Orange County, CA. Nate, together with his two founding partners built an entirely new category of primary care, providing one simple place to go for trusted care—in person, online, anytime. Crossover Health has grown into a thriving business with nearly 1,000 employees and $100M in revenue.

Men's Basketball v. Wyoming

Sports

Watch USU Men's Basketball take on Wyoming at home. Come support your Aggies!

'Beauty Redefined': Public keynote speech by Lindsey and Lexie Kite on positive body images

Special Event

The founders of 'Beauty Redefined,' which promotes positive body images for women online, will speak at a public event. Identical twins Lexie Kite, Ph.D. and Lindsay Kite, Ph.D are alumni of Journalism and Communication.
In their presentation, they will provide the community with the tools to become resilient in the face of objectification and unrealistic ideals about female bodies. See more about their movement at beautyredefined.org.
Hosted by SAAVI (Sexual Assault and Anti-Violence Information) and CHaSS.

Intramurals - Volleyball

Student Activities

Bump - Set - Spike

Cardboard Boat Race

Student Activities

Who: Students in teams: 2 for races, 2+ for the Float Challenge

What: make a boat out of cardboard and duct tape and compete against other boats

When: Wednesday Feb 19th at 7:30pm. Sign in from 6:45 to 7:15, first to come gets first pick on lanes and heats.

Where: HPER large pool. Contestants enter through back door, spectators enter through second floor observation deck.

Why: Winners receive some awesome prizes!

Gift cards
Avocado floaty
Rubber Ducks
Duct Tape
Trophies
Get your first roll of duct tape free and pick up your co-captain Rubber Ducky from the table on the third floor of the Engineering building February 10th - 18th.

Leadership Summit

Student Activities

This event is reserved for students who are ready to use their unique experience and skill to discover their potential and enrich the lives of fellow students. Interview and compete for a position in leadership groups including University Ambassadors, Student Government, Student Mentors, Residence Hall Association, the Service Involvement Center and more.

Student Body Elections

Student Activities

Come vote for your representatives.

Third Annual Paper & Clay Exhibition

Arts/Entertainment

Paper & Clay is a national juried exhibit that showcases exceptional student work from across the country. The exhibition is open to all current BFA & MFA printmaking and ceramic students and provides them an opportunity to compete and exhibit in a professional space. This year's show includes 57 works from 42 different institutions across the country. The reception for the exhibit is February 20 from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Impact Commons behind the gallery.

"Exotic Creatures"

Arts/Entertainment

Gallery East Art Exhibit
Art by Kelly Lynn Wright & Anna Day

Sky Above, Earth Below: A History of Western Landscape Photography

Exhibition

“Sky Above, Earth Below” traces the development of western landscape photography from the late 19th century to the 21st century, starting with early American photographers like Myra Albert Wiggins, Edward Curtis, and Karl Struss and concluding with contemporary photographers like Barry Andersen, Kimberly Anderson, Karalee Kuchar, and Charlotte Trolinger. The exhibition includes work from members of the Seattle Camera Club, FSA (Farm Security Administration), f/64 (a group of 20th-century photographers known for precise exposures and depiction of natural forms) and contemporary photography portfolios such as American Roads (printed in 1981), The Museum Project (printed in 2015), and DEMARCATION (printed in 2018).

Latinx from the NEHMA Collection

Exhibition

Latinx works of art represent a growing part of the NEHMA collection and reflect a significant influence in Western American art. New acquisitions by Yolanda Gonzalez, Leo Limón, Paul Sierra and Eloy Torrez will be featured in Latinx from the Collection as well as a grouping of paños, artworks created on handkerchiefs by artists incarcerated in Texas penitentiaries.

Latinx from the NEHMA Collection is co-curated by USU Art History Professor Alvaro Ibarra and NEHMA Curator of Collections and Exhibitions Bolton Colburn.

Haikus, Modernism and Stanton MacDonald-Wright

Exhibition

Stanton MacDonald-Wright’s “Haiga Portfolio” (1965-1966) blends Eastern and Western influences, pairing vibrant modernist paintings with haikus written by some of Japan’s most influential poets.
The term “haiga” refers to a style of Japanese painting by haiku poets, whose poems are known for their brevity and simplicity. Each of the ten prints that compose the “Haiga Portfolio” have a corresponding haiku.
The “Haiga Portfolio” exemplifies the 20th century modernist movement Synchromism, cofounded in 1913 by MacDonald-Wright and Morgan Russell. The movement sought to arrange color in the same way that sound is composed in music and is considered the first American avant-guard movement to be accepted internationally. Seventy-five years old at the time of the portfolio’s creation, MacDonald-Wright employed the use of energetic, swirling shapes coupled with dense, vivid colors orchestrated in the modernist style and the rhythm of Synchromism.

Particle & Wave: PaperClay Illuminated

Exhibition

"Particle & Wave" features forty-five artists from across the world who incorporate paper pulp and organic fibers into their clay. The exhibition explores innovation, creativity and connection by sharing the breadth of work being created by artists spanning five continents who choose paperclay for its adaptability, tensile strength, translucency, and ecological and sustainable characteristics.

"Particle & Wave: PaperClay Illuminated" is organized by The International Paper Clay Exhibition Project, and curated by Peter Held.

Thomas Campbell: Lint Basket Supremeo and Unii Ciøn Yyikæ

Exhibition

Thomas Campbell is an interdisciplinary media maestro who creates eloquent and romantic narratives about the fringes of contemporary American culture in a variety of formats, including sculpture, ceramics, music, printmaking, painting, photography, drawing, and film.

A two-part, two-gallery sequence, "Lint Basket Supremeo" (a multi-medium survey) and "Unii Ciøn Yyikæ" (new works) give a sense of Campbell’s creative output over the last ten years leading up to today, including new works created during an artist residency at Utah State University’s Department of Art & Design last fall.

Buckner Lunch & Learn

Social/Networking | Student Recruiting

Buckner is an insurance brokerage firm in the property, workers comp, liability, employee benefits, risk management, & bonding and surety markets. Come learn about full-time opportunities they have open right now. Lunch will be provided. Please register here beforehand.

Gallery Walk with artist Pilar Pobil

Exhibition

Pilar Pobil is a well-known artist who was born in Spain at a time "when women were not encouraged to pursue their ambitions." She followed a more traditional path -- she got married, moved to the United States and had three children. When she was in her forties, she began to take her ambition seriously. She's self-taught in many mediums and currently resides in a beautiful, well-painted home in Salt Lake City. Pilar creates art from a place of feeling, using this to depict the reality she has lived.

Join Pilar at Utah State University's Merrill-Cazier Library for a walk around an exhibit featuring her work. She will discuss what each piece meant to her at the time of its creation. This event is free and open to the public.

Student Success Workshop

Workshop/Training

Stress Management - Tips to Improve Physical and Mental Wellness

Gilman Study Abroad Scholarship Workshop

Workshop/Training

If you are currently receiving a Pell Grant, then you are eligible to apply for the Gilman Scholarship for study abroad! Fall 2020, Academic Year 2020-2021, and Summer 2020 applications are due March 3, 2020.

Come to one of our advising sessions for Gilman Scholarship applications to get an overview of the scholarship,
plus tips for essay writing. If you would like feedback from an advisor on your essays, you are welcome to bring them.

The sessions will be held in Military Science 217 (upstairs). Feel free to come and go as needed during the workshops.

Why Failure is Essential for Student Learning

Workshop/Training

Students are frequently asked to achieve, on their first attempts, stellar results on high-stakes, high-pressure assessments. New research on the science of learning is beginning to show us that this strategy does not work well, though, because it is not how human beings naturally learn. We need to make mistakes before we can get the right answers. In this talk, I’ll be reviewing some of the most important findings in this new area of inquiry and suggesting ways that we can generate “opportunities for failure” in our courses so that our students may learn more effectively.

Josh Eyler is director of faculty development and director of the Thinkforward Quality Enhancement Plan at the University of Mississippi, where he is also on the faculty in the department of writing and rhetoric. He previously worked on teaching and learning initiatives at Columbus State University, George Mason University, and Rice University. His research interests include the biological basis of learning, evidence-based pedagogy, and disability studies, and he is the author of How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories behind Effective College Teaching (WVU, 2018).

3D Bridge Competition

Student Activities

Bridge Competition Rules
The bridge must:

be made of only 3D printed ABS
span a minimum of 5 in.
be no more than 10 in. long
be no more than 3 in. wide
be no more than 3 in. tall
Weigh no more than 1 lb.
Accept a loading block 1.5 in. X 1.5 in.

The provided loading block must:

be centered horizontally across the 5 in. span.

pass completely through the bridge, parallel to the ground and normal to the long axis of the bridge design space.

vertical placement of the loading block does not matter given the bridge is supports all the weight.


The winner will be selected according to which bridge meets all requirements listed and hold the most weight without breaking.

Breaking will be identified through a bridge which may no longer support the test weight, or which deflects the loading block more than 1 in. from the original unloaded position.

Data, Models, Errors, And Uncertainty

Conference/Seminar

Talk by Eric Kostelich, President's Professor, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences - ASU

Dr. Eyler Book Signing

Reception/Reunion

Dr. Eyler will be signing copies of his book, How Humans Learn; The Science and Stories Behind Effective College Teaching, during a short reception after his seminar. Books will be sold during this event as well.

Year of the Women: Optimizing Health with Iron: Resistance Training for the [Fe]male Population

Panel Discussion/Presentation | Year of the Woman

Speaker Normajean Driscoll, PT, DPT, CSCS will present about optimizing health with Iron

Black Summit Series: Transformative Action Towards Self Care

Panel Discussion/Presentation

Black Student Union prepares for its Annual Soul Food and is presenting a speaker series!
Transformative Action Towards Self Care presented by Gabriela Palomino Therapist at SAAVI on better ways in which we can take care of ourselves and practice self-care.

Pinewood derby

Recreation

Pine wood derby at community night.
2 category's, open with no rules and BSA rules

Community Night

Exhibition

Community Night is your opportunity to experience fun, hands-on learning. Launch mini rockets, or play in the 3-D sandbox. Visit the Electrical Engineering section to learn how to solder; or stop by the Mechanical section and compete in our famous pine wood derby competition. Don’t forget to explore Kids Korner for the egg-drop event and popcorn! There’s something for everyone so bring the entire family!

Talent Show

Arts/Entertainment

The talent show is open to anyone in the College of Engineering. We are accepting talents of all kinds, the nerdier the better, but any talent is welcome. We will accept 12 applications. The participants will be judged by a panel of professors. Prizes will be given to overall 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, and another prize for nerdiest talent. First place prize is $50. All participants will receive a pad of engineering paper.

Participants are required to attend a planning meeting on the Monday or Tuesday before the talent show. There is a question on the sign-up sheet to indicate which day works better.

Election Stomp

Student Activities

Election results will be announced at 10:00 pm.

Election Stop

Student Activities

Come dance with friends and find out who your next Student Body President, Executive VP, and VP for Activities will be.
For current USU students only.

Technical Writing Competition Best Paper Award

Date/Deadline

Submit a technical document written for a class project/assignment or student competition. Individual and team documents accepted.* Awards given in two categories: Graduate Papers and Undergraduate Papers

Submissions due Friday, February 21, by 5:00 p.m. Email documents to ewc@usu.edu (pdf format)

Additional questions? Email Shelly Halling at shelly.halling@usu.edu.

*one submission per person/team

Third Annual Paper & Clay Exhibition

Arts/Entertainment

Paper & Clay is a national juried exhibit that showcases exceptional student work from across the country. The exhibition is open to all current BFA & MFA printmaking and ceramic students and provides them an opportunity to compete and exhibit in a professional space. This year's show includes 57 works from 42 different institutions across the country. The reception for the exhibit is February 20 from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Impact Commons behind the gallery.

"Exotic Creatures"

Arts/Entertainment

Gallery East Art Exhibit
Art by Kelly Lynn Wright & Anna Day

Haikus, Modernism and Stanton MacDonald-Wright

Exhibition

Stanton MacDonald-Wright’s “Haiga Portfolio” (1965-1966) blends Eastern and Western influences, pairing vibrant modernist paintings with haikus written by some of Japan’s most influential poets.
The term “haiga” refers to a style of Japanese painting by haiku poets, whose poems are known for their brevity and simplicity. Each of the ten prints that compose the “Haiga Portfolio” have a corresponding haiku.
The “Haiga Portfolio” exemplifies the 20th century modernist movement Synchromism, cofounded in 1913 by MacDonald-Wright and Morgan Russell. The movement sought to arrange color in the same way that sound is composed in music and is considered the first American avant-guard movement to be accepted internationally. Seventy-five years old at the time of the portfolio’s creation, MacDonald-Wright employed the use of energetic, swirling shapes coupled with dense, vivid colors orchestrated in the modernist style and the rhythm of Synchromism.

Latinx from the NEHMA Collection

Exhibition

Latinx works of art represent a growing part of the NEHMA collection and reflect a significant influence in Western American art. New acquisitions by Yolanda Gonzalez, Leo Limón, Paul Sierra and Eloy Torrez will be featured in Latinx from the Collection as well as a grouping of paños, artworks created on handkerchiefs by artists incarcerated in Texas penitentiaries.

Latinx from the NEHMA Collection is co-curated by USU Art History Professor Alvaro Ibarra and NEHMA Curator of Collections and Exhibitions Bolton Colburn.

Sky Above, Earth Below: A History of Western Landscape Photography

Exhibition

“Sky Above, Earth Below” traces the development of western landscape photography from the late 19th century to the 21st century, starting with early American photographers like Myra Albert Wiggins, Edward Curtis, and Karl Struss and concluding with contemporary photographers like Barry Andersen, Kimberly Anderson, Karalee Kuchar, and Charlotte Trolinger. The exhibition includes work from members of the Seattle Camera Club, FSA (Farm Security Administration), f/64 (a group of 20th-century photographers known for precise exposures and depiction of natural forms) and contemporary photography portfolios such as American Roads (printed in 1981), The Museum Project (printed in 2015), and DEMARCATION (printed in 2018).

Thomas Campbell: Lint Basket Supremeo and Unii Ciøn Yyikæ

Exhibition

Thomas Campbell is an interdisciplinary media maestro who creates eloquent and romantic narratives about the fringes of contemporary American culture in a variety of formats, including sculpture, ceramics, music, printmaking, painting, photography, drawing, and film.

A two-part, two-gallery sequence, "Lint Basket Supremeo" (a multi-medium survey) and "Unii Ciøn Yyikæ" (new works) give a sense of Campbell’s creative output over the last ten years leading up to today, including new works created during an artist residency at Utah State University’s Department of Art & Design last fall.

Particle & Wave: PaperClay Illuminated

Exhibition

"Particle & Wave" features forty-five artists from across the world who incorporate paper pulp and organic fibers into their clay. The exhibition explores innovation, creativity and connection by sharing the breadth of work being created by artists spanning five continents who choose paperclay for its adaptability, tensile strength, translucency, and ecological and sustainable characteristics.

"Particle & Wave: PaperClay Illuminated" is organized by The International Paper Clay Exhibition Project, and curated by Peter Held.

Leadership Forum - Patrick Nelson

Panel Discussion/Presentation | Focused Friday

Patrick Nelson, CEO, Nelson Partners
Patrick Nelson founded and leads a nationally recognized real estate investment firm specializing in Acquisitions, Property, and Construction Management. In 2019 they won the Innovator Award for the Best Social Media Campaign, “Not Your Grandma’s Basement” at the 9th Annual Interface Student Housing Awards honoring the very best in the student housing industry. Come find out how this Aggie Entrepreneur ended up building student housing and how he created a vibrant company in a competitive business spread across the country.

Beta Bowl

Student Activities

Teams compete in a college bowl with a JEOPARDY format. The games will consist of teams answering questions and accumulating points. Questions are from categories familiar to engineers. The team with the most points will be the winner of the round. Competition will be a single-elimination tournament.

MHR Internship Reports (USAA & BP)

Panel Discussion/Presentation | Focused Friday

Each Friday, second-year Master of Human Resource (MHR) students report on projects, work, and lessons learned from their summer internships. Presenters this week:

Striling McLaren - USAA
Tanner Lundquist - British Petroleum (BP)

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Awards

Ceremony/Awards/Celebration

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Awards for Engineers Week

Civil and Environmental Engineering Department Awards

Ceremony/Awards/Celebration

Civil and Environmental Engineering Department Awards for Engineers Week

Biological Engineering Department Awards

Ceremony/Awards/Celebration

Engineers Week Department Awards for Biological Engineering Department

Black Summit Series: Taking Action Towards Excellence

Panel Discussion/Presentation

Black Student Union prepares for its Annual Soul Food and is presenting a speaker series!
Taking Action Towards Excellence Panel will be with Graduate Students of Color at USU, they will be talking about their experiences from undergraduate to graduate school.

Awards Banquet

Ceremony/Awards/Celebration

The Awards Banquet is one of our most popular Engineers Week events! Join us in the TSC ballroom for a gourmet catered dinner, awards ceremony, and a special guest speaker.

Roaring Twenties Casino Party

Social/Networking

An adult evening for students, alumni, faculty and staff.
Hors d'oeuvres will be served and prizes will be available.

Science Unwrapped - Pollinators

Panel Discussion/Presentation | Science Unwrapped

Inquiring minds of all ages are invited to Science Unwrapped, the public outreach program of Utah State University's College of Science. At 7 pm, enjoy a presentation about pollinators by research entomologist Theresa Pitts-Singer of the USDA-ARS Pollinating Insects Lab on the USU campus. Following the talk, enjoy refreshments and hands-on, science learning activities. Admission is free. Learn more at our website: https://www.usu.edu/unwrapped/

Wasserman Festival with Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

Arts/Entertainment

A performer of near-superhuman technical prowess, (The New York Times), pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin is known worldwide for his unrivaled blend of consummate musicianship and brilliant technique in the great works of the established repertoire, as well as for his intrepid exploration of the rarities of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries in concert and on disc, earning his place as a true icon of the piano. An exclusive recording artist for Hyperion Records, his discography includes more than 60 albums, with notable recordings of a broad range of repertoire. Mr. Hamelin has composed music throughout his career, with nearly 30 compositions to his name. The majority of those works, including the Etudes and Toccata on Lâ Homme arme, commissioned by the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, are published by Edition Peters. Born in Montreal, Marc-Andre Hamelin is the recipient of a lifetime achievement award from the German Record Criticsâ Association and has received seven Juno Awards and eleven GRAMMY nominations. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada, a Chevalier de lâ Ordre du Quebec, and a member of the Royal Society of Canada.

Sky Above, Earth Below: A History of Western Landscape Photography

Exhibition

“Sky Above, Earth Below” traces the development of western landscape photography from the late 19th century to the 21st century, starting with early American photographers like Myra Albert Wiggins, Edward Curtis, and Karl Struss and concluding with contemporary photographers like Barry Andersen, Kimberly Anderson, Karalee Kuchar, and Charlotte Trolinger. The exhibition includes work from members of the Seattle Camera Club, FSA (Farm Security Administration), f/64 (a group of 20th-century photographers known for precise exposures and depiction of natural forms) and contemporary photography portfolios such as American Roads (printed in 1981), The Museum Project (printed in 2015), and DEMARCATION (printed in 2018).

Latinx from the NEHMA Collection

Exhibition

Latinx works of art represent a growing part of the NEHMA collection and reflect a significant influence in Western American art. New acquisitions by Yolanda Gonzalez, Leo Limón, Paul Sierra and Eloy Torrez will be featured in Latinx from the Collection as well as a grouping of paños, artworks created on handkerchiefs by artists incarcerated in Texas penitentiaries.

Latinx from the NEHMA Collection is co-curated by USU Art History Professor Alvaro Ibarra and NEHMA Curator of Collections and Exhibitions Bolton Colburn.

Haikus, Modernism and Stanton MacDonald-Wright

Exhibition

Stanton MacDonald-Wright’s “Haiga Portfolio” (1965-1966) blends Eastern and Western influences, pairing vibrant modernist paintings with haikus written by some of Japan’s most influential poets.
The term “haiga” refers to a style of Japanese painting by haiku poets, whose poems are known for their brevity and simplicity. Each of the ten prints that compose the “Haiga Portfolio” have a corresponding haiku.
The “Haiga Portfolio” exemplifies the 20th century modernist movement Synchromism, cofounded in 1913 by MacDonald-Wright and Morgan Russell. The movement sought to arrange color in the same way that sound is composed in music and is considered the first American avant-guard movement to be accepted internationally. Seventy-five years old at the time of the portfolio’s creation, MacDonald-Wright employed the use of energetic, swirling shapes coupled with dense, vivid colors orchestrated in the modernist style and the rhythm of Synchromism.

USU Geosciences Rock and Fossil Day

Exhibition

Rock and Fossil Day is an opportunity for families of all ages to join the Geosciences Department in exploring everything that the geosciences has to offer. There will be: Demonstrations Presentations Hands-on Samples Rock/Mineral Identification Museum Tours Pet Rocks Pipe Cleaner Dinosaurs Digging for Fossils Making Trace Fossils Dino Cookies The Geology Club will have geo-swag, including geodes, available for purchase. The event is free and open to everyone. Find more information at https://geo.usu.edu/activities/rock-and-fossil-day

Particle & Wave: PaperClay Illuminated

Exhibition

"Particle & Wave" features forty-five artists from across the world who incorporate paper pulp and organic fibers into their clay. The exhibition explores innovation, creativity and connection by sharing the breadth of work being created by artists spanning five continents who choose paperclay for its adaptability, tensile strength, translucency, and ecological and sustainable characteristics.

"Particle & Wave: PaperClay Illuminated" is organized by The International Paper Clay Exhibition Project, and curated by Peter Held.

Thomas Campbell: Lint Basket Supremeo and Unii Ciøn Yyikæ

Exhibition

Thomas Campbell is an interdisciplinary media maestro who creates eloquent and romantic narratives about the fringes of contemporary American culture in a variety of formats, including sculpture, ceramics, music, printmaking, painting, photography, drawing, and film.

A two-part, two-gallery sequence, "Lint Basket Supremeo" (a multi-medium survey) and "Unii Ciøn Yyikæ" (new works) give a sense of Campbell’s creative output over the last ten years leading up to today, including new works created during an artist residency at Utah State University’s Department of Art & Design last fall.

Science and Engineering Day

Workshop/Training

Science and Engineering day is a fun event where kids from 7-13 years old get to do hands-on science and engineering activities and challenges, interact with college students, and even industry professionals from Space Dynamics Laboratory and Northrop Grumman.

DIY Native Bee House Workshop

Workshop/Training | Home, Family, and Food

$7 per person | $5 for Swaner members
Proceeds benefitting both the Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter and Hollow Tree Honey Foundation
Noon - 1 PM
1 - 2 PM
2 - 3 PM

Utah is home to over 900 species of bees, which is about 20% of the 4,000 total species in the US! The majority of native bee species live solitary lives, and nest in the ground or small holes in trees and wood. Help native bees in your area or entice them to your garden with a homemade bee house made from recycled materials.

Build and keep a native bee box (easy for all ages), learn about native bees and honeybees, and how to plant seeds in your yard for these amazing pollinators. Native bee boxes, reeds, and seeds will be provided at this event.

SPACE IS LIMITED AND IS REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

Women's Basketball

Sports

Description:Utah State University Eastern Women's Basketball vs Salt Lake Community College
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/usu-eastern-womens-basketball-tickets-70045280319

Men's Basketball

Sports

Description:Utah State University Eastern Men's Basketball vs Salt Lake Community College - Sophomore Night
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/usu-eastern-mens-basketball-tickets-70049781783

CAAS Chili Cookoff

Breakfast/Luncheon/Dinner

It's the annual CAAS Chili Cookoff. Come enjoy some chili or enter your own chili in to see if you have the best recipe. There will be live music, lots of chili, and a good time. Proceeds go towards helping a CAAS student in need.

Black Student Union: Annual Soul Food

Cultural

Annual Soul Food hosted by The Black Student Union, come enjoy delicious cuisine, a night of performances and a cultural celebration for Black History Month!

Goldman Sachs Beyond the Classroom Applications Close

Date/Deadline

Goldman Sachs's Beyond the Classroom programs highlight opportunities available in the financial services industry. The programs are focused on Finance, Accounting, Controllers, Internal Audit, and Risk Divisions. This is an excellent opportunity for prospective internships or full-time roles. The programs are in Salt Lake, New York, and Dallas taking place in April. All applications close Feb 23rd. For details, dates, and application instructions, view the event flyer. All travel, food, and accommodations will be provided.

Swaner's Craft Sunday

Arts/Entertainment | Home, Family, and Food

Bring your crafty kids to Swaner's Craft Sunday! Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter will offer a nature-themed craft every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. All ages are welcome!