What is a Faculty-led Learning Abroad Program? Faculty-led programs represent just one of the many avenues available to University of Utah students who want to study abroad. These programs integrate the academic expertise of faculty with immersive, hands-on education in foreign locations. Students earn University of Utah credits while participating in these faculty-led learning abroad […]
Read MoreTravel Services is excited to announce Concur Refresh, a project that will implement several updates to Concur Travel, the University of Utah’s preferred online booking travel tool. After considering input from partners across campus, the department made adjustments to ensure a more streamlined, user-friendly experience. SAP Concur made the decision to create a new user […]
Read MoreIn the heart of West Africa, the University of Utah and Ensign Global College have joined forces through the Center for Business, Health, and Prosperity to unveil a groundbreaking initiative—the Center for Leadership, Innovation, and Prosperity (CLIP) This exceptional facility, established in Ghana, aspires to accelerate economic and social development on a global scale. At […]
Read MoreWith the vast portfolio of responsibilities that comes with the role, academic deans are notorious for having full calendars. So, it was no small feat to arrange for 23 deans of Pakistani higher education institutions to meet with over two dozen University of Utah deans and administrators during a week-long study tour at the U’s […]
Read MoreAbove: Students enjoy lectures on local ecology in the field during a Honors Health Integrated Minor course in South Africa. Dr. Monisha Pasupathi, Dean of the Honors College at the University of Utah, believes there’s no better way to challenge students’ assumptions about the world than through international experiences. “It really jars you out of […]
Read MoreAnastasia Fynn, Director of ISSS (right), poses with colleagues Debbie Adebunmi (center), and Sylvia Christensen (left) during the International Education Week flag parade in 2022. The joyous event was initiated by Fynn—a new tradition to the U and one Fynn had overseen at her previous institutions. Congratulations to Anastasia Fynn, director of International Student & Scholar Services, as […]
Read MoreThis story originally appeared in @TheU. Nine University of Utah students have been selected as semifinalists for the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, this nationally competitive program supports academic exchanges between the United States and more than 140 countries around the world. Selected […]
Read MoreThis story originally appeared in @TheU. The University of Utah is proud to announce that Eliza Diggins, a senior Honors student double-majoring in physics and applied mathematics, was selected as a finalist for the 2024 Rhodes Scholarship. One of the oldest and most celebrated awards for international study in the world, Rhodes Scholarships provide tuition and […]
Read MorePhoto courtesy Melissa Lira, who participated in an affiliate program in Costa Rica. “How can I afford the expenses associated with a study or internship abroad program?” It’s a smart question, and one most students have. Beyond tuition and direct program costs, students must also anticipate the cost of flights, meals, personal expenses, passport and […]
Read MoreDebating is one of the oldest traditions at the University of Utah, older even than football, dating back to the 1860s. For decades, the university’s John R. Park Debate Society has nurtured generations of young debaters as they squared off in contests of rhetorical skill and verbal jousting. Now the society is providing a forensics venue for […]
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