The Intersection

The November 2022 College of Science Faculty & Staff Newsletter

Inquiring minds of all ages are invited to enjoy non-stop science demonstration fun at 7 p.m. in the Eccles Science Learning Center Emert Auditorium (ESLC 130). This year’s theme is “Resonance,” and admission is free.

All are invited to view the night sky for the USU Observatory telescope on the roof of the SER Building from 7-9 p.m. Admission is free. Important note: Please visit observatory.usu.edu before arrival, as the gathering will be cancelled in the event of cloudy or inclement weather.

USU’s Office of Research hosts a celebration of undergrad research posters and presentations in the Merrill-Cazier Library from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. All are welcome–come out and support our undergrad researchers!

Science Unwrapped, the college’s public outreach program, takes a winter break and resumes Friday, Jan. 20 with “Predicting Snowmageddon: Using Data Science to Design Against Disaster” with USU statistician Brennan Bean at 7 p.m. in ESLC 130. All are welcome to this free event. 

Learn about opportunities offered through the USU Provost Office’s program to promote teaching excellence. Resources are available to all USU instructors, regardless of role statement or location.

USU students are saving money and benefiting from use of open educational resources (OER) –Thank you, College of Science Faculty, for your efforts in making these tools available. 

No need to re-invent the wheel! USU’s University Marketing and Communications Office offers attractive, effective, university brand-compliant poster templates (and templates for other communications materials) to aid you and your students’ communications efforts.

A big “thank you” to our college’s student-led Science Council, headed by Science Senator Gabriella Cale and Council President Mason Francis, on a very successful Science Week Oct. 31-Nov. 4. The council plans additional activities during the remainder of the academic year. Watch for announcements on our website, in social media and on the university calendar.

All USU employees driving university vehicles must complete State of Utah Defensive Driving Training before operating state-owned vehicles. The training, which takes about 30 minutes, can be completed online on USU’s Institutional Learning System.

Best wishes for a fun and rejuvenating holiday.  

November 18

• USU Physics November Demo Show @ 7:00 pm

November 24 - 25

• Thanksgiving Holiday. Campus closed on Friday.

December 2

• USU Observatory Public Viewing Night @ 7:00 pm

December 5

• Geo Speaker Series: Graduate Students @ 3:30 pm

December 5 - 9

• No Test Week

December 9

• Last Day of Classes

December 12 - 16

• Final Examinations

December 23 - 27

• Christmas Break. USU will be closed.

December 30 - 2

• Holiday Break. USU will be closed.

January 9

• First Day of Spring 2023 Semester

January 16

• Martin Luther King Jr. Day. USU closed.

January 20

• Science Unwrapped: Predicting Snowmageddon @ 7:00 pm

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