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Utah students selected for United States Senate Youth Program

Submitted by David Wells, Senior Web Producer
Friday, January 18th, 2013, 3:38pm

Senators Orrin G. Hatch and Mike Lee have announced the names of the two students who have been selected as delegates to the 51st Annual United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) that will be held March 9 – 16, 2013 in Washington, D.C. Austen Van Burns of Salt Lake City and Arthur Wardle of North Logan were chosen from across the state to be part of the group of 104 student delegates who will attend the program’s 51st annual Washington Week.

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Youth Music Festival to be held January 22-23

Submitted by David Wells, Senior Web Producer
Monday, January 14th, 2013, 12:18pm

SALT LAKE CITY - Utah Chamber Artists, in partnership with Art Works for Kids, the R. Harold Burton Foundation, Target & the Salt Lake City Arts Council, present their fourth annual YOUTH MUSIC FESTIVAL at Libby Gardner Concert Hall on January 22nd and 23rd 2013.

As part of Utah Chamber Artists education program, over 1800 elementary school students from Canyons, Granite & Jordan school districts will participate in concerts performed by Artistic Director Barlow Bradford, Utah Chamber Artists Orchestra, and the Madeleine Choir School.

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Writer Liz Murray to deliver U's commencement address

Submitted by David Wells, Senior Web Producer
Monday, January 14th, 2013, 12:10pm

University of Utah President David W. Pershing and the Board of Trustees announced that Elizabeth “Liz” Murray—a writer and inspirational speaker whose life story “From Homeless to Harvard” has touched millions—will deliver the university’s general commencement address on Thursday, May 2, 2013.

Murray grew up in the Bronx in the 1980s and 90s, a daughter of cocaine-addicted parents, in a home where there were always plenty of drugs, but never enough money or food. By age 15, Murray’s mother had died of HIV, her father left and she was homeless. She lived on the streets, riding the subway all night and eating from dumpsters. But with incredible determination against seemingly impossible odds, Murray finished high school in New York City in just two years, received a scholarship from the New York Times and graduated from Harvard University in June 2009.

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Natural History Museum of Utah to host Holiday Jewelry Trunk Show

Submitted by David Wells, Senior Web Producer
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012, 4:19pm

SALT LAKE CITY –  The Natural History Museum of Utah will show a stunning collection of jewelry, but this time it’s not behind glass, but out in the open and for sale. It’s the popular Annual Holiday Trunk Show sponsored by the Museum Store, Friday Nov. 30 - Sat. Dec. 1 and then again Dec. 7 and 8, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Awarded “Best in the Beehive” by Salt Lake Magazine for most unique jewelry, the Museum Store’s trunk show will feature handmade jewelry items made by six local artists.

“We look forward to hosting our holiday trunk show, because it provides these highly-talented artisans an opportunity to display a large amount of their collections at once and our event provides the community with a wonderful opportunity to find one-of-a kind holiday gifts,” said Suzanne Ruhlman, Museum Store manager. “Gifts purchased from our trunk show will be treasured for years to come.”

Nov. 30 - Dec. 1 includes:

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University of Utah graduate earns first place in Global Entrepreneur Student Awards

Submitted by David Wells, Senior Web Producer
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012, 4:09pm

A recent University of Utah graduate and co-founder of Uptown Cheapskate (uptowncheapskate.com), Chelsea Sloan, was awarded first place in the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards Nov. 19 in New York City.  Sloan, 27, was selected from nearly 2,000 student applicants from around the world.  Sloan is the competition’s first female winner since the awards began in 1998 and will receive $150,000 in cash and in-kind business services from the Entrepreneurs’ Organization to help build her business.
     
Uptown Cheapskate is a retail clothing franchise that buys, sells and trades new and gently-used designer and fashion-forward merchandise for men and women (primarily between the ages of 16 to 35).  Uptown Cheapskate stores’ inventory typically includes shoes, handbags, jewelry, clothing (including designer and high-end jeans) and hats.
    

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Mayor Becker invites residents to schedule one-on-one meetings

Submitted by Will Ermish on Monday, June 25th, 12:17 pm

This is a press release from the Official City Government Website of Salt Lake City

SALT LAKE CITY –Mayor Ralph Becker continues to promote an open-door policy by inviting residents to schedule one-on-one meetings to be held on Wednesday, June 27.  One-on-one meetings with the Mayor are a chance for residents to discuss city-related issues.

The 10-minute meetings will be held from 4 - 6 p.m. in the Mayor’s Conference Room on the third floor (Room 306) of the Salt Lake City & County Building, 451 South State Street. Interested individuals can schedule an appointment for June 27, beginning on Monday, June 18, by calling 801-535-7704 or visiting the Mayor’s Office.

Meeting Guidelines:

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Geology award for University of Utah's Yellowstone expert

Submitted by Meredith Forres... on Monday, June 11th, 1:13 pm
Geology award for University of Utah's Yellowstone expert

The following is a press release from the University of Utah.

June 11, 2012 – The Geological Society of America has given its George P. Woollard Award for outstanding contributions to geophysics to University of Utah geophysicist Robert B. Smith, a world expert on earthquakes and volcanism in the Yellowstone National Park region.

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