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Grant Funding Summer Workshop (Health Campus)

Boost your grant funding search and proposal writing skills at this one-day summer workshop presented by the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR) and University Libraries. Two sessions are offered: (1) Thursday, May 14 (on health campus); or (2) Monday, May 18 (on main campus)—both from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm (lunch provided). Open to all UU faculty, researchers, and staff. RSVP by May 10 by emailing jenna.taylor@utah.edu. Agenda: - 9:30 am: Introductions & Overview - 9:45 am: Funding Search Training - 11:15 am: Activity & Discussion - 12:00 pm: Lunch (provided) + Networking - 12:30 pm: Proposal Writing Training - 2:00 pm: Activity & Discussion - 3:00 pm: Adjourn Details: - Who: All UU faculty, researchers, and staff are welcome (sorry, not open to students) - Date: Thursday, May 14 (on health campus) OR (2) Monday, May 18 (on main campus) - Time: 9:30 am to 3:00 pm (lunch provided) - Location: TBA (details provided after RSVP) - RSVP Deadline: May 10 (required, space is limited) - RSVP/Question… Event Categories: Workshops & Training. Cost: Free and open to faculty, researchers, staff (sorry, no students!). Contact Name: Jenna Taylor. Contact Email: jenna.taylor@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Thursday, May 14, 2026, 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM.

Third Saturday for families: Flores de Papel

April showers bring May flowers! Visit the Utah Museum of Fine Arts in Salt Lake City for a free family activity. Admission to the Museum is free every third Saturday of the month, and there is always an art-making activity for the whole family. This Third Saturday, try your hand at creating beautiful paper flowers! This past Fall, the Museum unveiled new galleries celebrating the Mexican, Central and South American Art. Explore the art on view in these galleries and experience colorful art made by artists from a range of places and times, from ancient Maya to contemporary Mexico. Then join us in the classroom to make colorful traditional paper flowers that can decorate your home or yourself! Event Categories: U Arts Pass. Kids/Family. Public Event. Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA). Cost: Free. Ticket URL: https://umfa.utah.edu/event/third-saturday-for-families-flores-de-papel/. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Saturday, May 16, 2026, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM. For more info visit umfa.utah.edu.

Grant Funding Summer Workshop (Main Campus)

Boost your grant funding search and proposal writing skills at this one-day summer workshop presented by the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR) and University Libraries. Two sessions are offered: (1) Thursday, May 14 (on health campus); or (2) Monday, May 18 (on main campus)—both from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm (lunch provided). Open to all UU faculty, researchers, and staff. RSVP by May 10 by emailing jenna.taylor@utah.edu. Agenda: - 9:30 am: Introductions & Overview - 9:45 am: Funding Search Training - 11:15 am: Activity & Discussion - 12:00 pm: Lunch (provided) + Networking - 12:30 pm: Proposal Writing Training - 2:00 pm: Activity & Discussion - 3:00 pm: Adjourn Details: - Who: All UU faculty, researchers, and staff are welcome (sorry, not open to students) - Date: Thursday, May 14 (on health campus) OR (2) Monday, May 18 (on main campus) - Time: 9:30 am to 3:00 pm (lunch provided) - Location: TBA (details provided after RSVP) - RSVP Deadline: May 10 (required, space is limited) - RSVP/Question… Event Categories: Workshops & Training. Cost: Free and open to faculty, researchers, staff (sorry, no students!). Contact Name: Jenna Taylor. Contact Email: jenna.taylor@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Monday, May 18, 2026, 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM.

Chamber Music Society of SLC: Sandbox Percussion & 60th Annual Meeting [U Arts Pass Event]

School of Music Program: David Crowell – Point Reyes Christopher Cerrone – Ode to Joy Michael Torke – Bloom 3 Andy Akiho – Pillar V (from Seven Pillars) Gabriella Smith – FIVE Julius Eastman – Joy Boy Viet Cuong – Next Week's Trees. Event Categories: Music. U Arts Pass. Campus Locations: Libby Gardner Concert Hall (DGH). Cost: Adult - $35; U Arts Pass Event: U of U Students - Free w/current ID; Students <18 – $10. Ticket URL: https://purchase.utahpresents.org/ChooseSeats/167601. Contact Name: School of Music. Contact Phone: 8015816762. Contact Email: events@music.utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM. For more info visit cmsofslc.org.

GSLC 30th Anniversary Gala - A Fundraising Concert to Support the Future of Free Science Education and Honor Dr. Louisa Stark with Utah Medical Orchestra Performance

School of Music The University of Utah’s Genetic Science Learning Center (GSLC) will host a public fundraising concert on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at Libby Gardner Concert Hall to support and expand the free science education resources it provides to millions of students, teachers, and lifelong learners.  The 7 p.m. concert will feature the Utah Medical Orchestra performing original compositions from the Center’s popular multimedia science education materials, along with distinguished speakers and special musical guests. Before the concert, attendees can enjoy a 5 p.m. reception featuring engaging hands-on science experiences and a science art exhibit. The event will also honor the retirement of longtime director Dr. Louisa Stark, whose leadership helped shape the Center’s far-reaching impact in science education. It will also formally announce the Center’s new name — The Stark Science Learning Center (SSLC) — in recognition of Dr. Stark’s extraordinary contributions to the Center. Tickets are now available at sslc.utah.edu/g… Event Categories: Music. Campus Locations: Libby Gardner Concert Hall (DGH). Cost: $35 General Admission; $20 Students and ages 18 and under (no children under 5 admitted); $100–$500 VIP and group seating available. Ticket URL: http://sslc.utah.edu/gala. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Saturday, May 23, 2026, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM.

Once Upon an Art Museum

Looking for a free family activity in Salt Lake City? Admission to the Utah Museum of Fine Arts is always free every first Wednesday of the month, and now the day is extra special. Bring your youngest art appreciators to the UMFA for storytime, fine art, and hands-on activities in the galleries!  Gather in the Museum lobby and follow arts educators into the galleries to explore unique works of art, read a story, and create a simple, kid-friendly art project inspired by the art on view and the story! There will be new stories and activities every month, so we hope you’ll join us for a new “once upon a time” every first Wednesday. H. Jerome Epstein, Young boy reading a comic book, undated, gelatin silver print, Purchased with funds from Dr. James E. and Debra Pearl for the Dr. James E. and Debra Pearl photograph collection, UMFA1999.49.21. Event Categories: U Arts Pass. Kids/Family. Public Event. Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA). Cost: Free. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM. For more info visit umfa.utah.edu.

Building Trust, Imagining Futures: Facilitation workshop with Michael Rohd (day 1 of 3)

America in 2026 is dangerously low on trust; talking with strangers has never felt so fraught. This course, series is led by Michael Rohd, a faculty member at University of Montana offered on June 11-13) on the University of Utah Campus invites you to strengthen your capacity to hold space for trust, dialogue, and change. Whether you are starting out as a facilitator or have been leading conversations and group process for years, this course equips you with tools to design and shape experience, help groups productively accomplish goals, and move through difficult moments when they arise. This workshop is open to the public and made for people who facilitate, teach, lead, direct, guide or host in classroom, arts, public engagement, community meeting, organizational, municipal or team contexts. If you do the work of facilitating groups and projects, of imagining possibility, you are making opportunities for connection, and you are stewarding hope. You are doing the hard work of building trust. The course is… Event Categories: Workshops & Training. Campus Locations: Eccles Business Building - Spencer Fox (SFEBB). Room Name/Number: 5160 A & B. Cost: $200. Ticket URL: https://michaelrohd.com/summer-2026-facilitation-workshops/. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Thursday, June 11, 2026, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit theatre.utah.edu.

Building Trust, Imagining Futures: Facilitation workshop with Michael Rohd (day 2 of 3)

America in 2026 is dangerously low on trust; talking with strangers has never felt so fraught. This course, series is led by Michael Rohd, a faculty member at University of Montana offered on June 11-13) on the University of Utah Campus invites you to strengthen your capacity to hold space for trust, dialogue, and change. Whether you are starting out as a facilitator or have been leading conversations and group process for years, this course equips you with tools to design and shape experience, help groups productively accomplish goals, and move through difficult moments when they arise. This workshop is open to the public and made for people who facilitate, teach, lead, direct, guide or host in classroom, arts, public engagement, community meeting, organizational, municipal or team contexts. If you do the work of facilitating groups and projects, of imagining possibility, you are making opportunities for connection, and you are stewarding hope. You are doing the hard work of building trust. The course is… Event Categories: Workshops & Training. Campus Locations: Eccles Business Building - Spencer Fox (SFEBB). Room Name/Number: 5160 A & B. Cost: $200. Ticket URL: https://michaelrohd.com/summer-2026-facilitation-workshops/. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Friday, June 12, 2026, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit theatre.utah.edu.

Building Trust, Imagining Futures: Facilitation workshop with Michael Rohd (day 3 of 3)

America in 2026 is dangerously low on trust; talking with strangers has never felt so fraught. This course, series is led by Michael Rohd, a faculty member at University of Montana offered on June 11-13) on the University of Utah Campus invites you to strengthen your capacity to hold space for trust, dialogue, and change. Whether you are starting out as a facilitator or have been leading conversations and group process for years, this course equips you with tools to design and shape experience, help groups productively accomplish goals, and move through difficult moments when they arise. This workshop is open to the public and made for people who facilitate, teach, lead, direct, guide or host in classroom, arts, public engagement, community meeting, organizational, municipal or team contexts. If you do the work of facilitating groups and projects, of imagining possibility, you are making opportunities for connection, and you are stewarding hope. You are doing the hard work of building trust. The course is… Event Categories: Workshops & Training. Campus Locations: Eccles Business Building - Spencer Fox (SFEBB). Room Name/Number: 5160 A & B. Cost: $200. Ticket URL: https://michaelrohd.com/summer-2026-facilitation-workshops/. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Saturday, June 13, 2026, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit theatre.utah.edu.