INSPIRE Art Showcase
Join us for an evening of student and local art for sale, live music, mocktails, and raffle prizes, all in support of the Step Up Fund, which provides financial aid to students in unpaid internships.
Event Categories: Meetups. Community Engagement. Campus Locations: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB). Contact Name: Cameron Vakilian. Contact Email: cameron.vakilian@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, August 7, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
FIRST DAY OF CLASSES | Humanities Happy Hour
Humanities Happy Hour to celebrate the first day of fall semester!
LNCO Plaza at 11 am for free soda!
Event Categories: Meetups. Community Engagement. Campus Locations: Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO). Contact Name: Karen Marsh. Contact Email: karen.marsh@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, August 18, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
Part-Time & On Campus Job Fair
Event Categories: Meetups. Community Engagement. Contact Name: Karen Marsh. Contact Email: karen.marsh@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Plaza Palooza
On August 26, 2025, the whole campus is invited to join in on the fun of the PlazaPalooza at the Mariott Library Plaza.
We've got everything you need to start the semester right: delicious food, awesome activities, and great music!
DATE: August 26, 2025
TIME: 12PM - 3PM
LOCATION: Marriott Library Plaza
Students will get vouchers for FREE food to use at the food trucks! Kick off the school year at PlazaPalooza. This is a FREE event with food, live music, giveaways, and more!
Event Categories: Meetups. Community Engagement. Campus Locations: Marriott Library - J. Willard (M LIB). Contact Name: Karen Marsh. Contact Email: karen.marsh@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, August 26, 2025, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit belong.utah.edu. Identifying Your Strengths
Event Categories: Meetups. Community Engagement. Campus Locations: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB). Contact Name: Cameron Vakilian. Contact Email: cameron.vakilian@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:20 PM.
Meet the TEKs
Event Categories: Meetups. Community Engagement. Campus Locations: Eccles Business Building - Spencer Fox (SFEBB). Contact Name: Cameron Vakilian. Contact Email: cameron.vakilian@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Navigating Career Resources
Event Categories: Meetups. Community Engagement. Campus Locations: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB). Contact Name: Cameron Vakilian. Contact Email: cameron.vakilian@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:20 PM.
The Water Commons: Living Legacies of Utah Waterways
Tanner Humanities Center
A comprehensive symposium dedicated to preserving the vital waterways that sustain life, health, and prosperity throughout Utah.
Water narratives from acclaimed voices including Lisa Bickmore, Utah’s poet laureate; nan seymour, prominent Great Salt Lake advocate; Paisley Rekdal, Director of the University of Utah American West Center; and Leia Larsen, water and land use reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. Researchers will present scholarship and advocacy work, including Jack Schmidt from Utah State University, Greg Smoak from the University of Utah, and Daniel Hernandez from Utah Valley University.
The symposium will conclude with an exclusive screening of Wild Hope: The Shoshone Nation's Quest to Reclaim Bear River, followed by a discussion with Brad Parry, Tribal Council Vice Chairman for Natural Resources, Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation. Local artists will also have artwork on display.
This initiative connects regional water scholars, environmental stewards, and artists while fostering net…
Event Categories: Colloquia. Exhibitions. Films. Lectures. Public Event. Sustainability. Campus Locations: Gould Auditorium (M LIB). Cost: Free. Ticket URL: https://tanner.utah.edu/center-events/water-commons/. Contact Name: Beth James. Contact Phone: 801-581-8473. Contact Email: beth.james@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, September 19, 2025, 8:00 AM – 3:15 PM.
For more info visit tanner.utah.edu. All About Internships
Event Categories: Meetups. Community Engagement. Campus Locations: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB). Contact Name: Cameron Vakilian. Contact Email: cameron.vakilian@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:20 PM.
Daniel Mendelsohn, translator of Homer’s Odyssey
Tanner Humanities Center
Daniel Mendelsohn will discuss his acclaimed new translation of Homer’s Odyssey, published in April 2025 by the University of Chicago Press. His talk will be followed by a conversation with Scott Black, Professor of English and Director of the Tanner Humanities Center.
A book-signing with The King’s English Bookshop will follow the event.
Mendelsohn is Editor-at-large of The New York Review of Books, and author of several influential works, including Ecstasy and Terror: From the Greeks to Game of Thrones (2019) and Three Rings: A Tale of Exile, Narrative, and Fate (2020). His essays and reviews have appeared widely, including in The New Yorker, Esquire, Harper’s, and The New York Times. In 2025, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters, recognizing his significant contributions to literature and criticism.
Event Categories: Lectures. Public Event. Campus Locations: Quinney College of Law - S. J. (LAW). Cost: Free. Ticket URL: https://tanner.utah.edu/center-events/daniel-mendelsohn/. Contact Name: Beth James. Contact Phone: 801-581-8473. Contact Email: beth.james@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 7:00 PM.
For more info visit tanner.utah.edu. 2025 Wilson Lecture: Kelly Lytle Hernandez
History
The Wilson Lecture was created at the University of Utah in 1976 under the auspices of the Tanner Lecture Trust at the request of Obert C. Tanner. Its namesake, O. Meredith Wilson, was a professor of history at the University of Utah and the University of Chicago before going on to serve as President of the University of Oregon, the University of Minnesota, and the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. The Wilson Lecture is the Department of History's prominent annual lecture series. Lecturers are selected each year by committee and cover a variety of historical disciplines.
More information about the 2025 lecture coming soon.
Event Categories: Lectures. Public Event. Campus Locations: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB). Cost: Free. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, September 25, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
For more info visit history.utah.edu. Campus-Wide Internship & Career Fair
Event Categories: Meetups. Community Engagement. Campus Locations: Union - A. Ray Olpin (UNION). Contact Name: Cameron Vakilian. Contact Email: cameron.vakilian@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Networking Practice with Mocktails
Event Categories: Meetups. Community Engagement. Campus Locations: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB). Contact Name: Cameron Vakilian. Contact Email: cameron.vakilian@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:20 PM.
Employer Meet and Greet
Event Categories: Meetups. Community Engagement. Campus Locations: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB). Contact Name: Cameron Vakilian. Contact Email: cameron.vakilian@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:20 PM.
Collab Cafe
Event Categories: Meetups. Community Engagement. Campus Locations: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB). Contact Name: Cameron Vakilian. Contact Email: cameron.vakilian@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:20 PM.
Family Weekend: Humanities Social Hour
Celebrate Family Weekend with Humanities Social Hour!
Event Categories: Meetups. Community Engagement. Contact Name: Karen Marsh. Contact Email: karen.marsh@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 24, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.