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Labor Day

University Observed Holidays Campus Wide Event: Yes. Monday, September 1, 2025.

Economics CAKE Talk: Soumitra Shukla

All are welcome to attend Colloquium for the Advancement of Knowledge in Economics (CAKE) talks sponsored by the Economics Department in the College of Social and Behavioral Science.  Soumitra Shukla will be presenting on "Interviews" Abstract: Interviews allow employers to learn about workers, but do they also enable workers to learn about firms? Using data on hundreds of thousands of interview reports from Glassdoor, we find that candidates for high-paying jobs are 9 percent more likely to reject a job offer if they believe the interview was easy. Easy interviews appear to convey poor "fit'' as those who accept offers after easy interviews are one-half of a standard deviation less satisfied with their jobs and 14 percent less likely to remain with their employer for at least one year. Analysis of interview narratives using a large language model reveals that difficult interviews signal colleague ability and opportunities for skill development, whereas easy interviews convey a nonselective process. Intervi… Room Name/Number: GC 4020. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Friday, October 31, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

National Family Caregivers Month - "Caregiving" Film Screening

National Family Caregivers Month November 3, 2025 | 6:00PM-8:00PM Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) 410 Campus Center Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, FREE EVENT & PARKING Did you know there are over 450,000 adults in Utah providing unpaid caregiving services to their family and friends? Celebrated every November, National Family Caregivers Month, is a time to recognize and honor our family caregivers. Come see and discuss the new PBS documentary by Executive Producer Bradley Cooper called “Caregiving” RSVP FOR THE EVENT. Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA). Campus Wide Event: Yes. Monday, November 3, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.

Thanksgiving

University Observed Holidays Campus Wide Event: Yes. Thursday, November 27, 2025.

Day After Thanksgiving

University Observed Holidays Campus Wide Event: Yes. Friday, November 28, 2025.