Continuum

Three former Utah players make history with the NFL’s Miami Dolphins.

U alum John Bennion’s Bryant Scholarship Project nurtures refugee students’ dreams and hopes.

The U has a firm strategy for navigating the challenges
of big-time college sports.

A new museum building opens a window on Utah’s natural history.

U of U search committee faces a challenging environment in finding a new president. Broad administrative and management experience. A proven record of administrative and scholarly achievement in higher education. Experience and success in fundraising. Leadership qualities essential for the administration of a large, culturally diverse, and complex academic and research institution. An earned doctoral degree is strongly […]

How academic and athletic success made Utah a player with other elite universities in the West. (The first in a two-part series on the University of Utah joining the Pac-12. Next issue, we explore some of the money concerns around the U’s entry into the conference.) ~As Utah fans converged upon the state Capitol steps […]

A new state-of-the-art building brings nursing students into the 21st century. ~In 1863, when Florence Nightingale journeyed to the Crimea to nurse injured British soldiers fighting the war there, she was appalled at the deplorable conditions in which her patients languished. “The hospitals were dark, the windows were wet and dark—it was really a breeding […]

Water, sustainability, creativity, inspiration: The U of U’s multifaceted field center. ~It should be about a 75-minute drive from Moab, but by the time you reach the small “Rio Mesa” sign, you have already stopped several times to look at jaw-dropping scenery that includes fluffy pink, chocolate swirled, whipped cream-topped rocks as big as buildings. The […]

Action, preaching, and speech: How far should the First Amendment go? ~The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution has been the subject of heated debate recently, with controversies arising over whether, and to what extent, certain types of speech and expression—from flag-burning and public protest to “hate speech” and “fiery rhetoric”—should be protected. Continuum sat […]

Five innovations at the U that may significantly impact their respective fields. ~The Foundry: Entrepreneurs are made, not born: What is The Foundry? It isn’t an incubator, although it has helped give birth to 22 companies. It isn’t an economic development agency, although as of December 2010 those 22 companies had created 19 full-time jobs […]

A new student-centered initiative seeks to invigorate the educational mission of the U. ~In the last five years, the University of Utah has become one of the top 30 public research universities in the country. It has recently overtaken MIT as number one in the nation in spawning new commercial ventures, and both a current […]

Pioneer Theatre Company’s skilled craftspeople have more than a few tricks up their sleeves. ~ Pioneer Theatre Company (PTC), the U’s resident professional theater, has been exciting, educating, and entertaining audiences for almost 50 years. This year, PTC kicked off its season in September with Shakespeare’s Hamlet. When the curtain opened, the efforts of a […]

UNP/Hartland works to weave the diverse cultures of Salt Lake City into the University fabric. ~ We all know the image of Ivory Towers—universities as places of esoteric knowledge, havens for the elite, separated from the real-world affairs of ordinary people.But we also know our society itself isn’t like that. It’s increasingly nonhomogenous. It’s multicultural. It’s […]

From spirituality to scholarship, Professor Kathryn Stockton asks difficult questions—and sometimes finds unexpected answers. No one would confuse the road to Salt Lake City with the one to Damascus. But for Kathryn Bond Stockton, the journey that brought her from a nearly ordained Episcopal priest to professor of English, celebrated queer theorist, and director of […]