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Dear Neighbor,
Join us in welcoming SUU’s newest flock of T-Birds back to Cedar City. Classes begin on Wednesday, Aug 30 with freshmen beginning their college experience at Thunder U on the 28th. More than 1,100 SUU employees live and work in Cedar City making SUU Iron County’s largest employer. Our university is deeply connected to our community and we are launching this community newsletter as a way to keep you informed about what is happening on our campus. This increased communications effort was suggested by our Community Advisory Board (CAB), a dedicated group of friends and neighbors who serve as a link between campus and community. I wish to thank them for joining me in bringing campus and community together as #TBirdNation.
CAB Members Include:
- President Mindy Benson (Co-chair, Cedar City)
- Tom Higbee (Co-chair, Cedar City)
- Joe Burgess (Cedar City)
- Mayor Geoffrey Chesnut (Enoch)
- Mayor Garth Green (Cedar City)
- Kimber Heaton (Cedar City)
- Bill Heyborne (SUU Academics)
- Donna Law (SUU Community Relations)
- Gayle Pollock (Tropic)
- Mark Russell (Murray)
- Marilee Stowell (Parowan)
- David Tebbs (Bryce Canyon City)
- Georgia Beth Thompson (SUU Emeriti)
- Carolyn White (Beaver)
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Join Us for Homecoming!
September 18-23
Forever Red Sept. 22nd, 8-11:30 p. m.
Parade Sept. 23, 10-11:30 a. m., University Blvd
Football game Sept. 23 @ 6 p. m. vs Western Illinois
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SUU STEM Center:
Free high quality STEM experiences and instruction for all K-12 students!
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SUMA Family Events:
- Create Playdate - Each month on the 2nd and 4th Fridays at 10 a. m.
- Family Day at SUMA - Sept. 16, 1-4 p. m.
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Fireworks:
SUU will have fireworks at the Forever Red celebration on Sept. 22 at approximately 10 p. m.
Construction:
Parking lot 11 (west of the Eccles Coliseum) is currently being renovated and will reopen on Sept. 23.
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9/11 Day of Service
SUU’s Community Engagement Center is a hub for community service. Each year the CEC creates dozens of opportunities for students to serve. We kick off the year on Sept.11, a National Day of Service, with Bread & Soup Nite where we will make 1,200 blankets for Iron County Holiday Assistance. Join us from 5-7 p. m. in the SUU Ballroom by bringing $3 or $1 in addition to a non-perishable food item for the Hope Panty. We are also collecting children’s coats and shoes in good condition.
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We are kicking off the school year with a promising athletic season. Join us for our 75 home athletic events this season, beginning with the Homecoming football game on Sept. 23 at 6 p. m. | |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream, 2023 | |
Utah Shakespeare Festival
| The 62nd Festival season runs through Oct. 7. Three of the shows close on Sept. 9, so be sure to take advantage of the many local discounts the Festival generously offers including half price tickets on the day of a show or the Iron County Pass - eight shows for $200. Join us at the Festival, bring your family, bring your friends. #believe | | |
SUU/ Southwest Tech Community Education Programs
Take a community class in your pursuit for knowledge, self-improvement, or personal enrichment. Our programs promises to engage you as you interact with others and with the world around you. Based on the interests in our community, we offer a variety of courses in topics such as photography, cooking, business, computers, languages, gardening, music, and so much more.
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SUU College of Performing and Visual Arts Events
SUU offers a wealth of experiences for you and your family. From music and the visual arts to theatre and dance, there is much joy to be found through more than 100 performances, lectures, presentations and exhibitions each year. Ticketed events are reasonably priced for community participation. Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night runs Sept. 29 through Oct. 7 in the Engelstad Theatre.
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A.P.E.X. - Journalist Nate Schweber
SUU's premier weekly lecture series will begin on Sept. 14 at 11:30 a.m. in the Gilbert Great Hall in the Hunter Alumni Center. Schweber will be speaking about his book: This America of Ours: Bernard and Avis DeVoto and the Forgotten Fight to Save the Wild. Parking is available at the northwest corner of 300 W and University Blvd.
For more information check out the event details or the speaker's bio.
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SUU Special Collections Exhibit on Southern Utah's Railroad History -
Now through December 2023
Visit Special Collections on the first floor of the SUU Gerald R. Sherratt Library to see the temporary exhibit entitled The Iron Horse Comes to Iron County. The art and artifacts in the exhibit were curated by Special Collections staff with the aid of senior history student Keith Wilson. Special Collections hours are Mon - Fri, 1-4 p. m.
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Image: Jimmie Jones, Autumn Cottonwood in Zion Canyon, 2009, Oil, 54 x 67 in. |
SUMA Exhibits Through Sept. 23
Four unique exhibits run through Sept. 23, Mon - Sat. 10 a. m. through 8 p. m. Don't miss Lennart Anderson: A Retrospective, A Dream Deferred: New Perspectives on Black Experience, YOU MADE OUR REALITY INTO A GAME?!?!, and Reaching for the Sky - an exhibit celebrating trees in the work of Jimmie Jones and other artists.
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Southwest Astronomy Festival: Sept. 15 - 17
Cedar Breaks National Monument is collaborating with SUU's Ashcroft Observatory, SUMA, Cedar City Library, and many other local organizations to host hands-on astronomy events for the whole family!
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Wear Red With Us!
SUU has many rich traditions, 50 of which are highlighted in the Tradition Keeper program. These include walking under the Carter Carillon Bell Tower at the start of freshman year, attending Cedar City's Festivals - including the Sheep Parade, visiting our beautiful national parks, and wearing red on Fridays. We invite you to join us in celebrating Cedar City and SUU by exploring our town, county, and campus, and wearing SUU red on Fridays!
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