80-657: The University of Utah Circle , also known as Presidents Circle , is located on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City , Utah , United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 as a historic district . In 1900 the University of Utah moved to the current east-bench campus on land that used to belong to Fort Douglas . The four original buildings, which are currently known as
160-709: A 180-room campus hotel and conference center. The University of Utah Asia Campus opened as an international branch campus in the Incheon Global Campus in Songdo , Incheon , South Korea in 2014. Three other European and American universities are also participating. The Asia Campus was funded by the South Korean government. In 2015, the university helped open the Ensign College of Public Health in Kpong, Ghana. In 2019,
240-577: A 330-kilowatt system on the rooftop of the Natural History Museum of Utah and a 262-kilowatt system at the HPER East building. The combined arrays annually produce 1,096,340 kilowatt hours, and are supported by a student fee sustainability program established in 2008. On November 1, 2019, the university entered into a renewable energy partnership with Rocky Mountain Power and Cyrq Energy which allows
320-460: A conference without an automatic Bowl Championship Series (BCS) bid to go to a BCS bowl game. The team ended its perfect 12–0 season ranked 4th in AP polling. 2008–2009 was another undefeated year for the football team, coached by Kyle Whittingham , as they finished the season 13–0 and defeated Alabama 31–17 in the 2009 Sugar Bowl . Utah finished the season 2nd in AP polling, their highest rank ever. At
400-567: A farmers market, and student groups, as well as a branch of the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective . Sustainability and transportation are also a large part of the university's campus master plan. The Sustainable Endowments Institute gave the university a "B+" in its College Sustainability Report Card 2011, with A's for climate change and energy , food and recycling, student involvement, and transportation. The expanded recycling program launched on July 1, 2007. Since its launch,
480-550: A federal Indian agent in California, as a delegation to the interim government of California , then situated in the temporary capital of the coastal ocean town of Monterey . The delegates sought to call a new statehood constitutional convention and include Deseret in the new state so as to settle the slavery question throughout the vast territory acquired from Mexico. However, the newly elected first Governor of California , Peter H. Burnett (1807–1895, served 1849–1851), rejected
560-480: A forum for political theorists to share their newest theoretical work, and is home to the Hinckley Institute of Politics , which places more than 350 students every year in local, state, national, and global internships. The university's Turkish Studies Program, funded by Turkish Coalition of America and headed by M. Hakan Yavuz , has been criticized for promoting Armenian genocide denial . Nevertheless,
640-516: A group of church elders formed a convention in the capital town of Salt Lake City, where they quickly drafted and adopted a state constitution on March 6, 1849. It was based on that of Iowa , where the Mormons had passed through and some had temporarily settled. The bicameral state legislature had 17 senators in its upper chamber and 35 representatives, in the lower chamber, all free white male citizens. The state government also had an elected governor,
720-574: A housing complex for the Olympic and Paralympic athletes, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies. Multiple large improvements were made to the university prior to the events, including extensive renovations to the Rice-Eccles Stadium , a light rail line leading to downtown Salt Lake City, a new student center known as the Heritage Center, an array of new student housing, and what is now
800-408: A lieutenant governor, and a supreme court with judges / justices. The state constitution was silent however on the burning political / social / economic issue ripping the nation apart in the 1850s on the matter of slavery . The state constitution went into effect on May 10. They sent the legislative records and constitution back east to Iowa for printing, because no printing press existed in
880-472: A low of 3,418 during the last year of World War II, but A. Ray Olpin made substantial additions to campus following the war, and enrollment reached 12,000 by the time he retired in 1964. Growth continued in the following decades as the university developed into a research center for fields such as computer science and medicine. During the 2002 Winter Olympics , the university hosted the Olympic Village,
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#1732855267069960-532: A new structure and has started as a debt-free program. The new school enrolled its first students for the fall semester of 2013 and averages the same cost as the university's medical school tuition. The S.J. Quinney College of Law , founded in 1913, was the only law school in Utah until the 1970s. The law school was ranked the #28 best law school in the country in the 2024 U.S. News "Best Law Schools" rankings. The University of Utah ( University of Utah Hospital ) has
1040-508: A portion of the northern section of the earlier proposed state Deseret. The Representatives and Senators in the Congress decided that the question of whether slavery would be allowed in the newly erected territory would be decided by voting referendum of the territory's residents. On February 3, 1851, Brigham Young was inaugurated as the first governor of the Utah Territory. On April 4, 1851,
1120-623: A second huge state (after the experience, controversy and debates about boundaries of five years earlier with the admission of the Republic of Texas as the 28th state of the American Union in 1846 ). Those delegates for California advocating retention of all of the Centralist Republic of Mexico 's former province along the Pacific Ocean coast of Alta California (Upper California), from
1200-401: A territory, and sent John Milton Bernhisel (1799–1881), to the national capital at Washington, D.C. , with the petition for territorial status. Realizing that California and New Mexico were applying for admission as states, President Young changed his mind and decided to petition for statehood. Realizing that they did not have time to follow the usual steps towards statehood , Young and
1280-549: Is "Utah Man" , commonly played at athletic games and other university events. In 1996, Swoop was introduced as the new mascot of the University of Utah. Because of relationships with the local Ute Indians, Utah adopted a new mascot. While still known as the Utes, Utah is now represented by the Red-tailed Hawk known for the use of his tail feathers in Ute head-dresses, and said he "Reflects
1360-519: Is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". According to the National Science Foundation , the university received $ 670 million in research and development funding in 2022, ranking it 47th in the nation. The university's health care system includes four hospitals, including the University of Utah Hospital and Huntsman Cancer Institute , along with twelve community clinics and specialty centers such as
1440-608: Is a loop of buildings named after past university presidents with a courtyard in the center. Major libraries on lower campus include the J. Willard Marriott Library and the S.J. Quinney Law Library . The primary student activity center is the A. Ray Olpin University Union, and campus fitness centers include the Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Complex (HPER) and the Eccles Student Life Center. Lower campus
1520-546: Is also home to most public venues, such as the Rice-Eccles Stadium , the Jon M. Huntsman Center , and the Utah Museum of Fine Arts , a museum with rotating exhibitions and a permanent collection of American, European, African, and Asian art. Venues for performing arts include Kingsbury Hall , used for touring companies and concerts, Pioneer Memorial Theatre, used by the professional Pioneer Theatre Company , David P. Gardner Hall, used by
1600-672: Is home to the Genetic Science Learning Center, a resource which educates the public about genetics through its website. The University of Utah was one of the original four nodes of ARPANET , the world's first packet-switched network and embryo of the current worldwide Internet. The School of Computing produced many of the early pioneers in computer science and graphics , including Turing Award winner Alan Kay , Pixar founder Ed Catmull , Atari founder Nolan Bushnell , and Adobe founder John Warnock . Notable innovations of computer science faculty and alumni include
1680-601: Is the flagship university of the Utah System of Higher Education . As of fall 2023, there were 26,827 undergraduate students and 8,409 graduate students, for an enrollment total of 35,236, making it the second-largest public university in Utah. Graduate studies include the S.J. Quinney College of Law and the School of Medicine , Utah's first medical school . It is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU) and
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#17328552670691760-427: Is the university's newest college, with its first graduating class in 2018. The University operates on a semester calendar with the rest of the Utah higher education system. Undergraduate tuition and fees for 2015–2016 were $ 8,240 for Utah residents (about 325% the cost of tuition and fees in 2000, $ 2,534 for 13 credit hours per semester, 2 semesters), and $ 26,180 for non-residents per 12-credit-hour semester. For
1840-593: The Mexican Cession of their northwestern territories in the negotiated peace treaty following the defeat in the Mexican–American War of 1846 - 1849 recently concluded. It resulted in extensive lands acquired in the current Southwestern United States . With congressional action regarding Upper California's boundaries and status soon approaching, the provisional government to the east of Deseret sent Mormon apostle Amasa Lyman (1813–1877), and John Wilson,
1920-495: The 1840s with the famous Oregon Trail . Planners utilized "a map drawn by cartographer Charles Preuss (1803-1854), and published by order of the United States Senate in 1848 ." This map was drawn by Preuss, based on survey data from famous military officer and Western explorer John C. Frémont (1813–1890), and published in 1848. Since the proposal encompassed lands largely considered inhospitable for cultivation, it
2000-720: The Central Pacific Railroad heading east from the Pacific Ocean coast and Sacramento, California to the Rocky Mountains to link up with the Union Pacific Railroad driving westward from Missouri and Nebraska . The legendary driving of the famous golden spike just 66 miles northeast from the Great Salt Lake, completed the first transcontinental railroad across North America at Promontory Summit in
2080-595: The Great Basin at the time. They then sent a second messenger with a copy of the state's formal records and constitution to meet up with Bernhisel in Washington, D.C., and to petition for statehood rather than territorial status. The provisional state encompassed most of the territory that had been acquired from Mexico the previous year as the Mexican Cession . The Territory of Deseret would have comprised roughly all
2160-634: The Huntsman Cancer Institute , the Moran Eye Center , and the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library. South of the health sciences complex, several university residence halls and apartments are clustered together near Fort Douglas and the Heritage Center, which serves as a student center and cafeteria for this area. In addition, there are 1,115 university apartments for students, staff, and faculty across three apartment complexes on campus. At
2240-584: The Moran Eye Center . The university's athletic teams, the Utes , participate in NCAA Division I athletics ( FBS for football) as a member of the Big 12 Conference . Twenty-two Rhodes Scholars , four Nobel Prize winners , three Turing Award winners, eight MacArthur Fellows , various Pulitzer Prize winners, two astronauts, Gates Cambridge Scholars , and Churchill Scholars have been affiliated with
2320-642: The New York Institute of Technology . Present graphics research is focused on biomedical applications for visualization , scientific computing , and image analysis at the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute . In March 2012, the university received unanimous approval from the board of trustees to create a new academic college, the School of Dentistry, which is the university's first new college in sixty years. The new school has received funding for
2400-659: The Utah Board of Higher Education (previously the Utah State Board of Regents) whose chief executive officer is the Commissioner of Higher Education. The chief executive officer of the University of Utah is the president, who reports to the Board of Higher Education and, with the approval of the trustees, submits budgets, tuition adjustments, and academic program plans, appoints faculty, and develops policy initiatives. Subject to
2480-528: The Utes , though some teams have an additional nickname, such as "Runnin' Utes" for the men's basketball team. The university participates in the NCAA 's Division I ( FBS for football) as part of the Big 12 Conference . There is a fierce BYU–Utah rivalry , and the Utah–BYU football game , traditionally the season finale, has been called the "Holy War" by national broadcasting commentators. The university fight song
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2560-540: The state of Utah and the University of Utah (as a state entity), recognize the historical events of 1915 as the Armenian genocide". The university has 9 men's and 11 women's varsity teams. Athletic teams include men's baseball, basketball, football, golf, hockey, lacrosse, skiing, swimming/diving, and tennis and women's basketball, cross country, gymnastics, skiing, soccer, softball, swimming/diving, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. The school's sports teams are called
2640-545: The western Rocky Mountains ) argued that the Mormons were unrepresented at the constitutional convention, culturally different, and apparently planning themselves to be applying for their own territorial government to be formed further to the east They also argued that the Great Salt Lake was too far away for a single territorial or state government to be practical and that the American Congress would not agree to such
2720-586: The 1944 and 1947 teams. He also went on to help the Minneapolis Lakers win NBA Championships in 1949 and 1951. Wat Misaka , the first person of Asian descent to play in the NBA, also played for Utah during this era. Utah basketball rose again to national prominence when head coach Rick Majerus took his team, including guard Andre Miller , combo forward Hanno Möttölä , and post player Michael Doleac , to
2800-597: The 9th member, and the President of the Associated Students of the University of Utah (ASUU) serves as the 10th member. The 8 appointed members serve for four-year terms, four expiring on June 30 of each odd-numbered year. The two ex officio members serve for the terms of their respective offices. The University of Utah and the other public colleges and universities of the Utah System of Higher Education are governed by
2880-763: The Board of Trustees, the university faculty have authority to legislate on matters of educational policy via the Academic Senate . The Senate is composed of 100 faculty members proportionally representing and elected by their respective colleges, 2 elected deans , and 18 students from the ASUU, one from each college and the ASUU president. The Senate also includes the University President , Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs , Senior Vice President for Health Sciences, and all non-elected deans as ex officio members who may debate and present motions but do not vote. Much of
2960-492: The Class of 2023 (enrolling Fall 2019), Utah received 24,404 applications and accepted 15,159 (62%), with 4,249 enrolling. The middle 50% range of SAT scores for enrolling freshmen was 572.5-680 for evidence-based reading and writing, 570-700 for math, and 1150-1370 for the composite. The middle 50% ACT score range was 22-28 for math, 21-31 for English, and 22-29 for the composite. The average high school grade point average ( GPA )
3040-557: The General Assembly of Deseret passed a resolution to dissolve the state. On October 4, 1851, the Utah territorial legislature voted to re-enact the laws and ordinances of the state of Deseret. After the establishment of the Utah Territory, the Latter-day Saints did not relinquish the idea of a "State of Deseret". From 1862 to 1870, a group of Mormon elders under Young's leadership met as a shadow government after each session of
3120-857: The John Widtsoe Building, the LeRoy Cowles Building, the Alfred Emery Building, and the James Talmage Building were built on what is now University of Utah circle. 2024 pro-Palestinian encampment The circle was the site of one of manny pro-Palestinian encampments that occurred in response to the Israel-Hamas war . The district is composed of the following eight buildings , which are all named after former University of Utah Presidents and located along University Circle: University of Utah The University of Utah (
3200-679: The LDS Church (the Mormon pioneers ) settled in the Salt Lake Valley near the Great Salt Lake in 1847 (then part of the Centralist Republic of Mexico ), they wished to set up a government that would be recognized by their home country back east of the United States. Initially, second L.D.S. church president Brigham Young (1801–1877, served 1847–1877), intended to apply for status as
3280-517: The Mormons or Salt Lake a number of times along with the continuing and intensifying North–South political and social / economic conflict over the extension of slavery into the western territories of the United States .. Advocates of smaller boundaries to be laid out for the new 31st state to the east (such as the longitude meridian line of 116° west or the crest of the Sierra Nevada range of
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3360-471: The NCAA Final Four in 1998 . After eliminating North Carolina to advance to the final round, Utah lost the championship game to Kentucky , 78–69. In 2004–2005, the football team, coached by Urban Meyer and quarterbacked by Alex Smith , along with defensive great Eric Weddle , went 11–0 during the regular season and defeated Pittsburgh 35–7 in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl , becoming the first team from
3440-460: The School of Music and for musical performances, and the Marriott Center for Dance. Red Butte Garden , with formal gardens and natural areas, as well as the new site of the Utah Museum of Natural History , is located on the far east side of campus. The health sciences complex, at the northeast end of campus, includes the University of Utah Medical Center , Primary Children's Medical Center ,
3520-487: The U , U of U , or simply Utah ) is a public research university in Salt Lake City , Utah , United States. It was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret , 25 years before Brigham Young University and making it Utah's oldest institution of higher education. The university received its current name in 1892, four years before Utah attained statehood, and moved to its current location in 1900. It
3600-596: The University of Utah." The University of Utah provides student housing in a 34-building housing complex on campus. The complex consists of nine housing areas: Chapel Glen, Gateway Heights, Sage Point, Officer's Circle, Benchmark Plaza, Shoreline Ridge, the Donna Garff Marriott Honors Residential Scholars Community (MHC for short), the Lassonde Studios, and Kahlert Village. The MHC is a dormitory strictly for honors students and
3680-538: The University's jurisdiction. It also provides recommendations for the University to work with external entities such as UDOT, UTA, and Salt Lake City to improve bicycling conditions in locations that are important to the campus environment, but which are not under the University's direct control. Sustainability efforts include a permanent sustainability office, a campus cogeneration plant, building upgrades and energy efficient building standards, behavior modification programs, purchasing local produce for campus dining,
3760-597: The Utah Territory in May 1869 , two decades after its establishment. Prior to the establishment of Utah Territory, in the absence of other authority, the provisional government of Deseret became the de facto government of the Great Basin. Three sessions of its General Assembly, a bicameral state legislature , were held. In 1850, the legislature appointed judges and established a criminal code. Taxes were established on property, and liquor and gambling were outlawed. The LDS Church
3840-553: The actual Senate work is carried out by 12 Senate-elected committees which work on the central academic issues of the institution. The committees report to the full Senate and the Senate often acts on their proposals as well as on issues brought to its attention by the administration. The University of Utah is accredited through the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities since 1933. The university organizes its 150 academic departments and programs into 17 colleges and schools. The School for Cultural and Social Transformation
3920-447: The border with New Mexico did not reach the Rio Grande , in order to avoid becoming entangled in the existing disputes of the western and northwestern borders of Texas after the old expansive Republic of Texas was admitted as the 28th state in 1846 . Deseret state also avoided encroaching on the fertile Willamette Valley further north in western Oregon , which had been heavily traveled and settled by legions of wagon trains since
4000-412: The council house into the Union Academy building in 1876 and into Union Square in 1884. In 1892, the school's name was changed to the University of Utah, and John R. Park began arranging to obtain land belonging to the U.S. Army's Fort Douglas on the east bench of the Salt Lake Valley , where the university moved permanently in 1900. Additional Fort Douglas land has been granted to the university over
4080-511: The country. The Department was founded by William F. Christensen in 1951, who also founded the San Francisco Ballet and Ballet West companies . The university has made unique contributions to the study of genetics due in part to long-term genealogy efforts of the LDS Church , which has allowed researchers to trace genetic disorders through several generations. The relative homogeneity of Utah's population also makes it an ideal laboratory for studies of population genetics. The university
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#17328552670694160-413: The end of the season, the Utes were the only unbeaten team in the country, with the nation's longest active streak of bowl victories (8). State of Deseret The State of Deseret (modern pronunciation / ˌ d ɛ z ə ˈ r ɛ t / DEZ -ə- RET , contemporaneously / d ɛ s iː r ɛ t / dess-ee-ret , as recorded in the Deseret alphabet spelling 𐐔𐐯𐑅𐐨𐑉𐐯𐐻)
4240-593: The existing settlements / missions and pueblos of Los Angeles and San Diego ). This included the entire watershed of the upper Colorado River (excluding the lands south of the 1854 new second border with Mexico), after the borderline Gadsden Purchase of 1854 , as well as the entire area of the central Great Basin . The proposal encompassed nearly all of present-day Utah and Nevada , large portions of eastern California along with Arizona , and parts of western Colorado and New Mexico , southern Wyoming and Idaho , along with southeastern Oregon . The proposal
4320-539: The faculty resigned in protest of these dismissals. Some felt that the dismissals were a result of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ' influence on the university, while others felt that they reflected a more general pattern of repressing religious and political expression that might be deemed offensive. The controversy was largely resolved when Kingsbury resigned in 1916, but university operations were again interrupted by World War I, and later The Great Depression and World War II. Student enrollment dropped to
4400-466: The first method for representing surface textures in graphical images, the Gouraud shading model, magnetic ink printing technology, the Johnson counter logic circuit , the oldest algebraic mathematics package still in use ( REDUCE ), the Phong reflection model , the Phong shading method, and the rendering equation . Through the movement of Utah graduates and faculty, research at the University spread outward to laboratories like Xerox Parc , JPL , and
4480-436: The lands between the mountain ranges of the Sierra Nevada in the west and the Rockies to the east, and between the first laid out southern border with Mexico and then northward to include parts of the Oregon Territory , (recently split along the 49th parallel of latitude by treaty with the British further north in western Canada ), as well as the coast of northern California south of the Santa Monica Mountains (including
4560-399: The nation for NIH research grants as of 2023, and its PharmD program is ranked 14th in the nation. The department of Pharmacology and Toxicology within the School of Pharmacy is world-renowned for research in epilepsy treatment with their Anticonvulsant Drug Development (ADD) program. The university is host to the Neal A. Maxwell Lecture Series in Political Theory and Contemporary Politics,
4640-414: The only accredited allopathic medical school in the State of Utah. The medical school has made several notable contributions to medicine, such as establishing the first Cerebrovascular Disease Unit west of the Mississippi River in 1970 and administering the world's first permanent artificial heart, the Jarvik-7 , to Barney Clark in 1982. The University of Utah College of Pharmacy is ranked 15th in
4720-477: The program has continued to grow and refine its procedures to better accommodate a growing campus' needs. Currently there are programs in place for paper, cardboard, aluminum, batteries, glass, printer cartridges, wooden pallets and plastics #1 and #2. The university is ranked 8th by the EPA for annual green power usage among universities, with 49% of its power coming from geothermal and solar sources. The university houses 10 solar array systems, including
4800-439: The program with "promoting the falsification of history through its grants and political advocacy... the University of Utah has provided an institutional home to genocide denial." In 2020, regarding "a student complaint and messages of concern from the Armenian community about the content of an article written by and assigned in a class taught by Hakan Yavuz ," the university made a statement, according to which: "The United States,
4880-434: The proposal on the basis that the community in the Great Salt Lake area was too far away to the east beyond the Sierra Nevada mountains and Great Basin Desert (in future Nevada ) to combine under a single western government even temporarily. On September 9, 1850, as part of the negotiated Compromise of 1850 , in Congress in Washington, D.C. , that the new Utah Territory was created by Act of Congress , encompassing
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#17328552670694960-421: The purchase of 20 megawatts of geothermal energy for 25 years. The contract offsets half of the electricity produced by the university and reduces the university's carbon emissions by 23%. The University of Utah is governed by a 10-member Board of Trustees , 8 of whom are appointed by the Governor of Utah with the consent of the Utah Senate . The President of the University of Utah Alumni Association serves as
5040-411: The soaring spirit of our state and school" In 2002, the university was one of 20 schools to make the U.S. News & World Report College Sports Honor Roll. In 2005, Utah became the first school to produce No. 1 overall draft picks in both the NFL draft and NBA draft for the same year. Alex Smith was picked first overall by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2005 NFL draft , and Andrew Bogut
5120-625: The southeast end of campus is Research Park , which is home to research companies including ARUP Laboratories , Evans & Sutherland , Sarcos , Biofire Diagnostics, and Myriad Genetics . Courses are also held at off-campus centers located in St. George and Sandy . In July 2017, the Academic Senate bestowed the designation of tobacco-free campus on the university, but rules were not enforced until 2018. The rule prohibits students and faculty from "smoking or using chewing tobacco, electronic cigarettes and all other recreational nicotine-delivery products on any property owned, leased or controlled by
5200-405: The territorial legislature to ratify the new laws under the name of the "state of Deseret". Attempts were made in 1856, 1862, and 1872 to write a new state constitution under that name, based on the new boundaries of the Utah Territory. The idea of creating a secular political state in the American Union based on the religious tenets of Mormonism began to fade away, especially after the coming of
5280-475: The trans-continental railroad, which opened up the territory to many non-Mormon settlers of other religious faiths, particularly in the western areas of the territory. Church President and first governor of the Territory, Brigham Young and the LDS Church leaders / bishops supported the massive construction project of the east–west railroad, even taking members that were working on the landmark monumental Salt Lake Temple and even helping by reassigning them to work on
5360-401: The university area as well as the TRAX Red Line ( light rail ), which runs to South Jordan . Riders can travel downtown, to FrontRunner ( commuter rail ), to West Valley , to the Salt Lake City International Airport , or to Draper by transferring to the TRAX Green or Blue lines. Students and staff can use their university IDs to ride UTA buses, TRAX, and FrontRunner . In 2012,
5440-399: The university as students, researchers, or faculty members in its history. Soon after the Mormon pioneers arrived in the Salt Lake valley in 1847, Brigham Young began organizing a Board of Regents to establish a university. The university was established on February 28, 1850, as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret , and Orson Spencer
5520-423: The university had established itself as a "denialist beachhead" prior to the creation of the Turkish Studies Program. The University of Utah Press has published several books denying the Armenian genocide , beginning with Guenter Lewy 's The Armenian Massacres in Ottoman Turkey . The book's publication by the University of Utah Press was arranged by Yavuz himself. Professor Keith David Watenpaugh charges
5600-447: The university unveiled a new plan for a more conducive campus for bicyclists called the "Bicycle Master Plan" which aims to transform the campus into a safer and more accessible place for cycling and to promote bicycle ridership. The plan emphasizes both campus pathways and on-street facilities that connect the core campus area with surrounding neighborhoods. The Bicycle Master Plan gives guidelines for facilities and programs that are within
5680-479: The university was named a member of the Association of American Universities . The campus covers 1,534 acres (6.21 km ), including the Health Sciences complex, Research Park , and Fort Douglas . It is located on the east bench of the Salt Lake Valley , close to the Wasatch Range and approximately 2 miles east of downtown Salt Lake City . Most courses take place on the west side of campus, known as lower campus due to its lower elevation. Presidents Circle
5760-450: The years, and the fort was officially closed on October 26, 1991. Upon his death in 1900, Dr. John R. Park bequeathed his entire fortune to the university. The university grew rapidly in the early 20th century but was involved in an academic freedom controversy in 1915 when Joseph T. Kingsbury recommended that five faculty members be dismissed after a graduation speaker made a speech critical of Utah governor William Spry . One third of
5840-444: Was 3.66. The university uses a holistic admissions process and weighs ACT/SAT standardized test scores, GPA, grade trend, rigorous AP/IB/Honors classes taken in high school, academic achievements, along with other "personal achievements and characteristics". The Department of Ballet offers the top ranked ballet and ballroom dance program in the United States and is one of the oldest and most reputable university ballet departments in
5920-522: Was a proposed state of the United States, promoted by leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) who had founded settlements in what is today the state of Utah . A provisional state government operated for nearly two years in 1849–50, but was never recognized by the United States government. The name Deseret derives from the word for "honeybee" in the Book of Mormon . When members of
6000-532: Was appointed as the first chancellor of the university. Early classes were held in private homes, or wherever space could be found. The university closed in 1853 due to a lack of funds and lack of feeder schools . Following years of intermittent classes in the Salt Lake City Council House , the university began to be re-established in 1867 under the direction of David O. Calder , who was followed by John R. Park in 1869. The university moved out of
6080-555: Was completed in fall 2012. Built in 2016, the Lassonde Studios is part of the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute and houses 400 students; the studios also feature a "creative garage" with 3D printers and spaces for startups. Kahlert Village, completed August 2020, houses 990 first-year students. A number of campus shuttles, running on biodiesel and used vegetable oil, circle the campus on six different routes. The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) runs several buses through
6160-480: Was crafted specifically to avoid disputes that might arise from existing settlements of White Americans. At the time of its proposal, the existing population of the Deseret area, including Southern California, was sparse, since most of the California settlement had been in the northern California gold rush areas of 1848 - 1849 around San Francisco Bay and Sacramento not included in the provisional state. Likewise,
6240-736: Was hoped that it might avoid conflict over the issue of the expansion of slavery . Its size would make it easier to preserve the balance of power in the Senate , by decreasing the number of free states entered into the Union. However, the proposal for the state was seen as too ambitious to succeed in Congress , even setting aside controversy over the Mormons and the rumored but not yet publicly acknowledged practice of polygamy . The California Constitutional Convention debates of 1849 in Monterey, California , mentioned
6320-456: Was incorporated and a militia, based on the earlier Nauvoo Legion (from Nauvoo, Illinois where the Mormon pilgrims were formerly centered) was formed. The legislature initially formed six counties , which covered only inhabited valleys. These "valley counties" initially encompassed only a small portion of the area of Deseret and were expanded as settlement grew. According to most descriptions,
6400-509: Was picked first overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2005 NBA draft . The university has won fifteen NCAA Skiing Championships , most recently in 2023, as well as the 1977 AIAW National Women's Skiing Championship. The men's basketball team won the NCAA title in 1944 and the NIT crown in 1947. Arnie Ferrin , the only four-time All-American in Utah basketball history, played for both
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