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Utah State University President Stan L. Albrecht celebrates 10 years of education, innovation and growth at the university. Since taking the helm in February 2005, President Albrecht has seen the university through many changes and successes.
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ThePower toChange for Good
A Decade of Distinction2005 – 2015
Utah State University
ThePower toChange for Good
ThePower toChange for Good
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Contents
Introduction
What a Difference a Decade Makes
Enhancing USU’s Statewide Reach
Building a Better Tomorrow
Fulfilling the Land-Grant Mission: Teaching, Research and Service
Securing the Future
Ascending Aggie Athletics
Going Global
We Will Always Remember
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ThePower toChange for Good
A Decade of Distinction2005 – 2015
Utah State University
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• Enhancing USU’s Statewide Reach• Logan Campus Transformation• Teaching, Research and Service • The Campaign for Utah State University • Increased Notoriety for Aggie Athletics• Globalization
The following pages highlight but a few of the remarkable happenings
throughout the tenure of President Albrecht and his wife, Joyce,
USU’s first lady.
U tah State University President
Stan L. Albrecht celebrates 10
years of education, innovation and
growth at the university. Since taking
the helm in February 2005, President
Albrecht has seen the university
through many changes and successes,
most notably:
Introduction
Since its founding in 1888, USU has evolved from a small agricultural college to one that is nationally recognized
for its intellectual leadership and research, particularly inthe areas of land, water, space and life enhancement.
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a decade makes:10 years of change
What a Difference
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Enrollment (overall) Full-Time Faculty
0 10,0005,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000
2005
2015 2015
22,345
27,662
2005 727
844
Degrees Awarded (doctorate) Total Scholarship/Grants Awarded
0 4020 60 80 100 120
2005
2015
69
115
0 10 Million 20 Million 30 Million 40 Million 50 Million
2005
2015
$14,661,252
$45,748,800
Degrees Awarded (bachelor’s) Degrees Awarded (master’s)
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000
2005
2015
2,609
3,548
0 200 400 600 800 1,000
0 200 400 600 800 1,000
2005
2015
811
927
(need-based)
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A s the state of Utah’s land-grant
institution, Utah State University
is charged with providing an education
to all who qualify, regardless of socio-
economic status or geography. Hailing
from Utah’s rural Wayne County, Pres-
ident Albrecht has committed a large
part of his presidency to overseeing
growth and funding, both from private
and public sources, for the educational
opportunities in Utah provided by USU.
By continually expanding its presence
across the state, USU provides Utah
students access to higher education
by breaking through traditional geo-
graphic boundaries.
USU’s Statewide ReachEnhancing
Fast Fact
#13 ranked online bachelor’s degree and graduate education program in the country.
(U.S. News and World Report “Best Online Graduate Education Programs,” “Best Online Bachelor’s Programs,” January 2015)
USU’s Bingham Entrepreneurship and Energy Research Center is a state-of-the-art, high-tech educational facility in Vernal, Utah, where students are trained in business, engineering, water management, social work and other fields at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Dramatic GrowthDecade of
Enrollment
Faculty
0 3,000 6,000 9,000 12,000 15,000
2005
2005 2014
2014 (includes 2,048 at USU Eastern)
2005
2014
6,991
23
65
14,279
31%52%
(Overall USU student population enrolled at a regional campus or USU online.)
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Utah State’s Regional Campuses System has experienced dramatic growth since 2005:
Logan
TooeleOrem
Nephi
Price
Moab
Delta
Richfield
Blanding
Ephraim
Uintah
BrighamCity
Tremonton Randolph
Basin
Salt Lake CityWendoverPark City
Kaysville
Heber City
Castle Dale
Milford
BeaverJunction
KanabSt. George
Cedar CityPanguitch
Bicknell Monticello
Montezuma CreekMonument Valley
Grantsville
Manila
USU has campusescovering Utah’s landscape, allowing students the flexibility to obtain a degree no matter where they live.Dramatic Growth
Enrollment
Faculty
0 3,000 6,000 9,000 12,000 15,000
2005
2005 2014
2014 (includes 2,048 at USU Eastern)
2005
2014
6,991
23
65
14,279
31%52%
(Overall USU student population enrolled at a regional campus or USU online.)
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Utah State’s Regional Campuses System has experienced dramatic growth since 2005:
USU StatewideCampus Locations
$5.3 Million Land Gift for
USU–Uintah Basin
$15 Million Giftfor Uintah BasinCampus Center
$1.5 Million Anadarko
Foundation Gift
October 2007March 2006 July 2008
Bob Williams, a life-long resident of the Uintah Basin, donates 138 acres in Vernal, Utah, for the expansion and development of the campus. The donation marks the
second largest private gift to the university at the time.
Utah entrepreneur and businessman Marc Bingham and his wife, Debbie,
donate $15 million to fund construction of the Entrepreneurship and Energy Research
Center that opened in September 2010. The gift becomes the largest private
gift in USU’s history.
The non-profit Anadarko Foundation presents a $1.5 million gift to USU and the Uintah Basin Applied Technology
College to help fund the joint USU/UBATC Vernal Building project and to provide for
a faculty endowment.
USU and CEU Create
Historic Union
Technology-PackedDistance Education
Building
Funding Approved for Three New Buildings
in USU’s RegionalCampus System
March 2010 September 2012 March 2014
The College of Eastern Utah officiallybecomes part of the USU system and is
now known as USU Eastern. “I have alwaystaken great pride in USU’s statewide
education role,” President Albrecht said.“The merger assures more Utah students
access to quality higher education.”
Filled with the latest smart-classroom technology, the Distance Education
building connects USU’s 26 campusesand education centers and 12,000
students statewide to the new building on the Logan campus.
Funding for the new Utah State University Brigham City campus, a new Science
and Technology Classroom Building at USU-Tooele and the new USU Eastern
Central Instruction Building was approved during the 2014 Utah legislative session.
The Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter, located in Park City, Utah, is gifted to USU and includes a 1,200-acre land trust and 10,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility dedicated to environmental education. The value of the gift is in excess of $30 million.
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A total of 31 newly constructed
buildings now dot the USU
statewide landscape thanks to
generous donors, state and federal
funding, students and the university.
A Better TomorrowBuilding
162005 2006 20092008 2010
Merrill-Cazier Library
Manon Caine Russell Kathryn Caine Wanlass
Performance Hall
Living Learning Center
Agricultural Sciences
David G. Sant Engineering Innovation Building
Jim & Carol Laub Athletics-Academics Complex Center
UBATC/USU Vernal Building
Matthew Hillyard Animal, Teaching and Research Center
Utah Botanical Center Wetland Discovery Point, Kaysville
Utah Water Research Laboratory
Hydraulics Lab
Engineering Structural Testing Laboratory/
SMASH Lab
Tooele Regional Campus Building
Addition
Student & Institutionally Funded
Publicly Funded
Institutionally Funded
Donor Funded
Partially Donor Funded
Equine Education Center
Emma Eccles Jones Early Childhood Education and
Research Center
Dolores Doré Eccles Center for Early Care and Education
Dick Romney Stadium Renovation
USTAR BioInnovations Building
Bingham Entrepreneurship and Energy Research Center,
Uintah Basin
Swaner EcoCenter Nature Building, Park City
Color Key
172011 2013 Under Construction2012 2014
Distance Education Building
Blanding Residence Hall,
Blanding
Bioproducts Scale-Up Facility Addition
Wayne Estes Center
Huntsman Hall
Student Recreation & Wellness Center
Brigham City Campus
Science and Technology Classroom Building,
USU Tooele
Central Instruction Building,
USU Eastern
KaysvilleEducation Center,
Kaysville ICON Sports
Performance Center
In a nod to the university’s strong agricultural roots, the new Agriculture Sciences Building prominently located on the east sideof USU’s historic Quad was ready for students and faculty in 2012.
The Jim and Carol Laub Athletics-Acade mics Complex was completed in 2008 and serves a host of needs for every USU student athlete.
President Albrecht (left) digs-in with Jon M. Huntsman, Sr., at the Huntsman Hall groundbreaking in 2013.
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Logan
Tooele
Price
Moab
Blanding
Ephraim
Uintah
BrighamCity
Basin
LaytonKaysville
ParkCity
Vernal
Many new buildings have changed the face of Utah State University, not only at the main campus in Logan, but throughout the state of Utah providing for an ever-increasing presence.
The Jim and Carol Laub Athletics-Acade mics Complex was completed in 2008 and serves a host of needs for every USU student athlete.
President Albrecht (left) digs-in with Jon M. Huntsman, Sr., at the Huntsman Hall groundbreaking in 2013.
The USTAR BioInnovations Center opened in 2010 and houses highly advanced life sciences laboratories.
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Land-Grant Mission:Teaching, Research and Service
Fulfilling the
USU’s Space Dynamics Laboratory is a world-leader known for developing revolutionary solutions in the areas of electro-optical sensor systems, calibration, thermal management, reconnaissance systems and small-satellite technologies.
Dramatic MilestonesDecade of
NEHMA: The Nucleus for Exhibiting Visual Arts for 30 Years
CPD: 35 Years of Making a Difference
The Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art reached 30 years in 2012. Its collection of American modern and contemporary art has grown from 400 pieces in 1982 to more
than 5,000 today. It is accredited through the American Alliance of Museums andserves more than 11,000 visitors each year. One third of its visitors are USU students
and faculty who use the museum as part of their curriculum.
The Center for Persons with Disabilities in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services marked its 35th birthday in June 2007. The center has impacted the lives of people with disabilities, their families and communities throughout the nation and world.
Dramatic Milestones
USU Extension Celebrates 100 Years in 2007
Space Dynamics Lab: 50 Years of the Space Age in Utah
With offices in 28 counties in Utah, USU Extension is dedicated to improving the quality of life for Utahns by responding to diverse issues with research-based, non-biased information and to strengthen the social, economic and environmental well-being of individuals, families and communities.
In 2009, the university celebrated 50 Years of Space for its rich history in a staggering variety of space and national defense activities. Since its humble beginnings in 1959, tens of thousands of Utahns have been employed at SDL and its research has contributed millions of dollars to the Utah economy.
Utah Water Research Laboratory Celebrates 50 Years USU’s Utah Water Research Laboratory celebrates 50 years in 2015 and is a leader in
applied research aimed at solving current and future interdisciplinary water related challenges here in Utah and around the globe. The tradition continues today, with inter-nationally renowned UWRL faculty and their students engaged in cutting-edge research
benefiting all 29 Utah counties, several states and historically more than 70 countries.
on the RiseResearch Research
Funding Up$9 Million
at USU
ResearchFundingReaches
Another High
October 2007 August 2010
USU’s total researchawards increased to
$132.7 million, up$9 million from the
previous year, for anincrease of 7.8 percent.
A record $187 million in research awards were given
to the institution duringthe 2010 fiscal year, a 29
percent increase over funding received in 2009.
Research Funding
0 50Million
100Million
150Million
200Million
250Million
2006
2014
$123,700,000
2010 $187,000,000
$220,000,000
0 50 100 150 200 250
USU ReportsRecord
ResearchFunding
September 2014
Sponsored awards funding totaled more than
$220 million for fiscal year 2014, the highest
level of external supportrecorded for USU.
Fast Facts Through the Decade
2nd in the nation for research funding received for
aerospace engineering (National Science Foundation’s 2008 fiscal year report, Aug. 2010)
#5 in the nation among public Colleges of Education for total research dollars received by a college, Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services (U.S. News and World Report, America’s Best Graduate Schools, 2015 edition)
In 2014, USU saw 7x the increase in grant money set aside for graduate student tuition (Aug. 2014)
77% rate for tenured and tenure-track professors who teach in USU classrooms, nearly double the current national average of 43% (American Federation of Teachers, “American Academic: The State Of the
Higher Education Workforce 1997-2007,” June 2010)
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Veterinary Program at USUUtah Legislature Approves
T he Utah State Legislature approves
USU’s proposal to develop the School
of Veterinary Medicine in 2011, allowing the
university to extend its role in addressing
important state needs while buttressing
other research endeavors through collabo-
ration with the Utah Science Technology and
Research initiative and other USU programs.
The Matthew Hillyard Animal, Teaching and Research Center hosts a variety of classrooms, offices, animal physiology and reproduction labs, a veterinary medicine facility and a United States Department of Agriculture-inspected meat lab.
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CelebrationCommencement, a Time of
USU commencement celebrates the significant academic
accomplishments of students. The main campus,
located in Logan, celebrates the first Saturday of May, while USU Re-
gional Campuses and USU Eastern host graduation events throughout
the month of April at varying locations around the state.USU honors graduates with commencement exercises every spring.
USU student athletes have an 84 percent graduation success rate.
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Difference: Notable AccomplishmentsDecade of
20 13 1Goldwater Scholars
among our graduates
Carnegie Professors of the Year –
more than any other school in the state
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Difference: Notable Accomplishments
13 1 18 1Truman Scholar
2013Brianna Bowen(Class of 2014)
National ScienceFoundation CAREER
Award Recipients
Nobel Prize – Winning Alum
2013 Lars Peter Hansen
(Class of 1974)
President Albrecht celebrates campaign success with First Lady Joyce Albrecht and Ronald W. Jibson, chair of USU’s Board of Trustees and chairman, president and CEO of Questar Corporation.
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O n the occasion of its 119th birthday
in March 2007, USU announced the
first-ever comprehensive fund-raising
campaign, “Honoring Tradition, Securing
our Future.” The campaign reached its
goal of $200 million after just one year in
March 2008. Setting a new goal of $400
million, the university charged forward,
increasing the endowment and raising
its reputation as a national center for
excellence. By the end of the campaign
in October 2012, the university had
raised more than $512 million dollars.
the FutureSecuring
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March 2007
$0 Million
Original Goal Achieved
March 2008
$200 Million
Founders Day Celebration
Raised 100% of the $200 millionNew Campaign Goal:
$400 MillionNew Donors: 11,000
Campaign Reaches Another
MilestoneRaised $300 Million
Campaign Kickoff
Campaign Goal:$200 Million
During President Albrecht’s Decade of Leadership Campaign Highlights
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$512 Million
August 2010
$300 Million
October 2012
Campaign Reaches Another
MilestoneRaised $300 Million
Celebrating Success — USU Campaign Ends
Campaign Goal: $400 MillionCampaign Total: $512 Million
Donors: 53,785
During President Albrecht’s Decade of Leadership
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S. J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources
Named GiftsForever Transform Four Colleges
The Campaign Created: • 234 New Endowments• 5 Faculty Chairs • 7 Fellowships • 3 Professorships• $28.4 Million for Scholarship Endowments
Jon M. Huntsman School of BusinessJon M. and Karen Huntsman donate $25 million to the School of Business and approximately $1 million for scholarship support for USU students from Armenia. In recognition of the gift, the College of Busi-ness changes its name to the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business.
Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services
Caine College of the Arts
USU renames its highly ranked College of Education as the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services after numerous multi-million dollar gifts from the Emma Eccles Jones Foundation.
The Caine College of the Arts was named in recognition of sisters Kathryn Caine Wanlass (left) and Manon Caine Russell, founders of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation, who have given generous and long-standing support of the arts at USU.
S. J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural ResourcesA $10 million donation from the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney Foundation prompted the
university to unveil a new name for the College of Natural Resources.
The Campaign Created: • 234 New Endowments• 5 Faculty Chairs • 7 Fellowships • 3 Professorships• $28.4 Million for Scholarship Endowments
USU’s historic Romney Stadium was newly minted as Maverik Stadium in April 2015, ensuring the already promising future for Aggie football.
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W hen Utah State University Athletics
officially joined the Mountain West
Conference in July 2013, the Aggies reached
a pinnacle of success created through a
foundation laid years ago thanks, in large
part, to generous donors and avid Aggie fans.
“This is an exciting moment for Utah State
University as the decision renews historic
rivalries and places us in a conference that
is a model of athletic and academic success,”
said USU President Stan L. Albrecht.
“We are proud to join with this group of
high-quality institutions as we continue
our very positive upward trajectory. This
is a great day for Utah State athletics and
for the university as a whole.”
Several notable events have changed
the face of USU Athletics, allowing
increased notoriety and providing an
ever-increasing momentum into the
next century.
Aggie AthleticsAscending
ICON SportsPerformance Center
Wayne Estes Center
Merlin OlsenStatue
Jim and Carol LaubAthletics – Academics
Complex
USU Athletic TeamsMW
MW
M
M
W
MW
MW
W
W
MW
W
BasketballCross CountryFootballGolf
GymnasticsIndoor Track and FieldOutdoor Track and FieldSoccer
Softball TennisVolleyball M = Men’s Team
W = Women’s Team
Key
Jim and Carol Laub Athletics–Academics
Complex Unveiled
Merlin Olsen Statue Unveiled at
Romney Stadium
ICON SportsPerformance Center Opens
on Northwest Corner ofRomney Stadium
October 2010September 2008 July 2013
Utah State University’s AthleticDepartment unveiled the Jim and Carol Laub Athletics-Academics
Complex located in the north end zone of Romney Stadium. In all, 413 Aggie alumni and friends donated to the three-story, 69,000 square-foot
building including 116 former student-athletes.
A 12-foot, landmark statue of late Aggie and NFL legend, Merlin Olsen, stands atthe south plaza of Merlin Olsen Field at
Romney Stadium. The project is the culmi-nation of the Merlin Olsen Field Campaign that raised more than $600,000 to start an endowed scholarship in the name of
Merlin and Susan Olsen and support the Football Competitive Excellence Fund.
The $6.4 million, 21,000 square-foot strengthand conditioning center features areas for weight training, cardiovascular workouts and speed and
agility training, as well as offices for staff. The state-of-the-art multi-level facility alleviates overcrowding
and accommodates almost 400 athletes from16 sports programs.
ICON SportsPerformance Center Opens
on Northwest Corner ofRomney Stadium
Utah State Athletics Opens Wayne Estes Center
Maverik Stadium Announced as Part of New
Corporate Partnership
July 2013 May 2014 April 2015
The $6.4 million, 21,000 square-foot strengthand conditioning center features areas for weight training, cardiovascular workouts and speed and
agility training, as well as offices for staff. The state-of-the-art multi-level facility alleviates overcrowding
and accommodates almost 400 athletes from16 sports programs.
The $9.7 million, 32,000 square-foot basketballpractice facility and volleyball competition venue
contains a regulation-size competition court with chair back seating for 1,400 fans, along with a training room and in-season strength and conditioning area. Located inside the foyer of the Wayne Estes Center is a visual
tribute of the building’s namesake. The building got off the drawing board with a lead gift of $5.25 million from
Jim and Carol Laub, which is the largest single gift in USU Athletics history.
Utah State’s Football venue is now known as Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium after
USU and Maverik, Inc., owners of convenience stores throughout the Intermountain West,
jointly announced a long-term naming rights partnership to its football stadium.
The Aggie mascot, Big Blue, high-fives fans at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. USU’s #1 Aggie fans, Joyce and Stan Albrecht.
Athletic Fast Facts through the Decade
USU Aggies led the WAC with 228 academic all-conference honorees (2010-11)
No Utah State team has less than a 75% graduation success rate (2011)
400-plus student-athletes have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.17 (2012)
Among USU’s 16 NCAA–sponsored sports, softball and men’s basketball have a 100% graduation success rate, a metric achieved for four-straight years (2014)
USU Aggies led its league in academic all-conference recipients in 12 of the past 13 years, including in each of its first six years in the WAC (2012)
USU’s #1 Aggie fans, Joyce and Stan Albrecht. 39
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Going Global“We are very pleased
to build such a strong internationalpartnership with the Dominican Republic
and increase Utah State’s global vision.”
— Stan L. Albrecht
President Albrecht welcomes the Dominican Republic Minister ofHigher Education Ligia Amada Melo de Cardona to the USU campus.
History professor Chris Conte (left) recruited Mozambican student Domigos Muala to USU to research how understanding a place’s
environmental history is necessary for preserving its future.
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USU First Lady Joyce Albrecht hosts Armenian students attending USU thanks togenerous support from Jon Huntsman, Sr., and the Beaumont Foundation of America.
Utah State University
education provides for a variety of rich learning
experiences inside and outside the classroom.
Learning Together Part of that experience is learning together with peo-
ple from a wide variety of backgrounds from countries
around the globe. Thanks to an agreement signed by
President Albrecht to educate students from the Dominican Republic, there have been more than 80
Dominican students attending USU since 2005.
USU has a cohort of several students from Armenia
thanks to the support of Jon Huntsman, Sr., and
the Beaumont Foundation of America. The students
live on the USU campus and study in a variety of
fields. And the Global Aggie Program helps local
students act as ‘cultural ambassadors’ to interna-
tional students by assisting their transition into
United States culture while forming lasting friend-
ships and connections.
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College of Agriculture and Applied Sci-ences faculty member Ed Reeve has
been travelling to Thailand for the past
decade to train educators in the Science,
Technology, Engineering and Mathemat-
ics fields. And Utah Science Technology and Research (USTAR)-endowed pro-fessor of biological engineering Foster Agblevor, travels to Finland in summer
2015 as a J. William Fulbright Foreign
Scholarship Awardee where he plans to
advance his work in bioenergy. Closer to home,
a group of first-year biology students from USU Uintah Basin are contributing to a global
research project right on campus. Through the
Yale University-based Small World Initiative,
the students collected soil samples and antibiot-
ic-producing microbes from the Vernal area and
uploaded collected data to a central database.
With SWI participants around the world, the
Aggies are comparing results from other loca-
tions and seeking new antibodies.
Teach & InspireFaculty researchers work closely with
students to teach and inspire every
day. And the students embrace the
opportunities offered by collaboration
and are given opportunities to work
closely with research faculty on pro-
jects around the world.
For instance, Graduate student Jon Pugmire traveled to the South Pole
in 2013 to inspect USU’s Advanced
Mesospheric Temperature Mapper.
Built by the Space Dynamics Labora-
tory, the mapper captures images of
gravity waves some 50 miles above the
polar surface. He traveled with USU re-search physicist Dominique Pautet to
work on a National Science Foundation
-funded project under the direction of
USU physics professor Mike Taylor.
Students in the class of USU Uintah Basin biologist Lianna Etchberger (top, second from right) are looking for new antibodies to combat drug-resistant bacteria.
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Mozambique
United States
Mexico
GermanyFinland
Japan
Poland
Vietnam
Hong KongChina
HungaryEngland
Chile
Highlighted Study Abroad
Additional Study Abroad
France
Peru
Turkey
ArmeniaTibet
Antarctica
Thailand
Dominican Republic
Aggies Around the World
Key
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Danielle (Dani) Babbel, ’10, spent one
summer of her USU schooling interning
at a hospital in Guadalajara, Mexico.
While there, she studied the effects of
transnational migration on land use and
gender issues in agricultural relations
of production in rural communities with
USU assistant professor of Geography Claudia Radel.
Enrich the Lives of Others Utah State University empowers its
students to enrich the lives of others
and inspires students to perform out-
reach and service across the globe.
For the many students who participate,
it isn’t even about getting credit, but
about making a difference and moving
forward toward a better, smarter future.
Students in USU’s Engineers Without Borders have travelled to several coun-
tries throughout the years. In Tibet, the
group visited six rural villages and eval-
uated housing needs, sampled water
supplies and worked with the local school
for nomad children. They were able to
buy and install a stove for one needy
family and taught at the school where
students live in residence because of
their parent’s nomadic lifestyle.
A Tibetan family poses next to their new stove installed by USU students participating in Engineers Without Borders.
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Chris Terry (right) led a study-abroad course that included visits to several important museums and art collections in Europe.
President and First Lady Albrecht pose for a photo with acohort of USU students from the Dominican Republic.
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USU Art faculty member Christopher Terry
experienced a completely new learning envi-
ronment in Germany and Switzerland in fall
2005. Terry put together a course of study
that included drawing, painting, color theory/
practice and the history of Bauhaus. One of
the key elements of the trip was to immerse
students in the culture, while taking advan-
tage of resources not readily available on
campus at Utah State.
And Jon M. Huntsman School of Business takes students on faculty-led Global Learning
Experience trips every year during the week
of Spring Break. Each program includes pro-
fessional engagements at both private sector
organizations and non-governmental organi-
zations and gives students the opportunity to
learn about unique characteristics of different
national business environments.
Environmental history professor Chris Conte boarded a plane for a six-week
tour of Africa in 2011 where he trav-
eled to the Gorongosa National Park,
a wildlife refuge in the Great African
Rift Valley that, before a civil war broke
out in 1977, was one of Africa’s most
biologically diverse habitats. During the
trip Professor Conte recruited Mozam- bican student Domingos Muala to USU
to write a history of the park and an
account of how violence has contribu-
ted to transformations in land use and
land cover.
Exchange ofKnowledgeThe university also fosters a wide range
of educational opportunities for stu-
dents who want to travel abroad to
facilitate the exchange of knowledge
across international boundaries.
President and First Lady Albrecht pose for a photo with acohort of USU students from the Dominican Republic.
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The event forever impacted the university
community, and we continue to honor the
families of the outstanding young men and
their teacher. Time has passed, but we
still remember Steven D. Bair, Justin W.
Gunnell, Justin Huggins, Jonathan Dennis
Jorgensen, Curt A. Madsen, Ryan Wayne
McEntire, Bradley G. Wilcox and instructor
Evan Parel Parker.
A memorial sculpture located
outside of the College of Agri-
culture and Applied Sciences build-
ing on the Utah State University
Quad commemorates eight College
of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
students and their instructor who
lost their lives on September 26,
2005, in a tragic vehicle accident.
RememberWe Will Always
Memorial Honors College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences Students and Professor
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Remember
USU students, faculty, staffand community members
gathered together to honor theremarkable men whose liveswere so tragically cut short.
The “Utah State University: A Decade of Distinction, 2005–2015” is published by the USU Public Relations and Marketing Office, 0500 Old Main Hill, Logan, Utah, 84322-0500, Phone: (435) 797-1351. Copyright 2015.
