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February 2024

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LAEP Speaker Series: Kurt Altvater, Distinguished Alumnus

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Collaborative Design, Development & Financing of Commercial Property About the Lecture: Exploring a path from LAEP to developing and financing commercial property, informed by the need to collaborate with the participants that can take a project from design to a successful reality. Speaker Bio: Kurt Altvater is the Senior Vice President of the National Loan and Portfolio Sale Advisors of CBRE Capital Markets. He has over forty years of experience in commercial real estate and participated in the placement of more than $23 billion in loan and property sales at CBRE. Kurt has been a leading sales professional and received CRBE’s National Teamwork Award multiple times. After graduating from Utah State, Kurt spent two years as an architectural designer and planner in San Francisco. The turning point in his career happened while working for John Portman, the author of “Architect as Developer.” There Kurt learned the importance of balancing aesthetic as well as economic goals. He served as a project manager with property developers before moving into real estate finance with major banks and then to investment banking at CBRE. Kurt serves on the LAEP Advancement Board. He suppor

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Fine Arts Visual | More Info

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February Lecture Series: The Russian Colony in Box Elder County

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Come join us for our USU Brigham Region February Lecture Series: The Russian Colony in Box Elder County with Guest Speaker Sarah Yates.

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm | More Info

Feb

Black Hair and Story Telling as a Form of Social Activism

Lecture/Readings | Diversity, equity, and Inclusion

Artist St. Clair Detrick-Jules will discuss what she learned through an almost four-year-long journey photographing and interviewing 101 Black women with natural hair for her photojournalism book, My Beautiful Black Hair: 101 Natural Hair Stories from the Sisterhood, a large-scale visual anthropology exploring the deep, complex relationships across generations between Black women and their hair that Kirkus Reviews calls “compelling and inspirational...a powerful celebration of self-acceptance and sisterhood.”

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Distance Education Building | More Info

Feb

Castle Valley Archaeological Society Monthly Meeting

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Please join the Castle Valley Archaeological Society at 7 pm in the Don L. Burge Room at the Prehistoric Museum. Each month features an interesting talk about the archaeology of Utah and a chance to engage with others in our community interested in archaeology. You can find out more about each months event at the CVAS Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/CVASutah

https://utaharchaeology.org/Chapters/CastleV/

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm | More Info

Feb

Why Slavery Still Matters in America: Learning from the Past

Lecture/Readings | Diversity, equity, and Inclusion

Join Dr. Kyle T. Bulthuis from the Department of History for a talk on slavery’s history and legacy. Sponsored by the USU Libraries, the Department of History, and the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, this event focuses on learning from the nation's past. The event will also spotlight the Living While Black ArcGIS StoryMap Digital Exhibit by Dr. Rebecca Y. Bayeck from Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences.

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | USU Libraries | More Info

Feb

LAEP Speaker Series: Justin Romeo, The Planning Lecture sponsored by Student APA

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Reimagining the Streets About the Lecture: My talk, “Reimagining the Streets” will focus on my work at NYC DOT centered around using new and emerging practices and technologies to improve the way people experienced traveling and being in the built environment in New York City. This work has incorporated the use of new data sources, new methodologies, and new initiatives. I plan to share a bit of the journey, lessons learned along the way, and where I see the transportation world going in the future. Speaker Bio: Justin Romeo is the Director of Special Projects, in the Transportation Planning and Management Division of the New York City Department of Transportation. He is a transportation professional working to improve the mobility options that exiting within cities through the use of data, policy, and emerging transportation technologies. Justin has over 10 years of experience working in transportation planning and engineering in Chicago and New York City, and is always excited to discuss transportation mobility issues and solutions.

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Fine Arts Visual | More Info

Feb

Drones: Where Can They Take You? Presentation by Shalyn Drake

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The Library & Learning Commons (LLC) is proud to welcome Shalyn Drake, Lecturer
in the Department of Aviation Technology, to speak about drones, responsible usage, and its applications across numerous fields. Drake will speak of the still emerging technology as it can apply to fields such as agriculture, welding, mining, the inspection of infrastructure, and natural resource management.

The event will take place in the LLC and there will be time for Q&A with the speaker afterwards along with, weather permitting, a drone demonstration. Refreshments will also be served!

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Utah State University Eastern Campus | More Info

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Colorblind Universities and the Future of Higher Education

Lecture/Readings | Diversity, equity, and Inclusion

In June 2023, the United States Supreme Court eliminated race-based affirmative action at colleges and universities – a decades-long battle and an extension of the debate over diversity, equity, and inclusion on campuses across the country. So, where does the relationship between race and higher education go from here? In "Colorblind Universities and the Future of Higher Education," Dr. Brandon James Render provides historical context for the recent Supreme Court decision and the deeper implications it has for colleges and universities beyond admissions. In the process, he illuminates how students, faculty, and administrators have responded to overcome similar assaults on accessibility, equity, and justice

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Old Main | More Info

Feb

Rural Utah at a Crossroads Talk with Gregory E. Smoak

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Join historian Greg Smoak (state scholar for the Crossroads exhibition) on an exploration of the tensions between the ideals and realities of life in rural Utah as change – past and present – affects our communities. This presentation will encourage thinking and conversations about rural Utah and our own community. Snacks provided. Door Prizes.

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Utah State University Eastern Campus | More Info

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