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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Graduates receive applause from demonstrators outside the Jon M. Huntsman Center on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City. (Photo by Emerson Hagy | Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Faculty Sign Letter Supporting Student Protesters; Mecha Holds Rally During Commencement

By Josi Hinds and Emerson Hagy May 2, 2024

  Thursday morning, a group of University of Utah faculty released a letter to U President Taylor Randall condemning the U’s response to a solidarity encampment organized Monday night by Mecha...

University of Utah 2019 commencement speaker, Rev. France A. Davis (source https://calvaryslc.com/about/our-pastor/)

Kindness and a Love of Learning: Meet the 2019 Commencement Speakers

By Amy Loret April 23, 2019

  May 2019 Commencement Attendees at the University of Utah’s 150th commencement ceremony can look forward to hearing speeches from two incredible individuals: Reverend France A. Davis and...

Students Sign Steel Beam to Commemorate OSH

Students Sign Steel Beam to Commemorate OSH

By Connor Richards April 21, 2017

As Orson Spencer Hall goes down and construction begins for the new Carolyn and Kem Gardner Building, campus developers are asking students to leave their mark in time by signing a commemorative steel...

(Photo by Brent Uberty)

U Commencement Speakers Follow Tradition of Excellence

By Mary Royal March 12, 2015

Seven women, six religious leaders, eight authors and thirteen politicians walk into graduation. Although this sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, the numbers actually represent some of those who...

(Courtesy Photo)

U Chooses Robert McDonald as Commencement Speaker for 2015

By Julianne Skrivan January 20, 2015

  Graduates will be treated to a speech by United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald at commencement on May 7. McDonald is a U alum with an army background. According to a U...

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith during the TeamSmile event. Photo courtesy of The Kansas City Chiefs.

Alex Smith will draw on experience in commencement speech

May 1, 2014

As he stepped up to the podium, you could tell Alex Smith was and always will be a Ute. The Utah graduate and current starting quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs was humble from the beginning - something...

A student puts the exercise bike desk to good use in the Mariott Library on Tuesday afternoon. Photo by Dane Goodwin.

Students struggle to the April 23 finish line

April 17, 2014

With just two weeks left before graduation and the beginning of summer, U students are feeling more frenzied than ever to finish their final projects and exams and get off of campus — whether it be only...

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith (11) during the TeamSmile event. TeamSmile is an organization that teams up professional athletes with local health professionals to promote health and wellness through oral health and hygiene. Photo courtesy of The Kansas City Chiefs.

Superstar quarterback Alex Smith to address 2014 grads

February 12, 2014

Alex Smith, quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, will speak at this year’s commencement ceremony in May. Each year, ASUU and the Office of the Board of Trustees — who arrange the ceremony — receive...

U grads urged to find blessings in everyday life

May 2, 2013

Updated 9:52 p.m. on Thursday May 2: This story was edited for clarity and grammar. The orchestra sounded out the last notes of the Utah fight song and a shower of fireworks lit up the Huntsman Center...

Seniors at the U give advice, reflect on their experiences

March 29, 2013

Soon-to-be-graduates gathered around booths at the 2013 Graduation Fair in the U Campus Store to pre-order caps and gowns for the spring commencement ceremony Thursday. The fair will continue through...