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From left to right: Fatoumata Barrow, Maxwell Ayeliya, Christian Appiah-Knudsen, Madelaine Lamah, Naomi Baende at ASA African Night on Saturday, April 13, 2019 (Courtesy of Madelaine Lamah)

U’s African Student Association Hosts African Night

By Amy Loret April 16, 2019

  On Saturday, April 13, the African Student Association at the U hosted its biggest event of the year, African Night, at the Crimson View in the Union.  According to Madelaine Lamah, a third-year...

The Bennion Center in the Olpin Student Union February 6, 2017. (Michael Adam Fondren | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Hundreds Volunteer for Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

By Amy Loret January 30, 2019

  To honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and to kick-off MLK Week at the University of Utah, over 250 student volunteers spent the morning of Saturday, Jan. 19 working on 12 different service...

The Bennion Center in the Olpin Student Union. Chronicle archives.

Join U Students at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

By Amy Loret January 13, 2019

  “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is ‘what are you doing for others?’” These famous words by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. are being taken to heart by the University of Utah...

(Photo by Cole Tan)

Utah Residents and U Students Air Transportation Concerns

By Taylor Almond March 29, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Last Thursday’s Wasatch Front Regional Council heard a total of five public comments in one day, more than they’ve ever heard in the span of 24 hours. OTHER...

(Photo Courtesy of Sealants for Smiles)

U Volunteer Work Leaves Kids Smiling

By Kylee Ehmann March 1, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Volunteer organizations tend to leave people grinning, but few more literally than Sealants for Smiles. MOST READ STORY: MEXICAN AMBASSADOR TO SPEAK AT THE U Throughout...

(Daily Utah Chronicle File Photo)

Bennion Center Takes Community Engaged Learning to a New Level of Speed

December 11, 2014

  The Bennion Center is combining speed dating and community service into one event today. The event will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the Bennion Center. The Community Engaged Learning...

(University of Utah professors Scott Wright and Cheryl Wright launched startup Neuroversity to teach students with autism how to use 3D-modeling software.  — Courtesy of Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute)

U’s Autism Program Wins Award

December 1, 2014

  A program at the U that helps students on the autistic spectrum find jobs was recognized with the Social Enterprise Award by the Columbus Community Center. Cheryl Wright and Scott Wright started...

(Photo Courtesy of Utah Food Bank)

Utahns Spend Their Holidays Serving

November 25, 2014

  With Thanksgiving right around the corner, more people are considering volunteering, but generosity does not spread solely during the holiday season. According to the Corporation for National and...

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling)

U Students Volunteer with Kids Crew at Primary Children’s Hospital

November 25, 2014

  When Kayla Mohar walks into the playroom at Primary Children’s Medical Center (PCMC), it’s not just her bright green shirt that lights up the room. Mohar, a senior in therapeutic recreation,...

(Photo by Chris Samuels)

Escaping Persecution: The Modern Refugee Story

November 25, 2014

  As Alex Ngendakuriyo, a Burundi refugee community leader, put it, “No one wants to be called a refugee, but sometimes you don’t have a choice.” Ngendakuriyo and two others sat as panelists...