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Find Solitude for $130 by Climbing in the West Desert

March 5, 2015

Sometimes vacations call for real solitude. You want “getting away” to mean something different than heading to a resort or hotel filled with other tourists. Luckily for those of us living in Utah,...

(Photo by Shannon McOmber)

Car Camping Offers Something for Everyone from $50 to $100

March 5, 2015

I like backpacking, I like hiking, but sometimes you just need to get some rest. Spring Break is meant to provide that R & R. Does that mean staying in your apartment and sleeping in until noon?...

((Photo by Chris Samuels) Nighttime activity in Cusco, Peru.  Photo taken during a summer internship with Ascend Humanitarian Alliance.)

Learning Abroad Fair to Expand Student Horizons

February 2, 2015

  Whether it’s an internship in Spain, social work in Peru or a study abroad in Japan, you can figure out travel plans at the annual Learning Abroad fair being held today in the Union Ballroom...

(Photo Courtesy of Morgan Byrne)

Cuba Trip Gives U Students New Perspectives

January 25, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]   A course at the U took a group of students to Cuba last October for a brand new type of study abroad experience. RELATED: NEW UTAH EDUCATION MODLE WILL PROVIDE...

Escape winter - and responsibility - with a beachside getaway

Escape winter – and responsibility – with a beachside getaway

December 3, 2014

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] While some call December the most wonderful time of the year, I would argue it is, in fact, the most terrible time of the year. It’s a horrible, nasty time when the...

Students Serve as “Catalysts” in Costa Rica

November 3, 2014

The vast 26,000-acre Monteverde Cloud Forest in Costa Rica attracts thousands of tourists each year, including a group of students from the U who choose to spend their Spring Break there working on service...

(Photo by Chris Samuels)

Planning Your “Ultimate Adventure” with a Study Abroad

October 22, 2014

  Students embarked on a learning adventure at the Global U Expo Wednesday afternoon. The Expo, held in the Union Ballroom, was a chance for students to learn about study abroad trips. Mitch Conti,...

(Anna Drysdale) Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, London.

Studying abroad puts college in perspective

June 16, 2014

While in college, your classroom can be a country. The U’s Center for Learning Abroad offers study abroad trips to more than 60 different countries worldwide. There are different program types, such...

Student tackles 30-course challenge

March 29, 2013

Jenn Blum has partnered with the Lifelong Learning program at the U to take 30 classes this spring. Blum is an artist from Georgia who now calls Utah home. After graduating college, she packed her bags...