Utah State University Eastern Magazine

A chance encounter with western actor John Wayne in 1978 propelled Carbon County native Gary Prazen into international fame for his realistic bronze sculptures.

Schedules, exams and textbooks became almost non-existent fall semester for five Utah State University Eastern student athletes from Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria wiped out much of their homeland.

“We want native students to know that they can achieve success."

At an early age, Jason Dunn learned that the power to overcome challenges starts with mental focus.

One cannot talk about higher education in Price, Utah, without mentioning LaVell and Mayzell King.

Paige Petersen, appointed to the Utah Supreme Court in November, is proud to have USU Eastern (CEU) on her resume next to the University of Utah and Yale Law School.

Nine students from Utah State University Eastern Blanding spent two weeks in Cambodia during their summer break helping promote health programs and sharing cultures with the local Cambodians.

A rare opportunity to see an exact replica of the Pietà is available to without airfare or the exhausting trip to Rome.

The name Jan Young has been synonymous with Utah State University Eastern – and before that College of Eastern Utah – for 34 years. Anyone who had business with, interacted with, worked at, or attended the institution, knew Jan Young.

Chandler Vincent was named the top welding competitor in the United States and the fifth best in the world at the WorldSkills competition.

If you resided in Utah in the decades between 1996-2016, you probably heard about the Warburton sisters from Helper, Utah, who put Carbon High School on the women’s sports map.

On a quiet stretch off highway 123, just outside East Carbon, Utah, Timothy Riley, Utah State University Eastern Prehistoric Museum anthropologist, felt at home.

The buzzer sounds, a horse and its rider stampede from the chute. Mud flies, hearts pound and crowds cheer.