USU Eastern News

Gary Straquadine, associate vice president for technical education at Utah State University Eastern, retires with 84 graduate students, five campuses, 11 monasteries, four marathons short of 100, and the date Sept. 26, 2005, as a beacon on his life map.

The class of 2022 consists of 320 individuals earning 194 associate, 41 bachelor’s, and four master’s degrees, and one graduate and 130 undergraduate certificates.

Utah State University Eastern is expanding its offerings, allowing students seeking a bachelor’s degree in biology to complete their coursework, beginning in fall 2022, from start to finish at the Price campus.

The Annual Juried Student Art Show will be on exhibit from April 25 through May 4 at Gallery East.

Join the USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum for their annual Prehistory Week celebration, part of Utah’s Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month.

Kamachi joins USU after earning her Ph.D. in Global Leadership & Change from Pepperdine University. Most recently, she was the Online Faculty & Student Success Manager at UNLV.

Kandice Jeppsen has been named as the director of Statewide Student Success & Strategic Initiatives.

Utah State University has named Vanessa Liesik as director of Statewide and USU Online Recruitment.

Former Utah State University Eastern men’s soccer player Jojea Kwizera has officially signed with CF Montréal after being selected to the team in the Major League Soccer SuperDraft.

Michael Mower, senior advisor to Governor Spencer Cox, will be the commencement speaker at Utah State University Eastern’s commencement ceremony.

"Wandering the Colorado Plateau" by Lorenzo Chavez will be on display at USU Eastern’s Gallery East from April 4 through April 22.

USU Eastern is having its 7th Annual Diversity Conference on Friday, April 8th from 8 AM to 4 PM in the Jennifer Leavitt Student Center.

USU currently offers 43 certificate programs including 28 certificate programs through the College of Agriculture and Applied Science (CAAS). In addition, CAAS offers 14 associate degree programs in technical education with focuses ranging from cosmetolog...

For over 30 years, Custom Fit has helped Utah-owned businesses and individuals afford essential trainings.

To encourage your support of our downtown businesses, the museum is offering a special deal starting this Saturday (3/12) and running through St. Paddy’s Day on March 17th.

A collaborative exhibit of photographs by Jared Ragland and Cary Norton, entitled Where You Come From is Gone, will be on display at USU Eastern’s Gallery East from March 7 through April 1.

As part of USU Eastern, the Prehistoric Museum is already free to visit for all USU students and employees. Staff and faculty can even bring their immediate family!

Utah State University has named Andrea Olding as the assistant vice president for Statewide Campuses.

An exhibit, “Courtroom Art Retrospective: 40 Years of Scott Snow’s Sketches,” featuring the work of Salt Lake City artist/illustrator Scott Snow, will be on exhibit in USU Eastern’s Gallery East showing from February 1 – 25.

The Utah State University Eastern Prehistoric Museum is thrilled to announce new extended hours designed to provide greater access to our community and travelling visitors.

While there is no substitute for actual experience, Utah State University Eastern also has the next best thing for the officers in its police academy.

Utah State University has finalized official land acknowledgments, recognizing that the university's facilities in Logan and statewide reside on the land of Indigenous peoples.

Utah State University Statewide Campuses is pleased to announce dates for its annual Commencement celebrations for the 2021-22 school year.

Utah Women Making History, which includes Utah artist Brooke Smart’s illustrations of Utah women who worked throughout the 20th century to advocate for women, will begin on January 11 and run through January 28.

Are you feeling the holiday spirit? We at the museum sure are and want to share it far and wide. Check out these great opportunities to enjoy the museum and do a little shopping while you’re at it.

Thanks to funding from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, as well as existing USU scholarships, USU students are returning and achieving their goal of graduation after years-long hiatuses.

The third and final exhibit of the 2021 will be artwork by Marion Hyde, Logan artist and retired chair of Utah State University’s art department. The exhibit, titled "Marion Hyde: Paintings, Drawings and Prints, 1960 – 2021," will run from Nov. 2 through ...

On July 1, Susan Polster became the department head of Utah State University’s Department of Journalism and Communication (JCOM). Polster, who has been a professor at the USU Eastern campus in Price since 2010, made USU history as the first department hea...

The wait is finally over. After being twice postponed due to the ongoing pandemic, Utah State University Eastern will host the Benson Sisters on Nov. 5 at 6:30 p.m. in the Jennifer Leavitt Student Center ballroom.

Utah State University Eastern held its annual Legacy Dinner on Oct. 8, celebrating this year’s Legacy award recipients. The award recipients were honored for their remarkable service and commitment to USU Eastern and the community.

The exhibit “Change of State” features the work of Salt Lake City artist Jill Saxton Smith in USU Eastern’s Gallery East showing from October 5-29, 2021.

Utah State University Eastern is excited to announce a Strategic Workforce Initiative (SWI) in Rural Technology, a concurrent enrollment program for high school juniors and seniors at Carbon High School and Pinnacle Canyon Academy.

As the 2021 Utah State University Eastern Drone Camps wound down for the summer, parents and teens alike praised the program for making aviation fun and accessible.

Enjoy the music, the food, as well as the opportunity to take a close up look at actual WWII artifacts displayed by the Utah Military History Group, including a great photo op with a WWII Jeep. It’s taking a step back in time.

A series of painted landscapes, titled “Fixation,” by Idaho artist Aaron Cordell Johnson is the first exhibit of Utah State University’s fall season displayed in Gallery East that runs from Sept. 7-29.

It’s has been dubbed a must-see show and it’s coming to a stage near you for one night only. Odyssey Dance Theater’s Thriller will be performed at Utah State University Eastern’s Geary Event Center on Sept. 20. Tickets are expected to sell out quickly.

To assist Utah residents in achieving their educational goals and return to school, Utah State University is offering a variety of scholarship opportunities to help students start or finish their degree.

Utah State University Eastern’s welding fabrication team won the national title for college teams in the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference for the third consecutive year.

Even in the midst of COVID-19 restrictions, Utah State University Eastern’s “The Eagle” student newspaper continued to publish and won 21 awards at the Utah Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest in June.

Utah State University Eastern is offering half-price tuition scholarships to Carbon and Emery County residents who have applied to USUEastern as a new student in the fall 2021 semester or who have yet to apply.

Though still a young program, students on USUE’s rodeo team have proven that they can compete with the best, with the men’s team earning the reserve champion title in the Rocky Mountain region this year.

Starting on June 10th in conjunction with Price City’s June Music, Meals, and Mingle event, the museum will remain open to the public from 5-7 pm every Thursday.

The Utah State University Eastern Prehistoric Museum is about to turn 60 years old! To celebrate six decades of science and community in eastern Utah, the Museum has developed a retrospective exhibit The Prehistoric Museum: 60th Anniversary.

As colleges around the nation faced unprecedented challenges switching to remote teaching and learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Utah State University had an edge.

Utah State University Eastern is proud to have celebrated its class of 2021 on Saturday, April 24. The class of 2021 consists of individuals earning 220 associate, 39 bachelor’s, 13 master’s degrees, and 98 certificates.

The historic season for the Utah State University Eastern volleyball team is not over yet, as the Eagles received word today that they will be playing in the National Junior College Athletic Association national tournament.

The Annual Juried Student Art Show will be on display at Gallery East. The exhibit runs from Apr. 5 - 22, 2021

Utah State University’s Department of Aviation Technology and Technical Education (AVTE) has added a new bachelor’s degree paths in aviation management with emphasis options in unmanned aerial systems (aka, drones) and in aviation operations.

The USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum is excited to announce the return of our annual community art show.

An exhibition curated by Logan artist Brandt Berntson, is on display at USU Eastern’s Gallery East titled Impressions of Utah: Landscape Paintings by a Selection of Artists from the Beehive State. The exhibit runs from Mar. 2 - Apr. 2, 2021

Four Utah State University Eastern art instructors have paintings, photographs and sculpture on display in this month’s Gallery East exhibit. The exhibit runs from Feb. 1 - 26, 2021

If you live on campus or have at least one class with an in-person component, you should register for a free COVID-19 rapid test within the first few weeks of spring semester.

A Utah Arts & Museums Traveling Exhibition, curated by Amy Jorgensen and Edward Bateman, will be on display at USU Eastern’s Gallery East. The exhibit runs from Jan. 20 - 29, 2021

At the Utah State University Eastern campus, we have made free minimally invasive COVID-19 testing available to students.

The exhibit, comprised of more than 40 photographs by Bill Vande Sluis, features landmarks and scenes of nature from Southeastern and Central Utah. The exhibit runs from Oct. 14 - Nov. 6, 2020.

The Prehistoric Museum is pleased to announce the extension of the exhibit Charlie J. Johnston: Turning Life into Art exhibit currently on display in the temporary gallery.

Helper Artist, Charles Callis, exhibits a series of paintings that are meaningful to the artist for their source of inspiration. The exhibit runs from Oct. 14 - Nov. 6, 2020.

The Career and Technical Education (CTE) Program at Utah State University Eastern recently received a $240,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration.

Some 92 to 66 million years ago, as the Age of Dinosaurs waned, giant marine lizards called mosasaurs roamed an ocean that covered North America from Utah to Missouri and Texas to the Yukon.

Celebrating the USU Eastern Nursing program's 50th anniversary celebration, an exhibit chronicling the program’s history will be on display Sep. 23 - Oct. 9, 2020.

The Prehistoric Museum is pleased to announce it’s reopening in conjunction with the start of USU Eastern’s Fall Semester.

Utah State University President Noelle E. Cockett has named Laurens “Larry” H. Smith as vice president for Statewide Campuses.

Utah State University President Noelle E. Cockett has implemented a temporary policy that makes face coverings mandatory through fall semester on all campuses.

Utah State University has announced plans for how students at each of its campuses will take classes this fall, what technology will be needed, and how the university will maximize safety in classrooms that host face-to-face instruction.

Twenty-two awards, the most ever, were won by Utah State University Eastern’s The Eagle newspaper staff at the Utah Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. The staff placed in the top three of all but eight categories.

In honor of “Year of the Woman,” the committee was committed to recognize the leadership, charity and compassion of a former teacher who influenced generations of children throughout Carbon County for 39 years.

Using a 3D printer under the direction of Public Service Manager Aimee Lauritsen, the students created 34 new face shields, which were then donated to Castleview Hospital in Price.

Utah State University Eastern is proud to celebrate the Class of 2020, which consists of 308 individuals earning associate, bachelor’s, master’s degrees, and one graduate certificate.

Utah State University has announced tuition changes for students attending the Eastern campus, along with changes to the university’s Career and Technical Education tuition.

Utah State University is canceling its scheduled 133rd commencement ceremony in Logan, and all graduation events at its statewide campuses, this spring in an effort to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Farmington, Utah-based artist Tyler Huntzinger is exhibiting his abstract paintings in a show titled “Memoryscapes” at Utah State University Eastern’s Gallery East.

Utah State University’s actions to prevent COVID-19 from appearing and spreading in our campus communities throughout the state.

Utah State University Eastern will hold its 6th annual Diversity Conference Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Geary Event Center on the university campus.

During halftime of USU Eastern’s 67-61 victory over the College of Southern Idaho, Christensen was presented with the school’s annual “Community Member of the Year” award.

Longtime Athletic Director and Coach Dave Paur will be inducted into the Eastern Utah athletics Hall of Fame

Competing against squads from around the country, the team sat in third place after Day 1 of the competition but had a flawless day two routine to vault them to the championship.

A local artist whose expertise is painting the mountains and valleys of Southeastern Utah opens Utah State University’s Gallery East spring semester.

In a regional first, the Geary Events Center will host the Short and Sweet Film Festival, a showcase of 28 short films from 24 different countries.

A one-of-a-kind act, features The Rustmonger Big Band and Bob Bedore as Welk, to delight audience members young and old.