After a challenging start to the semester, things are finally beginning to settle in at the new prison. The Utah Prison Education Project (UPEP) is now in a position to plan programming for the spring and is accepting volunteer applications. UPEP will be holding a Volunteer Informational Session on October 5th at 5pm on Zoom to offer updates about the new prison, provide details about the volunteer opportunities, and to answer any questions.
The Office of Undergraduate Studies is pleased to have Dr. Lindsay Coco joining us as the UIA fellow & special assistant to the SAVPAA. The University Innovation Alliance (UIA) is a national coalition of public research universities committed to increasing the number and diversity of college graduates, particularly those who are low-income, first-generation, and students of color. Members of the UIA aim to eliminate disparity by race and income through identifying novel solutions and proven interventions to improve student success.
Dr. Nina Feng and Janet Reyes of the Martha Bradley Evans Center for Teaching Excellence both received a 2022 Donald H. Wulff Diversity Fellowship for the POD (Professional and Organizational Development) in Higher Education Network conference.
Dr. Andy Eisien joins the Office of Undergraduate Studies as the director of the Prison Education Project and will also bringing UPEP, STEMCAP, and INSPIRE into Undergraduate Studies.