SUU student Rebecca Ennis visits the Kpvano Primary School in Tamale, Ghana as part of SUU's History & Service Learning study abroad program in May, 2012.
walls of the classroom, bringing
program is another way the mission
learning to life.
of the University has been augmented
One example has come through
through gifts to the Campaign.
funding received to support the
The program brings experts to
annual operating expenses of the
campus from around the world,
Sargon Heinrich Global Engagement
providing students and faculty with
Center, which provides students and
the opportunity to benefit, first-
employees with resources to travel
hand, from the life experiences of
to a variety of locations worldwide.
distinguished scholars and to absorb vital and necessary lessons from
Since receiving a generous gift, the Center has expanded its mission
engaged even after classes end.
such exposure. Bringing little pieces
to make SUU a global university,
Academic Excellence is another key
of the world to SUU, the Visiting
elevating the institution’s standing
element of the campaign. In the past
Scholar program infuses classrooms
and
educational
decade, SUU has seen unprecedented
with new ideas that help faculty
and cultural lives of both faculty
growth and recognition through
elevate curriculum and complement
and students, allowing them to
the SUU experience that focuses
their vision.
experience the richness of other
education on the individual. In
There are many avenues for gifts
cultures.
addition to a low student-faculty ratio,
to truly change the lives of individual
In the past year, more than 200
inimitable opportunities to carry
students and, in so doing, make a
SUU students and 35 faculty members
learning beyond the classroom come
very real difference in our world. You
traveled abroad on University-related
from extracurricular opportunities
can help Southern Utah University
study, service, and teaching activities
and a commitment to fostering a
reach our promise by joining in The
while the collective conscience of the
community of engaged individuals.
Future Is Rising campaign today.
enhancing
the
campus focused more on the multicultural aspect of our world through
The
Eccles
Visiting
Scholar
activities and events sponsored by the Center. The Global Engagement Center recently added eight universities to its list of places SUU students could study on exchange. The new partners range from Argentina to Denmark to even South Korea, now allowing students to choose from 30 countries to study. These successes have ranked high in the litany of goals tied to the campaign, which also includes lowering faculty-to-student ratio; increase student scholarships; and enhance the residential campus experience,
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keeping
students
Beverley Taylor Sorenson, a shining example of philanthropy, passed away on May 27 at the age of 89. Her legacy of compassion and love for the arts and education will continue to live on through her family and the untold number of students she touched. Mrs. Sorenson was presented with the University’s first Presidential Medallion of Service during the March 2013 Founders Day Celebration, but that is not the end.
Her life will continue to be honored with the groundbreaking of
the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Center for the Arts in March, 2014. We are forever grateful to Mrs. Sorenson and the crucial aid she gave to not only SUU but also, the entire state of Utah in support of arts education.
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