Trailblazer Bulletin

Students Hiking Red Reef Trail

Red Reef Trail Hike, St. George Utah

Hi, I'm Lauren! What’s up Trailblazers, my name is Lauren Longpré and I’m here to tell you all about the fun things you can do in St. George this summer… and year-round really, because we live in the coolest place…

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Taft Thompson holding phone displaying PinDasher App.

Utah Tech alumni Taft Thompson creates an app to connect local businesses and community members

“Utah Tech provided me with the skills I needed to quickly implement the software development of PinDasher.” Taft Thompson graduated from Utah Tech in May 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in computer information technology with an emphasis in software development.…

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Chuckwalla Trailhead

Chuckwalla Trail, St. George, Utah

Hi Trailblazers! For hike #2 of our summer series, Jake Harber and Lauren Longpré set foot on the Chuckwalla Trail in St. George, Utah. This trail is less than 10 minutes away from Utah Tech University’s campus, which made it…

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Utah Tech University celebrates 113th graduating class

Last week, Utah Tech University celebrated the 2024 graduating class of 2,967 students at its 113th Commencement ceremonies. During the first ceremony, held in the morning on May 3 at the Greater Zion Stadium at Utah Tech University, 31 percent…

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Utah Tech University Women’s Wrestling Takes Fourth Place at Nationals

Utah Tech University Women’s Wrestling took fourth place at the 2024 National Collegiate Wrestling Championships in Shreveport, Louisiana. The championships took place March 14-16, with the team not only taking fourth place but also bringing home four All-Americans, two National…

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Utah Tech University celebrates graduates from POST Academy

Utah Tech University celebrated the achievements of 14 cadets in its Peace Officer Standards and Training Academy at a graduation ceremony earlier this month. The cadets graduated in the Law Enforcement Officer class after several months of training, including having…

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“Just like giant puppies” – how Utah Tech University students spent spring break with elephants in Thailand

A group of nine Utah Tech University students had the opportunity of a lifetime over spring break, participating in Utah Tech’s Alternative Breaks trip to Chiang Mai, Thailand, and helping out at a local elephant refuge. The group met up…

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Utah Tech University Student Wins Third Place in National Art Competition

One of Utah Tech University’s recent graduates as well as one of the first to be accepted and participate in Utah Tech’s Master of Fine Arts Program, Brandon Raabe, was recently awarded third place in a national student art competition…

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Utah Tech University student highlighted by American Chemical Society for animal hair research

A Utah Tech University student and her groundbreaking research on the structure of animal hair was one of four researchers highlighted by the American Chemical Society in March. Taylor Millett, a mechanical engineering student at Utah Tech, presented her findings…

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DOCUTAH celebrates films, 14th season of igniting active change through filmed storytelling

It’s a wrap! The 14th season of Utah Tech’s DOCUTAH International Film Festival is in the books, and what a celebration of igniting active change through the creative business of filmed storytelling it was! Supported by a team comprised of…

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