UTF Spotlight: Fighting Hunger

Food insecurity is becoming a widespread problem on college campuses. Food insecurity can involve many factors, according to one article, and can range from a “student skipping meals to buy books” due to the “runaway costs of higher education,” or can be caused by “the gaps in the social safety net.”  The fact that more nontraditional students are enrolling in […]

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UTF Spotlight: Alex LaBarge

Typically, your UTF will be the guy (or gal) that grades your papers, takes attendance, and maybe uses a vacuum hose to shoot things in your physics class. In aviation, your UTF is captain of the university’s flight competition team. This year’s captain of the team is Alex LaBarge. A junior who was born in Panama, his job is to […]

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UTF Spotlight: Morgan Makar

“She was the cutest little thing. You connect but you don’t know how. It’s just an unknown connection.” This is how Morgan Makar, a native of Riverton, Utah, described teaching a deaf girl how to swim. “I wouldn’t have changed it for the world,” Makar said. “It was just so cool to put my passion both in swimming but also […]

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Keeping your goals in sight

If you’re like many other Americans, you made some New Year’s resolutions over Christmas break. Like many others, you have listed important goals you would like to achieve by the end of this year. The break, therefore, was a time to reflect and ponder, dream and envision what you want this new year to look like. So, when January 7th rolled […]

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A Unique UTF

There are many things that make our UTF program unique. One such example are the UTFs themselves, who find that their experience as an undergraduate teaching fellow is a springboard to their career. Meet Shaylen Fidel, a communication studies major with minors in chemistry, biology, finance, and environmental studies. Preparing for medical school, Fidel worked in a lab over the […]

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Finals Week–Finish Strong!

Good afternoon UTFs! We wish you the best in preparing for your tests, and thanks again for your hard work this year. Here are is a link from the Academic Success Center for ideas on managing test-anxiety and other test-taking strategies. We hope these may be helpful for you or your students. https://www.usu.edu/asc/test_anxiety/index Good luck on your exams and have […]

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Planning Pro Tips

Planning is one of the best ways to increase your confidence and productivity. Here we’ve included some ideas on how to start or improve planning, benefits of planning, and some media resources on the importance of planning. We hope they are helpful for you! Planning “Pro Tips” Decide on your overall goals and values Break these down into smaller action […]

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