UTF Mentor Spotlight: Clinical Instructor Summer Gunn

Widely considered the most difficult course in her program, SPED5040 (Instructional Design) was Instructor Gunn’s first experience with the UTF program. The course was known for its fast pace, high expectations, and newness of the instructional technology—but then-student Summer Gunn took advantage of the opportunity. As a senior she had been nominated to be a UTF, planning to graduate with […]

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UTF Mentor Spotlight: Professor Emily Ezola

“So much of my career has been due to the UTF program,” Professor E. Ezola. Professor Emily Ezola has a long history of engagement at Utah State University. In 2007 she enthusiastically accepted a USU Youth Conservatory event coordinator music scholarship, and began her involvement in the UTF program during the first semester of her Freshman year.  Currently, Emily serves […]

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Meet Our Mentors: Dr. Idalis Villanueva, Engineering Education

Dr. Idalis Villanueva is a professor in the College of Engineering at Utah State University. She is a faculty mentor for the UTF program. Below, she describes her experience with the UTF program and why she believes it is helping students elevate their education. Enjoy!   Looking at my journey as an engineering educator and researcher, I can’t help but […]

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