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27
Mar

Aviation Week Day 1 - Helicopter Landing on the Quad

Conference/Seminar

Come watch one of our helicopters land on the quad at 10:20am and talk to our pilot. Stick around or come back at 1:30pm to watch the helicopter depart.

1:10 pm - 2:20 pm | Quad |
27
Mar

Aquatic Ecology M.S. Defense: Martinique Chavez

Conference/Seminar

Movement ecology of a federally endangered minnow in a fragmented desert river Professor: Phaedra Budy

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | USU Libraries |
27
Mar

Yoga on the Natural Resources Patio

Recreation

Join the Quinney College of Natural Resources for NR week to celebrate our college. Bring a yoga mat and join us outside of the NR building to stretch and relax!

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Natural Resources Building |
27
Mar

Geo Speaker Series: Dr. Gussie McCracken

Conference/Seminar

Dr. Gussie McCracken (DMNS) will present on Paleontology and trace fossils.

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Geology building |
27
Mar

Faculty Rapid Fire Research

Student Activities

Join the Quinney College of Natural Resources for NR week to celebrate our college. Come watch faculty from the QCNR present about their research, lightning style.

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Biology & Natural Resources building |
28
Mar

Aviation Week Day 2 - Maintenance Day Lab Tour

Conference/Seminar

Tour our Aviation Maintenance Lab to see where our maintenance students prepare for the future and watch a jet engine run-up on Utah's only collegiate jet engine test cell

11:30 am - 1:00 pm | Utah State University Logan Campus |
28
Mar

ENVS Spring Seminar - Wayne Freimund - Developing a Place-Based Research Program

Conference/Seminar

A seminar presented by Dr. Wayne Freimund, Department of Environment and Society (Moab) Developing a Place-Based Research Program

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Distance Education Building |
28
Mar

Ecology Center Workshop: Visualizing spatial data in R

Workshop/Training

Please join us for the ninth coding workshop in the Ecology Center's coding workshop series on Tuesday March 28th from 3:00 - 5:00 PM MT in NR 217. Equally important to analyzing spatial data is being able to visually display results. Maps and visual representations of data are critical to communicating spatial information quickly and clearly. This workshop is for folks who are interested in learning how to create informative and aesthetically interesting plots of spatial data in R. This workshop will cover: a) Short review on importing, wrangling, and manipulating spatial data using the sf() package b) Basic principles of good map-making c) Mapping vector and raster data using tmap() and ggplot() d) Basic sf() functions for extracting data stats from map layers e) Creating maps interactive maps with tmap()

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Natural Resources Building |
28
Mar

Map Design Contest

Student Activities

Join the Quinney College of Natural Resources for NR week to celebrate our college. Join the TERRA Geospatial Society and design a map in the Natural Resources building Atrium or bring a digital copy of a map you've previously designed. Map making supplies will be available in the NR Atrium all day. Prizes will be given for the best maps!

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Natural Resources Building |
28
Mar

Aviation Week Banquet

Fundraiser

Join us for our annual Aviation Banquet and fundraising Silent Auction, hear from industry professionals, and enjoy a great meal

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
29
Mar

QCNR Mid-Morning Mingle

Social/Networking

Come to the NR atrium. $1 for a beverage and a pastry ... free beverage for students. All proceeds from the Mid-Morning Mingle go to a rotations of student clubs supporting the event. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate and treats will be served.

10:00 am - 10:45 am | Natural Resources Building |
29
Mar

Range Club Potluck

Student Activities

Join the Quinney College of Natural Resources for NR week to celebrate our college. Come support the USU Range Club and enjoy a cowboy style meal outside the Natural Resources building on the patio for $10/plate.

11:00 am - 1:00 pm | Natural Resources Building |
29
Mar

Aviation Week Day 4 - Career Day

Conference/Seminar

Our Aviation Career Conference provides anyone with the opportunity to meet aviation professionals and discuss potential future employment within the industry

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm | TSC, Sunburst Lounge |
29
Mar

WILD Spring Seminar - Nancy Huntly

Conference/Seminar

A seminar presented by Nancy Huntly, Ecology Center Director, Utah State University

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Life Sciences Building |
29
Mar

Tacos and Chacos

Student Activities

Join the Quinney College of Natural Resources for NR week to celebrate our college. Come support Latinos in Action, eat some tacos, and wear Chacos outside the Natural Resources building! There will be a prize raffle at this event.

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Natural Resources Building |
30
Mar

Aviation Week Day 4 - Drone Day

Conference/Seminar

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) - aka "Drones" demos and hands-on flights on the Old Main Quad

10:30 am - 1:00 pm | Quad |
30
Mar

Aviation Week Day 4

Conference/Seminar

Test your flying skills in a flight simulator located in room 113 of the Industrial Science Building

11:00 am - 1:00 pm |
30
Mar

Clothing Swap

Student Activities

Join the Quinney College of Natural Resources for NR week to celebrate our college. For every clothing item you bring, receive a ticket to pick up a new-to-you item! This event will take place on the patio outside the NR building, or in the atrium in case of bad weather.

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Natural Resources Building |
31
Mar

Aviation Week Day 5 - Airport Open House

Information/Orientation

Come see our fixed-wing and rotary training fleets, tour our dispatch and operations center and training facilities at the Logan/Cache Airport

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
31
Mar

LAEP Speaker Series: Anna Cawrse and Joshua Brooks

Lecture/Readings

Leading with Landscape

Anna Cawrse and Josh Brooks will explore how leading with landscape lets Sasaki tackle some of the most complex and challenging urban design and landscape architecture projects across the world. By starting with environmental systems as the driving framework, they will explore the urban constraints at Denargo Market in Denver, CO; how to create a more ecologically resilient future for University Lakes in Baton Rouge, LA; how to transform abandoned infrastructure in Athens, Greece into Europe's largest urban waterfront park; and how research can help cities and parks tackle climate change.

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Fine Arts Visual |
31
Mar

Dutch Oven Desserts & Games on the Quad

Student Activities

Join the Quinney College of Natural Resources for NR week to celebrate our college. We will have campfire-style Dutch oven desserts and lawn games. There will be prizes for game winners!

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Quad |