Achievement in Music (AIM) is an organization that provides piano evaluation for 3^rd-12^th graders. AIM currently uses classical music for their program, but to appeal to more students, this project will work to bring pop music into the process.

Community Collaborator: Achievement in Music (AIM)

Students will:

• Work in teams to create exercises that teach pop music skills to all ages
• Describe the impact of popular music on identity and culture
• No musical or piano proficiency is required for the course.

Hybrid (in-person & online components)

Thursdays 3:00-5:50, May 31-July 1    Location: Orem Campus

Course:  American Popular Music (MUSC 1030),  3 credits,  Instructor: Dr. Hilary Demske

CRN: 20767

Farm to Fork is a Utah organization that enriches the connection communities have with fresh, healthy food and local food producers by changing food purchasing and education practices at schools and preschools.  Through this project, students will learn about nutrition and provide a tangible product that promotes Farm to Fork’s message.  Projects could include organizing an event with a local farm, writing promotional materials, or other original ideas.

Community Collaborator: Farm to Fork

Students will:

• Research nutrition and the impact of food choices on child development
• Work in teams to design a Farm to Fork project
• Collaborate with Farm to Fork to execute the project

Hybrid (in-person & on-line components)

0 seats left        Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:00 - 2:15, May 31-July 1    Location: Orem Campus 

Course: Writing Across Communities (ENGH 1005)   Instructor: Dr. Chitralekha Duttagupta

This is a unique opportunity to take a class at UVU’s Capitol Reef Field Station (CRFS)!  In conjunction with Capitol Reef National Park, students will identify and study native plants to create permanent signage for public and academic education. Learn more by watching this video

Community Collaborator: Capital Reef Field Station and Capital Reef National Park

Students will:

• Spend 5 days and 4 nights at UVU’s Capitol Reef Field Station – no additional fees (check out the accommodations here)
• Use dichotomous keys to identify native plants
• Develop and demonstrate botanical field techniques, including collecting, pressing, preparing, and documenting plants to produce research quality specimens
• Explain the roles that field botanists play in society
• Learn to recognize common plant species of central Utah
• Learn how to create laser engraved signage for installation at CRFS

June 12-16, 5 days and 4 nights at Capital Reef Field Station

Course: Field Botany (Bot 2050)  Instructor: Dr. Ashley N. Egan

CRN: 20764

Note: The professor is high risk for COVID - depending on COVID conditions, students may need to wear a mask when indoors or in close proximity to the professor and a negative COVID test will be required to participate in class due to the overnight situation and the fact that CRFS is federal property.

Students will learn about why different school districts within Utah have different financial resources and how this impacts students.  Students will work in teams to propose solutions to these inequities, and Utah State Representative Jefferson Moss will mentor the students and listen to their proposals.  Ultimately, these proposals could lead to increased opportunities for students in under-resourced school districts and a reduction in the wealth gap within the state of Utah.

Community Collaborator:  Representative Jefferson Moss 

Utah State Congressman and member of the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee

Students Will:

• Research ideas such as education, fund distribution, young performance and adult success, systemic racism, etc. 
• Work within teams to create a written proposal for addressing the issue of low-resourced school districts.
• Each team will create a presentation of their proposal and how it addresses the issue.
• Increase local awareness of the issue by creating written materials, such as Facebook/Instagram posts, emails, pamphlets, etc. 

Hybrid (in-person & on-line components)

0 seats left     In-Person:  Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday  9:00-11:30  Location: Orem Campus 

Course: Writing across communities (ENGH 1005)  Instructor: Heather Shelley

We will be partnering with the Utah Valley Refugee Center to research social issues that the center must work through to improve the lives of refugees in our local community. You will be partnered with a small group of classmates to tackle a research question for the Utah Valley Refugee Center. Through your research, you will help the center improve the lives of the thousands of refugees. 

Community Collaborator: Utah Valley Refugee Center

Students will:

• Evaluate and integrate source materials to find potential solutions for the Utah Valley Refugee Center.
• Identify awareness of audience, purpose, and genre in research-focused projects. 
• Apply knowledge of college-level, academic writing and research. 

Hybrid (in-person & on-line components)

In-Person: Tuesday 9:30-11:50    Location: Orem Campus 

Course: Intermediate Writing/Academic Writing and Research (ENGL 2010)  Instructor: Meagan Ricks

This project will study how communities use biological information for survival and progress. Students will visit Provo Pioneer Village and use the exhibits on LDS pioneers of the 1930s to investigate how their diets prevented infections, dealt with infectious diseases, and enable the community to prosper in a hostile environment. As we anticipate climate change, the information obtained through this project will help communities prepare and adapt to the challenge.

Community Collaborator: Provo Pioneer Village

Students will:

• Analyze the nutrient values of locally produced food
• Identify infectious agents that cause disease and how to protect against them
• Communicate how climate change may affect communities and how to successfully face such changes

Hybrid (in-person & on-line components)

0 seats left     In-Person: Tuesdays 8:00-10:30 Location: Orem Campus     Live stream: Wednesdays 8:00-10:30     

Course: General Biology (BIOL 1010)  Instructor: Dr. Rahul Kuddud