From weekly Social Impact Fairs and Markets to interactive exhibits and strategy workshops, come create connections and gain confidence in your change-making and advocacy knowledge and skills!
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September 4, 2025 | 11 am - 2 pm
January 8, 2026 | 11 am - 2 pm
Our Center for Social Impact Open Houses, held at the start of the fall and spring semesters, are designed to introduce students, staff, and faculty to the work of the Center for Social Impact. With music, food, games, and prizes, these are fun ways to learn more about the Center and connect with like-minded peers. Staff and Impact Fellows are on hand to socialize and answer questions.
September 9-10, 2025 | 10 am - 2 pm
January 13-14, 2026 | 10 am - 2 pm
Held in the Ballroom Commons, we host fall and spring Social Impact Fairs to bring students and community organizations and leaders together. These fairs create a vibrant space for community partners to connect with students, highlight their work in social impact, and advertise opportunities for students to get involved.
November 11, 2025 | 10 am - 2 pm
March 17, 2026 | 10 am - 2 pm
Come shop at our Social Impact Markets, held in Center Stage, where we host makers and entrepreneurs from our very own community. Peruse art, crafts, jewelry, beauty products, and more, all while supporting local small businesses.
October 7-8, 2025
The Clothesline Project is a powerful visual exhibit made up of t-shirts bearing the stories and experiences of survivors of domestic and sexual violence, and those who have known those who have suffered. Participants can create their own shirts if desired and pay tribute by reading the lived experiences displayed throughout the exhibit. The exhibit is held in the Grand Ballroom.
February 10-11, 2026
The Scarcity Myth is an interactive exhibit designed to challenge the belief that food, housing, and wealth insecurity stem from a lack of available resources. Instead, it highlights the issue of uneven distribution. Through visual data displays and hands-on activities, participants are encouraged to think creatively about how society can ensure access to basic needs. The exhibit is held in the Ballroom Commons.
January 21-22, 2026
Each year, the Center for Social Impact collaborates with the UVU Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Committee to create a visual exhibit focused on Black American heritage. Past exhibits have explored themes such as Afrofuturism, Black Literature, and Women in the Civil Rights Movement. This exhibit is held in the Ballroom Commons.
Last Thursday of Sep, Oct, Nov, Jan, Feb, & March @ 11 am
Join us at the Center for Social Impact for monthly Skills Workshops to learn best practices and strategy within each of the Pathways of Social Impact. Additionally, listen to and meet local practicioners who will speak to their experiences.
Map the System - December 4, 2025 @ 6 pm
Design for Impact - February 26, 2026 @ 6 pm
The UVU Center for Social Impact hosts two exciting research competitions, Oxford Map the System in the fall and Design for Impact in the spring, that challenge students to tackle social issues using systems thinking and design thinking approaches. Both programs include nights of public research presentations from the competition participants that are evaluated by expert judges who then select winning teams. These presentations events are held in Center Stage.
