2011 UASAL Excursion to Topaz and Great Basin National Park

Our annual excursion to Topaz and Great Basin National Park was held on Saturday, June 4, 2011.

Events:

We heard a presentation on Topaz Japanese Relocation Center, toured the museum and visited the site. After that, we traveled past Sevier Lake to Great Basin National Park.

At the Park, we will ate lunch, toured the Lehman Cave, and took the drive along the Wheeler Peak skyline. For those who wanted to stay, there was an astronomy demonstration at dark.

For those who may wish to stay overnight on June 4, there are camp sites at the Park, and motel facilities in the Baker area.

Past Events

2010 Awards Night - November 5, 7:30pm

Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters Annual Awards Night
November 5, 7:30pm
Brigham Young University
Maeser Building

2010 UASAL Excursion - Islands of the Great Salt Lake

We invite all members of the UASAL, along with family members and guests to join us on our annual excursion on June 12.

We will meet at the Visitor Center at Antelope Island State Park at 9:00 a.m. There is an entrance/causeway access/park use fee of $9.00 per vehicle, so we encourage members and guests to carpool. Higher-clearance vehicles are recommended.
We will begin our excursion at the Visitor Center, where we will enjoy a presentation on the history and activities associated with Great Salt Lake and its islands by Clay Perschon, Fisheries Research and Special Projects Coordinator, Utah DWR, and other DWR personnel, who will accompany us on our excursion.
After the presentation, we will travel to various locations on Antelope Island where we can view many of the other SLC islands with binoculars or spotting scopes (bring these), as well as (hopefully) see buffalo and other wildlife. We will also get a good perspective, unavailable from the mainland, of the size of the lake.
We will travel to the historic Fielding-Garr ranch, where we will tour the site and eat our lunch. The view of the Wasatch Range from this location is excellent. A box lunch and extra drink will be provided for $8 per lunch. Lunch options are listed below. If you wish to bring your own lunch, feel free to do so.
· After lunch, we will travel south to I-80, and will stop at important sites along the East Shore, Black Rock, etc.
Finally, we will travel to Stansbury Island, where we can get another perspective of the other islands, as well as a good view of the various mineral recovery operations on the lake.

Throughout the day, we will be accompanied by DWR personnel, who will provide a wide variety of information about the history, ecology, hydrology, biology, and economics of the lake and its islands.

2009 Awards Night

An Awards Night was held on Friday, November 6th at 7:30 pm in the Maeser Auditorium at BYU. The guest speaker was Dr Ted Warner, emeritus professor of History at BYU. His presentation was called "The Forgotten Friar" which was about the Escalante expedition. It was informational as well as entertaining.

2009 Summer Excursion

We are delighted to invite you to a terrific Utah Academy Excursion on Friday, June 5th. This year we will tour the Utah State Capitol in the morning and the Utah Governor’s Mansion in the afternoon; both buildings have recently undergone extensive restoration and reflect a fascinating review of our state’s history, economy, culture and politics. On Friday morning we will begin with a presentation on the history and restoration, then State Representative Becky Lockhart will conduct our Capitol tour, taking us into areas not usually accessible to the general public. We’ll enjoy lunch (included), then in the afternoon we will have a special tour of the Governor’s Mansion. Members of the architectural committee and the Utah State Historical Society will enrich our understanding. We welcome all Utah Academy members and families (mature teenagers or older). The cost is $12 per person to help defray the luncheon expense. The deadline for sign-up is June 1st (we need a count for lunch). This promises to be an informative and memorable tour of two Utah heritage icons.

Centennial Conference

Friday, March 21, 2008
University of Utah
Centennial Artistic Performance
Dance for Walt Whitman
TANNER LECTURER: Daniel Fairbanks, Geneticist and Sculptor
Papers presented in all disciplines
Poster Session

Pre-registration is recommended

Schedule of Events
9:00 AM On-site registration and continental breakfast at Student Union Ballroom
10:00 AM Plenary session: President's Address, Multimedia
History of the Academy
11:15 AM Dance for Walt Whitman Presentation at the Marriott Center for Dance
12 Noon Conference Luncheon at the Student Union Ballroom
1:00 PM Tanner Lecture at the Student Union Ballroom
2:00 PM Paper presentations by Divisions at the Wornock Engineering Building

Conference Program

2008 SPRING EXCURSION

Saturday, June 7, 2008

The Academy announces its annual excursion for members, friends and families on June 7, 2008. Tour registration forms and additional details will be available at the Annual Conference.

2007 Summer Excursion

Fall Awards Evening

200 Members of the Utah Academy gathered for the Annual Fall Awards Evening on Friday, October 12 at Weber State University's Stewart Library.
Our guest speaker, Sir Chris Bonington, renown mountaineer, environmental advocate, photographer, and writer, gave a multi-media presentation that described his adventures climbing Mt. Everest .
The Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters honored James Harrison, the past president of Utah Academy, and Belinda Harrison, former secretary for their service to the Academy.
Fourteen members of the Academy received Best Paper Awards for their presentations at the annual conference in April 2007.
Dr. Daniel C. Peterson, professor of Islamic Studies and Arabic was honored as Academy Fellow.