UU Health, Safety & Belonging

Emergency Response Guide

If you're in a mental health crisis, help is here.

• Basic Needs Collective is a coordinated resource hub that includes access to food, healthcare, wellness resources, transportation, childcare, technology support, and tutoring. 
• Being Human in STEM, a UU student-led project, produced a reporting flipbook.
• Campus Recreation Services including Outdoor Adventures
• Center for Community and Cultural Engagement
• Center for Student Access and Resources - scholarships, one-on-one support, community engagement and skill-building, and navigating higher education systems
• Community Crisis Intervention & Support Services Huntsman Mental Health Institute at the University of Utah
• Financial Wellness Center - financial counseling, planning, education and tax consults
• SafeU- a comprehensive website for all safety-related information, reporting, and support resources, and  training at the U
• Student Health Center for students, spouses and their dependents
• Student Mental Health Resources, Student Affairs
• URide, download the TransLoc app to request a free ride on campus between 6 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.
• University Counseling Center provides developmental, preventive, and therapeutic services for University of Utah students, as well as Volley, the therapy dog
• University Dept of Public Safety - 801-585-2677 or 911 for emergencies

Environmentally-focused @ UU

• Black Feminist Eco-Lab - creating a new paradigm of what a thriving, inclusive ecosystem operating on former and ever-changing theoretical frameworks for Black feminism can embody
• Center for Native Excellent and Tribal Engagement - supports student well-being and success by fostering the social, academic, and cultural engagement of American Indian and Alaska Native students, faculty, and staff through cultural affirmation, academic and professional development, and preparation for post-graduation success
• School of Environment, Society and Sustainability - promotes an integrated understanding of the environment, societies, and the interactions between them.
• Sustainability Education - integrate(s) sustainability as a core principle throughout operations, research, and education at the University of Utah and to support initiatives that cultivate the campus as a living laboratory. OSS runs the Sustainable Campus Initiative Fund, the Edible Campus Gardens and the U of U farmers market outside the Student Union, during early fall.
• SPARC Environmental Justice Lab a collaborative of engaged faculty, students, community members, and scholars who are committed to enacting principles of community-based participatory research to understand issues of social and environmental health and co-create strategies to achieve justice.
• Wallace Stegner Center including the Environmental Dispute Resolution Program; list of Green Bag/lectures
• Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy strives to provide transformative, integrative, and cutting-edge science, education, entrepreneurship, and practical solutions to tackle climate change in Utah, the United States, and the globe.

Academic Resources @ UU

• IRB Lab is a monthly open work session space for undergraduate students to receive peer-mentoring and staff support when applying for Institutional Review Board approval
• The Marriott Library offers free classes, workshops, services, and spaces. Their Canvas course for all graduate students is a great starting place. EH library liasison, Jessica Breiman, is available to suggest resources and help with student research and projects.  She maintains the Environmental Humanities subject guide and includes an excellent set of WRTG 2010 resources for TAs.
• Martha Bradley Evans Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) promotes teaching effectiveness through evidence-based  pedagogy, while serving the needs of teaching-oriented faculty, instructors,  and graduate students.
• New Student Guide to IT Resources from University Information Technology
• The Graduate School's Graduate Resources Hub
• The Graduate Writing Center offers review of graduate student papers, and access to the Graduate Student Reading Room at Marriott Library.
• The Office of Software Licensing offers free MS Office, Adobe and Zoom products to students, staff & faculty and reduced rates on other software.

Civic Engagement on UU Campus

• Talk to Eliana Massey, our Community Engagement and Outreach Coordinator or  Director Danielle Endres, first!
• Bennion Center for Community Engagement - supports student well-being and success by providing transformative community engagement experiences that make positive impacts on student development and community needs
• Hinckley Institute - furthers civic engagement and encourage students of all majors and disciplines to connect with the world around them through intern opportunities, classes and forums

Housing

• Graduate Student Housing - resources from the U for those moving to Salt Lake City
  • KSL
  • Rentler
  • Craigslist
• Forbes Cost of Living Calculator
• MIT Living Wage Calculator

UU Campus Cultural Events & Venues

• Dept of Art and Art History Events
• Natural History Museum of Utah
• Performing Arts at U of U
• Red Butte Garden
• Utah Athletics
• Utah Museum of Fine Arts

links reviewed 11/5/25