The Fair

April 14th
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Downstairs at the Downtown Library, Salt Lake City
210 East 400 South

 

The Panels

  • Work and Commuting 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Health and Well-Being 11:30 PM - 12:30 PM
  • Education and Family Issues 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

 

Key note

"America's Time Famine"
- John De Graaf
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Sponsors

The University of Utah

The Council of Dee Fellows

The University of Utah Honors Program

The Honors Think Tank on Pace of Life

University of Utah College of Humanities

Visitors to our Think Tank



Mark Owens and Jane Blackwell, Psychologically Healthy Workplace Advisory Committee spoke with us about efforts to encourage and reward healthier workplaces in Utah.

Representatives from the International Rescue Committee spoke with us about what a good life means from their cultural perspectives, both before and after their immigration to the United States.
http://www.theirc.org/

Professor Ed Diener, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois-Champaign-Urbana spoke with us about his research on happiness and well-being.
http://www.psych.uiuc.edu/~ediener/

Professor Russ Belk, from the David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah, now at York University spoke about his work on consumerism and sharing.
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Professors Luke Garrott and Claudio Holzner, Department of Political Science, University of Utah spoke with us about public participation.
http://www.poli-sci.utah.edu/garrott.htm

Professor Nicholas White was visiting in the Department of Philosophy from University of California-Irvine, University of Utah, spoke with us about his book, A Brief History of Happiness.
http://www.faculty.uci.edu/profile.cfm?faculty_id=4950