Members of the Alumni Association receive discounted tickets to the Utah Museum of Natural History (UMNH). Visit the museum and receive a 50% discount on admission (for up to six people) when you show your University of Utah Alumni Association membership card. Members can also receive a 20% discount on any new UMNH annual membership.

Not to be missed: This spring, the UMNH presents its “Toadally Frogs!” exhibit, developed by the Audubon Nature Institute of New Orleans. This is the last exhibit to be held in the UMNH’s current location and features more than 20 species of live frogs from around the world. Plus, there are numerous complementary activities that will delight the whole family. For more information on the “Toadally Frogs!” exhibit, visit www.umnh.utah.edu/happening.

Each year, the University of Utah Senior Class presents a gift to the University of Utah as a way of saying “thank you.” This year, the Alumni Association has collaborated with the U of U student government, ASUU, to create the Class of 2009 senior class gift, Ubike.

Ubike is a program that will make new and used red bicycles available for free checkout at the University Student Union, the hub of campus. Students, faculty, and staff will be able to "rent" a bicycle for personal use for up to two weeks, at no charge.

The Senior Class Gift Committee introduced the bike library program during the University of Utah’s Earth Fest on Wednesday, April 22, to commemorate Earth Day. Complete with a ribbon cutting and an official dedication by Senior Class President Madison Warren, the Ubike program was launched when 10 of the recently purchased bikes were ridden around campus.

Bicycles and donations are still needed to get Ubike fully up and rolling by summer. Gifts of all sizes are welcome. For just $400, supporters can have a bicycle “named” after themselves or a loved one. Ubike is also in need of donated bicycles in working condition, which will be fixed up and painted Ute red. For more information on Ubike, or to make a donation, visit www.alumni.utah.edu/ubike.

With the end of another academic year, and the rapid approach of Fall Semester, many University of Utah students find themselves looking for ways to pay tuition next fall. As tuition steadily increases for students each year, the University of Utah Alumni Association is dedicated to making college more affordable for students through our Scholarship Walkway program, and we invite members to participate in this important endeavor.

The walkway, leading up to the main entrance of the Alumni House, is constructed to feature “donor bricks” acknowledging supporters in a meaningful, attractive— and permanent—way.

For a one-time tax-deductible gift of $500 or $1,000, we’ll engrave your name or a name of a loved one into a brick and place it in the walkway as a permanent reminder of your generosity. The funds raised from the Scholarship Walkway will provide awards that directly benefit many deserving students. You can donate confidently, knowing that 100 percent of your gift will go directly to the University of Utah Alumni Association Scholarship Fund.

To make your donation online today, visit us at www.alumni.utah.edu.

How does one capture the attention of students who are focused on graduating? How about offering them a freshly cooked hot dog!

The Alumni Association did just that by hosting its first-ever “Wieners for Seniors” event on the Union Plaza on Thursday, April 23, during the noon break.

Learn more in the May edition of U-News & Views.