No. 800 Michael K. Young, 2012

File — Box: 74, Folder: 17

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Michael Young is a former president of the University of Utah. He was hired away from George Washington University Law School where he was the dean. He is currently the president of the University of Washington. Michael describes the University of Utah’s capital campaign, which he took over when he first arrived at the University of Utah. One of his focuses as president was to internationalize the university and he describes that process, as well as his involvement with the Asia Center and the Middle East Center. He talks about the importance of research and commercialization during his time as president. Then, Michael discusses his efforts to move the university to the PAC-10. He describes the development of the honors program and his attempts to strengthen the undergraduate community at the university. Michael then talks about his involvement with the university hospital and healthcare system. He emphasizes the importance of cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural work. One of the last projects he was involved in was the development and construction of the Natural History Museum and he discusses that process.
Project: University of Utah oral history project.
Interviewer: Anne Peterson

Dates

2012

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