Employee Appreciation Day!
Friday, October 2, 2026 | 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Maverik Stadium
All USU employees (full and part time) are invited to a day of fun and recognition. And free food! This is an open house style event from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
About Employee Appreciation Day
Employee Appreciation Day is coordinated by the Office of Human Resources with support from other USU departments and sponsorship from benefit partners. The goal of this day is to celebrate all faculty and staff by providing some food, fun, and recognition for all you do for USU and our students.
USU leadership will be both serving and mingling with employees during a free pulled pork sandwich lunch, donated in part by our own USU Dining Services. The event will also feature a football field goal kick, flu shot clinic, tours of the west stadium athletic venue, music, swag, booths, and more!
Employees must bring their USU ID card or A# in order to access the event.
Logan Campus Activities
- Pulled pork sandwiches, drinks, and Aggie Ice Cream!
- Flu Shot Clinic
- Swag and prizes
- Tours of west stadium Athletic venue
- Discounted Aggie Gear sold by the USU Campus Store
- Exhibitors
- Paper Airplane Throwing Contest
- Field activities, including:
- Football field goal kick: imagine yourself as your favorite USU player and see if you can score a field goal
- Putting with the USU Police: see if you can score a hole-in-one using a large golf putter
- Inflatable football toss and basketball tic tac toe
Statewide Campus Activities
- Wasatch Region:
- Activity: Music Bingo, Lunch & Movie
- Date & Time: October 2 from 11:00am-2:00pm
- Location: USU Salt Lake Campus in Taylorsville
- RSVP Deadline: September 28
- Point of Contact: Jana Beckstead
- Blanding (includes Blanding, Monticello, Montezuma Creek, & Monument Valley Employees):
- Activity: Lunch & Games
- Date & Time: October 2 from 11:00am-3:00pm
- Location: Blanding Campus
- RSVP Deadline: September 21
- Point of Contact: Megan Mower-Harris
- Brigham City (includes Brigham City, Kaysville, & Tremonton Employees):
- Activity: Readathon Event with Snacks
- Date & Time: October 2 from 10:00am-12:00pm
- Location: Brigham City Main Street Building
- RSVP Deadline: September 23
- Point of Contact: Misti Whitaker Nielsen
- Tooele:
- Activity: Lunch in Salt Lake City & Hale Theater Play
- Date & Time: October 23 at 12:30pm
- Location: Slackwater Pizzeria (contact Tiffany for the address)
- Lunch RSVP Deadline: October 21
- Play RSVP Deadline: Has passed
- Point of Contact: Tiffany Allen
- Eastern:
- Activity: Music Bingo & Lunch
- Date & Time: October 1 from 11:00am-1:00pm
- Location: Price Campus, Jennifer Leavitt Student Center - Multi-Purpose Room
- RSVP Deadline: No Deadline
- Point of Contact: Kevin Hurst
- Uintah Basin (TBD)
Extension Activities
If you have questions or would like more information about any Extension activities, contact LaCee Jimenez. Some dates and locations are subject to change.
- Bastian Agriculture Center
- Activity: Lunch
- Date: TBD
- Beaver County
- Activity: Lunch
- Date: October 21
- Location: Kan Kun Restaurant
- Box Elder County
- Activity: Lunch
- Date: October 1
- Location: Box Elder County USU Extension Office
- Cache County
- Activity: Lunch
- Date & Time: October 16
- Location: TBD
- Carbon & Emery Counties
- Activity: Lunch
- Date: the week of October 5th
- Location: Ponderosa Grill in Huntington
- Davis County
- Activity: Lunch
- Date: October 28
- Location: Davis County USU Extension Office
- Duchesne County
- Activity: Lunch
- Date: October 2
- Location: Duchesne County USU Extension Office
- Garfield County
- Activity: Lunch
- Date: October 1
- Location: 89 Table, Panguitch (if open)
- Grand County
- Activity: Joining Moab Campus Activities
- Iron County
- Activity: Lunch
- Date: October 6
- Location: Iron County USU Extension Office
- Juab County
- Activity: Lunch
- Date: October 12
- Location: Joe Bandito’s (tentative)
- Kane County
- Activity: Lunch
- Date: October 2
- Location: Kane County USU Extension Office
- Millard County
- Activity: Lunch
- Date: TBD
- Location: TBD
- Morgan County
- Activity: Lunch
- Date: September 22
- Location: Aroy-D Thai Cuisine, South Ogden
- Piute County
- Activity: Lunch
- Date: October 2
- Location: Main Street Eats, Circleville
- Rich County
- Activity: Lunch
- Date: October 1
- Location: Rich County USU Extension Office
- Salt Lake County
- Activity: Lunch
- Date: September 22
- Location: Salt Lake County USU Extension Office
- San Juan County
- Activity: Joining Blanding Campus Activities
- Sanpete County
- Activity: Lunch
- Date: TBD
- Location: TBD
- Sevier County
- Activity: Lunch
- Date: September 11
- Location: Sevier County USU Extension Office
- Summit County
- Activity: Golf
- Date: TBD
- Location: TBD
- Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter
- Activity: Lunch
- Date: October 6
- Location: TBD, Logan
- Tooele County
- Activity: Lunch
- Date: TBD
- Location: TBD
- Uintah County
- Activity: Joining Uintah Basin Campus
- Utah County
- Activity: Lunch
- Date: October 2
- Location: Utah County USU Extension Office
- Wasatch County
- Activity: Lunch
- Date: October 2
- Location: Cubby’s
- Washington County
- Activity: Lunch
- Date: September 14
- Location: Washington County USU Extension Office
- Wayne County
- Activity: Lunch
- Date: September 23
- Location: Bicknell
- Weber County
- Activity: Lunch
- Date: October 5
- Location: Weber County USU Extension Office
Sponsors
USU Employee Appreciation Day would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors!
Transportation and Parking
Parking will be free at the Stadium. The Aggie Shuttle has several stops near Maverik Stadium to make getting there easy. Check the map of the Aggie Shuttle routes for pick-up/drop-off locations.
FAQs
Who is allowed to attend USU Employee Appreciation Day?
All faculty and staff (including student employees) are invited to attend!
What do I need to bring with me to the event?
All employees will need to ensure they bring their USU ID or A# in order to gain access to the event - it will be scanned before you can enter. If you are planning to get a flu shot at the clinic, also bring your insurance card.
How do I enter the event if ADA access is required?
You may enter on the west side of the stadium and take the elevator up, or you may enter directly on the south side of the stadium.
For further questions, please contact hrbenefits@aggies.usu.edu.
What if I don’t work on the Logan campus?
Most of the statewide campuses will be hosting an employee appreciation on October 2. You should receive a personal invitation to attend one of the events. If you don’t receive an invitation, contact hrbenefits@aggies.usu.edu.