SALT LAKE CITY — Shortly after taking the reins of the University of Utah as the school's 17th president, Taylor Randall said that he wanted to "dispel the perception of the U. as a commuter campus."
Opened in the fall of 2020, the Kahlert Village houses most of the U.'s first-year class with more than 990 students calling it home. A unique aspect of the village is that it is made up of themed buildings that include first-year honors , STEM initiatives, health and wellness, community engagement, the College of Science, an engineering floor and outdoor leadership.
"They actually brought in three soundproof rooms and had to install them specially, so that students can go into them and unwind or reflect or practice or realize, intrinsically, how beautiful music is in their lives," Katharine Garff said. "I'm proud of these student who will be living here in these dorms and hopefully they will find peace within themselves as they pursue their intellectual, their emotional and their spiritual growth at the University of Utah.
It is a warm environment that feels like a home away from home. Every student in the Honors Tower enjoys the feeling of staying in a brand-new facility. It is a place where brilliant minds come together to learn, grow and inspire each other.Wyatt Manygoats is a first-year honors student at the U. studying chemistry with an emphasis in biology and called living in the Katharine B. Garff Honors Tower "a dream come true.