For Utility U, I am thinking of emphasizing the idea of money and having to pay for college in an exchange for something. So for one shot, the student can be handing off money in an exchange for a book or something that represent school/learning. Or maybe another idea could be throwing money like is a cap and gown. Or a dollar sign shape as a cap.
For Utopia U, the idea of being free and finding oneself seems like an interesting focus. So perhaps, the idea of meditating in a school chair with the idea of being free. Maybe someone laying down on the floor surrounded by paper. The pursuit of happiness, could be something as simple as drawing a happy face on a paper. Maybe books stack up in a ladder format representing moving up?