Coach Pope on fear, taking-risks

November 6, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] Mark Pope said risk is necessary for growth in life. As head coach of men’s basketball at UVU, Pope told an audience in the Grande Ballroom Nov. 4 how to get out of their comfort zone and become extraordinary. He said there is a “gravity of average.” Gravity […]

SuperBetter and the gaming advantage

October 26, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] Photo credit: Jessica McClellan In the Ragan Theatre, Oct. 22, she told a packed house how gaming makes people more engaged, resilient and better at solving problems. McGonigal is a game designer and author of the popular books, Reality is Better and SuperBetter. Her research has led her to […]

Enrollment numbers rebound

October 12, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Returning missionaries, high school recruitment and retention responsible for increase   Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected]   UVU is now the largest public institution of higher learning, in terms of enrollment, in the state, according to the third week headcount report released by the Utah System of Higher Education. Enrollment is up 6 percent […]

Disability rights are civil rights

October 5, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] Photo credit: Collin Cooper | Photo Senior Staff | @coop.97   The keynote speaker for Disability Awareness Week was student and local business owner Nicholas Zemp. Sitting in a motorized wheelchair, he shared his story of living with paralysis Sept. 29 at Ragan Theatre. Zemp became paralyzed […]

Spotlight Canada kicks off yearlong celebration

September 28, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected]   The inaugural event for this year’s Spotlight Canada kicked off what will be a yearlong calendar of events that celebrate Canadian history and culture. Several speakers shared their expertise on the important connection between the U.S. and Canada. According to deputy director and COO of the Governor’s Office […]

Rwandan refugee works for peace and justice

September 21, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] Photo credit: Collin Cooper | Photo Senior Staff | @coop.97   Claudine Kuradusenge is a Rwandan refugee and a UVU graduate. As a small child, she survived the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. After losing most of her family to the violence, she moved to Belgium, where she grew […]

Research group tests water contamination in Haiti

September 14, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] Olivia Mclaughlin | Illustrator | @Olliemiku   In August, a group from UVU traveled to Haiti to do research on local streams and rivers. The team, which was made up of associate professors Eddy Cadet and Steven Emerman, and four students, concentrated its efforts on the northern peninsula […]

Police blotter

September 14, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Shelbie Kolan | Staff Writer | @shelbie_kolan | [email protected]   UVU   Property Damage: Sept. 2: A project car was being unloaded with a forklift. When the car was placed on the ground, it rolled into the building, causing some damage. No further assistance was needed.   Fire Alarm: Sept. 2: A fire alarm went […]

UVU Culinary alums win gold and silver

September 3, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] Photo courtesy of UVU Marketing   Two UVU graduates and their adviser win gold and silver medals at the Cook. Craft. Create. ACF National Convention & Show held July 31 – Aug. 3 in Orlando, Florida. Chefs from around the country gathered to learn, mingle and compete for […]