Letter: apply to be on UVUSA council

March 7, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute Dear UVU Students, Utah Valley University was named the largest university in the state this last year. With the number of students exceeding 33,000, we aren’t just the largest school, but we’re the best in a variety of ways. What many students don’t realize is just how fortunate we are in terms of involvement opportunities. […]

Utah’s largest job fair coming to Provo March 9

March 7, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes One hundred employers and 1,500 job seekers expected to attend the event at the Utah Valley Convention Center Provo, UT – Utah’s economy has been getting better and better, but there are still lots of people looking for a job – 49,600 people according to the January employment numbers. Tens of thousands more are looking […]

To the editor

February 29, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute This elections season is my first at UVU, and my social media pages are being flooded. I identify as an African-American students. With all the attacks and brutality in the news, it’s difficult to have students at UVU, most notably the current Executive Vice President considers race to be part of the non-traditional students spectrum. […]

Letter to the Editor: thanks to UVU 100 scholars

May 4, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minute On May 1st, The Salt Lake Tribune published a letter signed by approximately 108 members of the faculty and staff of Utah Valley University. The letter, which can be found here, addresses President Holland’s recent participation in an amicus brief filed in the 10th circuit court, in opposition of gay marriage. Faculty and staff who […]

Letter to the editor: Diversity

March 11, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes Blake Oakey | @blakeoakey Like most hot-button issues that I embroil myself in, I learned about this specific issue on Twitter. Throughout the recent UVUSA campaign, an underlying issue completely unrelated to parking has been at the forefront of the minds of the candidates and informed voters. The pressing question of diversity at our ever-expanding […]

Tyler Brklacich : Letter to the editor

March 9, 2015

Reading Time: 5 minutes Now that elections are over and the dust is settling of excitement, disappointment, and most notably, the campaign publicity is nowhere to be seen – we look to the future. I congratulate Team ONE for being elected UVUSA Executive Council for the 2015-2016 school year and give my empathy to Team UP for putting up […]

Smoke-free campus : Letter to the editor

March 8, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Dear Editor, We appreciate the time and attention that UVU has been giving to the important discussion about becoming a Tobacco-Free campus. This has been a topic of conversation for many years across the nation and we are no exception here at UVU. For the last 6 years, we have had student groups who have […]

Issues with UVUSA: Letter to the editor

March 2, 2015

Reading Time: 4 minutes Letter to the editor | Joey Whitaker | @JosephEarl_III Photo Credit to Gabi Campbell @gabicampbellphotos Updated*    I am disappointed in UVU today. Mostly, I am disappointed in student leaders who are supposed to build up students, not tear them down. Student leaders are charged with serving the entirety of the student body, especially students […]

Letter to the editor: Ask The Other Person, “May I Kiss You?”

February 16, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Dear Editor: We are very pleased to see Michael Jones February 3rd article “True Wolverine. It’s On Us.” and his challenge to UVU students to live up to the principles of the “It’s On Us” campaign. True Wolverine is a great tradition for all the reasons listed by Mr. Jones, but the events described by […]