New face with big name at UVU takes over HR

January 18, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes The name Ronnie Price is back on campus, but this Ronnie goes by Ron and isn’t a basketball star like the Ronnie you may be thinking of. On Monday, January 10, Ronnie J. Price, Sr. began his new position as associate vice president of Human Resources. “I’m happy I made the decision to come to […]

MLK’s civic charity still lives today

January 18, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes President Holland lectured about civic charity and the role that it played in the philosophy of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life on Wednesday, Jan. 12. Holland’s lecture kicked off the events of the 17th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration, “Re-Imagining the Dream.” He expressed the importance of following King’s example to create a better […]

Paving a paradise to put up a parking lot

December 6, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes The growing number of students on campus and the need to increase campus development has necessitated the once-blooming wetlands to be replaced. The wetlands, once situated on the west side of campus, have been pulled out to make room for a proposed parking lot to accommodate the school’s growing population and some additional playing fields. […]

Unearthing ancient Israel

November 15, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes Israeli soldiers first discovered the Beit Lehi site in 1961, but it wasn’t until 1983 that the first excavation of the site began. In 2010, a small group of UVU students experienced the trip of a lifetime. These students had the opportunity to go to Jerusalem and practice the skills they learned in the classroom. […]

Dishman brings the Balkans to campus

November 8, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes As part of a new photo exhibit, Dr. Paul Dishman has brought relatively unknown countries along the Adriatic Sea’s coastline in Southeastern Europe to the halls of UVU. “Water, War and Wonder: A Photographic Exploration of the Balkans” was unveiled Monday, Nov. 1, in the Sorensen Student Center across from the bookstore. “This is a […]

Debate focuses on education

October 25, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes Gov. Gary Herbert and Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon faced off for the fourth gubernatorial debate in UVU’s Grande Ballroom on Wednesday Oct. 6. With an audience of mostly students and some community members, Herbert and Corroon’s debate focused on education rather than campaign finance, which has been the main topic of previous debates. […]

Campus and community coming together for good cause

October 25, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Building Construction department and the Volunteer & Service-Learning Center have teamed up with Habitat for Humanity to build a home for a family in need. The new home being built for the Mariscal family will be the third house that UVU and Habitat for Humanity have worked on together. The Mariscal family includes a […]

Gubernatorial candidates to debate on campus

October 4, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute On Wednesday, Oct. 6, UVU and the Utah Student Association will be hosting a Gubernatorial debate between Gov. Gary Herbert and Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon. The debate will be held in the Sorensen Student Center Grande Ballroom. It will give students and community members in the Utah Valley area an opportunity to learn […]

Artist censorship: limiting freedom of speech

September 20, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute On Tuesday, Sept. 21, the Center for the Study of Ethics will be holding a panel discussion on artistic censorship and the 2010 Vancouver Olympics Winter Games. The panel will include three guests: Raymond T. Grant, Mark Lewis and Don Sterling. They will be discussing the Vancouver Olympic Committee’s decision to make artists involved with […]