Wrestling With A Complex Issue

May 15, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes By Mallory Black – Assistant News Editor   The cool night air saunters through the wooden slat windows and fans rotate a breeze in the front room of the Healing Hands guesthouse. Artwork from local Haitian vendors cover the walls: paintings of musical instruments, the Haitian hillside and coastline.   It’s the second Saturday night […]

Studying in Haiti

May 7, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Palm trees, garbage, and the remnants of old cinder blocks line the streets of Port-au-Prince. Vendors sell bottles of motor oil, gasoline, and packages of fried plantains on every street. Brightly painted pickup trucks with open air campers taxi Haitians to and from, with only a few traffic lights lay scattered throughout the city. Drivers […]

Future of Entrepreneurs Club Revealed

May 2, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Tuesday evening, UVU’s Entrepreneurs Club revealed their future plans and gave special recognitions to students at the UVU Lemonade Stand Entrepreneur Banquet.   KISSTIXX lip balm, 360 Watches, Power Practical, Utah Valley Lawn Care, and My Legacy Memorial, were some of the local businesses created by students that were featured in the event. Students […]

A Letter from Holland

April 23, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Dear Students, The end of the academic year should be a time of reflection for everyone connected to the university.  Very soon, we will celebrate the scholarly accomplishments of a record 4,634 graduates at Utah Valley University’s 71st Commencement. This culminating event is an opportunity to recognize what has been achieved in completing various academic […]

UVU accomplishments 2011-2012

April 23, 2012

Reading Time: 7 minutes “I think we are really coming into our own,” Holland said. “In terms of university quality level, it’s been happening all over the place. This really is a significant step forward for us. It’s a building that is worthy of a university and worthy of the high quality faculty that we have.” – President Matthew […]

A Letter from the Editor-in-Chief

April 23, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Dear UVU,  Ten years ago, when I first made the decision to come to, then UVSC, I could not have anticipated the road I would take to get to where I am today. After stepping away from school in 2004 to take care of my dying mother and raise my daughter, I did not anticipate […]

2011 – 2012 UVU club achievements

April 23, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes  Bass fishing club won national tournament at Lake Havasu. Just a few months after becoming an official club on campus, the UVU Bass Fishing Team won the National Guard FLW College Fishing Western Conference event on Lake Havasu. Read more.     Kappa Sigma was chartered. The Rho Phi chapter of Kappa Sigma received their charter […]

UVU Class of 2012

April 23, 2012

Reading Time: 58 minutes Alphabetical by School – Degree – Last Name Associate Degrees   (H) Honors (O) High Honors Bachelor Degrees  (C) Cum Laude (M) Magna Cum Laude (S) Summa Cum Laude Colleges College of Humanities and Social Sciences – Associate in Arts College of Humanities and Social Sciences – Associate in Science College of Humanities and Social Sciences […]

Grassroots organization finds fertile soil

April 16, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Bill McKibben’s lecture created hope for chapter creation of his coalition, 350.org.   Bill McKibben’s recent visit to UVU spurred a collective enthusiasm about current environmental issues, and Associate Professor in Philosophy and Humanities Michael Minch thinks UVU is the perfect place for a 350.org chapter to take root.   “When McKibben was here on […]

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Animal care facility raises concerns

April 16, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes The animal care facility in the new science building is under the microscope. Filling the need of a growing campus just got a whole lot easier. Auditoriums, classrooms and offices were in short supply on campus. The facility contains two holding rooms, a procedure room   and is a portal for future animal research at […]