Reading Time: 2 minutes Carrie Laudie | Editor in Chief | @carrielaudie Photo credit: Gabi Campbell | @gabicampbellphotos, Brooke Morrill | @BrookeMorrill Utah Valley University held its 74th commencement on April 30. There were 5,143 graduates earning 5,341 degrees. The graduates heard messages from Tyler Brklacich, outgoing student body president, President Matthew Holland and Mitt Romney, former governor […]
Reading Time: 16 minutes Tiffany Frandsen | Managing Editor | @tiffany_mf Photo credit: Gabi Campbell | @gabicampbellphotos Mitt Romney and UVU President Matthew S. Holland advised UVU graduates to value friendship, happiness and hard work over money at the 2015 Commencement ceremony on April 30, 2015. Check out highlights and the full transcripts of both Holland and Romney’s speeches […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ryan Dangerfield | Staff Writer | @ryandanger23 Nationally recognized author and education innovator Tony Wagner came to Utah Valley University on March 25 to speak about the United States education system and ways to nurture a person’s capability for innovation. “There are two kinds of innovation. One type brings new ideas to life. Those are […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tiffany Frandsen | Deputy Managing Editor | @Tiffany_mf The new statue just outside of the east entrance of the Losee Center is a tribute to a concept from Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl, called the Statue of Responsibility. The 15-foot statue of two vertically gripped hands was unveiled on April 15 with sculptor Gary Lee […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sara Wade | Staff Writer | @SaraWade13 UVU Women’s Success Center teamed up with Zions Bank to bring a panel of successful women from Zions Bank to help students, especially women, understand the opportunities available in the banking industry and to give advice for achieving their career goals on Thursday, March 12th. Panelists include […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Briar Van | Staff Writer | @briar_van On April 17 UVU held the first induction ceremony for charter members of the new chapter Alpha Phi Sigma UVU Pi Nu. To create a new APS chapter at UVU several steps must be followed. They are required to charter a club to manage funds and maintain […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tiffany Frandsen | Deputy Managing Editor | @tiffany_mf Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes has put a significant emphasis on human trafficking since he took office in 2013, especially in communities with higher numbers of undocumented people, as they are the most vulnerable. Reyes spoke about what the state of Utah is doing in regards […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes A couple of years ago I had a gyro at a street vender in New York city. My initial thought was that I did not like it and I would probably never go to a restaurant/street vender that specialized in gyros again. For those of you who do not know what a gyro is it […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Jeanette Blain | Staff Writer | @JeanetteBlain On April 16, Peruvian politician, Keiko Fujimori, spoke at UVU as part of the final event of the International and Multicultural Studies department’s 2015 Global Spotlight on Peru. 39-year-old Fujimori is expected to run in the 2016 Peruvian presidential elections and is a favorite to win. In 2011 she […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Briar Van | Staff Writer On April 2 UVU hosted a child sexual abuse and sexual assault seminar at Centre Stage. The Provo Police Department and Utah County Sheriff’s Office partnered with UVU’s Criminal Justice Department to sponsor the free seminar. April is Sexual Violence Awareness Month and the seminar was held to create […]