Residential Community Leader scholarship opportunity

March 14, 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah Valley University is accepting applications for the Residential Community Leadership scholarship position for the 2022-2023 academic year. “RCL students create engaging events and activities to encourage student involvement in social, educational, service, leadership, and recreational opportunities to establish a true campus life experience,” according to the RCL website. RCLs will receive a full housing […]

Orem municipal elections

August 9, 2021

Reading Time: 3 minutes Every two years, cities in Utah County hold municipal elections for their respective City Councils. Orem’s municipal primary elections will take place Aug. 10 with the general election on Nov. 2. Provo’s municipal elections will occur on the same dates; for more information on Provo’s elections, see this article. One can check voter registration, track […]

Voting for Prop 5 will help UVU campus culture

October 30, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes At 39,931 students enrolled for the 2018 fall semester, Utah Valley University is the largest school in the state. Earlier this month, the Utah System of Higher Education released figures that show UVU has grown by 2,649 students from just a year ago, nearly triple the growth of all other public institutions in Utah. Despite […]

Woodbury, PEG addressed Prop 5 concerns ahead of vote

October 25, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Proposition 5, the referendum containing the proposed PD-48 zone change to develop student housing in the Palos Verdes neighborhood, only affects this project, according to Taylor Woodbury and Kyle Jardine. Woodbury is the COO of Woodbury Corp, and Jardine is the development manager of PEG Development. The proposed zone change will allow the developers to […]

Orem City Council votes to approve new student housing project

February 28, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Rendering shows potential student housing. Photo courtesy of Palos Verdes student housing project The Orem City Council voted 5-2 to approve a rezone that will allow the construction of the Palos Verdes student housing project, east of UVU.   The vote came at 11:30 p.m. Feb. 13 after residents and students voiced their opinions regarding […]

New student housing developing this summer

January 5, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Nelson Brothers Professional Real Estate has planned construction for single and married student housing on six acres west of I-15 in Orem. “For decades, UVU students have gone to BYU housing to get the student housing experience,” said Patrick Nelson, CEO of Nelson Brothers. “We believe if you go to UVU you should live near […]

UVU students– BYU honor code

September 3, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Many students attending UVU have chosen to live in Provo this school year, but with the BYU Honor Code in place, these students must meet a religious institution’s standards, even when they don’t attend. While some students chose to live in Provo, others wish they did. Preston Delano moved into Wolverine Crossing Wednesday and already […]

The price of your own pad

July 18, 2011

Reading Time: < 1 minute Housing invokes a host of words: exciting, frustrating, liberating and in Utah Valley, restrictive. For many, even after college, student housing is the most affordable solution available. But student housing in Utah Valley is inseparably connected with unique stipulations. Many housing options boast “BYU-approval,” and those options require people to abide by the honor code […]