Student forum held to address parking concerns at UVU

November 9, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes UVUSA hosted a panel on Nov. 5 at Centre Stage to address the parking concerns of students, in the hopes of providing transparency to the student body and those over parking. The panel consisted of entrepreneurship professor, Vance Gough, parking services manager, Tina Medina, director of parking operations, Barbara Young, UTA’s senior service planner, Ken […]

UVU selected for Electric Vehicle grant from Rocky Mountain Power

August 20, 2018

Reading Time: < 1 minute Stacy Hamm, project manager and chair of UVU’s Sustainability Committee, secured a grant from Rocky Mountain Power to fund the equipment and installation of six new chargepoint stations around UVU, bringing the total to eight stations on campus. “Rocky Mountain [Power] is trying to create a network for this project. We’re just one stop along […]

Utah Valley Express makes debut at UVU

August 16, 2018

Reading Time: < 1 minute [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row custom_padding=”15.8958px|0px|15px|0px|false|false” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] UVU IDs can double as UTA bus passes as of Aug. 1, just a few days before the new Utah Valley Express (UVX) opened on Aug.13. However, the new line is not estimated to be fully completed until October […]

Parking at UVU: Everything you need to know

July 10, 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutes [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] As any returning student can attest, parking on campus is one of (if not the biggest) headaches that come with the beginning of the fall semester. Long lines at all intersections and constant congestion is to be expected the first […]

UVU, city officials break ground on pedestrian bridge

June 20, 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutes Photo by Johnny Morris Officials representing UVU, UDOT and Orem City broke ground at the Orem Central Frontrunner Station Thursday, June 14, celebrating the first step toward construction on the long-awaited pedestrian bridge for UVU students. The project is expected to be completed August 2019 and is in partnership with UVU, UTA, UDOT, and Orem […]

Administration to increase price of parking permits

November 16, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Plans for new freeway bridge underway Photo by Sammie Jo Raymond, Frank Young pictured above  Parking pass costs will increase, free purple lots will move and other significant parking changes will be made in the coming years, according to Frank Young, associate vice president of Facilities and Planning at the Student Voice Forum hosted outside the […]

Parking creates stress amongst students

September 8, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Illustration by Rebecca Cho Lindsay Rahn, a student who has attended UVU for over three years, was pulling into a parking stall by the Liberal Arts Building Wednesday morning, when another driver almost collided with her car and stole the parking spot as she was pulling into the stall. “I was circling around, waiting for […]

Parking in the hole

September 3, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes A freshman arrives to school at 8:40 a.m. —just in time for his 9 a.m. Marine Biology class—and heads for student parking. Upon arrival, two things surprise him. First, every student parking stall is filled. Second, nearly 20 other students are circling the lot, hunting for stalls. After 17 minutes of heart–pounding hunting, he succumbs […]