Reading Time: 3 minutes Starting June 7, the Orem Arts Council will be presenting their third annual Arts in the Park series. This year’s event include visual art displays, presentations and demonstrations by local artists, live music, activities and for-purchase art. Daniel J. Fairbanks, the associate dean of the College of Science and Health, will sculpt a bust in […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Some may remember Doug Bassett as the white-haired man who could run circles around them on the racquetball court. Others recall him as a caring, devoted LDS institute teacher who lifted them up and gave them hope for the future. He was born in 1950, and passed away on May 19, 2010 in Mona, Utah, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute At UVU’s Women’s Resource Center, advocacy is the central philosophy. Peggy Pasin, coordinator at the WRC, directs and assists both women and men struggling to fully evaluate their options financially, academically and personally. “I schedule a one-to-one interview and discuss any concerns with the client,” Pasin said. “The WRC helps the client think through options […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute UVU is situated in one of the most Republican states in the nation. Despite this, the school has a surprising amount of political diversity, ranging from organizations of strong Republican adherence to those who align themselves with anti-capitalists. Many students use modern resources as well as school provided support to stay up to date with […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes University employees have a new way to give back to the community through various service projects that were part of a yearly conference called Summer University. “We start in early January, identifying potential projects within the community that our staff can participate in and last year was the first time that we added service projects […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes At UVU, students have the opportunity not only to study, but also to apply what they learn through the Volunteer & Service-Learning Center. The center works with thousands of volunteer students and UVU clubs who want to have a better understanding of the responsibility of a big project. They also cater to those who want […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Utah Women and Education Project has completed its first year of research, which intended to discover why enrollment in and completion of post secondary education by women in Utah is so low. Their first year also coincided with the release of their second of four briefs describing their research and findings thus far. “A […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Professors Wayne Whaley and Bill Dinklage of the biology department are taking 14 participants on a veritable jungle safari where they will watch glowing lava blocks rolling off a volcano, whitewater raft the Pacuare River and observe flowers and wildlife such as howler monkeys, sloths, poison dart frogs, 18-foot salt water crocodiles. “We stay in […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Ronnie Lee Gardner, a 49-year-old originally committed to the Utah State Prison in 1980 for a third degree offense of simple robbery, is now awaiting his execution. Gardner sits on death row for the murder of a defense lawyer, Michael Burdell. While on trial for a separate charge of homicide, Gardner was being escorted to […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The volleyball team arrived home on May 18 from their 16-day humanitarian trip to New Zealand and Samoa, returning successful not only in four international matches, but more importantly in service. The team’s members spent nearly a week and a half in New Zealand playing three matches and enjoying the country and a week in […]