Summer assistance now available

June 28, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute For the first time, students will be eligible to receive financial aid awards while attending one or both summer blocks. This is not the only summer it will be available either. “We’ve known for a couple years it was coming, we just didn’t know when,” said Angela Perkins, assistant director of financial aid counseling. “Most […]

Professors aren’t getting enough

June 28, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute According to the American Association of University Professors, the current average salary for a college professor in the Mountain West region ranges from $53,259 to $106,521 a year. According to StateUniversity.com, the average full-time faculty salary at UVU is $55,576. During these strenuous economic times, education has taken a big hit. Massive budget cuts are […]

Sound Business Advice

June 28, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes John Richards, an associate professor of Entrepreneurship at BYU spoke to a group of business-minded people at the Alumni House on June 10 as part of the Woodbury School of Business’s Entrepreneurial Breakfast Series. Tapping into engaged learning with sponsors Bank of American Fork and the CPA firm Hawkins, Cloward & Simister, the Woodbury School […]

You have the right to remain silent, now speak up!

June 28, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes A recent Supreme Court decision will affect arrests and their implications throughout the United States. The ruling specifies that suspects must now vocally invoke the right to remain silent. It had been previously held that remaining silent indicated that the right or privilege was being used. The ruling, which passed with a 5-4 vote, was […]

Go Green: Not Just A Slogan Anymore

June 28, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes As part of a 26 year history of sustainability efforts, UVU has created a Sustainability Committee and has launched a Go Green campaign to raise environmental awareness across campus. This aim has been behind the design and construction of the library and will likely continue with the addition of the new science building. There have […]

La Sección Hispana Para Tí

June 28, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Haz iniciado un ciclo de luchas y grandes desafíos, tanto en tu vida privada como en el sector escolar. Navegando por estos medios se vislumbran grandes cambios en tu forma de pensar, de ser y de sentir. Los contactos que establezcas en los próximos años serán para tu beneficio en el futuro. Ésta es la […]

Students Build A Home For A Single Mother

June 28, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes On Monday, June 14, the construction management students and Habitat for Humanity commemorated their second completed home during a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Utah County. “This is our second successful UVU Habitat for Humanity house, and it’s a testament to UVU’s community and engagement,” said Alexis Palmer, Director of the Volunteer and Service Learning Center. “Students […]

President Holland Announces New VPs

June 28, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes President Matthew Holland recently made important executive personnel announcements regarding his new administration, specifically concerning the vice president of development and alumni and the interim vice president for academic affairs. Since 2006, Val Hale has been the Advancement Vice President, working closely with members of the community to raise funds for the university. Since the […]

Former Student Attacked

June 28, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes A former student was found raped and physically assaulted on Wednesday, June 9th around 5:40 p.m., in Provo. The young woman, who had recently begun attending a different institution, was walking to school on the Provo River trail directly behind the Branbury apartments. According to Officer Argyle, of the Provo Police Department, she left her […]