Improv club continues summer comedy

July 19, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes On Friday July 9, UVU’s improv club What?s So Funny? put on their second performance of the summer. Playing in front of around 30 people, each player was musically introduced by Reed Parkinson at the piano. Parkinson also guaranteed the show would be the “best two dollars you spend all day.” The eight club members […]

The Secret Life of Girls enlightens and entertains

July 19, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes The UVU/Noorda Theater Summer Youth Camp provided the opportunity for hundreds of local youth of all ages to learn from great teachers and to use what they’ve learned. The kids put on three different shows at the end of the camp, including The Secret Life Of Girls, the show put on by the older girls […]

Alumna costars in local independent film

July 19, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Former UVU student Jaclyn Hales is currently starring in Unicorn City, a movie that is Utah-based in nearly all ways, including being currently filmed in Alpine. Publicist Nate Olson calls the film a “story of gamers who move to the mountains to live out their fantasy lives.” Considered a modern day version of Don Quixote, […]

Ballroom team goes transcontinental

July 19, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute After their appearance and subsequent win on Dancing With The Stars, the Ballroom touring team has been invited to Russia to perform. The team, which is led by Scott Asbell, extended the invitation after the team performed on the ABC show. The dancers would spend a week in Moscow performing, with all overseas expenses paid. […]

El Centro de Servicio y Aprendizaje

July 19, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute Las oportunidades de poner en práctica lo que se aprende en las clases es una de las prioridades de la universidad. Por esta razón se ha creado el Centro de Servicio y Aprendizaje para darle a los estudiantes la experiencia que necesitan antes de graduarse. El centro trabaja con miles de estudiantes y organizaciones dentro […]

They’ve got skills

July 19, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes At this year’s SkillsUSA National Championship, students displayed their aptitude in a variety of skill sets and came out on top, winning ten medals, which included two gold medals, six silver and two bronze. The competition consisted of 96 possible categories with 5,600 students participating. It was a significant accomplishment that UVU was able to […]

Shawn Leonard, facing life imprisonment

July 19, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes The man accused of the brutal sexual assault of a 19-year-old woman along the Provo River Trail in early June was arrested and taken into official custody on July 14. Shawn Leonard, 33, has been charged with attempted aggravated murder, aggravated sexual assault and aggravated kidnapping, which are all first-degree felonies. Leonard’s next court appearance […]

Local attorney presents for law student lecture series

July 19, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Attorney Wendy Woodfield is set to visit UVU as the first guest speaker in the Christine M. Durham Pre-Law Club lecture series. Her address is scheduled for Tuesday, July 20 at 7:00 p.m. in the Sorensen Student Center, room 213A. Woodfield graduated from BYU’s J. Reuben Clark Law School magna cum laude. She then worked […]

Extended education center in Saratoga Springs

July 19, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Over the past year, UVU’s North-Westlake Education Center, located in Saratoga Springs, has increased educational opportunities for northern Utah County residents. The North-Westlake Education Center began fall registration in April and classes for the 2010 academic year will begin on Wednesday, Aug. 25. The office of Extended Studies conducted a survey for students and residents […]