Reading Time: 2 minutes Beginning this fall, the School of Arts will offer the new Bachelor of Science in Art Education degree. This program will qualify students to teach visual arts in middle and high schools in local communities and around the country. “This degree in visual arts will be for those who wish to teach middle school or […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes For some students, the most difficult thing about going to school is not the exams, projects or essays. It’s finding a parking spot close enough to make it to class on time. Whether it’s needing to park at the Wolverine Service Center or by the Gunther Trades building, a permit is required. There are four […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The UVU police department keep the campus safe twenty four hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. They are on a mission to ensure that the student body is safe at all times. “[The campus is pretty] darn safe, we have a pretty low crime rate,” Police Chief John Brewer said. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Each Wednesday of the summer, free breakfast is offered at the Alumni Center to students and faculty from 8:30-10 a.m., courtesy of UVU and Costco. Students and faculty are drawn together over a warm meal each week in support of the Alumni Association. Breakfast often includes juice, muffins, bagels, yogurt, fruit and pancakes topped with […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The human tendency to divide into distinct and exclusive groups doesn’t need much prodding. Racism is alive and well in Bolivia. The premise is different, the names of the opposing sides are different, but it’s still the same seething, separating aversion. It doesn’t take long for any child growing up in the United States to […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Recently, 21 faculty and administrators spent two weeks in China participating in a study seminar to better understand the nation’s 1.3 billion people. “China is significant for a number of reasons,” said Dr. Danny Damron, director of the International Center. “[It has] the largest population, [the] largest middle class, [is the] number one destination for […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Internships can often be thought of as a test drive for the real work environment. Being an intern gives a student a first-hand look at what life in a particular job or with a specific company is like. According to a 2009 study by the National Association of College and Employers (NACE), 44.6% of employers […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Students graduating from the College of Technology will graduate with degrees that will allow them to enter the workforce with a higher starting salary than those with many other degrees. “Easily when those students graduate they go into higher salary paying jobs out of college,” said Michael Snapp, director of career services. The average earnings […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The library, which opened in 2008, was the first of its kind and continues the school’s trend of smart design and reduced energy consumption. Technologies such as heat reflection, light shelving, evaporative cooling, automatic light monitors and ample insulation have made lighting and temperature regulation feasible in an otherwise very inefficient building. Windows reflect heat […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute For a number of years, the work-study program has been a major source of financial relief to many students at this institution, as it offers about 300 on-campus work-study jobs. According to Joanna McCormick, the senior director of the financial aid department, more than 20,000 students apply for financial aid and the work-study program annually. […]