Celebrating Independence Day with my own reflections

July 2, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes At Utah Valley and every other university around the country, athletic events start out the same way: the audience rises to face our flag and sings or listens to the National Anthem. I will be the first to shamefully admit, sometimes this just becomes a thoughtless routine for me while attending multiple games a week. […]

Donor gives $1 million to Wee Care Center

July 2, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes On June 27, 2012, at an outdoor reception of 75 Utah Valley University community members, President Matthew S. Holland and UVU First Lady, Paige Holland, announced a major step forward in an initiative to expand the Wee Care Child Care Center. As part of a $2.2 million fundraising campaign for the daycare, President Holland introduced […]

A teaspoon of immigration reform ­­Obama style

July 2, 2012

Reading Time: 4 minutes Election time is coming up, and how can you tell? New policies and viewpoints are in the air and President Obama is putting up a fight to keep his presidency by making some huge statements. Of all the issues, Obama’s attention to immigration speaks to me the most.  In a previous article, I wrote about […]

UVU graduate starts activity-based social networking website

July 2, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes What began earlier this year as only an idea has become a budding entrepreneurial project for Eliecer Trillos and Daniel Niquet. Trillos, a UVU graduate, and Niquet, a freelance webpage designer, were seeking an easier way for students to connect with peers that have like-minded interests. “Sometimes I want to do something,” said Trillos,  a […]

New Construction An Unnecessary Nightmare

July 2, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes I wish the planners for the new construction on campus were as good at layout as they are good at being sneaky. Not a single student I’ve spoken with had any idea that, as soon as traffic let up through the new science building, nearly the entirety of campus would quickly thereafter be blocked off. […]

UVU loses 38 faculty

July 2, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes As the student body increases at UVU, so does the faculty. This coming fall semester, UVU will gain and lose faculty. According to Academic Affairs, the school will be losing 38 faculty members this coming fall. However, there are no approximate numbers on what new faculty members should be expected this upcoming semester. According to […]

Fire and Rescue Academy honored as Best of State

July 2, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes For the second year in a row, the Utah Fire and Rescue Academy (UFRA) of Utah Valley University was recognized as Best of State for Public Safety in the Community Development-Public Sector category. The Best of State Recognition and Awards Program names individuals, organizations, and businesses in both the public and private sector for outstanding […]

All students pay in state tuition for the summer

July 2, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes The State Board of Regions has a policy on tuition and fees, allowing the president to charge resident tuition in the summer for all students, including non-residents, international students & undergraduates and graduate. The difference between resident, non resident, and international students tuition during this time of the year has always been this way and […]