Laura Carlson accepts position as new Title IX coordinator

January 31, 2018

Reading Time: < 1 minute Laura Carlson has accepted the position as UVU’s new Title IX coordinator and EEO/Affirmative Action director effective Feb. 1. Carlson has received nationally recognized training in Title IX and has extensive experience working within employee relations with Senior Professional in Human Resources recognition, according to an email announcement made by Linda Makin, UVU’s vice president […]

Empowering women through the Women’s Success Center

January 31, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Women at UVU lag behind the national higher education enrollment headcount by 12 percent according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Tara Ivie, senior director for the Women’s Success Center, speculates that women are taking significant breaks from their college experience. She said that the university has a higher enrollment of females than males at UVU […]

Jordan World Circus brings crowds to UCCU Center

January 31, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes The seats of the UCCU center filled with children and adults excited to witness what Jordan World Circus is all about, Jan. 23. The act from Las Vegas travels all around the United States, and the crowds cheered with a warm welcome as the group began their show in Orem. Jordan World Circus is known […]

UVUSA brings ‘30s culture to UVU

January 31, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes UVUSA put on a swinging jazz dance Jan. 19 in the Grande Ballroom. Local jazz performers from the Utah Swing Orchestra taught people to jitter and jive like it was 1939. “It’s kinda like a date night and an opportunity for students and non-traditional students to come out and enjoy a fancier [event],” marketing junior […]

Will Rate My Professor predict your class for spring semester?

January 30, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes If there’s one way to start off the semester on the wrong foot, it’s taking a class with a bad teacher. Even though school has been underway for one week, many students may be worrying about that ranking their professor got on Rate My Professor. But, is that ranking a good measure to predict how […]

Outreach program takes proactive approach toward mental health

January 29, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Instead of waiting for a crisis to happen, UVU’s Mental Health department is proactively providing mental health education and assistance to all students and staff with the new Preventative Outreach Program (POP). Lead by mental health therapists, these POP presentations cover topics such as time management, self-care, study skills, stress management, relationships, emotions, depression and […]

Police Reports

January 29, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Marijuana Possession Dec. 26 — 2:46 a.m. An officer was dispatched to the UVU parking garage on reports of a suspicious vehicle parked on the top level. Upon making contact with the occupants of the vehicle, the officer saw drug paraphernalia in plain sight and smelled burnt marijuana. The occupants willfully surrendered three grams of […]

Why Thomas S. Monson’s Obituary Shouldn’t Surprise Anyone

January 29, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Andrew Creer | Sports Editor On Jan. 3 2018, The New York Times published an obituary for Thomas S. Monson — the late prophet for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Many members of the LDS church were opposed to, and even appalled by, the content of the article, which seemed to […]

Brazilian culture celebrated at UVU

January 29, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Carlos Figueiredo, President of the UVU Brazilian Club, organized a Brazilian culture night with the help of the International Student Council in the hopes of introducing Brazilian culture to the students of UVU, Jan 20. The event consisted of free Brazilian appetizers and desserts such as delicious chocolate balls called brigadeiros and sweet coconut infused […]

Former Title IX director no longer employed at UVU

January 27, 2018

Reading Time: < 1 minute University officials confirmed Jan. 23 that Melissa Frost, UVU’s former Title IX director, is no longer employed at UVU. This comes months after being placed on an unspecified extended leave in June 2017. “Melissa Frost, UVU’s equal opportunity and Affirmative Action director and Title IX coordinator, is no longer employed at Utah Valley University,” senior […]