Mental Health Symposium focuses on sexuality

February 14, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes  Sexual identity and female desire Lovemaking begins the second the previous sexual encounter ends, according to Laura M. Brotherson, author and licensed marriage, family and sex therapist. Brotherson was one of the keynotes for this year’s Mental Health Symposium on human sexuality held in the Sorensen Center Feb. 3. Her presentation “Fuel for Female Desire […]

Deanna Geddes encourages women to express anger

February 8, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Anger is a form of pain and suffering rather than hostility, according to Deanna Geddes, associate professor of business at Temple University. Geddes led a presentation on understanding and appreciating anger as women and discussed the benefits of expressing constructive anger. The seminar was organized by the Woodbury School of Business and the Women’s Success […]

Panel on global cybersecurity urges education for protection

February 3, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Young professionals need to be aware of the importance of cybersecurity, according to Ryan Vogel, director of National Security Studies at UVU. Vogel, who also serves as an assistant professor of law and national security, discussed UVU’s new master’s degree at a national cybersecurity expert panel in the Marc and Deborah Gallery Jan. 24.  The […]

National diversity & leadership convention brings Utah universities together

January 30, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Students from other universities in Utah and speakers engaged in critical discussions about identity, immigration, social justice and cultural-phobia Jan. 21 at the National Student Leadership Diversity Convention (NSLDC) in the Sorensen Center. For the first time, the NSLDC was organized by UVU’s Multicultural Student Services (MSS) along with Salt Lake Community College. NSLDC brought […]

Volunteer and Service Center opens conversation on BLM

January 23, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Students and faculty address activism The Black Lives Matter Movement being a continuation of the Civil Rights Movement was the main focus of “Real Talk,” an open discussion event Jan.18 in the Sorensen Center. The event was organized by the Volunteer and Service Learning Center (VSLC) at the 23rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration […]

UVU Green Club and Students for Choice advocate change

January 17, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes The political climate drives the Student for Choice Club and UVU Green Club to engage with the community. Both clubs were on display during Club Rush, a two-day event where UVU students set up a table to promote their clubs to the campus community Jan. 11-12. Students for Choice are sponsored through Planned Parenthood and […]

Interview with Caroline Finney

November 21, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Dr. Carolyn Finney, an artist, writer and geography professor at the university of Kentucky promotes a deeper awareness of race and the environment. She explores how art informs our political decisions which shape our realities. In her recent book “Black Faces, White Spaces-Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors”, Finney examines the […]

See it, Hear it, Change it

November 14, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Julie Ostler Students promoted social change by reciting their poetry and performing live music, as part of the Writing for Social Change Conference, in the Classroom Building Nov. 3. Students from Carney’s English course called, “Wild & Angry Literature”, were invited to perform their poems and songs. Students discussed social media themes, women’s […]

Stephen Tryon draws attention to the rhetoric of Congressman Chaffetz

November 2, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Julie Ostler Utah’s 3rd congressional district debate between U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz and his democratic opponent, Stephen Tyron, included disagreements on most issues and heated exchanges. The debate was televised live from the Grande Ballroom Oct. 19. One of the topics discussed was privacy rights in a cyber era and solutions that Congress […]

Provo Pride

October 6, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Among many central themes behind the Provo Pride Festival, acceptance and local politics were significant to this year’s gathering. The Provo Pride Festival was organized Sept.17 at Memorial Park. One of the core values promoted was a rediscovery of identity. 19-year old Brian Whetten, talked about his recent experience of coming out to his parents. […]