Reading Time: 2 minutes Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] Photo credit: Collin Cooper | Senior Staff Photographer | @coop.97 The 2015 Patriotic Service, which is part of the Provo Freedom Festival, was held at UCCU center June 28. The service included musical numbers by classic pop trio GENTRI and the Utah National Guard 23rd Army Band, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] The building of a new autism center was approved, June 25, by the UVU Board of Trustees. The center is expected to be built near the McKay Education Building. It will provide expanded treatment services and training opportunities to students and the community. A recent study released […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] Photo courtesy of Williamson-Brimley Consulting Group Local residents flocked to Center Street in Provo, June 20, for a morning of free food, education and fun at the second annual PlayStreet Provo. Two blocks, between 300 and 500 W, were closed to traffic from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] Photos courtesy of UVU Marketing & Communications A photograph of a staircase in the Student Life and Wellness Center has caught the attention of the world. After the staircase was divided into three lanes—walk, run and text—a photo was posted on Reddit by user bakesnorlax, May 14, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Jeanette Blain | News Editor | @jeanetteblain The power went out in several buildings on the main campus June 10 at 12:28 p.m. Affected buildings included LA, PE, SC, SLWC, WB, BA, SB and Pope Science. The outage occured when a UVU substation breaker was tripped. Electricians rerouted power, which restored service to the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Jeanette Blain | News Editor | @JeanetteBlain Photos courtesy of Jaren Wilkey / BYU For the past few weeks, UVU and BYU students have showed up for class in a field near Provo Airport. They are part of a joint effort between the universities to excavate an ancient Fremont village that dates back roughly […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Jeanette Blain | News Editor | @JeanetteBlain Photo credit: Julie Ostler | Assistant Photo Editor | @jules1lo Musa Francis Ecweru, the State Minister for Relief and Disaster Preparedness for Uganda, visited UVU campus, June 3. His work in Ugandan refugee camps was conveyed to students through stories of the living conditions of men, women […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Jeanette Blain | News Editor | @jeanetteblain Photo credit: Brooke Morrill | Photo Editor | @brookemorrill An online summer math course may help some students who want to avoid wasting multiple semesters on remedial classes. For the third year in a row, the developmental math department is offering a free math refresher course, which […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Jeanette Blain | News Editor | @JeanetteBlain Utah business leaders met in the Sorenson Center, May 14, for the fourth annual UVU Business and Economic Forum. The educational event offered local professionals a choice of 16 workshops, taught by experts, in topics, such as tax planning, crowd-funding, and community engagement. It also featured inspirational […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Jeanette Blain | Staff Writer | @JeanetteBlain On April 16, Peruvian politician, Keiko Fujimori, spoke at UVU as part of the final event of the International and Multicultural Studies department’s 2015 Global Spotlight on Peru. 39-year-old Fujimori is expected to run in the 2016 Peruvian presidential elections and is a favorite to win. In 2011 she […]