Valley View Cafeteria to be replaced with fast-food chains

February 24, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Valley View Cafeteria will shut its doors for renovations after the spring semester to make room for three new fast-food chains. Current plans suggest that Chick-Fil-A, Panda Express and Farr’s Fresh will replace the cafeteria and are expected to open in the fall. “The traditional cafeteria solution is not financially viable at an organization like […]

Holland announces legislative priorities

February 13, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes We are the future of higher education, according to president of UVU Matthew Holland, at the State of the University address Feb. 8. As the legislative session is underway, Holland’s first legislative priority is to push for a 3 percent merit-based compensation adjustment for UVU employees. This increased funding will give the university $4.6 million. […]

Holland addresses Trump’s executive order

February 8, 2017

Reading Time: < 1 minute Matthew Holland, UVU President, sent a mass e-mail to the campus community regarding President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration Jan. 31. In the e-mail, Holland stated, “People throughout the country and on our campus are concerned by the recent executive order issued by President Donald Trump concerning international entry into the United States.” According […]

Millenials have power to make a difference

February 1, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes The president of Cultural Cans, a group of graffiti artists who work with the community by painting street art, loves to break down stereotypes. This time he’s breaking down the stigma associated with being a millennial. Michael Ulibarri, who prefers to go by Uli-one, was a speaker at a Pizza and Politics event organized by […]

Diversity Dialogue compares race relations from past to present

January 23, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Everyone has biases; it’s what people do with them that is important, said Terry Smith, member of the Black Student Union (BSU). Students gathered at a Diversity Dialogue event, organized by the Multicultural Student Council (MSC) and facilitated by the BSU Jan. 17. The facilitators tackled discussions on race and drew comparisons between the 1960s […]

Graham encourages students to become leaders

January 23, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Business man keynote speaker of MLK commemoration week Becoming the best in any field begins with understanding who you are, according to Stedman Graham, author and CEO of S. Graham & Associates, a management and marketing consulting firm.   Graham, the keynote speaker of the 23rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Week at UVU, […]

Chick-Fil-A on the way

January 17, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes Students have mixed thoughts over the addition of fast-food chain The students have voted and the university has provided, the campus community was notified that Chick-Fil-A will be coming to UVU this fall by a tweet from President Matthew Holland. Efforts to add Chick-Fil-A to campus began last year. Jacob Atkin, associate vice president of […]

After 17 years, Dean Yells departs UVU

January 9, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes David Yells’ role as the Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Services (HSS) at UVU has come to an end after accepting a position as academic vice president at Texas A&M Texarkana. Before becoming Dean of the College of HSS, Yells started his journey at UVU as an assistant professor in behavioral science, […]

Governor urges millenials to vote

November 8, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Jesse Sanchez A week before election day, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert answered questions asked the by The UVU Review regarding public education, civic engagement, Utah voting trends and the presidential election Nov. 1 at Centre Stage. According to Herbert, people aged 18-25 are less likely to vote than other generations. The governor, who […]