Reading Time: 2 minutes The UVU Center for Interreligious Engagement began initiatives to combat low interfaith interactions among UVU students by introducing the Foundations of Inclusion workshop series. UVU students have interactions with peers of a different faith less often than the average university student does according to a study conducted by Interfaith Youth Core. The study said that […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] The Center for Constitutional Studies concluded their week-long activities with a round table discussion, in which they urged students to discuss federalism and its role in the government. Constitution week engaged students in intellectual conversation about the role of the constitution in modern day politics. The theme of the week was the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU Peace and Justice Studies sponsored Rick Wayman, director of programs at the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, to share ideas and engage students on the topic of global denuclearization. Hosted by UVU’s Peace and Justice Studies program and the Utah campaign to denuclearize Utah, the event informed students about nuclear weapons. Utah is one of […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ssjinja Children’s Fund set up a small shop in the Student Life Center where they sold authentic African handcrafted jewelry and trinkets to raise money for struggling communities in Uganda. The Ssijinja Fund was started by David Ssjinja with the intention to give children in Uganda, and all over Africa, the opportunity to receive an […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute After experiencing frustrations from professors constantly altering files on Canvas, computer science student Drew Royster has developed an app, Canvas FileSync, to resolve the issue. Available as a desktop application, Canvas FileSync adds a file-syncing feature to Canvas. The app downloads all the files from Canvas onto a user’s computer, and updates the files automatically […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Hypnotist John Moyer brought a jaw-dropping show to the UVU Welcome Week celebration Aug. 21, leaving students amused, confused and empowered. “I want students to know they can do anything they put their mind to,” said Moyer, a master hypnotist and certified consulting hypnotherapist with 20 years of award-winning stand-up comedy experience. Moyer says that […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row custom_padding=”15.8958px|0px|15px|0px|false|false” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] UVU IDs can double as UTA bus passes as of Aug. 1, just a few days before the new Utah Valley Express (UVX) opened on Aug.13. However, the new line is not estimated to be fully completed until October […]