Would you like that Wolverine Style?

August 30, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute Wendy’s fast food restaurant is holding a fun contest for students to get creative, and perhaps experience a bit of fame, with naming a new UVU-specific Signature Recipe. The restaurant had a booth set up during the Week of Welcome where students could create a new secret recipe by combining ingredients and ideas. Those recipes […]

Exhibit brings cultural revolution to Utah

August 30, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Woodbury Art Museum, located on the second floor of the University Mall, has a new exhibit opening on September 14. The collection, titled “Art Through the Cultural Revolution,” features art from the Cultural Revolution of China. The Cultural Revolution started in 1966, when chairman of the Communist Party, Mao Zedong, became concerned that Chinese […]

Animal Rights Play to be Held in Library

August 30, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute Wick, a one-woman play by Claudia Stevens, is scheduled to be performed on campus on September 7.  The play is about Miriam Rothschild, a British environmentalist who is considered a champion of animal rights. Set in 1984, Wick follows Rothschild as she visits a group of American students and shares ideas with them while she […]

Welcome Freshmen!

August 23, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute New students will be able to get to know each other and the campus through a variety of activities going on this week. The UVU Student Association (UVUSA) has gone out of their way to organize entertaining events. There is sure to be something for everyone. Parent Night will give parents the opportunity to come […]

On-campus journals get your work on the page

August 2, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes A great way for students to get involved on campus is to write and work for department journals. Not only is this a way to get to know other students with similar interests, but also a way to get rewarded for hard work. Students already doing work for classes can submit it work (or portions) […]

Alumna costars in local independent film

July 19, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Former UVU student Jaclyn Hales is currently starring in Unicorn City, a movie that is Utah-based in nearly all ways, including being currently filmed in Alpine. Publicist Nate Olson calls the film a “story of gamers who move to the mountains to live out their fantasy lives.” Considered a modern day version of Don Quixote, […]

International film contest open to all college students

July 6, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute Aspiring filmmakers can get some experience in Xacobeo America’s new film contest, “Find Your Way in Galicia.”  Xacobeo America is an association that promotes awareness of The Way of Saint James, a catholic pilgrimage that travels to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain. It is the rumored burial place of the apostle […]

UVU Writer’s Workshop to be held at Capitol Reef

June 28, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes The creative writing faculty will be holding the second annual Sleeping Rainbow Writer’s Workshop at UVU’s Capitol Reef Field Station on Sept. 15-18. This workshop is for full-time students who are passionate about creative writing in the areas of poetry, creative nonfiction and fiction. The cost is a low $25, which includes transportation, lodging and […]

Watercolor exhibit now on display in library

June 28, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes A variety of works from the Utah Watercolor Society are now on display in the UVU library. This exhibition includes a selection from the Annual Juried Exhibition of the Watercolor Society. Each piece on display is characteristic of the artist, which makes for diverse subject matter —some works are of flowers and wildlife, some of […]

Ballroom team dances with stars, wins competition

June 7, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Last month, UVU experienced a brush with fame when the ballroom dance team won the Dancing with the Stars College Dance Championship. This was the first time the popular television show, which just finished its tenth season, included college teams in their competition. The team had the chance to compete live on the show two […]