Adoption conference touches many lives

December 6, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes Everyone becomes like their parents in one way or another. There are physical characteristics that manifest themselves immediately, as well as personality traits and others that appear at different stages throughout life. On Monday, Nov. 22, an adoption conference was held at UVU. The conference was sponsored by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. […]

Over $47K raised to sustain Haiti

November 15, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Most want their dollars to stretch as far as possible. On Saturday, Nov. 6, students and community members had a chance to put their money to good use. This particular Saturday was different for the 388 registered runners of the Sustain Haiti 5K race. Before the 9 a.m. start time, 75-plus employees of Pinnacle Security […]

Utah’s health policy

November 15, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Symposium attempts to address the national health care debate. On Thursday, Nov. 11, the College of Science and Health, along with the department of Public and Community Health, sponsored a lecture, “Looking to the Future.” The key areas that were addressed were the accessibility, quality and cost of care and what needs to be done […]

Your Name Here

September 13, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes With a cool $2.5 million dollars coming into this university over the next ten years in return for the rights to have the events center named the UCCU center, some may wonder what exactly does it take to get a name on a building here. Events centers such as the newly named UCCU center require […]

From Carribean scuba dives to classroom instruction

September 7, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes There are many people who feel it is their calling to pass along knowledge and who enjoy participating in the learning of others. One of these people is Maria Groves, adjunct professor of Earth Science. She teaches Geology 1010, along with three sections of the accompanying lab, Geology 1015. “I like teaching at UVU because […]

Club jumping

September 7, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Hall of Flags and Sorenson Student Center courtyard were abuzz with more commotion than usual from Aug. 31 to Sept. 2 as nearly 60 clubs participated in Club Rush Week. The Aikido Club, Disney College Program, Laughing Matters Club, Pre-Med Club and the Men’s and Women’s Rugby Clubs are just a few organizations that […]

Detours for two years

August 30, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes What is life without a few detours? That is exactly what students will be learning to maneuver through with the closure of the hallway between the LA and the Science buildings on campus. “I expected the hall to be open now, [it was a] bit of a shock,” Amy Hart said when she realized she […]

Campus police ensure safety

August 23, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes The UVU police department aims to keep campus safe 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Their mission is to ensure that the student body is safe at all times. “[The campus is pretty] darn safe. We have a pretty low crime rate,” Police Chief John Brewer said. “[Our] biggest […]

Keeping campus safe

July 19, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes The UVU police department keep the campus safe twenty four hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. They are on a mission to ensure that the student body is safe at all times. “[The campus is pretty] darn safe, we have a pretty low crime rate,” Police Chief John Brewer said. […]

Reducing the risks of investment

July 6, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Experts from various fields took part in a daylong event called Fraud College on June 30 at UVU. The panels covered a wide range of topics, everything from,  “Are you an easy target?” to an inter-faith and community panel. All of the panel guests provided information and made suggestions aimed to increase fraud awareness. During […]