New chief of staff appointed at UVU
Fidel Montero has been appointed as Utah Valley University President Matthew S. Holland’s chief of staff. Montero has been serving on UVU’s Board of Trustees since July 2013. As chief…
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Provo is Love-struck
Local bands Cory Mon, VanLadyLove and We are the Strike played in the latest installment of Provo’s Rooftop Concert Series to their screaming fangirls and fanboys. A tall, wild-haired, bassist…
UVU property grows by 125 acres
President Holland signed an agreement with Anderson Geneva Development on June 18 and acquired an additional 125 acres of land in the @geneva development in Vineyard, UT for Utah Valley…
Ambassador of Greece to UN addresses UVU students, faculty and community
Tiffany Frandsen, News Editor @Tiffany_mf The Ambassador of Greece to the United Nations presented a lecture to Utah Valley University students and faculty, as well as Orem community members on Monday…
MAWL no more
The student section is getting a new name and a makeover. The new name will be picked through one round of student voting from these five choices: The Green Riot…
UVU receives scholarship from Nu Skin
Tiffany Frandsen, News Editor @Tiffany_mf Photo Credit: Byron Harward To celebrate their 30th anniversary, Nu Skin is granting a $30,000 scholarship to UVU for information systems and technology students….
Proposal to save UTOPIA
Orem city is considering a proposal to forge a public-private partnership (PPP) with Macquarie, an Australia-based investment group, to complete the UTOPIA fiber-optic infrastructure and network. There are two meetings…
Rally to rescue the Salt Lake Tribune
Local politicians, activists and citizens gathered at the Salt Lake City and County Building on May 31 for a rally to save the Salt Lake Tribune. Troy Williams, from KRCL,…
Faculty shifts announced at UVU
Dr. Kyle Reyes is leaving his position as special assistant to the president for a new position in the School of Education, where he will teach and lead on inclusivity,…
Dark Evenings and Bright Nights with Little Green Cars and Kishi Bashi
Little Green Cars is at the end of the tour and even though two strings broke, they aren’t falling apart. On the contrary – their voices were seamed together like…
Judge ends legal limbo for 1,000 same-sex couples in Utah
Utah must recognize the same-sex marriages that were performed in the 17-day period that allowed the marriages of same-sex couples, ruled District Judge Dale A. Kimball on Monday. The ruling…
UVU in alliance to start drone test site in Utah
The Utah State legislature passed a resolution that expresses the Legislature’s interest and support of Utah’s pursuit of a test site for unmanned aircraft systems, or as they are commonly…
Globally acclaimed speaker to deliver keynote address
Wes Moore, best-selling author of “The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Faces,” army combat veteran and Executive Producer/host of PBS series “Coming Home with Wes Moore” will be the…
Proposed Pell Grant reform
Roughly 37 million students in the United States have student loans, bringing the national total owed to $1 trillion. Tuition costs are trending further upward. Both the federal and Utah…
This is your brain on faith
Photo credit: Gabi Campbell Researchers from the University of Utah are conducting a study called “The Religious Brain Project” to understand how the brain reacts during spiritual experiences. The study…
