Students march in support of Dreamers

September 9, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Days after President Trump announced to intact the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program for six more months to allow Congress to find a legislative solution, hundreds of people marched on campus in support of the program, which protects immigrants from deportation and allows them to work in the U.S. legally, Sept. 8. The silent […]

President Holland takes action in fight for Dreamers

September 7, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes President Holland pledged his support to protect students under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program alongside the Commissioner of Higher Education, David Buhler, and the presidents of Utah’s eight public colleges and universities Sept. 6. A letter addressed to Sen. Orrin Hatch, Sen. Mike Lee, Rep. Rob Bishop, Rep. Chris Steward and Rep. Mia […]

VP of student affairs leaving UVU for a school president position

August 22, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Long-standing UVU administrator, Michelle Taylor, has accepted a position as the president of the Institute of Clinical Social Work in Chicago, and she will begin her work there Sept. 5. UVU president Matthew Holland announced Taylor’s departure, in an email to the campus community on Aug. 22. “Michelle has been a great asset to UVU […]

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Army ROTC cadets dominate Bataan Memorial Death March

March 20, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chase Stilson earned first place honors for the third time at the 28th annual Bataan Memorial Death March in White Sands, New Mexico March 19. Cadets from Reserve Officer Training Corps programs around the country are invited to compete in the 26.2 mile race. Stilson was faster than 138 ROTC cadets who completed the race […]

Allocating student fees, diversity headline elections debate

March 6, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes Expenses, travel key subjects in discussion A week before elections, 2017-18 student body officer candidates gathered at Centre Stage March 1 to debate — the main issue being the allocation of student fees. Student body president of UVUSA Birch Eve, and students Danny Davis and Carrie Chappell were moderators at the debate. Candidates running for […]

Air Force ROTC prepared to move headquarters away from BYU

January 26, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes All signs point to UVU © According to Air Force Col. Timothy Hogan, current Commander of BYU’s Air Force ROTC, the secretary of defense is reviewing policy on universities that have preconditions for employment, such as BYU’s Honor Code. A high-level source within the department of defense confirmed the information. BYU has been the home […]

Honor Code vs. Title IX: The BYU Showdown.

October 27, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute Provo, Utah – Wednesday, October 26, 2016, BYU finally came to the realization that their Honor Code and Title IX regulations weren’t coming together when reporting any type of sexual assaults. This issue has caused BYU some serious scrutiny, as well as national attention. Up till Wednesday, students would fear to report any assault, for fear […]

Blake Oakey resigns as Vice President of Clubs amid controversy

April 27, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute Blake Oakey has resigned from his position on UVUSA as vice president of clubs, which was confirmed by UVU student body president Birch Eve, and a post on Oakey’s Facebook page. The resignation comes in the midst of controversy surrounding a letter to the editor that Oakey wrote to the UVU Review during the 2016-2017 […]

Five new master’s degrees approved by Board of Trustees

March 30, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes The addition of five new master’s degrees was approved by the Board of Trustees March 30. This will potentially bring the total number of graduate degrees offered by the university to eight. The proposed degrees are Master of Computer Science; Master of Public Service; Master of Social Work; Master of Accountancy; and Master of Science […]

Arts building approved by the legislature

March 11, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes At the conclusion of the 2016 legislative session the $32 million dollars needed for the arts building was approved by the legislature. UVU will receive money for the building over the next two years. Architectural plans will be completed this fall and the groundbreaking for the facility is projected to happen in November. “We believe […]