Reading Time: 3 minutes Undergraduate students and staff members from Utah Valley University attended the Geological Society of America’s Connects 2021 conference in Portland, OR, UVU students and faculty delivered four poster presentations and participated in three different sessions. The Geological Society of America (GSA) is an organization of professionals, students and other individuals who are interested in earth […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes UVUSA placed approximately 41,000 small flags in the Fulton Library Quad to symbolize voter-eligible members of the student body and encourage them to vote through My Voice Matters Week. “Each flag represents a student’s voice and the display emphasizes the power our voices have when we work together,” said Daniel Clothier, chief justice for UVUSA. […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Students and faculty came together Oct. 19 in the Grande Commons to discuss voting laws and their protection or suppression of voters during UVUSA’s “Pizza and Politics” forum. Voting laws encompass laws that require people to show ID at the polling place, meet various conditions to register to vote, and place certain restrictions on voter […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Utah Valley University Public Relations Student Society of America (UVU PRSSA) hosted their first in-person event since the beginning of the pandemic, on Oct. 5. This event brought two guest speakers to teach about journalism, marketing, event planning and media relations. The PRSSA is a national club with more than 11,000 student members at […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes In a 2020-21 season that was anything but normal, the Wolverines were able to put together a solid campaign and secure a share of the WAC regular season title. This season, they have the pieces to build upon their success to achieve a much higher goal: making the NCAA tournament for the first time in […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU Latinx students and faculty gathered Sept. 28 to discuss their experiences with imposter syndrome, during an open forum hosted inside of the Fulton Library. Imposter syndrome is described as the feeling that one is not deserving of their own academic success. According to the McNair Journal, imposter syndrome is disproportionately felt by first-generation students, […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes 2021 marks 80 years of education at Utah Valley University. Before becoming the university it is now, UVU began as Central Utah Vocational School in 1941, with the primary function of war production and training. Over time, the school grew and its purpose changed alongside the growth. During the 80’s and 90’s, educational opportunities were […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes On Sept. 30, Dr. Rachel Arocho, assistant professor of family science at Utah Valley University and graduate of Demography and Quantitative Research Methods, spoke about her research. She delineated a complex family tree, including the challenges and promises of fertility technologies and how they’ll change how we define family. It was featured in the Roots […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah Valley University announced on Tuesday, Sept. 28 that they have signed women’s basketball coach Dan Nielson to a five year contract extension. Nielson’s original contract was set to expire in 2023 and he is now signed through the 2025-2026 season. He led his team to the program’s first ever NCAA Tournament berth last season. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The former mayor of Ouelessebougou, Mali, and 2013 Malian presidential candidate, Niankoro Yeah came to Utah Valley University on Oct. 6 to give a speech about his experience with leadership in his country. “Ouelessebougou is a rural commune (territory) in the Koulikoro region. It is located approximately 50 miles from the capital city of Bamako,” […]