UVU Events Weekly

November 3, 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah Valley University offers a wide range of events for students to engage in outside of class, this article contains information about events held at UVU from Nov. 1 through Nov 6. From Monday morning waffles to James and the Giant Peach performed by the UVU theatre, there’s something for everyone to participate in. Take […]

Clothesline Project raises awareness for sexual, domestic violence

October 31, 2021

Reading Time: 3 minutes *The following article discusses sexual and domestic violence and may be triggering. Utah Valley University’s Center for Social Impact organized The Clothesline Project in the Grande Ballroom. The Clothesline Project is designed, “to bring awareness to sexual/domestic [issues] through t-shirts,” said Priscilla Villaseñor-Navarro, a junior in integrated studies and a community organizing and activism fellow […]

Campus Store Celebrates Grand Opening

October 30, 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes President Astrid Tuminez cut the ribbon on the brand new Campus Store on Wednesday, formally opening it to campus. Students can lounge on couches, play video games, grab a beverage at Starbucks or ice cream at Scoops. Students can pick up tech at the authorized Apple Store and represent their school pride with available spirit […]

Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research Call for Papers

October 29, 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes Applications are now open for next year’s Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research (UCUR). At UCUR, students can showcase their research, and engage with other peers and academic professionals.  Students attending institutions throughout Utah are invited to celebrate, “academic, professional, and personal achievements resulting from undergraduate research projects or creative endeavors,” during this year’s Utah Conference […]

Tentative agreement averts IATSE strike

October 24, 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes A tentative agreement announced on Oct. 16 averted a nationwide strike by members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) that was slated to begin Monday.  This strike could see the film industry come to a grinding halt if carried out. With a workforce of about 60,000 people, and support of the union […]

Students and faculty discuss voting laws

October 22, 2021

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 […]

UVU PRSSA Hosts Career Insight Event

October 21, 2021

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 […]

Latinx community discusses imposter syndrome at UVU

October 11, 2021

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, […]

Fertility technology is changing the meaning of family

October 9, 2021

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 […]