Winter is ahead, but it may be time to think about summer

November 21, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ryan Dangerfield | Staff Writer |@ryandanger23   Utah Valley University offers scholarship money for students hoping to graduate early that would help pay part of tuition for summer semester. Federal Pell Grants, which are available for up to 24 credits during an academic school year, are usually used up by summer semester. “Hopefully 15 credits […]

Harvard professor educates and inspires UVU

November 20, 2014

Reading Time: 5 minutes Seth Gutzwiller | Staff Writer |@sethgutz_seth Photo credit: Tiffany Frandsen   Dr. Clayton Christensen, Professor of Business Administration to the Harvard Business School, spoke to Utah Valley University students and faculty on Thursday, Nov 20 in the Ragan Theater about disruptive innovation and how to predict in advance whether or not customers will buy products. […]

UVU and BYU are fighting together to stop hunger

November 19, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Rinamay Rhoten | Staff Writer |@rinamaylopez The Utah Valley University and Brigham Young University Alumni Associations are joining together throughout the month of November to have a food drive once again. The food will help families in need all across Utah.  All the donations will be given to Community Action Services & Food Bank’s annual […]

#AskPresidentHolland

November 19, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutes Utah Valley President Matthew S. Holland took to Twitter on Nov 18 for a live Q & A with students using the hashtag #AskPresidentHolland. He introduced students to the “Scooby Doo of UVU,” said that cats are evil and told students to “never, never give up” in the pursuit of their education.   Thank you […]

UVU signs academic agreement with business school in Brazil

November 17, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Tiffany Frandsen | News Editor | @tiffany_mf Photo Credit: UVU Woodbury Business School   Rusty Butler, associate vice president of international affairs at Utah Valley University and Christian Olinquevitch, executive vice president of Instituto Nacional de Pós-Graduação (INPG) Business School in Brazil signed an academic agreement that will allow programs and exchanges of faculty and […]

Wolverines claw their way to opening night win over Coyotes

November 14, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutes Kyle McDonald, Sports Writer, @kylesportsbias In a game where there were 35 turnovers, 51 fouls, and 63 free throw attempts you would wonder if anybody won.  That is just what the UVU Men’s basketball team did as they opened their 2014-2015 campaign with a “gritty, grind out victory,” according to Coach Dick Hunsaker over the […]

Want a 12-Month Greenhouse?

November 14, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Elizabeth Suggs | Staff Writer | [email protected]   The temperature is turning up despite the cold season for Utah Valley University students La Donna and her son Lauren Jensen for their 12-Month Greenhouse project, called Insulate with Nothing, which they are attempting to fund through Kickstarter. A greenhouse insulates the temperature so that plants are […]

UVU Student opens Ivie Juice Bar in Provo

November 13, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Mariesa Bergin | Staff Writer Oct. 20, 2014 marked the opening of Ivie Juice Bar in Provo, Utah.  22-year-old UVU senior, Ivie Gonsalves worked closely with her family to develop a restaurant that mirrored the diet she had researched and refined as an athlete. Gonsalves designed a simple menu that supported her ideas about healthy […]

Bastille brings the storm back to Utah

November 12, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutes Photos courtesy of Bastille and Sarah Roberts Sarah Roberts | Staff Writer Bastille returned to Utah on Tuesday November 11th, armed with a killer music set, several lights and lasers, a giant triangular video screen, and singer/song writer Ella Eyre. Bastille came to Utah for the first time last year in December as part of […]