Finding jobs for spring graduates

October 27, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Alex Fish | Staff Writer | @alexthecfish Photo credit: Valerie Cheatham Whether this is your last semester, or if you are graduating in the spring, you likely are thinking of the next step: transitioning from college graduate to full-time employee. Many UVU students have found success entering the work world by focusing on these steps: […]

UVU Women’s Soccer Dominates Chicago State on Senior Night

October 24, 2014

Reading Time: < 1 minute Tim Castaneda, Sports Writer, @xTIMBOxSLICEx UVU women’s soccer dominated its opponent on both sides of the ball in a 3-0 shutout victory Friday as it hosted Chicago State University on Senior Night at Clyde Field. The lady Wolverines have outscored their last three opponents by a score of 9-0. Senior forward Mckell Salmon led the […]

$2.2 million grant awarded to improve low grad rates

October 24, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Tiffany Frandsen  | News Editor  | @tiffany_mf KresLynn Knouse | Features Editor | @kreslynn   To support UVU’s mission to raise below-average graduation rates, the U.S. Department of Education awarded the university a $2.2 million Title III grant. The Title III grant is part of a federal program that exists to improve the quality of […]

Women gather at UVU to tackle gender wage gap

October 22, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutes Tiffany Frandsen | News Editor | @tiffany_mf   Utah House of Representatives Speaker Becky Lockhart (R-Provo) and Minority Leader Jennifer Seelig (D-Salt Lake) discussed the newly created Women in the Economy Commission at a seminar at Utah Valley University on October 21. UVU’s Utah Women & Leadership Project, Center for the Study of Ethics, Woodbury School […]

Run, hide, fight

October 22, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutes Colin Cobb | Staff Writer | [email protected] Illustration by Ashley Fairbourne “If you are ever to find yourself in the middle of an active shooter event, your survival may depend on whether or not you have a plan,” says the voiceover on “RUN. HIDE. FIGHT.,” a five minute training video produced by Houston’s police department. […]

Baroness visits UVU to ask students for help in Iraq

October 21, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutes Ryan Dangerfield | Staff Writer | @RyanDanger23   Baroness Emma Nicholson of Winterbourne visited Utah Valley University on October 20, 2014 to expand awareness of events occurring in Iraq. She discussed her previous career in the English government, and the current obstacles faced in everyday life of living in the Middle East. The death total […]

Disengaged learning

October 21, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes With all the advantages to education at UVU, it seems like a lot of students aren’t paying attention Nicola Pritchett | Production Manager | @xnicolajudith  On Tuesday morning I showed up to class with a dead laptop. Robbed of my screen, I pulled a barely-used notebook from my backpack and sat down with a ballpoint […]

Keys to my heart: What Wolverines look for in a significant other

October 21, 2014

Reading Time: 5 minutes Sean Stoker | Editor-at-large Everyone wants to love and be loved. But not everyone is born with the necessary skills to navigate the twists and turns of the never-ending journey to find a companion. Luckily for them, we got all got dressed up, swallowed a mint, and made a date with a few of UVU’s travelers […]

UVU enrollment improves as school prepares for higher student attendance

October 21, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ryan Dangerfield | Staff Writer |@ryandanger23   Recently the Utah System of Higher Education released the enrollment numbers for the most recent semester, and have found Utah Valley University has increased in size and the total number of class credits students take on campus. Salt Lake Community College, University of Utah, Southern Utah University, and […]

UVU College of Aviation hosts Dr. Maureen Clemmons

October 20, 2014

Reading Time: < 1 minute Jeanette Blain | Staff Writer | @JeanetteBlain   On Oct 6, the Utah Valley University College of Aviation and Captain Jim Green, department chair of academics, hosted Dr. Maureen Clemmons as she addressed an audience of 35 people in Sorenson Student Center room 206a. The ancient Egyptians were master sailors and according to Dr. Clemmons […]