Toolson gives back to the fan(s)

March 30, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute In a tribute to the fan(s), Ryan Toolson’s season total of 666 points matched the attendance over the season at the games. The 23.8 per game clip is great as far as scoring goes, but wasn’t quite the crowd level that Director of Athletics Mike Jacobsen had hoped for.

UVU announces football team, snags legend

March 30, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute In a press conference last week, UVU Director of Athletics Mike Jacobsen announced that the Wolverines will begin playing football in 2011. After being in the shadows of the major universities in the state, UVU will begin the process of implementing a football team as soon as next year.

Park service extends elk hunting boundaries to include UVU campus

March 30, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes In a 7 vs. 2 vote last Friday, Utah Park Service officials announced that they have extended the boundaries of this year’s elk hunt to include parts of southwestern Orem and northern Provo. The decision largely hinged on two issues: persuading new hunters to join in helping thin the growing elk population and game dispersion over a few wide geographic areas in the former boundaries.

Apply for a position at the UVU Review!

March 30, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute The UVU Review is now accepting applications for positions on the staff for the 2009-2010 school year. All positions, except for Editor-In-Chief, may be applied for. To apply, simply print the PDF file here, fill it out, and bring it one of our editors in The UVU Review newsroom.

Peace and Justice Dialogue: Genocide

March 23, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute Each spring, Peace and Justice Studies hosts a conference on a timely and important topic. Last year’s conference, discussing the topic of nuclear weapons, drew more than 1,200 attendees. This year’s dialogue will discuss genocide prevention. Four of the world’s foremost genocide scholars will come to campus (the schedule can be viewed below; details and biographical information about the speakers included).

Track and Field facility being constructed

March 23, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute Construction has begun on the west side of campus for the new Hal Wing Track and Field Facility located north of the soccer fields. The $1.2 million project will be completed by fall 2009. It will have a 1,500 seating capacity for spectators to watch UVU’s track and field team compete.

Stephen R. Covey speaks to students

March 23, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes Award-winning author of “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” Stephen R. Covey spoke on campus last Tuesday as part of UVUSA’s symposium “A New U.” Covey explained to the student audience the world they will enter after college and how to land any job.

news briefs

March 23, 2009

Reading Time: 3 minutes CAMPUS NEWS BRIEFS MATH LAB AND PEER TUTORING PROGRAMS RECEIVE CERTIFICATION- After more than three years of completing self-studies, gathering data and submitting reports, UVU’s Math Lab and Peer Tutoring programs were recognized with the National Association for Developmental Education (NADE) Distinguished Certification in its national conference held in Greensboro, N.

Summer registration kick off

March 23, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute With five weeks left until the last day of spring semester, it can only mean that summer is just around the corner. This summer offers the opportunity for students to take classes with a variety of options of different sessions. There are many benefits of attending summer semester.