Reading Time: 2 minutes It has been 33 years since Utahns last voted on a referendum, but on Nov. 6, their decision on Referendum 1 will settle one of Utah’s most heated controversies. Referendum 1, Utah’s first since 1974, will decide the fate of H.B. 148, the bill that would create a school voucher program, and H.B. 174, that […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes The United Way of Utah County is currently recruiting and training volunteers for their volunteer income tax assistance program for low-income families and individuals in the area, starting mid-January and ending mid-April. The program needs three types of volunteers: intake specialists, tax preparers and educators. Each position has training available through on-site classes as well […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute On Monday, Oct. 15, Utah’s state quarter was unveiled to the public, at the US Mint in Denver. The quarter commemorates the completion of the first transcontinental railroad at Promontory, Utah on May 10, 1869. On the back, two locomotives face each other separated by a spike. The words "Crossroads of the West" stretch above […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Abdujabbor Shirinov, ambassador of Tajikistan to the United States, will speak at UVSC Oct. 25 at 10 a.m. in LA107 as part of the ambassador lecture series. "Ambassador Shirinow will speak on economic opportunities in his country," said Maryna Storrs, coordinator of international affairs at UVSC. "He’ll also speak on his country’s role in Central […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes UVSC is launching a new campaign to keep students thinking about and remaining at UVSC to finish their bachelor degrees. The idea that has surfaced is a wallet card. Why a wallet card? The card will be easy for students to hold onto and to have on their person in times of need. The card is […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Coming soon: an opportunity to see a dance program recently presented in New York City Members of UVSC’s contemporary dance ensemble under the direction of Professor Doris Trujillo will perform her original choreographic work "Resilire," during the second week of November. "Resilire" is "a study in impulse, propagation and reaction […] played against a dissonant, […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton had a planned fund-raiser stop in Utah that was scheduled for Oct 23, but had to reschedule the visit due to conflicts in her schedule. Instead she is sending former President Bill Clinton in her place on Nov. 4 for a fundraising campaign in Park City. Attendance costs $2,300. Plans for […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Utah Valley State College "Business Plan Competition" is a competition that is available to all UVSC students. Teams will present a business plan to a panel of judges. The judges determine the winner by a list of criteria: company, product and service, marketing strategy, management team and financial strategy. Winners will receive a cash […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Students of mental health as well as professionals in the field heard from a well-known specialist in the treatment of psychological abuse and trauma, in a seminar sponsored by UVSC conferences and workshops. On Oct. 18, Dr. Bill Tollefson, Ph.D., came to UVSC to present "Lessons In Light," a seminar focused on the path a […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Benjamin Gould came to UVSC to share his knowledge, experiences and secrets of success with students Thursday, Sept. 27, in the Ragan Theater. Gould is the president and chief executive officer of Mstar Metro, a Salt Lake City-based Internet, phone and cable provider. Since graduating from UVSC, he has been working for 17 years in […]