Utah exhibits warming trend
Global warming has become a forefront issue in politics and in government policy recently, and Utah is trying to take action against READ MORE
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Faculty and their pets make a difference
In recent years, the number of organizations dedicated to volunteer work worldwide has increased considerably; alongside this has come a wide expansion READ MORE
UVSC enrollment shows increase
Of all the public institutions of higher education in Utah, UVSC has had the second greatest percentage growth in enrollment numbers this READ MORE
Debate team contends at college competition
After two days of delivering speeches and debating with students from 10 other schools, four members of the UVSC debate team walked away from their weekend competition with awards.Ani McPherson took first place in dramatic interpretation and third place in after-dinner speaking, and was named first overall speaker in the Sept.
Ethics Forum debates school vouchers
Both advocates and opponents of school vouchers turned out in force for a forum discussion of what has become one of Utah’s most controversial issues, held at UVSC on Oct. 3.More than a hundred people attended the forum, hosted by the Ethics Center, to hear panel members Patrick Byrne, Marilyn Kofford, Paul Mero and Kim Burningham debate over the school voucher program.
Redesigned citizenship test announced
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on Sept. 27 a new, redesigned naturalization test. The cost to redesign the current test was $6.5 million.Over the past year, a test pilot consisting of 142 questions was randomly distributed to 10 districts in the country, where 6,000 citizenship applicants volunteered to test the pilot.
Mammograms, other events offered during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
One in eight women are diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, according to statistics from the American Cancer Society.
Networking conference planned for business women
UVSC will host a networking conference for women entrepreneurs on Friday, Oct. 12.Startupprincess.com, along with the Orem Small Business Development Center, will host the event geared toward helping women who are interested in business meet others like them and to inspire them to develop their business dreams into successful, working plans.
UVSC Rotary Club commits to serve
Most people have heard of Rotary Clubs, but fewer have heard of the Rotaract Club, an officially sponsored and endorsed branch of READ MORE
The Scarecrow Festival helps teens in need
West Ridge Academy (WRA) will host the 16th-annual Scarecrow Festival at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi October 11-15, 2007. The Scarecrow Festival is READ MORE