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UVU student named Western Region Student Chef of the Year
First-year culinary arts student Emma El-Farra won the American Culinary Federation competition held in Las Vegas on Feb. 2. El-Farra was named the Western Region Student Chef of the Year. This year five students were accepted to compete and create a winning dish...
Fox Running debuts first single ‘Fox or Flower’ at Velour
Provo’s Fox Running celebrated the release of their debut single, “The Fox or Flower,” with a blissful set at Velour Live Music Gallery on Thursday, Jan. 31. The band is fronted by former Pipes member Emmelie Arntz, who brought members of her previous group on to...
Tuminez announces MBA Program with Technology Management emphasis during tech summit.
President Astrid S. Tuminez announced a new Technology Management emphasis as part of UVU’s MBA program in front of thousands of attendees at the technology conference in Salt Lake City Friday, Feb. 1. The new program begins in the fall and will be held on the...
Backseat Lovers celebrate album release at Velour
One of Utah’s hottest bands, The Backseat Lovers, performed at Velour on Saturday, January 26 in front of a sold-out crowd to celebrate the release of their first full-length album When We Were Friends. Opening for the Lovers were another trending name in the Utah...
UVU IT department donates money, supplies to charity
UVU’s IT department collected and assembled around 200 necessities kits for Tucker’s Totes, the department’s chosen local charity for the holidays, in December 2018 as part of their annual fundraising efforts. Tucker’s Totes provides small totes containing basic...
The Center for Social Impact cleans up Encircle House
As a continuation of their “Be the Change Tour”, the Center for Social Impact helped to clean up Encircle House, an LGBTQ+ family and youth resource center, on Friday, Jan. 25. The center’s “Be the Change Tour” was started this year in an effort to celebrate its 25th...
Ruble delivers lively set at Velour’s 13th anniversary show
Ten years ago, Neon Trees were a flagship Velour band one year away from the release of their career-making single “Animal.” As a tribute to the band–and other artists that play there–Noah Ruble and his backing band ended their set with a cover of the hit song. Noah...
How To Be An Ally with the Secular Community
Secular students are the second largest group on campus according to a student omnibus survey conducted in the fall of 2018. With input from Interfaith Student Council’s Co-President Elexis Kain, here are some tips on how the university can better its alliance...
Founder of Extra Space Storage provides insight into the world of entrepreneurship
Ken Woolley addressed students in a lecture entitled “What it Takes to be an Entrepreneur: Leadership Vs. Management”, on Thursday, Jan. 24, as part of the UVU Reed and Christine Halladay Executive Lecture Series. Woolley is the founder and current chairman of...
UVU approves 6 weeks paid maternity leave for university employees
UVU’s Board of Trustees approved a motion to enact paid medical maternity leave for employees in a temporary emergency policy on Thursday Jan. 17, 2019 in the first Board of Trustee meeting of the year. Set to become a permanent policy after its temporary enactment,...
President Astrid S. Tuminez delivers first State of the University speech to students, faculty
President Astrid S. Tuminez delivered her first State of the University speech to students, faculty and staff in Holland Hall on Thursday, Jan. 24. During the address, Tuminez expressed great optimism in the direction that the university is going in regards to...
Multicultural Student Council aims to bring people together
The UVU Multicultural Student Council is hosting its first open social event of the semester in the LA building room 114 Thursday Jan. 24th from 6-8 p.m. The social mirrors the popular first social of last semester and will feature board games, video games, and food....