Reading Time: 2 minutes A conference years in the making, the “Why It Matters” UN Conference convened and began at UVU, beginning three days worth of discussions on the UN’s sustainable development goals.
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Office for Global Engagement at Utah Valley University is hosting the Utah Diplomatic Conference on International Trade Relations. This conference welcomes diplomats from 30 different countries who will discuss lessons learned globally from COVID-19, along with other global topics. The conference will be on March 21, starting at 9 a.m. in the Grand Ballroom. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Student Council has unanimously passed their proposal for student fees which will increase student fees by $7. Voting on Feb. 10, the council passed the student drafted proposal for student fees during the 2022-2023 academic year. The proposal approves a $7 increase overall for students, the second-largest increase in the last five years. The […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Former Real Salt Lake star midfielder Kyle Beckerman will replace Greg Maas as head coach of the Utah Valley men’s soccer team. His appointment was announced officially in a press conference on Monday, April 12, 2021. “I’m very excited to be joining Utah Valley University and can’t wait to get started coaching this team,” Beckerman […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Education is about accessing “different points of view” and is most successful when students have an active choice in learning, said Tara Westover to a virtual audience of UVU students. Westover, who is known for her best-selling book “Educated: A Memoir,” appeared as part of UVU’s Presidential Lecture series, hosted by President Astrid Tuminez. The […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes This year’s President’s Scholarship Ball looked like something out of Pixar’s “Cars” universe — complete with horn honking in place of typical applause. The innovative “Drive-In” experience offered attendees a first hand glance into UVU’s creative and persistent nature. The title of this year’s ball was “Miracles in the Making.” Vice President of Institutional Advancement, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Utah Valley University athletics department was awarded the 2019-2020 Western Athletic Conference Commissioner’s Cup — the first in school history. The Cup is awarded to the school with the best performance across multiple sports championships — men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s indoor track and field and volleyball. […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes When cases of COVID-19 flooded the world last March, Utah Valley University finished the semester online and all UVU sports were canceled, a wave of uncertainty swept over both students and faculty. Now, five months after the switch to online schooling and the shutdown of all UVU athletics, uncertainty is still present. Nevertheless, there are […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Mark Madsen was officially named new head coach of the UVU basketball team at a press conference Monday, April 15, replacing Mark Pope, who took the same position at BYU. Madsen brings his 15 years of experience in professional basketball to UVU, nine of which came as a player. He won the 2001 and 2002 […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes For one night, individuals traveled all around the world — without stepping foot outside UVU.