UVU urges students to ‘stay safe to stay open’ while celebrating Halloween

October 28, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutes On Monday, Oct. 26 students and faculty received an email that detailed how to “stay safe” while enjoying the holiday festivities this week.  Linda Makin, vice president of Planning, Budgeting and Human Resources, and Dr. Kyle Reyes, vice president of Student Affairs, authored the email.  “Under normal circumstances, masks on campus would be discouraged — […]

UVU Orchestra: More Than Music

October 21, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutes The UVU Orchestra is an incredible part of UVU’s Department of Music. The Symphony Orchestra reflects the department’s four core objectives towards its mission — providing nationally competitive programs, presenting public performances, fostering an atmosphere of learning and retaining high-achieving students allows the orchestra to perform at high levels of musical wonder.  The orchestra recently […]

Officials urge students to ‘stay safe’ over fall break as state labels county ‘high risk’

October 15, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutes After countless hours in front of computer screens and infinite Microsoft Teams meetings, fall break begins Thursday. But amid the excitement of fall-centric activities is the looming reality of the COVID-19 pandemic.  A reality that prompted a university-wide email earlier this week. In the email, President Astrid Tuminez urged students to maintain local health and […]

Guv candidates field questions from UVU students during debate

October 7, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutes Gubernatorial candidates took questions from four Utah Valley University students during the Utah Debate Commission’s televised debate on Tuesday, Sept. 29. UVU was originally scheduled to host the debate between Republican candidate Lieutenant Governor Spencer Cox and his Democratic challenger, University of Utah professor Chris Peterson. When it was moved to a socially distanced TV […]

Aviation students remain optimistic in light of pandemic

October 3, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutes Amid uncertainty, emotional turmoil and financial crisis the aviation students at Utah Valley University continue to remain hopeful for the future.    UVU senior Dakodta Clements describes how he has managed to maintain a positive outlook on the situation.  “I have found it helpful to get creative and look for jobs in [different] ways,” said Clements. […]

This week in COVID-19: UVU, BYU presidents urge students to follow COVID-19 guidelines as cities go ‘orange’

September 23, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutes President Tuminez and President Kevin J. Worthen of Brigham Young University issued a warning to students that unless COVID-19 cases in Utah County decrease soon, both campuses may shut down and move online—possibly for the rest of the semester.  The joint letter was published the morning of Sept. 22, hours before Governor Herbert announced that […]

This week in COVID-19: Dance groups rebuff calls for social distancing

September 21, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutes After being called out by health officials, universities and elected leaders, many involved in dance parties in Utah County are rejecting calls to tighten health restrictions – or cancel their events altogether. Provo-based company Young/Dumb, which promotes brands to college-aged students through these parties, recently came under scrutiny after videos of party attendees dancing close […]

Theatre Department Forced To Innovate With COVID-19 Crisis

September 19, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutes (Graphic by Riley Andersen) Utah Valley University’s Department of Theatrical Arts is finding new ways to be innovative with different teaching modes and streaming performance services to adhere to health guidelines amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. After switching to remote learning in the spring, the faculty and students have spent time reinventing their performance art to […]

11 COVID-19 cases traced to Noorda Center

September 18, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutes One of the few departments on campus that has been permitted to have face-to-face classes during the COVID-19 pandemic is now at risk of halting in-person classes. In an email sent to the students, faculty and staff of the School of the Arts on Tues. Sept. 15, SOA Dean Stephen Pullen announced that 11 cases […]

Reported COVID-19 cases rise, but remain lower than other schools

September 17, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutes Coronavirus cases are rising on campuses statewide – and UVU is no exception. In the week ending Sept. 7, self-reported cases rose to 96 for the semester, a 39 percent increase from the previous week. However, UVU has avoided the outbreaks and incidents seen at other state schools like Brigham Young University. The nearby school […]