Winners announced in final UVU student body elections

March 8, 2019

Reading Time: < 1 minute With student voting participation up to 13.7 percent, a five percent increase from last year, UVU Student Association’s final elections for next year’s student body officers came to a close on Friday, March 1. The winners were Taylor Bell for Student Body President, Brylee Bromley for Executive Vice President, Maddie Mishko for Vice President of […]

UVU Cyber Security Club advances to regionals

February 24, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Last month UVU’s Cyber Security club placed second in the qualifiers for the regional Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cyber Defense competition, marking the third year in a row that a CSC team has advanced to regionals. This year’s team was composed of Kyle Baker, Kade Barney, Dallin Bishop, Daniel Dayley, Ryan Fisk, Chris Hansen, Austin Larsen […]

UVU student named Western Region Student Chef of the Year

February 9, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes 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 within one hour. The dishes were evaluated by four judges and ranked […]

UVU commemorates Martin Luther King Jr. with presidential keynote address

January 17, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] In an effort to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. for the 25th year in a row, UVU hosted keynote speaker President Astrid Tuminez, followed by a panel discussion with other university leaders, on Wednesday, Jan. 16 in the Ragan Theatre. This year’s […]

UVU alumnus slain in line of duty

January 13, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] The UVU community recently lost one of its alumni on Saturday, Jan 5., when Provo police officer Joseph Shinners died in the line of duty.  Shinners was shot Saturday evening while attempting to apprehend a suspect at the Bed Bath & Beyond […]

UVU ranks top on “The Next Best Universities” list

November 9, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] In their fourth Undermining Pell report, New America, a think tank in Washington, D.C., recently ranked UVU high on their report’s “The Next Best” list of public universities throughout the nation. “The Next Best” list is composed of public colleges with low […]