Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo courtesy of UVU Marketing and Communications Matthew Holland will leave his position as UVU President in June 2018, for a position as a mission president for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, according to a press release from the University Marketing and Communications office. Holland has been the president of UVU since […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] On Thursday, 5,054 UVU students were conferred 5,310 degrees, diplomas and certificates at the 2017 Commencement ceremony held the UCCU center; four honorary degrees were presented to honored guests. Henry Eyring, Keith Nellesen, Shirlee Silversmith and J. Brent Wood were presented with honorary doctorates in recognition of […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes UVU Board of Trustees seeks more government funding
Reading Time: 2 minutes It was a night of delicacies and dancing at the third annual Presidential Fall Ball. On Tuesday, Nov. 15, 150 guests mingled and sampled a rich assortment of chocolates and fruit as they chatted amongst themselves. Being the only formal dance of the school year, attendees’ attire ranged from suits to tuxedos for the men […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes There is nothing apparently excellent or extraordinary about Cindy Oppel, a Business Student at UVU, yet this average UVU student has now made a large impact on this, the largest university in the state. Friday night, Oppel with teary eyes accepted a full tuition scholarship from President Holland himself. Because Oppel spoke up, she inspired […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes A year-long challenge pays off in a big way In general, a conversation in passing rarely turns into anything more than just that. But last year when President Matthew Holland spoke with a one student, Cindy Oppel, “a random conversation turned into a $4 million project,” Holland said. While many students struggle with personal […]