Hispanic student spotlight: Michael Torres

September 27, 2021

Reading Time: 3 minutes Michael Torres, a sophomore studying communications, is a student of Colombian heritage. When he’s not on campus, Torres is on the basketball court with his friends or laughing with his family.  Although he was born and raised in the United States, Torres’ parents immigrated from Colombia to the US in the mid 90’s. At this […]

Humans of UVU: 50-year-old freshman

October 29, 2019

Reading Time: 4 minutes Oscar award-winning sound mixer turned Wolverine sets his sights on medical school as a 50-year-old freshman. It’s 6:16 a.m., and David Parker a freshman studying biology is waiting at the Trax station in Salt Lake City for his ride to the Frontrunner. He will take that train to UVU and back by 3 p.m. to […]

Humans of UVU: Week 3

October 26, 2019

Reading Time: < 1 minute Week 3 of Humans of UVU focuses on a sophomore named Makena Saluone. Saluone is majoring in Civil Engineering at UVU and shared an interesting story regarding her and her aunt. “We were in San Diego for Comic-Con and decided to wait at the bottom floor of our hotel to see if we could find […]