Lemonade with Lexi helps students make their voices heard
Reading Time: < 1 minute Lexi Soto and the UVUSA met with students in the halls on campus to build relations between the student government and UVU students.
Part-time jobs for students
Reading Time: < 1 minute Today was the job fair at UVU. We went down and got some quick interviews with different jobs to see what’s going on around for students.
UVU Professor finds ways to identify contract cheaters
Reading Time: < 1 minute Dr. Pauli Alin had suspicions that UVU students were somehow cheating in his class. The current UVU assistant professor in the technology management program later figured out it was a form of cheating called contract cheating. Contract cheating occurs when students buy written assignments online. Students sometimes also pay family members or friends to write […]
SoundBites: A platform for students to create, practice and connect
Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah Valley University Students Association (UVUSA) holds monthly SoundBites— an open mic night— on either the first or second Thursday from 8:00-10:00 p.m. at Center Stage. This month, on Nov. 8, UVUSA partnered with UVU Student Alumni to host a Valley United Against Hunger campaign and open mic night combined. Valley United Against Hunger is […]
MasterMind lecture series hosts Amy Rasmussen
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Center for the Advancement of Leadership (CAL) invited students to attend their “MasterMind” Lecture held in the Sorensen Center on Nov. 5. This portion of the series held speaker Amy Rasmussen to discuss the importance of self-care in a world of high-stress and responsibility. Her speech was entitled “I’m important and I’m exhausted.” Rasmussen […]
Student forum held to address parking concerns at UVU
Reading Time: 2 minutes UVUSA hosted a panel on Nov. 5 at Centre Stage to address the parking concerns of students, in the hopes of providing transparency to the student body and those over parking. The panel consisted of entrepreneurship professor, Vance Gough, parking services manager, Tina Medina, director of parking operations, Barbara Young, UTA’s senior service planner, Ken […]
Women at UVU learn how to unlock their potential at leadership event
Reading Time: 2 minutes Women from around Utah gathered on Nov. 1, in the Grand Ballroom at UVU to learn how to unlock their potential in education and within themselves. The event was hosted by the Utah Women’s Leadership Project. Throughout the semester the group has been hosting multiple events to help women advance in their life whether it […]
Vote against Prop 5, residents around UVU concerned about traffic and safety
Reading Time: 3 minutes If you’ve set foot on campus this year (or even the area surrounding it) chances are you’ve heard of the debate going on about Proposition 5, slated to hit the ballot on Nov. 6. This proposition aims to rezone 9.58 acres at approximately 1000 South and 400 West from the current R8 residential zone, to […]
Voting for Prop 5 will help UVU campus culture
Reading Time: 2 minutes At 39,931 students enrolled for the 2018 fall semester, Utah Valley University is the largest school in the state. Earlier this month, the Utah System of Higher Education released figures that show UVU has grown by 2,649 students from just a year ago, nearly triple the growth of all other public institutions in Utah. Despite […]
North Korean defector speaks about her experiences to UVU students, faculty
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Fulton Library auditorium was filled at capacity with students, faculty and staff eager to see world-renowned author, Lee Hyeon-seo who was chosen by the Freshman Experience faculty to speak about her experiences depicted in her book The Girl with Seven Names. Selected as the 2018-2019 school year reading requirement for all incoming freshman, it was […]