BSU and ADI provide resources to foster Black student success
Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU’s Black Student Union and African Diaspora Initiative provide resources for Black students to foster success and encourage the entire campus to get involved.
“Show up for us”: UVU student speaks out against racial discrimination
Reading Time: 5 minutes UVU student Will Sintyl discusses his experiences of alleged racial discrimination. Sintyl and Deborah Colimon, president of UVU’s Black Student Union, express the importance of speaking out against racism and how it is a powerful method of fighting injustice.
Black Student Union at UVU
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Black Student Union at Utah Valley University is an official group on campus that cultivates a community for students that identify as Black. BSU holds discussions concerning topics that include race, advancement of Black people, and promotes validation of Black students on campus. This group is intended to be a safe space for open […]
Student spotlight: Deborah Colimon
Reading Time: 2 minutes One cheerful April morning, Deborah Colimon woke up and decided to buy her first house plant: she now owns 24 house plants, and treats them like they’re her children. As a student spotlight, Colimon shares her journey to Utah Valley University, her experiences here and why she believes it’s important to celebrate Black History Month. […]
Candlelight Vigil in Provo gathers more than a thousand people
Reading Time: 4 minutes More than a thousand people gather outside of the Provo Police Department for a candlelight vigil to honor victims of police brutality. A man sits in front of the Provo Police Department holding a flag which reads “BLACK LIVES MATTER.” Police officers and hundreds of other people from throughout Utah county all gathered to remember […]