Reading Time: 2 minutes Posters can be found all over Utah Valley University campus to celebrate the life and works of Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. and the strides made in Civil Rights. These posters feature black women in history that have made a difference and paved the way for some of the rights that we enjoy today. Amelia […]
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 […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Center for Women and Children in Crisis (CWCIC) held a candlelight vigil on Oct. 29 to honor the survivors of domestic violence. Held in the Reflections Center, Dennis Hansen, CEO and director of CWCIC introduced Brian Parnell, the domestic violence program administrator for the Utah Department of Human Services, to inform the crowd of […]
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″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] To empower female leaders on campus, the Fall Women UVU Employees Seminar and Lunch was sponsored and held by the Utah Women & Leadership Project on Oct. 31. With the announcement of a new founded Women’s Council, around 100 female […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ruth Bader Ginsburg is one of the most known Supreme Court judges in American society. But she is more than her duties at the court. The film “RBG: Hero, Icon, Dissenter” was presented at the Fulton Library by the Women’s Success Center on Oct. 4 to show the impact that Ginsburg had on the lives […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photos courtesy of Jenie Connors In the next 10 years, two thirds of consumer wealth will be transferred to women, causing more women to have a desire to become better educated in financial literacy. A group of women were able to be further educated at the Utah Women’s Economic Forum, held on campus on Aug. 17. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Carly Dehlin and Bailey Henley were recently named Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholars. To receive this award, an athlete must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 and play in at least 50% of tournaments. Winners of this award receive recognition from the WGCA and from the college golf community. Dehlin is from Draper, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tables were spread out across the Grande Ballroom and covered with fabric, linens and supplies March 5 to Celebrate International Women’s Day. UVU invited the nonprofit organization Days for Girls to campus to explain their mission, give students a chance to serve, and train volunteers on how to help assemble feminine hygiene kits for girls […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes V-day, not valentines, actually stands for Vagina day and is inspired by Eve Ensler’s 1995 Vagina Monologues. UVU has produce the performance for 12 years, and the Peace and Justice club held the mantle this year at Center Stage Feb. 22. The director and ‘award winning’ actress Rebekah Dunford put together a group of women […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Women at UVU lag behind the national higher education enrollment headcount by 12 percent according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Tara Ivie, senior director for the Women’s Success Center, speculates that women are taking significant breaks from their college experience. She said that the university has a higher enrollment of females than males at UVU […]