Reading Time: 2 minutes It is a new way to make a statement on what you like, how to wear it, how to make it, get inspired and inspire others. Pinterest, a site created in 2010, according to appsappeal.com, is making a mark on fashion. Haven’t heard of it? Basically, Pinterest is a virtual pin board of photos and […]
The fashion debate: should men wear skinny jeans?
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sometimes fashion grows on a person and they learn to adapt to what people are wearing. Sometimes people even begin to adapt their own wardrobe to match the world’s way of dressing. But sometimes fashion just needs to disappear. In recent years, skinny jeans have become a fashion that has grown on women. Not […]
Fall back into color
Reading Time: 2 minutes Fall usually means warm, earthy tones, but this season is making a statement with bold, bright colors. Bold, dark lashes and eyebrows: It’s time to play up those eyes. Choose an eyebrow pencil that is a shade or two darker than your hair color and define your brows using short, fine strokes. Make sure […]
Women’s Resource Center undergoes exciting rebirth becoming Women’s Success Center
Reading Time: 3 minutes Beneath Peggy Pasin’s desk is a box stuffed full of thank you letters. She calls this box her treasure chest. The letters in the box come from the countless women whose lives have been turned around by help from UVU’s Women’s Resource Center, where Pasin serves as coordinator. Today the WRC has taken on a […]
Door of opportunity closes
Reading Time: 2 minutes “My impressions of BYU’s decision to discontinue its WRI? In a word: denial. In a picture or icon: head in the sand,” said Peggy Pasin, coordinator of UVU’s Women’s Resource Center. There has been a good deal of criticism circulating with regard to the discontinuation of BYU’s Women’s Research Institute (WRI). Skepticism prevails, considering that […]
BLOG: Women’s Research Institute no longer a BYU priority
Reading Time: 2 minutes BYU has chosen to discontinue its Women’s Research Institute (WRI) in an effort to expand resources for and encourage participation in women’s studies. No doubt many are wondering how discarding the sole campus entity dedicated to women’s research will facilitate this lofty objective. “This reorganization acknowledges the fact that women’s studies at BYU and elsewhere […]
Project encourages women to continue their education
Reading Time: 2 minutes Although women nationwide enroll in and obtain degrees from institutions of higher education at a greater rate than men, these are not the dynamics seen throughout Utah. Dr. Susan Madsen, associate professor of Management, began researching this anomaly in May and will continue to do so through fall of 2010 at the request of Utah […]