*Editor’s Note- The names and identities of the Department of Homeland Security personnel have been omitted for their safety. Department of Homeland Security special agents gave a presentation about responding to an active shooter situation in the Science Building auditorium, April 18. After being introduced by Rick Los, a lecturer in the UVU Criminal Justice […]
Photo illustration by Lincoln Op’t Hof On March 2, members of the UVU community received a text alert about a person of interest on UVU Campus. The text alert was distributed by a new system that university administrators implemented in early fall of 2017. The new system was able to send out the message to […]
Convention of states is one method of addressing government problems The UVU chapter of Turning Point USA’s presentation held on March 6, in the Sorensen Center, encouraged students to get involved with the problem of the U.S. national debt by suggesting students use a convention of states, in an attempt to force the federal […]
Text message alert system employed to notify campus community A text message was sent out at 1:07 p.m., March 2, to alert the campus community that UVU and Orem police were seeking a person of interest on or around campus. The text was sent out in response to a threat that a 19-year-old texted his […]
Ethan Johnson asked the panelist about the Re-Envisioning the Undergraduate Experience process and mentioned a sense of community that can come from the shared knowledge that general education provides. Photo by Lincoln Op’t Hof Committee will face task of balancing professional focus with broad liberal arts focus Students raised several questions about the process […]
Attendees met in the Volunteer and Service-Learning Center where they shared experiences and ideas about poverty. Photo by Jonah Hokit Mental illness and poverty have a close relationship Organizers and attendees of the Real Talk session on poverty clarified the definition of poverty and discussed the various factors that cause poverty and how life […]
Faculty members issued an open letter to university administrators expressing concern about quality education and shared governance, for which, the recent shift in the processing of sabbaticals has raised additional concerns. In total, 60 members of the university faculty endorsed the letter that was issued on Feb. 5. The letter began by calling into question […]
In December, members of the President’s Council announced a comprehensive review of general education curriculum that will occur in 2018, but some members of the UVU community, specifically some faculty members, are concerned about how the review and possible changes are being pursued. President Matthew Holland, Craig Thulin, the faculty senate president, and Rob Smith, […]
Adonis Georgiadis describes how he and others in his country have tried to preserve Greek heritage while adjusting to the modern world. Conservative Greek politician, Adonis Georgiadis, responded to questions about health care, immigration and unemployment among other topics after his presentation that was hosted by the UVU Office for Global Engagement, Jan. 10. Georgiadis […]
Community and organizational leaders participate in the Global Peace Tree planting ceremony. Photo by Kim Bojorquez UVU joins other communities throughout the world that have been recognized for effort toward unity and peace with a Global Peace Tree; the planting ceremony was held outside the Losee Center on Nov. 28. UVU is the site for […]