Division titles in 2001-05, 2008 and 2009. League championships in 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2009. If you were to ask me what professional baseball team had those numbers, only the New York Yankees come to mind. When the Yankees won their first World Series in the 90’s, I was transfixed and totally hooked on baseball. […]
With all the hustle and bustle in the halls of the Sorenson Student Center on Tuesday, May 17, it looked like school was in full swing, but instead of students scrambling to get to their next class it was UVU employees participating in “Summer University.” Summer University is a weeklong conference dedicated to professional development […]
Following the Oscars, Grammy’s and the American Country Music Awards, UVU held its own annual award show complete with on-campus celebrities, humorous hosts, prestigious presenters and worthy nominees. The 16th Annual Wolverine Achievement Awards were held on Thursday, April 7 at 7 p.m. in the Reagan Theater. The event was open to all nominees, friends […]
With a struggling economy and an increasing amount of needs in today’s society, people find it hard to juggle phone, car and rent payments – especially on top of tuition. To increase financial literacy in Utah County, the UVU PRSSA is holding free classes on campus about budgeting and credit management on Feb. 23 in […]
In the spirit of the school’s mission to provide students with engaged learning, 11 public relations students have entered in the national Public Relations Student Society of America Bateman Case Study Competition. The competition is a nationwide challenge that gives students an opportunity to create and implement a full-fledged public relations campaign for a national […]
‘Remember the Titans’ coach addressed students about acceptance during MLK commemoration. It wasn’t his public speaking skills, nor the rapport he built with the audience that made the audience hang on Coach Herman Boone’s every word. Instead, it was the message about diversity and embracing each other’s differences that held the their attention fast. Boone […]
Herman Boone, of ‘Remember the Titans’ fame, comes to campus The school will host legendary Coach Herman Boone as part of the week-long 17th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration on Tuesday, Jan. 18, from 12-1 p.m. in the Grande Ballroom, as the conclusion to the commemoration. “We wanted to get a speaker that could […]
Tossing out the media’s take on what beauty should be. Imagine a 5-year-old girl and think about what she does on an average day. Is she having a tea party with friends or worrying about what new diet she hasn’t tried yet? Though the second scenario may sound absurd, the age of girls dieting is […]
In celebration of Constitution Day on Sept. 17, the school sponsored its first ever Constitution Week on campus from Sept. 13-17, featuring learning activities about the Constitution. Activities included several guest speakers, displays around campus, handouts of the Constitution and American flags and even Constitution Jeopardy. Constitution Week Chair and Professor of History and Political […]
As everyone settles into the new school year, the Center for the Study of Ethics prepares for its annual fall event, Ethics Awareness Week, held Sept. 20-24. A free event to all, Ethics Awareness Week is a week-long series of symposiums, panel discussions and guest speakers on a variety of subjects that range from ethics […]