University Marketing & Communications: Melinda Colton, 801-863-6807 For more information: Amy Grubbs, director of Campus Recreation & Wellness, 801-863-8127, [email protected] UVU TO OPEN NEW STUDENT LIFE AND WELLNESS CENTER APRIL 17 In an effort to enhance student success and foster student engagement and social interaction, Utah Valley University will open its new Student Life […]
Warren McDade @warrenmcdade17 Photo credit: Gabi Campbell Utah Valley University baseball stayed hot and got its sixth straight win over the weekend with a three-game road sweep of Western Athletic Conference foe Chicago State University. The series started off wet as Friday’s game was postponed due to rain, which made for a Saturday doubleheader. And […]
Sean Stoker, Staff Writer [email protected] Photo Credit: Laura Fox As a teen from the mean wheat fields of Kansas, Eric Stonestreet dreamed of becoming a clown. At the tender age of fifteen, he started performing in clown makeup and a purple afro wig at children’s birthday parties, parades and other local events. At one such […]
Wes Moore, best-selling author of “The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Faces,” army combat veteran and Executive Producer/host of PBS series “Coming Home with Wes Moore” will be the keynote speaker at UVU’s 2014 commencement. His address will focus on the impact of an education, the importance of mentors, and the profound effect of […]
Photo credit: Deseret News The Ordain Women organization is nothing new. For the past however long, this group has been asking church leaders for the ordination of women to the priesthood. For their next move, OW is asking for admittance into the Priesthood session of the LDS Church’s General Conference, held at Temple Square on […]
Photo Credit: Gabi Campbell Four runs in the first three innings were enough for Utah Valley starter Devin Nelson to tame host BYU in an 8-3 Wolverine victory to give UVU its third straight win. Nelson, a senior, went 8.1 innings and limited the Cougars to three runs on 10 hits, striking out three on […]
Photo credit: Melissa Henrie When an organization wants to put on an exciting event, Ryan Rock, owner of the new company Utah Bubble Balls, will often get a phone call. “We get contacted by corporate events, partner with birthday party organizations…festivals. There are many groups who are interested in renting from us,” Rock said. Although, […]
Matt Gardner, Staff Writer, @sloopmatt Photo credit: Laura Fox As part of last week’s Engagement Week here at Utah Valley University, the Eugene England Series delivered on its promised theme called Dialogical Exploration of Race in Mormonism. Guest speakers Darius Gray and Margaret Blair Young spent time behind the microphone discussing Mormon issues on how […]
Photo credit: Laura Fox UVU students may not be receiving the sex health information that they need, according to recent national studies. Last November, UVU was ranked in the bottom ten in Trojan and Sperling’s BestPlaces’ annual ranking of sexual health resources at American colleges and universities. The university currently offers testing for sexually transmitted […]
Photo credit: Melissa Henrie President Matthew Holland often gets treated like a celebrity, on a pedestal above everyone else, when he is a typical guy with a job in high places. “I am a normal guy. I’ve got a family; I love to play tennis, mountain bike, watch sports with my kids and to spend […]