Prospective RCA students take on the Firefighter Rookie Challenge

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September 16, 2019

schedule 4 min read

Utah Valley University’s Emergency Services Department hosted a “Firefighter Rookie Challenge” [FRC] on Sept. 14 to recruit students for its Fire and Rescue Academy.  This event, which was first created back in Fall 2013 and held every March and September, is designed to give prospective students a chance to see firsthand what it would be […]

Meet the Ambassadors: UVU Club Ambassador Interview

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September 10, 2019

schedule 2 min read

About the Club Ambassadors: Rachel Nordfelt, a Club Ambassador, began her journey years ago as a freshman majoring in Family Science. Attending the Family Science Club at UVU she was interviewed for the position of President in her first meeting. As newly inducted President, Nordfelt fell in love with the Inter Club Council  meetings. She […]

How Mark Pope transformed UVU into ‘Second-chance U’

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April 2, 2019

schedule 19 min read

Akolda Manyang needed to go somewhere he felt safe. He was still searching for stability shortly after being kicked off the Oklahoma basketball team following an arrest in his home state of Minnesota. He and another man were arrested when they assaulted a cab driver and stole his car keys after a night of drinking. […]

Shooting near UVU; victim killed and suspect still at large

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March 1, 2019

schedule 3 min read

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Being LGBTQ+ impacts mental health identity

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February 24, 2019

schedule 4 min read

Queer people are more likely to experience mental health issues, not because they’re queer but because of the society in which they live, according to Karen Deysher, the program director over LGBT Student Services. The academic branch of Multicultural Student Council hosted their monthly Diversity Dialogue event with this month’s topic being Mental Health and […]