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 […]

UVU Cyber Security Club advances to regionals

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February 24, 2019

schedule 2 min read

Last month UVU’s Cyber Security club placed second in the qualifiers for the regional Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cyber Defense competition, marking the third year in a row that a CSC team has advanced to regionals. This year’s team was composed of Kyle Baker, Kade Barney, Dallin Bishop, Daniel Dayley, Ryan Fisk, Chris Hansen, Austin Larsen […]

Conspiracy theories are not passive in the age of Trump

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February 24, 2019

schedule 3 min read

Robert  Goldberg, director of the Tanner Humanities Center and Professor of History at the University of Utah, visited UVU as the guest speaker for the Appomattox Project  to discuss the role of conspiracy under the current U.S. president Wednesday, Feb. 20 in the Clarke Building. “My concern is that the Trump Administration, which not only […]

Jan Kickert discusses Austrian role in U.N. politics

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February 24, 2019

schedule 3 min read

Austrian Ambassador Jan Kickert permanent representative of Austria to the United Nations, addressed students on campus about the importance of Austria and the U.N. on Tuesday, Feb. 19. Kickert has held various positions within the Austrian government and was ambassador from Croatia to Austria until 2011. Prior to his position in the U.N., he served […]

Student Voice forum raises common scheduling issues

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February 24, 2019

schedule 2 min read

UVU Student Association’s latest Student Voice forum focused on students’ struggles with class scheduling Tuesday at Center Stage. The forum provided students with an opportunity to voice their concerns and specific issues to a panel of faculty and staff who work on scheduling committees and in related offices. Many department chairs also attended and spoke […]

Music Students: New Noorda Center ‘fantastic’ for UVU’s program

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February 19, 2019

schedule 3 min read

Lauren Erickson and Brendan Wiggins both play in the UVU Wind Symphony, and each of them praised the music department and the Noorda Performing Art Center, the newly opened art building. Wiggins, a sophomore Music Education major, plays the french horn in both the wind symphony and a brass quintet. “Performing with the different groups […]