Benjamin Gould came to UVSC to share his knowledge, experiences and secrets of success with students Thursday, Sept. 27, in the Ragan Theater. Gould is the president and chief executive officer of Mstar Metro, a Salt Lake City-based Internet, phone and cable provider. Since graduating from UVSC, he has been working for 17 years in […]
Sept. 25: FIRE ALARM – UVSC police responded to a fire alarm in the Computer Science building. An emergency generator that was being tested had filled a mechanical room with smoke. Sept. 26: MEDICAL – A 56-year-old male reportedly suffered from a seizure. The patient was evaluated and released on scene by Orem paramedics. Sept. […]
In recognition of the devastating impact suicide has on individuals and families, the 3rd annual Suicide Awareness Walk will take place Saturday, Oct. 27 at 8 a.m. at the Clark Auditorium in the Northwest Plaza at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo. More than 31,000 people complete suicide each year in the United States, […]
A lack of evidence against Kidus Chane Yohannes, the UVSC student suspected of plotting a mass shooting, could potentially unhinge Utah County’s attempt to convict him on two counts of providing false information to obtain a firearm.
On Oct. 10, a 14-year-old boy walked into his Ohio school armed with a gun and started shooting his fellow students. He wounded four people before turning the gun on himself.This latest school shooting raises the question: Are we truly safe on campus?School-related shootings are not a new thing; although, after the killings at Columbine High School, there has been much more media attention given to them.
The Woodbury Corporation announced a donation of $20 million to UVSC’s School of Business on Oct. 19. Those in attendance of the announcement included Utah Sen. John Valentine, LDS church leader Thomas S. Monson, Mayor of Orem City Jerry Washburn, and former UVSC President Lucille Stoddard. Rick Woodbury, the president of Woodbury Corp., made the […]
The debate team had anything but a head start, but still managed to walk away with a third-place ranking from its most recent competition. Due to a technical difficulty, Ani McPherson and Greg Lucero, the two UVSC students who traveled to the Oct. 11-13 debate tourney in Casper, Wyo., received their topic 20 minutes before […]
UVSC’s assistant professor of earth science, Bill Dinklage, will be presenting at the 119th Geological Society of America Conference. The conference will be held at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Oct. 27-31. There will be more than 6,000 geoscientists attending this year’s "2007: Earth Sciences for Society." "I’m looking forward to getting in some […]
For the first time, UVSC will be hosting a Graduate School and Professional Health School Fair, to be held in the Grande Ballroom (SC106a). The grad fair begins Thursday, Oct. 25 at 10 a.m. and will continue till 3 p.m. More than 80 schools plan on attending, representing general graduate studies offices, specific graduate programs, […]
What is at stake in Iraq for America? This was the central question in Omar Kader’s speech that he shared with students, professors and community members on the UVSC campus, Oct. 16. The speech was sponsored by the Ethics Center. Referring to the book, The Matador’s Cape by Stephen Holmes, Kader said the book gives […]