UVU President Matthew S. Holland and Henry B. Eyring, 1st counselor in the LDS Church Presidency (who was the keynote speaker) at the 76th Annual Commencement of Utah Valley University on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah on Thursday May 4, 2017. (August Miller, UVU Marketing)

UVU President Holland to preside over mission in North Carolina

December 30, 2017December 30, 2017

|Kimberly Bojorquez

Photo Courtesy UVU Marketing

UVU President Matthew Holland announced via Twitter that he will be presiding over the Raleigh Mission as a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints mission president in North Carolina, Dec. 29. Traditionally, mission presidents serve three-year terms. Holland will begin July 1, 2018.

Holland announced in November that he will leave his position as UVU president next summer, for a position as a mission president for the LDS church, through a press release from the University Marketing and Communications office.

Holland has been the president of UVU since June 1, 2009. During the nine years of his presidency, UVU has expanded to more than 37,000 students, making it the largest university in the state.

Raleigh is the second largest city in North Carolina.

Kimberly Bojorquez

Kimberly Bojórquez is a Los Angeles native currently pursuing her Bachelor of Arts in Communication with an emphasis in journalism, and a minor in Latin American Studies. From 2017-18 she served as the editor-in-chief of the UVU Review and worked at ABC4's morning show "Good Things Utah", Salt Lake City Weekly and the Daily Herald.

She has written stories that relate to national issues, local crime and social justice. In her spare time, she loves to take photos, hike Utah's national parks and attend live rock concerts.