The amendment has passed through the Student Council and will be included on the ballot in the upcoming elections to be voted on. Voting opens March 3 and closes March 6 at 5 p.m. Election results will be announced March 6 at 7 p.m. Visit uvu.edu/uvusa/elections for more details about the amendment proposal and other candidate information.
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On Feb. 27, 2024, candidate profile videos for the upcoming student elections were posted to UVUSA’s Instagram account, @uvustudents. Comments both in dissent and support of the candidate’s spoken, preferred pronouns emerged. Simone Goodheart, vice president of engagement candidate, was the target of backlash for using she/her pronouns.
Candidates for UVU’s student association were announced on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in a press conference. Here are the students who are running.
The largest increase to student fees, and the second highest amount of student fees in the last seven years, has passed the student council for the 2024-2025 school year. Here is what you need to know.
Department requests for student fees to increase continued into the second day of fee hearings, where both Student Health Services and Student Recreation asked for an increase in their current student fees to improve services and cover COLA.
The UVUSA student council has voted to approve a series of ballot measures that would alter the way the organization is structured; changes include removing the PR Chair from council and modifications to the Engagement branch and activity chairs.
UVU is hosting the College Cup this year to get students more involved with their respective colleges.
Speakers met with the UVUSA Student Council to present changes in university policy, changes include faculty rank, disciplinary action for faculty, and policy relating to how UVU uses its data.
The UVUSA Student Council received training for their anticipated 2024 student fee hearings. Marissa King, director of student leadership programs, stated that she expected departments to ask for increases in their fees.
The Student Council voted to approve a new elections packet for the 2024-2025 student body elections that now prohibits candidate giveaways. Campaign finances were also affected, now mandating donation amounts be disclosed.
