February 8th, 2010 by newsroom
February 8, 2010
For Immediate Release
For more information: Maryna Storrs (801) 863-8897
University Marketing & Communications: Erin Spurgeon, (801) 863-6807
Written by: Chelsey Richardson (801) 863-8504
Utah Valley University is proud to welcome Her Excellency Ambassador Wenwa Akinyi Odinga Oranga, Consul General for the Republic of Kenya in Los Angeles, on Thursday, Feb. 11. Oranga will give an address entitled “Kenya: Your Tourism and Investment Destination.”
“It is a great, unique opportunity for UVU students to have a chance to interact with a practitioner of international politics,” said Geoffrey Cockerham, UVU assistant professor of history and political science. “It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about Kenya as well as gain exposure to African politics and culture, which we sadly don’t really hear enough about in the media.”
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February 8th, 2010 by newsroom
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February 8, 2010
For Immediate Release
For more information: Maryna Storrs (801) 863-8897
University Marketing & Communications: Erin Spurgeon, (801) 863-6807
Written by: Chelsey Richardson (801) 863-8504
Utah Valley University’s Office of International Affairs works actively to advance UVU’s presence in the global community and, as part of this effort, UVU welcomes His Excellency Avni Spahiu, Ambassador of the Republic of Kosovo to the United Nations. Spahiu was appointed the first Kosovo Chief of Diplomatic Mission to Washington, D.C. in August of 2008; in 2009 he was appointed the first Ambassador of the newly formed nation of Kosovo. He will give a lecture entitled “Kosovo: Two Years of Independence, Achievements and Challenges” at UVU Monday, Feb. 8.
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February 8th, 2010 by newsroom
February 8, 2010
For Immediate Release
For more information: Ali Johnson (801) 863-7575
University Marketing & Communications: Erin Spurgeon, (801) 863-6807
Written by: Alex Strickland (801) 863-6351
Doris Buffett’s famous brother, legendary investor and billionaire many times over Warren, may get most of the press, but the president of the Sunshine Lady Foundation has a legacy of philanthropy unmatched by most. Buffett will speak on how women can celebrate their wings and opportunities at Utah Valley University’s Start Something Beautiful program’s annual conference on Saturday, Feb. 20. This year’s theme is “Celebrate Your Wings.”
“We’re so excited that Doris Buffett will be here to talk to women from our community about how to ignite that flight underneath their wings,” said Ali Johnson, founder of the Start Something Beautiful program at UVU.
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February 8th, 2010 by newsroom
February 8, 2010
For Immediate Release
For more information: Richard Tolman (801) 863-6229
University Marketing & Communications: Erin Spurgeon, (801) 863-6807
Written by: Alex Strickland (801) 863-6351
Judge John Jones, who ruled in a landmark 2005 federal court case that a mandate to teach “Intelligent Design” in public school was unconstitutional, will speak at Utah Valley University at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18 in the Ragan Theater.
The presentation is the latest installment of the College of Science & Health Symposium Series. The series is sponsored jointly with Brigham Young University and has focused on evolution during the 2009-2010 school year in honor of the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his “The Origin of Species.”
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February 4th, 2010 by newsroom
February 4, 2010
For Immediate Release
For more information: Brian Birch (801) 863-8759
University Marketing & Communications: Erin Spurgeon, (801) 863-6807
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The Utah Valley University Religious Studies Program will welcome filmmaker Helen Whitney for a screening of her new film and a panel discussion on her groundbreaking documentary “The Mormons” on Thursday, Feb. 11 and Friday, Feb. 12., respectively.
Whitney’s latest film, “Forgiveness: A Time to Love and a Time to Hate,” will screen Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon in the UVU Library Lecture Hall (room 120), followed by a question and answer period. The following day Whitney will headline a panel discussion on “The Mormons” from 10 a.m. to noon in the UVU Library Lakeview Room. Other panelists include Daniel Peterson of BYU, Colleen McDannell of the University of Utah’s history department, UVU artist-in-residence Alex Caldiero and president of the Foundation for Interreligious Diplomacy Charles Randall Paul.
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