Donors Offer Million Dollar Match in Fundraising Efforts for Science Building

February 22nd, 2010 by newsroom

February 22, 2010
For Immediate Release

For more information: Val Hale (801) 863-8335
University Marketing & Communications: Erin Spurgeon, (801) 863-6807
Written by: Erin Spurgeon, (801) 863-6807

In a very generous and timely gesture, the Marc and Debbie Bingham family has offered a one million dollar match for any funds raised in the 2010 calendar year in support of the desperately needed new UVU science building. Debbie Bingham, a member of the UVU Foundation Board, said she has watched the University’s situation – the outstanding talent here, in contrast with the severe lack of resources – and felt compelled to act.

“Being on the UVU Foundation Board and knowing what I know about the University, I felt very strongly that this building needed to be built, both for the students and for the faculty,” Bingham said.

The Binghams’ donation is one that they hope will spur others to action, to opening up their wallets, regardless of the size of the donation. With this match pledge, every dollar (up to one million dollars) that comes in to the University for the new science building will be doubled.

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Michael O. Leavitt to Give Healthcare Address at UVU

March 8th, 2010 by newsroom

March 8, 2010
For Immediate Release

For more information: Erin Fleming (801) 885-6906
University Marketing & Communications: Erin Spurgeon, (801) 863-6807
Written by: Chelsey Richardson (801) 863-8504

The Utah Valley University Student Association (UVUSA) has invited former Utah Governor Michael O. Leavitt to campus Thursday, March 11 to lead a panel discussion and question-and-answer session about the healthcare challenges our nation faces and what communities can do to help.

“This discussion comes at a time when we all are looking to see what direction healthcare is going to take,” said Erin Fleming, UVUSA student senator. “As students and as citizens, it is important to be informed about a hot issue like this one. We have the opportunity to let our voice be heard through our state and federal politicians and this event is another way to keep ourselves informed and up-to-date.”

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Pro-Peace Student Group Hosts Author of ‘Saving Israel’

March 5th, 2010 by newsroom

March 5, 2010
For Immediate Release

For more information: Dave Smith (801) 473-4669
University Marketing & Communications: Erin Spurgeon, (801) 863-6807

Daniel Gordis, author of the 2009 National Jewish Book Award-winning “Saving Israel,” will speak at Utah Valley University Wednesday, March 10, as part of a full day of political discussion. Advocates for Cooperation in the Middle East, UVU’s pro-peace student group, organized the event.

“We think this a terrific chance for students and the community to come together and get another perspective on everything taking place in the region from someone who lives under the threat of attack every day” said David Smith, a member of the club.

Smith said the student group invited Gordis “to help educate those on campus about the situation that Israel faces… and how that situation is further jeopardized with the threat of a nuclear Iran.”

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UVU Forum on Children’s Literature Features Acclaimed Industry Leaders

March 5th, 2010 by newsroom

March 5, 2010
For Immediate Release

For more information: Diana Hunter (801) 863-7427 or Susan Palmer (801) 863-8004
University Marketing & Communications: Erin Spurgeon, (801) 863-6807

This year’s annual Children’s Literature Forum at Utah Valley University is slated to feature some of the best and brightest authors, illustrators, librarians and educators in the children’s and young adult book industry. The conference includes two days of workshops, peer critique groups, networking and book signings as well as an illustration gallery March 15-16. Anyone interested in children’s and young adult literature is invited to attend.

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UVU Hosts Career Conference for Girls

March 4th, 2010 by newsroom

March 4, 2010
For Immediate Release

For more information: Jennie Briggs (801) 863-8498
University Marketing & Communications: Erin Spurgeon, (801) 863-6807
Written by: Chelsey Richardson (801) 863-8504

Utah Valley University’s Equity in Education Center is drawing girls from Utah and beyond for its 24th annual “Expanding Your Horizons” conference Saturday, March 6. The math, science and technology career conference is designed for girls grades 6-12, and focuses on exploring educational and career opportunities in a variety of high-paying fields. There are 43 available workshops, all taught by women.

“EYH is an exciting conference for 6th-12th grade girls where they can explore high-paying, non-traditional careers for women,” said Jennie Briggs, director of the Equity in Education Center. “We want to encourage girls to keep taking math, science and technology classes. Each year, more than 500 girls, parents and educators from all over Utah and surrounding states come to the Utah Valley University campus to attend this dynamic conference.”

Participants have the opportunity to attend three hands-on workshops. They may select from 43 classes in subjects that range from accounting to zoology, with each workshop presented by a woman in that field.

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UVU Paleontologist Helps Uncover ‘Giant’ Fossils

March 4th, 2010 by newsroom

March 4, 2010
For Immediate Release

For more information: Dan Stephen (801) 863-8584
University Marketing & Communications: Erin Spurgeon, (801) 863-6807
Written by: Chelsey Richardson (801) 863-8504

Thanks to Jonathan Swift’s island of Lilliput, a strange place occupied by tiny beings, the word has entered into common parlance to denote something below average size. Paleontologists have adopted the literary term to describe a biological occurrence, now commonly referred to as The Lilliput Effect. The Lilliput Effect is a phenomenon that apparently occurs after a mass extinction on Earth, traumatizing the surviving marine life and reducing their overall size – an event that would take several million years to recover from. However, a UVU professor is part of an international team of French, German, American and Swiss paleontologists that have discovered that this may not be the case. The team’s results, published in the February 2010 issue of the journal “Geology,” have challenged paleontologists’ current thinking regarding the way the Earth functions in the aftermath of a mass extinction event.

Dan Stephen, assistant professor of earth sciences at UVU, was working with the team in the west desert of Utah when they came across something strange: outsized fossils of gastropods.

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UVU Selects Woodbury School of Business Dean

March 4th, 2010 by newsroom

March 4, 2010
For Immediate Release

For more information: Liz Hitch (801) 863-8700
University Marketing & Communications: Erin Spurgeon, (801) 863-6807
Written by: Erin Spurgeon, (801) 863-6807

Utah Valley University is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Norman S. Wright of Alfaisal University in Saudi Arabia as the new dean of the Woodbury School of Business. Wright will begin his service as the business school dean beginning July 1.

Wright holds both a Ph.D. and an M.A. in management from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. Prior to Wharton, he attended Brigham Young University where he earned a master’s in public administration and a bachelor’s degree in economics.

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UVU’s Delta Epsilon Chi Award-Winners at Statewide Conference

March 2nd, 2010 by newsroom

March 2, 2010
For Immediate Release

For more information: Colleen Vawdrey (801) 863-8283
University Marketing & Communications: Erin Spurgeon, (801) 863-6807
Written by: Chelsey Richardson (801) 863-8504

With five of its 12 team members taking first place at the State Career Development Conference, Utah Valley University’s Delta Epsilon Chi (DEX) students are getting ready to move onto nationals. On Feb. 19-20, UVU’s team competed against other DEX chapters throughout the state in marketing- and hospitality-related events, sponsored by DECA, a national organization for business and marketing students. DEX is a student affiliation of the business organization.

“This group has just gotten better and better in the last few years, and these students have a lot of great skills that are going to be beneficial to them on the job,” said Colleen Vawdrey, professor of business communication at UVU. “[This competition] is a great learning experience, it’s a great resume builder, and it’s great for networking.”

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‘Feed the Arts’ Scholarship Luncheon

March 2nd, 2010 by newsroom

March 2, 2010
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For more information: Barbara Hammond (801) 863-6246
University Marketing & Communications: Erin Spurgeon, (801) 863-6807
Written by: Chelsey Richardson (801) 863-8504

UVU’s Department of Art & Visual Communications provides thousands of students each year with a broad range of courses designed to produce the best possible graduates in the highly diversified field of visual communications. To raise money and keep up its high standards, the School of the Arts will hold “Feed the Arts,” a scholarship benefit luncheon, Tuesday, March 9. Proceeds from the event will go toward scholarships benefitting students in the Department of Art & Visual Communications.

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Soles for Science to Raise Funds for UVU Science Building

March 2nd, 2010 by newsroom

March 2, 2010
For Immediate Release

For more information: Kristopher Lange (801) 850-1361
University Marketing & Communications: Erin Spurgeon, (801) 863-6807
Written by: Chelsey Richardson (801) 863-8504

Utah Valley University’s current science and health building was constructed to hold a fraction of the students it now accommodates. The need for a new building is pressing — and so are the high costs of construction. That’s why UVU’s student alumni board and UVUSA have joined forces to create the “Soles for Science” fundraising project. On Saturday, March 6, UVU students will be going door-to-door in a city-wide blitz to collect shoes for the cause. This fundraiser is made possible by Project Sole.

Project Sole is a nonprofit organization that collects gently-used athletic shoes to sell to countries in need of footwear at deeply discounted prices. The money they collect then goes toward educational needs, scholarships and programs.

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UVU Presents its Third ‘Science for Breakfast’

February 26th, 2010 by newsroom

February 26, 2010
For Immediate Release

For more information: Louise Illes (801) 863-6040
University Marketing & Communications: Erin Spurgeon (801) 863-6807
Written by: Chelsey Richardson (801) 863-8504

Science and breakfast don’t commonly go hand-in-hand, but UVU’s College of Science & Health is putting them together once again. “Science for Breakfast” is a series that was started last fall with the goal of engaging and educating the local community about science and health education at UVU. The series will continue Wednesday, March 3, with UVU associate professor of chemistry Craig Thulin, presenting on the topic of “What are UVU Scientists Doing With Our Money and Our Children?” Thulin will discuss how UVU’s science programs benefit the community by creating future science and healthcare innovators.

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