Student Stories


african diaspora
UVU Students Unite to Aid Fellow Students in Need

Community and Opportunity for Black and African Students

Program:  Multicultural Student Services

Date: February 07, 2023

Description:

Utah Valley University’s (UVU) African Diaspora Initiative (ADI) launched in 2020 as part of UVU Multicultural Student Services. By celebrating the contributions and identities of Black and African students, ADI provides a “home away from home.”

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 Lauren James
UVU Students Unite to Aid Fellow Students in Need

UVU Students Unite to Aid Fellow Students in Need

Program:  Valley United Food Drive

Date: December 20, 2022

Description:

Q&A with UVU marketing senior Lauren James

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 Diana Licona
The Power of Opportunity

The Power of Opportunity

Program:  UVU Latino Scientists of Tomorrow Summer Bridge Program

Date: March 8, 2022

Description:

Utah Valley University (UVU) student Diana Licona shares how the Latino Scientists of Tomorrow Summer Bridge Program transformed her life.

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 Ke’ilani Sedrick
The Pursuit of Excellence On and Off the Court

The Pursuit of Excellence On and Off the Court

Program:  Wolverine Athletics

Date: January 11, 2022

Description:

Utah Valley University (UVU) Volleyball player Ke’ilani Sedrick shares why a new academic facility is needed.

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 Linus Wu
How the UVU Student Emergency Fund Saved My Senior Year

How the UVU Student Emergency Fund Saved My Senior Year

Program:  How the UVU Student Emergency Fund Saved My Senior Year

Date: December 2021

Description:

I am very grateful to donors who have given to the student emergency fund. Thanks to your gift, I was able to receive medical care, pay my bill, heal, and continue my schooling. Your donation to the UVU emergency fund will benefit current and future students like me.

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2518
UVU Students LIFT Each Other Up Through 2518 Campaign

UVU Students LIFT Each Other Up Through 2518 Campaign

Program:  Utah Valley University Student Alumni Association (UVUSAA)

Date: Arpil 2021

Description:

The combined donations from all three years of 2518 total more than $41,500 and compose enough funds to start an endowed scholarship beginning in Fall of 2021.

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UVU Launches Wolverines Elevated

UVU Students Unite to Aid Fellow Students in Need

Program:  Wolverines Elevated

Date: Arpil 2021

Description:

A new program at Utah Valley University aims to help students with intellectual disabilities lead fulfilled and independent lives.

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 Crystal Sedano
Crystal's Path to Changing Lives

Crystal's Path to Changing Lives

Program:  I Am First Program

Date: May 2021

Description:

There are so many helping hands out there. Without the help of donors, I would not be graduating.

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 Katie Lin
Aviation Graduate Soars

Aviation Graduate Soars

Program:  Exchange Student Program

Date: May 2021

Description:

UVU graduate Katie Lin ('21) takes to new heights as she fulfills her dream to become a pilot despite cultural opposition.

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 Mitch Southwick
Turning Grief Into Motivation

Turning Grief Into Motivation

Program:  I Am First program

Date: April 2020

Description:

This first-generation student uses the memory of his father to fuel his passion.

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stay home, stay safe
Students in Crisis Receive CARE from UVU

Students in Crisis Receive CARE from UVU

Program:  Coordinated Access to Resources and Education Program (CARE)

Date: April 2020

Description:

Students are feeling the impact of the pandemic in many ways, but UVU has jumped into action to offer help and hope.

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Lucy Walbeck
On a Mission to Improve Utah’s Foster Care System

On a Mission to Improve Utah’s Foster Care System

Program:  PACE Student Scholarship

Date: January 2020

Description:

This superwoman used her unrelenting determination to earn a degree in social work.

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 David O’Bryant
Utah Lake & the Story of One Student’s Success

Utah Lake, Algae Blooms, and the Story of One Student’s Success

Program:  Turner Endowment

Date: January 2020

Description:

This UVU student found his passion for environmental science through his work on Utah Lake.

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Alumni Stories


Susan West
Seventeen Years Later, the Impact Lives On

Seventeen Years Later, the Impact Lives On

Scholarship:  Sherman and Sheryle Cloward Endowed Scholarship

Date: July 5, 2022

Description:

The long-lasting difference a scholarship makes.

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the future is in good hands
The Future Is in Good Hands

The Future Is in Good Hands

Program:  Physician Assistant Program

Date: June 2021

Description:

UVU’s development of healthcare professionals.

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Faculty & Staff Stories


A Teacher's Impact
A Teacher's Impact

A Teacher's Impact

Program:  UVU School of Education

Date: May 5, 2022

Description:

The life-changing profession of educating the future.

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Keith Mulbery
Donor and Associate Dean: Why Keith Mulbery Gives

Donor and Associate Dean: Why Keith Mulbery Gives

Program:  Keith R. Mulbery Endowed Scholarship

Date: June 2021

Description:

UVU students are here because they’re preparing to do profound things,” Associate Dean Mulbery said. “I see that in my interactions with them every day.

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Donor Stories


Taylor Woodbury
Endowing Excellence

Endowing Excellence

Program:  UVU Endowment

Date: July 2021

Description:

Taylor Woodbury, COO of Woodbury Corporation, donates to endowed funds at UVU because he appreciates the unique impact he can make. “UVU is the only university in the valley that really caters to students from Utah."

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ribbon cutting
Ribbon-Cutting for the Curtis and Lisa Blair Box Office

The Noorda Center for the Performing Arts Holds Ribbon-Cutting for the Curtis and Lisa Blair Box Office

Program:  Noorda Performing Arts

Date: February 2020

Description:

On February 13, 2020, a group of arts enthusiasts celebrated the unveiling of the Curtis and Lisa Blair Box Office in the Noorda Center for the Performing Arts. The Blair family made a generous contribution to build the beautiful ticket counter and support the completion of the state-of-the-art facility.

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