Comments on: Utah Valley University

By: reddshack > Blog Archive > the pirate

reddshack > Blog Archive > the pirate — Mon, 11 May 2009 22:58:38 +0000

[...] I think most people would consider discussing illegal means to getting a book with your professor a bad thing. What made this incident so awkward was that the MAW clearly did not understand the legality of what she did and then freely admitted to it and suggested the idea to everyone else, during class and in front of our professor. I don’t think she understands the internets. This kind of thing might have been ok when we were a college, but now we’re a university. [...]

By: John Q

John Q — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:14:53 +0000

Hey Brent! I had no idea you had a blog!!! So you’re the one that left that comment on my blog! I suspected, but wasn’t sure.

Anyway, I think it’s funny everyone still calls it UVSC. I think it just rolls off the tongue more easily. UVU sounds like another skin cancer causing agent.

By: BRTN

BRTN — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:02:27 +0000

I believe that is because it is considered an extension of BYU (Provo) which does have graduate programs. I actually think having graduate programs is the definition of a university. I will cite my sources next time:

“University: An educational institution that usually maintains one or more four-year undergraduate colleges (or schools) with programs leading to a bachelor’s degree, a graduate school of arts and sciences awarding master’s degrees and doctorates (Ph.D.s), and graduate professional schools.”
- http://educationusa.state.gov/graduate/glossary.htm
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University

By: Guess

Guess — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:55:39 +0000

ftr having graduate programs is not what deems an educational institution a “university.” BYU-Hawaii is a full-fledged university but does not have any sort of graduate offerings for the time being.