Sequel - Spring 2008 - (Page 22)

Photography by Jacob Scott B y M eg an K . L au rie nts h som e wo uld arg ue the bas ic ele me ry is not a typ ica l fai ry tal e. Th oug ur sto s, dan ger, act ion and a col lec tio n den t: see min gly ins urm oun tab le odd for one are evi d our tho se odd s. Yes, it cou ld be sai ple joi nin g togeth er to overco me of peo theref ore , sho uld beg in as one . sto ry is a fai ry tal e of sorts, and in a lan d kn ow n as Or em , at wo uld bec om e one Ut ah, the fou nd atio n of wh suc ces s sto rie s beg an. of the sta te’s mo st un lik ely Pre sid ent Wi lso n W. It wa s Ma rch of 197 5 and eak ing cer em oni es for Sor ens en led the gro un dbr Co lleg e wa s ori gin ally Ut ah Te chn ica l Co lleg e. Th e 1 at the ons et of Wo rld cre ate d in Pro vo, Ut ah, in 194 in wo rke rs nee ded for Wa r II. Its mis sio n wa s to tra in suc h dem and , the y the wa r eff ort . Cla sse s we re in thr ee shi fts. we re off ere d 24 hou rs a day era l fun din g wa s Fol low ing Wo rld Wa r II, fed str ugg led to sur viv e. pul led , and the ins titu tio n acq uir ed, and a new Fin ally , sta te fun din g wa s Un ive rsit y Av enu e in fac ilit y wa s bui lt on No rth nge d to Ut ah Tra de Pro vo. Th e nam ed wa s cha By 197 1, enr ollm ent Te chn ica l Ins titu te in 196 3. ns we re ma de to mo ve had sur pas sed 2,0 00, and pla it sta nd s tod ay. Th e the cam pus to Or em , wh ere O nce upo n a tim e, wh en Ut ah Te ch nam e cha nge d aga in in 198 7 un ity Co lleg e. bec am e Ut ah Va lley Co mm 3, the ins titu tio n Gr ow th con tin ued , and in 199 ree s and bec am e beg an off eri ng bac hel or deg Ut ah Va lley Sta te Co lleg e. s int ere stin g. Th is is wh ere our sto ry get sta te cou ld see Peo ple fro m thr oug hou t the nee d, and we re the Co lleg e wa s fill ing a gro wth . Ma ny sur pri sed by its inc red ible ner vou s abo ut in hig her edu cat ion we re sin g com pet itio n ava ilab le res our ces and inc rea lic ins titu tio ns for stu den ts am ong the pub , it wa s obv iou s thr oug hou t the sta te. Ho we ver ard un ive rsit y the ins titu tio n wa s hea ded tow iro nm ent tha t sta tus . It wa s in thi s env urg wa s hir ed as Pre sid ent Wi llia m A. Sed erb UV SC pre sid ent in 200 3. ry. He cam e Sed erb urg is the her o of our sto 22

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