New colleges would aim for Mormon students

Two groups want to open private colleges inNevada and Illinois aimed at students who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The schools would be Nauvoo University in Nauvoo, Ill., and Desert Valley Academy in Moapa Valley, Nev. Supporters say the schools would recruit students not accepted to the church-owned Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, or its campuses in Idaho or Hawaii. To read The Salt Lake Tribune article, click here.