Board of Regents welcomes newest student regent, JaKell Larson
While interning for Senator Orrin Hatch in Washington, D.C., on his education policy team, JaKell Larson realized that while higher education policy was her passion, she preferred working on policy at the state level where “you can make more of a difference. “At the federal levels,” she says, “I found that it’s not all that […]
Utah continues to have the lowest student loan debt in the nation
Except for mortgages, student loans make up the largest component of household debt for Americans. And the amount of student loans in the nation continue to grow. At the end of the first quarter of 2018, total outstanding college-loan balances were $1.41 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The good news […]
UHEAA receives $40,000 National College Access Network FAFSA Completion Challenge Grant
Utah Higher Education Assitance Authority (UHEAA) and their community partners, including Granite School District, have been selected as a one of 25 recipients of the National College Access Network’s 2018-2019 FAFSA Completion Challenge Grant. The $40,000 grant will be used to improve FAFSA completion rates by at least five percentage points in West Valley City […]
Snow College presidential search committee named by the Board of Regents
The Board of Regents has named a 22-member committee to conduct a national search for the next president of Snow College. In May 2018, Dr. Gary L. Carlston, president of Snow College, announced his intent to retire in early 2019 after five years as president. The search committee will be co-chaired by Regent Mark Stoddard […]
UVU President Astrid S. Tuminez to assume official university duties in September 2018
Dr. Astrid S. Tuminez will assume official duties as the seventh president of Utah Valley University on September 17, 2018. She was selected after a 24-member Presidential Search Committee, co-chaired by Regent Steven Lund and UVU Trustee Chair Elaine Dalton, narrowed an extensive pool of national and international applicants to four finalists. From those finalists, […]
Snow College President Gary Carlston announces retirement
Earlier this week, Snow College announced the retirement of President Gary L. Carlston, and his wife, Janet, who have led the two-year residential college since January 8, 2014. Their connection to the college dates back to the 1960s, when they both attended as students. In a prepared statement, the Carlstons continued a message of appreciation, […]
Utah ranks 11th in educational attainment, 8th in quality of education
It’s no secret that college opens doors to more career opportunities or that, generally, the more education a person receives, the higher their income potential and the lower their chances of unemployment. Utah has consistently ranked high for the quality and cost of higher education. And, according to a new study by WalletHub, Utah continues to receive […]
Harris Simmons elected Chair, Nina Barnes elected Vice Chair of the Board of Regents
The Board of Regents has unanimously elected Harris Simmons to serve as Chair of the Board of Regents at its meeting today at Salt Lake Community College – South City Campus. He formerly served as Vice Chair and will be replacing outgoing Chair Daniel Campbell, who has served as Chair since 2014. Nina Barnes was […]
Commencement 2018: SLCC, U of U, USU, and UVU graduation recap
Utah’s colleges and universities have been celebrating the accomplishments of their graduates with commencement ceremonies the last few weeks. See 2018 commencement photos from DSU, Snow, SUU, and WSU. Salt Lake Community College: 3,603 graduates Certificates: 1,182 Associate: 3,033 University of Utah: 8,568 graduates Bachelor’s: 5,791 Master’s: 2,343 Doctoral: 703 Juris Doctors: 97 Doctors of Pharmacy: 55 Doctors of Medicine: 101 Doctors […]
Commencement 2018: DSU, Snow, SUU, and WSU graduation recap
Over the past few weeks, Utah’s colleges and universities have celebrated the accomplishments of their graduates with commencement ceremonies. We will be highlighting graduation photos from institutions in the Utah System of Higher Education in two installments, with the rest of the institutions coming next week. Dixie State University: 1,719 graduates Certificates: 356 Associate: 929 Bachelor’s: 790 Snow […]
