Regents adopt statewide student safety policy to strengthen efforts in addressing sexual misconduct
Student safety has become an issue of primary concern for institutions of higher education throughout the country, in particular regarding sex discrimination, sexual violence and harassment under Title IX. Although all Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) institutions have in place several policies and practices that address student safety, every student, regardless of the institution… Continue Reading Regents adopt statewide student safety policy to strengthen efforts in addressing sexual misconduct
Board of Regents FY18 budget priorities focus on strategic objectives, outcomes
The 2025 Strategic Plan of the Board of Regents, adopted in January 2016, projects USHE institutions need a combined annual average budget increase of 5% to fund new enrollment growth, student support, compensation, operation and maintenance of facilities, program development, and information technology needs. Over the past two years (FY 2016, 2017), the USHE operating budget… Continue Reading Board of Regents FY18 budget priorities focus on strategic objectives, outcomes
USHE institutions add 97 new certificate and degree programs in 2016
The Utah System of Higher Education’s (USHE) 2017-18 legislative budget priorities reflect the most pressing needs of USHE institutions, including the need to increase market demand programs such as data analytics, construction engineering, climate science, biochemistry, respiratory therapy, and human resource management. USHE institutions have started to take measures to add many of these market… Continue Reading USHE institutions add 97 new certificate and degree programs in 2016
Over 10,000 students attended StepUp events in 2016
The Utah System of Higher Education via their college readiness platform StepUp to Higher Education, has worked to increase college preparation awareness among Utah high school students, with a large emphasis on how to pay for college over the past few years. StepUp outreach officers work with individual high schools and school counselors to host… Continue Reading Over 10,000 students attended StepUp events in 2016
Investment in a college degree pays off by age 34
It takes an average of 12 years to recoup the cost of getting a bachelor’s degree, according to a new report from The College Board. College graduates with a full-time job earn 67% more than high school graduates working full-time, according to the latest update, Education Pays 2016. This doesn’t include those who went on to… Continue Reading Investment in a college degree pays off by age 34
Improving college completion in Utah
Timely completion is one of three objectives the Board of Regents decided to focus on for their ten-year strategic plan. Only about two in five students in the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) complete their degree within 150% of time (six years for a bachelor’s, three years for an associate). Increasing the number of… Continue Reading Improving college completion in Utah
USHE brought nearly $688 million to Utah in research and grant funding in 2015-16
USHE institutions brought $688 million to the state in research and other grant funds during the 2015-2016 academic year, an increase of almost 5% over the previous year. Institutional grants and contracts provide significant benefits to campuses and society as a whole through gains from research, innovative teaching practices and job creating. For 2015-16, USHE… Continue Reading USHE brought nearly $688 million to Utah in research and grant funding in 2015-16
Longitudinal data & higher education in Utah
In recent years, longitudinal data has become an oft-referenced term in relation to educational data. The Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) has long utilized longitudinal data to inform policy decisions and provide reporting information to the Board of Regents, the state legislature and other primary stakeholders. USHE has used a central data warehouse since… Continue Reading Longitudinal data & higher education in Utah
Projected growth in Utah high school graduates buck national trends in new report
After decades of growth and few years of decline, the nation is facing a decade of stagnating growth in high school graduates, according to a new report by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). The report, the latest update to its seminal study, “Knocking on the College Door”, projects high school graduates nationwide… Continue Reading Projected growth in Utah high school graduates buck national trends in new report
2016 High School Feedback Reports
To show how Utah’s high school graduates are making the transition from high school to higher education, the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) created the High School Feedback Reports. Now in their second year, these reports show the college performance of the 2014-15 high school graduating class who went on to enroll at a public… Continue Reading 2016 High School Feedback Reports