Lt. Governor and Commissioner of Higher Ed help Kearns HS students apply to college
As part of the first week of Utah College Application Week events, Lt. Governor Spencer Cox and Commissioner of Higher Education David Buhler visited Kearns High School the morning of Wednesday, November 12, 2014. They spoke with students applying to college, and helped them understand the importance of their decision to continue their education after high […]
UESP Gift Program: This holiday season, give the gift of education
The Utah Educational Savings Plan (UESP), Utah’s official nonprofit college savings plan, launched a new Gift Program, just in time for the holidays. The UESP Gift Program makes it easy for family and friends to contribute to a child’s future qualified higher education expenses. When UESP account owners enroll in the Gift Program under Account […]
Board of Regents to meet Friday, Nov. 14 at UVU
The agenda for the upcoming Board of Regents Meeting is now available. The meeting will be this Friday, November 14, 2014 at Utah Valley University in Orem. There are several agenda items of interest: Performance Funding Performance funding is one of the five 2015-16 Budget Priorities approved by the Board of Regents at its previous meeting. […]
Utah College Application Week kicked off at Timpview High School on Monday with the help of UVU
Utah College Application Week began on Monday, November 10, 2014, at Timpview High School in Provo. Utah Valley University President Matthew Holland, as well as his Chief of Staff Fidel Montero, spoke to high school seniors about the importance of applying to and enrolling in college. The UVU Green Man Group performed several songs, and Willy […]
Fourth-annual “Expect the Great” hosted by SLCC
The fourth-annual “Expect the Great” college and career fair was held on November 8 at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC). The free event, hosted by the Office of School Relations at SLCC, attracted more than 200 students from Utah’s colleges and high schools. The event focused on the African and African-American communities, but was open […]
Nine StepUp READY grants awarded to innovative partnerships between K-12 and higher ed
The most effective college readiness efforts come as a result of strong partnerships between higher education and K-12 public education, but can often be difficult to initiate and sustain. In the 2014 Legislative Session, Senator Stephen Urquhart championed efforts to appropriate funds for mini-grants promoting partnerships between higher education and K-12 that are outcome focused, leverage […]
Career and technical education report
Career and Technical Education (CTE) is a key factor in meeting the needs of Utah’s economy. CTE includes a wide variety of for‐credit and non‐credit courses and programs that prepare students with specific occupational skills. CTE programs involve training for what are generally considered technical, high skill jobs such as automotive maintenance, welding, construction and […]
USHE institutions encourage high school students to apply to college (part II)
The Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) is coordinating an expanded pilot of Utah College Application Week, to be held at 49 schools in 15 districts throughout Utah during Nov. 10 – 21, 2014. The purpose of College Application Week is to provide high school seniors in partner schools the opportunity to submit at least one […]
USHE institutions encourage high school students to apply to college (part I)
When surveyed, over 90 percent of middle school students say they plan to go to college, yet only about two-thirds of students actually attend. So why the drastic difference between dreams and reality? One reason is the college application process itself can become a roadblock for many of these students. In order to help high […]
Education First and Prosperity 2020 introduce 5-year plan
EducationFirst and Prosperity 2020 launched a five-year plan for education in Utah on October 28, 2014. AXL – short for Academic Excellence – showcased a couple dozen speakers covering a variety of key education issues like literacy, advising, technology, and college preparation. The event was the launching point for the five-year education plan, which aims […]
