2019 Legislative Update – Week 3
Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee The Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee (HEAS) wrapped up its work capping a busy week filled with requests for appropriations, presentations from presidents of the seven remaining USHE institutions, and ultimately a prioritization of higher education-related budget requests including several of the Board of Regents’ priorities. On Monday, the Subcommittee reviewed the […]
USHE’s 2019-20 operating budget request reflects strategic objectives of the Board of Regents
The Board of Regents approved budget and capital facilities requests during the September 2018 Board meeting for the 2019 Legislative Session. The top budget priority of the Regents is Statewide College Access Advisors in every Utah high school. This year, USHE’s budget request would be a 5.7% total increase in state tax fund support in […]
Utah Student Association: “College Access Advisor Initiative is a win-win for our state, students, and workforce”
The Utah Student Association, comprised of the student body presidents at Utah’s colleges and universities, and Jakell Larsen, the student regent for the Board of Regents, co-authored a letter of support of the Board of Regents’ college access advising initiative. The Utah Board of Regents approved a statewide proposal in September 2018 that will provide a permanent, full-time college access advisor for […]
Board of Regents celebrates 50 years of centralized state higher education governance
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Board of Regents and the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE), ushering in an era of more streamlined, centralized higher education governance in the state. Since 1969, when the number of students attending Utah’s public colleges and universities numbered 40,000, the Board has worked […]
2019 Legislative Update – Week 2
Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee As noted last week, the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee (HEAS) was scheduled this past week to receive several reports, including the USHE Budget Priorities as adopted by the Board of Regents. Ruth Watkins, President at University of Utah, gave the first of the institution-based presentations to the Subcommittee. She touched on […]
National School Counseling Week celebrates the impact counselors have on student success
National School Counseling Week 2019, “ School Counselors: Providing Lessons for Life,” is being celebrated from Feb. 4-8, 2019, to focus public attention on the unique contribution of school counselors. Sponsored by the American School Counselor Association, National School Counseling Week highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success […]
Utah System of Higher Education releases 2018 Annual Report
The Utah System of Higher Education released its 2018 Annual Report, which details the work of USHE and the Board of Regents over the past year. A college education is more important than ever before, but challenges in college attainment in Utah remain. 95% of new jobs created since the Great Recession require a college education, […]
2019 Legislative Update – Week 1
The 45-day 2019 Legislative Session commenced on Monday, January 28, 2019. With over 1,100 legislative bills filed, several are expected to impact Utah’s public colleges and universities. The early weeks of the session focus on the budget and capital development priorities; however, several pieces of legislation are up for consideration. 2019-20 Budget According to the […]
Forty-five percent of Utah’s high school graduating class of 2017 enrolled in college the following year
SALT LAKE CITY – Forty-five percent of Utah high school graduates enroll in college the year after high school graduation, according to the recently-released High School Feedback Reports from the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE). Utah continues to be near the lowest in the nation for the percent of high school graduates going directly […]
Board of Regents announces expansion of college access advising program
33 Utah high schools will have a full-time college access advisor by fall 2019 Thirty-three Utah high schools will have a full-time, permanent college access advisor this fall, the Utah Board of Regents announced at its meeting on Friday, January 25, 2019, at Utah Valley University. The near-peer college access advisor will help students register for and […]
