2018 Legislative Update – Week 6
Budget Update Legislative leaders are in the final stages of compiling the 2018-19 budget in the final days of the legislative session. The Executive Appropriations Committee is scheduled to meet on Monday to approve the major components of the new budget appropriations for consideration by the full legislature. The latest quarterly revenue estimates indicate there… Continue Reading 2018 Legislative Update – Week 6
Weber State University presidential search committee named by the Board of Regents
The Board of Regents has named a 21-member committee to conduct a national search for the next president of Weber State University. Dr. Charles A. Wight, president of Weber State, announced Jan. 18, 2018, that he planned to step down as president effective May 1, 2018. An interim president will be named by that time.… Continue Reading Weber State University presidential search committee named by the Board of Regents
2018 Legislative Update – Week 5
Revised Budget Revenues Announced The Legislature has $209 million more than expected to spend in budgets as it prepares the 2018-19 budget. This came from projections released by legislative analysts, the Governor’s Office and the Utah Tax Commission last week based on new quarterly revenue estimates: Additional details on the revenues are available here Legislation… Continue Reading 2018 Legislative Update – Week 5
2018 Legislative Update – Week 4
Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee The Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee Chairs presented the subcommittee’s priorities to the Executive Appropriations Committee on Thursday. Final 2018-19 budget revenue projections are expected to be announced in the coming week. From this, additional budget action will be taken by Executive Appropriations Committee in the final weeks of the legislative session.… Continue Reading 2018 Legislative Update – Week 4
Utah students saved over $8M through WICHE out-of-state tuition-discount programs in 2017-18
America’s largest interstate higher education tuition-discount programs set records in 2017-18 for students enrolled and dollars saved. 42,240 students saved more than $403 million—up 7% from 2016-17—on three programs managed by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) in its 16 member states and territories, the agency announced today. In Utah specifically, 1,049 residents… Continue Reading Utah students saved over $8M through WICHE out-of-state tuition-discount programs in 2017-18
2018 Legislative Update – Week 2
The Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee met twice this week, hearing from five of the eight USHE presidents. Each president advocated the Board of Regents’ unified budget priorities, and highlighted specific student successes and efficiencies in the past year. The subcommittee, as directed by the Executive Appropriations Committee, advanced three major adjustments to reduce the base… Continue Reading 2018 Legislative Update – Week 2
2018 Legislative Update – Week 1
The 45-day 2018 Legislative Session commenced on Monday, January 22, 2018. With over 1,200 legislative bills filled, 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. 2018-19 Budget According to the… Continue Reading 2018 Legislative Update – Week 1
Top 11 facts about higher ed in Utah
1.) 8 out of 10 Utah high school graduates who go on to college, enroll in a USHE institution. The vast majority of Utah high school graduates who go on to college attend a USHE institution. 80% of Utah high school graduates attended a USHE institution, 11% a Utah private institution, 5% public out-of-state, and… Continue Reading Top 11 facts about higher ed in Utah
Ruth V. Watkins named 16th president of the University of Utah
The Utah State Board of Regents has selected Ruth V. Watkins as the 16th president of the University of Utah. Watkins is the first woman to lead the University of Utah — the state’s oldest, largest and only Research 1 higher education institution — in its 168-year history. (Jerilyn S. McIntyre served as interim president… Continue Reading Ruth V. Watkins named 16th president of the University of Utah
The ROI of Utah’s College Graduates
For every tax dollar the state invests in higher education, there is a 3 dollar increase in tax revenues to the state. Further, a Utahn who invests a year’s worth of tuition in a college education will realize at least a 41% wage increase in the first year working after college. Continue Reading The ROI of Utah’s College Graduates