Utah Board of Higher Education welcomes new Chair, Vice Chair at July meeting
Chair Lisa Michele Church (Left); Vice Chair Jesselie Anderson (Right) Four new Board members sworn in The Utah Board of Higher Education welcomed Lisa Michele Church as chair during its meeting hosted at Southern Utah University today. The Board also welcomed newly appointed Vice Chair Jesselie Anderson, and four new Board members were sworn in. […]
Southern Utah University presidential search narrowed to three finalists
Public meetings with finalists July 13; presidential appointment expected July 15 After an extensive national search, the Southern Utah University Presidential Search Committee has recommended three finalists to the Utah Board of Higher Education for the position of Southern Utah University President: Mindy Benson; Mablene Krueger; and Alan Utter. Finalists will participate in public forums […]
Utah Board of Higher Education appoints Stacee McIff as interim president of Snow College, effective July 2022
The Utah Board of Higher Education named Stacee McIff as interim president of Snow College, to take effect on July 1, 2022. McIff has served as vice president for technical education and workforce development at the college since 2021 and will lead Snow College during the Utah Board of Higher Education’s search for its next […]
Gov. Spencer J. Cox Appoints Four Additional Members to Serve on the Utah Board of Higher Education
Gov. Spencer Cox has appointed the following members to serve on the Utah Board of Higher Education: Grace Acosta, Richard Wheeler, Xitlalli Villanueva, and Heather Johnson. The governor’s nominations are subject to confirmation by the Utah Senate. The Utah Board of Higher Education oversees the Utah System of Higher Education, which includes eight public colleges […]
Gov. Spencer J. Cox Appoints Members to Serve on the Utah Board of Higher Education
Gov. Spencer Cox has appointed the following members to serve on the Utah Board of Higher Education: Stan Albrecht, Julie Beck, Rich Christiansen, Hope Eccles, and Steve Starks. The governor’s nominations are subject to confirmation by the Utah Senate. The Utah Board of Higher Education oversees the Utah System of Higher Education, which includes eight […]
Utah Board of Higher Education appoints Jordan Rushton as interim president of Dixie Technical College, effective May 2022
The Utah Board of Higher Education named Jordan Rushton as interim president of the Dixie Technical College, to take effect in May 2022. He will serve until a permanent president is named. In January 2022, the current college president, Kelle Stephens, who has served in the position since 2012, announced her retirement, effective April 30, […]
Utah Board of Higher Education approves tuition & fee change across Utah’s degree-granting colleges and universities
The Utah Board of Higher Education considered tuition and general student fee adjustments requested by Utah’s colleges and universities on the first day of their two-day meeting, ultimately approving tuition increases ranging from 0.65% to 4.80%, depending on the institution. On March 24, each public higher education institution president presented the institution’s proposed tuition adjustment […]
2022-23 Student Board member applications now open
Since 1977, Utah’s Governor has appointed a public college and/or university student to represent Utah students on the state’s Board of Higher Education. Under the new Utah Board of Higher Education, there are now two student members, one representing the state’s degree-granting institutions (research universities, regional universities, and community colleges) and one representing the state’s technical […]
2022 Legislative Update: Week 5
February 14-18, 2022 Updated State Budget Revenues Announced Governor Cox and legislative leadership announced revised tax revenue projections on Friday, higher than projections adopted in December 2021 by the Executive Appropriations Committee: Dec 2021 Feb 2022 General Fund (Sales Tax): $245 million $1.04 billion Education Fund (Income Tax): $685 million $2.75 billion According to […]
USHE announces new collaboration with AAC&U
Collaboration will advance state-level evidence on civic and community-based engagement The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) announced today that it will collaborate with the Utah System of Higher Education on a statewide project to advance evidence on civic and community-based engagement in higher education. Involving all sixteen public colleges and universities in Utah—eight technical colleges and eight […]
