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Four finalists named in Snow College presidential search
Public meetings with finalists January 10; presidential appointment expected January 11 After an extensive national search, the Snow College Presidential Search Committee has recommended four
Brad L. Mortensen named 13th president of Weber State University
The Utah State Board of Regents has selected Brad L. Mortensen as the thirteenth president of Weber State University. “President Mortensen brings both institutional familiarity
Four finalists named in Weber State University presidential search
Public meetings with finalists Dec. 5; presidential appointment expected Dec. 6 After an extensive national search, the Weber State University Presidential Search Committee has recommended
Pell grant volume at Utah’s public colleges and universities exceeds $222 million
16 percent increase comes as year-round grant is offered Pell grant volume at Utah’s public colleges and universities has exceeded $222 million for the 2017-18
Board of Regents changes tuition policies, discontinuing practice of uniform, statewide tuition adjustments
Any tuition adjustments moving forward will be solely institution-specific The Board of Regents adopted policy changes today that transform the way tuition will be adjusted
Over 36,000 Utah high school students participated in Concurrent Enrollment last year, a 10.6% increase
Students saved $48.7 million in future tuition expenses More students than ever are earning college credit during high school, thanks to a big jump in
With Utah College Application Week, high school seniors get help applying to college during the school day
Throughout November, 116 Utah high schools are partnering with the Utah System of Higher Education to launch Utah College Application Week (UCAW) events. Utah College
FAFSA completion in Utah increases for second year in a row
About 35.5% of Utah high school seniors completed the 2018-2019 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) from October 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018,
Utah’s public colleges and universities enroll nearly 4,000 additional students for the 2018-19 school year
Utah’s public colleges and universities are seeing another increase in student enrollment this fall semester. The first “snapshot” of student enrollments for the 2018-19 school
Board of Regents approves budget and prioritizes USHE 2019-20 capital facilities requests
The Utah State Board of Regents approved the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) budget request and prioritized the USHE capital facilities requests during its
Utah’s higher ed leaders support Opinion Question 1
On September 19, 2018, the Commissioner of Higher Education, Dave Buhler, and presidents of the colleges and universities in the Utah System of Higher Education
Regents approve plan to place a college access advisor in every high school in Utah
The Utah Board of Regents has approved a statewide proposal at its meeting on Friday, September 21, 2018, that will put a permanent, full-time college access advisor in
Celebrating a decade of college success training for Utah K-12 administrators and counselors
Ten years ago the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) hosted its first statewide conference for school administrators and counselors. Around 170 counselors attended that
my529 reaches $13 billion in assets under management
Utah’s 529 educational savings plan, fifth largest in the nation, experiencing rapid growth my529, Utah’s official college savings plan, has surpassed $13 billion in assets
Snow College presidential search committee announces public meetings
The Snow College presidential search committee will host two public meetings to obtain input from members of the campus community and the general public about
Half of 2017 Utah high school grads took at least one Concurrent Enrollment class
The Commissioner’s Office recently released the Concurrent Enrollment Annual Report for the 2016-17 academic year. Concurrent Enrollment (CE) provides an opportunity for prepared Utah high school junior
Board of Regents welcomes newest student regent, JaKell Larson
While interning for Senator Orrin Hatch in Washington, D.C., on his education policy team, JaKell Larson realized that while higher education policy was her passion,
Utah continues to have the lowest student loan debt in the nation
Except for mortgages, student loans make up the largest component of household debt for Americans. And the amount of student loans in the nation continue
UHEAA receives $40,000 National College Access Network FAFSA Completion Challenge Grant
Utah Higher Education Assitance Authority (UHEAA) and their community partners, including Granite School District, have been selected as a one of 25 recipients of the
Snow College presidential search committee named by the Board of Regents
The Board of Regents has named a 22-member committee to conduct a national search for the next president of Snow College. In May 2018, Dr.
