Utah Valley University Hoagies with Holland April 19, 2017 Awards of Excellence: Trustees’ Award Michelle Kearns Christopher Clark Dan Fairbanks • Associate Prof. of Theatrical Arts, • Dean, College of Science; Interim • Associate Vice President, Student Success and Retention Department Chair for Theater Dean, College of Technology & • Professor, Actor, Director, Producer Computing • 25 years of developing campus-wide programs and systems to support • Lifetime commitment to honing the • Professor, administrator, artist first-year students and increase skills and talents of students and • Awarded 2017 Mendel Memorial retention and graduation rates promoting excellent in the Medal theatrical arts Awards of Excellence: Trustees’ Award Kerri Howlett Kristine Doty-Yells Newell Dayley • Assistant to the Dean of the • Associate Prof. of Social Work, • Dean, School of the Arts College of Science Department Chair for Behavioral • Professor, administrator, trumpet • 25 years of service to UVU Science soloist, composer • Trusted employee with vast • Instrumental in the development of • Instrumental in securing funding for knowledge and perspective of UVU the Bachelors and Masters degree Noorda Center for the Performing systems, particularly financial programs in Social Work Arts budgets • Lifetime dedicated to the Arts Awards of Excellence: President’s Award Marcus Jorgensen Julie Anderson Robert Carney • Service • Efficiency & Effectiveness • Scholarship & Creative Works • Associate Prof. of Developmental • Assistant Director, UVU Foundation • Professor of English Literature Mathematics • Oversees Development Ambassador • Published poet - 4 books of poetry, • Offered strategic university program; provides strategic state and national awards for works direction as Director of Institutional leadership and guidance to the • Nationally-performed playwright Effectiveness Foundation Board Awards of Excellence: President’s Award David Connelly Bryan Waite Olga Kopp • Service • Inclusion • Engagement • Professor of History & Political • Associate Prof. of Secondary Education, • Associate Professor of Biology Science, Department Chair Department Chair, Director of • Fosters culture of engagement in • Works to strengthen UVU Intercultural Academic Programming and outside the classroom; administratively and academically; • Builds an inclusive environment at UVU; commitment to student mentoring strategic and transformative created Global/Intercultural academic leadership of Faculty Senate distinction 2017 Commencement Shirlee Silversmith Keith Nellesen Brent Wood, J.D. • Honorary Doctorate of • Honorary Doctorate of • Honorary Doctorate of Public Service Education President Henry B. Eyring Business • Director, Utah Division of • Entrepreneur - Aircraft • CEO, McColee Partners; • Honorary Doctorate of Humane Indian Affairs part manufacturing and Chairman & CEO, NUVI Letters • Lifetime dedicated to distribution • Advocate for Autism • Religious Leader Indian education strategy • Advocate for Autism awareness and programs • Esteemed Educator and increased intercultural awareness and programs supporting individuals with • University president awareness and supporting individuals with autism & their families • Harvard degree, Stanford tenure understanding autism & their families Summer University May 22-24 A Year of Celebration Founder’s Day Scholarship Ball A New Record: $203,642 Raised New Master Plan Approved: 18 Months in the Making New Master Plan Approved: 18 Months in the Making Unveiling of the Roots of Knowledge Dignitaries Visit the Roots of Knowledge Events and Lectures in the Bingham Gallery Roots of Knowledge Faculty Lecture Series • Dr. Russell T Warne: “Cultural and Technological Advances that have Made us Smarter” • Kat Brown: “The Russian Revolution: A Hundred Years Later” • Mark Lentz: “Mayas, Their Writing and their Calendar” • Patience Kabamba:“Africans” • Elijah Nielson: “Inclusivity” • Michael Goode:“The Struggle for Liberty in the Early Modern Atlantic World” Events and Lectures in the Bingham Gallery • Global Challenges in Cybersecurity Panel • K-16 Alliance • Utah County Chamber of Commerce • CCS Religious Liberty Symposium Roots of Knowledge Press Roots of Knowledge Press “…one of the most spectacular stained glass windows made in the past century…” Roots of Knowledge Press “spectacular,” “inspired,” “excellence,” “inspirational,” “wonder,” “tour de force” Atlas Obscura “An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation that traces the evolution of knowledge.” “Anyone driving past Utah Valley University would do well to stop and visit the university’s Fulton Library for a look at the 200-foot-long stained glass installation depicting the history of knowledge in beautiful detail.” Ira A. and Mary Lou Fulton Library Ira’s Generosity: • Matching campaign for university status • Roots of Knowledge support and endowment • First fully endowed chair: Mary Lou Fulton Endowed Chair in Education Effectiveness and Innovation • Library endowment • Matching support for Center for Constitutional Studies An Opportunity to Say Thank You State of the University February 7, 2017 National and International Press National and International Press “Schools like Utah Valley University … are the future of higher education, where one institution or one system can address the full needs of a city or state's workforce with multiple resources for education.” Formula for Success: Our Core Themes Inclusive Approach Impact Open admissions 108% increase in students of color since 2009 110% increase in faculty of color since 2009 Keeping tuition and fees low 29% work more than 31 hours per week Expansion of certificates and 34% are age 25 or older two-year degrees 39% are married; 21% support at least one child Active outreach to underserved, 49% are part-time students under-represented populations 38% are first-generation students Engaged Internships Global/Intercultural 2400 students annually Newly opened Center for Global $100,000+ in scholarship awards and Intercultural Engagement 78% in UVU’s service area 20 Study Abroad opportunities Undergraduate Research/Creative Community Engagement Works 333 Service Learning courses Funded nearly 100 Projects 8,000 students Hosting Utah Conference on $4 million value-added to UVU’s Undergraduate Research service area Engaged Serious: Presidential Lectures Dave Ulrich Hanna Rosin Author Author, Journalist Engaged: Silicon Slopes Speaker Series Aaron Skonnard Ryan Caldwell CEO, Pluralsight CEO, MX Engaged: Silicon Slopes Speaker Series Josh James Carine Clark CEO, DOMO CEO, MaritzCX April 25 Serious: 5 New Masters Degrees Cybersecurity Social Work Public Service Accountancy Computer Science Serious: Investment in Full-Time Faculty Percent of Instruction by Salaried Faculty (Fall Semester) 60% 55.9% 54.6% 55% 53.6% 52.0% 51.3% 51.5% 49.8% 49.1% 49.4% 50% 48.7% 45% 40% 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Student Success: Growth of Juniors and Seniors Headcount Comparison by Class Level Freshman 8,089 8,745 Sophomore 5,182 6,151 Greatest growth in the Junior 3,929 last 8 years occurred 5,022 among Juniors and Senior Seniors 4,975 7,266 Graduate 20 268 - 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 10,000 Fall 2008 Fall 2016 Serious: Focus on Retention and Graduation Change in Number of Awards in 2015-16 Compared to 2009-10 7,138 UofU 8,169 5,044 USU 6,161 3,739 UVU 5,107 UVU had largest 4,125 increase in degrees Weber 5,105 4,175 awarded: 1368 SLCC 4,587 Dixie 2,089 1,919 1,609 SUU 1,778 UVU saw a 76% increase in bachelor degree- 720 seeking graduation rates from 2012-2015 Snow 968 - 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 2009-10 2015-16 Source: Utah System of Higher Education 2017 Data Book Student Success #2 Leadership Program in the World by Leadership Excellence Student Success Digital Media Students Won 1st Emmy at the 37th Annual College Television Awards Student Success Student Chef of the Year: Madeline Black Culinary Knowledge Bowl Champions 2017 American Culinary Arts Western Regionals Student Success PRSSA 2016 Outstanding Chapter of the Year Student Success McKenzie Haggard, ‘14 Outstanding Young Professional of the Year PR Week Student Success 5 UVU Students Named Stanford Innovation Fellows by the National Science Foundation Student Success 2016 Skills USA National Champions 2017 Skills USA Utah State Champions Student Success 2017 Dance Team Union College Classic Champions Student Success Men’s Cross Country Women’s Cross Country (2x) Women’s Soccer Men’s Baseball Student Success Men’s Soccer Ranked as High as #8 Men’s Wrestling: NCAA Championship Run Tanner Orndorff 1-2 Record Dustin Dennison 2-2 Record Men’s Basketball A Campus to Match Our Mission Center for Advanced Professional Studies Rebecca D. Lockhart Arena Thanksgiving Point Campus Thanksgiving Point Campus Payson Campus Pope Science In-Fill New Facilities: Warehouse Cole Nellesen Autism Building May 3 Ribbon Cutting 1pm Ribbon Cutting and Open House NUVI Basketball Practice Facility Ribbon Cutting Homecoming Week September 11-17 Noorda Performing Arts Center Noorda Performing Arts Center Noorda Performing Arts Center January 2019 tentative “in building” Campus Entrance: Last Spring Campus Entrance: This Spring Legislative Update Legislative Outcomes Compensation 2% “Labor Market Adjustment” Proposal to Trustees = 3% average 8% Health Insurance Rate Increase Preserved 75% (Appropriated)/25% (Tuition) Split Legislative Outcomes Tuition First-tier increase: 2.5% Second-tier increase: UVU - 0% Weber