Utah Valley University webcam
Utah Valley University webcam
Utah Valley University or UVU, is a publicly-funded university located in Orem, Utah. Although Utah Valley has many courses of study, including an increasing number of bachelor’s degree programs, it still retains many of its trade and technical school roots. The university currently offers 58 bachelor degrees, 60 associate degrees, more than 20 certificate/diploma programs and high-demand master degrees in education and nursing.
The university’s Wasatch Campus in Heber City, Utah, also offers bachelor degrees in business management and secondary education as well as associate degrees in accounting, behavioral science, business management, elementary education and general education.
Utah Valley University is a teaching institution that prepares students through a combination of academic and hands-on learning, a process dubbed “engaged learning” at UVU. The institution was awarded the Community Engagement Classification by the Carnegie Foundation in 2008[1].
Most recently known as Utah Valley State College (UVSC), on July 1, 2008 the school attained university status and switched its name to Utah Valley University. Matthew S. Holland, appointed as the first president of UVU after an interim presidency assumed by Elizabeth Hitch, officially began his duties on June 1, 2009.
UVU was founded in the fall of 1941, when the Utah State Vocational Office consolidated federal work program classes into one campus in Provo. At this time the school was known as the Central Utah Vocational School.
Growth brought many changes to UVU over the years. The name of the now-university changed several times to reflect its changing role. In 1963 the name was changed from Central Utah Vocational School to Utah Trade Technical Institute. In 1967 the name became Utah Technical College at Provo as it was first given the authority to confer associate degrees. In 1977, the institution began moving to its present location beside I-15 in Orem. In 1987 it became Utah Valley Community College.
It wasn’t until 1993 that it became Utah Valley State College and began awarding four-year degrees. The Utah legislature approved renaming it as a university in February 2007 (effective July 1, 2008), allowing it to begin offering master’s degrees, although the school’s emphasis would remain with its two-year and four-year degree programs.
In July 2008, the institution was awarded university status and changed its name to Utah Valley University to reflect the shift.
UVU is Utah’s second-largest public university and the largest employer in Orem[citation needed] with more than 1,300 salaried faculty and staff and 3,540 part- and full-time staff.
UVU announced Monday, October 5th 2009, that enrollment has continued to grow an average of 8% annually.
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