Budget Priorities

Compensation and Benefit Increases

• 2.5% performance-based compensation
• 5% health premium increases

 

Growth Funding (USHE $3.9M/UVU $2.3M)

• Faculty and staff to support enrollment growth
• Legislative action to formalize the growth-funding model

 

Performance-funding Priorities (USHE $34.9.4M/UVU $5.4M)

• Retention and completion analytics and interventions
• Flexible educational offerings for timely completion
• Engineering tech, information tech, and computer science program expansions
• Cybersecurity infrastructure

 

Capital Facility Priority

UVU supports the higher education capital facilities fund (SB 102)

• College of Engineering and Technology building ($88M)

 

Retention and Completion

UVU is now implementing a 4-yar (2019-2022) completion plan that includes initiatives for a first-year advising center, data driven interventions, pathways, general education, scheduling, faculty development, student communication, and high-impact practices.

Download the Fast Facts PDF for graduation and degree statistics.

Weekly Updates:

• Week #1: January 27 - January 31
• Week #2: February 3 - February 7 
• Week #3: February 10 - February 14
• Week #4: February 17 - February 21
• Week #5: February 24 - February 28
• Week #6: March 2 - March 6

Summary:

• 2020 Legislative Session Summary