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{{Short description|Public university in Orem, Utah, US}}
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{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Utah Valley University
 | former_names           = Central Utah Vocational School (1941–1963)<br />Utah Trade Technical Institute (1963–1967)<br />Utah Technical College at Provo (1967–1987)<br />Utah Valley Community College (1987–1993)<br />Utah Valley State College (1993–2008)
 | image                  = Utah Valley University seal.svg
 | image_upright          = 0.7
 | image_alt              = The seal of Utah Valley University, with a representation of the main campus and Mount Timpanogos behind it
 | caption                = [[Seal (emblem)|Seal]] of the University
 | motto                  = "A Place For You"
 | type                   = [[Public university]]
 | established            = {{start date and age|1941}}
 | parent                 = [[Utah System of Higher Education]]
 | accreditation          = [[Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities|NWCCU]]
 | president              = [[Astrid S. Tuminez]]
 | endowment              = $110 million (2024)<ref>{{Cite web |title=EverGREEN Endowment Report 2024 {{!}} EverGREEN, The Campaign for UVU {{!}} Utah Valley University |url=https://www.uvu.edu/evergreen/reports/endowment-report-2024.html |access-date=2025-06-27 |website=www.uvu.edu}}</ref>
 | students               = 46,809 (fall 2024)<ref name="ushe_enrollment_fall_2024">{{Cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=2024-10-15 |title=USHE enrollment grows at degree-granting colleges and universities |url=https://ushe.edu/ushe-enrollment-2024/ |access-date=2025-06-27 |website=Utah System of Higher Education |language=en-US}}</ref>
 | undergrad              = 45,812 (fall 2024)
 | postgrad               = 997 (fall 2024)
 | city                   = [[Orem, Utah]]
 | country                = United States
 | coordinates            = {{coord|40|16|40|N|111|42|50|W|type:edu_region:US-UT|display=inline,title}}
 | campus                 = [[Suburban]]
 | colors                 = Green and White<ref>{{cite web|title=University Style Guide: Logo & Graphic Standards – University Marketing & Communications |url=https://www.uvu.edu/marketing/branding/index.html|publisher=Utah Valley University|date=2016-08-04|access-date=2016-08-20}}</ref><br />{{color box|#275D38}}&nbsp;{{color box|#FFFFFF}}
 | sporting_affiliations  = [[NCAA Division I]] – [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
 | nickname               = [[Utah Valley Wolverines|Wolverines]]
 | mascot                 = Willy the Wolverine
 | website                = {{official URL}}
 | logo                   = UVU-Institutional-Square-Mark-2016.svg
 | logo_size              = 200px
 | logo_alt               = UVU logo combining full name of school with monogram of school acronym
}}
[[File:Campus Fall Shots (2312881301) (2).jpg|thumb|View of the UVU Campus, October 2004]]

'''Utah Valley University''' ('''UVU''') is a [[public university]] in [[Orem, Utah]], United States. UVU offers master's, bachelor's, associate degrees, and certificates.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.uvu.edu/catalog/current/departments/degrees-programs.html | title = Degrees and Programs | work = UVU Catalog | publisher = Utah Valley University | access-date = February 5, 2018}}</ref> Previously called '''Utah Valley State College''', the school attained university status in July 2008. With an enrollment of over 46,000 students as of fall 2024, UVU is the largest university by enrollment in Utah and one of the largest in the [[Rocky Mountain region]] of the United States.<ref name="ushe_enrollment_fall_2024" />

==History==
=== Central Utah Vocational School ===
The school was founded in the fall of 1941, when the Utah State Vocational Office consolidated federal work program classes into one campus in [[Provo, Utah|Provo]], just west of the campus of Brigham Young University. At this time, the school was known as Central Utah Vocational School (CUVS).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uvu.edu/visitors/aboutuvu/history.html |title=UVU &#124; History &#124; About UVU &#124; Home |access-date=2017-02-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221011006/https://www.uvu.edu/visitors/aboutuvu/history.html |archive-date=2017-02-21 }}</ref>

=== Utah Trade Technical Institute ===
Growth brought numerous changes to the school over the following decades, and it was renamed several times to reflect its changing role. In 1963, the name was changed from CUVS<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uvu.edu/visitors/about/history.html |title=About UVU: Historical Development Summary |publisher=Utah Valley University |access-date=March 29, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027225431/http://www.uvu.edu/visitors/about/history.html |archive-date=October 27, 2011 }}</ref> to Utah Trade Technical Institute.

=== Utah Technical College at Provo ===
{{redirect|Utah Technical College|the university|Utah Tech University}}
In 1967, the school became Utah Technical College in Provo (UTCP) and was given the authority to confer associate degrees for the first time. In 1977, the institution began moving to its present location, at the junction of I-15 and University Parkway in Orem.

=== Utah Valley Community College ===
In 1987, it became Utah Valley Community College.

=== Utah Valley State College ===
In 1993, the school was named UVSC and began awarding four-year degrees. The Utah legislature approved renaming UVSC as a university in February 2007 (effective July 1, 2008), allowing it to begin offering master's degrees, although the school continues to emphasize its two- and four-year degree programs.

=== Utah Valley University ===
On July 1, 2008, UVSC changed to UVU, officially changing to a university. As of Fall Semester 2018, the [[Utah System of Higher Education]] (USHE) reported<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://higheredutah.org/utahs-public-colleges-and-universities-enroll-nearly-4000-additional-students-for-the-2018-19-school-year/|title=Utah's public colleges and universities enroll nearly 4,000 additional students for the 2018-19 school year|date=October 4, 2018|website=Utah System of Higher Education|access-date=December 11, 2018}}</ref> UVU as the largest university in the state for the fourth year in a row with 39,931 students,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uvu.edu/news/newsarchive/october2018/enrollment_10042018.html|title=Student headcount numbers released, UVU remains largest public university in-state {{!}} News|website=www.uvu.edu|access-date=2018-12-11}}</ref> surpassing the [[University of Utah]].

UVU is the largest employer in Orem,<ref>[http://www.mountainland.org/Economic_Development/Business/Employers.pdf] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719120608/http://www.mountainland.org/Economic_Development/Business/Employers.pdf|date=July 19, 2011}}</ref> with over 1,900 full-time faculty and staff and over 3,300 part-time faculty and staff.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Institutional Research and Information (IRI) at Utah Valley University|title=Fact Book 2016 |url=https://www.uvu.edu/iri/documents/additional_resources/factbook16.pdf|url-status=live|publisher=Utah Valley University|access-date=2017-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417034010/https://www.uvu.edu/iri/documents/additional_resources/factbook16.pdf|archive-date=2017-04-17|location=Orem, Utah |language=en|date=2017-04-14}}</ref>

When it was a community college, the school had 8,000 students enrolled, and it was thriving and growing by approximately 3,000 students a year.<ref>{{cite web | title=UVU looking for funds to replace overloaded science building | url=http://heraldextra.com/news/local/central/orem/article_846a476e-58d5-5db9-bb23-8754e14098e2.html | publisher=The Daily Herald | year=2010 | access-date=2010-01-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Michael Rigert |url=http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/education/college/article_5ffb95fb-b0d8-5cd2-b643-1b6e419e5600.html |title=UVU enrollment up 8 percent, funding still a concern |publisher=Heraldextra.com |date=2009-10-06 |access-date=2013-10-31}}</ref>
The university had 32,670 students enrolled for the 2010 fall semester.<ref>{{cite web|first=Sara |last=Lenz |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700077882/UVUs-record-growth-tests-funding-ability.html?pg=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501040801/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700077882/UVUs-record-growth-tests-funding-ability.html?pg=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 1, 2011 |title=UVU's record growth tests funding ability |publisher=Deseret News |date=November 1, 2010 |access-date=March 29, 2012}}</ref> 31,556 students were enrolled for the fall of 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.uvu.edu/newsroom/2012/10/15/enrollment-dips-as-uvu-positions-for-the-future/ |title=UVU Press Releases » Blog Archive » Enrollment Dips As UVU Positions For The Future |publisher=Blogs.uvu.edu |date=2015-06-18 |access-date=2015-10-13}}</ref>

[[Astrid S. Tuminez|Dr. Astrid S. Tuminez]] is the institution's seventh president. She has been there since 2018 and is the university's first female president.  Tuminez was selected by the Utah State Board of Regents in 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uvu.edu/news/newsarchive/april2018/newpresident.html|title=Utah State Board of Regents Selects Astrid S. Tuminez as Seventh President of Utah Valley University &#124; News @ Utah Valley University|website=uvu.edu}}</ref> and was preceded by [[Matthew S. Holland]].

==Academics==
{{Historical populations
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|1945 |566<ref name="uvu_fact_book_2018">{{Cite report |title=Fact Book 2018 |last=Institutional Research and Information (IRI) at Utah Valley University |publisher=Utah Valley University |date=2019-05-21 |url=https://www.uvu.edu/iri/documents/additional_resources/2018_factbook.pdf |page=Exhibits 10-11, pp. 7-8 |no-pp=yes |access-date=2025-06-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717000102/https://www.uvu.edu/iri/documents/additional_resources/2018_factbook.pdf |archive-date=2019-07-17 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|1963 |4267<ref name="uvu_fact_book_2018" />
|1967 |4692<ref name="uvu_fact_book_2018" />
|1987 |6968<ref name="ushe_enrollment_fall_1987">{{Cite report |title=Utah System of Higher Education Data Book 1989-90 |author=<!-- not stated --> |publisher=Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education |date=January 1989 |url=https://ushe.edu/wp-content/uploads/pdf/databook/databook_1989-1990.pdf |page=Tab B, p. B-33 |no-pp=yes |access-date=2025-06-28 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|1993 |10512<ref name="ushe_enrollment_fall_1993">{{Cite report |title=Utah System of Higher Education Data Book 1995-96 |last=Utah State Board of Regents |publisher=Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education |date=January 1995 |url=https://ushe.edu/wp-content/uploads/pdf/databook/databook_1995-1996.pdf |page=Tab C, Table 46, p. 61 |no-pp=yes |access-date=2025-06-28 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|2008 |26696<ref name="ushe_enrollment_fall_2008">{{Cite report |title=USHE Data Book 2009 |last=Utah State Board of Regents |publisher=Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education |date=January 2009 |url=https://ushe.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/rd_2009_databook.pdf |page=Tab C, Table 7, p. 10 |no-pp=yes |access-date=2025-06-28 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|2013 |30564<ref name="uvu_fact_book_2018" />
|2018 |39931<ref name="ushe_enrollment_fall_2018">{{Cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=2018-10-04 |title=Utah’s public colleges and universities enroll nearly 4,000 additional students for the 2018-19 school year |url=https://ushe.edu/utahs-public-colleges-and-universities-enroll-nearly-4000-additional-students-for-the-2018-19-school-year/ |access-date=2025-06-28 |website=Utah System of Higher Education |language=en-US}}</ref>
|2023 |44653<ref name="ushe_enrollment_fall_2023">{{Cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=2023-10-17 |title=USHE enrollment grows at degree-granting colleges and universities |url=https://ushe.edu/ushe-enrollment-grows-at-degree-granting-colleges-and-universities/ |access-date=2025-06-28 |website=Utah System of Higher Education |language=en-US}}</ref>
|2024 |46809<ref name="ushe_enrollment_fall_2024" />
|footnote     = Pre-UVU: years of name changes; UVU: every 5 years plus latest
|source       = see references above
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{| class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible"; text-align:right; font-size:80%;"
|+ style="font-size:90%" |Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2023<ref>{{cite web |title= College Scorecard: Utah Valley University|url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school?230737-Utah-Valley-University|website=College Scorecard |publisher=[[United States Department of Education]] |access-date=June 20, 2025 }}</ref>
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! Race and ethnicity
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| [[Non-Hispanic whites|White]]
|align=right| {{bartable|77|%|2||background:cyan}}
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| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]]
|align=right| {{bartable|13|%|2||background:green}}
|-
| [[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races]]
|align=right| {{bartable|4|%|2||background:violet}}
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| [[Asian Americans|Asian]]
|align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:orange}}
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| [[African Americans|Black]]
|align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:purple}}
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| [[International student]]
|align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:#008080}}
|-
| [[Native Hawaiian]]/[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]]
|align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:brown}}
|-
| Unknown
|align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:grey}} 
|-
! colspan="4" data-sort-type=number |[[Economic diversity]]
|-
| [[American lower class|Low-income]]{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal [[Pell grant]] intended for low-income students.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|37|%|2||background:red}}
|-
| [[Affluence in the United States|Affluent]]{{efn|The percentage of students who are a part of the [[American middle class]] at the bare minimum.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|63|%|2||background:black}}
|}

UVU is accredited by the [[Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Moore|first1=Marlene|title=NWCCU Reaffirmation Letter of January 24, 2018|url=https://www.uvu.edu/accreditation/docs/uvu_year7_reaffirmation.pdf|website=Utah Valley University Accreditation|access-date=25 April 2018|ref=Reaffirmation Letter}}</ref> Individual programs, schools and colleges, and departments are accredited, certified, or recognized by 19 specialized accreditation agencies.<ref>{{cite web|title=Specialized Accreditation, Certification & Approvals|url=https://www.uvu.edu/accreditation/specialized.html|website=Utah Valley University Accreditation|access-date=25 April 2018}}</ref> Vocational accreditation was granted in 1976, and renewed in 1990 and 1995 by the Utah State Office of Vocational Education. In December 2006, the UVU School of Business received initial accreditation from the [[Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business|AACSB]], which was maintained in 2011.

About 88% of UVU students come from Utah, but an increasing number of students come from other states and countries. In 2016, UVU students represented all 50 US states, the District of Columbia, and 74 countries.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Institutional Research and Information (IRI) at Utah Valley University|title=Fact Book 2016 |url=https://www.uvu.edu/iri/documents/additional_resources/factbook16.pdf|url-status=live|publisher=Utah Valley University|access-date=2017-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417034010/https://www.uvu.edu/iri/documents/additional_resources/factbook16.pdf|archive-date=2017-04-17|location=Orem, Utah |language=en|date=2017-04-14}}</ref>

UVU's in-state tuition and fees cost roughly $5,530 (2016–17); out-of-state tuition and fees are $15,690 (2016–17).<ref>"Utah Valley University." U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News & World Report L.P., n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2016.</ref>

UVU has a 100% acceptance rate.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/utah-valley-4027 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323173043/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/utah-valley-4027 |archive-date=March 23, 2017 |title=Utah Valley University {{!}} Utah Valley University - Profile, Rankings and Data {{!}} Utah Valley {{!}} US News Best Colleges}}</ref> As of 2021, it holds a US ranking of #369 according to ''[[Forbes]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Forbes America's Top Colleges List 2021 |url=https://www.forbes.com/top-colleges/ |work=Forbes |access-date=19 October 2021}}</ref> For 2022, ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranked UVU #94-#122 in Regional Universities West and #114 in Social Mobility for that region's universities.<ref>{{cite web |title=Utah Valley University's 2022 Rankings |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/utah-valley-4027 |website=usnews.com |publisher=[[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News & World Report, L.P.]] |access-date=16 April 2022}}</ref>

==Campuses==
[[File:Computer Science Building (2312865761).jpg|thumb|Computer Science Building]]
[[File:Business Building15 (2604111905) (2).jpg|thumb|Woodbury Building]]
UVU's main campus is in Orem with satellite campuses in [[Heber City]], [[Spanish Fork, Utah|Spanish Fork]], North Orem, [[Provo Municipal Airport]], and [[Lehi, Utah|Lehi]]. UVU's main campus encompasses {{convert|228|acre|km2}} and includes 48 buildings.

Each building has been built using the same style of exposed [[reinforced concrete]] with masonry [[infill wall]]s (before 2005), with all of the major buildings on campus connected by {{convert|30|ft|m|adj=mid|-wide}} concourses. UVU grounds include two reflecting ponds on the west side of campus, a stream running through the east part of campus, and a multi-dimensional fountain in the middle of campus.

UVU is home to the Utah Community Credit Union Center,<ref>{{cite web|author=Genelle Pugmire |url=http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/article_15adf972-b454-11df-9c00-001cc4c002e0.html/ |title=Utah Community Credit Union buys naming rights for UVU events center |publisher=Heraldextra.com |date=2010-08-30 |access-date=2013-10-31}}</ref>  formerly the [[David O. McKay Events Center]] which was built in 1996 with a capacity to seat 8,500 people. The events center is governed by a board of representatives from UVU, Utah County, and Orem City. It not only holds campus activities and sporting events but also community events such as major concerts, trade shows and expos, high school sports tournaments, family shows, graduations, and banquets. It is also home to UVU's culinary arts program, including Restaurant Forte. On average, the Events Center hosts 150–170 events per year. As many as 360,000 people patronize the Events Center on an annual basis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uvu.edu/blogs/newsroom/2010/01/19/mckay-name-moves-to-uvu-education-building/ |title=McKay Name Moves to UVU Education Building |publisher=Utah Valley University |date=January 19, 2010 |access-date=March 29, 2012}}</ref> <mapframe latitude="40.279264" longitude="-111.718254" zoom="8" width="240" height="233" align="right">{
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===Digital Learning Center===
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In September 2006, the school began construction of a new Digital Learning Center to replace the {{convert|35000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} Losee Resource Center (library). The "DLC" is {{convert|180000|sqft|m2}} and is located northeast of the Liberal Arts building. It opened on July 1, 2008. UVU President [[William A. Sederburg]] hired Cooper, Roberts, Simonsen and Associates, and Layton Construction as the design/build team for the new Digital Learning Center, with Jacob Alspector as lead architect. "We chose the design we're going with because it was an exceptional design that still kept a lot of the same features of our current campus. So it looks like it's supposed to be there yet it stands out," said Jim Michaelis, associate vice president of Facilities Planning. The $48 million project includes networked computers, computer labs, a computer reference area (Information Commons), a media center, 31 study rooms, and wireless internet throughout the building. In 2016 money was donated to the Library by [[Ira A. Fulton]] and Mary Lou Fulton, and it was renamed Fulton Library.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.utahvalley.com/listings/Utah-Valley-University-Library/885/|title=Utah Valley University Library – Provo, Utah |access-date=2016-06-03}}</ref>

The library is the "greenest" state-owned building in Utah and won two 2008 awards from Intermountain Construction magazine for its energy efficiency.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.utahvalley.com/listings/Utah-Valley-University-Library/885/|title=Utah Valley University Library – Provo, Utah|website=www.utahvalley.com|access-date=2016-06-03}}</ref>

=== List of buildings on main campus ===

* Browning Administration
* Clarke Building
* Computer Science & Engineering
* UCCU Center
* Environmental Technology
* Fulton Library
* Fugal Gateway
* Gunther Technology
* Keller Building
* Liberal Arts
* Losee Center
* McKay Education
* Noorda Center for the Performing Arts
* Pope Science Building
* Rebecca D. Lockhart Arena
* Sparks Automotive
* Science Building
* Sorensen Center
* Student Life & Wellness 
* Woodbury Business Building
* Wolverine Services
* Young Living Alumni Center

===Science building===
The UVU Science Building opened in the summer of 2012.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reichman|first=Matt|title=Gov. Herbert, UVU Celebrate New Chapter In Institution's History At Science Building's Grand Opening |url=http://blogs.uvu.edu/newsroom/2012/04/23/gov-herbert-uvu-celebrate-new-chapter-in-institutions-history-at-science-buildings-grand-opening/|publisher=University Marketing & Communications}}</ref> The building features study rooms to the west side that have glass whiteboards as well as windows spanning the entire height of the towers. The new Anatomy Lab has vents to decrease the concentration of Phenol in the air.{{cn|date=May 2024}}

=== Young Living Alumni Center ===
The Young Living Alumni Center opened in the fall of 2023. The construction was funded in part by [[Young Living]], a multi-level marketing company based out of Utah, which donated $4.5 million toward its completion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UVU Young Living Alumni Center nears completion, set to open in August |url=https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/2023/jul/29/uvu-young-living-alumni-center-nears-completion-set-to-open-in-august/ |access-date=2025-05-31 |website=heraldextra.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The two-story building has a large event space on the main floor used for fundraising events, conferences, alumni reunions, and meetings. With 25 offices and multiple conference rooms, most of the building's non-event spaces are used by university fundraising and alumni relations staffers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gledhill |first=Nick |title=UVU Opens Doors to New Alumni Building |url=https://www.uvu.edu/news/2023/08/2023_08_22_young_living_alumni_center.html |access-date=2025-05-31 |website=www.uvu.edu |language=en}}</ref> The alumni building is situated on the north end of UVU's Orem Campus, along with the Melisa Nellesen Center for Autism and the McKay Education building.<ref>{{Cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=2023-08-21 |title=UVU opens new alumni building |url=https://utahpolicy.com/news-release/68299-uvu-opens-new-alumni-building |access-date=2025-05-31 |website=Utah Policy |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Organization==
[[File:Orem Campus at Night (2313701582) (2).jpg|thumb|Campus at night]]
UVU is part of the USHE, with the following primary colleges and schools:

* College of Humanities and Social Sciences
* College of Science
* College of Engineering and Technology<ref name="uvu_cet_2018">{{cite web|author1=Utah Valley University - University Marketing & Communications|title=UVU Board of Trustees Approves College Name Change |url=https://www.uvu.edu/news/newsarchive/jan2018/engineeringnamechange011918.html|url-status=live|publisher=Utah Valley University|access-date=January 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123070246/https://www.uvu.edu/news/newsarchive/jan2018/engineeringnamechange011918.html|archive-date=January 23, 2018|location=Orem, Utah|language=en|date=January 19, 2018}}</ref>
* College of Health and Public Service
* School of the Arts
* School of Education
* Woodbury School of Business
 
Other academic support programs include the Office of Engaged Learning, the Office of Teaching and Learning, Extended Studies, Summer, Concurrent Enrollment, Professional and Continuing Education, Academic Service-Learning, and Honors.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uvu.edu/collegesandschools/ |title=Academic Colleges and Schools |publisher=Utah Valley University |access-date=October 12, 2017}}</ref>

==Performing arts==

=== Ballroom dance ===
UVU is home to one of the largest public collegiate ballroom dance programs in the United States. The company has over 130 members divided into four teams; one touring team, one reserve, and two backup teams. The backup teams provide the students with the training and performance skills necessary to meet the demands of the touring team. The UVU Ballroom Dance Company has received numerous awards, honors, and accolades as they have performed and competed throughout the United States and abroad, including winning the first ever College Dance Championship on ABC's TV series [[Dancing With The Stars]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|last=Taylor |first=Chris |url=http://uvu.edu/blogs/newsroom/2010/05/26/uvu-ballroom-team-wins-dancing-with-the-stars-college-championship/ |title=UVU ballroom team wins Dancing with the Stars College Championship |publisher=Utah Valley University |date=May 25, 2010 |access-date=March 29, 2012}}</ref>

===Music===
UVU has ten main musical groups. The four choir groups are Chamber Choir, Deep Green, Emerald Singers, and Concert Choir. The two orchestra groups are Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra. Band-related groups include Wind Symphony, Jazz Band, Pep Band, University Band, and Percussion Ensemble.

=== Theatre ===
The UVU Theatre program produces five shows each year on its mainstage season.  In addition, the president of the university selects a title each year as part of the freshman reading program that the department stages in the university's courtyard.  The department partners with the [[Sundance Resort]] to produce Sundance Summer Theatre each year.  The university creates a play that travels and performs in the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe|Edinburgh Fringe Festival]] as part of its annual Theatre Semester Abroad to London and Scotland.  They also host the Rocky Mountain Summer Stock Theatre Auditions each year, where college students from across the region audition for professional summer stock theatres.   UVU is the first university in the nation to win back to back national awards from the [[Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|title = UVU sweeps national theater honors — again
|url = http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865599380/UVU-sweeps-national-theater-honors-2-again.html?pg=all|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140326130556/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865599380/UVU-sweeps-national-theater-honors-2-again.html?pg=all|url-status = dead|archive-date = March 26, 2014|website = DeseretNews.com |publisher = Deseret News |access-date = 2015-10-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = Staging success: UVU's 'young' theater department earns honors, awards despite challenges|url = http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865605970/Staging-success-UVUs-young-theater-department-earns-honors-awards-despite-challenges.html?pg=all|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140718110443/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865605970/Staging-success-UVUs-young-theater-department-earns-honors-awards-despite-challenges.html?pg=all|url-status = dead|archive-date = July 18, 2014|website = DeseretNews.com|access-date = 2015-10-13}}</ref>  In 2013 they won Outstanding Production of a Play for ‘[[Vincent in Brixton]]’ written by Nicholas Wright and directed by Christopher Clark.<ref>{{cite web|title = UVU sweeps national theater award competition|url = http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865576610/UVU-sweeps-national-theater-award-competition.html?pg=all|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131104053640/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865576610/UVU-sweeps-national-theater-award-competition.html?pg=all|url-status = dead|archive-date = November 4, 2013|website = DeseretNews.com|access-date = 2015-10-13}}</ref>  In 2014 UVU won Outstanding Production of a Musical for the Pulitzer Prize winning ‘[[Next to Normal]]’ with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey, music by Tom Kitt, directed by David Tinney, and music direction by Rob Moffat.<ref>{{cite web|title = UVU Next to Normal Named Outstanding Musical in Kennedy Center College Theatre Festival Awards; University of Mississippi's Laramie Project Also Honored|url = http://www.playbill.com/news/article/uvu-next-to-normal-named-outstanding-musical-in-kennedy-center-college-thea-329777|website = Playbill|access-date = 2015-10-13}}</ref>  Other national KCACTF awards UVU repeated include Outstanding Director and Outstanding Performance by an Actress.<ref>{{cite web|title = National Awards – The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival|url = http://web.kennedy-center.org/education/kcactf/awards/NationalAwards#main_content |website = web.kennedy-center.org|access-date = 2015-10-13}}</ref>

==Athletics==
[[File:Wolverine Sign Front Entrance (2312922995) (2).jpg|thumb|The school mascot is the Wolverine]]
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The school mascot is the [[Wolverine]], and the colors are green and white.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wolverinegreen.com/genrel/logos.html |title=Utah Valley Athletics logos |publisher=Utah Valley Wolverines |access-date=March 29, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329073650/http://www.wolverinegreen.com/genrel/logos.html |archive-date=March 29, 2012 }}</ref> The Wolverines compete in the [[Western Athletic Conference]].

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'''Men's Intercollegiate Sports'''
* [[College Baseball|Baseball]]
* [[Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball|Basketball]]
* [[Cross country running|Cross Country]]
* [[Golf]]
* [[College soccer in the United States|Soccer]]
* [[Track and field]] 
* [[Utah Valley Wolverines wrestling|Wrestling]]

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'''Women's Intercollegiate Sports'''
* [[Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball|Basketball]]
* [[Cross country running|Cross Country]]
* [[Golf]]
* [[College soccer in the United States|Soccer]]
* [[College Softball|Softball]]
* [[Track and field]]
* [[Utah Valley Wolverines women's volleyball|Volleyball]]

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The UVU student section was changed to “The Den” in the beginning of the 2017–2018 school year. It was previously called Mighty Athletic Wolverine League, or “MAWL”

The Wolverines play their home basketball games in the 8,500-seat [[UCCU Center]]. The baseball team plays at [[UCCU Ballpark]], a 5,000-seat facility that was also formerly home of the [[Orem Owlz]], a minor-league affiliate of [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim]], that competed in the [[Pioneer Baseball League]]. Track and Field compete at the Hal Wing Track & Field. Softball at the Wolverine Field. And, Volleyball and Wrestling competed in Lockhart Arena.

==Media==
The school has an independent, student-run weekly newspaper called the ''[[UVU Review]]''. The newspaper began publishing under the name on June 30, 2008, the day before the university transition became official.<ref>[http://media.www.uvureview.com/media/storage/paper982/news/2008/04/14/News/Fond-Farewell.To.The.College.Times-3323554.shtml]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803003752/http://media.www.uvureview.com/media/storage/paper982/news/2008/04/14/News/Fond-Farewell.To.The.College.Times-3323554.shtml|date=August 3, 2009}}</ref> The school is also the subject of the documentary ''[[This Divided State]].''

==Utah Fire and Rescue Academy==
The school is one of few Utah universities which provides free training to Utah fire agencies. In August 2009, the university unveiled a Mobile Command Center, acquired by [[federal grants]]. The Utah Valley University Fire Academy Mobile Command Training Center cost an estimated $200,000 to $300,000 and provides both students and firefighters with realistic fire training.<ref>{{cite web|first=Michael |last=Rigert |url=http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/central/orem/article_5111ceff-8b3a-5fd5-bc77-4ca4270ed677.html |title=UVU fire academy unveils new mobile training center |publisher=Daily Herald |date=August 14, 2009 |access-date=March 29, 2012}}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
*[[Reyna I. Aburto]] – former second counselor to [[Jean B. Bingham]] in the General [[Relief Society]] Presidency of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]
*[[Killing of Jared Bridegan|Jared Bridegan]] – [[Microsoft]] senior design manager and homicide victim
*[[Daniel Elliott (Indiana politician)|Daniel Elliott]] – [[Indiana State Treasurer]] (2023–present)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lange |first=Kaitlin |title=Here's who is running in the crowded race for the Republican state treasurer nomination |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2021/12/01/2022-elections-republican-indiana-state-treasurer-candidates-gop/6239606001/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=The Indianapolis Star |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Christopher Fogt]] – Olympic silver medalist in four-man [[Bobsleigh]]
*[[Akwasi Frimpong]] – Ghana [[Skeleton (sport)|skeleton]] athlete, 2018 Olympian
*[[Matt Gay]] – Professional football player (two seasons at UVU before transfer to [[University of Utah]])
*[[Andreas Gustafsson]] (born 1981) – Swedish race walker
*[[Gregg Hale (musician)|Gregg Hale]] – former guitarist for the band [[Spiritualized]]
*[[Andrew Hales]] – [[YouTuber]] (did not graduate)
*[[Travis Hansen]] – professional basketball player (transferred to [[Brigham Young University]])
*[[Chelsie Hightower]] – a professional dancer on TV series ''[[Dancing with the Stars]]'' and ''[[So You Think You Can Dance (US)|So You Think You Can Dance]]''
*[[Jef Holm]] – Winner of ''The Bachelorette'' Season 8
*[[Thayne Jasperson]] - Broadway Actor in ''[[Hamilton (musical)|Hamilton]]''
*[[Mitch Jones]] – Professional baseball player
*[[Ricky Lundell]] – 3rd-degree black belt in Gracie [[Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu]], high school wrestling coach
*[[Michael McDonald (basketball)|Michael McDonald]] – professional basketball player
*[[Kam Mickolio]] – Professional baseball player
*[[Trevor Milton]] – Founder, former chairman and CEO, [[Nikola Corporation]]
*[[Ramsey Nijem]] – Wrestler; professional [[mixed martial artist]], [[The Ultimate Fighter 13]] finalist, Lightweight fighter for the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Ramsey Nijem UFC Bio|url=https://www.ufc.com/athlete/ramsey-nijem|access-date=2016-08-20}}</ref>
*[[Noelle Pikus Pace]] – World Cup gold medalist and Olympic silver medalist in [[Skeleton (sport)|Skeleton]]
*[[Matthew S. Petersen]] – Chairman of the [[Federal Election Commission]], and former [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] chief counsel to the [[United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fec.gov/members/petersen/petersen_bio.shtml |title=Biographical Information of FEC Commissioner Matthew S. Petersen |publisher=Federal Election Commission |access-date=March 29, 2012}}</ref>
*[[Ronnie Price]] – Professional basketball player
*[[Wesley Silcox]] – World champion [[Bull riding|bull rider]]
*[[Matangi Tonga (American football)|Matangi Tonga]] – Professional football player

==See also==
*''[[Roots of Knowledge]]'', a stained glass display in the Fulton Library on campus

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://wolverinegreen.com Utah Valley Athletics website]

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