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Utah Valley University
Strategic Plan for Managing Growth
MPO Regional Planning Committee Meeting March 1, 2018
SLIDE 2 UVU Growth History & Projections
15,000 22,000 29,000 36,000 43,000 50,000
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
26,696
37,282
46,494
The largest headcount in Utah…
and growing.
*University Status
Growth in UVU’s Student Population
SLIDE 3 Serving Utahns
UVU serves more Utahns than any
SLIDE 4 Growth in UVU’s Service Region
Utah State Office of Education Fall Enrollment Reports, October 1, 2017
K-12 Enrollment Growth From 1999 to 2017
49.6% of growth has occurred in
UVU’s service
region
50.4% of growth has
throughout the rest of the state
SLIDE 5 Growth of Utah County
623,700 1.62 million
SLIDE 6 Growth of Utah County
2016 Share of Population
Salt Lake County - 36.5% Utah County - 19.5%
2065 Share of Population
Salt Lake County - 29.1% Utah County - 27.8%
Salt Lake County Utah County
SLIDE 7 Comprehensive Planning Initiative
University-wide Plans
- Strategic Plan for Managing Growth
- Facilities Master Plan
- Academic Master Plan
- Inclusion Plan
- Completion Plan
SLIDE 8 Academic Master Plan
- Alternative course delivery models
- Hybrid
- Online
- Weekend/evening
- Emphasis on summer semester
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Facilities Master Plan
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Orem Campus: Comprehensive Vision Orem Campus Master Plan
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Pedestrian Bridge Construction starting in June 2018 Completed by August 2019
Infrastructure for Growth
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Transportation: Pedestrian Bridge
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Transportation: Bus Rapid Transit
Partnerships with UTA in support of BRT on and off campus
SLIDE 14 Transportation: FrontRunner
Vineyard Station
(future)
Provo Station Orem Station
FrontRunner Connections in Utah Valley
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UVU is in support of a $4m to $7m investment in a Front Runner station stop in Vineyard
Vineyard Front Runner Station
Transportation: FrontRunner
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Orem Campus: Comprehensive Vision Orem Campus Master Plan
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Managing Student Growth and Impact on the Community
Two Key Strategies
2) Contagious/Convenient Student Housing 1) Leverage Mass-Transit
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SLIDE 19 Student Housing
Utah Valley University:
- desires to maintain the integrity and
sense of community surrounding
- committed to the safety of students
accessing Lakeridge Junior High and UVU
- supports the Orem City Council’s recent
action approving (5-2 vote) the rezoning Palos Verdes land
SLIDE 20 Student Housing
inimize traffic: students will walk to
campus, convenient to UTA’s mass transit system where students will have unlimited access to Frontrunner, all bus lines, and the new BRT line
eets demand: growing demand for
additional, affordable student housing
- Improves student retention and
completion: through convenient access
to university services and activities
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Student Housing
It should be noted that the developer has
met all requirements imposed on them
by Orem City, Alpine School District, and the University. Additionally, they have implemented
many design changes suggested by the local neighbors to improve the
safety of Lakeridge and UVU students and to build a strong sense of community.
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Orem Campus: Comprehensive Vision Orem Campus Master Plan
