Employers in a 2018 study conducted by the Association of American Colleges and Universities endorsed broad learning and cross-cutting skills--including oral communication, critical thinking, ethical judgment, working effectively in teams, written communication, and real-world application of skills and knowledge--as the best preparation for…

This end-of-year enrollment report is divided into three sections. Section A focuses on Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) 2016-17 enrollment. Section B provides statistical tables on USHE 2016-17 full time enrollment (FTE) enrollment by level of instruction. Finally, Section C provides data on USHE 2016-17 end-of-year FTE enrollment by level…

Tuning is a faculty-driven initiative designed to improve the quality of higher education by establishing transparent and fully assessable learning outcomes and proficiencies for degrees, discipline by discipline. Unlike many other initiatives in the United States which function within an individual institution, the Utah Tuning Project involved…

This end-of-year enrollment report is divided into three sections. Section A focuses on Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) 2015-16 enrollment. Section B provides statistical tables on USHE 2015-16 FTE enrollment by level of instruction. Finally, Section C provides data on USHE 2015-16 end-of-year FTE enrollment by level of instruction…

This end-of-year enrollment report is divided into three sections. Section A focuses on Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) 2014-15 enrollment. Section B provides statistical tables on USHE 2014-15 full time enrollment (FTE) enrollment by level of instruction. Finally, Section C provides data on USHE 2014-15 end-of-year FTE enrollment by level…

This end-of-year enrollment report is divided into three sections. Section A focuses on Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) 2013-14 enrollment. Section B provides statistical tables on USHE 2013-14 (full time enrollment) FTE enrollment by level of instruction. Finally, Section C provides data on USHE 2013-14 end-of-year FTE enrollment by level…

Changes in tuition and fee levels at public institutions from academic year 1981-82 to 1982-83 are reviewed, with specific state-by-state, institution-by-institution data provided for the three previous years. The states included are Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and…

In the decade leading up to 2012, Utah will see the second highest rate of job growth in the U.S. and an increasing demand for well-educated employees. Technology-related professions will see their ranks swell by 43 percent, while healthcare will grow by 42 percent. Teachers' numbers will increase by 37 percent: nearly 24,000 new jobs for…

These proceedings contain 48 presentations and 15 poster abstracts. Papers include "Computer Tasks Required in Selected Undergraduate Agriculture Courses" (Johnson, Ferguson, Vokinnns, Lester); "College of Agriculture Faculty Perceptions of Electronic Technologies in Teaching" (Dooley, Murphy); "Steering Through Turbulent…