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1987

In 1987, the legislature changed the school's name to Utah Valley Community College to reflect this expanded mission.

1988

In the 1988 fall term Brigham Young University enrolled 26,986 day students, plus extension and other special categories students.

Kerry D. Romesburg was appointed president in 1988 and led the college into an era of incredible growth.

1992

In April 1992, the school was acquired by the Center for Professional Studies, Inc. and relocated to its current location.

In 1992, the Utah System of Higher Education and the Board of Regents proposed an initial offering of four-year degrees at UVCC. Romesburg jumped at the opportunity to increase the college's offerings.

1993

The Center for the Study of Ethics was created in 1993, with an emphasis on training ethical leaders.

1994

Disclaimer: Information on this site was converted from a hard cover book published by University of Utah Press in 1994.

2001

In 2001, UVSC was awarded the Theodore M. Hesburgh Award, a $30,000 cash prize rewarding innovative ethics curricula that inspired similar initiatives at other schools.

2002

In 2002, Romesburg left for another administrative position and Lucille Stoddard, vice president of academic affairs, was again appointed interim president during the search for a new president.

2008

UVU began offering master degrees in the fall of 2008 with the Master of Education.

2012

Structured enrollment was instituted in Fall 2012 to maintain UVU's historical role as an open-admission institution while increasing the seriousness of the university experience.

2013

On July 1, 2013, UVU began a new era in the Western Athletic Conference.

2016

After years of renovation, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints transformed the tabernacle into a temple (completed in 2016). Visitors can enjoy walking the beautiful grounds.

2018

Holland left the University in 2018 when he was called as a mission president for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Doctor Astrid S. Tuminez was appointed the seventh president of Utah Valley University in 2018, and she is the institution’s first woman to serve as the full-time president.

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