UVU's Core Themes

STUDENT SUCCESS: UVU supports students in achieving their educational, professional, and personal goals. 

Student Success Objective 1: UVU supports students’ preparation for* and achievement of academic success at the university.

Student Success Objective 2:  UVU provides a meaningful and well-rounded university experience.

Student Success Objective 3:  UVU prepares students for success in their subsequent academic, professional, and lifelong learning pursuits including serving as leaders, people of integrity, and stewards of their communities.

SERIOUS: UVU fosters a culture of academic rigor and professional excellence.

Serious Objective 1:  UVU champions learning through outstanding teaching in an academically rigorous environment.

Serious Objective 2:  UVU supports a culture of scholarship and creative work and promotes accomplishment in cultural, academic, and co-curricular/ extramural endeavors.

Serious Objective 3:  UVU attracts, develops, and retains high achieving students* and highly qualified faculty, staff, and administrators.

Serious Objective 4:  UVU is recognized for high quality, efficient, and effective programs and services.

INCLUSIVE: UVU provides opportunity for individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds and perspectives and meets regional educational needs.

Inclusive Objective 1:  UVU provides educational opportunity for a broad range of students.

Inclusive Objective 2: UVU provides an inviting, supportive environment and a balance of activities and services for people from a wide variety of backgrounds and perspectives.

Inclusive Objective 3:  UVU offers an array of programs from certificates to masters, including non-credit programs, designed to reflect students’ goals and the region’s needs.

Inclusive Objective 4:  UVU utilizes a variety of schedules, locations, and delivery methods that best meet students’ needs.

ENGAGED:  UVU engages its communities in mutually beneficial collaboration and emphasizes engaged learning.

Engaged Objective 1:  UVU faculty and staff engage students using real-world contexts within the curriculum and activities outside the classroom to increase professional competence and confidence.

Engaged Objective 2:  UVU fosters partnerships and outreach opportunities that enhance the regional, national, and global communities.  

Engaged Objective 3: UVU serves as a portal of civic engagement and an engine of regional economic and business development.