You can store any data in UVU Box except for restricted data, as defined by the University. If you need to store restricted data, you must contact the IT Security Office for proper storage instructions and approved exceptions. Please see the Security section of this page for more information. You can also view the data classification table available on the Cloud Services page for additional information.

You can log in to your UVU Box account by going to uvu.box.com. You will be asked to confirm that you are associated with Utah Valley University. You will be brought to a UVU Login Services page where you can sign in with your UVID and password.

After signing in for the first time, you will be prompted to agree to the terms and conditions and to complete the account creation process. Soon, you will also be able to access UVU Box from within myUVU.

Any existing Box accounts setup with a UVU email address will receive an email that will request that the account be joined in UVU’s instance of Box. A backup of any data saved in the personal instance of Box is recommended before joining UVU’s instance of Box.

Yes, the use of VPN is not required to use Box off campus.

This phase of the project will be forthcoming in 2018.

Access to Private Sensitive Information (PSI) such as Social Security Numbers and credit card information is controlled by state and federal laws. Please refer to UVU PSI Policy number 449 for more details.

The process for logging into Box is the same, regardless of whether the user is located on or off campus.

No, the personal My Files folder given to all Box users cannot be shared. However, anything stored in the Internal Share folder can be shared with any UVU employee or student.

Data that needs to be shared to users outside UVU should be stored in the External Share folder.

Yes, you can view the version history of a file by clicking on the "V" below the file name or when previewing a file. You can open the version history window through the More Options menu (... > Properties > VersionHistory).

If you feel that the information you want to store on box is sensitive, please contact the UVU IT Security Office for consultation.

Yes — when a new folder is created, read-only permissions can be set by selecting the Viewer permission for each user that should have read-only access.

Active students can now set up an enterprise Box account. Instructions are provided on the Student Box webpage. Students will use their myUVU Outlook Email account (UVID@uvu.edu) to initiate Single Sign-On. This will allow students to sign in to Box with their UVID and password.

Yes, you can.

We are working to procure a solution to allow drive mapping or other convenient access to Box. Using the web-based interface and Box Drive are currently the recommended methods for using Box.

You must enable this feature through the web first. 

For additional questions, please contact the UVU Service Desk.

Folder and subfolder permissions on Box follow a "waterfall" design in which individuals only have access to the folder they are invited into, as well as any subfolders beneath it. Please note that users can be invited into folders but not individual files.

UVU chose Box after careful consideration of cloud storage options that allowed for storage, collaboration, security and compliance. Box was chosen as the preferred platform for UVU. Box is a vetted Internet 2 Partner that provides a faster pathway from UVU to Box than traditional Internet providers.