UVU is committed to providing a safe and welcoming campus and culture. At UVU, our policies are intended to provide a fair and reliable process to support safety-related concerns. We have a network of people and departments who can offer prompt and appropriate assistance through the mechanisms listed on this page.
If you have an emergency, please call 911 or contact the UVU Police immediately at (801) 863-5555.
Available to students, staff, & faculty
Contact Crisis Services if you or someone you know are in distress or have concerns about the following:
If you are thinking about harming yourself or attempting suicide, tell someone who can help right away:
J.C. Graham, Director of Crisis Services
801.863.8876
Available to students, staff, & faculty
BAT focuses on violence prevention and early intervention. Make a report to BAT if someone displays potential to harm themselves or others, including the following below:
Ashley Larsen, Deputy Dean of Students
801.863.8665
Services students, staff, faculty, & visitors
The Victim Advocate provides support, guidance and resources to individuals who are victims of crime. The victim advocate will ensure that every individual impacted by crime comprehensively understands the array of resources available to them, both within the campus community and beyond its borders. Information for victim services is free and confidential.
Jessica Marsh, Victim Advocate
801.863.5555
Serves students
Students have the right to access the University's Office for consultation and assistance resolving matters of personal and school issues, including but not limited to concerns and conflicts regarding other students, faculty, university policies and processes
Emily Taylor, Ombuds
801.863.7237
Serves faculty, staff, & students
This office is focused on student conduct that maintains standards and necessary procedures that are conducive to engaged learning and student success by addressing issues related to (but not limited to) the following:
Maren Turnidge, Director of Student Conduct
801.863.5841
Serves faculty, staff, students, & visitors
The Equity and Title IX Office provides support and investigates complaints related to sexual misconduct, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. You may submit a complaint form, which may be anonymous, related to the following:
Serves all employees
UVU maintains a workplace based on a culture of professional excellence and ethical behavior. When staff employee performance or behavior issues arise, they are frequently addressed through informal discussion and counseling between the supervisor and the employee. When more formal action is warranted, supervisors, in consultation with People & Culture, may implement corrective actions.
Drew Burke, Director of Employee Relations
801.863.5360
Primarily serves faculty
Faculty can raise alleged violations of faculty rights not specifically covered by other institutional policies. Faculty rights are defined in UVU Policy 635 Faculty Rights and Professional Responsibilities.
Kathren Brown, Associate Provost for Academic Administration
801.863.8517
Serves faculty, staff, & students
The Internal Audit Department generally reviews concerns related to financial
transactions, protection or appropriate use of UVU-owned equipment or assets,
compliance with laws and regulations, and dishonest or fraudulent behavior. This could
include, but is not limited to, the following:
Peter VanderHeide, Director of Internal Audit
801.863.8818
Serves faculty, staff, students, & visitors
The role of the UVU Police Department is to monitor the safety and well-being of its campus community. Submit an online police report related to criminal activity on campus. If you have concerns about the safety issues below, please contact UVU Police at (801)863-5555.
[email protected], Police
801.863.5555
Serves faculty, staff, students, & visitors
Building maintenance or custodial needs.
Frank Young, Associate Vice President of Facilities, Operations, and Maintenance, 801.863.8130
Robin Ebmeyer, Director of Emergency Management and Safety, 801.863.7977
Serves faculty, staff, & students
The Office of Accessibility Services provides accommodations and strives to maintain accessibility in all components of the university for persons with disabilities.
To report an access barrier, please complete the Access Barrier Form. This form can
be
completed by faculty, staff, or students. Examples of access barriers may include
an
automatic door that is not functioning, a video on our website without closed captioning,
or course material that is not accessible with a screen reader.
Sherry Page, Director of Accessibility Services
801.863.7377
Serves students
The UVU CARE Hub helps students access food, housing, health and safety resources.
Amber Hendrickson, CARE Hub Director
Utah Valley University has selected EthicsPoint, a third-party private contractor, to administer an ethics and compliance hotline. The EthicsPoint service offers independence, confidentiality, and 24 hours per day, 7 days per week availability.
Reports submitted to EthicsPoint will be forwarded to the proper university officers for review. Persons making reports are not required to provide their names.
