Trailblazer Nation

Utah Tech University continues to experience meaningful growth every year, and it is a privilege to share regular updates to keep you connected to your University.

The 2022-23 academic year has been a success in every measurable way. Kicking off the fall semester, we welcomed our largest-ever student body of 12,556 students, which reflects a 50 percent increase in enrollment since 2014. To serve each of these 12,556 students well, we are committed to offering hands-on learning opportunities that prepare students to graduate career-ready.

For example, students are gaining hands-on experiences earlier in their studies than ever before as we add virtual reality technology to the curriculum (page 6). Additionally, students are fully immersing themselves in our “active learning. active life.” approach to education by participating in unique study abroad programs (page 18) while others make a better future for themselves by taking advantage of our Higher Education for Incarcerated Youth Program (page 26).

Our efforts are paying off, as 91 percent of all UT graduates are employed, attending graduate school, or serving in the military within six months of graduating. To support our students through their educational journeys, we pride ourselves in providing as many scholarships as possible. To that end, $28.5 million was dedicated to student scholarships, a feat that would not be possible without the partnership of our generous community, who also helped increase donations by 33 percent this past year. Thank you for your commitment to helping our students achieve their educational goals.

As you can see, we continue to grow as a University. To keep you up to date on the wide variety of accomplishments and happenings taking place throughout our entire University, we are updating the way we share information with you. We now will send our annual Utah Tech University Magazine every spring, my President’s Report in the fall, and the Academic Report each winter.

Thank you for supporting Utah Tech University and making every day a great day to be a Trailblazer.

Richard “Biff” Williams Utah Tech University President