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Priority Project Title Dept Name College Description Theme Subtotal Subtotal Subtotal Subtotal Request Funding ActionA1 Assistant Professor ‐

Heavy Civil ProgramConstruction Technologies

College of Technology and Computing

The faculty member will be responsible for teaching of construction management, design, and laboratory course, as well as mentoring the students and guiding their capstone projects and internships in the field of Construction Management ‐ Heavy Civil Program. The preferred faculty member should have a PhD in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, or closely related field with significant experience in heavy civil construc on methods and materials.

Manage Growth $101,248 $101,248 April 2013 Allocation Base Funding (13‐14)

A2 Assistant Professor ‐ Heavy Civil Program

Construction Technologies


The faculty member will be responsible for teaching of construction management, design, and laboratory course, as well as mentoring the students and guiding their capstone projects and internships in the field of Construction Management ‐ Heavy Civil Program. The preferred faculty member should have a PhD in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Heavy Civil Construction Management or closely related field with significant experience in heavy civil construction project management.

Manage Growth $101,248 $101,248

A3 Legal Studies Personal Financial Planning Tenure Track

Legal Studies/ Finance & Economics

Woodbury School of Business

Hire expert in legal issues surrounding retirement, including estate planning and so forth.

Student Success $107,378 $107,378

A4 Autism Studies Faculty Member

Interdisciplinary Studies (Behavioral Science and/ or Communications)

Humanities and Social Sciences

A faculty member with expertise in autism studies is requested to support the institution's Autism Initiative.

Inclusive $88,988 $88,988 April 2013 Allocation Base Funding (13‐14)

A5 Tenure Track Faculty ‐ Elementary Education (Curriculum and Instruction)

Elementary Education Academic Affairs/School of Education

We will need an additional faculty as our undergraduate programs and graduate programs continue to grow. This will help to accomplish having a high quality, efficient, and effective program.


A6 Science Education Faculty, Tenure Track

Department of Biology College of Science & Health

This posi on supports UVU's Unique Educa onal Mission by providing the necessary support to continue to offer the B.S. degree in Science Education. Program graduates serve the region by increasing the scientific literacy of K‐12 students in the State of Utah and the institution fulfills its obligations to its service area by providing graduates trained for in‐demand regionally‐based jobs.

Student Success $95,118 $95,118 April 2013 Allocation Base Funding (13‐14)

AcademicAffairsPBA2012‐13Initiatives


Priority Project Title Dept Name College Description Theme Subtotal Subtotal Subtotal Subtotal Request Funding Action


A7 Graphic Design Art and Visual Communications

School of the Arts Graphic Design is the most popular area of study in the AVC department. Projected demand for employment in this career is high. By the end of 2012, only 2 full‐time faculty will be available to teach in this area, which currently has more than 300 students seeking a BFA degree and over 100 more seeking a BS degree with much of their coursework coming from the graphic design curriculum.

Secure Resources $82,858 $82,858 April 2013 Allocation Base Funding (13‐14)

A8 Political Science Faculty

History and Political Science


This position will fill a major gap in the Political Science Program and provide a tenure track faculty member to provide instruction and support for several core courses in the program.

Serious $82,858 $82,858

A9 Assistant Professor ‐ Information System

Information Systems and Technology

School of Computing / College of Technology and Computing

This would be a tenure‐track Assistant Professor position to be focused on Information Systems in the IS&T department

Serious $105,600 $105,600 April 2013 Allocation Base Funding (13‐14)

A10 Public Relations Faculty

Communication Humanities and Social Sciences

An additional tenure track faculty member to support the thriving Public Relations program.


A11 Cultural Geographer, Tenure Track

Department of Earth Science

College of Science & Health

UVU does not have a Cultural Geographer on its faculty; consequently a major academic discipline is not represented at UVU. The proposed hire will allow UVU to develop geography as a true, well‐rounded academic discipline including a minor in Geography and perhaps more offerings in the future.


A12 Professional Sales Professor

Marketing Woodbury School of Business

This line will help us be more engaged in the local community by fulfilling a need identified by various board members and the larger business community.

Engaged $122,090 $122,090

A13 Assistant Professor for Electrical Automation & Robotics Technology (EART)

Electrical Automation & Robotics Technology


The faculty will be expected to develop and teach undergraduate courses and labs, create innovative instructional materials and presentations, establish and maintain a record of industrial involvement and scholarly and/or creative work, participate in university, college, and department service activities, participate in assessment activities, advise students, and participate in other activities related to department mission and goals.

Manage Growth $98,010 $98,010 April 2013 Allocation Base Funding (13‐14)

A14 Assistant Professor Pre‐Engineering College of Technology and Computing

The faculty member will be responsible for teaching of engineering science, engineering design, and laboratory courses, as well as mentoring the students in their coop experiences in engineering. The preferred faculty member should have a PhD in Civil Engineering or a closely related field with significant experience in engineering.

Manage Growth $101,248 $101,248




A15 Statistician, Tenure Track

Department of Mathematics


The purpose of the appointment is to teach sta s cs courses at the upper division level when the statistics degree is approved, and to reduce the pressure on the statisticians for lower division classes now so that we can retain smaller class sizes and reduce the probability of MATH 1060 bo lenecks.


A16 Social Work Faculty Behavioral Science Humanities and Social Sciences

This position is to provide further support to the recent Bachelor of Social Work program and fulfill the commitment reflected in the R401.

Serious $82,858 $82,858

A17 Assistant Professor ‐ Digital Cinema

Digital Media School of Computing / College of Technology and Computing

This would be a tenure‐track Assistant Professor position to be focused on the Digital Cinema emphasis within our Digital Media Bachelor of Science degree program.

Serious $90,600 $90,600

A18 Zoology (Anatomy) ‐ Tenure Track


This posi on will help ensure that the Biology Department has the necessary human resources to be able to continue to fulfill one of its core missions, namely to provide quality pre‐health care instruction to our service region.


A19 Business Ethics Tenure Track Professor

Management Woodbury School of Business

Hire faculty member dedicated to the area of Business Ethics.


A20 Microbiology, Tenure Track


This posi on will help ensure that the Biology Department has the necessary financial support to be able to continue to fulfill its administrative imperative to provide quality pre‐health care instruction in our region. It also ensures that we are fulfilling our educational and community obligations by providing future health care workers who will be able to deliver top‐quality service tohealth care consumers throughout our regional service area.


A21 Spanish Faculty ‐ Tenure Track

Languages Humanities and Social Sciences


A22 Academic Affairs ‐ Faculty Positions (2)

Office of Academic Affairs

Academic Affairs These open positions will allow a college or school to hire an outstanding individual who becomes available in between PBA cycles.

Serious $237,400 $237,400

B1 English ‐ Lecturer English and Literature Humanities and Social Sciences

A full‐time lecturer to support upper division offerings in English and Literature. This includes courses in Literary theory and American Literature.


B2 Culinary Arts ‐ Lecturer

Culinary Arts Institute College of Technology and Computing

Culinary Arts is expanding their program beyond the core courses required for the basic degree. As additional areas of emphasis (and therefore classes) are offered, there is a need for additional faculty. The additional faculty will not be required to have terminal degrees.

Manage Growth $76,728 $76,728




B3 Emergency Services (EMT) ‐ Lecturer

Department of Emergency Services

College of Aviation and Public Services

The department of emergency services is requesting a Lecturer – non‐tenure track faculty position to serve mainly in its Emergency Care Emphasis. The person in this position will be working from the 1000 level courses of EMT to 4000 level course of ESEC and ESMG as appropriate. The EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) and Paramedic programs have been largely operated by using part‐time hourly instructors; some of which have weak academic credentials, but being justified by industry experience. The programs have been scheduled to work around the full‐time schedules of these part‐time hourly employees. By reducing the number of contact hours of the part‐time instructors, we can create a more concrete experience for the students and peer faculty.


B4 Mathematics ‐ Lecturer

Department of Mathematics


This posi on will help ensure that the Department of Mathematics has the necessary human resources to be able to continue to provide quality instruction to the students taking our quantitative literacy courses.


B5 Legal Studies ‐ Lecturer

Legal Studies Woodbury School of Business

This is a Student Success initiative based on adjunct reduction.

Serious $76,728 $76,728

B6 Humanities ‐ Lecturer Philosophy and Humanities


A lecturer in Humanities will help provide consistency across the Humanities GE curriculum and help reduce the adjunct ratio.

Serious $70,598 $70,598

B7 Culinary Arts ‐ Lecturer

Culinary Arts Institute College of Technology and Computing

Culinary Arts is expanding their program beyond the core courses required for the basic degree. As additional areas of emphasis (and therefore classes) are offered, there is a need for additional faculty. The additional faculty will not be required to have terminal degrees.


B8 Hospitality Management ‐ Lecturer


This is a Student Success initiative based on adjunct reduction.


B9 Economics ‐ Lecturer Finance & Economics Woodbury School of Business

We have fifteen 2000 level micro/macro courses with only five/six being taught by full time faculty for a ratio of about 33%.. A full time lecturer who could teach five of those remaining courses would be most valuable and provide a more consistent, rigorous teaching platform for those courses.

Serious $79,180 $79,180




B10 AIM/BMED ‐ Lecturer Digital Media Technology


The AIM/BMED programs offer computer literacy courses for students in various programs on campus, e.g., business students, information systems students, in addition to their own majors. There is a high demand for their first two introduction courses. Many adjuncts were used to teach these two courses. Overall, 94% of the AIM/BMED courses are currently taught by adjuncts. With a new Lecturer in the program, we can increase the quality and consistency across all the courses and reduce our reliance on the adjunct faculty.

Serious $76,728 $76,728

B11 Philosophy ‐ Lecturer Philosophy and Humanities


A lecturer is requested to develop the on‐line Ethics and Values course and to coordinate all sections of Ethics and Values.

Serious $70,598 $70,598

C1 Advisor ‐ Criminal Justice

College of Aviation & Public Services


An advisor to serve students needing assistance in Criminal Justice.


C2 Advisor ‐ Pre‐Professional Counselor

Academic Counseling Center

Academic Affairs/University College

Hire new full‐time pre‐health counselor to specifically advise high population of students seeking admission into various medical and dental programs. Continue to expand enhanced advisement capabilities in pre‐professional center.


C3 Advisor ‐ Development Math/Math

Developmental Math University College An advisor to serve Developmental Math and Math departments.


C4 Advisor ‐ Technology & Computing

College of Technology & Computing

College of Technology & Computing

An advisor to serve students needing assistance in Technology & Computing.


D1 Assistant to the Dean for Finance & Operations

College College of Aviation and Public Services

CAPS does not currently have a FT employee dedicated for this position. Currently this position is being shared with CTC. CAPS because of its significant dependence on revenues streams is probably one of the most complicated Colleges to administer financially. Without a dedicated financial officer it would be virtually impossible to maintain fiscally responsible programs

Operate Effectively $75,598 $75,598 April 2013 Allocation Base Funding (13‐14)




D2 Internship Coordinator



Many programs in the College of Technology and Computing, primarily in the School of Computing, require internship experiences in the curriculum. The internship coordinator will play an important role before, during, and after the internship experience for each student enrolled in the internship courses. The internship coordinator will work with industry to solicit and solidify internship opportunities, conduct orientation sessions with students before their intern experiences, conduct job‐site visits, and evaluate students' intern work.

Engaged $71,928 $1,750 $73,678

D3 Full‐time Administrative Assistant for Entrepreneurship Institute (and Auditing, PFP)


Hire a capable administrative assistant for the Entrepreneurship Institute.

Engaged $56,428 $56,428

D4 Convert Part‐time to Full‐time Administrative Assistant II


Academic Affairs/ University College

Convert part‐time, pre‐professional Admin. Assistant to a full‐time position. Provide additional necessary support to pre‐professional counseling staff in the ACC, for answering phones, emails, scheduling of appointments, workshops, conferences, travel etc. Current admin support is only part time basis, approximately 20‐29 hours a week.


D5 Administrative Support III (Physical Sciences)

Departments of Chemistry, Earth Science & Physics


In the College of Science & Health our three physical science departments share one administrative assistant. When the physical sciences were split into three separate departments, they had combined count of approximately 15 full‐time faculty and one administrative assistant could handle the workload. As of Fall 2012 they will have a combined count of 35 full‐time faculty as well as numerous adjunct faculty and staff. The workload is becoming too large for one administra ve assistant.


D6 Administrative Assistant III

Elementary Education/ Secondary Education

Academic Affairs/ School of Education

With additional faculty and increased students being assigned to field work and administrative assistant is needed to support these tasks.


D7 Convert P/T Assistant Coordinator to F/T Assistant Coordinator

Academic Tutoring Turoring & Academic Skills Services, University College

We would like to convert a part‐time assistant coordinator position into a full‐time position,with the primary responsibility of managing a growing volunteer tutoring program.





D8 Administrative Support III

Academic IT Academic Affairs ‐ Administration

To fulfill data and information demands of the Offices of Academic Affairs, and the President, and other academic entities, Laura Busby, the Senior Coordinating Analyst for Academics and IT needs a full‐time, exempt, Administrative Assistant III. Laura's office needs a full‐time admin to answer phones, interpret priorities from incoming requests, follow up on questions for projects and concerns from a diverse set of stakeholders, format reports, and prepare presentation materials for key meetings, keep track of Academic IT purchases, and conduct the general duties of an administrative assistantfor the unit.

Operate Effectively $36,400 $36,400

D9 IT Technician College of Technology & Computing


The purpose of this request is to allocate a new full time IT Technician in the College of Technology and Computing to enhance the IT support in the College.

Student Success $73,428 $1,750 $75,178

D10 Internship Coordinator

Internship Services Office of Engaged Learning

The Internship Coordinator will manage the Washington DC Internship Program, develop a multi‐city internship program, coordinate the Utah Legislative internships, and oversee the promotion and placement of other high level governmental and local community internships. Responsibilities will include: Washington DC site development, internship housing, internship training and preparation, and student marketing; develop multi‐city programs in Boston, NYC, San Francisco, and select others; coordinate the State Of Utah Legislative Internship Program and other local government internships; facilitate the internship registration of political science and history students.

Engaged $63,825 $63,825

D11 Music Accompanist and Coordinator

Dance School of the Arts The Department of Dance serves more than 200 dance majors and serves more than 500 non‐majors. Having live music in technique, improvisation, and composition classes and someone to coordinate all of the musicians that serve ballet and modern dance is essential for student success. It is also important for students to have a highly qualified teacher for music courses specific to dance.

Serious $70,598 $70,598

D12 Administrative Assistant III ‐ Academic Programs & Engaged Learning

Academic Affairs Academic Programs & Engaged Learning

Provide administrative support for two new assistant vice president positions ‐ community college programs and scholarship/research; support the Summer School Director and Academic Assessment Specialist.





D13 Full‐Time Assistant Coordinator, Writing Center

Tutoring & Academic Skills Services ‐ Writing Center

University College With the growing master's degree programs and writing in the disciplines/writing across the curriculum initiatives across campus,the Writing Center proposes moving the part‐time Assistant Coordinator position to a full‐time position. The Assistant Coordinator (AC) would be able to take a more active role in promoting services,assisting with daily operations and staff training,managing the Writing Fellows (formerly Writing Scholars) program, and providing much‐needed additional graduate tutoring hours and program support, especially now that all three MA programs are incorporating rigorous writing into their course designs.


D14 Director of Academic Program Review and Assessment

Academic Affairs Academic Programs Upgrade the current position of Academic Assessment Specialist to a Director of Academic Program Review and Assessment position.

Inclusive $9,347 $9,347

D15 Theatre Technical Director

Theatre School of the Arts To meet the needs of the year round production schedule of Mainstage productions, the Noorda Center for Theatre for Children and Young Adults, touring shows, student productions and community partnerships including the Sundance Summer Outdoor Theater, a theater technical director is needed to coordinate all technical aspects of theatrical production and supervise the shops and performance spaces used by staff and students. This position requires skills in multiple creative and analytical fields, and is one of the top level positions in technical theater.


D16 Earth Science/ GIS Lab Manager/ Instructor

Department of Earth Science


We (Department of Earth Science and College of Science & Health) are working to provide strong offerings in GIS to serve students in Earth Science, Environmental Management, Biology, Botany, Community Health, Information Systems & Technology, Geomatics, Social Sciences and other sectors of the campus community. Towards that end, our GIS enrollments have more than doubled in the past 1.5 years (to 5 filled sections per year) and we expect that number to increase markedly in the near future.

Student Success $78,648 $2,000 $80,648

E1 Staff ‐ Analyst/ Research, Data and Assessment

Student Success and Retention

University College Full‐time, exempt position in Student Success and Retention dedicated to the collection and analysis of data to improve campus‐wide student success initiatives, resources, and programs.

Inclusive $64,997 $64,997




E2 Distance Education Librarian

Academic Affairs Academic Programs A DE Librarian is needed to support faculty developing distance education courses and students enrolled in these courses. The librarian will participate in planning, teaching and assessing innovative instruction and outreach to cultivate information literacy, critical thinking and evaluation skills for distance education students, making them aware of new developments in the way scholarly information is published and distributed. The librarian will devise assessment mechanisms to determine if students are learning effectively and whether the library is meeting their particular research needs.

Serious $66,413 $66,413

E3 Administrative Assistant III

Technology Management


The requested position is to replace the part‐time administrative assistant with a full‐time administrative assistant.


E4 Academic Standards Counselor

Academic Standards University College Academic Standards serves students who struggle academically. Our mission is to assist students in finding resources that will allow them to reach their full potential and to be a successful student. Assistance, when struggling academically, increases the likelihood that they will continue with their education at UVU.


E5 IT Technician College of Aviation & Public Services


The purpose of this request is to allocate a new full time IT Technician in the College of Aviation & Public Services to enhance the IT support in the College.

Student Success $73,428 $1,750 $75,178

E6 Communication Specialist

College College of Aviation and Public Services

CAPS does not have an employee dedicated to marketing, recruiting, and promoting the programs within the College. With the establishment of the new College it is imperative that the College have a dedicatedindividual who will promote our programs to the community and media.


E7 Lab Manager/ Instructor ‐ Physics

Department of Physics College of Science & Health

Although we need at least two lab instructors to help teach our many introductory labs (e.g., 26 for Fall), we are asking for one this PBA.

Serious $73,078 $2,000 $75,078

E8 Equipment Manager Digital Media College of Technology and Computing

Our department needs a full‐time supervisor over our digital media equipment rooms. We currently have part‐time staff filling this role, but it is insufficient for the demand. Students need timely, efficient access to this equipment as it directly effects their studies and their ability to be engaged using professional level tools.

Student Success $60,178 $1,750 $61,928




E9 P/T Assistant Coordinator for Mentored Study Group Program

Academic Tutoring Tutoring & Academic Skills Services, University College

Structured Learning, including Mentored Study Groups, has vastly grown at UVU in the past 5 years; it is crucial to develop a leadership position focused on this type of support. Beginning with a pilot program in 2009 supporting 3 courses, Academic Tutoring has grown group learning support to regularly sustaining 40+ courses each semester. The Mentored Study Group type of support is extremely cost effective but the primary challenge is in simply managing its development.


E10 Lab Manager/Instructor ‐ Microbiology


Currently almost all laboratory sections are taught by adjunct instructors which results in a constant turnover of personnel. This turnover requires the lab manager to invest substantial amounts of time in training new adjuncts and introduces undesirable variation and inconsistencies in the students' lab experience.

Serious $78,648 $2,000 $80,648

E11 Writing Center Faculty Director

Tutoring & Academic Skills Services‐Writing Center

University College The core responsibility of the Faculty Director (FD) is to liaison with campus faculty to develop services and programs that respond tothe needs of a maturing university writing community. Hard funding will help secure an active faculty member in the Director posi on.Support for this posi on is crucial to the continued development of the Center in supporting undergraduate and graduate tutoringneeds, further developing writing in the disciplines/writing across the curriculum initiatives across campus, and nurturing the newlyestablished Community Wri ng Center (opened February 2012 through a GEL Phased Grant).

Serious $17,000 $17,000

F1A College Operating Funds



The College needs to have operating funds for basic needs of the College. Basic office, marketing, recruitment, advancement work, equipment, equipmentrepairs, hourly funds, and a small contingency are needed. A portion of funds were given by the College of T&C for the academic department needs.


F1B1 On‐going Event Support (Base)



The request is to provide on‐going support for events that CHSS has conducted over the past several years to serve our students and community.

Engaged $60,000 $60,000

F1B2 GEL Project Support (Base Budget)



The request is to provide on‐going support for three projects that have been supported thus far with GEL money and discretionary funds from the Dean's office. These projects have all been successful and continue to provide exceptional engaged learning opportunities for our students.





F1C Increased Supplies & Equipment Budget

All Departments in College


We are requesting a base increase to our supplies and equipment budget for the College. Our existing budget is $190,000 per year. Currently we have requests from our departments for over $4,000,000 for new and replacement equipment for their programs.


F1D Operating Budget for Chemistry Stockroom

All Departments in College


Safe, legal, and effective operation of a chemistry stockroom requires chemical safety training for all personnel who work in the stockroom (including initial certifications and continuing education), possession of supplies for safe storage and handling of chemicals, detailed accounting of chemical stocks, and safe and legal disposal of chemical wastes.


F1E Department Operating Budgets



Provide a 10% operating budget increase to each department.


F1F Supply and Expense Increase

School of the Arts School of the Arts We currently receive $40,300 in S & E but we are constantly in need of additional funding to provide our departments with the supplies they need to maintain their academic programs.


F1G Increase Base Funding for University College CCT

University College University College Increase base funding for travel and other expenses for tenure and tenure/track faculty in order to meet the scholarship requirements of our tenure and post‐tenure processes and professional obligations.

Serious $50,000 $50,000

F1G1 Base Budget for Community Writing Center

Writing Center Tutoring & Academic Skills Services, University College

The Community Writing Center at the Orem Public Library (CWC) was established on February 10, 2012, and funded through a phased grant from the Center for Engaged Learning and the University College Dean's Office. Our CWC operates as a free resource to the community at large; we are a space for collaboration between the University and the community, between writing coaches and citizens, and we participate in the collaborative process of writing. Our main initiative is to assist in building the community's job‐based and citizenship literacy skills. Hard base budget funding will ensure the longevity of the CWC, thus supporting UVU's mission to diligently serve the local community.

Engaged $20,000 $20,000




F1G2 Base CCT Increase Academic Tutoring, Math Lab, Writing Center

Tutoring & Academic Skills Services, University College

The CCT budget for Academic Tutoring, Math Lab, and the Writing Center is set at $750 (per unit). We are requesting each unit's CCT budget increase to $5,000.Last year each unit spent approximately $9,500 on CCT expenses, with the balance being transferred over from student hourly to cover essential expenses. The current CCT budget has been grossly inadequate for many years. Increasing the CCT budget will allow each unitl to increase tutor hours by putting that money back where it was intended.


F1H S and E funding WSB Woodbury School of Business

This initiative will help us to better promote our school goals and objectives by providing the resources our faculty, staff and students need to implement them. It will free up valuable donated resources currently being used for these purposes.


F2A Media Essential Classroom Refurbishment

Academic IT Academic Affairs An update of obsolete or irreparable hardware for basic Media Essential Classrooms is necessary in 50 classrooms. The hardware in these classrooms is between six and eight years old: the hardware is obsolete and/or down often enough so as to interrupt faculty and student presentations and collaborative projects, resulting in losses of valuable content and skills instruction time. By updating the essential media elements in these classrooms, at a cost of approximately $11,500 per classroom, faculty can maintain their pedagogical methods and students can expect a standard, up‐to‐date education.

Student Success $400,000 $0 $400,000

F2B Faculty Rank and Tenure Funds Request

Academic Administration

Academic Affairs ‐ Administration

Rank and tenure funds are requested to pay for the advancement of assistant professors to associate professors upon the granting of tenure and to pay for the advancement of associate professors to full professors upon the successful completion of departmental guidelines and university policy/procedure.

Serious $230,000 $230,000 April 2013 Allocation Base Funding (13‐14)

F3 Undergraduate Research & Engaged Scholarship

Office of Engaged Learning

Academic Affairs Undergraduate research and engaged scholarship has come to play a central role in higher education across the country. Additional resources are needed to support student scholarly projects that demonstrate academic quality, faculty mentorship, and departmental support. Funds will be administered through a collaborative funding model between the Office of Engaged Learning and colleges and schools.

Serious $250,000 $250,000 April 2013 Allocation One‐time Funding (12‐

13 & 13‐14)




F4 Summer School Operating Budget

Academic Affairs Academic Programs Establish a budget to support the Summer School office and enable it to expand summer school offerings, implement new approaches for summer bridge opportunities, improve and increase marketing, and provide professional development opportunities.

Student Success $65,000 $65,000 April 2013 Allocation Base Funding (13‐14)

F5 Faculty Development ‐ All Colleges and Schools

Office of Academic Affairs

Academic Affairs There are insufficient funds in the colleges and schools to provide a professional development experience for every faculty member. It is important for faculty to remain current in his or her discipline and make ongoing contributions to their fields of study.

Serious $200,000 $200,000

F6 Faculty Line Backfill All Woodbury School of Business

When faculty members in the Woddbury School of Business retire, they are most often replaced by faculty members whose salaries need to be at a higher level due to market conditions and our need for AACSB qualified faculty. Last year we asked for about $75,000 in order to backfill lines and received somewhat less. We face the same situation this year with hires in Mangagement, Marketing, and Accounting all requiring higher salaries.

Serious $73,560 $73,560

F7 Base Funding Increase for Tutor Hours

TASS University College Structure Learning, including Mentored Study Groups, the Writing Center, and Academic Tutoring has vastly grown at UVU in the past 3 years, run almost exclusively from volunteer student leaders and workstudy employees. It is crucial to obtain base funding in order to support current use and maintain growth. Beginning with a pilot program in 2009 supporting 3 courses, Academic Tutoring has grown group learning support to regularly sustain 40+ courses each semester. Current requests for MSG leaders are more than double what we are able to currently support. MSG sessions target high‐failure rate courses, and we are currently able to support only a small fraction of these courses.

Student Success $145,000 $145,000 April 2013 Allocation One

Time Funding (13‐14)

F8A Library ‐ American Chemical Society Journals

Library Academic Programs Fund the five‐year incremental price increase for the American Chemical Society journals. These journals are critical to accreditation of an undergraduate chemistry degree, and became the obligation of UVU when the Utah Academic Library Consortium no longer had the funding for the subscription.





F8B New Content Databases

Library Academic Programs The library seeks funding for two video streaming databases. VAST would offer access to over 11,000 educational videos in the areas of Area Studies, Business, Ethnic Studies, Education, Health, Criminal Justice, Philosophy and Religion, History and Political Science, Literature, Psychology, and Women's Studies.

Inclusive $14,000 $14,000 April 2013 Allocation Base Funding (13‐14)

F8C Library ‐ E‐books Library Academic Programs The Library will purchase access to 125,000 electronic books on a wide range of academic disciplines. The database will be patron driven acquisition (pda) which will allow patrons to view all the books with a library purchase triggered on the third download.

Inclusive $10,000 $10,000

F8D Library ‐ Student Hourly

Library Academic Affairs The Library seeks funding for an additional five hourly students half‐time at $7,000 per student per year.


F8E Library ‐ Current Database Inflation

Library Academic Programs Fund infla on costs of exis ng library journal databases Inclusive $33,000 $33,000 April 2013 Allocation Base Funding (13‐14)

F9A Budget Increase for Equipment



This College relies heavily on current equipment to teach the students so they can be adequately prepared when entering the workplace. It becomes increasily difficult each year to stay as current as possible with the budget and fees that are in place. A base increase of $40,000 would help significantly.


F9B Cloud Computing Resources

School of Computing College of Technology and Computing

Meet the expanding demand for virtualization. This request will match the Engineering Initiative funds that were received as a base increase this year, but needs to be matched institutionally.


F10 Department Chairs Professional Development Support


Academic Affairs In the last five years, the position of chair has become pivotal in assessment efforts, program reviews, and faculty reviews. Almost all chairs come from faculty, yet few faculty members have had any training on the complexities of the chair position and few are aware of how UVU's chairs compare to those outside the institution. This project is to fund chairs workshops and roundtables; bringing in experts in areas such as conflict resolution, work/life balance, and strategic planning; and purchasing resources to support chairs' professional development.





F11A Stipends for Teaching Academy Instructors and Mentors

Faculty Center for Teaching Excellence


For several years, the FCTE has been supporting faculty who instruct the Teaching Academy and participate in the Mentor program with operational funds. As programs continue to expand and more faculty are involved, this has begun to reduce our options for operational funds; and without this being addressed, it reduces our opportunities to provide quality training for our faculty. Funding these positions, especially with a permanent increase would also support expansion of the Teaching Academy and other core programs.

Serious $9,600 $9,600

F11B Adjunct Faculty Support

Faculty Center for Teaching Excellence


Due to low pay, adjunct teachers are reluctant to participate in in faculty development events that could improve their ability to help students learn. This request will cover scholarships to attend the Great Teachers Summit, continue the Adjunct Faculty Grant Program, and allow expansion of the Adjunct Faculty Summer Institute.

Serious $23,700 $23,700

F12 Student Hourly School of the Arts School of the Arts Hourly funds to support additional student workers Serious $55,300 $55,300

F13 Increased Hourly Budget

Department of Exercise Science & Outdoor Recreation


The Department of Exercise Science & Outdoor Recreation was not funded last fiscal year for the growth they experienced in their majors courses. This request is to secure the funding for majors courses they need to meet the demands of their students.


F14 Student Hourly Assistants (Chemistry Stockroom)

Department of Chemistry


Chemistry laboratory classes that have been bottleneck classes for science and pre‐professional majors at UVU. The chemistry department has been focused on alleviating that bottleneck for some time now. Because of the nature of chemistry training, it is necessary to have support staffing available during the times that chemistry laboratories are offered. We need not only instructors to teach the course, but staff available to provide materials and supplies to students as well as staff to assist with instrumenta on.


F15 Annual Budget, Office of Assistant Vice President for Community College Programs

Academic Affairs Academic Affairs To provide basic operating funds for this office/position. Operate Effectively $10,000 $10,000 Divisional Funds Base (13‐14)




F16 Funding Request Center For The Study of Ethics

Academic VP These funds are requested for completion of regular Center for the Ethics (CSE) programming. The specific programs are: Ethics Forum for Faculty Research, Conference by the Faculty, Proceedings of the Conference by the Faculty, Environmental Ethics Symposium, and Ethics Across the Curriculum Faculty Summer Seminar.


F17 Legacies Faculty Costs Honors Program Academic Affairs The Honors Program seeks permanent funding for $20,000 in faculty reimbursement costs for its Ancient Legacies and Modern Legacies courses so that departments and deans do not unfairly bear the financial burden. To ensure continuing comittment to these courses from the university's best faculty and to accommodate program growth, the program needs funding that matches expenses. The Honors Program must offer 16‐18 sections of these courses per year, resulting in an increased expenditure of $18,659 for 2012‐2013 above our allocoted $30,304, resulting in a budget deficit for the program.

Serious $20,000 $20,000

F18 Director Stipend & Training

Institutional Review Board


The IRB needs support for the chair stipend and ongoing training of IRB members. This will annual participation in the PRIM&R conference and related events to maintain compliance and consistency with national best practices.

Serious $15,000 $15,000

F19 Hourly for 3 Part‐Time Retention Mentors

Student Success and Retention

University College Mentors provide outreach and support to UVU's at‐risk students. 5 Mentors were hard funded for 2012‐2013, 3 Mentors were funded through one‐time money. Hard funding is needed for those 3.

Inclusive $34,000 $34,000

F20 Academic Assessment Specialist Operating Budget

Academic Affairs Academic Programs Establish an operating budget to fund assessment training, awareness‐building, professional development activities, and other initiatives sponsored by this office.


F21 Nonprofit and Governmental Internships

Internship Services Office of Engaged Learning

This request is to support 1) the continuation of the nonprofit internship program (in partnership with the Institute for Professional Engagement) and 2) a Public Sector Internship Program for the Utah State Legislature, Washington DC, the United Nations, and other targeted internships in large market centers. This would support housing stipends, administrative support, and program coordination.

Engaged $130,000 $130,000




F22 Honors Growth Funding

Honors Program Academic Affairs The Honors Program seeks permanent growth funding of $10,000 to its ongoing current operating budget to accommodate a significant rise in the number of active students who have met its competitive entry criteria. In 2011, the Honors Program admitted 25% more highly qualified applicants to its program due to an usually highnumber of strong applications. Funding for the Honors Program's budget has been static for the past four years, leading to both budget deficits and some cuts in programming.

Serious $10,000 $10,000

F23 Assessment Initiatives Academic Affairs Academic Programs Provide support for assessment initiatives including the ePortfolio project and the development, marketing, and measurement of GE and university‐wide learning outcomes.

Serious $80,000 $80,000

F24A Administrative Assistant Increase

Capitol Reef Field Station


The Capitol Reef Field Station continues to grow in terms of visitation, programs, and research. As a result, the tasks required of the administrative assistant have also increased. This request will allow us to operate effectively and more efficiently support the core themes of the University. The field station supports engaged learning activities outside the classroom and increases overall student success. Funding this request will allow the CRFS staff to adequately promote co‐curricular, cultural and academic endeavors. These funds ($18,600) would allow for adequate annual funding for a 25‐hour per week position rather than the 12 hour funding currently received.


F24B Assistant Site Manager‐Part Time

Capitol Reef Field Station


The Field Station continues to grow in terms of visitation, programs, and research. As a result, the tasks required of the site manager also increase. There is significant need for someone with adequate training who can perform the duties of the site manager in her absence to provide uninterrupted service at the field station. They will be trained to not only host visiting groups, but also conduct the necessary facilities operations. Having only one person to do all of these tasks put CRFS at risk of not providing services to visitors. In case of illness, meetings off site, maternity, and just handling large groups, an assistant is necessary.


F25 Writing Program Tutor Salaries

All Woodbury School of Business

Fund/support a writing tutoring program to enhance WBS students' professional writing.





F26 Startup Costs & Faculty Stipends

Office of Academic Research Support


This request will provide ongoing funding for the Office of Academic Research Support (OARS). This includes faculty fellow stipends, equipment, research software, travel budget, and professional development. OARS is a newly created center designed to facilitate and support the development of quality student and faculty research at UVU. This includes consultation on research methodologies, technical support with research software, and assistance with proposals for review by the Institutional Review Board.

Serious $42,000 $42,000

F27 Quantitative Course Tutors


Provide tutors for quantitative courses in WSB. Student Success $15,000 $15,000

F28 Base Funding Increase for Office Assistants

Academic Tutoring, Math Lab, Writing Center

Tutoring & Academic Skills Services, University College

We need to provide office assistants at tutoring satellite locations in order to provide students the same high‐quality experience that they receive in our main centers. Additionally, the Writing Center and Math Lab are in need of base funding to support much needed office assistant support in our main center. We are requesting $46,5000 to be evenly split between the three centers.


F29 Global & Intercultural Initiative Programming


Academic Affairs Pursuant to the formation of the new Center for Global & Intercultural Engagement, we are requesting base funding to support two key initiatives related to international and multicultural education: The Strategic Chinese Initiative (SCI) and the annual Global Spotlight Program (GSP). Funding will support select activities toward the advancement of Chinese studies, international business, and local teacher training in a priority areas for public education. The GSP facilitates focused attention on a selected region and supports curriculum development, study abroad, conferences and workshops, and cultural appreciation activities. The 2013‐14 will be focused on Mexico, which will be particularly exciting and relevant given the university's commitment to the Latino Initiative and related efforts.

Inclusive $100,000 $100,000

F30 International Exchange Funding


Continue funding for international exchange. Engaged $18,000 $18,000

G1‐3 9 One‐time Lecturers Basic Composition /ESL; Developmental Math; College Success Studies

University College Re‐hiring of three one‐year lecturers to support 2nd year of Structured Enrollment.


G4 English Lecturers (3) English and Literature Humanities and Social Sciences

Three full‐time lecturers to support UVU's structured enrollment initiative.





G5 Library ‐ PC Replacement

Library Academic Affairs Upgrade PCs in the Library's three lab classrooms to match the Lenovo computers in the information commons, and upgrade them to new iMac machines in LI205.

Inclusive $83,400 $83,400

G6 Instuctional Equipment

Dance, Music, and Theatre

School of the Arts Replace current equipment in PE 152 and PE 154 to ensure it remains a performance space ‐ Dance ($25,000)2 Sennheiser Countrymen Mics and risers for the Noorda Theatre ‐ Theatre ($52,000)Marimba ‐ Music ($17,000)

Student Success $94,000 $94,000 April 2013 Allocation One‐time (12‐13)

G7 Digital Measures Renewal



Digital Measures is a faculty data reporting tool. Faculty enter information about their professional development, teaching, scholarship/creative works, and service, among others, so as to demonstrate their accomplishments and help create reports useful to annual faculty reviews, accreditation, and assessment. UVU's three‐year contract with DM is ending and Academic Administration would like to renew the three year contract at a total cost of $76,000.

Operate Effectively $76,000 $76,000 April 2013 Allocation One‐time (13‐14)

G8 Large Sections Academic Affairs Academic Programs Continued development of a large section teaching model to promote student success, maximize space utilization, and increase student access.

Serious $40,000 $40,000

G9 Cubicles for Tutoring Sessions Tied to the Writing Initiative


Enhance students' professional writing. Student Success $25,000 $25,000

G10 Turnitin Renewal Academic Administration


Turnitin is a plagiarism detection and grading/feedback supplement to the Canvas LMS. It expands the functionality of Canvas by allowing students to upload written assignments, check them for originality, and peer review each others' work (as assigned). It helps instructors by noting plagiarized assignments and allowing online grading/feedback of written assignments. UVU is currently a member of a USHE consortium that subscribes to Turnitin for a yearly cost of approximately $40,000 (depending on usage).





G11 GI Training Program Center for Global & Intercultural Engagement


The highest priority for the new Center for Global & Intercultural Engagement will be to develop the Global/Intercultural Graduation Requirement. These funds will support faculty training programs to integrate appropriate multicultural and global learning into select courses. The primary activity will be a Summer Faculty Training Workshop in which the pedagogy of G/I courses will be enhanced through instruction by our new Program Director for Global & Multicultural Engagement (Bryan Waite).

Inclusive $25,000 $25,000

G12 CAAP Testing Academic Affairs Academic Programs Administration of the CAAP exam to collect data on student achievement of learning outcomes ‐ critical thinking and communication.

Serious $53,000 $53,000

G13 Instructional Support Humanities and Social Sciences


The request is to provide increased funding for classroom instruction.


G14 One Time Equipment Funds

Multiple Departments College of Technology and Computing

Mo on Capture System ‐ Digital Media ‐ 55,000Electric Propulsion Units ‐ Automotive Technology ‐ 44,000Compressed Natural Gas Conversion Kits ‐ Automo ve Technology ‐ 40,000Diesel Tractor ‐ Automo ve Technology ‐ 50,000Construc on Truck ‐ Construction Technologies ‐ 32,000

$221,000 $221,000

G15 Funding Request Center For The Study of Ethics

Academic VP These funds are requested for completion of regular Center for the Ethics (CSE) programming. The specific programs are: Ethics Forum for Faculty Research, Conference by the Faculty, Proceedings of the Conference by the Faculty, Environmental Ethics Symposium, and Ethics Across the Curriculum Faculty Summer Seminar.


G16 Learning Communities University College University College The Learning Communities program links two courses that complement one another, with the same students enrolled in both, and with coordination and collaboration between the faculty members for the purpose of strengthening student outcomes and retention. The connections students make with one another helps them to develop a sense of belonging and support with a group of their peers. These communities have been shown to be an effective retention tool. They also have shown improved learning outcomes for students.

Inclusive $25,000 $25,000 April 2013 Allocation One‐time (13‐14)

G17 Hangar B Parking Lot School of Aviation Sciences


The currently parking lot is crumbled and needs to be repaved.





G18 Qualtrics Renewal Academic Administration


Qualtrix is a data‐collection tool that, unlike other data‐collection tools used at UVU such as Digital Measures, allows faculty, students, and staff the ability to create surveys and feedback forms. Many students use Qualtrics in courses that center on human behavior, such as courses in Behavioral Sciences and Business. Currently, we have several individual subscriptions on campus and could save money and expand the use of Qualtrics by paying for an institutional subscription.


G19 Group Study Rooms All Woodbury School of Business

Provide group study rooms for WSB students. Student Success $50,000 $50,000

G20 Base or One‐Time Funds for Pre‐Professional Operations


University College Provide operational funds for the 2012‐2013 academic year for advising and support related activities for the Pre‐Professional counselors in the ACC.


G21 Engaged Learning University Distinction and Co‐Curricular Transcript Development


Academic Affairs This joint request from The Office of Engaged Learning (OEL) and Student Services will support a university‐wide distinction for engaged learning activity. This distinction will consist of a certificate and transcript notation for programs administered by the Center for the Advancement of Leadership, the Volunteer & Service Learning Center, and the Institute for Professional Engagement. Each of these programs will constitute a separate track within the distinction program. In connection to the distinction program, a co‐curricular transcript is being developed to provide students the tools they need to demonstrate their activity and achievement at UVU.


G22 CAL Not‐for‐Profit Community Capacity Building


Training capacity for CAL Engaged $12,000 $12,000

G23 College Operating Funds



The College needs to have operating funds for basic needs of the College. Basic office, marketing, recruitment, advancement work, equipment, equipmentrepairs, hourly funds, and a small contingency are needed. A portion of funds were given by the College of T&C for the academic department needs.





G24 Conference recording and archiving equipment (joint request with Studios & Broadcast)


Academic Affairs This request is to support the recording and archiving of academic co‐curricular events on campus. These include conferences, lectures, workshops, symposia, and other events of benefit for subsequent student use online. Studios and Broadcast needs additional equipment and manpower to cover all of the substantial events. UVU is distinctive for the number of excellence events it hosts and there is tremendous opportunity to leverage these events for curricular use by faculty and students. The Student Engagement Initiative has made some progress on this front, but needs additional support to keep up with the activity across campus.

Serious $30,000 $30,000

G25 UFRA Back Storage Utah Fire & Rescue Academy


We need to have an open and accessible area to deliver and store props used in training. The current area will need to be paved to store the items.


G26 Neuro Sensing Equipment

Marketing Woodbury School of Business

This initiative helps us to engage with the local community through student‐led engaged projects and to reflect our nature as a serious institution (very few of these machines can be found in research settings around the country).

Serious $200,000 $200,000

H1 3D Graphic Designer School of Aviation Sciences


Aviation Educational Technology is responsible for the creation of a variety of multimedia for educational purposes. 3D can be a particularly effective way to instruct in technical areas such as aircraft engines, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, electrical and fuel systems, etc. as 3D can virtually dissect systems and components, show functionality and provide a medium for interaction and experimentation with these elements. It is also conducive to the application of scientific principles including aerodynamics, thermodynamics and physics. 3D can transport individuals virtually into an environment that could be difficult or unsafe to reproduce in the real world.

Student Success $36,000 $36,000 April 2013 Allocation Non‐Appropriated

Base Funding (13‐14)

H2 Aviation Instructional Video Production (Video Producer/ Editor)

Aviation Educational Technology


The educational technology unit creates instructional videos and oversees the development life cycle including concept, scripting, pre‐production, production and post‐production as well as distribution/delivery. The video producer is responsible primarily for the production and post‐production elements.






H3 Instructional Designer #1 (conversion of temp position to permanent)

School of Aviation Sciences


The instructional designer works directly with subject matter experts, faculty and staff to design, develop, and deliver technology‐based education, media and interactive learning experiences using the most effective technology, design practices, and pedagogical approaches.



H4 Instructional Designer #2



This instructional designer will work cross functionally with the instructional design and instructional technology units. The position’s primary focus is in the design, development, and delivery of engaged educational through technology‐based education, media and interactive learning experiences using the most effective technology, design practices, and pedagogical approaches.



H5 Aviation Vehicle School of Aviation Sciences


Secure a vehicle, to be housed at the Hangar, for the School of Aviation Sciences needs.


H6 Hangar A/B Exterior Signage



Place signage on Hangar A and Hangar B noting Utah Valley University.

Operate Effectively $30,000 $30,000 April 2013 Allocation Non‐Appropriated


H7 Jet A Fuel Truck School of Aviation Sciences


To obtain our own Jet A Fuel Truck for the fueling of aircraft.

Serious $65,000 $65,000

H8 Aircraft Decal Upgrade School of Aviation Sciences


Place a UVU decal on each aircraft operated and owned by Aviation.

Serious $24,000 $24,000

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