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UVSC to UVU transition timeline:
• Sept. 6, 2006 -- UVSC breaks ground on new library.
• December 2006 -- Request for mission and name change submitted to Utah board of regents.
• Dec. 31, 2006 -- Ira and Mary Lou Fulton help raise $1 million for the school, contributing half of the amount themselves.
• January 2007 -- State Sen. John Valentine, R-Orem, drafts Senate Bill 70 requesting university status, the name change and $10 million for the transition.
• Jan. 30, 2007 -- UVSC President William Sederburg watches the Senate Education Committee pass SB 70.
• Feb. 27, 2007 -- SB 70 passes the Utah House and the Senate.
• March 19, 2007 -- Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. signs the change from UVSC to Utah Valley University.
• Nov. 30, 2007 -- UVSC unveils a new look with new UVU logos and a new Web site and seal.
• March 21, 2008 -- The state board of regents approves UVU's first master's degree in education. The first class will start fall of 2008.
• April 25, 2008 -- The last graduation as UVSC. Graduates have the option of ordering a UVU diploma, but it won't be available until after July 1.
• June 3, 2008 -- Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. speaks at and tours the nearly completed library, calling it inspiring.
sources: UVSC press releases, Daily Herald articles and "SEQUEL" magazine |
