USU-Uintah Basin

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USU-Uintah Basin
TypePublic
DirectorJames Taylor Ed.D.
Academic staff
20 Full Time Faculty [1]
Undergraduates 1,374 [2]
Postgraduates 51 [2]
Other students
671 Concurrent enrollment
Location
Roosevelt & Vernal
,
Utah
,
U.S.
CampusRegional Campus
Affiliations Utah State University
Website uintahbasin.usu.edu
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Utah State University Uintah Basin Regional Campus is a part of the Utah State University (USU) Regional Campuses and Distance Education system located in Roosevelt, Utah, with an additional campus in Vernal. The Uintah Basin campus was the first USU regional campus. [2] USU-Uintah Basin offers five associate's, 20 bachelor's and 16 master's degrees, as well as certificate programs and a Doctor of Education program.

Utah State University university

Utah State University is a public land-grant research university in Logan, Utah. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. With nearly 20,000 students living on or near campus, USU is Utah's largest public residential campus. As of Fall 2018, there were 27,932 students enrolled including 24,880 undergraduate students and 3,052 graduate students. The university has the highest percentage of out-of-state students of any public university in Utah totaling 23% of the student body.

Roosevelt, Utah City in Utah, United States

Roosevelt is a city in Duchesne County, Utah, United States. The population was 6,046 at the 2010 census, with an estimated population of 6,777 in 2014.

Vernal, Utah City in Utah, United States

Vernal, the county seat and largest city in Uintah County is in northeastern Utah, United States, about 175 miles (280 km) east of Salt Lake City and 20 miles (32 km) west of the Colorado border. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 9,089. The population has since grown to 10,844 as of the 2014 population estimate.

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Roosevelt Campus

USU has 6 regional campuses and more than 20 distance education centers throughout Utah Map of Utah State University RCDE.png
USU has 6 regional campuses and more than 20 distance education centers throughout Utah

USU opened the Uintah Basin campus in Roosevelt after funding was secured by the Utah State Legislature in 1967. The campus grew with the addition of concurrent enrollment courses. In 1989, the Roosevelt campus added a 25,000 sq. foot administrative and educational building, funding for which was supported by the city of Roosevelt, and Duchesne and Uintah counties. The building's design is similar to that of an LDS Church and is commonly referred to as "The Church". In 1993, First Security Bank donated an administrative building, now referred to as "The Bank". [3]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints nontrinitarian Christian restorationist church

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In 2001, the Roosevelt site opened up "The Barn", a US$5 million building which houses classrooms, computer labs, student services, and a gymnasium.

Vernal Campus

USU Uintah Basin in Vernal began in high school classrooms, teaching courses at night. In 1991, USU purchased a 40,000-square-foot building which doubled the classroom space. Bob Williams donated 138 acres in 2005 for the development of a regional campus. The Williams Building, which is shared by Uintah Basin Technical College, houses several classrooms. In 2010, USU opened the Bingham Entrepreneurship and Energy Research Center (BEERC) in Vernal, a 70,000 square-foot research hub with an entrepreneurship center, classrooms, teaching labs, and student services. Named after Marc and Debbie Bingham, who provided $15 million for the project, the center houses offices for the USU Research Foundation's Energy Dynamics Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, and USTAR. [4] In February 2011, USU installed a 2,000 pound bull through the Utah Public Arts program for the BEERC. [5] Located in the middle of a roundabout, the bull "will help identify the Utah State University Uintah Basin campus in Vernal." Designed by Jocelyn Russell, the bull is similar to the "Meet The Challenge" bull found on the Logan Campus of USU. [5]

Uintah Basin Technical College (UBTech) is a public technical training institution located in Roosevelt, Utah with an additional campus in Vernal and serving high school students and adults in Daggett, Duchesne, Uintah counties. UBTech is a part of the Utah College of Applied Technology and offers certificate programs in Business & Industry, Medical, Energy Services, and Trades.

Idaho National Laboratory United States Department of Energy complex located in the high desert of eastern Idaho

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is one of the national laboratories of the United States Department of Energy and is managed by the Battelle Energy Alliance. While the laboratory does other research, historically it has been involved with nuclear research. Much of current knowledge about how nuclear reactors behave and misbehave was discovered at what is now Idaho National Laboratory. John Grossenbacher, former INL director, said, "The history of nuclear energy for peaceful application has principally been written in Idaho".

The Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative (USTAR) is a technology-based economic development agency funded by the state of Utah. The organization works to develop ideas and research into marketable products and successful companies through its competitive grant and entrepreneur support programs. USTAR facilitates the diversification of the state’s tech economy, increases private follow-on investment, and supports the creation of technology-based start-up firms, higher paying jobs and additional business activity leading to a statewide expansion of Utah’s tax base.

Delivery

As a regional campus within the USU System, there are four options for course delivery:
Online
Students take courses online at their own pace during the traditional semester schedule. Assignments, discussion, and other communication take place online. Classes do not meet on a regular basis. Bachelor's degrees available online include: agribusiness, family life studies, and psychology. Master's degrees available online include: English and instructional technology.
Hybrid
Courses are delivered in an online format using online video communication software such as Adobe Connect (Breeze) or Wimba. While the courses are delivered online students are usually required to participate in hybrid classes at set times. This allows for streaming video and live chat with other students and the instructor in real-time. Hybrid bachelor's degrees available include: Elementary Education and Family, Consumer, & Human Development. Hybrid master's degrees include: Engineering and Rehabilitation Counseling.
Interactive Video Conferencing (IVC)
IVC courses are interactive classes taught in a classroom and broadcast to various locations throughout the state of Utah. Additional classrooms are able to watch video in real-time of the instructor as he or she teaches. Through microphones and camera systems, students in remote sites are able to ask and answer questions and make comments that the instructor is able to answer for all students. Most degrees available through RCDE are taught using IVC.
Face-to-Face
These are in-class, traditional higher education courses. Students attend classes and are taught by instructors in person. Programs taught at the Uintah Basin Regional Campus include bachelor's degree programs in Biology, Composite Biological Science, and Wildlife Science.

Adobe Connect Software used to create information and general presentations, online training materials, web conferencing, learning modules, and user desktop sharing.

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Uintah Basin Student Enrollment by Delivery Method [2] [note 1]
Delivery
Method		Enrollment
Online
270(15%)
Face-To-Face
336(19%)
IVC
1,197(66%)

Notes

  1. ↑ Duplicate headcount exists among delivery methods

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References

  1. ↑ "Annual Report 2010" (PDF). Utah State University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "2011 Annual Report" (PDF). Utah State University. Archived from the original (.pdf) on February 2, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  3. ↑ "History of the Uintah Basin Campus". Utah State University. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  4. ↑ Poppleton, Jacoba (17 September 2010). "Bingham Entrepreneurship and Energy Research Center opening in Vernal". innovationUTAH. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  5. 1 2 Ashby, Kevin (15 February 2011). "Mascot statue installed at USU Basin campus". Uintah Basin Standard. Retrieved 30 December 2011.

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