Utah Board of Regents

SALT LAKE CITY — The State Board of Regents on Friday approved Weber State University’s request for a 5 percent increase in tuition, along with increases for the eight other public, state-funded colleges and universities.

Increases take effect summer term, which for Weber State begins in late May.

“Higher education saw a budget increase from the Legislature this year for the first time since 2008,” said Bill Sederburg, Utah Commissioner of Higher Education. “Fortunately, the Legislature made support for higher education a priority this year, but in order to hold funding per student constant, we still need to make up for lack of funding in previous years.”

OGDEN — Weber State University will seek permission from the Board of Regents to increase student tuition and fees in time for the summer semester.

If approved, the 5 percent increase in tuition and 4.2 percent increase in student fees would cost the average full-time undergraduate resident an additional $110.54 per semester. The average full-time undergraduate nonresident would pay an additional $303.35 per semester. Full time is calculated as 15 credit hours.

“We have tried very hard to keep tuition increases modest at Weber State University,” said Norm Tarbox, WSU vice president for administrative services. “We are the least-expensive public university in the state of Utah, and if these recommended increases are approved, we will still be the least-expensive public university in the state of Utah.”

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah State Board of Regents on Monday voted unanimously to defer raises for state university and college presidents — the very raises the board unanimously approved last month.

ST. GEORGE -- College presidents in Utah will receive raises of up to 12 percent to help the state attract top administrators.

OGDEN -- The Weber State University Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved a proposal to restructure and rename two of its departments.

The proposal will go before the Utah Board of Regents within the next few months. Board of Regents approval is required before any changes can go into effect.

If the proposal is approved, Weber State's Department of Computer and Electronics Engineering Technology will become the Department of Engineering, offering bachelor's degrees and pre-engineering programs. The WSU Department of Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering would become the Department of Engineering Technology and would take over a degree program called Electronics Engineering Technology, formerly part of the CEET department.