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Southern Utah University President Scott L Wyatt is stepping down from the Cedar City university to lead online education for the Utah System of Higher Education.
A search for Wyatt’s successor will begin immediately and Utah higher education officials are working to identify an interim president. Wyatt will begin the new position of senior executive director of statewide online education on Aug. 15.
Wyatt was selected president of SUU in 2013. Under his leadership, the university has held tuition flat for the past three years, increased student scholarships, reduced student fees and reduced tuition for online students. During his term, the university launched a $9,000 online bachelor’s of general studies degree program.
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ROY State officials on Thursday announced they have launched a new initiative aimed at expanding workforce opportunities for Utahns who have struggled to re-enter the workforce following the economic constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gov. Spencer Cox signed an executive order that directs state agencies to review ways that could make it easier for returnship for people and remove any barriers that would make it difficult for people to return to the workforce.
Utah is the first state to implement a program like what is being offered, according to Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson. She explained at a Thursday news conference that the program differs from an internship, which typically revolves around giving younger individuals job experience at the beginning of their careers.
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Homeless encampments and crime rates were among the issues discusssed.
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SALT LAKE CITY While crime rose this year in some communities in Utah, including Salt Lake City, U.S. Attorney John Huber noted Thursday that crime in Ogden decreased because of a concerted effort to find and prosecute “apex criminals” who hide among and prey on those people experiencing homelessness.
“This week, I thought it was interesting that I was up in Ogden on Tuesday to celebrate 2
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2 years of good hard work by many people to find those apex criminals in the heart of that city and see if it affected crime rates,” he said, noting they studied where crimes were occurring and targeted enforcement in those areas. “And it certainly did.”