[4] Previously called Utah Valley State College, the school attained university status in July 2008.

In 1967, the school became Utah Technical College in Provo (UTCP) and was given the authority to confer associate degrees for the first time.

In 1977, the institution began moving to its present location, at the junction of I-15 and University Parkway in Orem.

Tuminez was selected by the Utah State Board of Regents in 2018[16] and was preceded by Matthew S. Holland.

In December 2006, the UVU School of Business received initial accreditation from the AACSB, which was maintained in 2011.

The events center is governed by a board of representatives from UVU, Utah County, and Orem City.

It not only holds campus activities and sporting events but also community events such as major concerts, trade shows and expos, high school sports tournaments, family shows, graduations, and banquets.

UVU President William A. Sederburg hired Cooper, Roberts, Simonsen and Associates, and Layton Construction as the design/build team for the new Digital Learning Center, with Jacob Alspector as lead architect.

So it looks like it's supposed to be there yet it stands out," said Jim Michaelis, associate vice president of Facilities Planning.

[26] The library is the "greenest" state-owned building in Utah and won two 2008 awards from Intermountain Construction magazine for its energy efficiency.

[28] The building features study rooms to the west side that have glass whiteboards as well as windows spanning the entire height of the towers.

[citation needed] UVU is part of the USHE, with the following primary colleges and schools: Other academic support programs include the Office of Engaged Learning, the Office of Teaching and Learning, Extended Studies, Summer, Concurrent Enrollment, Professional and Continuing Education, Academic Service-Learning, and Honors.

[30] UVU is home to one of the largest public collegiate ballroom dance programs in the United States.

The university creates a play that travels and performs in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as part of its annual Theatre Semester Abroad to London and Scotland.

[32][33] In 2013 they won Outstanding Production of a Play for ‘Vincent in Brixton’ written by Nicholas Wright and directed by Christopher Clark.

The newspaper began publishing under the name on June 30, 2008, the day before the university transition became official.

In August 2009, the university unveiled a Mobile Command Center, acquired by federal grants.