Utah Valley University Sets Date for 32nd Annual President’s Scholarship Ball

OREM, Utah — Utah Valley College (UVU) introduced at present that its annual President’s
Scholarship Ball shall be on October 22 on the UCCU Heart on the Orem Campus with
a reception at 5:30 p.m., adopted by dinner and a program at 7 p.m.

Since 1991, the ball has helped 1000’s of scholars full their levels and create
a greater future for themselves, their households, and their communities. Donations raised
in 2021 funded full-tuition scholarships for 357 UVU Presidential Students.

“UVU’s annual President’s Scholarship Ball is the occasion of the yr and the one I
look ahead to essentially the most,” mentioned Astrid S. Tuminez, president of Utah Valley College.
“It’s at all times an unforgettable night when a lot of Utah’s greatest and brightest come
to have fun college students and help them of their larger schooling journey. The environment
is at all times glowing and joyful. We hear tales of scholars who succeed due to
our group’s generosity, eat delectable meals ready by our Culinary Arts Institute
college students, and luxuriate in leisure from UVU’s award-winning College of the Arts.”

The President’s Scholarship Ball is only one of many UVU initiatives that assist college students
graduate with out monetary burden. In response to U.S. Information & World Report, the dearth
of funds is the primary purpose individuals drop out of faculty. A current research by the College Skilled and Persevering with Training Affiliation (UPCEA) reveals
that two in 5 (42%) of faculty dropouts cite monetary causes for leaving college,
outweighing the proportion of scholars who left for different causes like household commitments
(32%) and well being causes (15%).

“This yr’s President’s Scholarship Ball will mark a big chapter within the college’s
historical past,” mentioned Mark Arstein, vice chairman of Institutional Development at UVU. “As
the college continues to develop to fulfill the wants of the group, area, and state,
we’re dedicated to supporting Presidential Students who proceed to make an impression
via the schooling they’ve acquired at UVU.

“I noticed that therapeutic was my ardour once I participated within the Futuredocs Overseas
program in Vietnam with the Nationwide Management Academies, mentioned Laura Randall, UVU second-year scholar, and Presidential Scholarship recipient.
“With out the UVU Presidential Scholarship, I might not be capable to observe my ardour
for therapeutic as I research to develop into a nurse. I’m eternally grateful for the individuals who
made it potential for me to proceed my schooling and assist others day by day.”

Thirty-eight p.c of UVU college students are awarded need-based scholarships or grants,
a lot of whom are first-generation college students and people from underrepresented populations,
who’re, normally, unable to pursue larger schooling with out monetary help.

“I come from a lower-middle class household, and with out this scholarship, I might be
unable to attend larger schooling,” mentioned UVU laptop science main Jonathan Forsgren.
“Due to the donors’ beneficiant contributions, I’m able to obtain my dream of getting
a school schooling and a bachelor’s diploma in laptop science.”

Tickets for the scholarship ball are $275 every or $2,750 per desk. For extra data
or to buy tickets, please go to the Govt Occasions web site.