U. adds to growing number of higher education buildings, opens Sandy Center

U. adds to growing number of higher education buildings, opens Sandy Center

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SANDY — University of Utah students here have a new place closer to home to attend general education courses, take online tests and meet with advisers.

The U. on Friday opened its Sandy Center as a place to facilitate smaller class sizes for undergraduate-level courses, as well as students taking noncredit courses. University leaders say the center will also be a place where students can get additional help when they need it.

"I think there are going to be a lot of things happening here that are new and different," said Sandi Pershing, dean of continuing education and community engagement. "We're going to be having student success advocates working here with students, (with) much more student services available, like financial aid and advising. A lot of the resources that a student could access on campus they'll also be able to access here."

The U. previously had buildings in Murray and Sandy, but the new building, 10011 Centennial Parkway, will serve as a replacement for both facilities, Pershing said.

Martha Bradley-Evans, senior associate vice president of academic affairs and dean of undergraduate studies, said the Sandy Center will also be a place for students returning from the workforce to gain extra training. She hopes it will provide a central location for residents of southern Salt Lake County to work toward their degrees.

"It's very much about serving students where they are, and there are huge numbers of potential students and continuing students in the Sandy region, so we historically have had this commitment to bringing the classes, the activities of the university, to them. This center will play an important role in that," Bradley-Evans said. "It will sort of be a one-stop shop for them."

The new building is one of many that have opened recently in Utah's higher education system along the Wasatch Front. Two years ago, the U. opened its David Eccles School of Business building, and next week will reopen its Sterling Still Center on campus.


I think there are going to be a lot of things happening here that are new and different. We're going to be having student success advocates working here with students, (with) much more student services available, like financial aid and advising. A lot of the resources that a student could access on campus they'll also be able to access here.

–Sandi Pershing, dean of continuing education and community engagement


Salt Lake Community College added several new buildings in various locations:

• The Academic Administration Building was completed two years ago on the college's Taylorsville Redwood Campus.

• The Center for Arts and Media opened in 2013 at the South City Campus.

• Last year, the college closed its Highland Center and opened its West Valley Center.

Utah Valley University opened four major structures in the past two years:

• The Wee Care Center, which provides childcare for children of students, opened in 2013.

• A parking garage was also completed in 2013.

• UVU's Classroom Building opened late last year.

• The Student Life and Wellness Center also opened in 2014.

At Weber State University:

• The Professional Programs Classroom Building opened at the beginning of the 2013-14 academic year with new classrooms and laboratories.

• WSU's Wildcat Village student housing complex also opened in 2013.

• The Tracy Hall Science Center is set to open fall of next year.

Utah State University opened several buildings on its Logan campus, with others approaching completion:

• The Distance Education Building was completed late 2012.

• USU's ICON Sports Performance Center began operations in 2013.

• The Wayne Estes Center athletics facility opened last year.

• USU's new Aggie Recreation Center is almost complete, with an opening date scheduled for November.

• Major renovations to the Huntsman School of Business facility are scheduled to be complete early next year.

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