UVU breaks ground on new classroom building.

• Position: UTAH VALLEY

Orem--UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY President Matthew S. Holland and the UVU campus community broke ground on a new $54 million classroom building, which received state approval at the close of the Utah Legislature's 2013 general session. The facility is planned to deliver much-needed physical learning space for students and faculty at space-strapped UVU, which is projected to be the largest public institution of higher education in the state by 2022, with more than 46,000 students.

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The classroom building will provide 244,000 additional square feet of study and learning spaces, including more than 3,000 classroom seats per hour. The facility will feature 34 classrooms ranging in size from 40 to 330 seats and a 1,000-seat auditorium. It will also house group study facilities and faculty spaces.

This state-of-the-art structure will provide students with the requisite learning environment that will lead to their lifelong success outside of the classroom," says Holland. We applaud Gov. Gary Herbert, Utah House Speaker Becky Lockhart, the Utah Legislature and the UVU community for their continued support and resolve in helping make this facility a reality."

Legislators approved design and planning funding for the UVU classroom building in 2012, and the...