School of Public Services Created at UVU
David Lymburner on August 8, 2010 in College Entry No Comments »August 9, 2010
For Immediate Release
The first school of public services in the Utah System of Higher Education has been created at Utah Valley University. The School of Public Services, recently approved by the Utah State Board of Regents, will be housed in UVU’s College of Technology & Computing.
The School of Public Services will train public administrators and emergency response professionals such as police officers, paramedics, firefighters and Homeland Security experts.
“This is a major accomplishment since this is the first, and only, school of public services in USHE,” said Jeff Maxfield, assistant dean for the College of Technology & Computing. “We are now the only place which houses police, fire, EMS, Homeland Security, and emergency management all in one place.”
The new school will serve the 2,500 UVU students currently enrolled in public services programs. It is designed to allow the training to be more focused and have greater impact in the community, especially as UVU students become engaged through internships and employment.
“Nationwide there are very, very few schools of public services,” said Maxfield. “It is very r
