1. Utah’s Future Potential impacts and opportunities from projected population growth

2. What is Utah Foundation? Public Policy Research Think Tank Nonprofit Nonpartisan Independent Since 1945 Supported by business, foundations, higher ed, cities, counties, schools, individuals Thriving Economy Well- Prepared Workforce High Quality of Life

3. College-Age Population Projections

4. Projected Enrollment  UVU projected to see most growth in next decade From “Reaching Toward 2050: Education in the Midst of Population Growth,” Utah Foundation, May 2015

5. Race and Ethnicity in Higher Ed

6. Current Utah Trends in Higher Ed From “Steps Forward in Higher Ed: Success Measures, Game Changers, and Performance-Based Funding in Utah,” Utah Foundation, December 2014

7. Changes in Tuition  Increasing portion paid by tuition vs state funds From “Reaching Toward 2050: Education in the Midst of Population Growth,” Utah Foundation, May 2015

8. 2050 Series  Reports cover population growth from four different angles  Demographics  Transportation and utility infrastructure  Water  Education

9. Where Growth is Projected

10. Biggest Growth projected in Utah County From “A Snapshot of 2050: An Analysis of Projected Population Change in Utah,” Utah Foundation, April 2014 Projected increase of over 700,000

11. Challenges in Wasatch Front Projected Growth Wasatch Front is similar to this From “Roadmap to 2050: Planning for Utah’s Future Infrastructure Needs,” Utah Foundation, June 2014

12. Future Infrastructure

13. Future Infrastructure - Transit  Phase 1 (2011-2020)  Phase 2 (2021-2030)  Phase 3 (2031-2040)

14. Water From “Flowing Toward 2050: Utah’s Water Outlook,” Utah Foundation, September 2014  Two schools of thought  Population projections assume we will have water

15. Air Quality  UVU is not currently “major source”  In the future:  No more than 100 tons of any pollutant  No emission reduction credits are available

16. Millennials and Boomers  Less likely than US peers to be seeking new jobs  More religious and Republican than US peers  Similar to US peers regarding:  % of independent voters  support of gay rights,  Survey does not include post- Millennials (under 18 years old)

17. Thank You www.utahfoundation.org  Stephen J. Hershey Kroes, President steve@utahfoundation.org  Mallory Bateman, Research Analyst mallory@utahfoundation.org

18. Top Growth – Occupational Groups