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Utah Valley is a valley in North Central Utah located in Utah County, and is considered part of the Wasatch Front. It contains the cities of Provo , Orem , and their suburbs, including Alpine , American Fork , Cedar Hills , Elk Ridge , Highland , Lehi , Lindon , Mapleton , Payson , Pleasant Grove , Salem , Santaquin , Saratoga Springs , Spanish ...
Utah Valley University (UVU) is a public university in Orem, Utah. UVU offers master's, bachelor's, associate degrees, and certificates. [ 4 ] Previously called Utah Valley State College , the school attained university status in July 2008.
Antelope Valley (southeast Millard County, Utah) Antelope Valley (southwest Millard County, Utah) Ferguson Desert; Pahvant Valley; Pine Valley (Beaver, Millard, Iron counties, Utah) (in Beaver, north Iron, and south Millard counties)
Utah County terrain ranges from stiff mountain ranges in the east (the Wasatch Range), dropping steeply to a large lake-filled valley. Most of the comparatively level ground is dedicated to agriculture or developed uses, while most of the steep terrain is covered with arid-climate forestation. [ 10 ]
The Wolverines joined the Great West Conference in 2008. [4] Utah Valley State College was originally a member of the NJCAA and moved to NCAA Division I in 2003. The school became Utah Valley University in 2008 and a full Division I member in the 2009–10 season following a five-year transition period as a Division I independent. [5]
The Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team is a team that represents Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, United States. The team is currently coached by Todd Phillips . [ 2 ] The school's team currently competes in the Western Athletic Conference of NCAA Division I college basketball .
Provo lies on the eastern bank of Utah Lake in Utah Valley at an elevation of 4,549 feet (1,387 m). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 44.2 square miles (114.4 km 2 ), of which 41.7 square miles (107.9 km 2 ) is land and 2.5 square miles (6.5 km 2 ), or 5.66%, is water.
Utah was the first state to resume executions after the 1972–1976 national moratorium on capital punishment ended with Gregg v. Georgia, when Gary Gilmore was executed by firing squad in 1977. [201] Utah is one of only two states to have ever carried out executions by firing squad, and the only one to do so after the moratorium ended. [202]