University of Advancing Technology

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University of Advancing Technology


Established	1983
Type	Private University
Staff	207
Undergraduates	Appx 1,200
Postgraduates	Appx 50
Location	Tempe, Arizona, USA
Campus	Urban, Less than 20 acres
Colors	Red, Black, Silver
Mascot	None Official, Unofficially Hackers, Ninjas, or Pirates
Website	http://www.uat.edu

University of Advancing Technology (UAT) is a for-profit, family owned institution of higher education located in Tempe, Arizona as a single campus. Founded in 1983, UAT is a high tech university with multiple areas of study in technical fields, while retaining liberal arts requirements in the Fine Arts and Humanities. Sometimes misunderstood to be a vocational school, UAT's general education is comparable to typical universities such as Arizona State University, but its specialized mission integrates technology into its general education requirements. The institution offers unique core classes (e.g., Information Research Strategies, Technology and Society, Project Management, Intellectual Property Law), as well as all traditional ones. Faculty members are highly qualified and have appropriate credentials.

An independent institution, UAT's mission is to educate students in the fields of advancing technology to become innovators of the future. The university's goals are to foster knowledge and maintain academic excellence in an environment embracing modern technology. Students learn how technology has evolved, so that they may participate in its evolution. The combination of research, scholarship and application creates technically adept graduates equally at home in academia and the working world.

The institution is made up of three colleges:

The College of Multimedia

The College of Software Engineering

The College of Technology Commerce

The Graduate College of Applied Technology

In addition, the institution has an online college: UAT-Online

UAT offers Associate's, Bachelor's and Master's degrees, as well as online continuing education. The school has an enrollment of over a thousand students.

1 History:
2 Current Accreditation:
3 Majors:
4 Student Clubs:
5 User Groups:
6 Other
7 See also:
8 External links
9 Notes and references

[edit] History:

Founded in 1983, the institution later named the University of Advancing Technology received accreditation in 1987 by ACECT at the diploma and occupational associate’s level. First known as the CAD Institute, it offered classes in computer aided design. In 1992, CAD Institute shifted to a new accrediting agency, the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS), which certified it as a junior college. In 1996, it was accredited as a four-year institution. That same year, the CAD Institute began offering educational programs outside the CAD focus. This first non-CAD program was successful, developing into what is now the Multimedia College.

The CAD name was retired in August 1996, and the institution was renamed the University of Advancing Computer Technology (UACT). In 1997, UACT launched a Software Engineering program. In 1998, UACT moved to the present campus in Tempe, Arizona. Also in 1998, UACT received approval from ACICS to offer a Master of Science in Technology degree. In 2000, it received approval to offer online courses.

The University of Advancing Computer Technology removed the word “computer” from its name in 2002 in recognition that computer technology had evolved beyond the personal computer to encompass all devices that communicate, manage information, and provide connections through all media, including the Internet. ^[1]

[edit] Current Accreditation:

The current accreditation is at the national level as certified by the ACICS from the U.S. Department of Education. As of 2007, UAT is a Candidate with The Higher Learning Commission and an affiliate of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. UAT’s Network Security courseware are certified by the US National Security Agency’s (NSA) Information Assurance Courseware Evaluation program for 4011 CNSS National Standard for Information Systems Security (INFOSEC) Professionals and 4013 National Standard for System Administrators in Information Systems Security (INFOSEC).

[edit] Majors:

Resident Programs:

College of Multimedia: Bachelor of Arts and Associate of Arts in Multimedia

College of Software Engineering: Bachelor of Science and Associate of Science in Software Engineering

College of Technology Commerce: Bachelor of Science and Associate of Science in Technology Commerce

Technology Management

Graduate College of Applied Technology: Master of Science in Technology

Online Programs:

The College of Multimedia: Bachelor of Arts or Associate of Arts in Multimedia

The College of Software Engineering: Bachelor of Science or Associate of Science in Software Engineering

[edit] Student Clubs:

Soccer
Softball
Paintball
Extreme Sports
Bike Club
Fencing
Dance Dance Revolution
Photography Club
Ancient Games Club
DC480
C++ Club
Anime Club
Short Film Club
Web Development Club

[edit] User Groups:

InfraGard
Phoenix Java User Group
Phoenix PC User Group
Phoenix Cold Fusion Group
XUsers Group
Phoenix Linux Users Group

[edit] Other

UAT hosts a bi-annual technology forum that features guest speakers from emerging technology fields as well as traditional technology fields such as software engineering and programming.

In 2003, a group of students from the UAT Web Club won the Governor's Tourism Award for Web Marketing/Technical Marketing for its work on improving and updating the website for the Boyce-Thompson Arboretum.

On 28 December 2006, a student currently enrolled at UAT was interviewed on All Things Considered on National Public Radio, about social technologies.

On February 16, 2007, Dean of Academic Affairs Rebecca Whitehead was interviewed on WoW Things Considered, a World of Warcraft-oriented internet radio show hosted by World of Warcraft Radio. She was interviewed regarding her new college-credit Leadership course at the university, led entirely within the World of Warcraft. The file can be accessed here [1].